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Show THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, Church Deportment NOVEMBER 7, ,1936. Spirituality In The Church Security Program Pres. David O. McKay By Hundred tht Sunday morning '" e lit (Addrett driiteeed General Conference. Oct. Semi-Annua- l the loathsome skin dhene. In of his affliction even his depthscame to him and mid: "Dost wife thou still irtniri thv inlegfltY? curse God and din." Vet fiom the depths of financial min. phvMcal and harrow mg suffering Of hi would be ,fi lend, tub tone to the very height- - of gpli-1uni exultation when he dec). lied' Retieniner f know that , liveth. and that he h.,11 land at Hie enitlr:l the latter day upon kkin "And though after mv worms destroy ilis body. vet In mv flesh shall 1 see God." i "To lienr adversity with meek submission to the, will of Got), to appear cheerful aittld surrounding gloom, hopeful airutlst despondent rircumstanees, happy in God. vfhen ihere is nothing else lo make one he w ho doc this has Indeed happy mm In great advance In the divine accu-a-lio- . n-- -- -- , successfully. Throughout thishaConference been made, reference to the plan and appropriately so, General An- inaugurated by the for the relief thoriUea of the Church It Of those who are unemployed. la at present; one of our greatest most Important and one of th Church. During thee of that few minute sallotted to me I to the spiritto call attention ual value Ofs this Important and sundertaklng. In th awh Section of the Doctrine A Covenant, we are told r that "all thing unto th time have any spiritual, and not aat law wa which T given unto you nor man. temporal: neitherof anymen; neither he children 1 crest'Adam, your hither, whom t fed "Behold t gave unto him that ho himself, should be an agent untocommandand I gave unto him command- ment. but h temporal ment gave I unto him. for MV commandment ar spiritual, they are not natural nor temporal, neither 'carnal nor sensual. Th devclopmnet of our spiritual natureshould concern ua fro-flue- life." There I spirituality even ln Ihe conceplion of the plan that i going to carry alleviation to the suffering and comfort to the downtrodden and poor.- An intellectual glow, if not a subdual blessing, come even in the contemplation of such things. No one can consider, however superficially, its mo- con-cor- de-ti- supreme, crowning king of all gift that make- Ithim ia the ffosc ous-,necreated thing.of victory oyer nV. u communion with tht Inflnltt. which really y glona spir it twill In Hit. glvtft on tht to supply cloth-fn- t It to something clod, ta furnlph it tht PCfintUvtnont who Utdt to tWlnlvTrssd. to 8"' activity to are fighting desperatethose who ly, the despair that cornea from la Idleness, but after all the greatest said and done, accrue from the that wtrt apIrltuM. Cl lurch Security TUB are seem to bo Outwardly, every art the directed toward physical? the financing of, projects, the making of of. vegetable, clothing, the? re making of dresses fruit and suit of Clothe, canning and vegetable, storing foodstuff. e housing of fertile temporDement all alrtctly alt thee acta, al, but permeating to inspiring and sanctifying them, the element 4f spirituality. BpIrMaalH? Ktrea w AdvereMy Thera ere those who have met tie-disaster, which almost aeema eomewhet feat, who kv become but If they ouretf ln their nature, th adversity atop to think, even which ha Coma to them may prove Ad- a mean of eplrltual uplift. and leed toward versify Iteelf mayGod and spiritual not away from nllghteBirient; and privation may, of a airength if we sovirce prove of can but kcP the eweetneae the mind end aplrlt. "Sweet are Shake-peesaid Uses of edvsrsfty," "which. Ilk th toad, ugly and venomous, wear yet a preo-k- u Jewel, in hi head." Job at on time possessed wealth hie in abundance. He numbered eheee, camel, and oxen by th eon and Hie thousand. daughter were prosperous, and Job wae happy end Hghteoue In hie ofprosell greatest perity. He tree theThan cam dismen Jn the East, cat-tta aster. The ftaheana Male hie and slew; hi servants; fire conwho' sumed hi sheep and the men aw ay tended ihemt Chaldean drove son and daughhi camel: rhls Then ter perished in cyclone. he himself was smitten with a tive and objective w ItViout Comparing In hi mind the strife and selfishness a exemplified In Unlaw of nature, which is a law of th aurvlval of the titiest, w llh th spiritual law expressed bv Jesus when he said: "Me that will lose hi lif for my ak shall fine It. And associated w ith, that thought this: "Inasmuch a ye 'do It unto th least of, these my brethren, y have don it unto