| Show fk I 1 it al t jip ria A IY 4 hi fushi ff nm SHI R t il 1 3 i 1 in iivo a i 1 WATT it tl 1 Us inee ince 1 I leuv tle tie elii elli iad ird much nuch tined in thi tand staled land I 1 is want arlt alit vou you grethren i itar iter i ter tyr r ami 1 I friend mid findall ali nil th 01 at lite itte livoto tto ito 1 iii ili til lA blaalid Alid that the tile eil cil hurc hure li t f jes W bi 4 1 day sant the 14 ibb lib M T A I 1 t gad i tilo alio 1 e itt sti 1 jet today to day at ait t was waa 0 X ears cars awo ago ago 11 I 1 1 I 1 I til imi imy 14 it ai i tanty or venty senty fi s 11 I 1 came into 1 4 rik rip dh N I 1 SA Y I 1 d gwi 1 1 ral at I 1 I 1 1 av 1 pr probably bably babiy ill ili q q bl il a yar 11 1 I fald it ti alieh lem ler t was wan va a ki ki lj ilu liu which grid G idd llad had e t lii 6 giu 1 1 come 11 glit and I 1 a y taita tulia 13 ay it t never neve will be overe 0 arcome onie wo ernd edo I 1 know this alii just as I 1 we 11 ll as US T know I 1 hee see w you sou today to fo day olay I 1 knew ity itchen hen I 1 lirt lanie anie a A of allm tin tiu thu Chu Ii arch roh but liot not 0 o W wll wil 11 a T du to today to day r all zil this artil wui wali erli erti hible 40 I 1 t I 1 t b ut t 6 church sl mt V 4 you 6 6 in ulay a 3 et t t vui 60 i I 1 1 I 1 P z I 1 r i q R 1 tt 1 tn n tha fi ini lul lui lary larg iary r W a we c eq thi alj to pru 1 our lik lii gry i towards 6 od ah cpr c that cal cai by naten aken aren and i L ivill not hot stand tAti iid jid and anti that thai i tj by 0 baan ii lilla lil lif ill re remain ulain and V nand maud A id chibe will be like the beaning heaning of grape grapy after the flie vintage is done aso it c this s people it cbeth kieth not what takes bakez place for it cannot 11 embt etl act the tile truth but it shine bri brighter liter ilter and brighter bright cr in the eyes ef those who cleave to it and bri bui bring it forth the fruits fruit of righteousness joseph smith was waa a prophet ot or ow tiie most kost high tind and laid the foundation of this great work and established tho tile holy priesthood upon tile the earth carth and ami god cod gave in many a r C I 1 rough linn or ifor our guidance she ghe sald said many a time iwhite he was living 1 ai I ell elk am foundation and you br brigham and i your brethren the tile twelve apostles with those who are arc connected with you ili in the holy priesthood will rear kar a great and knighty lity fabric upon it you will bear oft 1 illa fiig lie he kingdom and so it will be I 1 wicked meni meno and ind wicked spirits may way dring into requisition all thc tha wisdom fiand and gunni cunning I 1 they thes possess to device devi je plans to evoi overthrow this king kingdom doin doln but 0 all their deep laid plots will fail they 1 cannot do a tiling thing to hinder the 1 progress of this work but everything they do 10 1 will proui promote ote oto it mid and bring it more and more into notice from this time henceforth and forever I 1 know it and all hell liell cannot prevail against it for jesus says and upon this tilis rock will I 1 build I ay church and the gates of hell bell cannot t f prevail against it it is the same church that bre bie he ere established ili in his day which ho ile has renewed unto us with tile fhe samo same priesthood and the same authority and th tile ablord lord nord god will back up this kingdom domand and cause it to spread like a thrifty plant and bring about his ills great purposes by tile tiie hands fiands of those who cleave to it you may think me too absolute ili in my i language but how liow can I 1 be too positive in tit eliat it which I 1 know were I 1 to say 1 I 1 know you are in ili this tabernacle would any lau iau language guage be too toe absolute just as certainly do I 1 know that this work is true and cannot be overthrown by tile world although they tiley may seek to kill and destroy and persecute the saints of god to tit the tho death they never will ire lre i revall against it 1 1 it would be well for every one of ti ux to live the religion we profess and let t ur ar light so shine eliat others may see tir air good works mid and be led to honor t ine lord and do unto one another as we would wish others to do to unto us and to the faith and principles of the gospel sp 0 of jesus esus christ iris As S tilo tile I 1 apos apostle panl paul sa says rs in lit his epistle to the he hebrews bews therefore here re not leaving tit tile principles les ies odthe the doctrine of christ let us its go tin unto perfection not laying again the tile foundation of repentance from dead works and of bf faith towards god of the doctrine of baptisms and of laying oa oil ot of hands and i of resift resurrection from the dead and of eternal judgment but let lot us its go go oil on un to perfection keeping our out covenants and VOWS vown we ave have made with each other with our tod god rod ail all and with the tiie holy angels and then w we e shall liall be blessed all ail it I 1 the tile day long I 1 I 1 when a man inan des