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Show Tabertucle Merlin. Eider A'ieri Carrintoa a-idressed the congrefcatloQ in tLe tabernacle on Sunday last, Ue opened his remark with the statement, tbat aa he was totally unacquainted with the feeliogs of those wbo bad assembled this day, he would have to depend entirely upon up-on the Holy Spirit for guidance as tt tbe subject of his address. It its singular that the peop e of the wcrle shoulJ Kx)k upjo tne ssints as a pc culiar sect scarc-ly above the heatb ens, or at least pjsiing but littlr civilization, wiiea it was considered that they were brought uu among thi inhabitants of tne various countries of the earth, aod bad to ere Jearnrd all that others knew of a religiLue cuaracter, possessing the same advantages ad-vantages eujoyed by tneir ne:grbrs; but tbe saiDts, in addition lo were in possession of all that G revealed lo them in the gu-u.l. Lit feared that tbe saints did ui thor lOugbly and universally live up to the requirements of the filth tuey had embraced, and if mis were tue case, did they um n-n n mat they were in some dert-o failing short ol tueir heavenly priviiees? He a-ked miuy pertinent q t ttions as to the exist ence of vaio:y, ee.tisuuess, pride, extravagance ex-travagance and other minor vices, and asked when these were to be excluded from the lives of the sainLs. However simple it might appear, it was stil! obligatory in tbe very natureof things for people to do either good or evil; they were commanded to do good, but permitted to do evil, tor they had tbeir agency. All were in a school wherein thty were taught, and it seemed to him that alter the teachings teach-ings tbey bad received iu nearly bait a century, tbe saints ought to bave attained a somewnat higuer scale ot 'practical gooJne.-s Tiiere was much room lor improvement, and he urged an immediate efljrt towards progress jand perfection of lile. He criticised the perpetuation ot customs wnich had originated amrjfrg business men in modern Babylon, and exhorted all to deal with their brethren as they would like their brethren to deal with them. Tbe gospel of Christ should permeate all business relations. Then troubles would be avoided between labor and capita). Upon tho ground tbat "busiaess is business," capitalists coutiuued to arrange ar-range matters lor their own good, while toe laboring clashes were con tmually kept down and imposed upon. God would not always endure it. The speaker wouid not kuowingly accept the best end ol a bargain. There was another pjiut ou which bo desired to talk, namely the paying of indetittduess lo the emigration emigra-tion fund. He did not think Uuch people could be aware of the av.tount due that lund. It was de-s'gutd de-s'gutd in its origiu to be perpetual, aud it wouid le to it the lund was properly conducted. Many people while in tbe depths of poverty, had plead and promised everything if they could be allowed to eru;grate through aid Irom that fund; tne officers of the luud had yielded in many iustances ,to these importunities, and alter such ' persous had been ;s.-:sted, many bad not luifiilvd those promises. Before tbey emigrated they would oQer to labor aud draw no pay, till the emigration emi-gration expenses had been met, but had been to id tliat, if they would, when they arrived here, pay as they could, a little at a time, it would be ail that would be upected ;bul instead of dumg this, some increased their wordly goods aud yet lailed to meet these sacred obligations, when they were able to cancel them. This was wrong, aud God could not bless sucu a course. ihe church bad ollered a wide opeuiug fjr p lyment of tbe money laid out, by allowing these accounts to be pwd in labor on the various temples in tbe territory, and wruld give credit lo the P. E lund. wiucn w.is indebted to the church in tho sum ol $100,000 for means iLirnislit-J to emigrate the poor. Tins opportunity might not be idw;ijs ofiVred, and thou cash again would be required, for it was cash that had beeu paid out to bring the siints from the naiiuns of the earth. Elder Jos. E. Tayljr occupied a ebon time at the close of the meeting ou the practical duti-sof the saints. Angels expected more of the saints lhau of any oilier people, fir tbey bad made greater covenants. God expected more because ol bis abun-daut abun-daut hle.-siut; lo the saints. Tbe saints Uumm :'.( t-xaji'ted more of each other ti.c ui.se ol their promises and eovtmautrt one lo the other. It rt quired diligence, prayer aud much faitiiluluess to place tbe urelhreu in possess jou ol the blessings promised the m when linndt were laid upon them. Elders, seventies and high nries'.o were i)!eiiliiil. but the question ; was, ll,;.v much of an elder am I ? Aud tue same with tne seventies and tho high priests. Tbey should be ready ud willing lo per'orm every tluty for the salvation of mankind. |