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Show nrtitrnao iir ELDER HUMS I LULU, l( Mb 7aUrnac!e, Salt lMe tlty, tfoA, Suiula, Ikctmber lltt,lWI. latronicu nf Atnon wiitr.n I tlcnlre Ilia naslsinnco of the Holy Spirit ami jour follli nnJ projera In my Lelinlf J lor It la not possible for m tacdlfy tho people, or to speak to my own satisfaction, unless tlio Lord nialsts iiH-,niiil I ehall to pleased to say what I ought to any aa tlio Lord will rIvo in utterance I npprtclato tho fellowship of Ilia Latter-da Balutsnudthe privilege of routing wltli tlio 1 loplo nil tlio Halbsth day, to worship tho Lord, to tnrtakoof tho sscramenl, and to hove my strength renewed, aa I feel that I need It from wotk to week. I wonder wmotltnes why audi a peroents.Ro of tho Lallcr-day Halnta can feel cou-tented cou-tented upon thoHabballi day to abirnt tbeinsclvca from tho houio ot worship, because tho Lord remtirea in to keep the Babbath day holy, to rifraln from labor, Irom pleaauro-ieiklng, from LuiltirM transactions, and trout secular pursuits, nnl to intot together to worship II Im, to oiler up our prayers of gratitude, to steak of HI. goodness, anvi to hear ilia word nml will niadu known to ui. I understand that these rtqulroiULiiU aie Juit aa necessary to maintain a healthy condition In tho spirit at It la lor ua to attain of food 1 1 maintain tho health of tho body; and X bellcvo that all Latter-day Halnta muit feel n measure of coiidem-nation coiidem-nation when tbey neglect theee ipiirements. I do not belioTu that It la iceslble for ut tot, Unto tlio Lord and neglect any of our duties. 1 hero la no doubt that an amount of pleasure la enjoyed by the Lord wheuilo notluea tho obrdienru of Ilia children In aome things, but ills pleasure can hardly bo coiipleto ualeaa Ilia chlldruu am obedient In all thing.. TheBibbathday baa bion urovldaj for mail aa ailny ot reat andof worship; and tlio LatUr-day Balute, of all jcu. lie, aciualnled aa they aro with tho I rluctl lea of theUospel, nud measure-ably measure-ably appreciating them, ahould keep holy tho Habbatli day. Wo have tho 1 lau of aatvotloo cotu leto and perfect, aa Introductd by tho 1 attar, and aa roTealvd and ruado known In detail by Ilia Hon Jwma Cbr at. Wo not only advocate thcao dottrfuoa to tho world Mcorrect, but ovory Latter day Hal lit that haa uonu tho will ot tho Lord kuunathat tbeie doctrlnra am truo riierufore, I aay that thu Latter day Haluta ahould bo nioro cartful aud cltcuinsiKct In riKord to theao things tban any nthnr nunbla. Our Ucca of wrrahlp ahould bo con-ildired con-ildired mcrod i"id holy, for they aro Invariably tUdlcatrd to thu Lord, an I tho nttvemunla of thu Latter-day Latter-day Balrrfa In tlam ahould l l.ailng to tho Lord. Wo ahould enter iliom, remalu In them and depart from tbvm with clr. curutivctlmi and decorum. Tlioro cuictv to boa spirit of rovorouce for our hiiutta of worship that la not always maoftatod by tlio Latter-day Baluta. Weaavo corns from thu world. Tho Later day Haluls that liavo ben oon-Ti1.d oon-Ti1.d Bnd Katherod tOKetlur wero fulmerly aoutllis,Ba wtitonaldtr tbum; aid ibu oxaniplo of thu worltl, from tblcli o bavu toiiu, Is, to far aa jlatiaof worahlpuud ajiroper appear-ao- In them aro concerned, worthy ofllio imulatlou or thu Latter-day tUubi. Ihla houae, perhaps thu laifrnucle