Show REMARKS by elder james ferguson bowery thursday april 91 9 1857 D BY J V LONG J I 1 brethren anid and sisters whatever else it may be to me and to my beelin feelings 11 i it is a pleasure mat to have lave an m opportunity of bearin bearint testimony to the truth fruit and aud nd it is is a particular pleasure to me to see my ply brethren who are the growing hopes topes of israel so full of life and animation and also to bear hear them tell their feelings for exper experience i ae has hag ta maulit taught me this truth aruti that the boys w lava iava been born of mormon parents are the ones to accomplish the great reat work odthe last days for they have tile the i loot oot of it in them they have sucked the true spirit of mormonism from their mothers a and nd when they go forth they have more of the power of the spirit with them than any other men this thia has troubled some of the he old veterans ve teram in ID mormonism in m E england n oland land they realize that the affections of the beope are drawn towards the boys this never hurt me for my mind vas was drawe to them and I 1 know that it is the princ prine principle pie of attraction that belongs to the bioly priesthood ani and ant where tile the most of it exists there will be the most moat attractive power and arid it will draw all other powers lowal towal louaida ds it As jesus said himself 4 when I 1 am lifted up oil on high I 1 will draw all men unto me it is so with the president of this chur cli cl he be lids power to draw all good honest hearted men it unto nto liim him and it is so with these young mormon mon boys boy whether they go among jews or gentiles they will vill draw more of the tile honest to hear ilear and arid obey their wolds words than any ally oilier elders that go fio abroad to tile the my aly testimony with regard regald to mormonism is that thal it is is the truth trul of heaven end nd no ito fable for men to say that the they y have hale tried it one winter and summer and arid that they have liae p proven oven that it is is not riot lle ile lie tile Ir titi thel eby the hie lack of power which winch they have experienced to its non tion nonexistence existence is is sheer ignorance I 1 know and have lean lenn learned leti mankind probably as well as they hey have and arid I 1 know there is is no mail man who has stil ceiply rely tried ism but wiio who knows as I 1 do that eliat it is is lf the ie truth of god goa I 1 could challenge e the file whole liole worl to find an in honest hearted lie lle arted moan roan who has always a done lone his dufy duty con ted ins his property arid and who has lias laid him himelr eif elf t his wives iud lud ind arid his ins children upon the altar to fidd find gid fin I 1 one who wiil will wi 11 ll say bay ay that I 1 bathe lie lle doe dop not riot know this to be the HIP church of jesus christ chris for no one vio lias has done these things lings will say that he has not riot elt let I 1 ile tle the ite p power powen wen of god and arid the light luht of heaven shining upon his ins dmd and filling fillin ghis ins soul willi j oy I 1 11 is ii the errors the sins of nin I 1 that hat prevent the hf light of heaven frem continuing to shine in in upon their soul souk th airy e y think the counsels of lle ile the lie piel pies are not riot as good as s their own when they get into dankness dail dai kness mess and sm s n arid and ahey gradually gow g ow worie worse worse until the he light of eternity ebern ltv is i shut out tom their minds by the power of thie he adver sary savy who tt ho lias has gained the ascendancy over them and there oie aie cases of ills liis this kind lil ill in this city city cily tiey tiey have havo gone on ft oin orn disobedience to counsel to open trail trall transgression flom from bogios qs diniquili P s and wid now they tiley are enveloped in in a black cloud of dalk daik dal dai knessi nef neg if the light liht of the tile spin spirl ever PV er descends upon them it is is only as tile the hitting of the llie sunlit sun in the tile midst of a sevire severe severe storm blan alan chie chig ns ihl ou gh tile tiie he clouds to show khow themon vividly their own blackn cs so sa long as god will vill give me strength fo to obey the servants ser vints ot of god gott have I 1 any substance that I 1 would not riot ee live into their care and chaice clia cila ige ipe no I 1 feel feet that tiia myself in pf af aid my iny all on onabe the altor illar the L rd ird has lias fitted titled out tile the nhip ship of or zion ad algi appon ted led her officers tile the master is ii well weli ell eli vei vel verse sa s1 1 in navigation knon luon s how bow to lake tile the liow how lo 10 carev sail and liow how to guide the tile ship it if we have anything 1 hinig in in our skiff that vc e want to save sap sae now is is the tune lime beffie the storm come comes to place P C it on boll d the I 1 lie lle big hig ship let us all ail it I 1 conseco ate afe our pt pio plo perty and our affections with wilh it that where our treasures are our hearts maybe also NO xio man mail nor woman ills ims ins placed thein their thi ir treasure lles irei ill in tile the kingdom of god with u ith 1 out that act giving gijiu them more comfort to their hearts than dian any ether other tiding thin ibey ilie lile I 1 y have llave dore dope may alay god bless bles ble s you yell and arid enable y u to he lie faithful in in all thugs committed lo 10 your charge and arl art eventually that we may bp be saved saed and balled in his ins celesie kingdom doln doin is is iny my prayer i 11 t tilo tile to barlic naina haine of jesus christ amen amer |