Show DISCOURSE BT BY JOHN J at 4 tae the e tabernacle sunday auly july P 1878 TED wed BY GEO F 1 I have been very much interest ed edas as no doubt all of you have who have attended this conference in the principles that have bave been taught here it la Is true a very great many have not been present to hear the things that have ben been spoken of by the elders of israel and the apostles of the Lord during this thia conference adre neo nee there have been a berof reflections no doubty doubt in relation to principles advanced by the various speakers a great many plain truths have been enumerated but we need as has been stated continual awakening up bp to a of our duty and to a realization of those great responsibilities which devolve upon us Wea we are reliving living in a very important anta age ase 9 of tile the world when great evenus events are about to transpire and the lord has called upon us to perform a very great work in our nay day and generation he has sent forth a revelation of his will he has restored the ancient the cheever everlasting las ing gospel he has restored the holy priesthood he has manifested himself by the opening of the heavens and communicating his will by the ministration of angels by the organization of his church and kingdom by the continuous manifestation fe of his holy spirit daily imparting faith to tle the human ram tam ta in ily lly who are humbly and diligently seeking to observe his hia laws law lawsond sand band and to keep his commandments the lord has a work to perform upon the earth and the ancient priesthood who have lived upon the anh tanh t kanh and aud who now live in heaven have also aleo a to perform and this thle gospel aud and aud and this kingdom has been breu introduced that there be a priesthood upon wo tio earth to operate with god aud and with tile the in the tho heavens ht avous for the accomplishment of hla hia pur poses for the redemption of efi uti id jil iriving ving even all who desire to love jove aud mud work s and fon for the salvation nud aud redempa tion tion of the dead that the p el of god from the of the world may be carried out and that the lawe laws principles ru rulen ruler 1 and government as they they the y exist ii ib rh heaved hea eaven veu may be taught to man upon the earth e aud and a ud that through the operation tion and n d co cooperation operation 0 aeration pe ration of th heavenly priesthood and the i garth earthly earthy y priesthood and god the father and jesus the meol mutilator lator of shenew the new covenant an organization may take i place a union be formed truth de do ve loped and a kingdom established that the will of god may be done upon the earth as it Is done in heaven and this is what wha jesus taught ohis this disciples to pray for thy kingdom come thy wui will ul lah laa bdour gwo v in eaith as it I 1 is in heaven but we cannot do the will ot of god a it is done in geavene heaven until he re it we cannot know the will of god in heaven heavens until he reveals rc 1 it to man on the earth and then y as it requires the powers and the spirit and wisdom of god to toman man age and direct and control the af falis in ethehe evenly worlds and to regulate his hia kingdom there so it requires the same power the same wisdom tho the same light and intelligence to carry on his pur purposes poses pokes 1 here and to establish his kingdom on the earth and henceforth hence for this is fc very purpose he has commenced fo raveal himself to the human family and also for the purpose of organizing ja gan izing the everlasting priest priesthood bo od do we know what that mean means A priesthood that administers in time und and through all eternity a priesthood that is tinder under the guidance direction and control con frol of the al mighty a priesthood to whom he will communicate his ha will make known his designs through whom he will accomplish his purposes purpose build up his zion and establish the kingdom of god on the earth aud it is for this purpose that the king dom of god is established it is for this purpose that the various organ of the priesthood are put in order it is for this purpose that men are ordained and set apart to fulfill fulfil the various duties and cespon T devolving upon them at r homol home or abroad as the case may be it is not to seek after our own gain or interest or emolument or to satisfy the devices and desires of our own hearts wo we are here aa as jesus was here not to do our own will y but the will of him who sent us not to speak our own words but the words of life under the inspiration of the most high BO so that zion may be instructed in the principles of righteousness and that she may comprehend the laws of life and be able to fulfil her destiny on the earth Y xe 0 latter day saints this is why this church was waa organized this is why the priesthood was organized this la Is why messengers have been bent and are now being sent und and will continue to be sent more abundantly to the nation the earth and it is proper and right in our conferences to reflect these these and upon the duties and responsibilities devola ing upon us and to ask ourselves are we fulfilling the requirements of the great Elo El helm it ha been asked here by brother Bt brigham Ighani who has haa just spoken 0 hen ken whether thia this kingdom will willil