Deseret Evening News | 1893-09-09 | Page 9 | Discourse Prepared by Elder John Morgan

1 > 1 MOO U It S E ueunaru or ELDER JOHN r MORGAN I JU lit lalernatlt Sal tad tIIV i5undayAupud SunJjy Aujurt IsA 1SW iirontcii nr ntnu Woolen I ham been rnjUMtcd to occupy a potllon of the lima this afternoon to bo the meJlum through which the Hrlrll of the lord may make Itself niinlfiittoyou m and 1 ihall to under the nrctiilty of turneitly atklog you for > n luleteit In your sympathy and In your faith and praycri that may loe led to nay aoinethlng that will be for our mutual good and blettloir Our Fattier lit In llli wlollohl11 III to itt apart ODe day In coven for n 51 I octal l purpose and that li that It may lA to HU children upon Iho earth a any of OIl a day of woriblp a day when they will lay ailda their worldly caw and the enlanglemeiiti of bull real and oil In the wauderluK thought of their mind and ieelc to renter them U > on the principle of tlrrnal Mr and thus prepare them elves for the six 1 daye before them Nature Itself tear Icttliuouy la the Bfceulty of thlagreallaw by demanding demand-ing tat for the human body that the ijitem shall not become entirety unfilled un-filled for exertion by artlrlly without Hit 1 Them should be give to the body naiou of roil and Iho tnlnd bo OlTtlleJ from thcio lbliie that engross It dart R the tlx days of the week and be led to contemplate other luaiten end that wu may meet together u we do lodaythal the spiritual mm may bo rifreihedanJitreugtheuedandlhatour rout may te lit up hythelntplrailon l of lha Holy Hptrla Every Iatler day 110101 who lice lId any eiperluuce In euilearorlng to lira the rlnclplca of the Uotptl cit > Lear loitlniouy to the tact that itparatlun from the body of Ibo Church and from the ordinance of the Lord Hup > er bas a tendency to weaken the faith of IndlTldualtnd lint hoiniulrre from day to day one Uleugtheulng Inlluencn that abide III time body of the Church All Ihno iLtluanCM combined are koleuuiellniri lulllclent to prevent men and omen walklcg Into by and foibldden piths and tuinlnj away from the principle of the Uoipel but the purpose of our gathering together that Iheiplrltual man may be ilrenglbeuedand that we may to better prvpired to ilea tint vl uielutucM and to fill thuml < ilou that la I assigned ui Under thri clroum ilanoei weak and falllbla man In and of hlmrelf would te an luiuflloleut luitruiiient whatever tile silent might tie Instruct his fellow man It roo quitee higher IlIlolllllooe and mote potent lufluencta than out emanate Koiii nurlal nun almlu laltrao hit fellow mortal In Ibo mini of ilernal life It riiuliM that 1ii i Irallon which ooniei from our 1alher In hmvu i Ihlll limn al wayof Ills chllIrlI m7 In madu clear auil that llny lull not ha alt o bliud man grgplng Ihe wall Time nlolo of nil ages taro Unit In troublous llmt They har teen nirroundod by Irlbulaitun and by I Influent In-fluent of un untoward character They have been n inliunderiton 1 poo > lrninlircpre < eiit < id i > oU Hacr d l Md irofnnu hlilory silk tear I twill monytothli In anrirnl tlniei Ojdn roIo rll pioplo were not undttrtood nT ob eels they had In view omit lIft Intent of their hearti were not comprehended I The oorno rule appllei today that hat applied ap-plied from thin beginning nnd uVlhtlrm will In tho future until truth auJ men tnuintM shall iruvall and men hull tea aye to eye which Wolfe told In the HcrlMuref that occur when Hlon elicit CJIIIH a < nln Wlillo the name and fame nf the Latterday Baluti hara been heralded to hit end of the tiarlli r1 l they bare been mot groloniuely l mlitinuerilood and nil repn nl It d Ml nil jo mud peculiar Ideal prevail In regent 1 li thoniJui and 1 talent that actuate the