Show s DISCOURSE fi monr mony t ELDER ERASTUS NOW SNOW DELIVERED 01 efee ende ence V at odthe mum IV esus J esus christ of latter day saints in the new tabernacle salt sait wednesday afternoon After afternoon ngo noo n al p rii 7 1875 BY DAVID TC W EVANS W a li l i saw IF ire I 1 can be heard I 1 desire to make myself myshir understood for I 1 have a few reflections to present to the people I 1 love hove thit people because J alain arh persuaded that thai the very great maj j dority of them are seeking after improve and to ftc raub 6 ho eld us anwa onward rd and upward in the scale 0 of f being to develop the powers within wit h us that pertain to the godhead God head bead created as we are in his image bearing in mind this injunction of one of uhe the apostles let this same mind be in you which high was wits also in christ jesus who when he fie himself in of god thought it no robbery to be equal with him bim 1 no inta other people that I 1 bave lave any knowledge of upon the earth have such faith such aspirations such hope for the future as the latter day saints possess as is taught ns us in the sacred books of our holy religion and as was taught us by the prophet joseph smith and which are re manifested by the holy ghost in us we look for greater things than any other people and we must roust labor to develop within ourselves and within our children the gifts and powers that are within us and which are embraced in our faith anything therefore that serves to stultify us in any wise tends downward rather than upward w ard the subject of seif self reliance was spoken of this morning in our individual capacity and in our family relationships yesterday brother wells nr ells eils gave us some bome very excellent instructions lame beautiful truths touching national or political economy portraying the necessity that exists for nations nation nat ioas si or communities like ours becoming seif self sustaining fod self reliant and taking a course to be free frem from bondage and oppression on and of being needlessly ise lie holden beholden to others and instead of letting our eyes wander vandor to the ahe he ends endt 0 vo o the earth lusting after everything evir y t i n g we see 66 or hear he a r of educating and training ourselves to so curtail our sha that we tte can apply them by our own in industry ay hat N is true of nations arid communities fa true of individuals and the principles applicable in bilda ro q joithe in the Ot other herand aud and unless these thebe principles e s aie ale llo aie a in 6 our u r individual and family capacity they thes the will wili not be jn our larger jarger national nations capacities As communities that which stands chiefly is the pride of life and the natural ambition that is within us which in anhof and of Its elfis a godlike antelmo no ble tie principle prompting Us 18 to go forward and to imitate those w who 0 are higher fand further advanced than bur ourselves selVes it athis is this which whick stimulates nations ns communities families and individuals to improve but there is a true line of demarcation which we should lebern to tread and tind as is far as in us lies we w e should neither vary to the right hand nor to the left from that truo line if wo receive the reward of cofou our oun error erron to say that we are not mutually dependent upon each other is to sa say y that which is not strictly true and I 1 believe that our father has organized us and society so that we should be mutually depend dependent cut Cht in in order to cherish thase principles of friendship 10 lo loye lote e charity and brotherly kindne kindness s and awid those hobie hoble so cial qualities abat make us feel that we are one family the children of lending tending to one common end dan and d that taht we vp ale aie in duty bound to work for tor teach other ba as well as for ourselves Ours elyes buil bull ule uie mord requires require s lio iio man or set of men to 0 sacrifice themselves for others entirely nor does i he Jui juk justify tiffany auy any man or people in le leaning a entirely upon others and doing nothing fortham for themselves in nii all the works of god we iye see this principle predominant he has made ample provision upon this earth for all the inhabitants thereof to become seif self sustaining by using usi ng the bounties and ind gifts which ehas the nil and putting forth their hands and appropriating to their use the elements of lifland life eald enid LAId And prosperity with which they am are surrounded and though he permits the birds of the ri ajr r an andoh TIT 16 e t pr prey a little up on oh jour furcro crops P and to pl clithe berries that grow inthe in the tho mountains yet even these have to arouse themselves from their nests and go in in quest of t their leir food and all goa oda cre ies les 0 the earth are required to exercise the powers and faculties they possess to avail themselves of the bounties which beaven heaven has bag so plentifully placed upon the earth for their sustenance industry is required of us and coupled with industry i frugality and axi ani it hach which the re wards of industry aro are squandered and lost industry frugality and economy are parts parla and portions of bur faith ana and holy religion we are dependent upon our father and god for our being and all our fac for the tho