| Show MONETARY AND OTHER considerations SIDE RATIONS THE circumstances through which the church is passing affect nore more or less every interest and class of the colli community it is necessary that all should be on thUr their guard that they may stand firm in their integrity to the tile initial position they assumed when they became identified with the which they were convinced had been established by divine direction otherwise they are liable to i cud cut adrift from the rock of tru truth and make sh shipwreck of their faith and thor eternal prospects while careful carefulness neds neis should be exercised by all ali ali all keit beit is specially needful under certain conditions perhaps there are few stronger inducements to lead men astray from their convictions ol 01 truth than wealth when people have riches and they imagine the stability of their possessions is jeopardized beany by any situation it is necessary to exercise much self denial in order to avoid a tendency to turn burn urn aside from principle in order to protect what is generally so highly prized in this world and which exercises a potent influence in human affairs in this regard in the present situation perhaps the more wealthy men of the community are entitled to more consideration and sympathy than is accorded them us as they are exposed to a which the poorer classes of the comi are comparatively ignorant of although doubt doubtless les ies most ot of tiie the latter would oe be quite willing to hazard bazard the risk of the experience if a fair opportunity were offered the intensity of the struggle in mens minds on oil this point that would be involved by a special class of circumstances cac can be approximately estimated by reflecting upon the strong inclination to gold worship that exists in the ordinary run of the genus man through the melancholy dane 11 has enunciated the idea that conscience does make cowards of us all the history of the world proves that wealth has had a pretty general bearing upon sapping capping numan human valor and such an effect is a consummation devoutly I 1 to be avoided by every latter day saint liable to an influence of that nature in any ordeal of the church llie lite and liberty are of inestimably greatel intrinsic value than wealth yet such are the peculiar methods of humanity in placing matters in their supposed relative order that frequently the first la is often risked and the second sacrificed for the thard th rd but all three and aud al other earthly considerations are nuu nul tu to be compared to the riches of eternity in the minds of the latter day sa saint ibi thi t whose eyes have been opened to their incomprehensibly priceless character therefore etore life liverty and wealth most must be held in secondary consideration when integrity to principle ia Is involved no earthly influence should induce a true man to 10 recede from a correct position which honor requires him to i maintain consequently any tendency to favor tame su omission to wrong and anti the relinquishment of principle because bi of real or imaginary risk of earthly possessions is dangerous ground upon which to stand besides a moments mom nals reflection would show that it would fail to attain the object in view the questions at issue affect the whole body of the people aud and as a bulk they will remain immovable individual action to the contrary will not affect the matter in its entirety the results of personal conduct will only in tile the main have an individual effect the chief body of tle tte tog tic question will not be largely di disturbed by it the situation involves a contest between error and truth oppression and freedom injustice a and aud ud j justice e the operations of tyrants must be legitimately but persistently and determinedly resisted with all al the means at com tom command mand their oppressive acts 1 ts should be exhibited in their true 1 e light and no sentiment of fearfulness tearfulness on any ground whatever should induce men to favor a mode of action that would indicate that slave siave slavery ry and injustice are arc conditions to be made ade ado ap apparently nonresistance non resistance 0 0 their encroachments encroach ments there should be no borrowing of trouble but the issue of the i day khouli be rapt met sapt by juose who have to confront it like men and not like im beetles beccles be ciles clies and the aspect should not be altered uttered by financial considerations correct principles b being ein eln all in all nil all ali fruit that thad can be shaken the tree of life ilfe shall be and assume the post position of windfalls wind falls kluse those who desire to go to the ground in that capacity haye have the privilege but it Is not an inviting situation no kuch such such issue haa yet arisen as the i alternative of the abandonment of wealth for the sake sau of religion and it does no good to antiel antici anticipate ate such auch a coni tin tangency gency but should lc it ever arise no question as to thedor the correct course of procedure the lel iel leia lela la tiye tive value ol 01 gospel truth and earthly possessions hast has not changed since the day days when the savior trod the earth ile he was the leading of all earthly exemplars in that regard there was no hesitancy on his part in arefe preferring to do the tile will of lila ilia father rather than accept the honors and wealth of the world the other side of the pic atre tl re was presented by the tile young man who appeared to be convinced of the divine mission of ther the redeemer the choice between serving the god of israel and adhering to the god of this world was tendered to him he had bad extensive possessions upon which he had evidently set his heart and be he turned away sorrowful 11 this isa is a day that demands a vigorous defense and a calef careful ul scrutiny of self a upon on whom an unprejudiced a verdict should ouid be pronoun cedon dedon the basis of a fair and impartial analysis of 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