| Show DISCOURSE r Sunday nvonlno Mny 21st Woo I Dallvorcd nt Pnrovnn Utah by I I ELDER FRANCIS M LYMfAN 11 I III offordo m pleasure 1 my iirethron kid PhIterill 10 Moot wllh so avatars n omln 01 Iho brethren null 11 01 < rarowon slid the nlllhIrlnll 10111 them Aho have coin 10 get 4nl anow II 14 I an ollrlunll t 01 ur lives 10 meet him still 01 our ties 10 travel with him And We should never mlM an opportunity of thli kind that a great privilege we would feel If we coulJ com together o i we have I this etenlng anti meet the Prophet J itph Smith or 1reldent Young or Ireiident Taylor or Preildent Woodruff Wood-ruff who have none on before 1reel 1 dent Know li I the lucceeeor of them e in n And the Church In greater than II nor wai before It li I more wide pad more numeroui more Stakes of ZIon more ward moro quorum more in mber and It It more widely known than ever before It la the Lord rork It la I developing and I the world H I agllaled and atlrred up In regard to II Kvery one of the little children who hate rhaken hand with the Prophet this evening and during our Journey arr ficlori In I the work of the Lord They are precious Paul entrusted to four rare and It la I Important that we rh > uld bring I them up In the nurture and admonition of the Loved That they may thus be brought up III li neceieary that we I hall lot walk In the palli that Mr would like to into them walk In and that we should io the thing that w nould like In hate them do We mt houhl talk ai we would like In hate turn talk W e should Pot examples be I I ire them 111 li letiilred uf ui that we thould do title 1 The law I ol tithing ham been a law of thli hurrh for over rltty 1 sense It wai revealed to the Irophet Joseph In tin An wllh nil the other law eome of HIP MHiple hate forest very faithful In keeping this law Others have been rarele 1 Allot negligent The treat nf neatly etery one Jose been toe to-e how little they could l allay atilt Mil fy their roneclcncea anti l their lllhop eo that ihel Handing hi the Church Could l be I maintained and they could RH In the Temple tthen they deelml They hate tried to Pre how Illlle they CUll get along with playing Instead uf gelling lllih < > > to put n construction I upon the lax I that wool allow them t lo Nor mom I hate 110 meet a man In his huh who ham Naught In know of nil holhor there Ann not Pon to Inter prelatlon could lie put loan the law that would Jutlfy him In pa > lnij more The iiuetlnn ham always 1 been What ran be deducted lion much call be I iledutled for the hAy that feed the row I Ihit slaves the milk that makeN the butter and the cheeae Mow much can I dnlui t from the prlco of the pork on amount nf the grain I fed the plan low much rn I deduct I on alocaunt of the wear and tear of my machinery nM m > t ror > riy and fur Ihe repairing 01 my huue and my reticent etc T Now the I lime ham mm tthen this law must I Observed fairly and fully And therein there-in a manors for It Apparent the roe eon la I that tte Churrh to emharraieetl Hut It la I nereerary that > ou and I ehould l pay our tithing and pay It as tte hate server paid It before nol n part not a little on account aa mn Honed by IIIhop Preston but a ItU annals nf our Interest and lo I do M generously W have Illsays 1 broon Inclined 10 Jay a little bit least 1 aM I fear Iva wunt catch UI Walloon We pay slow a little nor than we would r be I IlIlumll eillected 10 pay I We lame been more ur to I negligent In regard to tithing and not only xi In I that direction but no hate also bee negligent In regard lo other principle We Ought to 11 I more det tiled l lo our proyers I anti lo the norhip of the lord gild more anxious In malaria 1 In our hit PlOnatV ark oJ homo and hroad Time IN getting ofinfl To men isthe have Cray hairs and all 011I will I have grey halts In a little while lo you wo lilt n who hn f tlllMp Im li I i tea 1 Ing I up In a Illlle while our lives will I It fell u red of Us It I do not live long or that my father I haye olily About four slier yeore fuel I tile In four fees Ph1I I nol Ito allowed to lite out Ihe three I ecore > van and lenT Many live t ul that un ithat li I called bar rowed time Hut Men It I I am allowe1 lo live the alloltetl time of agent U U I only ten > are more I do not know whether I will Ih that 1IIIrIh I of Urn nr not AIII I am not At nil I anxious Hliout 11 the mailer I do not worry nUiut I living My worr la to know the every year 01 III 1r lift I a u reeftl In doing lomeihlng goo1 1 I am am 1 Itloui to do p metihK fr in church a till for ill ntlfare uf mankind At t he Clotall ot every year that pan over I 1Y head I wan