Show ff REMARKS by elir emer OR in n the tha narle aarle in G 8 L CU olt eliy in ty deer aw BY 13 L SLOAN I 1 feel thankful my brethren and andasia sla sis sis sla for the privilege of once more bore meet ing with you in ill this tabernacle I 1 feel thankful that so many af us are bpd bad spared red to meet to together ether other I 1 11 I 1 reiterate elt eit brato brate in your hearing that we are living in a lay aay day and a age ae e of the world equally im p port pont art ant antto to t the saints of the most high I 1 as to the test rest of mankind for the present is fraught with events that should admonish near to the lord and to keep ourselves unspotted from the we have been tried in adversity J manof af us know what it is mote tote in thi the very depths of poverty and privation and we we liow now seem to have advanced in to a measurable prosperity in order that we demay may be proven and tried in another rn manner and be e known in iti the heavens and to the just jurt s t on the earth wh whether ether ethen we are able to iu abide b ide ido p prosperity ro aswell as adversity there are so many things before me and in my mind that I 1 hardly know what to speak upon and call your attention to I 1 do not know that it matters m much ile ilc al for the saints are interested in everything that is good comforting and cheering to the heart I 1 will say how evet ever that what was written beforetime was written for our profit and instruction that we through an understanding thereof might have patience and hope A great enterprise was determined upon by our heavenly father and for this p purpose he seemed to have inspired a certain cartain individual with the manifestations eions of his will in dreams and visions find rind of the day perhaps also 0 of the night and that in individual was joseph of old it appears I 1 that in this son of the patri patni arch Jacob the germs of greatness and power awer were in manifest ani fest not only to him self seif in his own reflections and thoughts and by reason of the manifestations lie he reed received ived of the divine will but iut also to satisfaction the of his brethren that he was likely to aspire to or be elevated to dominion and government over them their envy and jealousy un til they could not endure his presence they sought to rid themselves of him and contrived various plans and means to accomplish it especially after lie he had told them ills his dream that their s sheaves heaves had made oia ola obeisance ce tais to his she sheaf af 1 a the til tho were binding inthe harvest nield fielland liand then to cap the climax ite lie told itlie mbeni ho haddad al iother another dream in wili which 4 th the tho e sun and the tho moons moon and the ahe elov eleven en stars had made obeisance to him not only was lie he to have dominion and power over his brethren but bu his father and mother as welly weir were gete fete to recognize ills his power this T awer is created a jealousy that was satisfied only in ills his separation from them aud arid they sold him to certain merchants who bore him away a slave into egypt little did they think as they tiley saw him take ills his departure with the camels of those merchants that lie he was but a pioneer to open a way before them and that they would actually have to follow follow on his track and cor at his hands but in process of time it proved to be true forthe for the country from which lie ho had been expelled sold asa as a bondman and thrust away by force was visited by famine and he 1 by the interposition of providence was wa s elevated to power ower in the land to which lie he had been ranis tanis banished lied ho he had become a prince princ ein eln in that land and its revenue and riches were under his control his brethren were forced by famine to go down there so 30 were his futher father and their little ones when they came to him and found him occupying a princely state it was overwhelming occupying wh elming ming to them they bowed down to him he was a prince the almighty had blessed him and made him strong in the land to which they had banished him their very jealousy and envy had placed him on the road to greatness and power and they were themselves compelled to seek succor from the brother they had hated and baul baui banished shed I 1 have adverted to but few feir circumstances connected with the history of these individuals for it would consume too much time to enter further into them but enough has hasl been said to show you the analogy that follows we have been expelled from a certain country because our enemies discovered in 6 us germs of po d greatness which aroused their jealousy and hatred and they were determined to berid berrid of us when they saw us leaving to cross the vast plains that stretched before us as we turned our backs upon the homes swe had made with much labor and toil toll they flattered themselves that they were rid of any dominion of ours elther cither real or imaginary but cut little edid eold did they thincy when they were doing so that they wore vero forcing ua us on a track would wo uld have eventually to travel themselves this was hid bid from