fail fall I 1 tell you in th name of israels israelis god it will bt fail I 1 tell you in the name of israe mols mels god it will roll forth and that t ho the things spoken of by the holy prophets in relation toi tol to it twill will receive their fulfillment fulfilment but in connection with this I 1 will tell you another thing A great many of ebe the latter day saints will fa fail fall 11 a great many of them are not now and never dver have been living up to their privileges and magnifying then i callings and their priesthood and god will have a re reckoning with such people unless they 3 repent thele thule is a carelessness j a de adnes an apathy a libolt asnes that exists exists to a great extent among i be he latter day saints sainta and thuie never was a stronger proof of this than that which wa waa eo here yesterday eat erday I 1 issued m ysl as I 1 looked over the empty empy beuche benche where are all the bishops have they not time to attend the terly conference ob oh shame on such meni men are they worthy to a place in the bishopric and aso atao a tuo tao elate with the holy f god guil they are desei thet thel holy principles by whit h they ought 0 ie ie gove governed governed arned where are itei coulp elors I 1 asked my elf and awl i a e the tha priests prie stis aria and teachers teacher a ami nd De acom acol 14 I 1 chete luiere inie iuie reri i manifested in the church and king 1 imol mor god gnu oti or iha h zion mon b he aja u about to establish not much with many of them hem where vete thebe i thousands thom ands of seventies abid at aid d high priests abd aud ai d ehlert Elt eit leim leih the great maj rity nty of or them were not hore lore but today to day clay they are and I 1 thought I 1 would alk to them while here mid and not when absent are the things of god of so t mall mail import ance are the issues ot of life the des of the world and the salvation tion of the living and the dead of so emall latice that we cani not afford time ta spend s aday once a qu attending to the dur lies ties of our office in representing oar different districts and in fulfilling the duties of df our priesthood and the obligations god has placed upon us 1 tell you yo elders of t reelect these thi ahinga antl and who shirk your duties gua uva win iv move your candlestick out of its place and that speedily edly anle s you repent ald ad i 1 say BO so to the bishops and I 1 say so to all israel who hold the holy priesthood we are not here to do our aur own will bu the will of our heavenly father who sent us god has haa placed an important mission upon jis ne be expects ua us to fulfill fulfil it if we treat it lightly and neglect our duties he will remove us and others will tahe our crown but he is 18 not going to 0 allow his kingdom to bo be overthrown for it will roll forehand forth fort hand and spread and increase until tile the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdoms of our god an and aud d his christ and he will rule for ever over and ever I 1 was reminded yesterday of a a parable made use of by the savior in his day then eb E shall bhail b all ail the kingdom of heaven he be likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom and div give five of them were wise a and nd f nive five ive lve were foolish they that were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them but ane wise took oil pil in their vessels with their lamps while the bridegroom tarried they all and slept I 1 thought that part of it was pretty nearly fulfilled for very nearly neatly all of the people be belonging langing to this stake were caught napping dapping by and byi byor or the words of the text and at midnight were was a cry made behold the cometh goye go ye out fo to meet him then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps and the foolish said unto the wise give us of your oil for our lamps are gone out but the wise answered saying not r ot so lest there bb be not enough for us and you but go ye rather to them that aclis sell bell and buy for yourselves and while they went to buy the bridegroom came and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage and und the door was shut and the others did not and ail all and there is another scripture to which I 1 will refer jesus says blany many are called but few are chosen and there are mapy other peculiar scriptures in ill relation to this matter I 1 will refer to another one many will eny eay to me in that day lord lord have we not prophesied in thy name aud in thy name have cast out devil an abid d in thy name done clone man many wonderful works rand and cand tilen wen will I 1 profess unto them I 1 never knew know you depart depan from me ye that work iniquity or in other words depart from me I 1 never approved of you who my brethren and biste sisters rif rip do you think these Script scriptures ures Utes refer to some will say to the gentiles but I 1 have quite another opinion about it tefie to are aro men before me toda today to day da who have prophesied sieu in the tho name ui ut god who have cast out devils in ili he be name of god who have healed 1 be iek lek ick in the name of god and done many wonderful works in th the thu e name of god but they are not dot living their religion they aie aro noi not keeping 0 hla hia command commandments melts meAts nor not