| Show NB oI OF Tl IiI S 11 Address by h hELDER ELDER RUDGER CLAWSON At the Conference of oC iKo thu Church Of OC Jesus JesU Christ of or Saints in the Iho Suit Lolo City Cita ClI Friday October 6 1905 and ami on 1 sisters deters sl tel t I have very mi ma h In the tine spirit of the con tame fir rne I listened with deep eel Interest to toi toh i Ii h I of the FIrst I Ir t Presidency n ui 1 l the tho President of or the at It tho rho nit t IlIg this morning I felt that It U was ft u I most must auspicious opening of our jf D renee Iud arld the which WI way i wilt will as us to t whether they 11 by the Spirit of nt Coil Cod or Ir by emir other ether spirit 1 I am dm euro sum that their 1 found a n response r In hi the te hearts of ot the th Saints We c not only i ast with us brethren and InrI and slaters 81 te II tho the lin rt r oracles but bu we also nl o hmo hl the II Hd pair r which embody the of or God cad to JH people cople ani art an I to the tho children of or men In every agO age BK of ot the world when hell the Lord Loral has n a commandment to men mon It has hsi always peen been accompanied by a heavy w b ht of responsibility We Vc e have ex cx i 1 tin 11 of at this from tho the beginning You P m that Moses went by with m lion tinn Into rot the mount nn 1 communed with the tho ht he Ire WitS was none gone forty rort days lays mil mui forty fort nights While there he hC a J I f from flam i OH the hand hond of Qt God Cod the Ten Com Corn Comm m And with these there heso tables of ot oti i ii that were wore to him came caino a ai ary i ry greet responsibility a double re ra repa tin pa you rOll might ml ht rny atty 1 In I n the tho tint first t ponce place O Moses 1 woe was required to de tie delet let ver these then commandments to the chit irn Ir n of Df Israel Now Noll If he I had taken hen to his hl tint tent tr n dug a II hole holo In the theand c and them theta out oC of sight ho he hot hoi could i t ml 11 1 have haxo stood condemned before the J but ve we W learn tint that Moses the ii giver iver discharged hix hili hits duty faithfully faith fully till and well for or lift h brought tho the conr corn con r to 10 the children of ot Israeli Israel A Ay y weight of ot responsibility rested i lIP poi I the tl people with reference to these m moments ai u to their attitude and 1111 the manner In which they thc should treat t lin J m If H they failed tiled to Whey obey obe the com corn they would be r I II Lord and would have to give 10 an In anI I to Him hint In it tim tho day of i Tor commandments Were ere it rut not only binding upon Ulon Moses hut but thy they were ucro binding upon tin till whole pee poo 11 I J not only upon the HIP children of Isri ibra c e hut ut upon lIpon the entire world There Therein I in It asas a nece ner necessary uy that lint they should gin d i ma iQ a the world sorti Wf W have hae another big IB i In the th day of tho the Savior hoc lie Ile said paid to t Ills IGo Go yo ye Ill it i i liI I lire world and preach the goi gos gost v t t i a every creature You will nb lib s r rv rl that no exception was made maM but tills 1 hl was as to BO go to every crew tu tun tUIi a lie that t Is bat bap r Z 1 shall be he 1 to sn si sod ed he hi that be besom I som a not shall s haI I be h e damned With iVl Ili ill ds J tram from rom the Messiah iJ Ia Hn His disciple I en a mo n a heavy t n nt I hi t ll t a double responsibility re a a 1111 In the drat i lace they were required r not to toi i me il li this melange Ae not to keep keel It 1 k Ii not to hold it for themselves and f b ir I r heir h lr Immediate family and friends Ut lut tho the message mos ago of or the gospel was to f IP q 1 to tho entire world and If they fall il II to discharge that t duty ul they thoy were t i und under n a t very ver serious obligation bo be boo booI fir fm the Lord they the would have havo to nUn Lunt to Him tar for It II and perchance I he ie e blood bloat o of that generation would 1 v vr been found upon their skirts But Hut i Karn from prom the tho that they I ls t this duty faithfully t v mut 1111 t f es as did Mace Ise before them for or r t p f v carried the tho gospel in all nil humility ud cad In faith and power to the worn T I ic ii moment they thor did this n ft very er gre rot lt i r 11 p rested upon the children n 1 ni met i us is to whether they the regarded s message OH elM being divine and i Cn r they would accept It and be bo bok k 4 by the tho spirit thereof and andall ill all of ot the tho opportunity and ond r 1 r runty rt icy of ot the tho I rd and thus obtain nation f otherwise they would stand nil before the tho Lord 1 OF v o It has hils been brethren and sisters t our