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Show I' AN ADDRESS. t i To tht OJietri and Memttri of "' H j C.urcA o Jetut WrW o Jattcf Mn j rial Salnti: B -j Tho tear iproacb of tbo dlo for tj Ilia dedication of tbo Temple of our J UudmoTM ub to exprrM with wine W i elegreo ol fullncM our faclIiiKt to our H' j brethren, tho oftlcera of tbe Church i , j who with u bear the Priesthood of the Bon of Ood, anil to the laitler-day IBlntKtlitrlljr; to the ond that In entering Into tht holy building no may all bo found acceptable. ouraelTor, with our houieholdi, and that the LullJluir which wo ihall dedicate may alo be acceptable unto the Lord. Tbe lialter-day Balnts Iiiito tiled their moans freely to erict othor Temples In theie vallojt, and our I'alher lias bleated in In our H,', efforts. Today ws enjoy the great HH' bapplneia of bavins three of tbcie M i aacrod ilructurei completed, dedicated H 'I to and accepted of the l.orJ, wherein H' the Halnti can enter and attend to Hj tboie ordinance! which lie, in 1IU JL Inflnlto goodneaa and kindness, hai re- H vealed. Hut for forty yoara tbo boper, H H elrtlres, and antlclpalloni of tbe entire k Church baie been centered upon the Hfi completion of thla edifice In the prln- Hi cliatcllyol Zlon. Ita foundation was i laid In tbo early days ol our nettle- Sment In thoae mounUlm; and from that day until the jircsunt, M i the eyci of tho member! of the M Churoh In every land have been H I lovingly directed toward It. Looking H , ' upon It ae tho Temple of Temple, the V pcoplo during all thoio years have H ' labored with unccaalng toll, unilU I ralntihed patlouco and ungrudging H a expenditure of meaua to bring It to j Ita present condition of completion ; !1 and now that tbo tolls and the aaorl- B ' flcea of forty years are crownud ao B ' eucoeaafully and h plly J now that K the great building la at last finished i andnadyto be used for divine pur. H jo, need wo say that we draw near Bi an event whoso consummation Is to H us as people momentous In the B highest degreo? Far-reanblng In Ita H consequences oa that occasion Is certain H to be, what remains for ua to aay In Hi order to Impress the entire IJ tin nil B with a tense ol Ita tremondoua Ini- H I prtaucel H On this point, surely nothing; yet H may wo oiler a few worda upon a phase H that directly touchee It. No member H of the Church who would be deemrd H I worthy to enter that sacred house csn H bo considered Ignorant of the prln BH olnltaof thedospel. It li not too much 1 to presume that every one knows what f his duty Is to (lod and to his fellow BB man. None Is so forgetful as to havo M lost sight of tbo admonition that wu B ' mutt be filled with love for and H charity toward our brethren. And hence none can for n momiut doubt H tbe aupreme Importance of every H member of theoongngatlon Iselnj at H peace with all hlsor her brethren and alstert, and at pence with Und. How D else oan we hope to giln the blessings H' ' , He lint promised save by complying H s with the requirements for which thoto Hj blosstngs nio thu reward) Hj Cau men and women who aro vlo H latlng a law of Ood, or thoto who ore j di relict In yielding obedloncoto Ills Hi commands, eixjitxt that thu mere golug Hj Into Hie holy bouio and Inking H i art lu Its dcdliatlou will reuder them Ht worthy to receive, aud cautu them to M receive, lilt blessing? B Do they think that ropentancs and H turning away from tin may bo so H lightly dltpented with? Do they dare, oveu lu thought, Ihus H ' to accuse our rather of Injustice and partiality, nud attrlbuto to lllnuan. H lestnusa In the fulfillment of lilt own H Assuredly no one claiming to belong V to Ills people would be guilty of auoh B n M Then mutt thote who nro unworlh) M cease to expiU a blestlng from t In. lr M attendaniu ut tbu Timplo while sin uurepi meU of still aists Its odor about them, aud whllo bltternttt or oven nil unforgiving coolness oxltu lu their hearts against their brethren and tit- On this latter subject wo feel that H much might bo said. In the striving H alter comIltnia with tbo npiarently H weightier mattirs of tbo law, there is a possibility that tho Importance of B this spirit of lovu and kindness and H charily may Le undvrestlmatud. 