magnifying their priesthood th they ey bire are tampering with sacred and gud goa will hoid hold them to all an ac lie count for it and if it they they can berve herve mammon the wor world worlo T and the devil at tle the same karno time they are aro making a grand mistake I 1 will say to 10 them 1 I levei jiow knew you now I 1 ishall be there ai d you wilf ba there and I 1 wan wart yuu you in the name of jesus to repent of your binl aud aid b you aud and from henceforth ht magnify y oui out phoud aud aid ai ald d honor buur gud god how it it with our various quor ams and authorities and how howls is it with many of the bia Biz bishops hops mi a the P du 10 not hot lit bale care much about out whichever way wan they go T jbf h v N nave time to attend to their mer and trading and busi bust nees nets neb net s operations opera doris dozis and pleasures bui they the t hey y have lave not time to attend to lh tbt cause of god nor the interests ot th the fiock fluek fluck over whom he has placed them but if they cannot nind find time lime god will find a people that will find time to attend to hie bis affairs we have been engaged for year bearg ye arg but more especially of late latt years in organizing the church more perfectly and anti we behave have beed been ordaining men in the various quo rums arums for the last 40 years and what for fol merely to give them a place and position and the priesthood no I 1 tell you nay but that hold aug the holy priesthood you may magnify it arid aud he ao of men justis it not thecae awit with a great many of our elders and seventies that thai they are trying how little they can do to save them selves and preserve a standing in the thu church instead of how much they can do why bya all the beav ens are waiting for our operation operations the G gods 06 in the eternal worlds a and n gj the fat fathers hiers fiers of the departed spirits the i holy priesthood behind the vail are all waiting for our opera tion jiin to see what we will do and wo we are found slumbering and careless caie cale an and d indifferent willing that anybody should perform the work ot of the lord if we will bet bee left out I 1 tell you in the name of god thai that be he will give you your wish he will leave you out unless you speedily repent be not deceived god A la not hot mocked for whatsoever a man howeth that shall ball he aiso alo aio reap for he le that to hla hia flesh shall of the e flesh reap corruption but he that howeth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life ilfe everl overl everlasting astin but what are the duties of tl these e so seventies so iso many of whom are before me today to day As I 1 read it it is to bo be under the direction of the twelve and to be on hand to go to the nations of the earth as mes cengeri feen elon gors gorp and to prepare themselves for that purpose we F talk about the work we have done A very few men comparatively have done this work and the great majority have done next to nothing how many nations riat ions lons aie are yet un warned and know nothing about the principles of bul sul salvation our fathers at are 0 anxious about them looking to ua US to carry the word t them 0 t ulion upon the elders of israel especially upon the seventies who are called specially to this work I 1 received a letter from one of our elders a short time ago who Is out laboring in the tho ministry faithfully and diligently in which he writes something eom com eth ething ing like this if you can send me two or three elders here I 1 shall be very much obliged if the seventies or elders woo would not consider it too much trouble to come here what too much trou brou ble fur for the elders of darayl to proclaim the words of life aua aud salvation to their fellowmen fel and to magnify their calling and bobul 0 shame on such elders eiders and such seventies ald and such buch high priests shame on them god I 1 tell you in thet the name same of god will hold you responsible for theise things and yet that mans many statement was aretty nearly true if a mac mar goes ou on a mission he be thinks pe lie is accomplishing a wonderful thing wo used to in think it our duty regarding it as one of the things which god required at our hands we held ourselves elves in readiness all the time and some of us who have havo never been bern abroad will begin to talk of the great work we have performed biow tiow we apples swim dont we to tell what whai we have done when perhaps hundreds and thousands thou sands sAnda of brethren who have ne never ver ven been broad on a mission 1 1 in their lifetime v mojid cons ee eien tier r it a gross calamity to be called culled to gu go on a foreign mission I 1 am vim talking plainly but it is true before god and arid you know it is true and I 1 know it is true and I 1 I 1 say to you seventies and you elders awaken up god has placed he be priest hoLd houd upon you and he expects you to magnify it and not be all the day dlly long aud and year after j ear singing lullaby baby on oa the tree reo top when the wind blows the c radio cradle will rock we wat wast s else we wa want nt sume manhood and un d bome priesthood and power of god to be maui eted ested in I 1 israel srael and the spirit of gud to be poured out upon israel aud upon the elders thereof and I 1 pray god the father to waken |