t to 11 that hay vote Ii I belen I hor1 I Anollif Ih peopl o n wlIhmon Upon tile toners III Zion You have honest It In this Stake 01 Zion 11 Ilan been honr1 III oil those oulhrn Pink parlieularly on IWO 111Y Ibo lie 1 villefly Irlllif tile Illoult to Years I lattint to continito In that labor Ir nol ham III the south In Ill north or also unt 1 or ilia eltheretr the lord ttanta nw to labor I rmllie that ten yearn now am I a very Illlle bit rf lira What can 10 In Ion jenraT What can you do In I ten lean And there In danger that our 1104 11143 110 re < UlHl before that Ifellec I an AnXimaskon onxlou that Irealdent Snow ean hardly put un lth me for talking Oil long ihei I gel n chance loll have had me IrulnM this way I date traveled conilJerab arounil here mash Jul one or Iwo brethren 1 and I have Join a great d1 of tallilng dQV after day In confer encea Huitday chooli and the like I have been ttorklnj that way ever since I ses an Apntle now eighteen > ear I hate nut been fishing nor hunlln link taking my lemuiv In that ooo And my brethren have labored In lha field islet ai I have If I have labored In the mouth they hate labored In tile north We are constantly going Now the burden of reeponilblllty to I upon President Snow he haa 1 dele mIned In Illit soul aa the representative 1 the allied In the earth that this Church shall be flwd 1 from oil Hi obligation If It be tile Mil of the lord and he ties nnnounce1 that It li I the will of ho 1ord unit w e belleto him The AIII Pro ono wllh I him lie tins trains I still hooled us alnre tie ram to I Iw I the t rreellent tit the Tnrltc until all tile AIII work still 1 walk In harmony I till film Tito Panic pltt that 110 enjoys val I nd Ave Are Jr 1 termliked With lite Hlrlt ul Iho Lord IlInll U 10 hII lr Idhl Hnow 1 Ihl In Ifnl nd Imlllnl laboor that fit h as nnIllkn unit I hlh led Ivan Miami Ulwa hi lit sholljolerm lie cannot do I 1 t it One nor nn tile Twrlft Wo are 1I1I1I1t 10 Ibor Part null late und 10 b an economical and eareful M mn on tolimessibly be allay I quon dercd any anagram asnotia you llaI I not been otlngy r rI And may I row In the exio11ture or means II I I the Parris till MY brethren Thor n no pnlIhm mnlf u Wal liave MI Ear rl 1 anti IInlhr4 hi mnt anti b 1 1 Rke Ih but too hov lost our all on tho altar Numbera or the brlh c haV bn rqUlr 10 olD that anti heokinn U hoy ho c jeopardiz I I ei revs hlng they limit III the world 10 Maher IIUh I their r1It IIII4 good 1 name I hYo odon1 this doctrine throuih out the I outh nnd 1havoll begged the al liance of tho IT > Ple a In I lavor of the church Many no dtiubl him re iixinded lInrou nut today 1 Ihla one law of lllhlng particularly hai been neglected staid It li reiwrtid twll that I 7hn clootibr or < or SI IIIhyra but unlit to b Is I IncrIft InK c tl7eaf IStery Jus g lpi who thus relocate It H I a relreh I In him and to has ward that A there 1 1h1ldol U I born nnl I reare1 in able Church Mail who do not hate faith enoiuh to meet their obligation i obliga-tion I under into law who pay nolhlnn have their names Are Rd of and yet i 11 nxm t rpduulh0 Church and ln many of hem no dmlt holding the rat st 11 Now If It I r-at for the Preil 1 dncy of aha Church to give alien on 10 Ih A preildenclra of Stakes In the Illihoiw of wirdi aittl to the prominent men In the Church lo iea that t hey aro stirred UI I Nor Ih III I JUI not nuoh Ih buln m 01 Ih Irotldnl 01 this iab1Ulnff ilr I still the lurhoiv III tile ward in into flike to fee lo It that they thtnweltel come U a as flahl1111 = 1 th their I tithing I mark and ueniroui y pay Snd then if 1 I Ih luK l of hn I ni leaden of Ihe inopl ai watchmen tip on Ih wall of Zion lo give 1 forth Iho true lound and not among the ieople and l to re tu II a lIMIt they are trained 1 and educated to meet their obligation to Ihe Lord toot I lay we bate no lime to fool away nlor rnMrTn ° telimirsfal IIvn III ln is I nr nt hand 7 iii rieviptlan 01 Z1onj Zin building Ul or the enter Ik 01 Ion anti I tile NOW JrulAlm Uh Irl6 orran1 nlr1 or at ur allan Anl all-an announced by Ihe Prophet of lod the romlng of the tool of Uod will not and cannot be until thai work I a no compllhed und u plaw pretored fur Him Thin labor detultea upon ui The Lord I no doubt estimated the neceeear meona for the laying of the foundation of Zion for Ihe meeting of the obligation ol the Church atilt for Ihe holy Priesthood that the work of 111 l l ehould bo I malntalnetl In Ihe earth and that Ihe servants of thi lord should lie I able lo mild the 110110 l the nalloni and In ntabllh the kingdom I urn Inclined to acknowledge the hand ot th lord In