Show APOSTLE MOSES THATCHER preaches a discourse full or of sound doctrine we are enabled through the courte courtesy sy ot of the utah journal to publish tile the discourse preached prea cheil in logon logan last sun sunday d ay to the people there by apostle 31 oses thatcher it liaa has bee been 1 so ao long since I 1 endeavored endeavor cil to speak to an audience of this size I 1 fear I 1 will not be ba able to make you hely hear r unless you are very quiet I 1 earnest earnestly desire the assistance of your faith an and prayers draws that I 1 may have the 0 of I 1 hod god to guide me and direct in what I 1 ing may ay iy say it is a great pleasure tor for me to meet lacet with will you A and I 1 1 1 bear my testimony ny doubtless many of you have ex experienced perien cod numerous trying scenes and trials but I 1 trust that eich each one of you on has had a c load cloud with a silver lining lilting to those who have made the lord tile tha rock of their refuge there Is no doubt of their 11 utter triumph over sin with those who have grieved tile the holy spirit with wickedness e sorrow lias bas been the result it otome from the joseph smith lay dead in carthage Cart hago jail there was ivas great anxiety among tho the poo people Is as to who would succeed him this was also the caba ca when brigham young died but tile mantle of Brig brigham haut young fell upon john taylor as the mantle of joseph smith fell upon Brigl brigham ism young ve e lave have no doubt that the spirit ol of god will rest upon president woodruff as it inspired Is I 1 to d john taylor and others it is always I 1 tva Y s a sorrowful thing td part from these we love but I 1 confess to you tint that I 1 do not mourn for our departed brother ru r other let 0 him rest in peace ills his lite life and lot va works are accepted by the lord at no time tima in history have tho the latter day saints been able to question his integrity lie has rained aled the victory over man many things thing annd an will ultimately triumph over g grave rave and all ail tile the powers rs of darkness peace be unto t the fowe I 1 e ashes of john taylor who now mingles with joseph Erig brigham ham and tile tho many noble spirits spirita who are with them read head carefully tile thi epistle you on lave have heard read for it Is a voice from heaven take heed beed of if the admonitions there cherem co contained concerning vanity the love of riches and the exercise of of unrighteous dominion if wo we desire to create creata a reform in this generation we must create a reformation within ourselves of old the disciples hated each other an and d we were to destroyed I 1 say to you if you a flow allow hatred and enmity to come amo among you judgment will overtake you A disposition to envy and jealousy will not be tolerated by tho the almighty I 1 believe that tile the lord is willing to give the victory to his people but they are not prepared to receive it if we have not made great headway boadway in our religion then we have not improved if we are turning to our father we are improving but if we are trying to gain this worlds riches then thennie ale we farther from him how many of the elders have prayerfully studied the condition of the dainas tia ints and b havo lve c contemplated on tem plated III the e nice surround una in ail a and 1 d thought we may lose them 7 if our children are not being educated in ili the ways of tile the lord as they were in former years then may tho the lord cause that they ma may y be if those who visited the funeral services of john taylor went there with respect in their hearts for his life and works then they did well but it if they wout went to find pleasure and think of the things of this world then it was better that they did not no go allow me to beseech of 0 you on that you pray for tile tho wisdom of 0 god and that ilis ilia spi spirit ri it may he be with you no neman mail can educate I 1 his ll 11 child children in righteousness if lie ha allo allows w 0 them thern to wander towander in the streets arno among ng wickedness and si sin it we are held responsible 1 8 pon sible for their tie acta ts I 1 have been far from you and know not your condition but I 1 remember the tha time when the people were trying to keep the sources source 0 of sin from our midst b but u t on a ruling b bv the district court the e evil vil was licona edIt is i sorrowful indeed to known know that these elements ot of sin are in ia our midst the speaker referred to the passage in the bible ale where the keople people turned to the lord and ask lim him w what at availed it to verve him when tile the wicked stood in fit ghigli positions the lord answered that the tha time would come when such things filings would not be I 1 say to you yea that those who practice ini iniquity crity will not lead in zion ilow how well it t would be if our substance was used to start co operation cooperation so BO that our young men the bone and gung adinow of t the le church would bo be able to find work at home the speaker then made a strong plea in ili favor of co opera ti tion on nino nine tenths of the evils evila lie here to have been brought by those who were not of the kingdom of heaven it is our duty to use our means and influence to keep these things from us A few years back a c a man would approach it hia I 1 s brother and say 1 I need assistance can you lend me some money yes aou I 1 will what security do you require none yon oil are a latter day fc aint this was the kind of religion wo e had then religion in business I 1 say fay it if you distrust your brother lie will ivill distrust js 1 lr us you it is s ine inevitable and I 1 say t to yc u all pile up your mill millieda ioDa till mid far upend your time making money but god will ill not make you happy husn in en when we did busill 58 as brut herm itee v did not lose as we nye do ilo now w N yon oll I 1 in ill v brethren may have seon seen the dij aldem 0 61 1 I israel enter the tha saloons of this ia ad stagger out of tho the back doors 1 ifray pray thu lord that tile alio day may rome colne lion hen wo we will love each other and iid bind our hearts together and then oppression ma may come J let st us tie arise and set bet our houses in order let me entreat you yen that you will take care of your children and educate th them sin bright aright and andoor our en enemies emles so ao called will do only what god clod permits them to do may tho the spirit of god be with you may hay you on treat each other with kindness let vs us understand that wr wp are tho the children of god and I 1 say Y god speed the day when wo we will b be worthy orall of that name when by the holy lilet united order we will be upon a plane wi with h each other may god bless you |