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Show DIStOL'KHIJ nu mm r. smth. s , y lnni 4, lr-BI, ot f.e Ni'l ja fn itwwrenre, in fAi tl ,i' y 7o i i tWv, ' uritmTru m ahtiiuii wimmi. I iufstrfn Tery much iiloaiol Willi ,t nro'iiiRi fi tmlsr, nnd Willi hr ,,,lrlt which h purvaJ I Him s niui lira nJ ncccmranlt. 1 Urn reimrki ,tlhjltthtrn hohTii stolen. In llllB1,ling to h lnw wonls, I iltvlre that Ibet ruo plrtt lutr ounllnuo with ut lint I niv bu ltd lijf Its lull joticu n'thill shall b-i). In orJrt tliatthl fl unfit " It will bo nfermrjr Hint wo H ronllt"e(('t ll' I" tbu 1.0 nl Hint we M niijl,,l""UI'"y 'J "'"' ,"fl,uctoJ tjibt ' ft1" tou. H i.HJJlfolht Annus M. Cannon D ,,,tinf, I thought II I shutiM ijf t;lfi I would rilcr tn thi) sutltct I Bfdii which ho srioko In the I e,r.I"l o' ' rttuirl.s, that Is, It lis BrprMCliluil lonfeieiien ml tlio II ilnllMllsu of Ilia Tiniilr. Wo hvo (I ttut n lunntli now rrmnlnlug I b,furcur A ill conturnco will In pin, m mil i txfvit ut tlml time ti Imvn tbewuik III Hi" Tfiuj'lo so lire mi-m mi-m rkli J Hint wo shall I al.lu to no In llirro auU malio an ollmlug of Hint H LuIMlDrf unto tlio lioro, nuU elcllrato It unto Hlru for tLo iiuriws for which HI II Its Hen built, lthbi oslnitrure SI cli anil a Ktiat dual of nuxluiy on tin-HI tin-HI uirtiflhntv who linsobrui Intimately HJ ut claloil with tlio work uf tlio Tmi. Hj lr, an I on tun tt of I'resliluut HI WcoUrull anil hla Lretlirin, ilucult HJ naiBgictil, ut thobyln,- of thouaii-H thouaii-H stonr, that HahoulJ ho nnlnhfil rt-ady HJ I r dedication on IboUth of A ill nvii. H i vrn within thn p""' ! days, whrn HH oucoflliu A lollies wuiil In tin loauil H j j'-td otit tlio sltiiatlati, anil taw HU Hi" Ininmii'o amount uf work that Hfl illll hail to ho dour, ho rtinitked that DJI Ifllrullitr Winder and thoarchlkct By and th to who wtro ou erliilrndliii; Ml t owoik could acci ni llth It wlthlu Hjtt too kItoj tlmo, ho Mould bs tmrfuotly Hfl willing to give llifin irtrj H iiljlit that limy could mssllly Hfl rinjluy In lalior, to coinpii'tu It. Hut HJ Htitlisr Wlndir rcinntkud that wo Ml would llnlill It, and wo woulJ not ha Hfl undrr tlio n tenuity, Itlur.of working-HJ working-HJ at IH,ht; and ho I as liolJ to that faltti PJ aiiduutirniliiutlonfroin thotilntiliiir J I mutt sa luro that If any man In PJ Iiiaol haa lalioicj hard and dillMHilly, J i niuiontly mid iiiialittntly, alucoho HJ WAa apolnlvd to that w blU, it hai Leon HJ lli.hoiJohuH. Wlmlrr; and 1 think PJ that If too wolk la coni letod through' JH i ut It will ho duo lu iiroat ait to tbo I intiny, uili und faith of that man. I I wautlotny that much III ojiumonUa-VII ojiumonUa-VII Hon of tholalioraaudtllorlauf Jllahop BJ lohn It. Winder, who wai apiuluUd 1 uy tbo lrialdoucy nrarlya jrarnjo, I lor tlio iurioao of furwardmic that wl work, aud toolng that nothlinr waa HJ lifiiltctod or Jolt to llaf. Kuhaaiicr-Htl Kuhaaiicr-Htl formtd Ida minion mott nduilrably, j and la (till at It from morning till B ulaht, thru ho gota homo mid diuima Hj uLoutlt, und hola liutant lu loxon and mm out ol naion. It la lurprlituir to HH 1i,v & thl &mouut f work that haa Ipjj tton dono lu that LuIMIiik haa lon HI nicomplUhid lu tho rhott apaco of HI tlmo that haa olaptod aluio It wui do. HJ Imnluid to II null It for tho mat Coiilcrcnco. Thoto la still tuiioli to be HI do no, howovcr, and thoao whunrerm. ployed thoto uro lalrarlne countamly PJ nod dllUoully, ami with alalrproapuci that It III tw completed and rraoy for doJIcallou at tho