the condition that we nnd oureeltei In today In order that the I Propht hould be moved upon 1 ni 1 he its a been to call upon the iieople 1 to fuimi thla lawlh law by which the land of Zion ll I lo be Indeed n land of Zion lo ui the taw I that li I to net < > ur faith and that la I more trying And dim Wi W r cult to ui than any requirement made saloon ui vte undirriand that only half a tithing to I pall by them who tire tithe puyere said a great many do not levy I any tithing nl all but It Merybudy Jald loll n tithing we would hosym 0 street deal more invest 10 101evc i Ihe Church than vast leave IIY NnM onlourlh 01 the Inalloiborm of the Church ore nol known at lithe payer Oil lb lIordl I want lo wiy that nun It n-un who does nol pay file Illhing li not A i Latte day Saint In the full aene of Ihe wold I can My the Mine In regard to the man who does not partake ut the Sacrament We do not have to so to the Temple for that ordinance but there is I 10 more meeml Ordinance 1r I formed the Temploa ut the Lord than la I offered 111 every Sabbath day YetI Yet-I think I n tie Mfe In Paying thai there are more of the loople neglect the Hacrament than neglect the law of 11111 nit I want ua lo remember thai when men lire louaht out to KO and redeem Zion and build up I the center Vlake no man will be taken who loan not faithfully put hlmwlt In Ihe war uf the Hut rum nt and partaken ot It viortfilly II lie h is taken II unworthily II uill dlqJlIr him II Ito hall neglected It he will flat be prepared to hll answer the call that will be made lie will he lacking In I how qualification which will be neceeiary irrpare men lu help redeem Zion My brethren and ilileri II seems tome to-me Iht I 1 t Ito lArd have nded a note through the Irolhft lonlo Snow I list ot Ignore Uc limit give 11 of tn Itn t Vo must reform In regard to the law 01 IIIhlnll Wh1I w do FrI we will find It an easy matter lo reform In rocks ad iu other things A man on hoI ho-I i a faithful con clenllnui tithe player li not a fault finder ho li I not trying 10 undermine hit llle leaden he li I a man ttho lint faith In tile aouli for it taken iwullar strong of fault lo enable a man to I meet llieM abuse lion They are Ihe moat dldlcult nnd trying of ally Hut tie made 1 utter ui hnnilM I v lire uf the earth earthl Ave love I like earth still the fulnps thereof there-of W e never got Po much but that Am looks nt nor fall Iho mom me got tile nor uo want The Lord designs 10 prote Illi imple and M train them so that their hearts shall not to MI saloon the rlihcauf this world It li I time that we should nee to It that our heart gLrn not Not UIn theM thing uf thli worb If Ma would be mnd Indtpendenl and comfortable ourselves tool have Iho Melons necessary tu rupiNirt ourselves and to meet our obligation let ui seek lint to meet our Obligations to nod for lie U I morn lu ui than everyhod tin 1 Ilka anyone tl 1 > furnliheil ilia earth still the air Ito breathe like Anyone Iu i Iniplred I aid with Intent uceT Our ting I our happlneo everything me I possess nod Ila 1 Ifhn ui lVe assay think we have Partied what wo have und thai a richly air urte the fruits of the earth for which we hate labored no hard but I metal to know who It la I that tins glten uo eyes to Poe ran tit hear and heart 10 undentand Vale hue given ui JuJi nnt wisdom and Inlclllno01 True abort In I 4 P111rit III snail but 01 both Ivon It 10 us still ilia impartation nl the Almighty hath 1f111 us under statiollnic 1 11 I that pirit of the In FrA r rI llr 911ratioll i o A h Uall It Is en t Irely brlllI sum 11 via lIIuolrold t toy the IIIbo nt one 01 our Ustings lie land 1111 the Insano OIlum her he saw a 41 opecinitit of hunutill tY phYpirts ly The man had a flne head and a body an erfoct 44 It MOM be a p pearls t ly but Vie f we all idiot I lIhout In or Intelligence Th In Illecn colvivis train nl whither w vactinteirle4st It or not I ycry faculty that trials In I endowed with to I the gift ul nbo anti a are Under ohlllfll 11011 10 Jim for It Now all that Hko require of ui le I that vk will da our dull to Him 11Wll1 from thli lime irward reform1 Will we toy our thing renwmlier the Word of ledom train from defiling our Indlei wllh 11 Iquor or tobacco and abstain from breaking the Sabbath day Will wo crowd I this houe on the Hablwth day no It li I tonight How bleeaed would tie lo see all ttho belong to thin warder ward-er on Ihe Hallinlh day to Irtk of Ih le Hacrnment tiecau the 1 Lord la I here Ilia eople meet logellier and > artake nf Ihe Hacrament He la I proa ent afth up nl solbon we humble our Polves before lIIn In forever n10mlllll