| Show THE GREAT reformatory PROCESS wiio WHO enn cun comprehend the grandeur of the work the nucleus of which has been formed aud and with which the lat ter day saints are associated it is now beyond the grasp of mortal understanding derow der ding put but mon mn are permitted to perceive a glimmer of the lichtas ligh tas from a distant the final anal object of the latter day revelation or dispensation Is to bellg t this I 1 s c centioli in line with the normal condition of the universe of god in whose conati lution is embodied tile the principle of eternal justice to which every ex thing must eventually C coutore cou 0 at torm orv behold that which is true and that which is just and you see that which will endure tor for ever while that which conflicts with thew them ib i destined in the very nature of the economy of the most high to pass away that is the reason why the Liati nations ons chatwill atwill th that will not serve berve him are do doomed doormen ormed for the only service which he can accept Is tha placing ot of all constitutions and laws and their operations upon the b bases ases of truth and j ustice justice by which his government Is s characterized those who ire arac deep in sorrow because of the oppression error eidor and violence that keep the affairs of men in constant and increasing com mot iott will not remain in sadness forever for a hange change e will come as sure as th the e sun su a shines in the th firmament in ament of heaven the tyrant the li liar arand and corrupter of morais will liwally lind do place on earth they will go to 0 o they their own sphere because they wil will v ill l be out 04 0 hartli harmony ony with the prevailing condition agrest A great struggle 7 le beaw eec bec the tae opposing forces of tr truth u th and error is in progress pro grebs until the calmin culminating atilt point is guined humanity will be tos tossed aed about upon the billows of the otora torm to be succeeded by an exquisite calm which will rest upon this cr citation tation and eternally with an all divinely permitted lor for a purpose the reformatory process which this eartle is about to td under undergo gois is upon a gigantic seal scaly alib ough it is initiatively small itt its for borcea ea operate through material as well as invisible chan channels neis the nucleus out ol of which iti powers will evolve is in a otate of crudity lu ill flu fluentes endes are operating to bring being it into petter better purer and bore efficient effic kent shape it is nwe necessary essary that it should embody in all the great virtues and principles incorporated in the normal constitution af pf p the uni universe virse of the almi almighty kev do the latter day saints understand the reason lor for the struggle in which aney are involved those who do are not easily discourage 4 if they ibey i know they the pr priceless aelem jewels of truth they way may inov also anat those principles will survive and the survival ot those who edabody them is a natural result ot of the outcome ut come on the other hand upon a principle that is perfectly nai natural ural those who do not place themselves toem twili selves pra in bar mony with the greater t of all reformatory works ever inadi inaugurated ura ted must be thrown out of the hea becj 0 as incongruous material conformity to the demands of god is attained by continuous effort there must be an never ceasing endeavor to learn the true and the just he who pos possesses besses this know knowledge I 1 edge has in him the thought of god when he be acts upon it his conduct is in accord a abuce ace with wita the divine will in connection with the effort to gain a correct understanding of principles there must be a rigid anui analysis ysis of motives and self scrutiny that reasoning from false bases to provide self deceptive apologies for being governed by ulterior purposes maybe may be abolished there is an unwritten law by which the saints will be eventually governed it will yet vet be written on their hearts and when they ley are controlled by that the rigidity of outward forms of rule will have bave an all encso end so far as ibbey are concerned each individual will be his own ruler under christ this highl high plant plane of action may be I 1 considered us as being in the region of the ideal speaking in a comparative sense we are afraid that such a c cism would be largely just but it Is a summit that mac must muse and ana shall oe and if the saints are wise they will look upon the to which they are now subjected and of which they will continue for a little season longer to be the victims as so man many y sturdy blows administered by the forces wielded by a divine hand band to warn us of the necessity of keeping in line lide with the principles of the constitution of gods uni veme or to direct our attention to the consequences of even temporary deviation irom that imperative pathway to eternal peace if the lessons are learned the results will be glorious then will truth justice and consequent purity radiate from a central point and that which is despised and rejected of men become the wonder and delight of the whole earth |