thuoa pointed, tho J l.oid favvrlnit and liltulng tbcui at lie I hai done In tho pait. ow, a few worda In relation to the J Conleronce, tbu eor lo coming lu from J ndhlancv lo attend It, and tlio euro J lliatiliLUII tn taken ot them ly the to lo who llvo lu tills Hlako ot Zlon. I k donotapirebonda very creat tutb ol ieoplo at tho dtdlcatlon ot tho Tt-ni lr, J lorthla nn-on: It haaltoudeternilnod n to npfollit certain daja on which tho SflJ T'oopiu or tlio varlotia rliakea ihall have 1 tbo privilege of entering tho Templo lo J wIIiicm tho oereiuiiiilea uf tho Uedlca. B tlon. Cuiiaiquontly, tho Hnlnta will I not nil comu item ototico, rhey will U tomo lu hy degreei. Homo will ho M coming, aiiutomo will ho iiolug. Ho H (bat, lu my opinion, while tho time Hj may to prolougod to aomo latent, wo will nut bu much mora crowded than wo liavo biou lu pott uinleieucta. I eudonotho reiuarki that htvobeuu maoo ty Hrother Augua M, Cannon, lliatwo ahould toko (treat ilna to zatko Itaa pliataiit and agreeable for i ur lilllni; frlonJa ui wo l iisluly inn. Wo am irlvlltKed a llltlu uioro than hey, In that no uro dwollliiK hure, lu cloku prcxliulty to tho rtmple, aud wo are not undrr tho utcMtlly of lenvlni; our liciuit, laying railroad farea nml kolnir t. tho , i in mo tbatour ueUli I 1 3H Willi a vu to go to In order to attend the dedication. Jtut If wu will admin, hter to tlulr necrasllloa eijualto tho eseutiQ that the will hi undorto come to tho Conference, wo will bo on an even footing with limui, though wo 'Ml iwairaa tbo advant igo over llieiu otbrlDg dweller nearby; nuJ when uedetlio to adinlnlalir In that houar, It will bu handy for ui, while our iiulkhuom will ttlll bu under thn nccui Hy of leaving their homer, paylug the , eiieiiteiol thn Journey aud oacnllc lugtbrlrtimo In order to attend to their ordluauceg. Another point that waa referred lo ty Urotutr Camoii, which tt will ho Veil fjr the Jllho In till k of, and that li, that thoeowho conio lo attend Hie dedication thou Id lo provided wllh rmniondatlon, or nolea of aland. Jog.fiom tbolr Minora, ao that whin they come wo will know that they Jiavocomo for thorurpau ofatleni log tbno cereinonlee, and not fur the luriotsol algblitelug alone, 1 think liieihoull l.u Bourn Ulatluitlou he. twien Hit eu two olaanta of people. Many (topiu i,0 doubt, will avail tbeaiMlviaof thn cheap railroad rates hat will bo given to our Coofnonoe liorlr, to tomo luro lor no other lifl one than to aeo tho sights. Tho HJliiti hero III not t e u nder tho aame " slly or ubligotlon to mlnliler to luilr waula that they will to to look alter tliono who oomo to taku lart In tie sacred loremoulea of dtdlcatlng house ol (iod. It lus also been dclormlued that all who will bo lormltted, at least uudir resent reaulatlous, to inter Into tho leniiiJu at hu dedication, will be juiu as can bo recoiumtndod by iber lllsiiopi und I'risldeiita or ?U'M aa worthy to enter In. tha iiomo of thu Lord und to "ceiVoordlnKiieB tiierclu. In other i, vr a ""li"0' reconimiudatlon, "'las tho tllariopei oroactuitomed to "'' In thoss members nf their wards tan ao (oik tlioprlvllfkoof enterluu the h mplea nnd ndiiiliilltin therein for illir .rail i r i r lii-tiii Ue w il lie puplied lot thou whu will uu er in tictl to miler inn luifoat iiidoli lailjti. If Ihernutenuy rxcepiloni t this nilo thuy will Inn to come It mi tho I'jeeUeiit of tho Chlllc'l. lljt It ilexpooled lint thorn owlll brittrktly eumpllud with oil tho pntl nl the lllsli. o a nn J the Pretlderita ol Mttaes. I lilt, however, will not uply to ilillJren over tight Joata ol aguKho have been bi lized an 1 hcoom mem l-eta l the Church. 