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Show m . ,11 ' . - 1 Millennial Star Explain Church Method of (airing Help. . V- the-aong- , . -- Vi , i Kdson Don Carlos Health, ot tho Prophet Jotu-pBmith, herewith relates an incident Which took place during his recent baptism into the Chkirch. "I at a conference of thp Church of Jcnus .gathering' Latter-day Christ of Saints a't Tacoma, Wash., on fob. 13, 1921, believing with alt my hoart that in so doing I was obeying tho command of God, having repontod ot my sins to the boat of my knowledge and ability and also believing that the authority to baptise rested with this Church In Its dcvlneiy called ministry. ''I happily entered1 the waters for baptism ly Immersion believing that this mode of baptism was the true one according tf the teaching of Christ and III Apostles. The blessing of health both Soul and body followed. "I had been a partial cripple in one knee brer since I. was 21 years .old, but when coming up out of ths waters ot baptism at the age ot 47 years I felt tha healing power of God upon me so strong and complete that In reluming to the dressof ing room Jt climbed a flight ten stalr-as supple as a boy of years of age. The lamenting and atiffness In my knee had disap- dlp-nseto- nu Methods of relieving honest ' 1 ' poy- , - and usually does become a menace to society , A. simple, suceeseful math ad of relieving honest poverty has been 4-- ahaken with mortal Illness, enclosed a spirit who had trod' the way to perfretton If .we all did all we oould. for truth and love, how our d vk world would blose with Joy. Brae would . replace war; and all wbuld have plenty. Can we' pot try to do alt we ean In every righteous enter, prise 7 ' When we laid our hands on - Brother Jluyeecom's head to blnaa him! we felti that high honor had or were w hot in the v comjo to us; presence pf a king a true king T If this were said to Brother Huy-- i escom, hs would answer.' "Tut, tut; It Was so little: it was nothing; I W. Mil Ion- only did all I could t , nial Star. ' V it followed? these many years by tba y Salnks. .All members of tho Church should fast ona day a month, usual ly from Saturday evening, after the evening meal, until Sunday afternoon or evening. This la ordinarily dan on the first Sunmonth. The money repday resenting the value of Isthe two of three meals noit eaten placed In the fuiid maintained by tha Church nor that relief of tha poor tha honwt pocjr, buoh moneys Are then dlsjrlbutad .Without overhead costs, as;all the work Is of a voluntary character, based upon ths. love of tnan for man. This device tat helping those. In economic distress, would feed one out of kvery (thirty or forty-fiv- e persona, depending on whether the monthly taat covers two or three meals. It this method wsra followed, faithfully, throughout tho civilised i worltl, honest poverty .would practically disappear. Moreover, thq gtveg would be jlouMy blessed, for at monthly fast is .of decided physldloglcal benefit, and In humaa helps maintaining I of-t- le erty, in these days of World-wid- e are. being sought uhumployment. fob in every land. In fact, all are today policies governmental . converging upon 'this problem. Honest povsrty la tha sconomlo distress of peopls who ars eager to work but can find aa employ- - , .ment, or ot those Who beoause of lUoese are unab'le to labor. Bucb poverty should be relieved by thu rescue or .every person who earni estly strive, tos the best of bis ability, to msko-living for himself. On the other, hand, there la a poverty that follows Idleness and . unwillingness to work. For such distress, society should assume no responsibility ascent to compel the Idler, with er without his consent, to engage In productive, labor. Idleness Is a crime. For that reason, any. relief of honest poverty, wh chi allows the unemployed to acquire habits of Indolence tnsy -- Choice Above health. : I The vjry sltnpllc-t- y of this divinely rvcalU principle piveityt may seem to make ineffective; but, complex prob lems are1 always solved by simple formulas,! and the adequacy of the fast dav follcf lof economic distress has been well! demonstrated In these trying times ths Latter-da- y Satnjs should practice, more earnestly : and faithfully than ever, this method assisting their suffbrethren and sisters, and ering should encourage their neighbors to do the earate. If every person, within and without tha Church, assumed this prlrnonal responsibility for Ths alleviation of - his, neigh. bors troubles, publlo and private prosperity wot Id soon be restored. While fasting, let ths .Saints drew rear the Lord and pray tha the leaders of the nations mar be given wisdom and courage tp pul Into operation suoh benefit plane as will bless and mankind. . Is not a cure Relief pf of poverty. The Lord has also revealed the mennk and methods by , which th po mrty may be froth among men. That must he left fof another discussion. "W. "' ; f Millennial Htnrl.i . bani-tsh- ed "All Other Lands H Amar lea' the land ' rp other lands" i actually mo ro blessed Bi most thing than of this land possess far greater por- Residents aro other lauds. things that make for happiness conVgca Of tholands. j than do other The 'following -tabulation Indicates ths position occupied by HK land of Ephraim America. . j Europe I 480 United States. . 