1'or ourielves, wo cannot think of nuy precept that at prceout requires more H Uculcatlon, bbH ' eflBBa. MbBbbbb. -W .Ld mi During toe i sit eighteen months there has hten a division ! the Latter dsy Pilnls upon national pnrly lines, l'olltlcalcamralgns have been conducleJ, electlouB have Wen held, and fecllngt, mora or lets Intense, have been engendered In the inlnds of trethron and sitters upon one side and tbe other. Wo have been cognltant of conduct and have heird of Intny expreitlont that have been very I sinful to ut and have grlevid our spirits. We know they have been an oflenm UDt3 lbs God of peace alii love, nud a stumbling bljctt unto ruiny of thu Hslilte. Wo feel now that a time for reconciliation recon-ciliation has com; that In'oio entering Into the Temple to present pre-sent ourselves befuro thu loril in solemn nitembly, we shall divest ourselves our-selves of every harsh aud unkind feel Ing against each other; that not only our bickerings shall ceaie, but that the cause of them shall be removeJ, and every sentiment that mitod and lias maintained them shall be dispelled; that we shall confess our sins oue to another, and asx forgiveness one of another; that we shall plead with thu Lord for the spirit of repentance, and, havlug obtained II, follow Its irompU ingt; so thst lu humbling ourselves before lllm and seeking forglviness from each other, wu shall yield that charily aud gunorotlty to thoto who cravu our forglveiuua that wu ask for and expect from Heaven. rhui msy wo come up Into tbe holy place with our hearts free from gullu and our souls prepared for Ihe edification that Is pronilwll Hint shallcureui plications, undisturbed by a thought of discord, unitedly mount Into thu tars ot Jehovah aud draw down tho choice Meetings of the Ujd of Heavei I As jour brethren, tuitaluud by your votu aud lu your faith as the Flrtt Presidency of the Church, wu have this to say to the Latter-day Hslntr, in our Individual as will as ourolllclsl iaclt)l If thirelsa single member of the Church who has feelings agalntt us, wo do not with to irons tbu threshold of tho Teni lo until wu have satisfied him aud remove I from him all caute of ft cling, cither by explanation explana-tion or by making proper amends aud atonement; neither would we wish to enter the sacrud portals of that edifice until we have sought an il( lunation, or amends, or atonement from any ngalutt whom wu may havo either a real or faucled grievance. In now announcing this course lor ourselves, we lay to all tho other olll-cut olll-cut of tho Church that wo doslru thtm lo follow our example. We wish Iheiu from highest to lowest and throughout all thu Mains nud Wards of Xion lo takuhud of this counsel. Lut thorn Invito alt who may have tellings against them to come forward and make them known; lit them then endeavor en-deavor lo correct any misapprehensions misapprehen-sions or inltundtrttaudlngs which may exttt, or give redress for any wrong or Injury that may have been done. Wutny the same and when tboofll-cerahavu tboofll-cerahavu taken thu ooursu ludlcatid wu wish them to sty tho same to the ludlvlduul members of tho Church. We call upon IIifni to sek to have the fullowehlpof their brethren and their titters, and their ontlru ronflJencu aud love; abovu all to seek to have the fellowship and union of the Holy Uhost. lilt this t lilt be lougbt and clurlihtil at dlllgontly within tho tbu smallest and humblest family fam-ily circle as within tbe memlcrthlpof tho highest organization organiza-tion nud quorum. Let It per men to tho hearts of tbu brothers nud slsturs, thu I areiits and children of the household, as well us the hearts of the 1 Irit Presidency Presi-dency and Twelve. Let It mellow aud soften all dlllorences between members of tho Blake Presidencies ami the High Councils, us will as letwtin neighbors living In the some ward. Let It unltu young und old, uialoand female, 11 jclt und shephord, I eoi lo'und Priesthood lu the bonds of gratitude aud forgiveness and love, so that Israel may fiel approved of thu Lord, nud that wo may all come beforu lllm with it oorscluiKu void of oHViimj buforu nil men. Thin there will be no dlisipolutrmnt as to Ihubltttlngs roniited thorn who sin-itnly sin-itnly worship lllm, Tho sweet whlti cringe nf the Holy Bplrlt will be glruu to them und thu treasures of HejMU,lhocommiinlou of angels, will bu ad led from time to time, for Hit promise has goou forth arid It launot fall I Asking God's blrstlng upon yen all In jour endeavor to carry out this couomI, and desirous of teolng it take thu form of a u tilted etlort on lliiait of tho whole people, we tug. gest that Baturdny, March 25th, 111) J, sissf,y:-sK?it4yy2!5! tin stt atari at a day of f tut and ' (rayer. fin that occssIju Wi n Ivise thst the 1'resldsnclsa of Klakts, tbo High Councils, the Illshnpt and their Countolors, meet together with the Kslnts In their severs) meeting homes, confess their sins one In another, an) draw out from the people all feelings of anger, of distrust, or of unfriendliness unfriendli-ness that miy have f )und a lodgment; so that intlre conllJonco msy then and thero be restored aud love from this Until pruvall through all the congregations con-gregations of the Hllntt. WiLtimu Wooimurt, U&OltUK Q C'anmuN, JU5I I'll 1'. BMITlf, First Presidency of the Churoh of Jetut Chrhtof Latter-day Hilute. |