1'liey will lo I ilvllegeJ 1 1 inter, Willi their iMtenN, lulotho lemjleto uttiiemthuaerviiet, llr.lluirlly II lnXu-o.ledllnl iiieiiiheni of tbo Cumuli wiionro nimlttel Inl . the Iioimo of Ilia I,ord are ninii and w linen who ay their tithing an I their olhrliu, nil 1 who uro Inlthlul In all olhtrduilea devnlvlmr upjn mnniuri or the Church. It II n n picted that tho nanus if ihtldren eight) ears oil ami nparJs, wuo are ginerally living with their piremr, will Imvotol oiiju tins tithing lo ords In order lo rrnilt thoin to injoj this privilege; lor they Will nonnm.ah) their paiunt', and will ho i milled to whatevir reonnunundut ouls ueeosanry to admit them there. Hut mm nn.l women of long atuii ling lu tho Chun n, who have niglecled tnelr ithea und their i florlnta, nnd pioplo who li.ivo ettablishiid n iharaclir for drunken, lifts, lor rofnlt, forlulldellty, or f r unlnllhlulnrM to their duty In the Chiitch of (loJ, should not lluetho Itlvlligoof a lecouiineiiiUllon to the drdlaillin ol tlio liuuso of UJ. riut Is as I understand It. It Is, I bellme, as It wosUccldid by tho rretlknoj and Aosiles not long ago. 1 think that this Is m tt should ho. Kvcry tight thinking ersoo, memiier ol tho Church or othtrwlse, cuinotlo ikupon It contlstontly lu any other Hkht. II wo cxiect pilvlltgia and blessings which lertaluto the Holy l'nrathu d and to IhoUospel of Jitus Christ, we inuat t o sill Jeit lu tho luwa uu 1 to thu cumllllonsunou which thoso bletsluga undprivlk.trrurei KlnlKd, Toi;multo any manor woman rlahta nim nrlM-leges nrlM-leges which peiiulu to tho (Jjspci, lor which ho or shots unuorth), would bo u c.iuooiuit cuinplalnt and ohjrctlnn on tho partotthosn who are lallliliil, J'lirlhermore, It would bonlailly that woullootle coualstenl or tlmrjctir. Islloof tho government of (Iod among men. Therefore, It wodislni n bunting, bunt-ing, let uaoUirvothuconJItlOQB upun which the blessing la romlted, und let us llvo wotthy ofthat blenlng, ao that n o may bo In a oilllou to rnelva It when II Is ollero.l unto us. Tho Prophet Joieph deulared that "thero la n law, Iriovocably driretd In heaven beloto thn f uudatlous of this world, upou which all bleeslngs uro predicated; und whun wu obtain nuy blessing Irom Uod, It 1st' by oledlenco to that law U-oil which It la prodlcntuf." If wo Oeiire to obtain the blessings tint tho Lord Inn promised on condition of keeplugtholaw of tithing, wu must ktepthut law, noniattur how poor or low dependent wu may hi. Tho law Is as binding ujiou thu widow au I th poor, as It Is upon tho rich. Wu)? lleiausu It Is a gmeral principle appllc-ablo appllc-ablo to the lucleaw of till, the rich und iioor, alike, and a irlmlple of blissltig. Hrrove uio now herewith, here-with, eallh tho Ijird or host, If I will Ublotnyou thu windows of lunven, and pour you nut a hlrslng, that there shall not bo room enougti to rrcelvo It." That Is tho promise. Now, If tho poor pay their tlthlnioiuor tho llltlu they reielvr, however smill their dieting lo thu Lord may be, It will trove to Hlni tint they nro honoring n law that He has liwltutud by whloli they ero to know whether they uro worthy to bo numlnred with tho rialnls, or to stand In their lot and laco In 'Aud, nr not, for II wn do not honor this liw, tins land, ailth tho Lord, Kill not bealaul uf Zlon uuto us. Kuithermoro, II 1 wtto dependent upon tho Chuich, drawing my support Irom the