| Show REMARKS uy 15 P slant sidi at young bowery forenoon of om oft ath 1856 enefer rei rel BY 0 D WATT 1 I 1 fa f fl dispose J to be bp as speedy as poss ye e j r operate 3 iv wi ii regald repaid I 1 to felpi 15 I 1 0 oar sr bre hr phien phlen hren who are now on 01 the plains conse consa anly I 1 shall cal ca cai 1 upon the people forthwith fu loi 11 f he fie help tb f s needed I 1 want them to t i e in their ams n m s this morning it if they are i addy aay to start sta on their journey tomorrow to morrow I 1 n I 1 ii 11 1 un n 4 ar am ld not say 11 1 I will 0 o cx w k ir nr i tr days da s or lii iii a fortnight h ir for I 1 wish yo to st tomorrow to morrow giorni v r I 1 want wint the sisters aist pis to have th privilege of f h g 0 ii n bla ikels skirts stocking shoes xi T y for fur the in m n women and chi children idren that are i those hand band cirt raj companies great credit is a J r P to the sisters of this for they ij e much rare mire ready to respond than ibm tle ijo je e h hi n this I 1 have proven you recollect t IV i I 1 called pon you to donat for the in L an ia t that ame t me the sisters donated until I 1 t 11 lithe the a to CP ce s otherwise I 1 do not know b 0 I 1 hat they nouh IV u i have brought 11 all they had nw there are p people popie ople opie rf vf your own nation c ti i y and col r hi need your assistance 0 i I 1 will vill give you u the of brin brining inq ing bank bf us s hoods winter bonnet bonnets boi bol nets a stocks stockings inis sk sh r a garmen garman 3 ani ai all 1 almost any description of c i li s our orr brethren breth nei rei and sisters codd not bring v vi i 11 with them oa 0 i the plains even if the they lid tad b id it some have hive left their clothing with th wagons havin having hired their ba 1 gage I hauled now you go home prepare forth IN h and brin bring in your yo ir ol offerings Terin 3 and we well will rr ak th h a 3 a place of deposit for t ie e a the prophet spoke of tits s and offerings offering s brough into the storehouse store stoic house of tha lord and IV w av wiil mill lil ill make the donations dona tlona tiona of clothing an oj n y asoph sending out aur ur teams fur ig flour etc eti to help the brethren in in and asid c a al it tithing I 1 leq lei test lest the elders eders of israel who have been beon 0 ailsto ais als stO sao s abroad ab also those that are now oa 0 m to keep kep the spirit of their ms suc sic a if they have bave il it 10 lo to not la lay ot off your gose gosiel armor laborin L abroad is iut lut but a small lve 1 11 r liu lid of the good an elder can coin do if you bave have an interest for strangers and foreigners a 1 se whom hom you have never seen why should stout d vou sou oa n not it have a greater interest for your friends a d r for your own families I 1 said t my son joseph this morning mingle not w rj rai ilose liose that you associated with previous fo gr g i g on your mission unless they will vill fol 1 w you 3 ou instead d of your following them I 1 a ty y ti my iny young brethren to bra william H george D grant my son joseph and c c h ars urs is never associate with the rude and bi aile dile 1 unless they will follow you instead or your following 1 them 0 r f elders have hav e got to take taise a stand to never I 1 I 1 aw ow the crowd but to walk in the footsteps of h ir redeemer and say to their former i 11 if you wish to associate with me 0 a e at liberty to do so upon righteous prin p st but I 1 will not follow you T ike lae ke that stand brethren and keep your amor bright for your spiritual lab iab labors rs are I 1 ant d in in this city and territory ory more than v y ire tre are in en england larid you yoli can da do more good pie ihan than in in E england j and you want an int e se of that faith that yo you have bave cave possessed u id needed while on your missions missions you need i to increase day by day then if its will be i re as br franklin remarked when he said ifer V er we have been gone two three or more x aers wb when en we return to our brethren we can pe ne cese an increase whereas if we were to a slay sidy ay with them all the time we cannot BO so jealy zealy italy jea ita ay ly perceive its ity if 3 oj au stay here cl you au know but little about he te ui crease of wi edness among amon the wicked n L r ibie ilie sn sli and iniquity that are in the world E ea at io xo and spend a year or two in the world ten sen en come back here and spend a year or two I 1 0 0 o awain again 11 among the wicked and you can s e an increase of wickedness among them thein so it is A i with lih the saints and the saints are eg 0 ole one e way while the wicked are going ot oel r it 1 is S the labor of the elders in israel to gach ft lil ill h r oat the righteous and gather up every pral principle ciple and the faith falth faithful faithful fur will be gath led bcd axed together and jesus will reign over his eop leople leopie eople fop le and the devil over his that will ivill make die nil ull abiding iding line do you not see that we form A d C v idius line imp by gathering the good and leti letz z ae he bad remain outside out I 1 is the practise of a great many when ehe the go to preach the gospel and ani return home ay to tay off 09 their armor saying 1 I have performed my duties my mission ii 14 done my labors r re at an erld eric en I 1 will lay off my armor 7 in a I 1 tte tie fie while praying in their cami i PS forget secret prayers perhaps tipple tippie a afie atlo il and meet with the friends t they ey used tb associate ASSO Liate clate wio wih and the first they know they re in the dark so it is is with many who come here for the L st time they have