earth oune oure elements elethe around i us but out in order to avail ourselves of these blessings he requires us to use the faculties we possess to be in dust rious economical and prudent and to exemplify that charity and brotherly brot berly heily love jove which pertain to our holy religion the lord has sald that the idler shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments garment bof of the laborer libbae r one ofie of df the rules of the united order says thou shail shall pay thy brother for that which thou nast haa of him and those rules irles not on only ma mae e it ff obligatory to pay or disc dise discharge arge our present indebtedness as nast fast as jn ua aies but buthen henceforth deforth to contract no aeilt debt beyond our ability to pay p aej or without having h a reasonable reason abio ablo prospect bedore before us of fulfilling our engagements these principles become necessary 1 not only to be spoken ot but tobe lobe to be treasured and lived up tip to in order to preserve and maintain confidence between ili iii us is as brethren and to entitle us to the consideration of friends and brethren to assist us when our time of adversity shall come those who aro arp entitled either to free education free meals free clothing or to be freely housed entertained comforted and blessed are aie those who ame are industrious prudent frugal using the faculties W they 0 possess but who through sickness mis mit misfortune fortune or old age are jire unable to minister to their own of tender age who require the caie cale care of parents mends or guardians to all others it may mav be said bear your own burdens andee and we may also quote the words af f the apostle beaul PA I 1 when w hen he says bear mear one others an burdens and tb the e law of christ also in another place the same author says saya let every man bear behl his own burden both are true and co cor r when we understand how hove to apply them correctly let all men and all women bean their own ebur burdens according to their strength anaw and when lien that fails falls let somebody else take hold and help them and so fulfill fulfil the law of christ let every fat hat herand fatherland mather father and mother begin the work of education with their offspring ring and teach them to bear beak their their own burdens at the earliest practicable dagand iet let theral begrin to ta learn liagin and receive education of wh which ich our president gave us such illustrations this thi forenoon iia sun vun such an education both woth physical leal ical and men talas shall nit fit them for ar all the practical duties of life let no mother mothe r in her misplaced kym sympathy and her loveana love and nerl herl to ser serve berve her offspring wear wean herself needlessly out in waiting lapon upon them when wien they are able to wait upon themselves but make such provision islon as is necessary essay which children hildren are not able to make themselves and teach them to wait upon and serve themselves and also repay their father and the labor bestowed upon them leathem let lel them have a place for their hats bonnets and clothing to be hung lung u up I 1 in in 44 and d instead of going round tt the e house after them I 1 picking p ck up their shoes and other things take them and if necessary spank them and make inake john under understand sta nd thi that titia it is his bis duty to hang up his hat and sally to put her sunbonnet in its p proper r place and when they want a drink let them understand that there is the cup and there Is the pu epand teach them to help themselves and brini bring bring a drink to jo mother instead of mot mother er waiting upon then them and so commence and so continue continua that practical education and aud when they are able abie to begin to hoe the potatoes and sow th tho the onions teach them how to do it instead of doing it all ali 11 jour your yourselves reives relves and alid leaving them td to lie in the shade pr to run round the streets wearing outshone le leather ieather a ther a and aud udie ud learning le arn mischief if it you yoli are too old and feeble to take tho the led in the performance of these several labors take your rocking 4 chair into the shade under a treo tree somewhere and sit and give direction directions s and tell james or john what to do and hi how w to do it il this practical education has been before this people all the tho days of our liveson lives live sor or I 1 will mill E ly eay that our president and leader has kept inept prominently before ua us the great and important les ies lessons solis of helf self reliance his doctrine has always been that the best way vay to relieve the poor is to show them how to help themselves to continue to hand band but your food and ince to the beggar who comes to your doors without putting him in a ta position to help himself and to sup supply ly ills his own wants ia to encourage him in folly and wickedness wick wiek ednes edues and is throwing away awny the ther blessings of heaven beaven which god has placed in your hands shall we not feed th the e hun huu gryb rry gry yes yea shall wo we nop not receive lecel the stranger into our gates yes if any come along siong weary hungry without money and need relief shall we minister to their wants yes s shall we feed them yc ye shall we