000,00(1 120,0110 000 Population . I.800.3S3 billes 1,024.789 Area, square . 41,000 Coal area sq. miles) 240,000 ..... 8,900,000,000 Iron ore'ttons) 11,000,000,000 Av. cotton output (bales) ....... 11,120,000 Av wheat, corn .output (bu).,. 4,400,000.000 Railroad miles , , Ij , v'- IBP, 00 U. S. alone produces the following percnlags of world outPI per cent of potiroleum; 41 per puts:' 68 per cent 12of minerals; cent of the Coal; per cont of timber, IS per.cekt of cotton; 4P per cont slcctrlo power, ' 111 peared. Don Kdson Caring Smith, IS west North Temple. The First Vision. ' AI1 nature was smiling In Spring' array, When Joseph retired to ihe woodlands to pray. t 'The warble of blrdg and the dron-- " ing of bees Both merged with th song o t th scent-lade- n . breese. And over aU rested tratiquilltV, peace, While murmuring' trees cheered tho song to Increase, The boy knelt to pray, In the cool . of the glnde, To Almighty Oed, who would nev' er upbraid. In doubt wag the heart and the mind of the youth As to which of tho churches oiv earth had the. truth, He poured out hie goul to the God who Is love, j To guide him and (help him from heaven above.'! But. yet as he pleaded In suppli- ant prayer, The power of Kaian was ,rlfc In the air; I. It held him In thrall with a trie evtl spell. Of terror, despair, nd the black- uesa of holt. " So grent wa j the darkneiw and fear of lh tomb That" tlpMeph prepared to auccumb to hu doom; f Rxertln hi fttrenffitb and his faat H hbln cried to ihe him from MU Tisord to protect f ut doom wu dlHipnlled and to fliaht By a wonderful, radiant plllarrof 4 Two atandinf firm jn th appeared, air. Robed Jiv splendor and florf bo Th dft-p- A yorid ail f com pare. Thep one to Joseph, "B brave, have no fear. Give heed to Myi Son, to word give thine ear." Th humble boy knelt on green, mossy sward,, And with Joy tb tho voice of the Lord, "No church On Ihd earth has tho fullness of light.. "They abominate m and do In My eight; "By, lip do they praise Me with songs and Void prayer, Their worship Is shame, for their heart Are not (there, j They Tnotk Judgment at My decry1. tatutes. , M My "My truths they poArertl and My power deny; teach men's command"They ment for lucre and coin, "There re none of tpcm right, then none of them .Join." Thu spake the Lord ere the vision , did fade, The hoy was alone! in the cool, 'of the glade, With warble of birds and the droning of bees, wind Ths song at the scent-lade- n in the Irene. WILLIAM J. jriraaFFE. JR., f Millennial Star.) i w t he should say the prlnclplee by which you are governed were are aot righf- - tjhat they Ineorrect, what would be my duty t I answoi that it would be my duty to lay those principles aside and to take up those that might be laid down bthe servants bt God. "With regard to crossing the path of any man Who may ba to lead us, I will say appointed we Mfer should da it; and I do not ogre what our feelings and views mayl be upon the aubject as far aaj our tradition j and edushtlon ire concerned. God has anything to reveal If he will reveal It to that man who stands at the head. Now, here Is (the Quorum of .ths Twelve Apostles: .we cannot bring foith a new revelation for the guidance of this peopls while the First- Preaidencg are la no I other here; fort the-plan, no either system by which to guide ifand glovern men In ihs kingdom, only that which haa been; established by tha revelations of Clod jin the order ot hs Church and kingdom; and that JS. for the bead to lead, jcounscl, and govern Jn all In which God Is fvoalod to tha will Of I man." c Later-da- ! s; , Nephew of Prophet Joseph Smith Relate Experience. - theory Poverty Relieved , truth-seeker- Die- - j d; u principle or certain - j.; HKKK are a few thoughts (Wish to present to tho oeugregatlon touching on principle that .has hern alluded to by the brethren namely, In regard to fallowing the Instructions and counsels of those who lead us., I have reflected much upon this subject and I contend that there hr one principle by which the Lord lends his 'servants, and If we are faithful, they will lead us In ths way of life! and inasmuch as ws havs faith to believe la thels Instructions in the teachings of the Holy tRrit through them, we are always