moru than any other hof u of worship In Zlou, la considered p.credhouo. Hut ordinarily In our niUIng houtea thero la a diicreo of hlrty and freedom, auu u Ireuand ey feeling IndulRod In bj l,atter day Hints thai la aometlima olloiislve to foHilrlt or tlio Lord. Lspeclally Is Pis thu raao niuong thoyouii). I Imvo liouiht that this has como among thu H'ttrday Baluts btonucu or nur lonllor expcrltnccs. Our meeting yooustaln thu btglnnlmr and up to tlio ;,.??!' '". ,0I"B I'arui of Zloc wero . '.tul Iu'loses, for nthooli, for f,,,",,lnl of a political character, for MIHiics purpo.es, for roucerta, ror . "If "'", 1,1U '"; nd It haa seemed in",.,l',t ,llu )e"I'lu ' f'o world who I rornelaumooitus must feel oUendotl I d.l u "!' "' '"peel that tho Lattor- I lX,1: uU '" "ot lslrablii "mt M,',tUl5rHall",l'uldputonaoomii lona- r!! orrow,?' ,utou ''Jpocrltlcal i5. ' tL"' ai"1 1 "lunl to I o very re. Ifi. f tti"! yo'y aanitlmonlous. Tho l. '. , Ja Christ doen not rcnulru " to mLl0k ""', or t0 ffl1 "J. tortabl.?? . ourselvis appear uneom. S'1"" countenanrea, light hoirta time. V '?" 1'i'tlhavu sumo-?mUrhi'"i'!l,0 sumo-?mUrhi'"i'!l,0 '',Klwil ouraolvea tolmxl " '" "'g"ta l0 our not'i'M'? 'U,i'Ma 't wo should "crlj """'"""'"y "" t" tho 'U"tu," V ut" l'telioni of s cuViV"". ""i"' "'o. our WnslJ?'. if" '"w'uulDg. not l.io M m Ul,a8rable, notulsBual. i. ''i: or U- w""' "'uy tom Wauded'-Ti; Df ' unneuaaarlly "' "a 'th, U,iV""y wl" ub'tr'" l!,lllM.,l M11" U"J' "" o1' ''"If and .Mll"iCUV',r '" "' "u tovar relluemunt aud modera- Hoc, and n r ) rr nfipeatiiiice, iirj l, an btln? IndeuJ himieli, .,u I nul trylDK to make any ery rumirkiblu nix nr nice, only t bu tniiiral, I, ataut amlsflible; III lact lolling tlio H.lriv of tlio lurd reign In urt-ry lit-ari, giv logjiytoover) countoiiaiicoBiid eweu nun eurrectiica to e.erym veinout In life, ant restralnluit us mm atylni'ur dolus no)thlug tint Is uruuK. AtlliU latoilalulu our experlumu tlio riplilt of the Loriiwwlit l liavo Its trnv work lu tho Liller-Jaj rtilnf. it ought tube S3 thoroughly iltveloe I and liavo ItToini, audi n fiuniaiii if lllil and lua.lratlon In u, tlm. it wuulJ restrain ua frein iIoIhk' v.r,ng aud iromilua lu doing werythliig thatla rlilii. Itabuull bo inch awur In i wry Individual thut uonu f u woull nvijlietoiir tlulloa It uiiflit mi tibovillli ovtry father mi I mother, rvt'O trolliiriinl slitcr. It ought to to mlllvatid, talke I about, eorsl o , d. fought niter mi I livid for, lduilllea ougnt to vlo with inch oilier In trying to ubtaln u greater supi ly of thu ri lilt of the Jiord. Itahould bo ao fully In tho heart that niouwou II Lnowou nil tcca.loiis nhit thoy should do nut how they sluulJUi) It; know how liny ought to (erfiirm their labors at homo as well uanbruad; how they ought to apear, when llit-jr ottplil to If .till, and when thty ouht not to n tou; how nun should treat their wiiev, wives their husbaida, rniunta their ihlldren,auJ cnl dleu their lunula riils church now laoveralxty jiara olJ.iiml wo aro measurably lu n aettlod nud llxitl con lltlou. Wushoiild bum thoro"i,lily cstjbllahett lu thu rlncl-plea rlncl-plea of tho (loapel that tlio lact ahoulj actually bo .it'll nnd known. Wu ahould know It In each other, und no ahouIJ follow laeh other's good example. Whrru wo hivo n brother or a neighbor that out-alrla out-alrla