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Show TUE V()ia,H'!S CONDITION. 1 bought! Ihareon and Soigealloua to the llutlra ol N.mti. C'AMi'hKLL P. O., IilliK'la Hiallon, Indian Terrllury, Dec. in, loll. To the Kdllori I biiraoly tollclt abort apao In your lolereetlng paper. Wa ar near lug one more mile atone In the world 't hletory, and an latereollug q teatlon la, "It Ibe world any better lor lhtileee-Inga lhtileee-Inga and teaeblnga Ibat whlaperlog augeli hava dlotatej through, Iba ear-vaolaol ear-vaolaol 11 Im whJ tulea the heavana end earth?" A mora terrible and al tbaaaaetliut o.ltu an J trutulnld-uuoolatlon trutulnld-uuoolatlon cannot b found In any lauguai Ibaa It c.imolned In Ibe tweuty-thlrd ohaptar of Matthew regarding re-garding thnae who ar hlaaklng the lawe, and cbaiigliH'lthe ordluenoea.aud Ihareby leaulug the ohlldiau o (J d Into darkneea, In.lral ol putllug them lu that air.lglii and narrow path winch leada lo eleraal Hie. What la me duty of lb Latter-day Halula during the tr-ui K l... I ie u .u.. ing uu Hie worid. and tuair proper altitude alti-tude towerd the two oppiialug claeeei uow to prumliieuttliroucboul tbe uui vere.? That tome ul Hie Halutt will be In tbe tiaab at 111 winding up aoene la aorlpimal geclarallun, bul their potlllonaal thai lime will bedldalent irom thai of olheie; uoi o much met hey will he tulraoulouily aavad, but lo the rant ibal bavii.g received the word olUod and live I up lo tbe oom-niaudmoute oom-niaudmoute lliat 11a na given lor the perlecilog of tilt rtalnia, Uiey will net lael Ihe tame aualaty an.l boel. aa dread thai wiH mm over Ibe reel oi lb world. Von .parhapa aak wbyt Hrcau.elhey will reooiinice ibal it I. Ibe pieparotlou aoo rdlug to Guj'b p an (or bleeamg tha whole ol Hie people, peo-ple, aud Ibe HaiulB will b cbafed,and comlurted tbrougn II all. A promiueul duly i f Latter-day Heinle la lo lei Ibe worl J are that In the mldBI ol the prevailing liouhle aud dlaoonteul, aud van wblle tbey ebare Ibe trouble end eurt.r under it, tbey are hopeful aud pheerful, alweya r. Julolug in view of the lurl:ua ou oomt nl tu promleea e( (.ur L.ird aed H.vlor, Tb Apoetlat I'll ua lhal aoillaett wltb oontautment it greet gain, and, though thla baa alwaya been true, i oan tell you II will have double force lo thao Ihe leal deye, when dleoolileut la tbe ohlel alluaaot among all worldly elaaaee; to Iheae tbe i.allei-day Halula aboulu b a uutabie axoeptioo. Thar never waa a time when dit. aatiaiactlon waa to wide-bread; and yel Iber never waa a lime when men generally enjoyed a many favora aod hloaaiuga al lue bauda ol our Heavenly f ather. Wherever we luuk, whether In in homee ol Ibe rlob, aupplied wltb every eomlort and eplendora that a dolomou might bava anvled. or whether we look In the bom of tb temperate wage worker Willi lie evldenoea ol t.ale.oJiu-lorl, t.ale.oJiu-lorl, art and luiury, w ase thai In very way lb preaeul exoieda In .up. pty every other period that we have any blalory ol, aad yet people are unhappy un-happy aud dlei-uutcuted. 'the tact la that dealletol a teldelt heart know no bound.. Aa we lo .k oul, we aaa the wnole world madly pinning aud oluioulng altar wealth. A .'aw uly belug aueoeeelul, Ibe temaluder r ea vluua aud aoured beuauae Ibey are not Ibe lortunate nee. and ar dliuuuteui-ed dliuuuteui-ed and mieerable. Tula la not only th oa.e In lb lar Weal, the nouie ul uiyui.tn.bat II ie a uutveraal complaint, and L can oee through Hi wiadom aud teatirajuy tlod naa given me, th enndltiuu ol Ihe world In general, and I alau kuow that only the Uo.pel ul Jaaua Cbriat uan or will 1 1 the hummi fumlty l. ft ttiioirltfJit i.r tht ',? t Dillon In itr... lb l.am.r- lr rttlnu nhnuld rrnt Uk irtrt in t tt i t,r.u itiujcrl fur wfHii nioiie , ln.t HtHtuiJ n-incailxir to irlvvfur hrTnly i rltf, ! wRiifi from ill woriilly amtiUloui, and lanor uui fir wurioijr Ibiuut, erne pi to iri-vide iri-vide that wtiicii in -Jrc.t nul nt-iliiil. In iltiluij (In w Kfttn r int-iitnifiit wllii our K'flllnrfi, rut Itrauno havoDo ami'ition, iut h-rnoir nur mi b'tluii it turned heavenward