Show DELIVERED mr B bir nir jr EM RIDER eue KEE ilmi S ilif blip till ifil I 1 j iche tile tabernacles tabernacle salt lake city sunday afrem aprem afternoon Aftem oon ath 1881 RETORT nD BY GEO aeo among the loft lott loftie loftiest lest iest aS concer cancer conceptions ot of the world of mind relative to the purposes pur potes bes esa and bein bain man manthas has in human wisdom been formulated to be bathe the right to ille ilfe lifes liberty and tho the pursuit of happiness this benti manthas men thas found an echo in overy every age when the intelligence Intelli genge genae with which man la Is inherently endowed has hao been favored with a development to a degree adequate to thia this concept conception fon and alibi although ugh this principle in the general bearing u upon P human interests is accepted by tha tho intelligence of all countries and all peoples we wo discover that our principles and sentiments are in advance of the moral and intellectual culture requisite to their full and complete development but where ever and whenever the beat cultivated minds minda have been moved to pronounce unea their conceptions upon the destiny of mn man they have ever incorporated those these principles and thom those them rights righta in their constitutional and amid alaid the multi inous concerns and divine interests ests in hi which the hum humin hunan iu mind is engrossed there is a ways a sacred pot spot reserved for the welcoming and christening ct of those principles in we human heart moreover whenever these have be bon ben tin n invaded and the sanctity of the conditions involved in them has been imposed upon by ignorance and superstitions or unbridled and uncultivated passions they have over ever resulted in sorrow distress and anguish u i ra h to the family of man pa in t speaking 1 p m king a few ago I 1 maie maile reference to the genesis or origin of things cud end quoted aa an inquiry which wan waa very beautifully put by t he who made the inquiry namely whency whence are all sll thing and whither do all things tend eod and then remarked that the highest and loftiest loft iest alaxow aimor aim alm ot inan man must be to obtain the conception 0 ol othis this 1 his origin and his final etes ties tin tiny short of this his life would loo foe MX ul lasis lurg lifs ll 11 1 ryd gra aa wa hisk bo be acts without intelligent motives they would be disconnected they would bear no reference to the past no reference to the fatu future rebut but would be bends beads acts sets produced brod prod aa as the result of bf the force of circumstances urging an an acquiescence and recognition of the pressure by which he was surrounded and yielding to the authority of that force but sut to the free and intelligent man and woman who ho ascend above the nar narrow romi zones and stratas of human humn life who rise to a higher plain of intellectuality and who begin to perceive thelast the vast extent over which human lute Jute interests are spread and the undoubted right of association of thoas Inter inte rosta to go in one ona grand fraternal fra tornal whole in one bond of hu man unity they must bo be led to inquire into those matters and in boing edo leo to satisfy themselves a at t least according to their highest standard of knowledge and their widest scope of experience and andoe ob er BO so that they might inight haxe have Invie in view wan an object a marka marina prIze prise towards which they should aim alm a prize tor fon which they should iun run iuna runa a races race a work to bo be performed for which they should receive a reward impelled by the eternal lekven heaven bob born bom endowments which under favorable influences and proper circumstances eum cum stances they would feel awakened within them impelling them urging them to advance to a of moral and intel excellence and be able ablo to perform performs a work for ron ion ron the advancement of their race for the araa arat llora tion of the condition of human to fco clety cisty that they might leavo leave the world ald in mine small email degree though it 11 may bo be the batten batter for their living la it yo vvo conceive my pay brethren and al bisters aisters that these are motives that no well directed line lina of thought can escape 8 eca erp that these are arb feelings that I 1 no heart Z rt imbued with tho the genuineness n ess 0 of its nature which wo we inherit of aul pui father and gody Godi ean can without ong ung no eod lod thereby and end we wa certa certainly luly ohl 4 oblivious to these kiil 1 vet Tet may be conditions 7 or oz conceptions inceptions in L IV lph lah ipha a nind find ivea ea and those thoss av whom wham more maora itnE rul eUi i at J e fabrio of juul ciui VU m feell feeal feE jL ayt ibi I 1 this great groat grand dominating principle ts to ever over presenting its modest claim upon our allegiance that we hould not only desire to enjoy the right to life but the right to liberty and the right to pursue happiness lap hap according to our highest conceptions of that happiness happi happl mba mea and that liberty As latter day saints we feel that this thit la Is our prerogative we feel that the words which I 1 have quoted al though I 1 stated that thau they were formulated by human wisdom but I 1 beg to qualify that statement by a word or two to convey my ine