day und and time Joseph Joseph Smith if at 10 prop prophet ct received revelation nut not ly Iy by h tho the personal visitation of the I Father I ther ather and the tho Son Ron but also alao In III the j Hi ritten ten len word ord Furthermore Joseph Josephi Jo i received the authority of ot the t J and priesthood under tinder tho thor thong r h rods ng 01 ot James and tend John anti v 0 o under the hands hand of or John tho thu Hap Ball BallI I i t L by b which whUa the and ond the tho thoi t s i were restored to o t c erth rth the restoration of ot this there thoro came carne to In Joseph Smith v very ry hoary heavy Ho lie could i t 1 for fop a moment In Keep the tho Information from the world lIe He old lId not hide hille It away He could not i i mound around him hits hili Immediate family t J I H al iud fwd Indicate to theta only 1 11 it t cite III nerd Lon I had hid done dune but he must mu t 1 ii the till message to the whole whale hulf world worlds i s ng out of ot that responsibility 1 tae lu hll lII n In the church churchs 4 s 5 vin for which I 1 1 to this thin day running i t the years CalS IWers prom from a have been continually sent 1 I held to tn preach the Ihl 1 r us as II high UK is two to thousand at n a adel I del IIi J think ther Is now about l i In n the mission Hold held I t I I you ym iu brethren and to I c 1 k I whether any all decree of ot re i c I 1 omps with the Ihl invitation of o the Iho i 1 r t Presidency of ot this title Church to your to 10 KO goo forth and the pros 08 ii nse which came first to Jos Joe Josi I i the Ih prophet Mark these thc e vi 11 1 that will be he found In section SI 81 r rr n I book of at Doctrine Do Covenants k r 1 i il ng n r of ot the th early carh Elders who were ni tit nut ut to preach the gospel anti fani you youil il i alto also that thai the Iho language i ops ti to t 1 ot of 0 our our day aldy and fin time Lord says 1 I send you out to reprove improve the theT T i id ld of all ail their unrighteous deeds I 10 to Li teach them of a judgment jud which to t o rover And who o receive th you youie I ie re 11 I f will be for I will IV II I en go before ur f toe err i will vIll he be on your right hand J d un your left and my Spirit shall I In your jour hearts end and mine angels Ingels r you U to Lear baRr you tip 1111 e i Whoso hollo you yeti re me and the tho same samo will feed you and anti clothe you and hive give you money Anti And he h who feeds cells you or clothes you YOlI or give vou you motley money shall In lu no III rise lose lone Ids I re reward uld And nIl ho hI that Ihal dueth not nol these the o things Is not my m disciple III by this you may know my lay disciples IiI Ho Ito that you OU rat not fro ru away lIn from him hint alone by yourselves and cleanse your our feet even with water pure I water whether In heat or In ht cold and brar hear testimony of ot It unto your Father which Is III In n heaven heat n and return not nota a again aln unto that man roan And Ind ud In hl WM t cr village or city yo ye enter do likewise Nevertheless search diligently andi spare not and wo o unto that house or that village or OP city that r you or 01 your our words or your our testimony con concerning concerning I me meo Wo o 0 I 1 say again unto that house or that village tillage or city that you or op your our words wards or your our testimonies In At Section S 75 7 It Is Ic I said Anti And A II I It shall be he moro more tolerable for the heathen In tha thu i day d of Judgment than for or that house i gird I up UI your loin and ha hs I faithful faith CuI and je ye e shall overcome rill nil things linings rand and be bo lifted up Ull at lit the last day You will perceive that this hla Invitation which comes to t the young men of ot Isreel Is 10 Israel reel rael to t go So forth and bear hear this Ihl gospel message curries with It n a heavy weight of responsibility first with tho the Ehlers I themselves for If they the reject the Invitation tation If they turn away from the tho voice oleo of ot the priesthood which Is 18 the th olce of God Cod If rr they the refuse to perform this tills obligation It may 1111 be IH that the HIP blood of this generation will be found upon their th lr skirts On the Ihl other hand blued If rr they discharge title this duty Iut faithfully ily rend well you Soil t itt te I that there them la Is n II heavy heavyweight weight I of o n f ice resting upon Ullon tho the people of at the tho world world orIel who hear her this his message though It may come to them In 11 n a humble manner by those thoM who may Inny possibly be he unlearned or Inexperienced d dand and who bring It to doors from rani house to 10 hou o anti and