Show REMARKS or jar president brigham young Taberna tabernacle ciel clel july reported BY Q G D WATT it ia is good for tor those who profess to be believers in the lord jesus christ and to practice his bis doctrines to keep bib bis principles before them it is good to speak often one to another concerning the things of the kingdom of god man uan is 13 a mystery to himself and but few of the inhabitants of the earth inquire inq re into their own organ organization leation tb their air being I 1 their he ir capacity I 1 or even into principle rin ciple the T nations of the earth come anyigo and go and every person of reflection discerns a deep mystery in man raan guere is is a spirit in man and that spirit is more or less enlightened and instructed by a superior spirit vet the baarts hearts of men are absorbed abao in the abe things of time arid and they wear out their lives ilyes in their efforts to pi pless plese deserve them this is the reason why so many pabs paes like a cloud they are here they take no thought only to subsist as long iong as they cant can and they are gone forever of those who have leisure and means to improve their minds and make themselves very useful there are but few who do not squander their time and means ibe abe they do not improve upon their talent talena or as br b r heywood observed they do not improve upon the capital they possess there is a great amount of ignorance in the world and most people are lacking in researches concerning their own origin some have not the opportunity others ha have bave v e not the time and with the majority their education is such that they have not the disposition for those researches but above all they waste the knowledge kRow ledge that is naturally within them their natural endowments all men should study to learn the nature of mankind and to discern that divinity inherent in them A and power research is planted within yet they remain undeveloped there is one very predominant trait in the lin human trian family the seeking for power the great majority constantly study to gain pain influence they traverse the world over to attain it this trait is in a great measure derived from their traditions aa As the master acts does says and believes so does the servant tw As the parent marks his bis steps through life so the steps of the children are measured and the mil mii millions ions fons of consequent peculiarities have to be taken into account in dealing with the human family amily f tradition seizes upon the scholar when be he first commences his education and more or less clina clin a to the human family through life and we have to deal with people according to their understanding they are only capable of receiving a certain portion at a time what will satisfy the mind will gold will silver will houses bouses lands and possessions ions search the world over and you will at once discover that they will not will power and influence over their fellow beings satisfy they will not they may give a momentary satisfaction but it soon passes away like a morning cloud and the possessors are still laboring and striving to attain more this was exhibited in the career carber of alexander the great who conquered almost the whole of the then known world and was still so dissatisfied with himself and wit with libis hi life with his power and possessions that he died in debauchery at an early age ile he obtained power wealth fame and renown and was still so dissatisfied that he be mourned and wept and threw away his bis life ere arriving at middle age what would satisfy the children of men if they had bad it in their possession only truth and the true principles and conduct flowing from its observance true certain classes of the inhabitants of the earth are pretty well satisfied with themselves through their researches in the philosophies of the day and especially in the science of astronomy which gives the greatest scope to the mind and yet they are not fully satisfied what will us it if we understood all principles and powers that are that have been and that are to come and had bad wisdom sufficient to control powers and elements with which we are associated perhaps we would then be satisfied if it this will not satisfy the human mind there is nothing chatwill that th atwill will Is there any such thing as happiness upon the earth there is and could people understand its beginning ita its germ they would strive to obtain truth and to increase in true knowledge rno kno ledge then the person calculated to receive mach much would have enjoyment in proportion and one capacitated to receive but little woul I 1 be satisfied therewith la Is there such knowledge upon the earth there is are arc there true principles there are and we beard heard a portion of them this morning in the doctrine of sal bal bation if it pt I 1 e understood true eter nal they would understand that there ia is SQ eternity of matter astronomer astronomers estimate there is between us tie and the nearest fixed star mauer matter enough from which to organize millions of earths earth like this there is an eternity of matter and it is all acted upon and filled with a portion of divinity matter mattor Is to exist it cannot be annihilated eternity AS s with and is filled with matterand matte rana rann there ia is ilo iio io lucli