meaning ning more clearly to you upon tw thia subject it is true that we draw a line of demarcation domar kation between human wisdom and wadom from froni above bear between een the human and divine that we draw a broad line by which we h the one from the other other but when wo express ourselves in in I harmony with the common principle which enters into the structure of our fai fal faith falth tb as latter day saints we find that ahw thin line una becomes more and more attenuated we find that it 16 loses that distinctness which we dilce onoe once i thought should ever exist between what we vve call temporal and spiritual spirl I 1 and anad we find our cur selve elves being guided by the inspirations of our faith and the principles anci ancl ples which we have ei e doused pour pouy ed wa n 0 t neared nearer and hud nearer into ato a union and more closely in harmony with that sentiment expressed by one of the ancient fear bear gd god and hee kee keep beep p his bis b Is com mand mente this thia la is esthe the tho whole duty of mantels manTh man this ls sentiment was uttered mand mente this thia la is esthe the tho whole duty of mantels manTh man this ls sentiment was uttered long centuries ago when men according to modern writers and speakers were ehe ere supposed to enjoy only the light of paganism guided by the government of barbarism in the tho lower stages of the scale of human elevation in the dark ages but my friends if there Is a sago or philosopher that has ever uttered a senti benti mentor menton dealarid dee dea lared a principle or enunciated a taw law by which he be would rth nth to his bis conception odthe of the philosophy of life of the purpose poso pose of human existence that could express it more morg forcibly more philosophically or in A stricter harmony with the principles of exact than this ancient prophet then I 1 know klow not hla hia biame name nor am I 1 acquainted quain ted with him aa as an author permit ms me in a few words worda to illustrate my meaning upon this prin caple we wili will suppose that a master builder has conceived a plan for i a structure for a beautiful reia reja euce for a t e plo pio of worship for E a temple tempie of science for kr a temple tempie of freedom a templo temple of truth and hs he would embody as the result of hid deep deop and uma jn in vesti gation into tho and no comi comities ties embodied in his conception cgue ep djos lon ion a necessary provision to mee meet t those e wante to supply thom those necessities and to accord with the character of the work or tho the results to bo be produced after tho work w ork should bo be completed piet tod iod that there was no part of the plan conceived as being unnecessary or beyond what was called for or any part of the tho structure that was wao built for nought and that might as well bo be disposed of as to have it but ho lie would feel that ho he had completed his ground plau piau the beveral several floor plans even to tho the toi tol topmost acost stone or the last elaborate and artistic touch of the painters painter brush or mechanics mechanic chisel according to the genius of deco decorative art that it was wag all feces of the painters painter brush or mechanics mechanic chisel according to the genius of deco decorative art that it was wag all feces sary to carryl carrying ng out the external principles and character and importance of the work to lo ito 10 herfor performed med and of the results to follo folio follow I 1 V the completion pia pla tion of this labor if this ba be true trao in works of arb art jf if this be true alco aleo in tile the various labors labora of life in the domain of agriculture as well as the domain of art in every department of nature as well as asin in every department of atta art aft we see design and purpose we ece kee invention and system we seo eco the indelible male malk of intent inte nt upon ovel evel every Y part designed to constitute coup the en tire tiro and perfect whole and we would say that tho the man who would w oui d conclude con oon elude that the work of such sueh ru c h ah ai architect of such a master builder buil bull ler Jer was unnecessary was eim elm simply P ly an utter anco of mind that was unfavorable to moro maturo mature intes investigation igata GA of such matters and consequent consequently y could not bo be considered cons dero dere d a competent judge upon such a F could not bo be considered cons dero dere d a competent judge upon such a F abject we regard man as the form of intellectual and moral existence e x with which we are acquaint n ed we nna regard man as the most perfect embodiment all ril he creations of natu batu nature reIth with which vo r 0 are acquainted acquaint eJ he pos fos tessea the high ora oia nervous system the most moat complex organization in allias parts the most fruitful twin rodn bing cing tho the araud est results quits wit in every forni form of animated eki Vil stene and if this bo true truo and pud I 1 have never yet soen seen a man who could be considered by his hia best friends to be faue who doubted it then we wo must admit that if man who 0 is created creat crent cd with a complement of capabilities with a capacity for advancement in knowledge of a va hiety of degrees and linds kinds and that ho he Is adopted in his mental and moral nature