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Show A SERMON. Extended synopsis cf a discourse delivered at Moroni, Saturday, Nov. j 14th, 1890, by Apostle F. L). Rich-1 ards, to the people of the San Pete Stake, in conference assembled: Reported by Ellen Jauemaq Brethren and Sisters; I feel a peculiar pe-culiar pleasure in meeting with the saints of the San Pete Stake here in Moroni, and realize the fact that this beautiful building, just completed, adds greatly to our enjoyment. It is so sweet.and clean, and new, that pure thoughts and holy desires naturally nat-urally arise. 'I he large congregation congrega-tion which I see before me, proves that the ideas of those who planned and laid out this building were none too extensive, and if we are favored to-morrow with the usual increase in numbers, we will certainly find it none too large. The matter of holding conferences in the various towns ofa Stakejmeets my approval, and cannot but be productive of the greatest good. Those who could not possibly attend a conference at Manti, are by this arrangement en- ;--,1abJedloattend once a year.and enjoy en-joy the blessings of meeting together in conference; and so with Mt. ' Pleasant, and Ephraim. The people of Manti are peculiarly peculiar-ly blessed, living as they do under the droppings of the sanctuary. Kithout entering into details, the people of this Stake are exeeedingly blessed, in having the Temple of God in their midst, and the means , of receiving knowledge; the knowl- " edge which we came from the four quarters of the earth to learn, how to walk in His ways, and keep His commandments.- When I attend conference in the remote Stakes, I like to listen to the reports of the Bishops; to hear them represent the needs, and peculiar difficulties under which the various i wards are laboring. It makes me Acquainted with their peculiar natures, na-tures, and I am apprised of their peculiar needs and I rejoice in it. In this way we are able to assist each other in our work, that is why I asked that we should first be favored fav-ored with some representation by the various bishops. .. ; If a physician is going to per scribe for a sick person, he first I feels his pulse and looks at his f tongue; knowing th it if there is any- '" " tfi injuriously wong the' wil1 in-i in-i dicate it, andUoits extent, and nature. Thus it is with the reports. I am aware that the pple in this favored Stake are very hifoa. taught; jf' that from the teachings of the Tem-mm' Tem-mm' pie they receive a class of instruc- linn; that are not of the most com- ! educated; and those who gather at ! Washington in fashionable attire on pleasure bent, whom the gospel had nevter reached, and whose attention atten-tion we were not likely to be able to secure, - There were nine judges oa the beach of the Supreme Court, and no common folks are appointed to that post of honor I can assure you; the whole country is searched and the brightest intellects are secured to serve the people in this highest tribunal of American Jurisprudence. These men have proven their honor; that they could neither, be bought nor bribed, that they were above all other men in those special virtues which make the perfect Judge. Why are they thus scrupuously selected? because their decisions be come common law, and the decisions decis-ions and rulings through the various states, and even ia England is largely large-ly based upon their researches and conclusions. Here then we have nine of the choicest Men of America to whom the gospel had not been preached. Do you suppose that an Apostle could have reached them if he had declared that he had the only true light;and that direct from heaven? Do you suppose Pres. Woodruff himself would havtbeen permitted to occupy their time f '' a single hour to explain the plan of salvation? Certainly not. In proof of this there is the fact that Br ). Cannon lived among them on term s of intimacy for years, and was never asked a serious honest question ques-tion on the subject. But a case of unlawful cohabitation came up, and our Utah courts found an indictment and procured convictian on the evidence evi-dence that Uiewnan had been guilty of shaking ha,tds with one of hi wives, and thd'ease was carried to Supreme CouO, they were obliged to enquire into it. In doing this all the evidence given before the lower courts wa' reviewed; the testimony of wives as to how they had all tried to obey the law, and regulated regulat-ed their conduct accordingly, and the peculiar condition this law left the families of polygamists in. Especially those still needing the maintainance, and advice of the Father. - Th;y were called upon to decide private affairs' for these peo-ple.aud peo-ple.aud decide how men might live under the law without violating it. lhir een cases in all were carried up for offences committed under the Edmonds Tucker law,, for this tri-bunal.to tri-bunal.to investigate.' Oae point I do rmCn?J ofou haNc-ifciitiUen. I he courts' here in Utah were so determined to put down Morraonism.that they entered en-tered upon the work with