Show DIALOGUE in between emer elder freeman and a visitor continued elder freeman I 1 have thought of your lut int question in which you say that the good and bait bad t are mixed up together among all nations and communities I 1 muni ties and often in the same families and you ask how can you govern them when this is aba tb case this very mixture of good and bad almonr amon all people and institutions ions sir pir is the vet ve T ref taua I 1 why the order I 1 am advocating is urged upon I 1 your attention and upon the attention of the th I 1 humane and upon statesmen who are searching out the best principles of a permanent government I 1 the separation of the good and bad is one of the first efforts to be made when the good and bad continue to be mixed up among all the t i families and communities that constitute the rations nations rai nai I 1 of the earth the consequence must ba confusions confusion discords discord rebellion and war as a natural natal attendant and before these evils can ever be stopped the good wust must be gathered out still and entirely separated from the bad they neverA bevere i amal amalgamate g a in a and unite an any y mo more re th than i n oi oil I 1 and wata 01 I 1 or two adverse elements therefore sound aup I 1 I 1 says separate the good from the bad visitor how is this work of separating te 6 2 good from the bad to be commenced and or cot md on t mid eia r P ne way and manner this work 11 file be done is very notorious to all who read the scriptures it could never be done without some supernatural aid from the heaven heave hence god will send his a angels before the to eni of the te world to gather the wheat in into 0 o his gr garner and to bind the tares in a bundle to be burned V this language is rather too metaphorical for me to understand but I 1 suppose you mean I 1 by it that god will actually send angels to boffl officiate and to superintend this difficult work of gathering together and separating the good peo people out of all nations from the bad people eople now mr freeman do you yon really think that god hai bu ever as yet took the trouble to do anything of this sort in this day mid and age of the world it he I 1 has the angels must have missed heir figuer mightily in gat gathering bering in some of your people for some of your people are scoundrels and knaver aneva that fairly out herod herod how is this sir ald F if true it is all right the bad an w I 1 not all separated from the good before the I 1 ing takes place but afterwards they are gd cut away this work of purifying the good iw aff 4 separating the bad must most bg be superintended super intended by ft 4 angels of god as the scriptures declare sst at also by apostles and prophets ordained to no v pur purpose POS avery aery Y V will wil the universal universo all public good be pm by separating the righteous from oft wic wicked ked will vrin not the result remit of such a separation be to make the wicked much worse worm than they bey otherwise would be eld F it is very likely that the wicked will be worse off when the righteous are separated from them this result is justly due to their perverse conduct I 1 and the righteous will be better off arul and this result is also justly due to their good behavior the condition of each is a replete with rich instruction irk in the latter ease case the 9 good d realize the reward or of their worthy wormy conduct aut anit furnish a most model of the righteous community maintaining just and equal law aws and enjoying the fruits thereof 8 sica ach a model rf of government pe peace aad bap happiness splendor honor and glory is well worthy of the contemplation of an intelligent universe the effect of beholding such a beautiful splendid and sublime model of government with all its precious fruk is to stimulate the interior inferior to eluk emulate the superior condition of the good slid and strive tv if emerge from their perverse ignorant ign Orent and am brew I 1 ed state thus a general good is promoted bf 4 separating the friends of truth from the enemies to truth it is this work of separation and of at refining the just in which the angels have eto aloyed the church of jesus christ of latter day saints with this people sir the kwof aa nati nations ong are gathered or will ere long be gatheral ga together but before they ean can be rendered permanently manent ly peaceful prosperous and happy ws al and glorious they booi too even the just have to be organized upon entirely new principle that are taken from the heave heavenly pattern of family and civil government the family tim constitutes the foundation of ar ah others pertaining to this heavenly pattern it is weed indeed truly 6 difficult work to organize a family after the order of christ and maintain that order older through w an I 1 endless succession and increase of lives but the most resolute virtuous and intelligent 1 persons will ever overcome the obstacles to 10 encountered encounter edt and ascend to the summit of thir difficult ladd ladder that leads to glory but i numerous end and far greater difficulties must alwy 0 1 4 I 1 t i be encountered by those who do not ascend the bestial lest ial height andi and overcome all things V why how is that eld F because the difficulties that are not overcome always con continue tinne to be in the way until 1 they are overcome there is only one way to overcome these difficulties and tor for ever put them under tinder our feet Abraha abrahams family order furnishes us the true pattern fully attested and approved I 1 by jesus christ the father no permanent and peaceful civil government can spring from any other order it if there are difficulties to be encountered in in establishing the family order of abraham those difficulties are fewer and more easily overcome than they could be in any other order V Is there then no hope of those who do I 1 not overcome and enter into this ordery order that they 1 will never enjoy permanent peace arid and unalloyed prosperity EU EIA F there is only one true and living way to unsullied bliss jesus christ is that way end and abraham saw aw it and was glad and walked in it and commanded his household to do the same V if I 1 understand the scriptures mr freeman even abrahams family did not all harmonize in one common happy order eld F very true hagar and her child were cast out hagar could not bear with becoming b humility the privilege of becoming the mother of a portion of abrahams offspring hence wisdom dictated a separation for a season let those of low degree rejoice wherein they are exalted but let them not despise their superiors for that unfruitfulness which it is out of their power to help but bat ha hagar haar ar and her race had bad the blessings which they deserved all who do not enter into the family order of abraham which is an order of endless lives will however enjoy all the blessings they deserve but god will never suffer the misconduct of some to prevent the progress and happiness of others but if abraham by obedience to the commandments of god can take the greatest gra test share of his wives and concubines with their children to a celestial order of purity wealth dominion and bliss who is harmed banned by it no one surely i i to be continued I 1 |