give the them M rest test yeb yes yarm aarm them by our cur 1 1 fire fires yes let theal them t tay tas andrest themselves under our 1 ye how long until they are area able to begin g and do something to tor help themselves and supposing int tny ichen they have stayed one night and had their suppers and their breakfast next morning then dinner and supper again and then stay atay and finally findl finding Dc that they fare very well th they want to stop altogether then we should say bay m bereis herell a spade go and dig tuat that ditcu ditch or tallee this axe and cut that wood faise taise false this thia team andl andi haul a load of or put them theato to something by which they may use their powers and minister to their own wants and if t they ey demur at this then 8 bay ay wei Wel ve I 1 sott yott youcan can go without eating until you ure are willing to hoe we potatoes you cango out and nd cut your own wood mako you r 0 wn fi res and an d camp where you please you can not have shelter longer under udder my roof thorgood tho the good things which godhan god aias given me are to b bless biess I 1 e ss and my rel fel lewman lowman not to encourage and idleness these are no new principles before the latter day saints our oar motta molta is the the hive rive ot deseret 11 and herens the place tor for ing bees beds he the place plade where they the dines drones to death there has lias been a tendency with ith some of ns us for a few years past to try prid atiq lb d live by our onn wite wile or withas mith as little labor as po possible isible and arid to watch the corners cornera of the tho streets and various plages eston estor for fon gome some or some borne way wair or ar another by which wp may obtain something for tor LothIng and some succeed they fifi fahd r ioma n ignorant of the T beof eor f thing jand land iid ild tid they obtain something fon for nothing something that is valuable for that which poss post possesses estes tery teny very attle value I 1 speak not in reference to tc legitimate trading sicre is a i legill amate lm ate tra ira de and traffic bj toy all richt thin kingmen of thon then the orld world everywhere astre A le beof commodities modi ties is jr profitable actable to all and makes milcie sll sil hil all and it Is AB as nece sarie sanie to the prosperity of any people As fis any tiny othen other clash cias clas of mor wor W or in my present remarks I 1 refer to that clam tite members mern behs bers of which inco uncommon In common minori gari part ro rn sim sio hoodlums some bomb i Z usha vc bee awn the habit haldt way to this to dinich and when the rc acty I 1 ion comes tomes wd ane anc arc are repaid tor for our folly allow ing am 11 l tion to prompt pt us tomake lo make and to build for ourselves convenient and tasteful habitations to adorn our persons person and those of our fim families liles this Is li all noble and good aidt in our hiir efforts in this direction dire dine cUon some of df ns us overreach over reach bursel vod voi that is we po go beyond the means imhaus which are legitimately at jat our command we run a little too tow fast and we stumble and by and by wo flud kat hat kal thero there S an accumulation mu lation of debts upon ns us the credit system has always seemed to me to be anevil to mankind in general edthe to the capitalists who accumulate so much means that thoy san pan pot take care of it lt tho the crt cri credit edit system ibn benefict bene flit fitt fon for pr they trust it to oiher other s to speculate ii upon pon and BO so distribute it more or less ices through the community lu in this respect the credit system may not be alto aito altogether caber without benefit to tha thal world at larce laree but as for our community composed mainly ofila boring boding people comparatively small email means meals dep depending endina upon our industry economy ov and d frugality for foi all that we ave havea have and rid tid tor lor all that we vvo to have I 1 am 11 u persuaded that the credit system is a and n d always has been a po evir evil than b thero there may be even eten cven ainone amone ua us exceptional cases but I 1 am any satisfied IB in my own I 1 mind that it is better for us to T liay ivay ay as wo we go 0 o instead of obtaining credit from cither either brethren or strangers ond ono nc eo endanger our freedom we bavo have done this too much and la in a great many maby in instances elir nr possessions are mortgaged to pay for our past follies we have ceased to be free weare fordest Is a toke yoke of bondage dage daxe to all those who are arc br brought bli bil I 1 it under 1 ac though donac gonic wear wean it much lighter than others adopt itic phil 01 wille wilie 0 by glet let ilet those worry whom I 1 lowe owe while others philosophy of worrying because bause they owe and they are troubled about procuring the me means uns aus to pay their debts it is for the benent benefit of this class I 1 speak tho the otmer otter cliss class is to tobe lobe be shunned lot those who are arc troubled about paying their melt debts take warning and having once had their fincers fingers in the fire fore le careful about putting them in again and let all who still hate have them in the fire and feel fed the ba as prompt and us possible in themselves from this yoke ot of bondage and discharging |