Show by elder orson hyde before the Confere conference april ath 1853 1833 we have been lis listening tenina to a veri very interesting inte discourse from bro his remarks are truly appropriate when speaking upon the subject of sanctification I 1 want to say a little litt I 1 e more touching that principle if I 1 understand it correctly it means a purification or a putting away from froin us ua as individuals and ai as a F community immunity om every tiling that is is evil or that is not at in n ac accordance c ord a nee with the mind arid and will of our heavenly Is father I 1 sanctification has also an eye to our own preservation S for usefulness for executing carrying forward and cerp perpetuating e uati a g the work of the most high hitri god 1 I 1 we have been hearing th that at this is ie a fruitful valley the blessing of the lord descends descend s u upon i pon the mountains and abundantly flows into ahe the valley ca causing caviling it to spring forth and produce whatever is necessary to sustain life I 1 I 1 wish to observe here that so bountiful has been the productions of the fields of our fara fam er ers i that after they have harvested their grain they have not taken care of it but thrown it together in binl a very loose and careless manner from want of proper respect for the temporal blessing of heaven hundreds of b bushels of grain have been wasted to which m many any who are here today to day can testify in ia consequence of this and some other causes flo ur can scarcely be bought for six six dollars per hundred weight A short time ago it was sold in great quantities at the rate of three dollars per hundred to the stores and now there is hardly bread enough in in israel to supply the wants of our children why is is this waste A little more caw car should be exhibited by bv the farmers for the products of the soil if god our heavenly father has given us temporal blessings in the due course and order of nature we ought to hold them just as baci sacred ed be as prudent pruden and tand economical of them as we at aie e of a pre precious cios truth revealed from heaven by the agency ofin of an holy angel from the p presence cresence of god 1 I know apt which to prize the most the blessings of the earth which pertain to the sustenance of these bodies or the his bIs sings of heaven that give food to the mind for they are all the blessings of heaven to me and to you I 1 look upon evry every blessing as the gift of jehovah as the apostle james wro wrote te anciently every good and perfect gift cometh come th from the father of light with whom there is no variableness neither shadow of turning whether it be wheat corn flocks herds houses lands wives or child ren we can obtain none of these things dant of this blessing neither can we make one hair white or black or add one cubit to our stature without it is by the blessing of our father in heaven sometimes for want of proper care in keeping a secure fence cattle break through and destroy the fruits of our toil chopelas Iho I 1 hope as the time of sowing 1 seed is achand at hand that we shall remember these things ti lings and let me say further farther that a good fence is tal the e I 1 most effectual stray pound law that can exist exists if there are any so circumstanced aced as bot to be able to walk up to the full extent of these instructions let us however try to do a little more than we have bave done heretofore and by a little extra exertion se cure to ourselves an additional amount of comfort arid and have a little more to contribute to the build I 1 ing up of the temple of god in which operation we may be sanctified brethren bear these things in mind I 1 we have heard beard oblate of late a great deal about stray cattle sealing dissension and apostasy I 1 have not spoken upon the subject I 1 believe from this stand at the same time I 1 have my feelings and views in relation to these matters and I 1 wish now to express them by introducing a figure from which you may dra draw w your own conclusions now santi fi cation means not only the purifying of the heart by prayer and b by acts eilf of oVedie obedience uce to god but it means also aloo to purify a people and purge from their midst that which is evil I 1 will suppose a case viz that here is a lar large nock flock oi