Jltll I day Hnlnti If them li ono point more outrly OTldenced than niuther III h all snored I hlitory II li that them lmnil colon certain tlmn and > VII < In the lilc I tarry ol this earth that lull to looked upon ai time culmlnatbii of the nvrnti I of the proiUencei ol our Ialher In beginning or horning of Iliuore maikntlouVBDtltr niltcJ Wo Imre nuacciuntof plaulluic of the Im nmii lace upon the vnilh nf their Increaie nnil multiplication unill they 03Tered U uf tho lime when they were ewepl from III face by a mliihty deluge of their aK > ln mulllplyln on the earth until In lha meridian of lima the Han of hn came and of feted hlmtelf at a IMn xctinco for the redemption of Ills brethren and llnlerr Idled Hll Illlmlon upon the uarth entabllihtd the ranch lit of the Uoipvl wm crucilled upon Ihaciox burled the loin uimi forth a rebut title I maul an Imuiorlal lliliiK and preiiMited lllmielf to llli brethren mid made kllown to them nt heart 1111 patl the momentoui nature of the mlMlon that He hud to flllan tpuch In the hlitory of the world that pernhance had nut been rquilled up I to that lime Kollowlnic that we heel the eayluga of the Iropheti and III own word In relation I totjie great events that houl1 transpire In the latter doythat aliniilj fo dwarf Into luilKnincmicit the avenli of former day that thin memory of lhent should almnll lade from the mind olman An It wr e In tliailyiof Noah eo ahsll it be elm In tame Jay of ffI ni flr time loll of Man I when Ha rhall return re-turn la rarlh In power and glory and with authority to reign I The Litterday Sainte belief that there ihould baa day III piepitnllon for tills great event and Willie the world but little comprehend this Important Im-portant fact or the connection that thu lalterday HalnU have with It yet to the Iatteritiy Hilnl It li a Mflni l reality Tho day of the aiming of tliuu event li I not far dlitant and we i ate llflni In otin of the town nionien loin KM nf 11100 UIJJoll age ropbe led olin the linn es onu In which the wok of limo lird fhuuld bu out tnotl III rUhloou < niM wherol all tliloiin hoiil I tianiplm vor lo lapuly no much ralhat Ihepcopltioftliu mrlli would biiiinprepnri < dfor Ihoii When hirer half a tenuity I ago there rMu up In rdn 111 urI the wcilitn wild of limo dime of New Yuhk a few people who called them soiree I Inller Jay riiliili there were very few Initcd who had the hatdlhiwIlobehetfitlKt ttuae people Jrlo 7111I r would grow and hoc I mirca Until they becamo n mighty inutllltia In the tote of oho nauulIlRln boo llama end lepuutlon dioiild iu abrunl I to the world until the tlmuM t lu known of nil nun Vet Inw rapllly tin that tiiii lulllliuJ Una ur oat Imi ttod un lb hal of Anolllr no cicely that It hat termed almwt Impoulble In keep them In mcanry yet lut any ollu take lliolillory of thine iTeiitn cud com patu them with limn wurl M recorded III Ihn Illble the hook of Mntnnil huh I tho i ho ark of Diiclilne und l Corn nut a well ai Iho word of Iho living toclw nut I there hint bean luoiout of any importance but hu I been clearly loreliM llllor het hail 101lJ0 mil Ihe word ol pro hrcy anil If heed In I IIICL rive to lhr < n vrotdr no event could 1 Kinlily have traniplted wlthou out elude haviiiK been fully luivrinoil mill aid our heal hilly prepared for li h Hut wu hove licn like the f rmrr day saline When the Hurler wu irucilled they lint hop for they Iud regarded Him at ohm Hhllnli and the Ilmlfoiner tin when Iho > y came Him Illindon horoi liny lhouihiiit II nail i 1 moon deceived and they went their way Yet Ihn HIII l jr hvl I loti told thong very uvuun and when Hu appvarwl to them In Hli reiurrrcled and luimurlul buoy led cillud their allcntlon II the thlnii that Ho hili I shaken