Church, and hud not mums nor strength wherewith to proWJe otherwise for myself, one tonlll of It I would give buk ti UjI. I would thereby honor u law that lie has Ins ItuteJ that I lultrut bo worthy to ataud In Kiuu wllh lilsBalnts,and ihat tho land might tw aauctllled uuto mo us a land ol Zl u. I'lio smio with every other law that (J id has rot ealed to the uhlldren of men. ilut sjiue may think this Is carrylug tuatteta to nn extreme, f do not think au. I sea iioixtremn about It. I seu merely a prlmlle, one that Is applicable to all of us, and which Huaruluduty bound to honor, as much n wu are to honor Ihe ptluilple uf baptism for thu rinils. slouof sins or any other ordluanuu of thehoutuof Uod, whether woarooor or itberwlie, In urder to make our Inudlug and prolessloua before tho Lord louslsti ut. I am In dutybouud, accoidlng to tho coveinnts which I have made with Uod, to be honest, chaste, virtuous, and to kiep in) self putoaud uniulted from tho wurbl; tut I am under no greater obligation to observe onu ) rlticli lu lhan lam another. an-other. I should keep evety command. ment and every law, lu uiery articular, ar-ticular, aud thiu 1 would bo worthy buforu tho Lord. Ho then WoulJ. without doubt, ancept of my labors and olkllngi, and suuctlly thn land uuto me. 1 was particularly struck this morn lug In relation to thu young men who stood up here nnd covununted with the I'tlisthood that If they wtro ordained i;iJers they would honor that 1'rlest. hood und would uttind to their ineut lngaeud to all thn rtijulriiuenla Hint would bu made of tneui therein. I was alio struck with admiration at thu remarks which Ilrolhir Penrose mauu upon that sulject, and 1 wish hereto add my indorsement to what ho said In relation In this itiattir, llelo aro y i ling men receiving tho keya of the Holy Priesthood. What for la It slmly that they may huvo tho privilege privi-lege ef entering thu templo to ruielvu aoutu particular ordinance? Is It for any special or lemnirary purposu that they aro grautetl this Priesthood? No. What la the object? It la ttiat theso men shall tulu upon theniKilwit not only thu Holy Prliathood t ut tho responsibility ol that Prlislhood mid calling, and that they shall do honor to tlio same. In order that they tuny get this recommendation beforo tho PrloithooJ hire, tho IIIHiop leiiulrts that they shall j.ay their tithing, that they shall I u honest, sober and timpirato lu their habits. In other words, ho ruiiilies Ilium to bu Latter-day Hilnts. 1 havo understood thatsomelimiamiii will quit tho use of tobuu-o for a few mouths and refrain Irom other bad and foolish habits, an I will piy a llttlo tithing and glvuu lll.lo donation to the tumple, tit ordir that they luayget a"reuoinmend" from the Iltshop to oomo to tho Prloslhood uiietlmrnnd hero recalvo the ainullou of the Priisthood tu he ordalued to tho Mclchltidio Ptleithuod. Hut they did not Intent to contluuo thodliutu of tobaico.aud liny ulletwnrJ proved that they dl 1 not Intend to luiitltiuo to I ay their tlllilug uud lo honor tnut principle, f hoy did It mutely to ob. tain tho advantage whloli they sought. They put me lu mlud of u olrcutu. atat c- I ut tic u rl a mi ni r r iat a., 1 1 wns ii ui n,0 I,,,,, i ,i n ap Masy tnoK lies hen uu I there was a leitainni-tn conueited wltu nils l osuie in Venn tit who had fully made up Ins mlud, although ihenoni known to hie fellow aiKXtates, that ho would Vflthdraw from thn Churoh. A few dajs beforu the llmo set for .hem to nn nounee their drtsritilualloii to