ua lu hla lldehty to the cmao uf Uod, wo ahould want In Imitate him; w u should wnut a leaf from hla bjok ot viliuileucc, nnJ we should want ti trofltb hla good exatuile. riiorolaa lari,o (erceutago of 1Mb Litter day Baluta who havejhad such a lengthy ex-ierienco ex-ierienco that It ought to tell lu the community. com-munity. Wo may bo acuuilntcd with nulghuura nnd Iritnds that wu havn watehud psrhapadurliii(n generation Wu liavo followed their live., nud hnva noted their HJellty lulho principle, of thu Clo. ol, their cjn.lstuncy uti 1 their regularii). riieycannlwajaba relluj iiiiou. Voj will ul wo j flu I them upiu tlio right ildo of evety tu itter thai la Introduced, alaya, correct, nlwaja moderate, not iKilsttrous, uot pu.hliig tliem.elvea forward, You d not no them poa.lbly ua tjuloxly ua you aeo oilier.; but wneuever ou ill dlnover thtm, you always find thonl on thu right truok ami lu tho straight an I narrow path that lead, to life. Huch iiiuu aro nut easily dlatuibid. .Now movements and ujaritloita that present themselves do not catch tho n easily. They neum to liavo hocome ao thoroughly thor-oughly Imbued with thu rlnclplea of thu Uotpel of J Chilli that they aro uot easily devolved. That It what ought to bo with men of exj c-ttence In tboChuroliof C'lirl.t. The Hjlrlt of Ibu Lord lu us ought to relgu ii rcine, and when anything new roinoa aloug, If wo cannot catch It at tho llr.t gllmpso or iiioollug, wa had better wait a llttlo and wntch until thu Bplrlt of tho lord shall direct ut; fur Ilia a monitor lu thu hcarta of thu Latter-day Baluta, to lead them Into all truth, nnd It nuver Icada In to falsehood. When, over wo go Into faleehoud It la becausa wo follow some evil Influence. Tho Bplrlt of the- Lord never leads to ovll; but It l rings to our minds the truth. It ruvtula to ut thu truth of tho reecnt, aud It otena our inlnda aoiuetlmea to seo soiuo truths that nru ) et In thu future. Hut it Hover deceives, aud never leada men astray. That la not Its olllci). Bo that wo need to give heed to that Bplrlt, listen to Itavolco all tho time, aud becomo ao-nuulntud ao-nuulntud with Itaud Ita oneratloua. In order that wo may not bo deceived. Tho reason that wu uru all!! II. bio to ruaku mistakes anl to bu deceived la becauiu wohavonot yet nttalnot to that degree of lntelll;onco,aud light that wu may obtain; aud wo' havu not obtained It for tho reason that vo have neglected our llttlo duties. Wo have beun careless, aud notnaoarneatoudai uuergetln in tho performanco of tho duties that Uod requires of ua as wu might have been. lor If thu Latter-day Latter-day Baluta had been aa Industrious aud devote! as they could huvu bit'li, not one that has had twenty j ear. of experience, or oven leu, coull be led auray today. They would boaosohoolod by the Inspiration of tho Almighty that they could not bo deceived by thu volco nf n strangor, for thoy would know thu volconf thu truuHuepherd. And thla Is very desirable; for 111 tills la our taftty, auit illiout it thoro la no safety. Thu fnot of nur having re-pentiHl re-pentiHl of our slna, and having been haitlzcd, and having received tho Holy Ghost, nnd having recolvod u teatliuouy that tho Uoapel wni true, uud having gatherud togetlier and received re-ceived our blesaluga lu Ihu'Ioniplu of thu Lord, la not autllclent. To bo