and I 1 ild iid loses lo loeb ea tit tiie spirit of tiit tilt gospel it an u hard ease case nor for that eliat man lulan to U deem himself and gain alit the communion with ills liis god with angel rew ren and with tile tilo holy ghost which lie he 1 llad I in the beginnings therefore continue in the tin faith progressing pro greasing res in 11 froni from etrace grace to t grace race unto perfection this ij 13 i 1 3 j 1 my I 1 13 exhortation and abd teaching unto you sou wilo profess tile faith falth of jesin jel Iel ll chrit chri ari t ta let lat lis its I 1 ve our rell Teli religion glon gion repent and forsake roi foi i ake all illif ort out ai ins i lie not deceive not steal not lot there is not hot a ho horse arse ox eow vow shea or anything else ele eie that m N stolen lil ill this territory but what it is aid did said the tile mor kor iii hans hons an havedon have done tAt it thotis though hll hii doubtless theire are men juleli who profess sa to he be iatter latter 1 lits tits that eliat are thieve e and waird as I 1 1811 said sald i I 1 till other dav duy to U a jrr piram pi irr ram nam while talking n thi tills matter 1 ic if a lil lii inan ill til will steal moal fiolet f roni a gentile lie will teai teal steal from me all ail and vice tera vera an holtet hollet hohet huhe t nian lii ill 1 with all weil well till tili ii the religion C I 1 hae hat believed t ild alid iid pa partied pae pac iti tied ed ever itier have been a ii niber of if this ch lurch blid and bethre I 1 ein em braced lily rel rei religious livious la dab gib I 1 was taught thia by iiii and feathers for J eal eat fame lle lie t ron rom a christian country frold froid ron old vermont and ani all liow ean can ose nev En england erlund friand wise se saho NV hate have heed herd bield it up so 0 o nobly hubly for their 1 in ltv T I 1 y are extolled tyr hur 1 1 I was there I 1 used cosay f ike like filla 1 there it was avas pretty hard abr bt hi 41 hadit to too be inh a I 1 I man mail anti and gitla drw y property jy for ilvy iley they in that country were v pie rio Z fo a apack paek pack of knaves anav e 4 who loi voi s ouid iii ili filke oth giu of your head tymi hymi uld wid u jilt 6 mouth shut f hat 1 was f ats the tife kiil doil dOlP christianity ti anity I 1 was 0 J it t up 11 amount kt 1 lia lin attia I 1 jallie came to 1 to toi wt get cht allioli alli oll 0 a people thi that M or hip tile tiie lord god inspirit I 1 ns irit and iri in tr min nin tiU t 1 thew ah rth ynes Yues merchant the seum scum balte tf tiie tite eastern stilt states stated c aej followed upon oili our troll but this thia is no excuse for ine to do wrong auit autt be unrighteous if the are passing through 0 i to california wish to trade with me I 1 will deal as righteously with them as with my brethren this kind of religion I 1 have practiced practised from my youth up tip As for the tilt emigration this year ear car that id is pas pai tsing through our country to california for lila tila let lot me tell you they are pretty 11 nine fine ine fellow follows they are ire as ai civil a set of I 1 f ff f I 1 1 jl jm luen juen men aspi assi s JI uyer cyer er sav sai s pas pa through these moult t the 1 ed ilni lini 1 1 n j thairl oihi ogi bigness AC Ss 11 1 re n i dan dau a i n ining everybody and swearing ca r in g they will kill the fhe first mormon they come across why is tilis tills I 1 expect ail those kind of characters came with the tile army and all th tiie tile e rest are civil men traveling mes wes tto find riches may god bless them and help them to do 4 right there thero i 11 no one af pf of them but what zat will ivill be blessed hia bid seed feed in in doing unto others as they thes wish others to do to unto them 4 I 1 would there be any trouble ili in this world if all would take that c course ours e would fusion desolation poverty and distress as yol you now see it in lit the tile united states and in the old countries one half of tile tilt population of the world is starving for the tha th want of the tile actual necessaries of life while tiie the other is living in lit pomp and ana splendor and extravagance still we all come conic fl from oni ont the tile one father and god it is astonishing to see bee the wrangling and confusion of this world I 1 came here with my iny brethren to get rid of fighting and contention I 1 have been driven nive five times and tamely submitted tobe to be robbed of my home and possessions I 1 have but two articles now which I 1 had when I 1 was first married except my wife one is a tea canister of my own making of brown earthenware and the other is a chest made by president brigham young youn god bless you peace be with you I 1 brethren and sisters and with at all ali I 1 the righteous wherever they be ili in this churell church or out of jt it it matt ereth creth not to me for I 1 love a good and virtuous man inan of whatever profession who will do to ineas incas me as lie he would wish me to do b by I 1 lum lom I 1 even exen I 1 xen ven 0 so o amen f |
