| Show HOPE IN THE ga GOSPEL apel NOT IN SOCIETY 9 A california contemporary upon the present situation of mankind thus expresses its thoughts thought la in the world growing worse more vicious more corrupt la Is wealth a crime and po poverty verty the only virtue are there no brave men or vertious virt ious women left on this round earth of ours if so BO the sooner there comes a uni universal venal deluge the better in spite however of the denunciations of the pessimists mista it is not wise to concede that the world is in worse than thad it ever was before we know more about what is going on and insist on turning on the calcium light of publicity on everything that seems to be out of the normal but human nature is much the same as it always has been if society would applaud virtue and frown OR on vice ins ina ead of condoning the latter anadia and dis regarding the former the Pessi pessimist raint would soon find his occupation gone if and 11 theress tb erea the rub gelf if society would 1 only do that which it does not will not do fail it it would cease that which it persists in doing and seems determined not to turn tarn from how different would b but society sall course is not ell directed rooted to 10 the hopeful happy condition hence human nature being much the saing lame as it ai always ways has been as it was wag I 1 in a the days when noab preaching of righteousness and warning of destruction for wickedness were unheeded la Is rapidly descending to that tate in which our friend says the sooner there comes a universal unive raal deluxe deluge the better 2 P there is in no occasion for a view of the situation surely it to la bad enough in the best beat light that can be turned on it IL the world has been less leas vicious less cor rapt than it RIB to today the elfi we he avarice ftfe baser paulona passions of cf nieng men today are towering over the virtues of bu humanity manity causing a fretful unrest a nameless dread the optimist recognizes that and finds his hope bope for the future in an indefinable something gom ething which he be is unable to grasp or of to awaken a hope in for others who are peering into the mists milts of the hereafter and yet there are brave aud and virtuous men and women lets left on this round earth of ours 22 in li whose purity land and courage there is definite assurance of immunity from a universal deluges deluge to again empty the earth of its inhabitants there Is ia no hope in society s to cleot a change for the better that is constantly growing more superficial and corrupt in its morals morale there to is no wisdom either in listening to the op imbt sirens song of trust in 1 a existing social facial conditions and tendencies or in assur assuming the pessimists pessimist s hopelessness based on the trend of modern society the wise wine will look equally at the whole situation and will recognize that th atreo refo me main in politics politic in morals moral or inalta in any direction are powerless without the vital spiritual force which impels impel a be individual to act in harmony with divitis divine law obedience to the direct commands of deity saved noah and bu big family nothing leas 1088 will preserve the ibe people of today from a tats fate equally terrible that saving dower cower is to in ane gospel preached by noah bir bf abrahams abraham by the lord and his disciples and restored by him to earth through through the prophet joseph smith toe world will yet have to recognize this foot fact and the sooner they do is 16 the better it will be |
