| Show DISCOURSE lieber C G kimball tabernacle Taberna cik cli mt sit altin in sanjay afternoon august augusts angus Angut lS qa 1859 ut BY Z V loaia tut nis vwe owr A great many things pass through my mind here herc he rebut but when I 1 am about acting business business and attending to those things t that devolve upon me yes there are thousands of oft principles and ideas come unto my mind iiii illi my ruminating moments and I 1 fre quentis wish that I 1 could send them like the sound gabriels trumpet to the hearts of t the tha heatter Latter iatter day saints and especially of the E elders eiders of israel that dwell in these valleys ampf ani of all those who preside over the people of gd god iii in the north and in the Sou thul the united states in south america in europe and in all the nations of the earth and of thos on the islands of the sealand finally of all sih Sif saints hits tits how I 1 ho iid you think I 1 feel when hen I 1 see th e Q co con nw dakof some of the thi elders of israel who are arc guilty 1 it of f eursin and swearing idd and ind getting 0 drunk 1 I 1 feel disgusted kli kii P wish the saints abroad felt as I 1 do if they r did they would come to ta these theme valleys if they e had a to 0 come wl with handcarts hand an car carts s or pack ac their provisions upon theu then backs st they e would gather a er to the headquarters of the church hurc for there ere ert is ia the head of gods government on the earth carth the keys of power and there is the all au th I 1 alid every person that comes into this thia church is connected with that authority thi ahi i is s upon the same principle that br pratt was speaking of this morning doming ile he said saidi the main maln runk trunk of the church was in heaven tellson that that is not all for the main root la 16 in heaven beaven even in our father and our god a and nahl ats is son jesus christ 1 and the moment t that hat the almighty sent peter james ard ari dJohn n and ordained joseph smith an apos tig tl eth we e se ed led of that priesthood and church was planted it was wag planted in him and as he received it he planted it first in one and then in another and that this gospel has gone forth into many parts of the earth still reme remember niber that this is one seed that isit all sprang from one the same as one mustard seed will pro du ceten thousand and then tjien continue to multi mi ply so long as it is planted and so it is that this priesthood has spread and increased in the world Vor ld now we use figures as jesus jesua he I 1 unto you by parables but the world yin tin understand i der stand them not they do not understand the work of god tb they ey do not know that joseph was a prophet or that hyrum smith glinith was a patriarch neither do they comprehend that thai brigham young is an apostle and a prophet if the people in carthage or In Illinois had known these things they never would have killed joseph if william law william marks and hundreds of others bad known that Joseph wak was a prophet they would not have betrayed him nor tried to take away his life do you suppose that the people would have killed jesus if they had known that he was wag wa the son of god in this dispensation they bave have killed joseph and hyrum hyrom and thousands cf of others yes thousands of men women arid and children have bave gone to their graves premature s ly in consequence of the persecutions of some sume portions of the inhabitants of the United states and many of those who did not participate in the actual persecutions said amen do I 1 know this yes I 1 do I 1 visited the cities of washington 1 ton Baltimore Philadel Philadelphia phia new york abid boston about the time of the j martyrdom of joseph and hyrum smith and I 1 k know now that the majority of 6 the e people rejoiced in it still it wai wal was a shock on many of the people even now there are apostates that are laying the foundation to kill many others how do you think I 1 feel why I 1 feel precisely as jesus felt under similar circumstances and he said it would be better that such characters should have a millstone mill stone about their necks and they be sunk sank to the bottom of the seat gea aea sone some who profess to be saints and even elders eiders will get drunk fight and swear most horribly their state and condition are much worse than that of those who do not understand the law of god and who have not been educated in the principles of virtue righteous liess liers ners nesa pur purity ity and holiness brethren and sisters if you feel willing to 10 lo elo as I 1 do you will stay at home and let the ii liquor nor go to hell with those that corrupt them selves delves with it the only wish I 1 have to offer isi is I 1 wish there was a little more strychnine in it I 1 wish it for the sake of all those that wl will M not forsake their evils for if I 1 avre were in that position I 1 should wish I 1 was where I 1 could not sin any more the present state of our society is permitted for a wise purpose JI and all things have transpired according to t the he will of god gody but these evils and this looseness of character that have been brought in here were never designed for you ou and me it was published in the papers by y congressmen and judges and others in authority tho rity that they would send a people here to