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Show r ; CTiurch AJ t ft,.- T uyvs.-.t i. - Department 0UkO ,.l ,' - ; : a- ew. i J . . 3 4. A fe F : , , ' A THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, MAY Krt 5, 1934. L PRESIDENT CLARK S CONFERENCE ADDRESS iContjnuod from P One.) ahv bo available kind words, admonition, kind thoughts, ami sound advice. t Shoop Wlio Stray You remember the parable of Ihe lost sheep, and you recall the vcmclusion of that as slated by the Savior when ho said that Ihere was more rejoicing in heaven over the one sinner that was saved than the nmetytnine who had already followed along in Urn paths of righlgousoees. '1'hat by no means, in my judgment, sltould bo taken to indicate that more is tfUHjyht of the one repentant sinner than of the to Own should ninety-nin- e Hut righteous. M of ns have had enough experience in lif o to know the joy and the gratitude that come into our heart whoa a friend or relative or member of the family, who has been somewhat wayward and gone astray, once more comes hack into the fold of truth. And . it is in that way Unit the parable is to he taken. )n the few inmate which I hau .it my rit'pnMil I want to nddro my remark primarily to i hose who are wandering away in the domain of enor, those few bheep who seem to 1 getting away from the flm k, so nearly beyond recall lhaf tiiey may become lost. It i to them I waot to say a few w inU Kltould Noc i Imllcngo ' There are a few truths to which 1 to refer, Put first let one tih uv lt us not put ourselves In the tiUiimio of challenging truth. How jHnnr and weak are we, how are we, how limited in out knowledge are we, that we should ever presume to challenge truth Hut truth. on the other hwnd, mu htv and eternal in iu nature, ha linage pOMUiv v. day by day and hour by hour. very one of a to live in aroiril.cit therewith, A brttit Tiutli first ttuth a whtvh I wtah to refer is the truth that truth is tine There ik soinn dissemination of ilo. trine amongst aa that aJl is w. have no truth rl Jio and that w in the nlolut may not have in all its fullness the ultimate truth. 1 doubt that if we had tt. wo t ini-fi'Cti- ould utult nd j. Hut, my and c t What wo do ha this N ' v aa the Lord hai spoken he h m us the lie has not alight us error truth, o the finHt great truth to which I rail your attention, the first truth tii.it I want the of Zion to have burned into youth hearts, la the truth thht therethir is truth. Only Source The second truth that I want to call to your attention is the truth that salvation, exaltation, can come oniv by ohoifieneo to the laws and commandment o Hie Txrd. can come only throuirh the atonement of the Snvtor. and that he Is the irthren irt i vr-- truth Jsuh speaking to the Phariseoa. freeing the woman taken la am the light of the world; ho tliat followeth m shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." (John 812 ) To Martha -- she of the full knowledge CliriKt said: almost I am the resurrection. and the hfo: he that in me. though he were dead, yet shall lie live: And wliOOfur livrtti and holioveth in me shall1 never die. Xtollcvost thou this' She said unto Yea, Lord I believe thathim, thou art the Christ,, the Son erf God. which should mine Into tlM world. (John 11 To the Apostles in the Passover Chamber, the Savior. said: Thom.irt satth unto Mm, Iord, we know' not whither thou goestj nnd how ean w know the w Jeun miith unto him. am the way. (he truth, and I the life no man comoth unto the Father, hut by ntr (John ftr aduit iv, said i .) 14 Peter, defending himself bOV the Sanhedrin ,UJ Nt itlier U ttnie salvation In any otho1 for there is none th r n ifm1 iin.i, h heaven given among nun whereby wc 4 12) iiiut be h. i v d (Acts The l.ord lwt .pukep in equally iOHirive teiine in our own time, re mating in th enilv dnvs of tho Church, over nnd over again, those expressions who h he had ed while upon he eruth bin firctit Truth Jesus ih the he is the 8avior of the world. Through his Mood, his suffering, his atoning death and his resurrection we rn.iy become pciici t beings, and in no other way nnd by no other means. That i (lie great truth which permeates everything which God has sabl to Jus rhlldren on this