their eyes the saints did cross We th plains to leave leava that country are and who better than ourselves can appreciate the circumstances that now attend us the Almighty lias has blessed us ils in this country he ile has poured his blessings bounteously upon ulon us for which every heart here should beat with gratitude to the most 1 high while war is desola desolating the country from we came we are ate liere ere ero in peace for which wc we should be abe thankful now that thai weare here that element that drove us away not perhaps the first but that very element is beginning to follow ili in our track what is its policy the policy ho no doubt is to cease to invade us by force of arms but another is adopted more easily accomplished complis lied hed what is it why I 1 we will oil our furlipa lips lipa tun tin and d smooth our tongues and ingratiate ourselves i into lito 1 your favor we will mingle and mingle co with you as brothers and lead you away we will contaminate you and by pouring wealth into your laps we will make you indifferent to your god your faith and your covenants the object object is to destroy those germs of greatness which heaven has planted in our souls at which they feel alarmed germs of greatness which if cultivated will lead us to wield a power ower to which the nations will have bavo to dow eow bow as the nations had to bow boly to that thai joseph who wilo was sold into egypt another circumstance I 1 will call your attention to in the first place every great enterprise is attended with its difficulties its hardships and oppositions for there must needs be opposition in all things we are told that in the year 1492 this american continent wi was eis pis nar gar discovered covered is by christopher columbus look at the exertions made by him to obtain the necessary means to the discovery it lt required ships means and men to enable him film to make his ills way across the trackless deep to find a country which to him seemed liec ilee necessary essary to balance theearta the earth earth the spirit of god came upon him and he had no rest day nor night until he accomplished what the spirit wrought upon him to do he went first to one place and then to another to procurer procure help he applied to different crowned heads and received rebuffs and discouragements discourage ments ts he was poor the plans of jehovah are mostly carried out bahun by humble ible bule and poor individuals so inq it was MI with h columbus il he L eva rie rne PIR and ami and with avith soul soui persevering ilki 1 ing lug a aboul formed ivi thin lii lit bosom 1 corp undertake great and anol P ro sheu teethe talle great enterprise that was t 0 b bring r ing lug ib light a vast continent reserved in the providence of god as the theatre of great events ina period that was then ihen in the future by the aid of ferdinand and isabella of S spain ain aln lie he obtained three small vessels altana old oid and almost rotten poorly mahn manned edana and badly provisioned etwas it was not because they believed he would be successful but like the unjust judge with the poor widow they desired to get rid of his importunities the unjust judge had bad no very strong feelings in favor of the widow but that he might be rid of her importuna ings lugs lie hearkened to lier ller prayer so did they serve servo columbus they said they would fit him out and send him away and lie he might go on his explorations for the imaginary country ho he fancied lay towards the west if they had had bad any faith falth that he would be successful they would have fitted him out with the best ships that any navies of the time could have afforded manned with sufficient men and supplied with all the necessary eq equipments i m ants and then they would have s said sald a u d C go and and p prosper and the god of the seas pioneer your course but they had no faith in the enterprise they wanted to stop his aud get rid of him when we look back at our history we find a certain analogy in it to thal that that of this man our enemies enemies wanted to get rid of us we applied to the power owera that be for aid and succor mat what did we receive in response to our applications silence in in some cases contempt in others and when we ve had to sell out it was not with old rotten ships that they paid us but with old rotten wagons va ons old spavined horses and other t things hig equally worthless then they said go and do the best you can they thought they had given glyen us an outfit that would last us until our destruction would be consummated they imagined it would last us until we ve got beyond what they pleased to call civilization but thinking that perhaps we might live through all they demanded five hundred olour of our best men while ili in camp in in the wilderness leaving our camp to the care card of cripples and old men and women in the midst of an indian Andian country boutwe but we lived little did ferdinand and isabella think that columbus was leadin leading the way that all europe would have ivo to follow if they had so thought they would have given him better ships and a bettor better outfit but when they lound jound