with-draw with-draw rruti the Unman, this mill eamo with hie tecommeiidatloti fiom thn i.ithap lo the I.ndowuieut homo and disitid the privllecu ot being ba lized lir a uunmir or his dead, and as ho canio toi'i'fly ricomnteuded, ho ri ei vnl inuprlvlloye. II waatflptlie I tor hla dead. I hen ho wai ruillted logototwarl anderlorm tilherortlif n In their behalf. As loin n Ihe work was dune he nn. n nun el his diternilnatlou to with-draw with-draw from thu Chinch. .Now, I rattier . utiinlrid that poor leilow lHH.nus he I w ,s detetuilrio.1 to do ml hoiould lor his deal Irlettds hofato ho doprlved llniMll ol thu irlvllsgeof doing It. ,H mo one msy say, "Will Hint labor bu 1 ' oi ted nt ,u Lord7 Well, tht I u will, aofir bb tho deal ntu con n rue i, thu rcoonl la koi t nnd thn I cerint my waa ra-rluruiod nooording lu the law that OoJ has liistltilh'J. 1 verytnlug was tlono In lhniroir way, and under the dltecttou of thu I ro r authority, therefore why should It lint in nil tight so lar as the dead ar, e i.o-tnedt Ilut how much credit will Him man nttMti lur what ho did? Vt niiit-li. "1'orwlnt shall It prollta man, li hu shall gain tlio wbolu wollJ, a M i m. his own ul'" Tho application applica-tion u Una lo tha man who Is Broking t J ot lain privilege In tho home of thu L rd uudir fairu irrtense, Is this. Mm who are trying deetlvoUol h) tritititinu'li lie what tiny aro not, lu urieriha llisymsy steal pilvllcgia and blissltigs from the house ol 'j'J, will not bo benelltiNl In thn loug run. If wo dualru lo ncclvii thu lliinps ond otdlualices ol lliu house or l, , 1st tn rcculvo theni lu honest In arts, and lit us outer Into that hum, with n faithful nnd Itonist deieiniltiatl in ui carry out thu will of (J id In uliti,-e things, not tempor. arllj, tut tide as He eommnuds us nil the days oi tur Ilvn, Ho lonniwu continue lu tl o i ojoyment of tho rlijiil spirit, theae blessings will remain w ith us, and wo snail le ackuowlidgid of (iod ns His children; nnd only when w o depirt rroni the light v. ay nnd fall to do our duty, will Uod withdraw Ills spirit froai ui and leave us to our-elves. our-elves. I feel thanklul wo are approaching tho dedication ui ttil lemile. Aflur fori) yrata a Jnirtm t, ao lospeak, lu tho w I Jetties., f irtj urs ol labor nnd toil iion that bun in., frriy yinr vf ixpicatlon and ho in our bosoms, wo are now within n month of the riallzulou oleoma oftmr hoesln re-gar re-gar I to this matter. I do not know what tho hopes and tx tullonsof nltiiri uro loncernlug this; but I kiuw what my own nre. I expect that the Lord will aoce t ot tint houie at tbo hands of Ills Ssiule. I have grist riason to beilevit this, for the faithful hou dine nil lu tLelr powir, solar as tin) kue,for theuccompllsh. ment of that wolk. Ml jy of th'i Lat-ttr-dsy Haluts haTo been liberal in their nitiiri utlons towards thu com- I I tlon of thai building; and many liavouel nvei themselves of uomforis and have sacilllced Ibelrown frillogs and wlsbe-, to a gnat extent, In older to lurnl.li means that that Tetu)le might bo cotiiplct d lu thu nppolnted time, h imo men have had lo borrow the iiicoii, nn 1 aro aylng Inlcroit on It loda), lu order that tbey might contribute con-tribute what was neided, 'lliey have taken up li themiches turdrns, mil will inrry these burdetis until, by thu h easing or the Lord, th y can bo to. moved Irom them. I tellevo that thu Lord will bless such men, that Ho will acieptor such uUeilngs, and they will besauctlfleJ to tho good otthosuwho huvo thus coittrlbulod