earth. Without that we would be as dead odi? snd dead shut off from true salvation. spirit, fiom t riMU progrea- exaltation, Ijrom ' rtlon. the great new truth of modern revelation. We must never fbr-- t get that Jesue is the Christ, the Ked corner of the world. There no escape from thin, my brethren and sisters. Turn, twist, philosophise, mass sophistries as wo will, this great truth remains. Mon Who Are Ntii renamed For tho third point that I want to mak$ to you. I want to read you what the Savior Mid at tho Feast of the Tabernaile. when ho began teaching the openly. The Jew had sought people him, and tho Jew's had marvelb d, saving; How knoweth thi man rs. havng never learned? et us pause her a moment, for thlrt is th chalb nge of today. How can men tea h the word of God who aro not learm'd My brethren and sister, some of the greatest nchi vemctits in puio thought ftho nearest kin to pure religion) that have over been made In the history of tho world, have been made by ei n who did not know the chemical fotmuia for water, nor tho mathematical formula xprewdng the law Which controls falling bod-b- s How difficult would rave boon the work of Christ htmef had he had to depend upon the learned. The lowly only were bin uluipee; the learned ought him by night or not at all. The glcby of Hod is intelligence. Intelligence la gis,,n to ts to uae. to euluvaif and to d vlop Know! dgo is thf hAiitlmml of inteliu s gi rii'o and imp vond all orirt, and knowledg hiifd.es within It net alone learning but experience. Mem b arntng without knowl- dgo in tho true s no is of no avail. The l'h inxvi who fnade this Inquiry know that tin &avlor hs! not attend d th m hool of Uam ftliel, but the Irtird n jut nod to nuuster any curriculum: the full truth does not lie in uni one Learning sprice if it h accompanied beyond by the which should follow it Hut ifspirit tho Gospel 1b only for the learned, how few ther are of us who fcould have JAny us for it. w J am not arguing against lu 1 i buirl-culu- learning, t atn only asking that the youth of ZioQ bd relieved from tba thought which In growing In ttaoir mind that a partial mastering of one (.urricuhkm Is the full truth. Tie re i hplfltuM learning Jurtt aa the v m material learning, and tho one without the otlcr is not y t. sptaking for myself, if eoubl have japnlir one sdrt of learning (hit whMh j woubl take would be the amiiiir or t lie .p(r it. bechnsO in the here.i.ftef I sh)ll hno t unify in the ftei nines w hit ft am to come to gt tjn ftib.T and Without ftpintualj nhunr bir my hun-rl- i. np in thd b Wa woubl he all but ov erw helming. t 1 Hut tip tail ui . made it than we and nurf rbi.di n may today invo both and tlh.it N n. (i me jrrent hit h w c ha a Rbujes ui! th sift m: tod ly. that ,we mnv le b arnCd In the anil th and wo mav also hj )e mu d m tb spirit. In other wrjrds we mv n.w ledsfe t dom-pUd- o. 1 op-(- .i v hvtruo 4 hleugt A nsw i mi tlu lhuseH. TOrd .s.tid. If Anv will Jl will he map shall : the tlo his know of tbejdoe-trh- e w in t inu it b of ,od or w h' I sipenic of !1." 1 bur 1 all toj (he .ilhmjs rHkm tho vu:ng p'Ortlc- f the this truth of th ( M i.terChurch(hat is tho rhal- rtt k'HOl i'balbnpe of b t .ment.itiod The Hoed do not us to tjukW hts tit h m without irlal. I f e akkaluM u t.st thopf, just ns u gnat vktenti.Ht m iy announce a ir it dHcowry (and just as that must) bo'prov'd. or disproved by L the dis- o v ' , r nnif xpfnmnis bj otbers before it rimy d or r i ctfd, so ,i(eeit the Son X flodi inv tes us to tdst his 1 truth So I with mv young b ''nil'll .pd jUa ' esf th' to ? tin i pb h 6f tjhe (,o4p'i o not xp r r!ttd ihiow thi tfi trnnj ih m. i until uhave chi mjM ever In Mat- even An aCtrMiativo result in with Minified Hrimly nv'r one r xpcrufient if n my s a negative , . result So to th yVuth Zion I atiy. NN) ! azpaiiment with hla try tho Lord prUieiptei nor may yon b contwt with ono experimont, parct,iariy H it dooa not give on affirmativa rw ault. And just aa a aoientlflo os pertinent must b performod nndop proper conditions of boat and light and preaaur and abaolut eloanll neaa, so th spiritual Mpertmtoi must b performod with a puro to dealro know tho a with heart, and a dean truth, with a clean body