place as empty space and ln uter ater is capacitated to receive intelligence fl we could BO so understand true philosophy as 23 to understand our own creation and what it is for what design and intent the supreme ruler had bad in organizing matter and bringing it forth in ia the capacity nat I 1 behold you here today we could comprehend that matter cannot be dest deat destroyed roy ed that it is subject to organization and d disorganization iso igo and could understand that matter can be organized and brought forth into intelligence and to possess more inore intelligence and to continue to increase in that intelligence and could learn those principles that organized matter into animals vegetables and into in tell telli igent ent beings and could discern the divinity acting operating and diffusing principles into matter to produce iscitelli intelligent e ent beings and to exalt them to what happiness hap p iness will nothing short of that fully satisfy the spirits implanted within us no you can daily observe the operations of the spirits of men in the streets of this city there you can now see the world exhibited as it is you can see people hurrying from the east to the west from the we west to the east from the north to the south and from the south to the north have they an object in view ask the traveler whether he has hag ask the bystander whether there is an object in his mind whether I 1 stand or walk whether I 1 labor or rest lie ile down or rise up in all my acts in life there is an object I 1 have something in view you have something in view and so has the whole hole human family as also all intelligence of every grade what principle object hav bars human beings in vieu view happiness give me roe glory give me power give me wealth give me a good name give me influence with my fellow men give me all these and it does not follow that I 1 am thereby there by made happy that depends altogether upon what prin prid principle ipie aiple those acquisitions were gained absolute tyranny never can produce ha happiness api n ebs ess neither can an influence unjustly gained 9 aine alne d and used but give me influence with of men and can that alone produce happiness it cannot what will give a man joy that which will give him beaze what will produce joy and peace if a man gains influence fr from in the confidence he enjoys through hla hia integrity his big honesty goodness uprightness virtue and truth that influence will satisfy his mind and influence gained in ober other courses can not many have been hated despised and hunted on account of their ii li fluence with their fellow beings has an any one in our generation yes are there not scores of men and women here who are familiar with the death of our prophet why did people hate him because of hig big influence did he gain or exercise an unrighteous influenced influence 9 by no means ile he possessed a righteous influence over the spirits feelings passions and dispositions of al alj who delighted in truth and goodness so far as he associated and could eulae enloe them athis at hib his pleasure am I 1 hated for the same cause I 1 am I 1 am hated bated for teaching people the way of life and salvation for teaching them principles that pertain to eternity by which the gods rods are and by which they gain influence and power obtain that influence and you will be hated bated despised d and hunted like ilke ii ke the roe upon u pon the mountains the way to obtain that influence is pointed hinted out by whom by him through whom the worlds were created and who hab has redeemed this hill earth and all things upon it ile he gave his life ilfe hf e a rans m to atone for the sins gins of this world and he has pointed out the ary aty wa way wax ilbe libe law lawis is sacred omnipotent eternal and that is is the law to obey apt let the lord speak and let the people obey that is the way to gain that happiness which all mankind are seeking and no other course can cari satisfy the noble godlike spirit placed in man who vino is formed for fon forthe the express purpose of preserving his identity to all eternity without strict observance to the laws by which worlds were and are created to the words of the eternal no being can inherit eternal it inea ea these are the principles that this people who are by many deemed to be the most ignorant out landise corrupt bae base vile and wick on the have imbibed and are striving to practice and ard and through so doing are hated bated all the day long ignorant yes we are ignorant but we are on the high road to that e eternal knowledge that fills the bosoms boonis of the gods in eternity if we are faithful to the end we have the promise that we shall obtain that crown of glory and eternal life that will give us the satisfaction we are seeking these principles are true irue and let me observe coall to all ali sain bain saina gains a and sinners young and old wire wise and ignorant do not mistake any points of doctrine you hear bear preached the spirit in man is always enlightened more or less by the spirit of the ho lio y one of israel that being b who gave the law when ile he pleases to biess blesa the children of men ile he is able to accomplish his ilia purpose if be is disposed to permit a to see a finger writing on a wall it in is hla hii leg to do go so if ile he is