Show 4 1 blo Bi WE it Y sunday sept sapt 2 10 am bishop abraham 0 smoot addressed the c congregation b he said li he rejoiced III in the opportunity he had been favored with of testing both principles and men in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints he was fully satisfied that those who do right are const constanti constantly antl anti y filled with joy and gladness by the influence of the holy ghost every man must know god for himself and practise the principles of righteousness for himself learn the truth and the ii light lit and walk therein men alen are too much in the habit of patterning after their neighbors 0 actions instead of following the dictates of the spirit of god if the saints do right they are filled with light truth and the power of god it has been a matter of astonishment to many how we could so much rejoice in the things 0 of god but the reason is our religion I 1 is s true and we know it for god has revealed it unto us and hence we can rejoice in the midst calamities that would make our enemies very lery cross and cause them to swear about their troubles nine tenths of those who have apostatized have done it on account of prosperity like israel of old but the lord desires to fl use ns us for the advancement of his kingdom I 1 and the spreading abroad of light and truth we should live for god and prepare ourselves for all the temporal and spiritual blessings of his kin kindom kingdom dom president brigham briham bri ham young youn said if our heavenly father could reveal all he wishes to his saints it would greatly hasten their perfection fec tion and asked the question are the people prepared to receive those communications and profit by them that would bring about their speedy perfection he ile discovered a very great variety of degrees of intelligence in the people he also observed stupidity in the people attempting 0 to learn the principles of natural life observed that god is just last and equal in his ways and that no man will dare to dispute also that there is no man in our government who will speak truthfully and ac cordin accordia according to his hia honest convictions but who will admit that we are the most law abid ing in 7 people within its jurisdiction remarked that all the heathen nations have devotional instincts and none more than the natives of this vast continent and they all worship according cordin t to the best of their knowledge 0 the whole hu human man family can be saved in the kingdom dom of god if they are disposed to receive and obey the gospel reasoned on the suba subject act of foreordination foreordination and said the religion of jesus christ is designed to make the bad good and the good better argued that there is a feeling feel in r in every human breast to acknowledge a the supremacy of the almighty creator crealor god ia is just he is true and if this were not the case no mortal could be exalted in his hia presence advised all to improve upon the know ledge they had received of the things of god deferred referred bi briefly to the birth of chri christ st and the attendant opposition and threatening of the governments of the nations of the earth president heber C kimball followed with appropriate remarks on the practical duties of li fethe necessity oi or humility and faithful nes samong the saints Sainta sand and admonished admonish ed all to be obedient to the mandates of heaven and andio to the counsels of the living alfvin oracles in giving advice to the ellers elders wh wha who are expected to go on missions to preach the gospel he said the commandment of jesus to his apostles anciently v has lids been renewed unto us viz go ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the them father and of the son and I 1 of the holy ghost deachin teaching them to observe all things 0 whatsoever I 1 hava have commanded YOU youl L andio I 1 am with you alway even unto the end odthe world afternoon presidents B D young and hi 11 C I 1 kimball ached their discourses were reported X and ana mill will probably pro pio bibly bly be published in du due tj m q |