Show fairweather fair weather disciples were it not for the concurrent testimony of all I 1 history lii ill story and experience it would seem strange that persons whose judgments have been thoroughly informed and convinced of the strict truthfulness of a particular course of conduct should through the force of trifling obstacles and slight hardships swerve from the path of rectitude but bat such is the daily experience of this thia probation such it has been from the beginning and such lucli it will be at least until tila the good are separated from the bad to give this probation requisite force the spirl of man is so intimately connected with the body and the body partakes so much of its earthy nature through which the enemy has power that it behooves every one to keep constant watch or the whisperings of the still small voice will be drowned by the ivar evar war of passion and the allure ments to evil for this reason hundreds who run well for a time lime prove recreant to their faith and before one is fully aware of their real feelings they are coffou off ou a tangent overcome by the enemy of souls little by little littles as prosperity dawned upon them as gentle peace surrounded them and the smart of the scorpion lish of mobs moba ceased to be writhed under they neglected first one duty and then another unlit their passed from fromi the twilight caused by minor errors into the deep darkness induced by gross transgression then they are prepared to put e error for truth and truth for error they tiley cannot even see through a glass ablass darkly slight the counsels of their best friends set at nought or get angry af at the rebukes of the priesthood and discern not the hand dealing dealloz and arid kind provi dences of or the almighty Alin iglAy in adversity as well as in prosperity min the lord has gathered h a people into these peaceful ua vales a place by nature and location un desired by the wicked that he lie may teach leach them more thoroughly the tiie plan of ial lal salvation vatIn and aad and proa prove 1 in more ore definitely their integrity where there 14 ar ik 1 none nono to molest after deliverance from fioril opples op pres is slon sion after belits of prosperity and the llie enjoyment cf ef the rich blessings of heaven and earth tiia the I 1 lord in ills wisdom sent the drouth arouth dro aro util ulli the devourer the tho cold and the deep snow before their toka tona toucan green fields were turned to dreary wastes tile the expectations of the husban husbandman dinan were cut WT off the grain became ei exhausted bausted from the storehouse store ebli house bouse and the nulin anlin animals als ais perished th through lack of food was tills this a time in which to pale the cheeld through tigh fear and prove recreant to the odith faith 71 I 1 urs hrs its 9 it not rather a time of encouragement mid ihan than than usi giving that the lord should deem u us a IV be being I 1 ng proved by such sudden contrasts and transit eions for whom the lord loveth lie he chasten 1 eth a and nd scour geth every son and aud daught daughter rayf storn 0 T lie receive th then no truly wise person A wilt V lil ill give way to despondency wate waste time in uiles useless f regrets or barter his salvation for fora a mess of I 1 pottage by fleeing to 0 other climes dimes verily alo jio no qt but I 1 e will the more anxiously study and practise strict economy iu in the use ube u se of that portion oft of offord which has fallen within his llis stewards stewardship bi P dispensed dispense 1 thereof to the tile wor thy destitute so oar far W his liis power and put forth every reasonable exer tion for the accomplishment of the purposes de signed ignec in our being so secluded so far removed from the tile abominations not of our own work m fp this therefore is a choice time for developing many traits of those who wiio have and those who WRO have not sustenance in store the full fed ded bein el 3 g allured to withhold through fear of want and those illy provided for being tempted to covet 1 find fault murmur and deny the faith falth etive it h easy 1 to comprehend that such is the case provided one has eyes with which to see things us as they alt art are a great blessing which our president expressed a an n anxious desire that he could bestow upon us but is unable from the fact that it is only 1 by an individuals living in obedience to the tha theaon pon aon mand ments of god it is having or not having baving just such eyesight living obedient or dis disobedient obeal antl which wilch constitutes the diffie difference rence 1 between true truo tru iru V 1 saints and fairweather fair weather disciples between between 1 those who stand firm for right and the timeserving time serving between those who will obtain a full celestia lr ward and those who wiio will come more ort orl or less S short iloie i of their fancied anticipations M gsa isa the tile present is rather a hard time for weather disciple and we trust that tiie tile fan wll wil measurably cleanse the threshing floor that thit our ohr oun A moral atmosphere may constantly grow clearer and that faith falth and good works may continually increase through this hope we rejoice 1 in tig tiie 41 and ind thunders of truth as it emanates emanates i from the first presidency of the church anda and bei gin to be assured that the time is not far oar dist distant i rit lit 1 when fearfulness tearfulness will surprise the bysor hypocrite f farn Tn zion 9 and when false colors canno cannot t abid abide ihie thie ifie the test THE TIM CO arion to be held on Ik londay monday dexl next lust just lu in the council house in this city dor Jor the purpose of forming and adopting a state constitution I 1 ution electing delegates to washington washingto 1 t ac N it is 13 presumed will not be forgotten by th oseen titled tilled to seats therein and that each member thereof will come prepared to aid in pian plau planning ning jand and adopting the tile measures best calculated to pra promote afe dle the speedy admission of utah into the union a as 11 a state a position so justly her due |