and evening on Wo ought 10 01 falls Ila Is I present lib us when our brt IO out 111 IIInl I In morret prayer lie wom and knons every Ihouht 01 our hearts Therefore let ua think roieily In the future ceae lo I think evil and learn 10 work rlxhleoueneai Will I we honor I 111to and keep illit mndnl1 Will weitrlp uunelten for the remain dor of the race 1 tar we have nearly got to the end liven Ihe youngest tit ui cannot hope to llti a very great time Hetentytlta or n hundred years 14 I but a Illlle time What U It to you nn who have already llted netenly years Have not Ihoee yeitm flitted rapidly Cannot you look back and under what you have acompllihed In that little time Kee what ties born don by ill Ih or men Our Neville did a onderful work In n very few yearo The Prophet Joaeph died titfur he way lorl wa-y > eara of age and lee what it great work he eetabllehed I want lo Short you my brethren rest r I n nd 1 llitera that l unleii uu Helen to he couniela of the eervanta of fall who ant among you Inlay Ihe time will when you will be humiliated lou will be weighed In the balance and found wanting tte mUtt not lie I found wanting You are the wllneiwa of me eertanti nf dod Hint have ben among you The preeldency of the Stake the Ill It Council and the Iilehopi you know what the Apoatlea lute been do ng nnHinic you lou know that roun owls I they hate glten YOU anti I the ei samples they hate eel You know hey hate come among you with the Hplrlt of Ihe lord You know hey have been constant I In prayer awl In their labor that they have loved I you and lought diligently to do You nrlj II Have We eter done You wrong li there an Apostle that has reipaiied Ulun your rights Hate te bovil l tyrannical harrli or leveret Have to bold our vote hn we lux lit 10 hate ipoken Hate we neglecie < iou i-ou You am our ttltneeeea before the loltl the me have been among you and tailored faithfully In leaMn and out of upon early and late You hate not a charge that > ou can make against tile Preldent of the Church nor any of him brethren In this regard Not that wo hate been perfect but we hate worked 111 beat we could Note us nk lou to do better than YOU have or 11011 tll tIII Itern Joint ttc will be more illllgent and will undertake tu do our duly aa hat we can meet the lArd when lie cornea let Ham coming lie when It may Ure are much mm ai Preeldent 8 now reel tent ItlchanK Preeident Cannon President Smith molso have worn thom meloo out samovar lots They tiny nr shrunk from their duly their lives have bern teitlmolilti Wfor the I ieo 1 ile all the lime Oh that we may all follow In their foottei and that It may Iw MI Il of ui aa It has been Mid of the Prophet Joph of llrlgham of John Taylor of Umnl I Woodruff that we hate kept the I faith and fmght an excellent fight Time men and many I other nf the Apuetb have cone In their reward Vliolli t they 1 bail much means In Wan life or not they hate Mirncd eternal tlfp and are rich Their ttrallh cannot be I told It to I eidleii I and endlessly Increasing They will I never Im floor amain President Snow hno nld that lie do not know that lie will till I 10 PAN You I again But he u I Jut ai likely to cooke as I ain We have hot Ih Issues 01 III I alld I death und e cannot tell It U I as Important thereft thAt I huJ eihort you in reformation that you may lie I able lo move > urarltea and your posterity ai It li I f r President Snow Thousand of vung men have died while President jatw ham llted to a rood oll age still wllh a good pro I peel that he I may lit a number nf > an tct at lat In otnpllih the tfiett InitiolIwatill III rlIhl work that I hold will eniihilie his administration ad-ministration and that is i to Poe Ihe rhurch relieved or all lid olillgalloni and made entirely frer Vu and I mum Irr lrr J help In dolnu thu rl by iMnu i Atli lion eil 1 IIHiIng When we hat onve corn to tile Point of paying nn hon 1 rniwi lenlloui tithing ua will enjoy en-joy th eplrtt ot U I refI 1 In bleM I you my blhn anti state r I lot the ioplc of this stake Ko do 1 1 w all lour welfau and your Mltatlon li I the hl bunlefl of our praywe J = rI labor all Ihe day long 1 We want you moved 1 no we want tit be savoll 1 We 1III00r an A e 10 hat we may be P4vtd And I n1 letter move dllllllnll than I have tn drIf for I have not don nil uOil as I oboulI 1 havil n I warat havil9tono to do better I and I want the Prral Ionc and my brethren lo I Indicate lo m what there ll I that I can do for I have lint one moment 01 time tn walto Iom now onto the lay when I hall to 10 my Onlll aollnl allots you any tire thritro still Illattril In tile nom q ol Jesus Amon I |