improve gur bur our morals and to change them BO so that if we had a man to send to congress congles con gres greb we might have a dozen candidates and as many parties and finally be the same as they are in the house of representatives but gentlemen this will never be with the latter day saints it if the united states ever admit us into the union and give us a state government we w will loarry carry out the principles of union justice and righteousness t in these mountains accord to the will i 1 I 1 of heaven I 1 I 1 some of my brethren think that I 1 had bad better letter not say anything about the united states but they will give ius its a state government just aa as soon if I 1 talk about them as if I 1 never named rained them I 1 I 1 i it ia is as I 1 used to tell dr bernhisel when we sent him to congress about the time that plurality WAS vas preached that the cat cati were not all al out gut of the bag yet I 1 told him that the cats were to have kittens and then the kittens would have cats but it is all right whether they give u it a state government or not still if our F falkern fat Fal her hern in heaven desi designs ns that we shall have al a reate 1 government w we e shall have ane one wh ethert bay say much or little about it and when he inte intends to bring it about he will change the blinds of the president dent cabinet and senate and house of representatives and he can do it as AY easily as lean change this pitcher from one side of the stand to the other and I 1 know it he handles the nations of the earth ehe the Preil prell president dent odthe united states and his cabinet and hew hewal Ul finally handle handled the whole world for the good of his people this thia reems seems a good deal to believe voice I 1 believe belleve it it you believe iti bless your soul I 1 kno knowlt wit Ator monism js is right alid and I 1 ain am arn hero here telling james buchann buchanan what will be I 1 suppose you will say thab tha the lord never will do 0 this aut iut lut the lord qan can bancha cancha cha lun ihn bu ca nans inird in five minutes just aa as easily as I 1 cah can change za the potters v vessel or 11 take a lump rump of clay and clia cila change e it into 66 more floie tefan ond ong one hundred and fifty different adas idas 0 6 you know I 1 am a pott er by trade do you think the lord can turn and twist you info as many shapes of mind mirld aa as I 1 can cari a piece of clay I 1 want you to 0 be beon oriel on e tobe united whited in all ali things that you I 1 may have the blessings Iles lles sings of heaven upon you 1 I 1 can say that r freel feel cheerful I 1 feel well I 1 enjoy the good oad spirit continually acid wish thau that every lal saint in t e enjoyed nj loye joye d the same blessings to the same e extent that I 1 do whoever saw any anyone one misused by me no one when I 1 I 1 speak plainly of the conduct of men mea some will say that I 1 in mean ean can them all I 1 have to say is that I 1 mean those who are guilty I 1 want you fo to remember that there area are a great many steps to be taken in this kingdom and if people will ivill try ty to do right in of all things the lord will bless arid and prosper them and ana I 1 feel in my heart to bless biess all good men and all that have done good to this eople people I 1 blesa bless those that have brought brough us goods sugar tea tia cob cof coffee elee flee etc now friends and neighbors you that have come comejo comedo jo bring ug you are gods servants and you shall be fiest blest biest if you yiu will continue to brin bring g us goods 13 brethren re thren in regard to our friends that are alre here I 1 wish to basay say that they are the children of our father and our god and they have come here and brought their goods and I 1 will take the liberty of using a yankee phra seand say we were pretty ragged before they came here gentlemen you have conferred a favor upon us and no doubt many of our people will purchase goods from you now when you get our money and our favor do try and speak a good word word for us and when I 1 come U up and speak to you conc done look as if you would bite my head ore off I 1 have never cheated you out of abne one dime neither have I 1 tau tan taught ht my toy brethren to do so I 1 treat all men honorably and teach others to do likewise I 1 will here give you merchants a little advice let our people ha have e your goods at a reasonable price and dollt have idale idame a dozen different prices for the same article in your stores if you will pursue this course you will gain confidence and secure custom but if you dont you will lose it for we shall turn merchants ourselves you have done good irr in bringing goods here and I 1 wish you would bring from one to two thousand wagons next year all heavily laden with such things as ax we re require aire why because when goods come he here re they have to be sold and if more were brought they would come down in price and we should be able to get about aa as much for one dollar as we can now get for three I 1 say god bless you for you rescued us from the 8 harks sharks you know that a shark is a fish that eats cats up all the other fish I 1 am a backwoods Yanke eborn in vermont in the mountains and I 1 dont fear any man on the earth and never did if I 1 continue to abide in the principles of truth I 1 shall