Show D 3 9 00 ty mp S al ve PREST AVORD WOODRUFF I 1 jn in the salt lake assembly ly haut hatt a at the haly balf yearly conference confer ne of 0 ih fhe ine sait salt lake stake of zion on sunday afternoon jon jan oth 1881 D BY JOHN jolln IRVINE unto mei mel me if it I 1 preach not th the goshell gos ell eil for if afi I 1 do this thing willing jy y i Y have a righteous reward a dispensation pensa tion of the gospel la Is coni com mit wit mated ted fed unto me theae theao were the word words of the apostle paul again he bald eald thalah eh we or an angel from we ed unto you lel jei ea diun blun and he repeats this again says but if our gospel bo be hid is 13 hid kid to them that are lost whom the god of this wo world rid blinded the minds of ar them believe not lest lost tho th the o light of ot the gl glorious i gospel of christ mho who la Is image ef god should shine them 1 I 1 will say eay as paul raul did won boobe woe be unto me if I 1 pi eack not th gospel I 1 will say pay the ame ama for tb apostles the high priests the thu seventies and the elders as far a they are called to declare the of life and salvation to this genera tion lion the judgments of god will rest resl upon us if wo we do not do it you may ask why I 1 answer a dispensation of the gospel ofies u christ ba has hns never silever been given to man in ancient days or in this age fo any other purpose than lor 1 or the sa salvation of the human family again the lord gayb gays in sec see I 1 of the bool boot of doctrine and co covenants ants and the volee voice of warning bhail be ill iii all sil kli people hy by the mouths mout hnot hopf of my disciples whom I 1 have in last days and they shall go forth and none pone shall stay them for I 1 th the izord have commanded them behold this is mine authority and th the authority of my servants and my preface unto the book boob of my com mand menU which I 1 have bave given th them em to publish unto you 0 ants of the earth wherefore fear fda ardd arid tremble oh yo ye what ithe I 1 the lord have decreed in them shall be fulfilled wb wherefore ere I 1 the lord knowing the calamity ieh leb should come upon n the inhabitants habl haul tants of the earth called upon my servant joseph smith junr junt and unto him from heaven and gave ii nim him im commandments mand ments and also gave commandments mand ments to others that they bey t should proclaim these things unto the world and all this thi that it might ipe be lie fulfilled which was writt written enby by the Prophet prophets 9 1 again t the lord has said behold now it is called today today until the coming of the son of wan man and verily it is a day of sacrifice and a day for the tithing of my people for he that is tithed shai not be burned at his coming and I 1 will not spare any thab that remain in babylon wherefore if ye be bieve erne me y yo 0 will labor while it ia calletto day this Is tile word 0 of the lord to the elders of israel and I 1 say the same to the th 0 latter day saints it is no light thing fo for any people in any age of the world woride to have a dispensation of the of jesus christ committed into their hands and when a dis dispensa nea tion has been given those r iving it ft are held responsible be before re heaven for the use they m make of it I 1 feel to back up the testimony given to us this forenoon b by y prod dent deat taylor T have had the th e same feelings resting upon me for the tho last year or my ilfe life I 1 feel that burcon our condition our position the responsibility we hold the relations relationship bi we e sustain to god and the belati relationship as I 1 we e sustain to this great and I 1 last t dispensation sat ionI loni 1 feel that man many of us a aa latter day saints hold too lightly these important trusts committed tc our charge the angel of god as declared to st john the revelator while upon the isle of patmos had come forth in the last days flying through the midst of heaven having ane everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell upon the earth and to every nation kindred t ngue and people saying with a loud voice ce fear god and give glory to tv him rim in for the hour of his judgment is come this gospel was committed to joseph smith and connected with this gospel was waa the proclamation fear foar god gia and give alvo glory t to 11 him for the hour of his Ms judgment is s come this was the altien in ia which joseph smith was placed when he was in the flesh it was va the tho po position eltion of those hat were connected infected with him bis his brother Hyrum others of his fathers house lise iise as well as the twelve apostles osti esthe the seventies and those early ly elders of israel wilo who were called led to make the proal proclamation amAt ampt lorr ol 01 this 3 dospel to the tho world they were sustained by the power of god oo 00 they ey were cal cai caled caned ea und commanded to KO go forth into the world an preach this thib is gospel to the inhabitants of the th earth th without purse puree orser orber or scrip lp thie thle a the manner w we travelled I 1 in n early alays vs the early earv elders elder of th the chu lurch eh were called to pass through PA great reat deal smith himself frem from m the hour that he hip iroc received elved the records from the hand of moroni and aud d commenced to po p lalan the