they remembered horn very ditllnctly riJ wr husking back over time pooh that wo liar trod dm may recall In I oar mlud Utclirn lion alter drclantlon front the in iulh of limo lltlnit onclee and from the wrltlniiol lueplttil 11I11 and ace how dearly tba cvniU that hava llauiplto i love bniii foretold And what a 1 pllea to the pail I may J just at I lt IIlirJl to tho liilutv Not one bell will lu taken not one line maiked out not one movement lulu but what hu been or will bacloallr outlined to the mliidi of lime latler day Hiluli If they will only give heel therein I read during thu ilnnlnguf the lint hymn time tillof the aulnem which he l li to lUllif I believe at the cloinuf IhUnlteruooni tervlcei Ileenl are the men who face Him they even walk In the waY of peace It truck my mind very fonlbly leaned monlllinthatuveiy latter dny Balnt ihould glvo hoed lo and If 1 they will their pulhi ihall In I polls of rafely You 10 hey Me wlluefui tolhafaitthat had the lillerd y Halnte given heed 10 the dmolllllo and counnlof the Lord M they have 1 been gIven from Ilino lo lime through HU lervanti Ihera would have been greater pear greeter protperlly and greater blei > > I liiit howirrdu n them than their I IIIlnd war cola ive if lIu 1Iu have Iroenaii Ihrnuih n gUm drikly loa I Kreat ex tint Wu Into not iom > re hfiided lima rliJ from the bv luiilug lj ally mUll wu biivu eruptu ai It wire ca limb blind mall for I Ibo wall Wa liar walked In weak new we have ttumhui In I the path In many Initaiuci 1 l ail J Ite hate 1 nail 1 10 nep One teaulls of that itumbl 111 snout that careltmnen IlIfl time luhure then Kill bu greater irtt ally rot the Jillerday Hinni Lm I hove light nnd lulelllK iico In 11011 to the lulii all i will of ioJ tliuu aver bcfuri becaiiinof thu cjnJIII mu oircuniilauttaby welch wn nm tin iiihird Wl Uok l tut un the WutlJ b day III il I KlltlOJl oManititlon i lu IN mclnl utiiaiilollon and In I lie fluauii l cruanliaUu and wo can only think 01 uno thing tiid 1 thai li f tuat the ouuJatluu III timings U I all plug front under thu world l and Hut lUbylon In tultfiliu to Obi I iiuwnnr In tin HI creole 11101 alu lui j Irliij I day un k u the handwrllltiR upva the wall hint shall 3u1 iluvelup into coil bring lorclhly to in thuu avciu that hate tu0 teen prophMlud uf lu IhI put who uU hall come In paw whllu JI llil KIMI tralloll ahull ll i > A low wk ago an InilgiiinoantiiuatrnI between u u tlf the mlghly nutlom cf blur on I viili anj Olin 01 the lulutlor tow efO o < u > el I all the vriitld lo mind HIM ant I a m net hull lie Un ilh I oTuii of the fta thai that Illllu Fp > m wuuld Ignite I the mugs xlmm upon nulch the world aloud Carly r lew niunth ago Ml < our I md WM al the very lenllli of pmipttlly Turtw were 1 pate nut plrty lvriyililng WM moving forwiird appatently with bannela lljrlui a d with the mutlo krepliuiup lo the onward ir gnu ol lItl Ill I null i H w shunt I a tluu did It Ode to bring lout n viry Ulllcruit tale I ol I nllilitl Huw i rrmaikably ml din wan Ohio changtl 1 Could It t ha t ntbvrwItiT Wu loud today In Hili Lake City and wo talk over tho tele phoiiv wire to a men a hUlldrJ mlln away and wo rei gnltehli voice Wa go lu time telegraph ollloi III the morning and wo mend H cablegtim to llvetpool lag land I und before Ihu I going down ui iyI I Ibaiuii wu receive a lely WH Mr O hum Halt Lake City tjilay and wj Iud In tlm old woild III PO e at u umila aelttook uechow J III ngilo JO fiom horuli tb Mliioiirl river We toed In tonlghti paper of oveuli that blame tired this horning In Ihu lunhxrra patu at the earth flute all demon itratei that the w irld li movlnii very raplJly itdoei no lobe lenti and yearn t j bring about > u ctnK llnan daily politically I loclallj