of sheep out oat on the prairie aud and here are s shepherds ge e ephe rj also to watch over them wi with th care it is generally the cue case that shepherds shep berds are provided with most moot excellent dogs doge i f 11 i I 1 that un delland understand their business their theia duty duj jp relation 9 lation to flo flock ek it his has been said aid by hat shepherd dogs should be retired reared with the sheep and suck auck the milk from them and afos partake of I 1 f their nature that the chadnof child not only ditawa its r nourishment from the woman but from the 8 saye I 1 I 1 source conceives a strong attachment a 4 k t A d feeling and sym sympathy for the ahi to a lit tain of iti W t I 1 how this isi cannot hive hearg ol 01 te W T I 1 biot a ser vatron but those who u understand lider stal adalid wi concerning this matter cau can property apoe cite ohp xe I 1 mark in relation to it 1 I 1 j jb suppose the ta shepherd should discover ww a ay preaching pro aching the he t flock fiock what would he I 1 b I 1 e likely 1 to do why we should suppose if the wolf was 1 avi within mthm proper distance that he would kill him lai at oace iff h the weapons weapon of defence which he P caries ag 1 I 1 tp 1 ih h py that he would shoot him lon kill him hii 0 aeija ki ae ij if the wolf was noi not athin within your shot 41 we wo wc fg 4 I 1 naturally suppose he 1 would set the dogs doga on 11 faw and youage aware I 1 have ho doubt that tji 9 y 8 shepherd doga have v anted efah and they p e very active very to io know 16 when h ehg ro aak is is in in danger it is sometimes Z the i case anz pet haps that tite the shepherd I 1 his has not with him the ilie necessary elWy arms to destroy the wolf but in such a case ae would set his hii faithful dogs on himan him and dby by that accomplish his destruction I 1 i y t Is this true in relation to the shep shepherd heid an anatlie andt d tic lie flock and the dogs you can all testify to its truth no now w was jesus ichrist christ the good shepherd tes eb what thet tb faithful shepherd is to his sheep so io tase S savior baw I 1 ar followers he hat has gone wad ind IF left t 0 dobr r shepherd on earth to take care of the flock fiuk WA 9 stand inthe birthe place of jesus christ O gt t flock is 0 out ut on the prairie and thi the pasture 0 tending ta broad and green before them slid ca plemely cleared of wolves is thit that sanc Uneda d f t oad Sl cleansed when thel rais to h U rt or deate V them I 1 ask if one wolf is iff permit permitted tea to minde w with ith th abe i aek an and d u unmolested 1 proceed to in a yv w I 1 6 1 T r destruction destruct io n will ill lie he not go oft aei aristen arid tell ten ike ac W vol wolves ves and they bring in a thoung thousand a 0 others tb e awe I 1 1 i wicked and ravenous u than afa ahe if the first one should hs hii itil justie just ii 11 de 1 I he could not biot go bick back and tell the rest of his h im I 1 tribe to come and feast thom themselves sel upon now dont say that arb hyda has taught strang ak g things for I 1 have only told you jaaj ikea plan between the ahei shepherd herd and the ahei have to be protected I 1 I 1 11 f I 1 it i 4 T I 1 if you say that the priesthood of AV fioriti the church herik here are the ta eab shepherd ep herd ano and tha I 1 is the flock you yog can make jiahe your iotis own this figure jt it is 0 all necessary for me kne to aft do it it is aalthe same 1 to me ine whether they taftt to se troy the flo clr aj 0 destroy di stroy st steal ai and tand carryl car Y ot oli 4 property of the flock ir eryou ou steal ia to 1 14 let 4 is my means of livin hat k I 1 4 as 6 1 i I 1 1 I 1 kill me gt at once once it is like thise this bio hyde I 1 a II I 11 not dis disturb molest or harin yow orlia arany of bf iss ailt tat of your brethren but we will ivill take you ou out auto oft th bleak and comfortless prairie and leave leai eyou you tae enerett tn erett bib bf starve or freaa to deatha death I 1 and take your property you mat ia ats we destroy I 1 9 ali as is take us where we would ef starve tarve it I 1 he bb af faa 1 better to take our heads off at once than IV t us to a lingering death says the aposto tp tg q fl flock over which the holy ghost tw madeam Z 1414 overseer the time wali come ahm whan grevior grevi ow wolves will enter