toward thn completion of tbo housu ol thu L'ird. It has betn an ixtwnslvu building. It has cost uu Immense amount of mean. Hut II has glviiienipL)iiieut to the rialnls. the mostof thu luems that ti4s bei u ex pun Je J In thu erection of that building Ins bteu dlstribulot to the Lttur-day riilnis. Hundreds, ieiliai s, of thorn today owe tholr com lorlabio homes and surroundings to thu minus gtveit to tlnni for tin lr labor lu building that homo or (Iod. 1 havu heard II rematked that this ilty would have I eenstrlckon today wllh a great deal more ruUerliig and want than II Isliicotinquo ce or tbu hard times II It bad not been for the vast amount ot moans that lias been dlittlbutuJ to thu iwopio lu psyinent for tho labor that lu. been golug on, especially this lost wluler, In that building. I want to tell you, loo, my brethren ntid sl.luts. lu uuswir to nu lufimgus remark 1 heard or yesterday, that the moaus uiutrihuled hy the Latter-day Haluts toward the completion of that building has been devoted honistly nnd atllclly to that work, aud It has nut been dlvirt-id dlvirt-id to something else. Had It not boeu used In tho proier cnauuul the work would not bo today so laradvancoi as II Is. I Lellevo that tho energy and tuih that has been exeilod thero this last )ear, If II had boeu distill uted over two ur three yeira abmttlilrly yiara ago, would In that llmo have completed that t ulldlng,aud wu would havo had It ull these ytars psst to use. II would luvo required, of cjlirsi, moto means than lias Just now been ut In, becauso then tho walls were iinlliilshrd. Hut It has been lu u measitro neglected. Wu havu workod on It llttlo hy little, and It has been alow work. Whether Ihe Lord will I lame us for being ao loogubo.it this work or not, It Is not lot mo to aa). 1 do not think Ho will. I think that there li an overruling ptovldinculn all these thing.. I bellovu mat Templo will bo completed Just ns soon ua tbo people nro projarui lor It; uud, I atu afraid, beforu many or us aru pre-I pre-I and lor It, Ilut I behove that It will bacomplstud Just as eoon aa tho lord designed It to be, atiJ wheult Is completed, com-pleted, Ihat tho Lord will accept It. Home ouo tiny eay,"I!ruiliir Juseph, whutdoyou uxpuut lo sea ttiaullestul thero when that Temple ladidloatud?" I will tell you what will sillily mo. When wu go Into tho ilodlitttlou of that house, If I cau feil In my hasrt, together with my brithren, a souso of perfect union umong the 1'rloithond, and hoar thu whisperings or tho still small vo co Ihat thu Lord Is thero hy Ills Hplrlt, by Ills loio.nnd hy His npprobiiUou,tl will I o Itllllclunt for me, It wlllsatlsly mo that Uod Is pleated with lhoIoborsoftheHilut,and that Ho will nccejt of thorn. Homo people have thought that we will have llio homo flllel wllh tho glory of thu Lord. What II It li.' I do not know whether I daro Iran ill) self, however faithful I may have trlod lo be, to witness wit-ness surh an event. I nm afraid thai If Uod shoull como theru and allow Ills glory to tlilniiuion me, I might not Im ublatostanl II, and 1 do not waut anything lo happen thero that will cast me, or any of ui, out ol tho houio ol U)d nor from tho preseuce of tho Alinlghly. Therefore, 1 shall bo perfectly CMf s lur ns I nm loncemid. i i r ilia uhi flings oi Uu H 'ii my limn, "It la occei lai i ,,i lust will bu all Hi" tet i mid wltmss of tho Bpltll Ibnl I snnlt c latin Now, If any or )ou go t no wltu greater faltti than mine, an I with greater perlectlon, with gnmer urlty nl