missionary zeal, and in a wholesale manner. ments of war, the Lord so over-rul-1 ed circumstances that they were j giad to dwell among us in peace, j We were encompassed with bayo- ' nets, but the Lord gave evidence of His power to protect us, and we were not evtn maurauded upon. ; When they became irritable and inclined to be aggressive, they were imperitively called hence," and permitted per-mitted no longer to dwell among us. In going, they left behind them much valuable material, peculiarly valuable valu-able to an isolated, and agricultural communitjvwhich may not be count ed as one of the least of His mercies toward this people. Again we are witnessing the terrible terri-ble destructions that are abroad in the nations, while we rest in peace, building our Temples.enj oying their benefits, doing a great work both for the living and the dead, and to me it is all very wonderful. We have three Temples now, and another anoth-er almost completed. What a High sense of gratitude should animate us for this learning so freely bestowed that lifts us to a higher plane; for the privilege of being occupied in the services of God and His work. This property He has given us should always be held unreservedly, tof use it, and let it be used , whenever necessary. In these mountains, with ail the hardships we have been called upon to endure, we have not had to endure en-dure what we did at Nauvoo. There our Prophet was taken from us, and the 7einple,which we knew we must abandon, was finished at a great sacrifice, and under circumstances of great hardship, and extreme danger. dan-ger. Hut we had been told.to finish fin-ish it, and we were obedient, we had been promised that we should receive our endowments, if we were faithful. I was one of that solemn assembly. All we had was ready to be laid upon the altar of sacrifice, and we received our endowments as promised. That very month we started to leave, but we felt that God had accepted our sacrifice and spared us. Did we feel that it was well to serve the Lord? That it was well we had pressed on in the face of thfeatning, and difficulties? Certainly, the precious s truths we had learned1; ' the comforting presence pres-ence and approval of the holy spirit, made sacrifice and suffering a pleasure; pleas-ure; the trial was very severe but indescribably in-describably precious to us. We got away in time to escape the . destruction de-struction xfrttt d bi-ci. yiim.J f or us: ' ..' V-1 ''t"rT-' At the present time we have ur peculiar trials. Our brethern are sent to prison and fined; those who escape this, (of a certain class) have gone on the underground. mon place matters. I hope that most of the people have a realizing sense of the necessity of receiving such knowledge; and a great desire to grow in grace, and a knowledge of the truth. If we keep in the right i way that is easily extended, and a -i'ius growth made in the g7acend wisdom that belongs by right to the Latter-Day Saints, and the Latter-Day work. A sense of this high teaching, ad-f ad-f monishes me that I have a great ne- cesity for a measure of the holy spirit to inspire, and direct me aright, that the proper thing shall be said. A speaker must indeed be filled with the Holy Ghost, to be able to edify whole congreatio-is; i all of diversified characters, and of different spirits and natures; but it I is the office of the Holy Spirit to " treasure up for U3 the words of good ! instruction that we hear from time. to time, and bring it to min i whe i i we need it. By this spirit it is pOs"- sible form with all .nirdiffjre.itte.w--peramenis. neeJs and desires, to be ''' ' come filled at the same fountain.and go away rojoicing. God instructs us I not only bv His word, but by provi dences. So'lomon.wao is said to be the wisest man says: "Teach me by Thy providences, as well as by 1 hy. Six indictments were found against Apostle Lorenzo Snow, on the segregation seg-regation theory, and his conviction procured. There were o -e hundred and twenty three of our brahern who were accused and from one to six indidments secured against them. The case of Lorenzo Snow was carried before' the supreme court.and they gave a just.intelligent and equitable decision. The benefit of this decision extended to all Israel, and set free all those im-prisioned im-prisioned on segregation bills, except for one offense. While all this was going on, and the very heart strings of the wives of these men were torn; while the brethren were in prison wearing the stripes of the convict, and associating associat-ing with criminials of every grade, and living lives from " which their whole souls revoltedjfor, it seemed, living to the best of their ability the lives of Latter-Day Saints, the Gospel was being preached through their sufferings, to these Judges, Law yers, Congressmen, Senators and a great concourse of the highest Ameri can intelligence. If they did not understsnd, how could they be judged. But they do understand; for what 4hy failed to learn in turning Utah wrong side out, and scanning as with a micro- Like the king who sought the life