on mind in order that tho experimenting may not shut himself off from the very things he dost ret to know. No Compromise mo just on more word closing a word of dtstino-tt- n and of admonition. The Church Tnust always war on error. There ih n bo no compromise on the part of the Church with error. To th sinner th Church, and repentant we Individuals, have all forgive-- 1 to neHH; the repentant sinner we open our arms in welcome; but against the sin which h commits the Church must always war. My brethren and sisters, jny time Is gone. I hop the Lord will me knowledge, will increase giv my knowledge of the simple things, th simple sptrltusl truths. May the Lord give me his power and his spirit, let m understand as fnllv ns I can with my finite mim), faith; let m understand aa refully as that same mind can unpentance May I derstand tho Lord measurably and th gifts xt the Holy Ghost, may I understand my existence here, my existence before I came here, the existeno whleh I am to have after I go hence, Give me, our Father ame knowledge Heavenly of these and I shall he content, for things, out of these truths I know, that with a life of right ouwnoKS, I may go back info th presence. May the Lord bless us Always, and eer may he teach us how to reach after those who aro wandering from the flock. May h giv us love and charity and may he fill our hearts forgiven, with devo- tion to him. ak in the name Of Allow beri T JtMt.s tnn THE HUMAN SIDE OF TITHING (Continued 1 ' to whom h Fern will rl!wnot to SOME Hugo Ono) thputly deliver Ti 1: pi kp vv lij u tin i p iu.thing mtu our h I) his martk wathT ih btiter. can not r - iU in the j,.y and sat ImIuci ion thu naimally follow Much s rvive i'h" about our r neighbor that onegoip d termineg to jgnoro and not to pomb on, next time, cannot make for that bigness of character that is so admired in all who have learned so to thenutedves. The first Principles of th Gospel of Joshs Christ faith, repentance, baptism by immersion for tho n mission of sins, and the laying on of hands for the gift of tho Holy Ghost that ono intends to comply with, at a more eonwnlont time cannot possibly raise up a man at tho great and last day, and entitle him to tho greatest of all blessings - eternal life and progresMlon in the presence of God. our Father. To generalise HUsscd bo tbo man who does on woith - while deed today instead of intending 10 do a thousand nobln deeds at somo time that alwuys out of reach. Klensed be the man who keeps his work behind hirn, the man who does, who acts, creates, pioducos the man who can look back to (he close of each day and say: This much have I accomplished. That which we Intend to do has no value until It ia done; and cursed will be tho man who eterlasimgly intends to perform d ls of valor that never are performed. Flans aro necessary, dreams have tholr place;, thoughts must aro solves precede actions; good Intentions should be encouraged, but ull these like the blueprints of ihe architect, are without value, unices n b that they lead to acts, d eds realities! lie wars of good intentions unfulfilled they are the worthies blue- liould tjrlnn bvaue it W jii manly and a divine principle direotly commanded of the Lord. The observance of this divine principle ai does every produces oth r o.munundmcnt of tod. Chuith members should not pay tithing with the main idea of getting ahead financially. Sometime financial success is a curse rathei than a blessing. There ard other M successes than money. i to bo is riot Tithmg Principle Olwwrv ed good times only. We ned to observe it lalthfully undor all conditions and I'ircumstpnce. should Although this principle not be observed for the prospect of financial advuucetpfnt, the fact is. that g norully those who have and paid their tithing regularly full have been getting ahead temTh porally as well a coma blessing Unit can gr'Atot from this! as well a veryj other Gospel principle, is that of iiicreaa-e- d faith land spiritual developj ment. faithful Generally 'speaking are niat stable and devoted tb tho tlospel principles. The observance of tithing promot' unselftshnoHS. honestv. growth, thrift. Integrity, loyalty and charity of stent value gv the qualities f In life. AH young people