Show DESERET NEWS J U SATURDAY JUNE 26 to the saints the season has arrived when the worshippers wor shippers of the california god begin to pour into our city the most of whom calculate to stop slop a few days to recruit thern themselves gelvis and their animals great must be the zeal of these pilgrims to leave comfortable homes in ohp states to traverse thousands of miles of sage plains and deserts inhabited only by wild beasts and savages to penetrate the wilds of the rocky mountains and to encounter the hardships fat fatigues igus s weary wa ings and innumerable difficulties attendant upon so long a journey I 1 the saints may eli enquire quire what encouragements thele theae pilgrims have what sustains then them a it in the midst of their arduous undertaking what wha t b bears ears up their spirits and comforts them in all their toils tribulations and sufferings we answer that it is their great faith hope and charity wh ch they have in in an and d towards their god faith is the fira firt great moving cause of action in them I 1 it inspires them with zeal and ambition they most firmly believe that if th they ev can cancel get to california the veil of the covering will be taken off from their eyes that they shall be permitted to stand in the presence of ther od behold his shining glory handle him with their own hands hug him to their own bosoms and know of a surety surely atiat he exists this hope is in them like an anchor it makes them sure siire and steadfast t in hi their p pursuits pursuit it it sustains inq them I 1 in the til sand and h had a d ships en countered on their long pilgrimage ge they nut not only have faith and hope in their god but they love him with all thear alier m arnds soul and strength C chanty towards and for h m iq one of the art articles leles of their reli religion glon they love lim him because they have faith aith that when they get into info liis his presence they hey shall hall be it happy appy t they hey have faith and hope that hat lie he w 11 satisfy iffy all their craving longing desires and app appetites etite s they their are hypocrites not in their religion for they do really manifest their acir faith by their works the sincerity of his golden maj majesty esty is abundantly manifest they have soi sought glit it him willi wilh all their m 0 lit mind and st strength renAh I 1 many have sacrificed 7 fi eed the r live upon the deserts and ami in the snow capped mou mountains tit ains hungering and th I 1 ir bitin I 1 io the last moment to embrace their golden goti goil N no god ii mui e lio popular pular among g the nations than this one lie he has been sincerely and devotedly worshipped wor shipped by the high and the low the rich and the poor by natio nations is aidi generations gene f froia rom periods of the must most remol demoe e antiquity ity some have sought him in one way some in in another another some have fludd him others have been mure more unfortunate for this god has no establish est established ablis hed or fixed laws or principles to 10 govern his wor worshippers shippers each one is leh to do as he pleases 2 to seek after afler him as he pleases and to follow the dictates of jus his own will tins this god hano conscience himself and consequently does not require Y hia is followers to have any they may take tile the advantage of their neigh neighbor bori plunder sta aleal ai rofa rob murder marder or do any thing else for the sake of ef him and yet he finds no fault his attributes and qualities are greatly loved and adored by all his nu numerous lherius followers e rs not because they adorn exalt aud and ennoble the mind but because they gratify the sensual appetites and lusts of the body he does not pi profesa to be t lie 1 god 1 od of the next world but only of this hence his followers are required to part with him li un and bid him a final adieu as this world to fo the next it is very seldom that any ever apos atze from his worships final perseverance seii wanee to the enus the 4 re characteristic of alibis votaries vot aries and when they t take alk e ali the e parting 11 hand in the hour of death it is with muce regret and sorrow they loved him to the day of their death and they now commend him to their chil children tren te telling them to wor worship the he god of their fathers with v aih jinwa unwavering ering perseverance after the example and pattern set before them aritis generations havo hav come arid and gone toiling laboring merchandising izing enrin inz stealing 11 robbing m 1 and all for clial for that which they the themselves melves know and admit can never be carried with them nor efi enjoyed joyed out of this life he 0 fool 0 i when will they aleain the true source of lasting hap happiness 9 when will they learn beirn to seek after adore and worship that which alone can make them happy either here or hereafter ter 1 the saints are a peculiar people they have really apostatized from the worship of this venerable gud god of all nations they consider consi dei him a poor meagre land kind of 0 being compared with the god that they worship woi bin they hey I 1 have sought son ht cafter a gud god that feeds the land m i nd as ab well as the body a god that may be found by bv all w who ho diligently seek him in the right way a 1 god i that does not in some ill fated hour take lake wings wiggs and fl away away like the god of the gambler and speculate specula lo a god who does not bid us adieu in in the hour hoir of death a god who is everlasting holdin holding dominion over cie crea i eions without number which have cave been I 1 redeemed glorified and made the eternal abode of his fits antell happy worshippers woi wor shippers this is tile god of the saini 11 him lira they have faille fabilli in in hur him they have hopa 1 iii I him they have joys that are unfading u nf adin 5 by h hm m then minds are feasted with knowledge eternal alei nal thin thing are manifested hidden things are revealed ne knowledge of ancient nations before unknown unk nowa bruti ghi tolio to I 1 futurity opened to I 1 the enraptured hsiu i iea leaven and earth time and eternity the presed and ifie future become in one 0 how glorious is is the god of the saints how happy ai e his people 5 1 what hats is the duty daty of the saints sainta to the tha wo shippers saip perS of other gads to loche the strangers gers who iho pass pasith abi ough i ihei bet midst T eat them kindly extend the hand of benevolence ne towards them if they at ate aie e hungry and biti out means feed them freely if they are sick and without friends be a friend unto them hem if they have met with misfortunes f they have been robbed and plundered by their companions or by indians t f they have been left lef t by their companies and no means t to 0 pursue their journey if sickness ace dents or any manner of misfortunes have disabled them aud and they are thrown upon your hands have p ty 3 upon them bind up their broken hearts pour in abe ai and the wine let them be nursed with teader and I 1 healed of their inai mii ies and go on their w wiy ay iy rejo i icing if any shall become sick of their golden god and desire to turn the god of I 1 the s saints leach t them to repent of all 0 their sins sins to cease cease f from rom all conduct to renounce all impure unholy and desires a and n d affections I 1 to ref ain from all di dishonesty sh to confess all their hults faults before pod god with humble and contrite hearts with the s sincerity and meekness of a little child and if they shall do this and enter enier into an everlasting covenant to walk no more in the ways of sin then let them arise and be immersed in water that they may be born thereof and be washed and made clean before the lord that i ih ahi ir r sins may be forgiver forgiven that hi his 9 spirit may be poured out upon them and dwell in them that they may be one with you yon and you with them that you I 1 may all be glorified together it if any hav e b beau een your enemies or persecutors heretofore n and nd comer come craving help or relief at your hand ba nd feed flom help them show kindness unto them so I 1 shall you you are the children of your fath father er chois who is in heaven who mauseth chesun the sun to shine upon all andsen deth rain upon the unjust as well as th the just ejust it if they Teso iain your enemies still you are I 1 justified and shall I 1 be rewarded while the good that you have bestowed upon them shall be as coals of I 1 I 1 fire upon their heads beads in themay the day that the lord arideth to take vengeance upon the nations if any an one on shall steal or otherwise break the laws of our territory I 1 i let them be dealt with and punished according to law I 1 As nought but kindness and unbounded hospitality has characterized your acts in years past towards I 1 those who have passed through akis this territory so let the same godlike principles principle be manifested more and more from henceforth and forever know enow most assuredly I 1 that it if your enemies q speak evil of your good i deeds and write writ e ly lying n slanderous letters letter s concer concerning nim e I 1 you yon and priests and editors publish the same that you volt shall be rewarded r for all your righteous and nd benevolent I 1 ne acts towards them while they shall have part among ahw who m ika and love lovlie eq |