or other wile Ihey jo our homn brute we know II Thu watchmen ul on the towers In the Iink11clal world gave into in-to underitand that I It waiuuly hurry and thai II would bu om In a wick or 10 Well It I may be that It H III tot bet as long a wino aulieltct but are rat f lo fII I in wo prepared J tar that which will foil w itflei Are wo In a poilllon to meet the I next ware that atoll I conic let I Ita rharartrr U I whut It will 1 bolero Oho lattrt rl ly HAluls I are In n bettor poilllou lu meet It Then the halaneu ol the world l tut no we In I tha 1lOllion < tlat llm Lord dtiltM in to In I 117 tte have lire n told aver alone thin lucallnii ol the lMterdny Hnlnui lu there val le3a I of tho mountain thnt there shell ime Into our ml Jit not alone a famine for money but a 10 a fainlnu for lineal I knew that III li eniy enuigh lor ui to arcue tic In ill nut iltoomu liar rest that grain coal houl Ibe nntlro cauiitry li I chvnptr loin limn over that It It i a tjtut on the inntkbt nod that Ihoru li I no tale for It Iotillily therein lie the gnat danger Hut Abundant ai the harvfiii are an railly at they rnn bu I IrmiriHirlttl from ono portion of the laud tu thin other no numeiotii and at perfect ai the appliance appli-ance aio which valet I fur the outply of the luniau o family I with tool lime echo hiss icaictly died OUI lu our earn of oho cUnur of the hungry mob III cue of our tielglitorlng culm our bread when Ihu municipal 1 IIIJ stale Rullu > rlllti had to ettabllih placet wliilD they ciuld get food to Hvveut 1 them from looting the ell and yet within n few bourn1 ride ut Diuvvr there were thouaudi and 1 Ihouuudiof buthcliot vinlil and all thu urrrtMirlre if lift How ra > lly Ihvie thlngi can emu iipin 1 nil Are 1 wn prepared fur thrmT Theta Itnn idllclal apiKilnled br the municipality of time oily of New Virk whose duly u Ia I i COlli Ill olalIlIo 01 I lIme fond tup ply of that city and hn totlled 1 the pcbpfu 5 abort time ao by notlfyltii thrm through lila IIRIIUto that II the Hun uf oommunlcatlun carry thou tho-u 1111 lobo that city Dole 1 dlicon ncctrd and no food carton within the bDUndarleaofNe York It would rr iiulrejuilfoiirilayatuuiii up nil 1 the hood that they had Certainly nut much preparation for n lime 01 icarclljl Although It would leem li credlb tint inch an uvunt ihould tea helmne In Iho mldit of guch Ixjuiucuiu harveoha i at we lute at the promt lime 1 believe It I olo vei the Lahlct day Halntt tu act 10111 and prudinlly and look forward lot ouch n iinif and bo prepared fur It In lull cm nticllon Wu may real 1 III time dally aperitif the ttiuuinnj ol men who horn burn thrown out ol employment 111 our nilJil lion street It li scarcely an uiagneratlou tu nay are thtorlae II with thrm and their uuruuri HIO Imreailng day lit tiny rIme a a < on nf labor whrre working men provldu thempulviM with food for the ermine winter hat nlmn gobO by rime luull will bo 1 > that wlt n wlutur comet tbaru will bn b hundrrdi of 1 Mblo 1 In our iiildnt ui there will tIn > I t-In all lull broad Und who will i have made no rrovlilon f r their fanillltw Now It behoovee every who and llmuililful clll I 100 to give 1 1n1loymoDI 10 every lUaU that ha uailbly can tint thoic whom he thus niloy may be I ablt lu provide themtelvra wllh hoi I and teller It oleo 1 Mioutri the laburlng I iwnplo lo act wlnly 1 and prudently I They ihouU lie tat > fled with tuuli rs 105 ae men cu pay Ill I time IIou 1 I I drprnod condllhiQ id twin and nol say Ihry will nut nia < a Inwutk I unto < tumor ian net lime work and the price thai nut Ihrui That tan grave miimkutu make and will bring iron bin In Ito In erhhalos if fihwuwhii Indulte In It Thone who call furnlth I emiiluyment ihould no K ai far ai