of the young child,' and Joseph was told to take him and flee into Egypt, until the word came saying, "they who sought the lite of the young child are dead." All this goes to show that in "all ages of the world, truth has been a costly thing. Anciently An-ciently its disciples were massacred, and tortured to deatbin various ways which only evil could devise. Even the Savior was put to a cruel death, with a form of law, and the consent of the people. How thankful we should be that we aie spared these terrible ordeals.. Sometimes we think our trials are pretty severe when we think that one thousand of our brethern have been sent to prison, pri-son, and more than a thousand of our sisters have suffered from indignities indig-nities heaped upon them in the name of the law; have been obliged "t furnish the evidence that sent their Miu'-oands to jail the father of their xhEWren whom they tenderly loved. The young bride has been obliged to secrete herself, and had not the privilege of looking upon the face of her husband, could not enjoy fcis presence;, all this has sunk deeply deep-ly into our hearts but it did not draw blood.i''wai-oot one of that .v..r Kw snmr mistake. work." , - -Ve, as arJrch, are being taught " at the present trtne by the providences provi-dences of God. We are making important im-portant history, and 1 believe that rainy of us are not fully aware o the great moment these events will b to succeeding gene a,ions,--hn-tory quite different . to what . we read in the scriptures, and yet containing con-taining many grand parallels. A hen 1 the gospel was revealed, the evil IIUItlUL., vj - At the last General Conference Pres. Woodruff brought forth the Aanifesto. There were some who said they knew it would have to come to this sooner or later, and thought it should have been done sooner, and the brethern and sisters saved these great trials. The brethern have borne this persecu ion well but the sisters, who have certainly had the most trying and difficult part to bear, have ben scope all our domestic affairs, other circumstances have arisen to give them a through doctrinal knowledge of Mormonism. When this decision was rendered, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court dissented and that, too, the highest but one. When asked what I he thought ought to be done, then; he replied: " "In my opinion these Mormons ought to be put to the sword." In Washington our influence gave vent to its displeasure : - in mob violence; our brethren have S been slain, robbed.and driven into I, the wilderness. They do not com. nrehend their own acts; and they Vk still less understand us, our work I or the real feelings attending those who really are laboring for it. God 1 has graciously given us a great A work to perform for Him, and has 'l "' enabled us through all these trials V to accomplish his designs; and it seems that from the very hour of our "1 ' refuge in this desert, He had deter mine I that if this people would terve I Hm tiieyshould begin to prevail jl ajanst their anemies- j f Wtv,ave here before us a series of f providces. Our propeit- has I been sat no armed mobs could ; comeup aa;nstui to burn or de- y4 ' stroy ;to accie and arrestjor to issue tsrrorizing ec-tg. Although there 111 ca-ne an army th all the accouter- a little more heroic.and if the manifesto mani-festo had been issued years ago, according ac-cording to some, it would have saved sav-ed allthis. I can tell you one reason rea-son why the manifesto was not issued issu-ed sooner, God did not direct President Wcodruff to issue it sooner. soon-er. If anybody-present can give a better reason why it shohld have been issued, than this is that - it should not have been issued sooner, I would like to hear it. . .There is another reason, that perhaps many have never thought of. We have been commanded to preach the gospel to every kindred, , nation, tongue and people, nd we have gone forth and have reached many of the honest in heart, preaching tc the poor, the common people, inc! evenreachiLg the tar of the middlt classes, tut there is still anothei class, those who make laws; tin case is thoroughly understooa, uiese men have had this revelation on , polygamy read to them; our articles of faith; Church laws and organizations organiza-tions explained to them; sermons have been readjto them and numerous numer-ous extracts from the Journal of discourses; dis-courses; they have asked questions which have been answered; and they are without excuse.. When the Supreme Judge made the remark quoted above, that the Mormons Mor-mons should in his opinion be put to the sword, it made it possible for our attorney tb.ere,F, S. Richards.to go outside of the matter, of the low-1 low-1 er courts; and he gave them a solid j hours testimony. , In speaking of it ! to me afterward,' he said that he 1 would dare after that, to : meet them before the Judg-r Judg-r f (Continued on second page) neins just what it svi, neither more 01 lefs Oj I 1 ward r at 11 Holiest purpose cl heart, for it is the Loid dealing Willi us. II vou are affl ct-d, be of gooj