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Show Elder Pbati's Plieachinq Our correspondent, Mr. C. D. Kvans, writing from Payson, Murch 2Gth,3ays: Klder Orson Pratt preached at this placn to-iay. He contzratulated the people on the increased prosperity, which ii everywhere apparent, and contrasted itie present Peni' iiy of the sol wish its sterility at the time cf our entrance into the valley; and attributed the wonderful change and the increase of water to the fulfillment -of ancient prophecy. He tpoke of the necessity of a reform among the people in regard to their property, and censured the spirit of avarico which exists in the world, by which individual and conflicting conflict-ing interests have been established for ages, and which have created feelings of hatred between the rich aod the poor; tho rich despising the poor be-oausa be-oausa of their poverty and ignorance, aod tho poor becoming envious of the possessions and learning of the rich; ho quoted the Scripture to provo that tho love of money is tho root of all evil, and that the individualism, behind be-hind which tho rich among tho nations had entrenched themselves for generations, genera-tions, against tho wants, entreaties and tears of the poor, had jreated a hatred among tho poor for tln se rich men that had strengthened with time. |