in the safe path, and ahall be sure of our reward. Now, whatever I might have obtained in the shape of learning by searching and study respecting the arte and sciences of men whatever prln- eiples I may have Imbibed remy scientific during searches, yet, if the- Prophet Of Clod should tell me that a which I might have learned was not true. I do not care what my ideas, might havs been, I should consider It toy at the euggeatlon ot my - duty, file leader, to abandon that prlneipla or theory, Supposing d Vi Wllfortl Woodruff, 1837, courses, yd. 3. Page 88. j I Hubert HuKcora, tu lying wrloiMir ' heard Viat we were . hau cent word to nab ue to visit 1 And bless Jilin. We stood around his couch President and Hlsler , WoolX of the, French mission, president Kooy man of the Netherlands mission, president it. A. Ueodwln of the Liege district and i and attern pled to distract him from the sharp talking pain of bis malady byaventa about the many happy o( his life- ' Belgian fa He was porn of mother, Eduther andwasa Flemish denied him. Early M cation life he bad to work in the coal mines for a meager tiring. How. . aver, nature bad endowed him well, in mind and body. ReaponsiblUty was given him, and modest promo. . tion cams to him. There was a spiritual, unrest within him, an urge to find .the truth conoernlng life an earth and la tha hereafter, lie became associated with a Protest ant group a courageous step. In his strongly Cathollo country-f-anhia soon became promihiint among ' associates. a! ofa quarter Then, more than Century ago, when ha was Jnore than fifty years of age. tha gospel found him. A member of the first spoks Church, a faithful sister, to him shout it; he became inter-sate- soon tha light broks in epon him. Hs had found tbs truth! Whan ha 'entered tha Church, his old friends and associates turned their backs upon him. Huysecom ha did not had gona madl But. - Ifn had found flinch nor waver. . VI the truth. S Interest ''Grown. j , the 'on. gospel From that day became his great interest, lie assisted ths little branch In Urge, ever ready to obey, the calls mads upon him. His spare time fwaa spent in bearing witness nfi tha restoration of the gospel to those who hod not yet heard It s He he tract, sought out ed, conversed and prayed. He became an eager proeclyter and j an earnest laborer in the Church. To quailtfy 'himself more fleetly. he learned the arls of read- . had been ing and .writing, whlt-dented him in hip youth. The of of the progression Gospel spirit . 1 was upon him. Then came the great war. The first shots were fired in Liege. The gallant defense by the. forts j of Llegc. determined as Ik well known ths course of th war The misj the" sionaries stayed on through kero first bombardment, then Brother lluyseom. withdrawn. the then a Tdacher, but)roung In two Church with the assistance of, and other brethren. Deacons, aloy - young In the Church, took charge (Kvery memof the little breach. ber was watched over, was account' ed for. Preiltks Fued. g t Oiforth Urtd Armies flowed bark shell I er the city, Ths dally hlas ofswfut. of ths - and shot w" sensi.ess wnr. The idea and wound d were dreadful witnesses'- - ot Meknwhlle, Brother bloody battle. brooded over the flockit lluyeseom care of a par-etof members wlth-th- e Once, when food kupplle were pow. ob- aherf. he slaughtered talned probably undorsthw lawf of wnrrare. hid the carcass, and meat as Needed among hie brethren and Historic. The meof wss doubly sweet If these days of CAt test She wr endjod. The four eternity to ytmr had seemedhadan boon under the tty which, constant miiltaoy dlstlpllne. Bop-rmissionaries tho wlf time later, cams again. lo Liego.l foundand the Ihe branch jn sound condition, tholr duties members attending toWith f. tloep Brother Huysecom. surrendered his charge, and for his stewardship. accounted war. perhabs no branch During Ihe ffra better h14 toatnr li Kurup Ha or imorw carefully Hooked ftet hk branch work,t o rturpod tohisbi preaching all trading, hi which ho continued. Ik fldte of 4 frw wr aivanceeb g. this we lathed iitul around men. the bedside of tho sufforlng n I told him how much ths Churtlho his efforts durlng appreciated of he Oh war. the dark years tt was notimUch; I did answered. much. all I would. but it was not Tha words did all I oould if an I thrilled ysl It was as let loose To cal chares had been that the not Is do alf one can; and end of tho ocbeptsp1" Ilfot No man can do- more. The human form of our dear brother. ' , r 1 f Sermon Of - DeparWnL tism Heals Obedience To .Authority From President Journal of i - CKurcK ' )ymg Church Member Maket .Light lof Sacri- ficea For Faith. J i tm i itintm'nw iiSaBsaw mrr TITE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 3952 Did AU He Could 1 f' ' k , |