to perform works that are productive ot possible good not only to himself as ai an intelligent boing but to all subordinate or inferior forma forms of ilfe life with which hels his but sut surrounded rounded we certain ly y cannot fall to come right into the presence of this inquiry 19 whence are all things and whither do all things tend 0 many and wide are ore re the speculations indulged in by men who feel free to give the most unbounded latitude in their specula formulating theories not only devoid of not only devol devou I 1 of truth and sy metry but possessing bome some some features of tacana racina for tor the intellectual mid arid good among mankind yet where do we find in the whole realm of mind where through all the ages anat atiat have gono gone by men tua wat have bave wandered and gleaned information from every open avenue among the various civilizations which ocl oci tiro words of history give unto us a knowledge 0 of r is there a more rational and consistent of this question than is found in the of the most ancient historian and primitive lawgiver moses god made mande man in ancient historian and primitive lawgiver moses god made mande man in nib nia own image in the imago image of god created he him male and d female created he them if then my friends we have an origin and there is no doubt but that wo we have and there are very few men taen with whom I 1 have come in contaut thu thae that chave have ever hesitated to admit mans origin it wiil will therefore be rational to enquire whence aie tue we but bat to trace traced back through the ages that have elapsed and take takee a retrospective gaze into the past and endeavor to unearth the history of lost civilization lo 10 exhume from the buried ruina ruins the intelligence that existed upon the surface of this globe durIng the long long centuries that have aone gwo by and there glean the very cream and gather together the most precious sentiments Benti ments ever enunciated by henge ege or philosophy can we tind find anything Bu perlor superior to this ino so we cannot my friend thero there is none on record pardon my freedom in making so broad bread and conclusive a statement but I 1 speak after many years reflections and after considerable research and although my beloved brethren and sisters si bi stere many grand and cherished principles princ iniss have beed been b ought to light by mans will and power of investigation by seeking to open natures temples and explore her nor departments and endeavor to comprehend law through phenomena and formulate the jaws of nature jr in L harmony with the connected and continuous occurrences of events with the uniform appearance and appearance reappearance re of her op and they have been gratified with the glorious results which have followed the earnest the honest h on es t and indefatigable labors of good men men roen who bave bavo sacrificed friends and arld homes and associations honest h on es t and indefatigable labors of good men men roen who bave bavo sacrificed friends and arld homes and associations who have bid adieu to their dearest friends on earth sacrificing ali all the comforts and luxuries with which they were surrounded sur kur rounded to embark on tho the ocean of peril and uncertainty ainey in pursuit of principles which they feic felc were to bo be discovered and results to bo attained by tent and labor they have trav eloi j to earths utmost bounds L they have endured hardships fund and many of them havo sacrificed their lives jives in order to accumulate a fund of human knowledge to add to those experiences which seem indisputably necessary nece seary to build up society upon its more enduring basis basia yet they ever brought to light by their researches without naming those worthies for lor whom I 1 entertain entert ain aln profound rebr respect let a great reat many of them have they ever introduced in trod need to tho the human family n niota a great reat many of them have they ever introduced in trod need to tho the human family n niota bucl euch a plain P ain aln suell such a cicar clear acid ucla lucid and satisfactory explanation of the tha principles of which I 1 have spoken and to which I 1 am now alluding the tho design of man inan and his final destiny upon tile the earth as is given in ja the records of revelation atia it ia truo true that the scientific man la Is d that tb there is a lilt high destiny awaiting man maii that there is an ultimatum pertal pertaining bilig to his being boing that senco sence canto untold that ph philosophy cannot teach chaiman that mans a experience exper fento lento and observation cannot gather the tho for f C r the tho solution to lUtion of but they eee a grand g rand ness nebs in I 1 the of tho 40 t human frame they bee eee a in the he constitution of his mind tiffy tiff tavy y see sice such buch a variety of adaptations and combinations in his hig penson pirson that augers for him a higher idle li e and nobler results and grander purposes than are presented within the narrow realm cf his mortal sphere in which he now but to bay say what that life is to explain what will bo be bis future destiny ani and the future destiny of the human family at large largo the earth and the universe who can tell the wisest of men here 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