| Show OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAS bie BE not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained angels unawares so counseled the apostle to the gentiles it was good advice at the time it was given dad and it is good advice now with a due admixture I 1 of caution and a recognition of the circumstances at present existing hospitality is a virtue it has been abundantly exhibited and encouraged among the latter day saints but like other good things it is liable to abuse if all strangers were trustworthy there would be nothing to prevent their being taken in and but experience has proven that the entertained have frequently taken in the entertainer this shows the necessity for some discrimination in order to catch a chance I 1 angel I 1 it is not necessary to entertain every sc allawa lawag 9 that wants a meal or a nights lodging bodgin 9 the tramp nuisance is a latter days day peculiarity culi arity and the fhe genus is neither safe nor attractive strangers too who were not of that order nave have been entertained and have turned out to be aegela au gela ot of a most undesirable character acter there are angels of light DOW and angels of darkness angels of heaven and angels ot of hell angels of salvation and angels ot or perdition pleading angels and accusing angels some ox or the last named are now abroad in this choice land seeking kaom they may devour they assume different garbs and characters make various pr pretenses pretences elencos and subterfuges and ad adopt opt all kinds of schemes and pre bences in order to creep into houses an and d pry into family affairs their true po position aitio it and purpose may be known by tile their ir correct designation it in that of SPOTTERS they are not all males some of them are females but it would be a libel on the race to call them men and women beware of them they belong belona to the tribe of judas they will soon belong to the house of beelzebub many of them were once mormons cormons Mor mons most of them have received favors at mormon hands they now seek to sting the fingers that fed them to poison the bosoms that sympathized with them to break up the homes that aliel sheltered them they can brother and isis ter like a sim simple lp Sa inand and rail against the rai raid t as though they agana bated i it t some home of thein are peddlers of cheap goods and will let you yon have wonderful bargains by various devices they geekan seek an entrance into houses to find out something oy by which they can betray the inmates they are after blead money the officers cerp who denounce spotters that inform on violators of the liquor laws wilt will applaud and reward this more despicable kind but creation no meaner and more contemptible temp tible specimens of degraded humanity than these same sneaking venomous deceptive traitors who giveaway give away former friends or neighbors or brethren for the sake of a lew i paltry dollars and try to break up pleasant homes and loving households lor spite or for pell they are objects of the deepest despising sp ising god hates a traitor angels loathe him devils will spit on him those who buy him can scarcely conceal their contempt for his baseness the curse of heaven will follow follo whim bhim to his bis grave and bell will provide lor for hint him the most loathsome locality iu in the densest regions of outer darkness judas his bis patron saint set him a worthy example when he had finished kis his dirty work mercy will close its eyes eves and ears and the universe will turn its back on OB him in the terrible day of retribution such angels unawares the saints do not want in their thuir houses they are not of entertainment the times in which we live warn good people eo to be on the watch for the tad bad and they admonish the wise to put a guard igaard over their I 1 lips W s and a guide upon their tongues it ever there was a time when the mormons cormons Mor mons should observe their creed mind your own business it is today to day the eves of this generation should remember the trouble that came upon their common mother through inordinate curiosity she is not prudent who wants to know too much oi of her neighbors affairs gabble and gossip waste too much of the time of some of the sisters and even the brethren would do better to talk on PI principle in ciple than on personalities when a crusade is waging against the private relations ione of peaceable families and cunning and intrigue malice and revenge cupidity and cruelty are at work to wreak quiet hom homes e s and divide ciffa fond d hearts I 1 wisdom and caution and that self preservation which is said to be the first law of nature prompt the adoption of every lawful measure to protect the just and unjust to aid the righteous and hinder the enemy I 1 therefore let the saints take the counsel of the apostle of old with the salt of common sense sud and the spice of experience be hospitable to the worthy who need help and shelter but strew not your ways to strangers stranger s 1 nor open your doors to tile the spies a and spotters and hypocrites and traitors who would sell you into bondage and ana betray you yon with a kiss I 1 |