Ir llj hoelble Ilitiiowhotlcilio l employment l houM be Rllln11 with lire wR < that Ilininplojir call clued to lay Tho act I ihe great majority ol men en K ltil In I tuliiim at the I loient time on icarcely ndurd Ire piy any wijep chic hire ieu rinteuf Uh who havn I lived hoe for n quarter of a century cm remtmUr very ditllnctly when It ace tho molt proiperoua limo of all lima far the laborltg man and that WM when l tin to wm absolutely no money In clr I oulatlnn The l hirlnj man received jmethlngthitliooiuld not carry up limo itrttt un Haturdry night nod I pnJ l and then 10 home peunlleee 1 doubt think II li an exaggeratlun whou I aay that nlueUntbi tt i the laboring people of thli city that own tholr own honiM obtained Iliac homrawllh roaicvly thniipendlturv of ammo dollar In money It was done by labor They veer paid In that nhlch built tho houw planted I the tree cunttructed Ibo fence furnlihpd Ibo houw and t rovlded the wlfo with amclhlug to obtain food for the tablr There wcru no dolltri nnd tents In It I Ito liar hbu post low yrnti II t boa been all money I W may pare 1II turn i lo I the 11I1001Ih timer and comu bark to the builmii of bar and trade and KhuuUI wn to tymipillrd tu du eo It Wool bu a godicnd tu thu laboring iroplr In my oidulon Nt > u If we run underitand thai thli expo rlrnca li I for our good and benefit and nilliu the timbre by 1 which wu are urrounded wu hall he bltnud I 11111 I prwiroJ and our way will cptn before be-fore in 111 It nut n lime when wo ran allurd to Ie I ivlllih or narrun mlniluJ 1 and lIk Ibo Lord to blrn ut nud our linily alone Ifho liberal man de 1 vltelh liberal thing and by hit lib iralltyihall he stand I guarautte that you will ntivrr find Uiun lhi < sire Ieol Hilt Jko a man who U I providing pro-viding labor for Ihu ropl curarlaln tint ho or hli fumlly li I tuflerlng for fed Wh7 lleoiiuu hn It I on n nrunder boll than Unit blot you wIll Mm that thin ono who li t aUimvd In regirdto hu own lmoue lulhllllit for fowl l controlled Im beouma narrow III tale neon and I ants lint iiiih out among hli fell iw men lo labor > for thmr good Them li I no urCM lty for any Individual lu thlt ill ° r In this laud lIlI to tUIIrr for loud Vet 1 doubt I nol theiuara mm women und children toliy Ib1 lack tool in Hilt Iuku City Thou wloin lot hai b rird will witdom tu proven for thrmirlvta and bur othuM mould exeichu that wlmluni mil I not bury their talnl hut Ihriu nay In I no IncrraHi II They thouid provide Ihe woiklng people wllli halo l that the rosy mom 10rth0I lv i aim mat our slraele liny not Ia l tiiroiiii < i I 1 It coming whaler wllti loll unnilo tthtalj umplyinrnt an I wllluul f oJr tiliiRnl or shelter Till li 1 the part of wlora III In lelfproiccllnu lilbuboiy I of iicltly Then Hgaln them roles In our nilJtt I lively numrroui 1 kpiilallon of young men who Imvn lirun reared and tralnel In Hall Ijika City and adjoin 1111 rill Many nf Ineui lien Ililtxl ibrmielvre for the irou liu > In II irftnioiK I lilirvu It I iindoritood that Ihero li room at the lop of Iho ladiler I but tho Iratlom and Iho IIIlo1dl are ovircrowifi Wu havn n largo num her of men who lint Illlrtl Ihemielvn I fur varloui proloiloni which there lino I ttemand anil they find thrm dver to n certain oxteui uielra Let III le my lo my young frlundi that thorn ere lolllnu1t 01 tree iintllled < 1 laud todiy that only rriulro your labor and caru to make It fiultlul and pro tictivr and you Ibtriby will hrcoma R bourlactor In your Kind 1 In building up I your country and otuilm two IlIoJ of nrn to grow whets 111cie woe but con wrote nn J In providing Mmelliln that will anablu you la become Indniundeiit IniltvJ nl don prndrnt d-on otlitn that by lime labor of jour hand and by