go 90 to a place where truth dwells unsullied I 1 a am a friend to this people for they are the I 1 peo people lit fit e of god and they will prosper in all their ri night right 0 bous undertaking undertakings t I 1 we are arc blest with plenty of all things necessary for our comfort this year and we shall have enough next year for I 1 have no idea that these things can be taken out of the country but I 1 look for pretty keen times after that and therefore 1 I would recommend the brethren to buy goods and lay them thema dont sell them for the time will come when many will be destitute of the necessary y comforts of life take your grain and lay it away against a day of famine but says some one he ia is repeating what he said a few sundays ao ago well never mind how bow often I 1 speak of trese these things they are for your good some have arieh tried to make mate e you believe that you cannot keep your grain but tut I 1 r ay say you can if you choose and preserve it for years I 1 will relate a faa fact in relation to my own affairs I 1 1 I have been rela reiA removing oving a bin MA containing 1200 bushels of my wheat th athas lain in the ba basement emerit story of a stone sione house houge three years and arid a portion of it it isas good aitt was when I 1 had it put in there 1 lih I moved oved it because the brethren said it would sp I 1 thought I 1 wo uld put it in another bin which I 1 19 1 bi doing aall b the help of f god godl godi I 1 intend to keep it and arid I 1 will say latif I 1 hasten halten or gifty fifty thousand dollars ifould labit lay it out in wheat vh eat I 1 sope are afraid of speculating in wheat bt but iam fam I 1 am not for I 1 shall live to see the day when I 1 ashall be able to feed hed many of you why dodt dont you believe tha wheat esthe best property you can cau have haven on hand test it try my words and see if I 1 tell the truth about it as well as I 1 do about other things many of you say aba you bellid beli bell evee evri it and if you do of your sina blua and forsake them and tor for forever evex evet turn away from them theland the mand and then be the remission of sins and you shall receive the gift of the Holy ghost by the blessing of that priesthood which is now upon the earth iut tut do not belleve believe it therefore they wont forsake their sins ins with degara fo to grain I 1 will say if i ydia you do not lay jay it up and keep it you will he sorry in a dayto day to come for you will see hard times trying times pla pia plagues an and d f famines am ines andwood and blood sheaf shed be advised and p provide yide jp lri iri time ad while you have the opportunity the apostle james jamesp lin in speaking of faith says show me your faith without your works and I 1 will show you my ray faith by my works 11 that is the way I 1 intend to show mine I 1 will lay up my ray grain rain rn my cloth and all the comforti comfort sot of ife life t that at my family afi may mas lk be be made to rejoice and praise the lord I 1 am sometimes joyful and sometimes sad but taut 1 itry try so to live that I 1 may always brijo enjoy the hol hoi holy spirit 1 1 1 I I 1 have hav e no doubt a about 0 ut the time corni coming in w when h e we shall feel the pangs of hunger an and d destitution e t i and cheh that thit time comes cornea what will be the state of things with the world just ag as well as I 1 know what br pratt said today to day dax was true and that it will come to pass do I 1 kaow that these things will be of which which I 1 have been speake speaking 1 rl 91 I 1 see aee the chui coui coarse course s e that is being taken here every few days a man raan or two tivo has to die what is the cause of chisz this it is the liquor and strychnine they take that fills them wit with h the devil when I 1 first heard of these things that have hare been occurring I 1 thought they proceeded ceedee from 4 a few rowdy boys but I 1 learn that it is a few wicked men who are slaves to their appetites it originates with drunkenness whoring and lying I 1 now are re we not morall moralizer moralized I 1 zed have we not become highly civili civilized red ted there never were such thin things known in these valleys until the army came I 1 never knew of such drunkenness whoring or murder until then every little while there is somebody shot I 1 am ashamed of such conduct in our streets brethren away to your labor live your religion and serve your god with fill full purpose of ot heart and keep away from places where there is no good to be obtained what are you down that street so eo much for if you have noc special ou siness with them do not associate i with the wicked have I 1 advised one of bf my children ta toi g g there no nor my wives either they had bad better beat be at home cleaning their clothel clothes mending their stockings and doing those things that are re required i red of them this is what they ought 0 toge tove to be at every woman in these mountains throughout these valleys ought 0 to be attending to these important duties I 1 never saw such things in the country I 1 came fr omand I 1 did not know that there was waa so much sin and corruption ag as I 1 now see seer in the world I 1 was honest bonest and I 1 thought every body else was honest I 1 am honest now and virtuous and 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