absolutely ab-solutely aafu It takca a constant labor, faithfully exercising all our poweraaud privileges lu tlio iloapul. l'ojltlon, prlestliood and authority aro not enough to aecuro tho ealvatlon of a man. It la Just aa uotoa-sary uotoa-sary that tho man who la I'real-dout I'real-dout of a Btake, or uf n mission, mis-sion, or who beara tho Aostloshlp, shoud bo diligent, humble, faithful, meet often with thu Halnta to iiartsko of tho Baerament, nud attend to hla prayers falthfulpj, na it la that tho Deacon or tho member anould do theau thlnga. A roan's position, respoual-bllllyand respoual-bllllyand ordiuitlou will not uxcutu him Irom any llttlo duty. Hut 1 aay Hint thu man who has received thu greatest responsibility and nuthorlly lu thu Chinch of Christ might to bo thu most liumbli, thu most meek, thu most willing and thu most obodleiit, nud ti bow tho lowest if necoasar. In 111 in should bo seen the ellicti of tlio Uaspul of Christ moru lalnly than lu other men. Tho greater rmponslblllty thero Is placed upon n man's shoulderr, I say thu greater obligation for him to do tho will uf Uod. J ut n. our rather who Is 111 heaven stands at tin, head anl Is greater than nil, Ills einuiplo Is i erfeil, and we cannot go beyond It; and we are ndmonlshod by tho Baviur of thu world that wo should bn perfect as our Heavenly father la urfvcf And I repettthut tho moru authority and mure responsibility that nru placed upon a msu'a shoulders thu griater should bo hit humllll), tho moru perfect per-fect should bo hla conduct towards hla brother, thu moru gentle, kind, long-aullrriiig long-aullrriiig and patient should ho no, that ho may will uud save thu people. Ami nallinmnu who slant at tin, healul thuChurili mil i u- tin, ,t tm re rpoii-lollliy night to In thu inn rare fill In regard ti the, thine,, an I (et l.oad exatup ua befuro thu it pe liu the Hunts sli.ll not to , ireuiej, so ( rem n that tho Salnn sit ill I set a u h iMuiplm In lint earth that tli won I shall not ho ollcndel nt lliein rile sol tlely o' thu Latter da t tints otuht to iiu.'li ii lesion I , t'i i w it d t'nelr leinieruuct, their humlhly, their I rajirfiilnesi, III., i.rifuineit trlih which they olservo the Hilbsth day and tlit Ir eh l,;alh in t tlio Lirl rhould l an iiamiln t u, , ,j. All I txaniph, la alio iger llnti nuy docttlnu ti ' can lu t ,i u.he'J or prexlleJ o tin wotld Whit w ,iers It WnU tell If wo worn Latter-day jUi t tiil,Ji,at l, If wo did tho will r thu I rlnawo hau covuiiiiituJ ti il ,u id woro iioi In nny Jogreo civemot broaketil Whata Bennou It w iid iriichl It noull In n stanllug nrumu in the woill, lfwt, wero Lilttr ln Baluta nswnoujht t, le 1,111,5 Iha con-iiiaulmeiitaof con-iiiaulmeiitaof tlod, nit n man doluir wrong, nntn mnii brnklng thu Hab-bull Hab-bull day, not a ttan hllclied uiior niijlliliu iloneonllie s, utnday net alisolultly neortatr) 1 lie elone, tho houses of U ad all trow I, 1, nnd uvrry lutler-dny Balnt i!iing of tho aairaiiieiit whit 11 ti timony this would lu to the w rl ' It would be nifte than ull tho 1 I on aro prrncliln; to Iny lu thu worl I, an I wo liavo hundreds hun-dreds of them lu llllercn parts of the 011th I sty HZ one uld ho seen In thai loudilloii It mullsitnk louder than ihouih wo wuru all 1 1 ga Into tho word ti beat testimony to ibu truth. Let tho fruit bo seen, for