hiutt, with gleater powir an iho villous or heaven nrn open t ysii, nml you can aeo thu father h I th.. Hon siting itiouthn throne, or Km auitols deseeuJlug todnduacoi dug ft, ui the nildit ol thu oongrrgatl is ol the Haluts. Uod bo pralsoil und may such vltluua nu 1 such prlvlhMis le blrs-ed an I sanctified unto thu-1 who havo this lalth, lor nil tlmo t r me, and may the) olilluuu to Is rlbyof sum gilts nu J such bitten,,- Hut I du not liuk fornuy audi im in-tulion as Una under Iho conditions n, it wn atn in, and with the faith u u wt,asn ieoplr, jusseta loda), with the Knowledge Hint wo linn-, an 1 wllh Ihe I urlty Hint wo have, llrotln r onm n has been talking to ) u In tela-Hon tela-Hon t thu Word ol Wisdom. U coune, tbo Word of Wisjomls a very small nutter; lul it I who to n k tula congregation bow m,i , )ou have ket this simple rine lu lu honesty belote Uod elm. ) u uu-brotiil uu-brotiil thuUosicl what w ill bi Iho lesult? I would not like t i i you to thotot. I would not Hie ii n.a who havu kept thu Word of I d u sltli I-ly I-ly since (hey came Into Hu ( tiutoii, or even lor ymns past, to ris up lu this congregation, for fear the number wind bo so few that tbiy wuuld be dlitouraged, 1 would not iki for tlio asino reason, to ask you t Maud up, who havu imvsr tasted, r t uchul, nor handled the Intoilcatli . up sluio )' u Ueamo members ol t ie i t ,reh id Jesus Curlst of Latter-day riHint, or wlthlu tha ast few )nr uliiiough tin ro may to many tuih), un you huvo beu , 1 siipjiose, pr. i sring your-Hives your-Hives loonier Into Uid'j jrihiuce, In tun dedication ol this ho I 1 wi u tl not lll.o to ask )0U lu nxhll t tin scat-city scat-city of thorn who nally m u netted uud iiiiilellleil buloru Uoii What oau tho Lord d i with audi n " hi wu ar? Aiuwo prepared i mnr Intu Ills presence? Ato wu in ind tn luherit His glory? Are :Mured to retelle llllnV I nm l i, 1 con-lnsto)ou, con-lnsto)ou, audyit, I will m-u lor It, though nut lu bosstlui Hint 1 otn about us well prepnod u. eiuioif thu rut or you, but 1 feel like u.kiug in) heavenly l'atherioforgiv i dscipt ol moiiuiwilliititiillugiu) w.Bku s-, ii) fuiliiigsatid my lmperfe tl ns. (J lilt, reoelvo ine; ncrwpt tn , mil when Hi 1 havu tailed, wilt loon cliunn aud stietithtn me and nuke mo worthy to elaod tiu , lue to Uui'. a Tliy uierolesl ri 1 mis I, what 1 want lo no too . ieo (Iod Ueslrolu their heurlBUboVeevtrylbuig ilse. list It bu your laram iriyn, my brelhrcii nnd aliter, t at Uod will uu-et ol you, forgiving j ur laulte, Jour wiakinaeea und your luiireo-Hon-; that Hu will clo-i so tt, nnd blots you, and acknowledge) i u us His utllldteu, that When we uu go beloto Him wn may, ut least tin vu some uiwuite ot the power ol U d a id of tho w Itneai uf thu Hoi) Hplrlt In our htatti, so that wu may fiul wo aru not call out or diimrded by our hathrr, but that Hu does own aud neku .wledgo us ns His children, and thai we aro ill I worthy to stand bilore Iliui und minister min-ister lu aided plaois. It I fell lii my heart that I had wronged one of my breitirm; or dlso-bojtij dlso-bojtij uu) of the laws o Uoo; or that 1 luid dishonored any member of thu Uiiureh, or auy man tint prcsl tie ovi r luu In thu Uuurch of Uod, I should Inl that It was my duty tu go nod make It right before I go Into ttiat house to witness tho dellcatiou of It lo Uod. If 1 have done you auy wrong; If 1 have robbed )ou ol any right; II I havu not been tluo to my promise Willi )uu; urll 1 havo done an)thlug that lias in auy measuio deiaseu mo