ai.U ol'-aon ol'-aon ed in the lltt lo lay up atrnal trvaKurft, Ala ) liw many Uu not taitf) th a in. ill i,J Mmij Iikto falkn Intu th firrora pivalvnt lu tha world, and are Jm yiu lliem-elvea the iml fBji'jue U n( l ie ly ftlllng to keep Ihe I'tioirtianUniati' ol G J. t Wuuld urt L.ativr-tl-y Falntatu atianUoii the atnta of raU and dla oonteHt. and etnva fur the litnlivr richea and tha pt-are ti bm fnund in tha proumra ol our heavenly Father, htt oa li'ok at the tin. ebatiier, Wt i lmnihy, tl h tu 2Ui vena. dn It-M wltb coieteiiiment la grrat uilu, for we brought iiutiiiiig Into Ilia warld and i It la certain w eau carry d lbln out. and having food aud rairueiit let ut therewith be cintent. lint they that will be rich lah Int-f Umiitallou aa i a nare and lutu many tuoiiiu and tmn ful lutte whiuu Ornwu man lu rula and tlea.ruclloo. Kur the real of all vlcei I the luva of money whlfh mm being entrer fur were led away from tha faith aod ph reed Uiemaelvea throunh wltb many pauga, Itut ttiou, O tuau ot Uod, Ilea theae thliii, an l folinw alter ri,biaeut,ii-M, godllrieaii. falib. love, pitionr. nVrrhnefia. Kin III thai Kud f-aiht nf faith, lay liolu uu eternal life whreuato tuuu atl ao called and haul preferred a gojd tr. ! in tielora) many. IN w It ihveiaiuula of tUe I.tttir-day I.tttir-day Halnti one ol eonteutma.il and ehreriul auhrulMtia to preeut trlala In tha aure hopfi of the good ttmea om Inn; auch IivIuk vxamplea are valuable leMuue fur nur lellow man. fne iHiunitvIa of the Halula t tln ae whi m they may tab r aui intr, atiould be lu harmony with (hair faith. Wa ah ull p)lui oul tu our fellow man the real cat at a ul Ihe prrawnt troiiblea and that the only way to eirape uJirtuertl 1 lu ubvy Ihe lawe of Iha I .r . i'aul telle ua In Ihe ftrd cliaplr of Acta, -1: "An'l he ahall aend JeautCurlal, which tvtira wm piearhad uitto j u, v hpiu tna heaveua mutt retain until Iho time 1 1 reatilu-tln reatilu-tln of all thluya which Oud hath epukea by Iha mutitd nf all bia holy prophela ilnca iht) w itld bnin. " A ureal maay f.eupla thtuk that when aiunara are converted, that forma a part fl the c tmlnj tf t'hrlat, an I that o Ha will continue comlnti untltl all the werld la eonverivd. 't Ueu, Iney any, He will have fully onie. 1 mink lli. -o lulka do nil understand the Hcripiurra on Ihie auharl, wnloh ileolare the rr. vare nf tuae eiiientntloa Wa nad lu 2 Tim., Bohap. 1-4 veravit M''iat lu tha lit dk.ve pertloua luuaihall cum, for mei, aliali be luvrp or pleaa. tire mure than lvera uf (I id,' aud in the l:itb value, that "avli rxeu and edurara ahall wax Wurta and worn, Oarrlvlur, d bolntt deoniva4." Tula la Iba condition the human family ball ba lound lu prior lo Iha aw oud eouilnic, aa lhry wre when Nua", Jo an and otitera who were nl it i.na tntiT io wnrn Iha paop!e lore- thla day the A mighty tent Ilia ior-vant ior-vant J eph Hn.ltii lo u,u up tii in uf aalvaiion aa It exialfd In pr mitlvt dayf,butlhe dontriuea he advumlfd are c fled at, he waa ottered a a aaorl fire for Iho truih, the l-.Mera hava been idihbed, and In aorua Inataucea have laid down their Uvea lu aup( oil uf trie(loFl. It la a irrievaua I'llit, lo aoma people, Intelllnant and In all appear-anuea appear-anuea bani-at, aeeklug for tha true Church, and yet who will allow them eelvet lo ba led aatray by thuaa wbo njaka merebandiaaof tha aiula ot man. It la Iha duly ot every true follower of Clirlat to labjr to break dowu Ihli wail thai Hatau baa built around tha peoplt, and to lead Ihe rltchtenua Into thai auauhl and narrow path, that wi I lu Iha e'i brltia: them Into the pneeuoa of our Fattier, 1'ne mlaalouitrlea bera aiu doled 8.jd Work lu thla field. Thra haa beeu a (treat deal ot alckaeat, but the O-iid weather will, wa hope, rratora all to perreel health. Wa are beLif bleaial ou every aide wltb ftleuda. auJ we ara gain I uk greund In Iha uura nopuloua tuwna fiom which formerly wa were debarred en tuoeuul or ao ouucb priju-dice. priju-dice. Your welcome paper camaa raiularly and Ii read with much Inter eat by Ilia people ot lull locality. 1'. H. Makuktti |