me," You eo on every hand the struggle that goes on in nature. Birds ar killing bird, animals ar killing animal: men, too. In th highest scale of existence ar struggling and taking advantage of! one another. . "Envying, murder, drunkenness, revelling, and auch lik- - manifestation, of th "work of the flesh- - ar rampant; fend they which do auch things phall not inherit the kingdom of God:" they are not in accordance with the law of the Lord, nor in accordance with th law of happi- In man; "th ss j On ml end Seventh tional broadcast thi morning deeply Impressed me vour Were pray truly aonge of the heart. I blessthat they will be visited with that and ing upon- ypur head, thie choir- In; rendering such a wonderful, efvlce to the Church, to the State end to the Nation may receive added blessings. un- I would that the same oneness, ity end harmony manifested in that congregational singing might characterise every righteous endeavor of the Church. God blew those who hate thie music in hand, and bleaa hint also who arranged the continuity and carried it out to the lkrd thy God with ail thy might, mind and strength, and thy neighbor a thyself." All who have In the achievements participated by the stake leportex! October have experienced tiu presidencies of of feo-pithousands Ten feeling. workM ho have cooperatively a success have ed to make this plan been motivated hv a desire to have the Church a living activity for good. Christ's Church is His vine- v which he Unite every-IkkIyard in woik. The almost universal to response seems to indUste that Saints throughout (he the land realise that bntv Church 'tends towards unbelief; am! that an earnest, busy Church, in handle hand conflict with sin and misery, grows stronger in faith. Associated with this thought is the realization that we are doing r. to make the something well The known Matisiiciiin, Mr. llubson, says: "People should undet turn! that before a renewcan trturn there must beprosperity ed interest in the spiritual lilt by both individuals and nations. Nations should realize that the has always possessed raw materials and labor, but has been only w hen the people have been actuated by a religious lalth e resources for advanceto ment In service. This is the law of Is the time when it now life, and be taught in churches, should schools and colleges," The (hutch li a mean of rendeHng in order and wisdom muluat aerv tee. Jesus Chi 1st I its author and the Divine head. He Himself, while In mortality, was the personification and exand emplification of Itbrotherhood I He who m.v sphitualitv, toand all the vrothl, "lot, in to you and of Me and listen to Mv words; walk in the meekness of Mv spirit shall have peace In Me." and God help us to obtain that puoe bv mutual helpfulness 1 pia in the name of Jesua Christ. Anion. ''r 1NTRODVCTION fjpBB Lord ha said: My acnil dellghtctb in the song c.f the heart; yea, the tong of the rlght-eo- n la a prayer unto Me, and it halt he answered with a hireling Upon their head." Your unison in eong in the na- '" ness. e Thnnk heaven, we ran ee also indications of tendencies to deny one-e- lf for the good of clivers. K ore Inn easing daily of the fact that man i sttivlng for higher things than the mere selfish ami the sordid. "The race of mansa vs Sir Wal kind would pet tci si i it. "if thev ceased to aid one and her We cannot exist without mutual help. All. .thetefore, that nei-aul should receive it from liieir hllowmen. anil no one who the has (tower of gran ting can refuse it without guilt." Giving Expressed I SpiritualityIs more There spu duality exreceivin in than giving pressed blessing ing. The greatest spiritual If another. from helping come vou want to be miserable, Just liaibor hate for a brother, and If you want to hale. Just do your brother some injury. But if you would be happy, rentier a kind aerv ice, make somebody else hsp-pv- . The poet wa right when he ex- -- wt-tl- pressed the truth in these line: "If vou sit down at set of sun And eount the acts that you have use-thes- done. Anti, counting, find deed, one worn One That eased live heart of him who heard One glance moat kind, That fell like sunehlne where It w ent Then you my count thut day well g "But If, through all the livelong cheered no heart, by ye You') or nay, If through It all. You've nothing done that you can trace to on That brought the sum-hin- t face No art most small That helped some aoul and nothing cost Then count that day a worse than lost." There' another thought, howI think irflecta this the realisaspirituality, and that is that we ar tion. the consciousness the at least, desire 'in appi caching, two great