vie Judge, un I must nlwny.lmju lfd, by tlm fruit wo pruluconnd ty iho works wo ncrom-pith. ncrom-pith. Lei tho lvairaliilng Inllueiicu of tin, Bplrlt an 1 power ol U jd that wu hnvo rccclvM bu shown III tcry man's life I, t It be shown III every household, In every 1 hoe of worship, In every placoof huiltiu a, or wherever nn Llder of lsraelis;anl 1 sty It will bear Midi n testimony to tho world that they will Han I aghast bvforo It. Hut wu nru llku thu world, ani wu Vu contaminated with them moru or leas. We lnduh,u In thtlr Irlvolltles, lu their nonsense, and In their ways. Aa liny iitgltut (Myers, ao do we. As tin y utglerttho boon of worship on IheBtbbaihUay uud the aaora noiit of tlsu Ljrd'a tupior, ao do we, As they neglect to rebuilt of lliarslu ondnnho rtutltdtlon, so do we, and aa thoy taku Ica.ure uul onjoy them selves, and nro IIioiijiuIiks In regard to thu Lord mil Ills waj, ao nro we, In a meaaure. Wo aro too cirolrsa. Too few of Ihu Lattor dayBalnta coma togsthcr on the Babbalh day to worship tho Lord, and tbey allitv too siuill excuses to keep thtm nt home. In thla rogarl theru ought to b eomethlu- of a rt formation; ao Unit wherover 11 Latter-day riilnt la found tho world woull feel tlio very Irlt of Justice, of morality, moral-ity, of lempcranco uud of rightioua-in rightioua-in is In him aa he movod lu their midst; that Itahould have Italnllutucu over them, ant that when audi a man riaks Ihu Bplrlt of tho Lord would common 1 what he snya na honest and true. Tim rt nurd and theciojlt of tho Latter-day Baluta ought to bo ahoeu liieatlin, nbotoautplolou Itcught to I u understood Hut what tho Latter-day Balnts 1 rofets they live up to; that In their fauillleo, lut clr buslnwa circles, and wherever they are, Ihry honor tho profoaslouathat thuy make. Therefore, whaltvir reformation we need to make, let us insku II, If wo would only do this, my brethren anil sisters, wu woul I Ibd that hajiplneta, peaco and fellow.hip would rel (ii moru abundantly ainm ua than It doea, and wu woul I livu lu each other'a hearts and coulldeuse; wu would lovo ouu another, wo (oul I hlett ona another, an-other, wo woull pray foruno another, and wo would not allow nuy ellllerencu of sentiment in reiard to matters of business or politic, or any thing of that kind, to over alvltlel us from tlio lovo of cur brethren and from thu lovu of Uod; Wo would rlsa above nil those things entirely, and would oxorclsea charity for 0110 another that charity that doth not line! fault with a neighbor. It is uot profitable for us to find fault wloi n neighbor. It la rolltablo for 111 to Ind a little fault with ourselves, and citroct ourselves; but not to complain of urnelghbor.tior try nnd Injure him Infiiiy manner, nor to magnlly his fault; before others. Wu want lobe gunorojis nnd kind lu ro'ard to thesn tilings. If a man lias n fault, let 1110 sorrow farhlui, nnd not takojoy lu the fact that hu Is a tinner, aud magnify nnd paralo hla falling before the world, for II n man haa failed he has still aomo vlrtuta, I aay that Latter-day Baluta, aaa rile, liavo more virtues than thty liavo 'nulls or vlcus. Iaku thu worst of thtm, and thoy liavo m ire virtue! than they liavo faults. Latter day Baluta have, a great many virtues, aud by thealduAif uuoof their faulla you may couutten of their virtues. If you