Deseret Evening News | 1900-10-06 | Page 8 | Loyalty a Christian Duty

I To who are familiar with time the thelie lie there thre is II nothing sew DW DWor I or In the doctrine so 10 often em by the speaker lICak ot of tb the lAtter JAtter day IJar Malots concerning the duty of to loyall uphold tb the hind of the II In the various coun countries trl tries In which they live The TM Apostle Paul 1111 to ta the Saints saint In Rome told wid theta theM to be subject to the higher powers for tor there ii no power but of at Gad tilt the powers IlOwe that Ire be are ant ordained of Gad The Th Mom or At that time war wert occasionally In cruel persecutIon and the Apostle could Sot not have been of the fact that hat he himself should hould be required to give hula 11 lit on time the altar Of 51 imperial intolerance yet h its penned times word Whosoever therefore r is the powe powers the ot of God GodIn In till this spirit ho he gave Instructions through Timothy hi hIs that prayers and interess lIon elena be made for lor kin kings and AM for tor all that are In authority or eminent place for tor thIs II good and lii In the light of God our SAvior AI A tor the too common practIce otlee of denouncing mum mn who hn have been clothed I h authority time the Apostle Jude ha ban a striking word ot of rebuke lie Ii calls call tho those who dominion speak evil of dignitaries dreamers They Ther art are In their a al It wr were tie He contrasts their conduct with that ot of Michael the archangel who In 1 a dispute with the prince of darkness refrained from bringing against him a railing accusation but contented himself with the remark The Th Lord lAIrd rebuke th thee Is III the spirit of Christianity It ItIs Itis Is the spirit r of We be km In beIng subject to kings dent route and magistrates In obey obeying ing honoring and su sustaining the law We belle believe that every man should be honored In his station rulers anti and magistrates as such being placed for lor forthe the protection of the Innocent and the punishment ot of the guilt ThIN Thea are principles with which all ChristIan should be as a thou thoro familiar AS are the members of the Church ot of Jus Christ t of Latter lay Saints