disposed to talk with an enoch or to show himself to the brother of jared it is his privilege and if heis heib he is disposed doged to pour out the he holy ghost upon the house bouse ouse of cornelius before he tie embraced the gospel in the usual way by baptism forthe for the remission of sins it is his privilege the principle r lp ae i Is god must be obeyed and even eyen after cornelius and his hoube bouse had bad received the holy ghost they did not like bome some in our day riar rise nn vin and say we have no ned ne d to be baptized why did ld not cot cornelius Corne ilus liua tell peter that be had bad received the holy ghost and was as good a christian rh eb ristian as he but no he must roust send to joppa jopp a for one simon peter who would tell him words whereby he and his household could be saved what words A orda to be baptized in water peter iid ild lid did not tell them to receive the holy ghost for they had bad received it they had bad already been endowed with the holy ghost and it was the right and privilege of him film who laid down his big life to redeem the children of men to bestow that holy ghost where and when he pleased if cornelius had bad refused to have been baptized be never would have received the influence of the holy ghost afterwards ile he must obey the outward ordinances to secure to himself eternal lives to attain the blessings consequent upon obedience jesus of nazareth who appeared to saul of tarsus in il the way opened the vision of his mind and conversed with him and told him what to do did he tell him that he be was a christian that hig his sins were forgiven and that there was nothing more to be kne done aone ile he did not did he intimate to him in the least that he was wao prepared to go and preach the gospel not in the e least it could be said to him 1 I am jesus whom thou perse cutest 1 and paul could cry out lord what ab shall shail all ail I 1 do goto go to damascus androu will there find a man named ananias who will tell you what to do paul was led into the city and immediately sent for ananias after the lord told ananias to go he refused for he had bad heard beard of the eions by saul of bi bis his 8 dragg drawing men n and women to prison but the lord informed him that be had appeared to saul on the way and told b him im to go and converse with him and fear f ear oar not what did ananias tell saul to do to go and be baptized for the same jesus who appeared to you on the way told me to come and tell you what to do it ia is the lords privilege to give eive the ghost to whom he lie will and it is not for us to question him in hig big right power and privilege in the extent of his doings ile he blesses the human family he raises up an and governments and controls in the armlee armies of the world he rules in the heavens and makes the wrath of man praise him and gives bi bib bis 1 spirit when and to whom he pleases shall 1 I say that he TIP has given it to his bis saints all the day lons ions yes for I 1 know that he has have they enjoyed eni oyed the light of the spirit of revelation yee yes and so more or less less has every being that has bag been born upon this earth I 1 never passed john Wee leys church in lordon without rg to look at it was he be a good man yes I 1 suppose him to have been by all accounts as good as ever walked on this erfurth accordi accordine according nL to his knowledge has be he obtained a rest yes and greater than ever entered hib his mind to expect and arid so have thousands of others of the various religious denomination why could he be not build up the kingdom of god on the earth ile he had bad not the priesthood that was all the difficulty he be labored under had the priesthood been conferred upon him he would have built tle kingdom of god in bis his b Is day as it is now ug being eing built up he would have introduced the ordinances powers grades and quorums of the coule prie priesthood prist hood but not holding the priesthood be he could d not do it did the spirit of god rest upon him yes and does more or less at times upon all people christ is the light of the world and hg btesh every man that cometh into it were it not forthe light that is in the people they would not hafe hate us they would not exclaim as they do we came here to cut your throats but we cannot quite accomplish our p purpose u r aee that I 1 is what hat bat they came for they haa baa ba T no other intent except in addition to plunder and destroy our property end ond pollute our wives and daughters W what hat bat causes them to hate bate us the light that is in them the spirit of thi the almighty that rest rests on the nations which proves the old scriptures to be trie tria where they state that hat the report of the work that the lord would bring forth inthe in the last should make the me people tremble and quake the light that is in t them em convicts them and teaches them that the doctrine the he elders of israel preach among them is the gospel of salvation and say bay they we will not have it have you yon not heard beard many of them say that they would rather go to hell than to believe it 1 I will not believe what you preach though I 1 go to hell bell for disobeying it that spirit that is in them the inspiration of the almighty which understand understanding inc inz convinces them that |