choosu tojook for them. And It la a nlco thing A turadeeich other's virtuts. Wo ueol uot takoiiuy lurtlcutar ptlns to parada our own: hut paradu Hie virtues of your neighbors, of your friends, of your loidroJ. Bpeak of their virtues. If a nan haa fallen Into transgrcsilou, It Is Si relief to re-member re-member that hu did a nod thing, nud toaptak ot thu virtue,' that hu has manifested In the past. "I'osslbly these virtues may lu thu fulurijassert themselves them-selves over hla faults, lavu hopo for such pool le as long as thsro Is llfo, and have forglvenesa for Hum. Let our hearts bo largo enough! and warm enough lo forglvo llioso win liavo been transgressors and bring them to repentance re-pentance and reformation," if posslblo. Beek that ulft or Uod filth, nud that gift uf Uod, reientao'v, may come to those who have trau-vreeaeu, that they may return ag Un, hu lar ns tbey havu woiriered from the straight and inrroV path, tu walking In It an 1 honoricv; thu Lord. What a Joy It la to liavo nJghbora nud frlouda who are ktnaiu (Heading thu straight nud narrow ut I, that seem aa though thy were y V3e, und na though we could walk fly by them, because o have do T,and liavo found them nlwaya , f&PI steadfast, nud wheru we lludj ."ding wo know there la i,af'"o' 4 comJ Now, brelhrof 7''nn 1 n, may bo we can make so er' U A OPU, and I pre-auuie that A4v'eQood, oy Kalnt wuntato niakiNp, ', ,nm reforma. Hon. I want '' , i,!Tpf, 'or every change, orri. V- . , nU every vlcUsltuloJ V "".''Jwliethoi; ltbenruu' .' . ) I want toataud aj7jM,"7t1 that I may in . iierauiu I iiavou' ooas asva) mB lllat iST TEMPLt iStla)j I uvery thing tint ran buThakou wi.l b shaken. l'lnv inoatnyjiu, and It iiieinamo If we oil! bifcli 1, wt will bo oliakon mere ttTtio Hii,u ah nit Hut We tviiltotlfrt), un 1 1 lilt uotihuapoi acy nf aoiiebod tnat trna u, and If II Is not IbtOtiftuI , i 1 lilt is uot pilule 1, and If It HW Ih 1 1, If It la uot poviitty, It wlllfj anuellilng thai will co 110 totry ovtriraoul In the Churoh, 1 cry soul will bo ainkuii that can I e shaken, iindJFJ) tin will remitn that Hid mtifliB and tint are wlso in utli towaBBlia straight nul narrow path. Jfif that Is my timtlniirfraBo vo, aiy brithrenaii I sitters. AS v, ry time that wo stand llrru nul afp u, move! In unolrlai, 'hit tettiirffllltia ut for another. 1 ct wu mujVaiau t many trials before wo 001110 luMhu one lhat will upset tit, L"t ii,4Sru be Net) careful and guardtd. 19 not let our hteirle bo sul iiimju rlsSrr, rr upon liusllu a, or upon lUTUJcs or U u nn thing that will tiirfllta fiom the Iomio liol Unl tlu'Jtiiu L rl mil unit pr s rvo ua nnd keel) us, nil 1 1 ut allow us tu wander, hut uonoriilrnto our niludann i souls uftu tho truth, that wo may keep lllarvniuaiidmaata, and nut loll away and hu UteroyoJ Thero la great dauier. We tiro 1 1 tu led 1 lh faith, tstabllshoujln tho king-dam, king-dam, und Kittled anl tlxovl a far, hut 0 1' how mtny liavo iron who seemed to bo soil I nu I II ted ljlllielr purposs, nnd who have donea p.rjit ilral. It Is possible Hint y u nnl IJiiuy tall; Lut letus bom huinbtu uttUm caroful lu keeping tho commatidaionts of Iho Lird that we may ntt ho ahakou. And (ladgtnit Hint V6 may be sue-cissful, sue-cissful, la my jraycr fu the usmo of Jcsut Christ. 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