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Show Sound Xjogio. Who are the friends of this people? This is a question that has been asked a good many times, and answered an-swered in the words of the Savior when he said "they that are not for us, are against us." Now we have among us men whose heads are grey and who have traveled thousands of miles for the gospel's sake and who have families of their own and if we should say to them "you are our esnemies," they would feel grieved and would positively deny it But such is' the case J ' Now the Question is, "who are they?": One will say "Is it I" and another may say "Is it 1." Now"! will tell you who it is. It is he who bears the name of a Latterday Saint and makes pretentions pre-tentions to be a friend of God and his people, while his acts in life contradicts con-tradicts him . I allude to those who, , for a little money, are selling wine ' and other stimulants to the youth1 of this people. Do they realize what they are doing. If they have not had serious reflections on this matter, it is high time they stop and pause for a moment, and find out what they are doing. They are ruining their health as well as teaching teach-ing them to break the laws of God in many ways. They are teaching teach-ing them to disobey their parents. pa-rents. They are encouraging them to steal from their parents to obtain means to pay them for that which is a curse to them, and thus, I say, they are the enemies of this people. Now you who are guilty know it, and you need not ask "is tt I." It is every one that is guilty, and to all such I warn you to stop it, and stop it now; or you will see the day, ere long, when you will regret it; for the loving mothers of these youths will rise up against you, for they are already offering up their prayers to God to stop this unhallowed practice, and you will see the day that they will not only Pra7 but they will work with a will; and when they unite to stop it, they will accomplish it. For they love their offspring and they will protect them, f and when they do, I and many others are on hand to help them. So I say to you again, stop it! for while you continue con-tinue dealing out intoxicants to the youth of this people, you are . their enemies! william Atkin. |