Show AN AIN impressive fortitude anil and uati or a hormon hormen boj fo y I 1 J OF bolf iq Q I 1 from our salt lake eake exchanges we take tile the following impressive sive ceremony held at life tabernacle nc le enthat in that city on oil sunday last deeming it of greater importance to tile people than anything wo nye could say we reproduce it the speaker of ofilio the day was elder john nicholson Nicho lgon who took for liia his topic nt at first tho the principles of the gospel the doctrine of plural marriage and tho the cron idea entertained of eliat doctrine 1 by people caple on the outside lie ire ti then drifted red to the question of purity in the alie church and tho the necessity for individual i uprightness and 0 eddly enough as if hit his mind had received a force forecast list of the terrible occurrence that was to follow lie used thu the following language personal Person purity alpurity of conduct is also enjoined it is imperative ili in ro ra gard ard to tho the latter day saints and I 1 would to god that it obtained universally anion among Y the for while this thia is ia a good people cople tile the wit best people with whom F I 1 ever became associated and I 1 have been identified with them for considerable more than half of ray my lif life eyet yet there ire wron wrong 9 do coara rs among them but let it bo be understood that lie who i is s lewd that lie who is lacia ious an adulterer cr ta a fornica fornicator torlia lie whose conduct is fin impure pure lias has practically no standing in this community and it is ia a church law that when men inen and women sill in ill these respects and i in regard to dishonesty and other of fences and their crimes crim eq arc demonstrated in the mouths of two or three witnel es eg according at as the Scrip scriptures and the voice of revelation havo have directed they shall be cast out of tl the 1 il 1 community if their crimes bo be or of a lesser character the alie condition is ill that at they shall be cast out unless they bring forth fruits for lanco tanco and exhibit their reformation before tho the people there arc some off offenses anses cs however of p grosser character that demand that they shall be cast out under all any circumstances whatever for tile they have no place nor pirt part in the corn con 1 of latter day saints no iio mat matter t or what people say there is is a fatality there is a something connected with this work that it so that it asi aible for individuals to infringe upon tho the principles of per personal tonal purity anil and not be discovered if tile the facts are arc not developed and brought to light C and have have to tl wait tile the time when all things that are hidden shall be proclaimed and spoken as if fron from the housetops there is upon hini who inis misdirects directs alio use of tho powers power of life that have been implanted in tho the nature of man there falls upon him more c or less a withering blight it is ia different with the elders of this thi 8 cl hurch church in this regard than it is with the world on oil the outside for they appear spiritually i at least east and in ciany other res respect peeLs to corrupt themselves with comparative impunity not eo with the eld elders ers of this church and I 1 have seen tile the proofs made visible before my luy eyes that have placed tho the matter beyond a doubt beyond successful contro controversy ersy the elders go forth into the world to proclaim this gospel acl of tho kingdom King doin for a witness they make the proclamation it it is enjoined upon them unequivocally all and unqualifiedly that thoy they shall preE preserve erve themselves in spotless purity from those things that arto aro d dragging a darkened bodd down over the precipice of destruction anti and causing corruptions corrupt ions in the midst of huni humanity anit y to rise up into the nostrils 0 the god of licad ell cn and to 0 o make the lie heavens weep for the condition of mankind let an elder bider who goes out on oil tin this s god given mission mis dion defile himself and he is ie like samson shorn of his locks his ghys phys physical ical power departed his strength vanished like a cloud in the morning before the rising of the sun it became extinct FO 0 o to Z speak SIX IL Z and so it is with the power that should exist in tho the hearty hearts of the elders of ill this 18 church and should accompany their administrations their strength 0 vanishes and lie who knows lie voice of tile tho holy ghost which reveals the things of god to man mail probes ing to ile be a servant of tile tho most high ailigh k god knows when an elder cider lias has sac ri I 1 iced his hie right to the coin and inspiration of the power of jehova Je liova which accompanies every man who ves himself spotless to a greater great eror or les less degree 0 tho the effect cal act is ill just st as marked in such a case in tile sacrifice that a man mail makee make of that spirit by the repentant dis capic of tile son sol of GOLI god when lie ile proclaims in honesty liis his faith in the eternal father and tile the Rede ciner lie goes dow don it into tile the I 1 depohr of humility and kofl his I 1 heavenly fatlich n I 1 broken heart and d a Leont contrite rito spirit andric and lie goes down into tho the water in the he hem cm of the dath d ath and buri burial alor of chaiet and comes out free from froin his sins bins according to promise lise 9 if in tho likeness of the resu resurrection of th tho co savior and lie ho receives