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Show THE CASH TEST OF FAITH. Now we aro told that it isn't the mouoy that tho vicegerent of the Almighty Al-mighty is after. He merely dcsire3 to test tho faith of his followers by their works; that, the law of tithing was novcr established for the purpose of raising roveuue, but only to give to tho Mormon people an opportunity to show their dovotion to their religion by obeying obey-ing tho principle. That explanation, wc can sec, accounts ac-counts for it all. It tells us wh.y it is that the hierarchs nuver have the word "tithing" out of their mouths while preaching to tho people. "Wc cau readily read-ily see that the "servants of tho Lord" would spurn tho nionoy, were it not for Iho fact that if they didn't accept it the' would bo disobeying the commands of heaven to prove the faith of the saints. It is perfectly plain, too, that if the men "sot in authority over us" didn't importune the people continually to bring in their mibstauco to the bishop's bish-op's general storehouse thoy would bo remiss in the performance of their mis-bion mis-bion on earth. The unimportant items of commercial investments, the establishment estab-lishment of great landed colonics, tho enrichment of the Lord's purse-holders, j tho drawing of fat salaries by the faith-tostors faith-tostors all made possible through the gathering of the tithes roall- have nothing whatever to do with the matter. They are insignificant items as compared com-pared with tho salvation of mankind through cash purchase. It would be highly interesting, though, to sot (for instance) Joseph F. Smith in a position to choose between two propositions: Let him contemplate a proposal, on one hand, to devote himself him-self to the salvation of mankind along tho lines laid downby the Savior to preach tho gospel to men without purse or scrip, having nowhere to lay his head. Then let him gaze upon an enterprise en-terprise looking to tiie collection of tithes, leaviiur man's salvation lo tu.k care of it3elf, or go to tho devil, if it liked. Can you guess which way lj? j 1 would jumpV " 1 |