should f be enand their couraged by by pqrnt the Picsltiing ViioMhood to get the If which habit of itithepnvlng properly observed, will bring the benefit desired, nnt will make of them The fine harsrt nf of the fu- One da a plum, unassuming Dutch woman walked into the miwnon offn at Toronto, to the Canada and h nult-a check for mission socrctar $4,227.00. Tills (iiitmtm represented Just exutlv uf a legacy of th utnvunl which sh' had ju'-- t received froinllol and. It w.imi iht tithing. She only im.inc! in the ofiiro a moment or (wo. Hbo a few wotds in broken e'pok Lnglish and than b'ft. AS she walked down th- slip" Into the street, tlu're was nothing in her manner to indu at that reshe had done something markable. woutan a And yet, qhc whm tt here did she in a million, get th fine noble faith which thU her freely to place ld sum Of money upon the altar Of sacliflcct Mil' got It from the doctrine of tithing taught Christ by th Church of Saints f Latb'r-dxRY NKrjII JRN6KN. IUS M01!F.n j Hreslident Joseph F. Smith In "c,eiM' loctrino re ords the following incident; f recollect mot vividly a nccurgcd in .iruimunie thatchildhood. the flays of my My mother wa a vvdw. with a to for. large family ptovidd ono spring wbn we opened 4ur ivotato pit- -. sb hal her boy get a load ot the bvt and elo- took thin to potatoes (lie tithing orfh'P l wu were Hcarce (hut a Util boy at th time, and drove itho team.. When we Horn up to the t ps of tho t, thing offle re.pl v U unload Uve (Mitatoes one of the clerk ume fut and said to my moth- r. Widow Smith, it a Sham that you should have to pay He atd a mnqWer of tithing ot h r .tilings that I r member neces-sar- 5 Jliut mil, fW metheyto uf' not heie. . repeat mv Hs htdd her ing her tlthlmrw mv estted o prmlent; auything hut eon-du- L ? prints of thought. ; et piiiiciiil ; o; s vplrit-uaiiy- j tlthe-payoj- ture one-tent- h Jts soi fun-b-- - d v ' haua-- t b b ' i mthr fnr-pa- and rt.ud there were others who weie strong and able to work that wio upoit'd fjoni the tithing otfie. My itmther turned upon him and s.tid. Yiu ougiit to lc ashamed of yourself. Would you deny mo a bivwing? If I did not pay nay tithing, I should expect tho Lord to withhold his blessing from me. I pay my tithing, not only because It is a law of God. but because I expect a blessing by it. Hy keeping tl)ia and dlng other laws, I expect to prosper, and to be able to provide for my She prospered befamily. cause she obeyed th laws of. God. 8he had abundance to sustain her family." .... TRAINING CHILDRRN TO FAY TTTHING MOTHER of a family of four boys and two girls was left a widow and had the responsibility of rearing thl family C MX children. On the day of eaoh child's a baptism tho mother provided mall box into which the child wa h of its trained to deposit gift or earnings as tithing. Fhe made It a point to see that th chUd received small payments for work about the horns and farm, and whether ten cents or more th mother wa prepared to change tho money, so that the proper amount could be placed in tho Lord'o box by her child as tho tenth and delivered to the bishop at regular Intervals. This training she s&id, has had a lasting effect upon the lives of her children. They are grown, all are married several have filled missions, all aro actlvo in1 the Church, and all aro full ttthcpAvers. She testifies that thio of in the principle training early IK king and Its strict observance by her children has developed In them a living fslth A ope-tent- one-tent- A HAVING There was In the mission field a couple, without children who were able to lay a little aside from their weekly earning during1 a period of several recall it. TTp to a years, us certain time they had been very faithful tithepavers. but the thought occurred to them that they mlgljt even save mure money if they would discontinue paying tithing. They decided Uv do o. After they had tailed to pay tithing for a frw month and had seen th bad f'rrt of their th nni - of this principle heart MMer htd a heart t about huek.vnd talk with hrr tfhs th ir finanelat standing. book took th hank deposit that during whirl) showed faiththe time they had been ful tithepaver they were able vton-nh-- Continued On Page Flight) |