cheer. A we now look bjck upon Zi n' Camp and the Bailallion. so tins time ol tual will slut e out in luture days. How hard it seemed ill those days o! waul and cold 011 the eve ol a desperate louiney. when the rljwer ol our strength was d nuud-ed(and nuud-ed(and we all believed th call had been prompted by the evil leeling of the tin Godly) to goon an expeiitioti lotion the M xicans, and assist the United States to acquiie territory. How haid it was fur the wisest to see the hand ol God 111 it. and for the most f.itliful to theeifuiiy consent that it should be dune an.J 1 ot one I will venture to av, understood under-stood the tu 1 purpose, and lasting benefit bene-fit that it would bring to this people. When we reached the valleys ol the Rocky Mountains it was Mexican Territory, Terri-tory, we planted the stars and stripes ere and now by the providence of God e live in Utah, and tins is the result. Jetu-ileain by contemplating these his- 011c.il events that every cloud may have a silver limng.aiK perhaps a golden one. We are growing like bees we begin to swarm; like a nursery of thnftv liees we need transplanting. We are like the mustard plant lull ulseed.eveiv time we get a k ck we scatter far and wide and grow again. We aie all in the Hands of the Lord and he is dealing with us. Not an angel, but I. the Lord, will go before my people" So we have 110 battles to lijlit, but to wage determined war w.ili tie evil within us, aud to sanctify ourselves unto the Lord. Bishops, what I want you to do is to sanctify your people. Admonish them to put away hardness of heart, to come imo a holy uuion of cpitit.thal in partaking partak-ing ol the sacriment they may not eat Hi d drink damnation to their souls. Sanctitiy the people until thete is 110 family among you who ca:i't go into the temple and icceive the blessings God is si anxious to bestow upon the worthy. Divide your time so that this work may be accompllshed.aiid let vour woiks ai d prayers continue until th'; heavens aie moved in their.behalf. Lots of bishops do not consider it necessary to visit the Mutual Improvement Associations, Pri nuries ami Relief Society Meetings. It is your duty to instruct them, encourage them, and by your presence occasionally show them you are interested in their ex -,! nice. Do not lail in appreciation ol the cltorts being made by those who l.i'i.-r under you in t lie Kingdom of God. All the officers should cjudtict them selves as ministe:s of sahaiion.aud shot Id stiive for the strength to put unrighteous desiies under their feet, and conquer the weakness and w.ckedness wh.ch skeins inherent in all Hesh, making the woik ol the Lork first, and using all that he 'las given us, of mental power or earthly relies to redeem Zijn. Let us take tht bp things more to heart; let the A atonic I'riestliocd be wakened up, And let it be the duly of those placed ovsr them !q le .ch and instruct these boys in there duties and privileges. They are good hoys, desiring to do all that is le-quired le-quired ol them, but they need educating The teachers should be always with the people, "not coming in fur a moment, asking a lew set questions and hurrying oil' in order to go all over their beat iu .one evening, that they maybe able to make a npoit, liut they should cime like messengeis from God, comforting those who nijurn.encouraging the weak, conimeiid'iig the faithful, and by no means passing by the door of one you fear is Hearing the verge of Apostacy It is the duty of the Bishops to assist the Pieiident to keep the quorums full, and that they be composed of men who have time to attend to these important duiies, who can stay long enough in the house of a brother to say: "What run... I ..lit, , t lfoiW'-ft4"'v-'t--The KcTiel Societies have di.i:e a noble woric. These good old. sisters, are generally regaided as not much account. ac-count. Now tell me, have they not received re-ceived a mission, have they not been set apart to preach to aud preside over the sisters? Have they not blessed, ai d been blessed iu the. r labors? In givii.g the hungiy to eat, comforting tiie sick, and speaking words of comlort to the down cast, they have done a precious prec-ious work, and the angles ol Heaven are proud to look down on what thev have accomplished. 1 say to the breth-ern breth-ern do not hold them or their labors to cheap; but like teachers, 111 other departments depart-ments of a graded school. You could almost as well be without Apostles and Seventies as these other organizations; we are one and all a part of an entirety, and each'depetident on the other in some measure. May a sense of our unworthvness be upon us, and also a full understanding of His mercy and goodness, is my piayer iu the name of esus. Amen. CutitmeA from first fJge) mtnt Bar of Cod, for he had brn to them a full an J plain testimony..'. testi-mony..'