tile the imposition of hands for the bestow besto sr 1 I of the holy ghost ahat monitor cocci upon liim him and like the he genilo dew of heaven that falls up anthe oa the vegetable world rezi reviewing ewing pa its strength and beauty his body and increases his spiritual fit and activity just prior to this B bishop john johi I 1 Q cannon entered tile artand follow followed oil ti by breit A 31 C cannon annon elder Mch oleon was spoken to and he an flounced announced that something anfor I 1 seen had happened anti anil lie he was wi asked aked to give way I 1 thou thoughts aits of the arrest of lof th first t arst presidency to at once flash abron through gh the ill minds ind of the congregation aaion but this was speedily dissipated however by john Q cannons rai raising 3 ing and in ft a clear and loud but somewhat tremulous tone saying my brethren slid and sisters the very verv few words which I 1 have to say I 1 hope for strength to bo be able abl i to say them to your understand ing R I 1 have violated my covenants I 1 have sinned against the lord I 1 have committed a grevious sill sin next in our belief to tile tho sli shedding adding of mod and in accordance with what I 1 conceive to bo be right and in accordance with the counsel of my rather father PreM dent george Q Cari cannon tion i also thai of my president of the stake and that of my presiding 0 officer oro williim william B preston I 1 feet feel to say that I 1 have hava been thus guilty and I 1 de desiro aire to lay down ray my priesthood tile tho priesthood which I 1 have flavo disho dishonored norel As you rny my brethren and sisters will bec bo called upon upon to pronounce pronouns unc 0 judgement jud gement at least give mo file a ct chance bance to show that there is sti still ii sonie good in me ilia I 1 also alo pray god fur for mercy and trust that lie he will give ms me strength to slow show that I 1 have hava the welfare of zion nt at heart and t that hat I 1 ini am sincerely interested in every movement loock looking ing to their up building 1 the hush that followed thia avowal Voyal I it would bo be impossible to describe the Rensa sensation tion thit that went through a h the congregation after thi the first amazement was over was ohe one of sickening grief heads were bowed and handkerchiefs wore freely used on every side it waa almost most as if each listner had biad lioard heard something to smite him personally with humiliation and wo aoa president angus ft cannon then arose and with a face whose whiteness told of lie suffered and with a voice tremulousness at first hardly allowed him to bo be heard he aard the occasion which brings me more before you today to day is i indeed n aced a sorrowful one one year ago ago last stay my voice voice wash wasl card icard in tins this tabernacle on which occasion I 1 took my iny farewell of tile the people for a little season betson to gl go I 1 to drigon I 1 was in prison seven month q andthil and this is the first tini tinier my MV voice voice lifts has been hoard in this building n si since lice ill that it ti time file my feelings clinga fc on oil that occasion were heavenly compared comi I 1 with the fel linga which clia agitate itata my iny breast today to day in the confess confession icia if t my illy nep nephew liew BI bp john Q call cannon second counselor to tile the I 1 presiding resmia bishop of tho the Cou courkli reli n it lilt fin loll ion in nil mi i nj yi vi livee tile tho l lie bwl bid in ilo with lit ajr L rd nl painful a it is isi it bee arc mea ines illy t duly to py pr biose 1080 isbit Q C bli b cut cutoff tile thi 11 f itma jo mi chi cleint liaf lau fettu L au C ir ar ain gud god if in yiv bim grace aiice ti exhibit 20 his after life abat 11 abat h 1 uld 6 1 enado anade for the rravis re lie ile fili as all gritu iw feel t sua laii itin abi pr fir viat a ex it lu l u ina fe e anti ami a Man lart iiii lill rat gion el to iu tile nouh of if isriel iii ninety it by bs alsing iho 1110 right ila hand ild I 1 iho of I 1 lii io congregation c was waa u i in tile the of john Q can no ann MILY iny the pa paler peace ler find and z r or of god rest upon iiii hi israel atud may ho he tile the hinds hands f tile a ined the ibe middle fled aged fl ed aud tile bonu to abu abo W work or of 0 1 I 1 i iu U purity I 1 in the earth to 10 the abo enil that J sui may oil a y bave bare a hoople e prep nod fur for III aim c rain and that th ii tho ilia puro in beart nia ma S if vire the present persecution abal in being tilled upon u aili aad which cast L i a over our oar lurin el I lippy set ali thil tt we vre nin may y fluidly dij y tiia tha e cican ter tit ill rest with god god butir bather that be tile c 0 of lie pura it iu j beart for avor iu ill the dauie of jesus arren mr mn thou then loft tho the bm buil liliu din elder nich l ison ou then roso rose liviu ai diu and continued inn rati amio iho ho c uriso i which iso io acl kiy ii tue tile which ha ba 1 just mccurr cl cd as fol follows lovs wo we look b ek in b for atil ail little limo evidences of the noblest typos types nf if ru here ii un a inan tile llie father f john Q cautious tb ith ahorn I 1 h vve boon acquainted for about a a tury cap can allo ablo if m intellect ami who heart it ii full of ill hie tiong gioi und and fur the lit imai ro rica uin lio lifo front ft oai bayh oi d his hig jr alio llio I 1 of bai fellow ire 11 ii ia nr n r n t r C tie ho ia i H no no xii ell ill exile 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