relation stor atlon lation of the gospel to ano day of his s death had to buffer suffer tribulation the ie whole world arose against him pries priest and people what was the atte attel simply tw that I 1 smith 1 and apos apo pl which came in in contact chalet with w ith the th traditions adit ions lons of tle the people traditions ons that lah lat have been handed down fr from am to generation he was iwa the ie firss first man since the day flay the savior ividor was wa put to deat death leathand hand and th the postles astles and the prie pric priesthood strood taken ome to god he hewa wa 4 tho first and anly ily lly man that ever attempted to bua rua tab iab blish lieh the gospel of josu jesu christ chris cording according to the ancient erder order ofa of things lings bat but ho lie was sustained ID toi toj is work he knew k new very we well weil when hen he be undertook to introduce thi this gospel that it would be he up unpopular popular his bis s brethren knew this also but teg e ing called of god and a dispensation f the gospel having been beell c committed 0 d to ofin his hinds and the b hands andio of isire g bre arc thren tile the gospel apol llad had to be preached cached this thia is our condition 16 day 0 ye i elders of israel who have receive ed I 1 the holy priesthood we have this thi work ork laid upon our shoulders we e avo uge ave uve to take hold and build up a this kingdom or be he damned this tits is our gilr condition conditi we cannot gel away vay say from it the ancient apostle could luid not we cannot it is th the greatest eanest dispensation god ever gave to the human family in auy any ageos age ofa ah ie world ld and we are commanded to ca carry iff it fon fonward or ward wo we cannot af ar for rd d to reat treat I 1 lightly his work we cannot annot undertake to see gerre god and ma maniam ammon we cannot undertake undertakes to 8 serve erye the he world and rid fid I 1 ou ouri missions as apostles and elders eiders 01 0 elord jesus christ we hav havet got it to take one side or the other and nd I 1 will also say we cannot be beg fruitful in the the thi things ot of the kingdom kingdoms f god except we aro are diligent in marching ear arching for the things of god ii it is our duty to do so we have beena been called lied aled by th the spirit espirit of df revelation by byh the ie voice of god from heaven rough the mouth of his big prophets to preach the gospel and build up ups this lis kingdom this is the word 0 of tho the 0 lord unto us the lord said in the e beginning some fifty years ago in the first revelation almost that was aa given to us that the harvests harvest was wag w ripe and that whosoever would thrust rust in his lim fickle sickle and r reap eap th the same me is called of god I 1 have given you my views an and feelings slings with regard to these things I 1 have save my faith falth my hope I 1 be bet 1 aleve ive that god almighty reserved a certain ertain class of men to carry on his hh 1 work ark they have been bom boin into the tho e world in this generation I 1 be bei 1 lieve ive lve this was the case with joseph smith nith I 1 believe he was ordained to this work be before benore borci lie in the flesh he was a literal de of joseph who was sold in to egypt and the lord called him and id orda ordained fined him ife he gave unto I 1 him bim m the keys of the kingdom he received the record of the of J doseph seph from the hands of ephraim to stand with the tho bible the stick of 0 judah dab dah in the last days as a power 0 o gather the twelve tribes of israel before fore fone the tho coming b of shiloh their K ing w we have been under the necessity nece ef carrying thi fhi gogoel to the gene tation bioti in which we live the tile f lord ord hannever haw 8 never sent bent judgments upon ulon generation ion fon that we have any know ledge ige cf of until he has raised up pro abets ets and inspired men to warn the habitants inhabitants of the earth this i is isi 1 tile tiie e course the lord has haa dealt with all ali I 1 men from the days of father a adam lam iam to the present time a I 1 C need not stop to tell you that we 5 lre ire e in a day of unbelief and transgressions of every kind ad I 1 need not tell you this the heavens avens know it the earth knows it the tho e devils know it all men nien know it 1 t at are acquainted with the human family mily in the day and age in which we a live the lord told us go 0 that darkness coverett cov ereth tb the earth rth and gross darkness the minds of the people and all flesh has be come corrupt before my face 11 but he has sent forth the warning vol tol voice 6 them he has called upon all ail alag men to repent and obey the gospel of f jesus christ that they may be counted worthy to escape the judge ments of god president taylor treated this fore noon upon the law of tithing perhaps the latter day saints Ba ints do not want to hear bear much more upon this mir subject but I 1 have felt a long tm time I 1 that wo we asa ata ara arn people were somewhat ignorant orant of that lauwe have looked upon it as a matter of little conse bence u we e have looked upon it with a great deal of indifference whether we taid raid ald aid tithing or not but nut the sub act was clearly set forth thio forenoon by president taylor he b has haf no power to change this law iso nor