as nil time the revelation says from train city elt to 10 city If It they reject It God cod will hold Jold them to a strict ac nc accounting accounting counting and os ns lIe He has said sall by Ills own voice It will be he more tolerable fog fo the tho heathen In time the day of judgment than thau for or that house houR or tint that city elt Hut But I remind you jou brethren and sis sisters tug tern that this title responsibility of ot preach preaching preachIng ing InS the gospel to lu the thu world Is I not oil It does not fully ull cover coer tile tho ground grauu 1 be Le because because cause there tholo Is la a n responsibility S r resting es upon tip in the tho Bidets 1 dots of ot Israel ael with refer dice onca to 10 the tho building ing up of o Zion for or as ns tho the Lord says every healt shall shull ba b a pierced find and every ear car shall hear Title This message of or life and salvation too must not only go to t the strangers and onrI to 10 people poop who hose have ha 0 never heard It In the world orld hut but It must also gO KO to 10 the chil children children dren iron df at lion Aon to your children anti to tomy my illy children They must be bo taught anti and warned stunned You will remember er what who I the tho Lord said eald to the prophet I EzekIel along this line linehon Maim hon Oll of tt mini man I 1 IHL hn s r mode madl three a n watchman unto tho the a house of ot Israel therefore hear heal the word at tit my mouth and aud give lIvo them warning from roc When Rheu I H say II y unto the th wicked tricked Thou surely die tile tint and r thou him not warning tier nor p to warn the wicked from fron his wicked way WIl to 10 f ne save his hili life Ilfe the tho same wicked man shall die In ht his Iniquity but hU hl blood will willI I require at nt thine hand Yet Vet tl It If thou w warn irn the Ih wicked and he turn not from his hits wickedness nor from his wicked way woy he lie shall die the In his In Iii Iniquity but thou hast d thy Ihy thyson son when a n righteous man doth loth turn from fromn his righteousness and com corn commit mit Iniquity and I lay tar a n stumbling Mock before him ho he shall die because thou than hast not given him warning lu 11 shall tilt die dlo In III his sin and his righteous news nes which ho he hath hhall done dono shall not be he remembered but his blood will I Ire require re require quire at thine thino hand hando If thou warn the right righteous ous man that the tho righteous sin fin not and he is isly d doth o not sin he sure surely s e ly h lyly live because he Is IB warned also thou ered I tin thy soul coul IWU That Is III the tho attitude brethren and sis tors which the tha authorities of this church the High Priests Seventies anti and anti the tho authorities of o the tho les lesser lesser lesser ser priesthood bear hear toward this tide peo pea people people Ile They are fO called to be watchmen upon the towers of Zion Zon and to give notice anti and warning to 10 point out tho evil before It comes Cones and to guard the young against danger What must roust we 0 think when wa we learn that there are tiro many litany mall who bear the sacred authority of ot the holy priesthood who are careless mud Indifferent and who fall tall to tang mag magnify this authority and to 10 carry the tho message mes aJo to the tho people Will not tho the of at the tho Lord be upon them Will not this title thing tiring bo ho required at nt their hands Will they not have to give Io n a strict account of tho the priesthood and power which they ther have received from tho the heavens This responsibility has hns l been passed ld from rom tho the shoulders of ot tho the Prophet Joseph Smith and now rests down upon th the Elders Eldors of ot Israel who have succeeded him and who are on tho the thoS erene S of ot action Tho The Lord Loral says sas to Isis Ills servants Behold how Koss great reat Is I your cutting culling cleanse your hearts harts timid your our garments lest leRt the HIP blood l of this gener generation ollon be Ito required nt III your hands I think thAt passage will be found In sec section ec lion tion one hundred hun and twelve It Is the tho strict Injunction of n the Lord LordI I rejoice In tho the gospel ropel In the outlier lIy It v of ot the holy priesthood and ond In the tha power tint that Is manifested bv hv this people I ople In III carrying out the great purposes of ot The work will stand and the will still of or the Lord be b hed tI as we have hov heard It from the tho Presidency Pre of ot the Ih Church and tho those thoo e who have hav spoken I testify t to 10 this hits In lit the tile name nano of the Lord Lard Jesus Christ Amen |