I Ihu went of your brow 1ou may bo tnabluu it I work uul temporal Mlvallon for yourtrll and thopu who look to you fur succor mid 1 nippoit Intlral of hidpltwly ilrllllng hither and 1 yon under the Inllueucre tin etui In all thew lafae cltlu I rrmifiniie Ito tact I that umong cur tiung men tliTu li I a dliputltlou In Uud tomtlhli K easy to no at very l high wage ttiinitnlng that does mil rMillie a y It fart amount uf exertion lli I jllirr woru there la I r illiKilllni evinced In I iiiitny IntlancM at lest for the oung man to cainma icu where the lather left oil lu tiul or oocmnim clog whriu the alher litgin Thn men whu iliu today iromliieiit I III inli IVrrllry lived lu I 11Ir hotel under itdltt runt and wurn vrry liiaiikful lliltttd If 1 Ihry nolllj get u viu > tnl 1 brad nud ran ulterior their lurol und they IciolloJ t ml inanntru ill vlcti lu clulhu Ihrmnlvn and Ihrlr fimlllet AllJ Ihry look buck upon Uj of their oIl > oIco ilen ai days i fruitful of good u Ihcni lh1 grew up lu ln strong men meu of power and mrn of lilluenn tnrouih hat enperieme Hut u < ihu y0arleear1 by they Ktlhernl uroun I 1 them Ihu goal tlilllHnl IUI > Illr hu IUIUUM < well IM the nrcewarlw and their chll iron lumen luen ir > lni l up lu Iheu luxurur until In ton many Initniicr Ihry du not rcu ull the nei < iilly for three stem u allllri uriifr and timers li I tiaugtr of tlllniluacy ptevalllng among iiirm and thilr 105 1 lolly cud Iy InouuiIug the very aallIales 01 the 11I011 who II n I itlllol Iheiu ralleyi nut whotu nainci bare MOil lu the Utlluni nf Hit earth UI oinlw niuuntt of itreiigtn tlabllily out lacel Wlxloni ahould charaoltns limn aollonatil Ihu Inltar day Mitlute all Iheiu nulltrii 1I1 1 tipilrn at II ulr and murulhau He riipi I rn uf I any other litopheuu limo taitli He hai mtdn tnrni ihu rrjioiitory uf the griHttii blurt that luau lou pliced lu Ibu I huu r illhn tluurafuulylroullho I I duyaof Kulher Adum down Hu hu ilee lUlu their hand the ruguimmlloii of tho hiiinnii HUM and the rfduiujUu i uf lime i mill from undrr Ihu iur u Hut IIKI rtmuj tnun It 1 for time past ilx Ihoutiiiid y ° ue briugiiig II luck lo Iw I Ir atone Iwruly l turning Ihu crooked pallia lntoiilrajihtw y aud niadiig time u nh lruilfil Iroui und lu utd tiiuinijweri rlliuUto ijnttjiii > 10 Wlsii linn ret uruyouliit riliy = HahitJ do you II ink tht there fsi I 1 poMlbllllv uf yuj > u < um i r ° irliterawayjfoirunnia iy ufl rents i 7 POints you trial you in lu kea II rtu of the million I lIst yu Lose besti I culled tto t aud Hot fey I alutillon lo tlieiif KlalniluIlM shot lavt I trust l crijolnd iitouyuu Hut V u will bruit 1 ll < commandro tliat un I teen Klveti I tto you lu the 1ut il you will ljcatk n o toe word of the Lord In your wi d ay hrtn theft I turrr crown lout ltorf the klllg < lon or U I H i ball te kulll up Zion bill atlio and tier glory shell he beets 01 tInt Oalloui ol the earth the law hall go forth Com 1111 and the word of the loON trout Jorum and It lull be I Mid nl I the Bulnli Well stole thoU goof sot ralllul lnaDIa slid h udm Ui > u > enter thou Into the leitrrovlJwl rr the fallliful On the oilier hand II we nil In oolul the commaudnifrit of Ihn found Him lull the hate ovirttku the Loilerdey tolntllhal l will come upon IHUrlun then shift come Upon ILtm Hiofuflll Ultut uf those Iblum which have turn mophiileJ ninotrnloii the worlJwhcn their brunt chill lull them Ion hot of the thing let bail come upou them Hut II they ball Iron true to theist tlvri true to the Tone and cam sot they lisle nude la holy juIces ttun to our Either In burnt nun to the faith of the Uotpel they tnull land iretnil coolly Ltliilf the woill M the Vlori of the Lumen rife Which oily Uod grant la Ilia name ol Jeiui Arneu I