| Show RE remarks marks mares BT BY PILIM IDENT brignal YOU G tabernacle taden nacle MACLE 2 ny BY 0 G D WATT I 1 have many subjects that I 1 would lik ilk like ilke to speak upon for the ani fit of the lit s si ints andone audone and one ono tiling in particular I 1 would like todo to do for the them ill ril winch which I 1 believe would be tho tha greutert lles bles blasing bing slug that coula bi bestowed upon them alid and that is u to give you eyes yes with which to see things filings BS as they are if I 1 ha had d power to bestow that lut description of bight sight upon tho latter dy day saints I 1 do not believe that there ii a man india or woman but bat what would try to live reil ign some might suppose th it it would be a great blessingto blessing to betoken betaken be taken and can kd directly into heaven and there set down but in ili reality that would be no blessing to such person s they could not pot reap a full fall reward could not enjoy tile glory cf of tile oili olli and could not comprehend and abide tile the ight thereof i but it would be to them a helt belt I 1 intolerable u t 0 ler and I 1 suppose would consume the them inucci quicker than woud hell bell fire it would be no blessing to you yon to be carried into the celes celest t al king kingdom domi aud and obliged to stay therein unless ten yuu wern wera prepared to dwell thero there he ure ere if ir people had evs eves to see ears to hear and hearts to u understand thi thing sas as hey they are k it would prove a blessings biasing to them for tiey they would then order their lives in a manner mauner to secure llie tile bless it liga jiga ga which they anticipate ant cipale however it 1 n I out of my power to thus alss this people but the gift hift has hns been placed file tiie reach of every person erson by the llie purchase so of the son of god and 11 Is for them to obtain it or to pass along without obtaining it just as they may choose but ome somo facts fads are easily comprehended take the latter litter day S buntai ints and compare their feelings lives and doings with those of or the world and what will be readily discovered were any of you now to go forth into the tha world if you yoa had one spark of honest honesty y or of or virtue about you you would desire to return as soon as duty would permit and would 1 I hadn haan had no 0 ldoa idea that the ilia world was as I 1 foai d it to be mapy many of our elders exclaim on oil their ir return f om foreign missions flow wicked the tiie world has got to be they thoy are growing worse and worse and go rapidly from bad to worse ll 11 I 1 have heard them excie excle exclaim im it was astonishing to see sea howl flow the thi people could so alter in thu tho course ot of two or three dearal year on this point paint I 1 will remark that the elders eiders r rapidly ap alter one way and tila the people of the world alter directly the other way wy thus tile the space between thern them increases much faster fuster than we are apt to be aware awara au are of elders who go forth to pro clam the gospel unless they do something to clip their faldi or cause them to apostatize from th thin thir tir tin teila I 1 elision ion lon so that they are left lert in n the dark are gan orally on the fie increase in grow in grace graca and la in the know knowledge lidge or tile the truth and father gather to themselves more knowledge tji than anthey they bad lad a d before they went on oil their theil ml mission sion slon they timy bre tre ra advance adva advancing in the principles ples plea of truth while the tia tta world are receding from the truth they anda ones had haa consequently it appears to tile the elders nud aud to those thosa who go from the ilia saints into the world that thal it la iia growing wicked faster than it really li Is and the elders do not always realize that their in truth produces muth anu h of p w ws v ai 0 o HS v ay i tile the appear appearance ari art 44 f the greit grett reat dist distance ce between them and aud the world lv S f g 4 if litany of this congregation gnew anew 1 I til ill CY Y haa eye evs to see and w ui a 0 tell ten be he ashamed of their conduct when contrasted with all file llie light that ili ill it los has been manifested in the llie F oria gospel of shiva salva nhon flon vevea eveald leil d to us we li lave bearl lieari jos joa pit the preach have havo seen leen his lils ace and ald have tile tha revelation s givah th roligh him and the tile of the tile illy lily holy llly spirit we have luve knowledge we kiive the llie living arcla rc la in fit our midst rind lind with n lili illi all this let ift me sai swi say to tile latter day udy eliat 11 bey hey ey stand upon hii hil limery 1 ie ry places the they y do i ot all fully inow know the I pdt I 1 they walk ili in they do not til all ill lp perfectly un tilt derst dorst their own was ways ani awl an I 1 aings alnes d idies many do j their ov own it weakness ev do I 1 not liot umar stand the tim power powei of the devil find and how low I 1 able ih v ard are re to bo be decoded one litile ij breadth to b gill jin will from tle line hoe of truth riley they are I 1 alist fust drawn by a fino fin bue hue in lit 1 a I ii listl tie tle time it lie 1 comes a cord it soon coon lo lnor creases anses to a strong rope and frim tint that to n cuile culle