has bas any other man and if we do not obe obevia yat we can lay jay 7 no claim t to lu T I 1 M made abeto to those hose who wb 0 bey boy I 1 it t inese luraas are very tithing ioas rias been a principle W ve BV xv jaice olce foce in almost every age of the world in fact it was peculiarly so among thet people in ancient days and mong among even the heathen nations of the earth now I 1 haxe have thought though many times that some bome of thosman those an adent ident kings that were raised up had in some tome respects more re gard card forthe for the carrying out of some of f these theme principles principle and law lawr ithan than even the latter day saint hayo havo in our day I 1 twill will take as an ai ien sen sampie cyrus on account of liis bh em ranc rane he was one of the kings ings of the medes and persians I 1 believe bellove his ilia father was a persian and his mother a mede mode to trace the I 1 cyrls cyrus from his birth to hi hlf death whether he knew luor W or not it looked as though ho be lived jived ay by inspiration in all his hia movements H he began with that temperance and virtue that would sustain any christian country or any christian king and even when he was waa bent pent in his hi youth to his hii grandfather Asty Apty ages the king of the medes modes lie showed that he be had been carefully brought up aad lie he followed bis his early train ingin measure throughout throughput his hll life while as king or leader of the median armies he be conque reu reo nearly the whole worlden world worl din in fact I 1 10 0 not know that lie ever lost a battle this elfis grandfather was living in ill luxury ury aitt und and I 1 when young C cyrus was wa pent lent bent to him he be offered to serve him iasa jasa as a butler ony only he do as ae butlers sometimes do that is taste tast ithe the wine before putting it on th the table cyrus when offered wine said 1 I am afraid it is poison you are afraid it is poison what make mahe you ou think it poison polson why aby why be cause I 1 have seen it make you and some of the princes act very strange you ou would stagger and net act very curious 11 he followed this principle of temperance during his whole life before a battle he be offered cri crl fieo flee J the gods when he finished a b battle battie le and had a victory he did the same bame thing I 1 have been struck in reading his history with the course he lit took in this matter he would never enter into revelry or debauchery over the nations he had bad c n quer eid cId he taught such principles until the day of oais his death before he died he be told t old oid tl those ioe loe by whom b he was surrounded that ho he did not wan want t h his Is body pu put t I 1 into n to a gold commin coffin D or a silver coffin he be simply desired his body to be laid in the dust and covered with the earth many 0 of these principles followed hirn him and 1 have thought many of we them were worthy in many respects respect the attention of men who have the gospel of jesus christ but the law of 0 tithing was carried earned out by all israel from the creation of the world woral down to the present time that is whenever god had a people upon tipon th tilt earth they observed the law of tithing and I 1 believe as president taylor hai has stated that it is our duty dut t to 0 gayour pay our tithes and offerings bafo before the thet lord jord it is a commandment 0 of the lord that we should do this an and t do 10 lot not feel myself called upon as a m member ember of this church and kingdom to require the president of this ibis church to attempt to change thie thir order or attempt to find fault with him because he my does not permit young men who curse curso and swear who do not pay their tithing ete to enter enta the lords house and ther there have sealed scaled upon their heads the highest blessings that were evel ever M given to patriarchs and prophets who have havo sealed their testimony with their blood ile he has told th the and presidents of stakes not to give recommends to young men or old men or anybody any body else who do not obey the laws of god in this respect and I 1 feel to back him up p in this matter for I 1 know he wil will be e justified before the lord ironi if w we attempt to please the world on the one ie hand and serve berve the lord on the other ther we will fall fail I 1 feel to say to my brethren who wh ave received the holy priesthood we ve occupy a position in the world that lat is of great importance to us we ve have received the teachings of heaven eaven in fact I 1 believe there ever never was a people since god made mad the he world who received moore more re teach ings ars aes than the latter day saints in to nor for the be last fifty years the world has ejected e atad the light of truth and th the illness of the gentiles will come in but sut it H is i our duty to preach the gos 08 pel pei el to them until the lord says it is 3 enough we must round up our ou shoulders boulders and bear off this kingdom the lord Urd compared the kingdom kingdo of f heaven to ten virgins five were wis vise ee and five were foolish five had oil U in their lamps and five had not sow now the question is how can cang we keep seep oil in our amps lamps by keeping the commandments of god kemem bering 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