found lie he had opened tuce country rich and bountifully productive behold beli beil old oid the surface odthe of the ocean was whitened with the sails of vessels bearing their livi living g freights erow crowding drow ding to seek fortune in the new continent that spread read itself invitingly vi before them N all ali E europe drope figuratively speaking t followed in iff hi his track and spread t themselves over the fhe face fame of theland tholand the tho land nut but hee gee what these adventurers have come ta W this country discovered by him li is enveloped in war and if you live a few years longer you will seo see much of the land that has been blessed with unequalled unequal led prosperity from froni tile the east to the west a wilderness and a desolation and this ells will be in consequence of the abuse of ings bestowed upon it by those who enjoyed them if it I 1 mistake nota not a certain senator benator said to a senator from louisiana what are you going to do with louisiana why was the reply louisiana was a wilderness when we bought her ifer from france and ind if she secede we will make her a wilderness again if the land does not become a wilderness and a deso deAo desolation lation we do not see correctly we do not understand correctly the revelations which the almighty has given us che rhe the cho scripture says that in the last days his people will go forth and build up the waste places of zion but they must first be made desolate before they can be called the waste places of zion then the hands of the saints will be required to build them up compare the coming of the saints here with the banishment of joseph into egypt and the manner in which columbus was sent oft on ills his perilous exploration and note the conclusion that follows the world dreaded the erms erma of greatness which they saw in the saints they dreaded the power that seemed to atten attend d them the they were almost at war with us because we vve were united wilted they disliked the ide idel idea r of out our being politically one ohe they wanted us to be of different parties but when they saw we ave were here pere united they said there is a power that is destined to make them great to exalt them 71 and let me say here heie to the saints be you united and belone beono with your leader and you will assuredly as surely burely ascend to power and elevation in theeart the earth li as joseph of old did in inthe ae tad land of E egypt ig apt we I 1 are here andl and in unity not destroyed lah wheal look at our condition hit fht fit the present time f X cannot but bub feel that we sh ouid be thankful to the lord every day of our lives I 1 was once in business in the east in the mercantile line and we used to sell our common unbleached factory at loh 16 cents a yard A yard of factory brought a bushel of oats when I 1 see seo that the saints can now get three yards of factory for a bushel of oats three times as much for their produce in this godforsaken god forsaken country 11 so called by some as we could get wilen when we were in the east I 1 have said what but the hand of god could have done it I 1 feel that the hand of god is over this people then why in the day of prosperity should we permit our hearts to run after the things of this world I 1 and not permit our feelings and affections to bo be centred in this kingdom and use tho riches of this world as we use the waters of the ocean not enter into them to be by them but glide over them to power an and greatness as the ship moves onward to her destined port I 1 am glad of the privilege of being with you today to day and of speaking a few words to you in fact I 1 never felt more thankful to god nor had feelings of greater joy in the principles of lifa life than I 1 have today to day I 1 feel glad that I 1 am counted worthy to bear the name of my master jesus we are ure doing our best tp build up the kingdom of our god in that part of the territory where my time is principally spent and I 1 presume you are doing the same here I 1 say to the saints in the day of prosperity beware of pride beware of worldly mindedness beware that we we be not ensnared by the thing things of this world le let iet t me tell you the judgments of the almighty are beginning to be poured out upon the nations of the earth A great portion of the nations that will notre not repent will be eventually swept away before the just judgments of heaven A and if the elders are ure sent forth to bear t tho 0 truth to the nations they will go as it were in the trough ot of a wave as the billows of tribulation and dastrup destruction eption pass pas over the nation nations si retiring bedore before another wave comes and thus ui by the voice of merey mercy and the words of truth the th e nations willbe will be prepared for their doom brethren and sisters be falth faith faithful ful fui be true to the Lor dour god though you should not get so much of this worlds goods be sure surp your hearts hearty are in unison with the god of heaven may the peace of israel be and abide with your and with those who guide the tho det destinies inies of israel fram from this time tima and forever amen |