cui cul ca le IP thus it grows from the size eize of olf a i web wb w b in fit comp comparison atison nilson let lei a gaint saint diverge from the tin baill p pith ith of brulli and rectitude it in th tbt 1 st no matter in lit whit whal wh it it may j b be aih lit deril deal with bis his neighbor neleh neigh or iu in luin lu jing in after ader thal that shiell i lis ni I 1 in his bis PD in iii lit duly duty in lit I 1 lii ill i ivi ivl gaii gan over in lit 1 A l ty for tiling be he gho sho should uld liot not I 1 te 0 anxious about ill in being H little desir fistful matli ith reged to the llie or god iu ly entertaining a it in io ilia liia feirt lie rt and feeling willi i lilt itil ro re ard lo 10 ilie tile til ill hind bind tl of tile the lord towards him and ills ids mind w 11 b bein gln pin to be dok ened br ania anias i lyman lias has ast oli alist arvd d I 1 isep I 1 sup pose OH imn t tile the liand hand of god in io all pilings ti lings there is no appos i ion milli iiii fill me as to t that ti nitter we W call can do us as we pirse please about it buiwe to cunow confes DT or iw ho chastised until unil ve inow know and andert bow how khints tire rire and ard realize illat billat that the tiie lord god is ath UP tip in lit our midst and aroud about us by his liis uti ant auf gels geis ls by hy hia bis lii ili spirit and by his eye which sear clis es and re our hearts Ji earls if lie be is not here herr in ili per on lie is con versulia ver malit gitil our actions anil at ii cills c cans ilis ills every every emery thought of our llen ilen lien lind find every w ution tion of our lives ile lie is ii in ili our and we as well begin to til about ii it first firs I 1 as s idt last jf liere lt is a ing in the heart with regard lo 10 confidence in fit i ur god go do 3 ou not see sec that there isa is a chance chanco for on oil to slide a hairs bre dalk f from rom ili til llie tins gives power to the enemy 1 and if i weare we are decoyed decoded in fit the least from the tile path 0 fauty x ou on not perceive that tiit tilt t it produces pro d uces aces dark dare ness do you not lint understand that in ili your I 1 exl exi experience Ys Y s every sint stint does if you become dark do oil not know th atthe ilie llie enemy has greater grenter power to decoy derov you further furi ller lier from the path T t then how suon soon ilie llie people would go to destruction how soon they ibey would go to ruin I 1 ulli will ill lil tell you yon what this thiv peo peole to need with regard to you need to have it rali rait rii ril i pitchforks liner linen downa rus ras from this tilis pulpit snoday sunday after instead of tile sri sti looth to sweet still silk slik velvet velvel lipped pred preaching ching you i hould should have llave sermons like pertis peas of or thunder and perhaps we tili till th n can call get the llie scars foales from our eyes this aliis acyle at ie is sary siry in ip order to ave ave are nani of this tills people give them smooth preaching and let them glido gileot al aing ng in lit their own desires and wishes fishes I 1 and they iliev will follow abher ufler the aradi tons cons t ons if sif their fore forefathers fAiers and the inclinations of their own wicked heart li eart and give way to ten temp lemp p little by little until by and bce they are ripe for destruction if I 1 could take tahe awa awn away y the ilia vail vall aud and let you s see e i e how bow things really are you yon would then ihen know jilt justas as well as I 1 know and I 1 know them enst justas as wel well ats pis any man mail on oil the tiie fice of ho the earth need lo 10 I 1 would lot not ask for a particle panicle more knowledge upil that llian illa ilia I 1 now dow have llave in lit my possession were I 1 cappilla capi ille illa of imper ing log it to this tins people until we improve upon what knowledge we il ready 1 possess I 1 know the llie condition of or this lils people I 1 know what induces them to do as they do d I 1 know the shiret secret springs to tty their actions liaw are beset the lemp lations and evin evil that are around them tiem and how libbie tiie tile are ta away I 1 tell vou you brethren bretl iren flint you need to have the tile thunders of the tiie almighty and the forked of truth a sent ent upon you to wi ke iou you you up out of your Jet el hargy I 1 some may say br im m always chaltis chastises es us but what do I 1 tell you I 1 say ahat ir there are any saints paints oil on earth they are lere bere if ir abe tha kingdom of or god is ou on the tile earth it ia is liere here if jesus is not known here lie he is not knowl known I 1 upon the earth emrih if his lii ili father is not known liere here be lie is not known upon the earth what of or all this if wn we have this knowledge greater Is the shamp shame unless we live to it and greater will be our out tile the people should bs be preached 4 to but they need something so besides smooth teaching comparatively Y speaking the they y should have llave olivir ears cuffed cussed and be roughly handled be kicked out doors and then kicked in again most of the file elders who preach ili in this stand ought to be kicked antof it and then kicked into it again until they tiley overhaul t iem lem selves and find out what is the matter with them the mass of the people are all asleep together