Show APOSTLE FRANKLIN D RICHARDS I 1 think that brother A terrill merrill struck the right string this morning ingin in regard to our views and management of gotting getting al along ong we have known what it was to build up this part of the earth without much money with 11 ll il most none at all but we got along b very well with it with the coming in of plenty bo however wever our ambitious natures were awakened up to accomplish more through our la labors borsand and through the influx of latter day saints here our wealth and population increased abundantly we had great fields of grain and could hardly find people enough to attend to harvesting by and by people in the cast began to see in our midst a fine market for their mowers their rakes their binders and th threshing 0 I 1 machines nae bines and such euch other laborsaving machinery as wo we needed when one of the brethren would purchase a machine for his farm his nei neighbor 0 abor who had bad as large a farm would have one also thus we got to buying things some of which we needed and some of which we did not need some of us jac notes for goodeaux goode aud if tho the notes not paid when due they were liable to bo be given to lawyers to collect the money mono with interest and costs we havo been an c easy prey to those who sold goods to us ue it was that t tho he angel who was to restore the gospel was to announce that the hour of gods judgement jud gement is come have we taken any heed to that part of the prophecy have we nye thought anyta anything 1119 about this while the lord has blessed us with plenty and while we have not had to tako take up tip carnal weapons to defend ourselves before the courts yet a vast amount of our means have been used while our friends have been made to gr groan oan IS as it were 0 wi with t h the burdens of crops have wo we thou thought 0 glat that we are arc in the hour of godzind gods judgement jud 0 gement it has been shown that a great many of tile things t sl EI oke of by the prophets have leave come to pass when I 1 hear of these cyclones and pestilences and tile the sea hea heaving vinc beyond its bonds bondi aud and of fan famines lines to seem em that the hour of gods judgment is come sonae some of our young people want new clothes about once a month and fail to buy something that will not wear out for a long time some of us its are getting a little more Gent ilish than the gen gentiles tiles if iffe nye could get to making our own clothing we should be a great deal richer we have got to exercise exer exercise cite more economy A young man may mav think that if his neighbors nei 0 son mut mua have a horse or a bicycle or anything else lie he must have one too even if his father has to go in debt and give ilia his note for it tile the daughter daug liter must look just as well as ad the neighbors daughter in this way a great many are crowded into debt northis Now this may beall be all rightie w we have hate tho the money and can pay as we go where is there a man inan in the nation that knois how to regulate matters so as to better the condition of the county the people in the south raise cotton and they want a kind of tariff that will accommodate their busin bu sines cs in T other parts of the country they want the taxes of the nation n to be such as ap will accommodate them the people of the west turn out silver and lead and want to have a good market for their articles those who raise sheep want matters so BO arranged that their wool can fetch the highest price prica in the cast those who manufacture iron and steel want things so BO that their condition cm cin be improved where is there a man that can AALL tu EO adjust ad just matters that tha 1 t all can get along in the same line of prosperity we have got to see if there is even a congress that will t tell C 1 1 us 1 if the 1 ie L lord or d should raise s e uco bet aali boulat rai up u 1 a congress con ng greES r F s or ix a u man that can a n effect a mode of procedure that will harmonize harmonist har harmo monise nige matters then men will be able to pot got along better hut but it seems as if matters are growing worse until a change is found for the better we ought I 1 t to begin to learn the lessons 1 the experience is teaching usand us and endeavor to get out of debt and keep out of debt and when you want to buy anything buy when you have something som ethino to pay I 1 pray the lold loid to bless you abundantly with the discernment and in understanding to be forewarned and by and by forearmed fore armed and take a solid footing that none can move you and that you may stand invincible for th the e tru truth t ai of god and the cause of christ |