Show REMARKS by president BRIGHAM xoung YOUNG bowery am ISSO REPORTED DY BY 0 D WATT I 1 rejoice in the gospel of salvation it is first of all things upon this earth to me and to every one who has received its fullness and the light and glory of the spirit that accompanies it I 1 have been highly gratified with avith the remarks just made by br lr bywater they were truthful and to the point also to what in br kimball has just said my heart responds amen in teach teaching irig the ways of life and salva tiona speaker beeaker seldom fully explains all the thi ideas be he a advances and the light of the spirit is is necessary for their comprehension comprehend on I 1 frequently throw out a part of an idea or an idea without explanation and some will understand N while hile hiie others do not dot the spirit 0 of the gosper is the fountain of salvation the spirit of revelation attends the gosp eland without that spirit no man can understand it br bywater alluded to the consistency of the system adopted by this people yet it is a great mystery to that portion of the inhabitants of the earth who do not fall in love with the truth and embrace it in their faith false ideas and false principles are as tenaciously adhered to by those who imbibe them in their faith as is the truth by those who love it I 1 presume that the worshippers wor shippers of idols in china japan hindostan hindustan Hind ac were we to enter their congregations and tell them that thai our religion dlf dif differs fiers giers erom from from theirs would be as astonished as we are that they see and understand der stand things as they do the they are as tenacious of and as sanguine in their belief as enthusiastic in their religion as ever a true saint was or can be in h his is when I 1 contemplate the endless variety in the dispositions understandings temperaments countenances and organizations of people I 1 am not surprised that there are those who do not understand things as I 1 do to I 1 expect people to have their own peculiar views forms principles and notions in consequence of this great variety we should not be astonished if all do not believe the gospel do not love the truth when jesus was on the earth he lie reproved sin n taught righteousness strove to save the jews and deliver the gospel to he e nations of the earth but the jews could or would not understand thin things s as they were ile he came to save not to destroy but the jews took a course ghr which they were afflicted and scattered amon among 11 the nations of the earth and brought upon themselves that which they said iet let this mans mana blood be upon us andoor and our children though L he was not disposed to destroy but to save them stephen prayed that those who stoned him might be forgiven as f hey they knew not what they did jesus so prayed for those who assisted in and consented to his bis death when he was crucified for the sins of mhd ivorid iv orld orid ile he was not astonished that all people a d not believe they rhey would not come unto him that thab t t they v m might ight be saved they would no come to the I 1 light 10 ht that their deeds inight might be reproved it may mav be asked can people come to the teepie ii light ht yes all can that their cir clr evil deeds may be reproved that thab they may forsake their iniquities and receive the truth but will all do PO fo no will all people believe the truth they will not can not the inhabitants of the earth submit to tha the gospel they can will hey no they will not Is there a con conviction vic i upon I 1 the minds of the pe people op le when hen they b have ave heird beird heard the gospel preached and where they have heard of it Is there a conviction conveyed by the holy spirit that this is the gospel of salvation tion there is and it can not t be e denied without falsify falsifying iu the truth this h hay has caused the persecution we have received we are chastised for our sins and by this meaks meats we are brought to understanding we have t tien en 1 persecuted because there is a con v ic t to go far as they have heard the gospel preacher preached that we we have the truth this is the cause of the opposition against us would aT liest of any denomination oppose if he was not convinced that it is truet trued true io no were a man to come into this congregation L and relate something that every man mail xv woman an and child present knew to be false X WHO would take the trouble to disprove it we lve all know the statement to be false consequently will not take pains to oppose it on the other hand band were there no conviction in the sound cl of the gospel to the minds of the people that it is true that it is of and from god who would take pains to oppose it t let a person go into a congregation of methodists and try to prove that jesus was ivas an imposter ia poster that every system of religion is false falser and that the bible is a matter of speculation atlo atio ngot ot up tip by selfish divines expressly for their own benefit and who in that con congregation re 0 a would deem it worth while to 6 oppose ap pp o se views BO so erroneous to the minds of those who have heard from sabbath to Sabbat Sabba tb li the doctrines of the gospel preached so far aa as they understand them no one because to the speakers views would be so obviously fal fai false faise se no man can disprove a truth this is why people are angry and vily why they contend against facts they are f earful fearful and say at once it if this system is true all others must fail y why not rather every man rise tip up and say let god be true let the truth rema nand inand Dand let me know the truth that is what I 1 want I 1 will ivill submit to it and let every false theory and principle fall to rise no more will they do this no they will not with regard to peoples being con confined f ined cra era cramped aped contracted in their liberties in the midst of this people all that is required of any one is to cease to do evil and learn to do well ivell br bywater observed that he had never neter been in the least contracted controlled or in any way infringed upon with regard to doin doln doing t good neither has any man or woman in thi this is community but there is a certain class here that says saysie 4 we want so and so such a piece of ground or such other kind of property V and because they are not always grat gratified iffe ifie right or wrong they say that they are curtail curtail eTin euin euln I 1 their liberty liverty and anti allege that they are abused permit them to have their way and what do they do or want to some of them wish to open grog shops and have the people patronize them and get drunk they wish to put the cup to your youir lips and pour the strong drink down your throats caring only for what is in your pockets they thay rhe y remd remind me of a methodist priest in iowa a after ft a good collection the money was on the table and he ho wished the people to sing so he struck up this is the god that we adore others of the class alluded to wish to establish brothels incur in our settlement sand because we will not permit it they assert that they are curt curtailed ailed diled in their liberties and eriv privileges illges that class wish to scandalize the name of every saint on the carthand eart hand liand ridicule the name and character of the god we ive adore and serve but we will not permit them theta to do it here they wish to ride through our streets blaspheming ph eming and d ning everything and everybody that does not bow to their corrupt practices and arid because we will not permit it they say that they teley are oppressed ard artl curtailed in their privileges oh how they are oppressed they ba have not the privilege of serving the devil quite as much as they want to they do not enjoy quite as much privilege to steal our property our horses etc as they wish to do our enemies love the truth no they love lie lle lieland sand make them Itis it is acknowledged all the time that there are evil doers he rebut are uley saints no I 1 am not going to give up the shi j nor forsake my religion because there are those who do evil I 1 will stick to the old ship zion until every passenger pas the crew and every officer on board are arc holy and live to god and god and good men being my helpers we will ivill conquer and we ire will run the ship into harbor tl the ie haven have n of re rest S t B be e encouraged cou raged all good men and women and all you grumblers grumbl ers and complainers who iv 0 think that you yon are curtailed and oppressed and do not enjoy liberty here go elsewhere and arid get all ali the liberty y you yoa ou can we do not want you here but if you stay do to not take thenamae the name of god in vain nor endeavor to corrupt and abuse everybody within your reach we have some drunkards drunkard 3 who hallowin hall ooin the streets and we bear with them and intend to as long as we can and when we can bear no longer we will them we have me men who are dishonest and are as yet dobli obliged g ed to have them for the net gathers in the good and the bad we have the meanest and the det best mixed together the gospel we preach is the gospel of salvation it is the tile power of god sent down from heaven the spirit of life intelligence and revelation is in it and all who do not possess that spirit do not erio erit enjoy tir our holy religion may god bless you amen men |