. Thus Ihe gospel came to them in the way 0 duty.of business and they, in. order to do honor to the office -which they occupied, 'must have the fullest knowledge of all that pertained to f the Mormon puestion, and were, therefore.tntewiied in digging it out for themselves) and this brought out the most serious questions, and deep est points. So (his class who were to intellectual, and also too busy to 1 have time to-hear the doctrines of " .Oirist, when they got through- with 'our polygamy cases had heard about til the ilocirincs and principles explained, ex-plained, and that from the tips of our own church members. ' There was- also a conservative --.. class that did not belong in any way to the law-making body, that was ; reached through- the abundance of printed matter brought into exist-1 exist-1 ance by these same case, and simi-; simi-; lar cases, and issued from thegov-' thegov-' ernmcnt printing offices at the ex-' ex-' pense "f the government. Our ; state constitution was printed and : every member of the three branches 'of the 'government had a copy placed on their desk. The I petition that Utah be allowed to become a slate, was treated in a . like manner. The matter was refcr-; refcr-; ed to the committee on Territories, who gave notice to our Delegate that they would sit to ihear arguments 1 and reasons why Utah be admitted : to statehood. Then came the doc-i doc-i uments protesting against this ineas-r ineas-r tire, followed by -McBri.lc, Haskin, Gov. West and Dubois of Idaho, who engaged the must learned lawyers law-yers in the country and appeared before this committee. Every phase i of the question was t here'fought over . inch by inch; from our loyahty ar.d i religion, to our numbers and wealth, j AU this was published in phamphlet form every question asked, every objection made, and the answers and replies. Our entire system of plural marriage was again gone over the revelation read and explnned, .the eternal natttrs of our inarriges, all our published article of faith -'extracts of sermons and revelations; . and was then reported back to the . house. ! This statehood question occupied two or three days, and Hie committee asked questions about everything . they, could think of, or that would ihelp to make our . condition clear. w J. . One of the Judges, ..who evidently thought Mr. Richards had entirely ' $"X r; v;- tof aTorable 'an .opinion of the Mor-3Bt Mor-3Bt 1. ' iiiealn t'tan. """"To wliicii 'he replied . "About forty-one years: and I know what I am talking about for my fath er is a polygam.'st. " - Thus our faith, our principles, doc trfnes, prophecies and practices be-ijcame be-ijcame public document.Sj ; and wert . printed and distributed as such to every member of the House, Senate, and Supreme Court. More than this, every one of those gentlemen had a number of copies, to distribute to his constituents, many of these , reached the politicians and public libraries. In fact these matters were sent through the land broadcast, broad-cast, fairly and honorably represent- rng the matters under discussion. . f ' ! Let me ask you my brethren and V- sisters, what machinery could wehave employed, that would have accomplished accom-plished what this crusade has done. 1 Thus these imprisioned men and i heartbroken women have been instru ments in the hands of providence to preach the gospel where no other process could reach. Mi-J-- "k! ''U'rl7Ht towWmwoner?'1 These things T 11 '''" been published to other ' nations, tl ey have been translated, and your light is not hid; but many .in foreign lands, as well as at home ar.- watching yof. If you have ever .been sorry that you were elected to .bear this cross, and be one of those .appointed to this honorable work.be glad now, f or this work could not ;be accomplished in any other way. Thus we are brought face to fatfe with "one of the providences of God. We are made aware that He fwill not judge this nation until they have had ample opportunity of hear ing the truth,and it has been brought to their knowledge. 7hese times seem to have' -been manufactured especially for us. We sh6uld be more humble and united, manifesting manifest-ing more charity and love for each other; and consider that the ways of the Lord are not our ways, and His :wisdom past finding out. There is also one other thing this crusade cru-sade has done. .There have been men .in ottr midst who had a name and stand ing in the chinch, men who were unprincipled, unprin-cipled, who have betrayed their breth ,reu fit die paltry dollars;thcse men han k am qg 4istea.iiog and drinking at the ' table i f ihe, .old with these traitorous feelinars in thtir he trts;when this trouble ftn ;it g : ve them an opportunity to show ,what ihtV; weie , ., Lei u pray to God for that wisdom (hat is helier than strength, or weapons ,ol war. that we miv, be instruments in hish nil for working t ut h's purposes (with rex a d t the children t f men, that jieither dje tires of temptation, nr the cold cK uds 01 doubt, may find us deserted desert-ed by Hit Holy Spirit, aud overcome JU- .. 1 - -,. ' , ,, . , I think now that we alt believe that the Manifesto was .Issued at the. right dime and from the risht source. I ask '-, you to read it, to take it for just what it -. is, for it is written in plain terms and b,t.. . ........ , I |