lu Ihe sight of Uod ur my brethren, I ought to g and try lo make iri aralluu boloro 1 attempt to go Into I'm homo or (lol. Vet 1 woul 1 not want to do this simply fur tbu urpuso of going Into that home, lehoult wattitodolt becausu It Is my duty to do li, and In order that I might bu worlhy to go there, mil slaud at uny time slur In sacred 1 lacea beluro tlio Lord, I ought lo niaku ull thing right Willi auy brother that I may havo wronged. I ought to show honor to Ihieeuulo whom h nor Is due. I ought to honor Uod tuy Heavenly IVther, now, and from tnli tiuir, houcelorth, uud forever. That Is tho iriucllu upon which I should do right, inski. ricomonsoatid settle dlflUulil-is. I hao heard of brethren u-soelated together to-gether In family lies, as well as In tlio bonds of the uw and everluitlng covenant, cove-nant, wluutu at varliuco with moll olhir.wltli bllttr litimga existing In their hearts, onu low aril Iho other, and neither will humbli himself to go to tho other aud acknowledge his laulte, ur to try lo bring about a reconciliation, re-conciliation, each one magnify, lug thu weaknesses of hla ueign-bor, ueign-bor, uud ut the same lime unmindful unmind-ful or his on fuull- and weakness. Vet thivu men urulu vood alandltii-r?i lu the Church, an I If they weru denied tho pilvllegool golog Intu the housu of Uod, they would leel that a print wrong had been done thttn. Hutlet mo ask you, Aru such men worthy to go then? laa man that has bltleruia. In his heart towards his neighbor uud will not (orglve him nor siek reconciliation, recon-ciliation, worthy to go Into the homo or Uod? And )it you cannot dtny him, Thero will be hundreds go there In this condlllou, lu spltu ol nil that we can do or sa). ( in they expict Uod will bu prisent with them, an I that His glory will sbino upon Hum? Do not dooelveyoursi ivof. When wo aro worthy, Uol will manifest Himself Him-self unto us. When we are prepared, wu ahull see Illui as Ho Is, and wu shall know Him. And wu shall In known us wunr.,tn Hut tills will bu when wo aru worthy, and not until I hen. Let ua go homo and do right. Now, I do not mean by this that that mor aged mother who lias been addicted to her cup ot tea from Iho llmo alio was u child, having harnel It In Hibylou, shall go homo and saoriflcu her Hie for thusauaol c ip it too. And yet If shu could do mill in; lur ten tho Lord would not bo dlspleaiod with her for It. Hull I do not exact II, I do not know that tho Lord uski It. Hu does not, at lead, ask II of you through mo. At tnosaino tlmo It would bo better If over) onu of us o Hid observe the laws nl Uod. It wo ill be better for us, lellorforour clilldrin, nnd for everybody every-body else. Thu essenoa nf truo num. berihlp in tho Church of Jesus Christ of Latter da) rialnls Is I hit-that) hit-that) on and I, liidejmidunt of every other person In tho world, will live our religion uud do i ir duty, no malior what other ptojlo do. Aa Joshua ix prisioJ himself lu I Ion times, "Aa for mo un Im) houe wewlllasrvotho Lird." Now nut irnow wlittud Inm, or what foolish things 1 may do, doti'i you do thu same. No raaltor how Ivollih my brother or my neighbor may li It I-not for mo I li nulls , led ir he Is It li not f r met o wnng bo eliisoaimetiol) else iii es wrong The rue iiiousiiru of our sliodlng in this Church I. that we will do right, ro metier who else ileen right or dots wroui' Tneteforu let us seek tt i,ut that spirit upon ns and llvo hy that nth; which ninv Ool grant, Is my prayrrlu Ihe imiiu of Jesm. Am mi. |