craving after the tile world running afler wicked ness desiring thi that and tile tiie other oilier which is not for their good yoe you you I 1 hear hmar ear ala many q talk about having made eicem luces buess if I 1 had that word in it my vocabulary I 1 would i blot it out jlove I 1 li ve never yet jet made what I 1 call s ili in my experience I 1 know nothing about making them we ae ave are hereau this wicked world a world shrouded in fit darene ark tle rip s principally lead dir directed eced governed a and nd controlled from first to last by the power of or our common foe loe him who was wag opposed to jesus christ aud and to his kingdom the tile son of the morning the devil lucifer has almost the tho entire control over th earth rules ruis abid governs the children rh ildren lidren of or men and leads them on to as destruction i truc tion ile he has millions mi lions and millions of agents tile they y are in every the air ia Is full of them and the earth Is full of ulem you yon cannot go anywhere without finding some yr v t of unless It isi among a fe few 1 0 ofilio tho saints mho who inep talili to turn lei ii lout 0 of i lafeir heirls out but of lious ks and then out bril ofil heir ir I 1 s 7 there ard are u few such places on the tile earth but lut iley diey they ure are very few compared with lilt all rill tile the world beside the tile world Is d link with hh its own folly foil will T ith its own wickedness wicked lifts I 1 i I 1 know that I 1 spoke very harshly to VOU ou idso idal sabbath but that thit th it coms does lot not burt hurt the od ovand oil oll und and ilie tile ti wine no not one particle piri pirl icle there was not a J latter lilter day saint stint then tilen within heiring hearing of or rv tuy voi vol rebut that lii ili soul foul shouted anie anle Anif adien ii thank gud god glory li you need lived such pr preaching ach us as wi was that from irom ilay day to duy day dj until cotil ilia rul rill ll 11 th clea gitig to you ou I 1 P swept until your our minds are upon lion aion g bi ledr ade file flie tiie tile fi A 11 e ei anil and vanities of a tiie tile world yo you u have hive much to learn di do you ou think I 1 vaa vas was via too rash last rast Sn sundy saudy udy voices no even llian I 1 told you odily a u small smail portion of or the tile truths pertaining to the hub bub jeas touched upon I 1 c tell you the tilo whole for you on arp are not natii 1 a condition to recel receive ve it my olce voice oice is not poi pol powerful erful enough to pierce your li lier lierop ller earis euris lp I 1 alouf am not able alie to remove tile llie scales orom from your our eyes eyer I 1 that hat vou you you sou may see things us as they aie ate I 1 cn cin lo 10 3 ou it here bere mid and diff diffuse ilse itse m my spirit hmong among you so far fir is you ou will receive it yf I 1 if I 1 have llie the spir hiir pt 0 the lord and your 5 our hearts are soft sort I 1 can cat to loon toon you labat lat idt the lord Ws fai yo Ih me tile that is all nil I 1 can cli clr do I 1 have to clial to my father to my god and to my religion every emery ll dy lly y yea every moment of or my life have t P cleio with it h li him and centre all my confidence bops hops and alili falih in it him hirn and anti so should you there is one ono tiling thing I 1 desire of this tilis people more thai that everything every eter ever ea else oil on this earth more than thin gold silver houses bouses lands and tile the riches of or tlde til worl which bire ure not to 0 o compare with it and that 14 that this people would so live ilg as to know the father fallier and the son to know the tile nill jil all of god cence c n cern luz luL them and to ho ile filled vilh wilh llie tile holy ghost all tin I 1 have the gils glis of eternity d t 0 them then my soul would be sall sati fi d that lint ig il all I 1 could ask of thern them I 1 do not ekre cire whether wh ellier we have haie half rations or quarter rations eliat is a matter I 1 care but lul little about I 1 would catli rather r that this people should starve to death inthe in lle ile lie mountains than to have tile the dord lord aim alm h hind iud jud us over to a cursed infernal mob I 1 would rather go down to the tile grave in ili peace than thail to fight light i mob unless nill ss the tha lord woud would five rive me enough saints to fight and kill the tile poor devils in ill bucit uch casel case I 1 wish to live and fight I 1 them but I 1 never neer want to see a mob il ain aln drive and tread underfoot the stint saints while br amara amasa was addressing tha the peo people pie I 1 admired the tiie principles lie taught tau glit and I 1 cail call apply them to myself so far fir our as they pertain to tome tomm trie trip but I 1 do not know liow how my little bos and cirs sirs ilow tiow growing up in our midst could understand cirit is in ili tile the world unless we sent them thein forth so that they ie y could contrast one class with rh ali tila tile other oilier r for r I 1 my ny part I 1 do not need a mob to aid me m to purify m asir Y a ir I 1 do lint require to hear near another man mail take the tiie name ume of god in lit vain jiin in lit order to complete my experience exper hence ienco conc enung pre ninny finny I 1 have no occasion for 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