ina inong you yon not sparing spa ringo p flock and even eveir 0 of T yourselves will men arise arise sap ak k ing pe things to draw disciples after thear etc ir I 1 A 1 I will tell you a 4 feeling that I 1 have ever theriA ed though some may think I 1 speak contrary to mj ad sentiments because in certain circumstances circum I 1 abke e in defence deft nde of a certain individual which aie hett vp knows whether he be goil guilty or annoe innocent aut sw zeal carried tte me bayoud it did that sl I 1 be over ruled rule d for my good lor it may sh diw behbi e hal bi 1 w I 1 aifong aman g my hytti fi bends are my enemies ene at the sai aade tai m my y f feelings ee I 1 ings a are re these the best way to gad tiry 0 selves and please god bur heavenly ilk th teso a days is to rid ourselves febery thief and fla I 1 the people fro fraai n every vile 1 be W rei r it w 1 right it is the law and practice of our 14 4 I 1 state to pot pat the same things thing in execution U upon pon I 1 I 1 rie who violate the law and ands trample pw ah e sacred sac rep rights of others it ii would have 41 aej ad acy 12 a terror terro roii on those who leave TW prove their sil salvation vAtin befi I 1 they see thab ea II 11 thieves tacken offous off or shot liot don before th q PV 9 1 let us ea clear air up thi the e hor dorioa ioa amu abd like the atmosphere after the jwina si orm hao had 91 spent kiei ita it fury shiry in the tops of the mountain simm purified and a calm sun shine pervades 1 I 1 believe it it to be pleasing in the sight of hu heaven ta t sanctity sanctify our ourselves selve and abad put these e things awaya lw aa frea our midst I 1 I 1 i 1 i bk i 44 aaa aa 1 A t I 1 have delivered the sermon 1 wanted 16 pi each I 1 told the president ivi swished shed to preach seF aAril about twenty min minute ate s longi long and I 1 believe I 1 W adf end of it ins inside de of of the time I 1 bequeath bequea th the seT marks to ta you in the tb name odeaus of jesus my in y master wua the lest of feelings of a heart devoted to I 1 I 1 amen I 1 I 1 I 1 1 A tl anecdote elder elde r W W phetna ia follows follow inri A there was a time when a flock of hes hens and A I 1 f rooster found a good lodging place in a areen 4 m en afen ifen 1 on the side of a a little mountain the rooster VIM I 1 1 I 1 f very faithful he always crew at at at three in the morning and ai day break so thit that eg e body within the sound of his bis c row w lea learned iha I 1 1 I 1 time its I 1 I 1 11 1 t one morning i helehe hl lehe was busily crowing crp wing I 1 uk came a fox that chii t lad had it been een strolling f through tua 11 ai neighboring country iti in the night lie he had an porn corn i in n his mouth which he bad bd pick picked ed ap 3 I 1 morning mr rooster slid said he good morning th ehte e rooster replied you have got it a very eligible there in the mountain I 1 was traveling and carne came across I 1 this ear of corn would anaw answer eryou you better better than it would bep mep me I 1 if ft 4 will cume come down you yon may have it for your bk e we I 1 I 1 if I 1 do said the rooster I 1 fear you will in macef ak 6 AV breakfast of me but have hav eyou you heard the gaeir 6 baft ar I 1 Y r I 1 news replied I 1 the fox of a peace peace being made 1611 i 1 t tween the bards of the air and the beasts of f the fici at this instant the baying of aa a hound wits was heard Tu ia the distance what w hat is that said the rooster alren nai a pricking up his hid ears exclaimed exclaimer I 1 must be a ay stay said the rooster I 1 thought you saia aid a ll 11 V ay aw I 1 I 1 peace proclaimed the jhb beasts beast of a 1 I 1 and the fowls of the air hedw 4 add baynot may not have heard of it so bohe e siai started ted with the hound v in full cry after him and tried to elude the scent of his perser vering foe by a number nug devices u until al he was waa obliged 6 to take I 1 on ali the roof of a 41 cottage hiding hidia himself chimney where be could look affat ff at a dist distance distarce Acce aroh UR oh his bis pursuers but eing being still closer pressed 1 l alternative left him bita was to run dowid the chimney where the fire being so hot and his fur so long ht h z 3 wp was consumed with the blaze of his own glory ada never was heard beard of afterwards after warda I 1 i 1 |