Commandments: ' ever, By W ' ; J. HEN President Woodrow Bishop Cannon Will Address Tri - Stake Meet to which conflict between the nations as a war to make the world safe fo democracy,' he stated. In hi Inimitable way, a truth that seemed clear to hie vision of th future. Hut in view of .what ha happened after th peace treatise, scoffer isve ridiculed all efforts for th aafety of the rul of th people S fantastic. But that to th voice pf Igr norance. The fart to that, wheneve th Lord has established a kingdom, a government, it hox been a government by th consent of the! governed. the people. That I true of the Hebrew commonwealth in Its early history. Th lord submitted hla commandment to the vote of "And th people. See Ex. 19: Mouse came and called for th of elder the people, and laid before their face all theae word which th lsrd commanded! him. And all the people answered together, and aald, All that thei lord hath spoken wa will, do," Oriental with their Idolatry, at that people,were ruled by despot, but time, Jehovah ruled by the consent of th governed, Read elao ihe discourse of! King 7-- Moaiah (Mesial) 29). who say, in part: "Choose you by the voice of this people, Judges, .thst y msy be Judged according to the, law which dvsv been given you by our father, which ar correct, and which were given them tor th hand of th Ixird." (Veras 2&.) Th fart to that democracy to as old as civilisation Itself. Why, then. should efforts for It ever be In vninT see Presiding Bishop Sylvester Q. Cannon will be the ptlnoipal speaker at a trl stake Aanqnlc Pi convention to be held at i labor City, Sundev, November Mb, Summit!! South Summit and Was-au-- h Stake will Join for thi occasion. 'I he convention w ill ln lude discussions, demonstrations and an address by Bishop Cannon. In the first session untier th the F. ds general fcopic "Combating of Today, South Summit Slake demonstration on will conduct th topic of Cigarettes;" Wasatch Stake will discus "Liquor in ll demonstration; and "Speed" will be treated by th Summit Stake. In the second session, members of bishopric and Quorum Sii-vlsora wilt discuss the same tonic as related to leadership. The "Steeding," Priests will discus Teacher. "Liquor" nd 1 tencoii. address "Claw reties." The by Bishop Cannon will follow thea sumand wilt constitute mary of th convention With sugand recommendation to ion gest and Aaronlc Priesthood leaden members. A NOTICEABLE FACT One noticeable fact aN'ut Mor- -. nanism that appealing io w truth era after religious in a brought out very clearly between an eldeilv lady and a Mormon Elder. Dining the ion she course of the con vet-sbeen have coming In "I lest-ho- , Sjodahl. Wit- - twt-te- wt-tl- A Thought For Today M. , r, , : X 4. preservation I.vmon Abbott, in hi "The Birth of "Democracy," ha pointed out that white Puritan end 1'llgrlm In thi country wer laboring for the establishment of a Republic according to the Hebrew pattern, another principle, the origin of which wa Imperial Rome, an despotism, was alto strugglingwafor recognition. That princigovernment by force; ple In France, the unrestrained power of a few led ito the reign of terror," which was but an introduction to a new imperialism, see However, human history I not to end in despotism and violence. One of the next chapters will contain the atory of a thousand years of peace and idyllic happiness. That ia the unanimous testimony of the prophet of the from Enoch, the son of Jared, to the Prophet Joseph Smith and hla successor. They assure u that th 1.0 rd himself will rule th nations; that every man haU lt under hi own vln nd fig Ires, without fear of being molested. (I. 2:4; Micah 4:4.) Implements of war, the tools of despotism, will be destroyed: "He maketh war to cease I'nto th ends of th earth; H breaketh th bow And cutteth the spear in sunder; He burnetii the chariot In fire. Psalm 4:. That time to coming. Then the world will be safe for democracy, and by that I do, of course, refer to the government ol our Lord, of, ty and for the people. r tens-semb- ly mb 1 contact with your missionaries for the past thirty year and one thing lo thst has been brought forcibly your teiiclt-in'my mind is the fact that same fundanever change. The mental teaching that were taught thirty years ago are anil being taught by your missionaries today." In fact the same truth that wer at taught two thousandtoryear agotruth surety being taught today our about thi does not change. It It hopei. religion that give ua sui-We can ettng 10 the Gospel and know that regardlee of Ihe change that may be made, th fundamentof our Church wdl al teaching gs stand. ) Si : if |