performed a great labor kocir duties have been hard upon them and i tiey feel feet 4 now we have got to zio gioi all is peone prone ille itle e aid safety and we are secure iiley liley they I 1 ft y oj olf their armor forget their god and the cv eu antii antil they have made with him neglect abir pray prayers els eis and by and bye they have the eu sw J t u ul apo apostasy stacy let every man and woman understand that if tf ahey i he enjoy the faith of the gospel here is r t e p ace for you to enjoy more of it did I 1 cpr lay down my armor did I 1 ever lay down my watch no 1 J I appeal to the men of israel that have known me almost 25 years in this church ad d d you yeou ever see br brigham ihen he had not a word for the wicked and the ri righteous h leous a i word of co counsel tinsel for any and all ail al ko no never my aly armor 13 on ori a id I 1 kp it bright it is your duty just as much as it is mine to i labor faithfully you think that be first presidency should take care of the church I 1 1 and you yiu say aay ail xii is s 1 I 1 ts its rimah rigin we have hav 0 md a good mood im mission assion ad and I 1 now ow let us i return to our former for zer ler if it yoi do the cirse c of god shall rest upon you yon this is an expression I 1 seldom use the time tim is is approaching t that the saints saint a must be saints or the curse of god will be up dpn n hoail hn all ali ail will follow thim thi m and they will wilt find it wih wit destruction wiil will be upon lipon them and they vill will iv waste ste away away and their wives and j their children and their substance and they will be fo forgotten rotten mormonism ig is not to be trifled with the gospel of our salvation is not j I 1 to be trifled with yon you wha have li ve on the amor alor or of righteousness keep it biba blut b i bt and wear it day and night never loy ley it oli oil not for a moment i As for labor toils and suf sul suffering bering I 1 tell you that the person that keeps his eye upon the mark never considers what he passes through gb never thinks of it whether it be in walking I 1 and ad pulling hand baud carts or traveling on foot i going with ut food and shelter wandering 11 to and fro to labor for the people saints never i think of what they suffer or pass through h 1 it never comes into their minds I 1 L beg ego of J you 0 11 and pray you in christs stead to hearken to i what has been said t to you ou and keep your armor on here is your boyr iome tome home where yon can be useful and you that have been useful here can be more useful plead with the saints plead with the people until we get thi this is community comm m anity prepared to receive more than they have As it was observed by br spencer the theford lord hs has blessings for the people they might have angels visit if their lives flad had been ac cordin accordia according to their profession and the power of the lori lord would have hare defended this people but noy no we must be driven from city to city and hunted I 1 from land to land why because we do not live our religion reli gior that ia is the only reason if you ask me whether h er t the h e time will ever come when you may rhay have the privilege of laying off your conr armor and ceasing that watchful care that we have now to keep not before the dividing line is drawn and all israel gathered and saved not before the wicked are thrust ou out 1 t and J jesus e sus chri christ 8 t comes to take take taka char charge ge of tile the church on earth then ile he will be seen in the midst of the congregation congre atlon and will give counsel then we can beghold behold his face and talk with him a we do with one another then the vail of darkness will be taken from the eyes of the people until then we shall have to keep our armor on and figuratively fi speaking fight with sword in hand against our enemies all the time I 1 there is not time to lay off our armor there is not time enough to if you did but know it from illis this time henceforth and for ever and if men do get drunk they must look out or the devil will lead them captive at lils ills will there is no time for us to lay off our gospel armor to spend an evenin evening g in a dance if we presume to take to ourselves that time for such a course will bring the power of satan upon us and the wrath wrath of gadwill god will abide on us if we go to parties and dance say ing 41 will lay off my armor and serve myself 5 you have not time to go into the kanyon to get wood and say 1 I will lay ot off my armor in order to do evil and abuse yourselves and your our cattle you have not time to spend one cur nur hour in any such way you must keep your armor on or and stand with sword in hand from moment to moment and fight the devils until we conquer them shall we conquer yes in the name of israels god we shall you may safely rely on that my feelings are not deceiving me and the lord is not deceiving me or this people we have to be a righteous people on the earth we must repent of our and wic wickedness ked and live to the glory of god you have no time allotted to you to lay down your our armor until the dividing line is dra dri drawn gween between the r righteous ight e ous and the lic ilc icken licked sic ked and jesus personally take takes the reigns of government on this earth then you will have no desire to siny sini sin but will live in the light of the lord and that is what the lord is trying to bring this people to will we walk lip up and receive the blessings that are for us yes I 1 now want brethren to come forward for we need 40 good teamsters to help the brethren on the plains you may rise up I 1 LOW how and give your names |
