Show REMARKS made at the sixty eight annual con ja 4 of the church in the taber nacle bacle salt lake city utah thursday af afternoon ter noon april 7 1898 by ELDEK GEORGE TEASDALE phere was a man of the pharisee pharisees Pharis ees learnd nicodemus a ruler of th the the be same came to jesus by night a said unto him rabbi we know fat bat thou art a teacher come from mid tor for no man can do these miracles j hat thou doest except god be with beaus emus answered and said unto him al eerily ye rilY verily I 1 say unto thee except man Haan be born again he cannot see ae kingdom of god nicodemus yi saith unto him ho how w man be born when he is old 90 b he e enter the second time into his tiers others womb and be born beus avous answered verily verily I 1 y unto thee except a man be born wilter water and odthe of the spirit he cannot into the kingdom of god at t which is born boin of the flesh is and that which is born of the alt hat Is spirit marvel vel not that I 1 said unto thee t must be born again atie T be wind floweth where it ll I 1 Jais Bl thou the sound thereof banot not tell whence it cometh whither jt A goeth so to ie every one to la born of the spirit tc odemus us answered and said unto how can these things be desua answered and said unto him thou u a master of israel and know po not these things effly V verily I 1 say unto thee we k that we do know and testify we have seen and ye receive not witness Wt f has been demonstrated at this ecce that the same spirit that 4 din the primitive chruch ex ift fi tile the church of jesus christ of dr r day saints today the ns ng that have been borne by those shave have addressed us have all given tees ego of the same thing that we living in the dispensation of the ness egg of times we are bearing oui diony to the world that the angel john saw on the isle of patmos avies ff he received that hat wonderful rev r wion ion showing things that should ySSA Apen hefe hereafter after has come in that tion was given a description of church of christ going into the la erness the priesthood being taken an fn the earth rev XII the lynt of false systems that would de gm all nations it to 0 drink of the wine K wrath of her fornication rev also saw a mighty angel 1 the midst of heaven having the tasting sting Go preach to those well dwell upon the earth crying with voice ipar god and dve glory nm m for the hour of his judg ta come re rev X XIV V we beati W this angell angel has come avile hla everlasting gospel has haa dand d and that the gospel ot of it the kingdom is being preached by the latter day saints in all the world for a witness we take unto them the glad tidings of great joy we call upon mankind everywhere no matter what their profession may be to wor chip the living and true god who hath spoken in these last days we cry unto them repentance reformation to cease from their evil ways and to worship the living and true god and to obey his gospel we entreat them 0 o be baptized by immersion for the te remission mission of sins that they may en joy the blessings resulting and that they may be sanctified by the precious blood of chrit chri t which follows the water and be prepared far 0 o reception of the holy ghost we promise unto them if they will obey this form of doctrine if they will humble themselves before the lord and seek wisdom at his hands if they will give unto the lord the broken heart and the contrite spirit they shall know as we know that tb ahse se principles are true we are sending our missionaries all the time and when they return they in P testify that god lives that jesus Is the christ that joseph smith was wab a true prophet sent of god if they did not know it when they started out to preach the gospel they obtained this thin information before they came back simply because our father in heaven is doing his own work it does not require an artificial adu education cation to prepare a man to declare the word ot the lord unto the people it to is not by wisdom it is not by might it is not by oratory it is not by logic but it to is by my spirit the lord our message unto the people Is one that every individual is interested in no matter what his profession may be ohp ahe word of the lord is to every individual As the lord jesus christ said to his ancient apostles so he h hath th said in these last days ago go ye into all the worl world dand fand preach the gospel to every creature he that believeth bell beli eveth and Is baptized shall be saved but he be that believeth beli bell eveth not shall be damned you may ask why this condemi I 1 tion should come unto the people simply because it to is not our message it Is the message of god almighty I 1 choso whoso VV hoso receive th us him I 1 whoso choso reject eth us reject eth him the great problem before the world is was joseph smith sent of god or of was he not no matter how much you may vilify him no matter how much evil may be said concerning him it Is a solemn fact that he was sent of god cod and we hear bear testimony that we know it we have been gathered out of the world we were catholics we were protestants of various denominations and when the word of the lord came to us we obeyed it A great many of our friends rejected it but those of us who have obeyed it have this living testimony that we know that god lives we know that jesus Is in the christ we know that joseph smith was a true prophet of god and we know that the church of christ in its present organized earth Is the state upon the church of and that the signs follow the redeemer ameir the test believer our principles As far as an we are concerned as a people variety the we arp are a wheat and tares are growing together wise are they not T th 40 and the foolish virgins are liv living ing together are they not but the own love him and keep his commandments lorda they do not rob him in tithes and offerings they are consistent their profession and in their faith n they hear the word of god and do it IL although none of us pretend to be good for our royal master said that no one was good save go god stilt s till by y way of comparison we say we have the good the kings own those who love him and keep his commandments cornman 4 you may know then them when you take them by the hand piled filled they abw are with thanksgiving and praise to td 3 god od for the redemption that he hoo bans wrought out and we say with the psalmist of old 0 give thanks unto the lord TOE for he is good for his mercy endure tM tji for ever let the redeemed of the lord zar say so BO whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered them out of the lands from the east and from the west from fro the north and from the south I 1 oh that men would praise the I 1 lord for his goodness and for his wo Jerr ful works to the children ot of benim Ps pa we are the redeemed of the lord we have accepted of the principles principled of redemption ved emption and consequently have ha been sanctified in the precious blood of christ those who love god yos ana keep his commandments represent r ep him and the lord jesus christ the they love one another and they are cipov knosen by amelr works their faith is manifested by their works then we hav a class that are not so good that ale ayd not so faithful they have not tu the th of the gospel so much as tulsi first class who represent the celestial kingdom burthey but they are those who rob the lord in and offerings they are those who are not noC valiant vallant for tt testimony of they ar are F those th who do not magnify their call calet cal Tt il consequently we say they are not so good then we have another class 1 presume representing the te lestia they are good for nothing but we call them all good theses these are the he simple facts in the case we manifest our position by our works this immense congregation here I 1 suppose we represent the different degrees ot of glory it is to be hoped not it Is 0 ka o be honed that we represent r the celestial kingdom but according to the testimony of the spirit that was wa manifested here by some of the brethren who spoke there are quite a her who profess to be lattof day aay saints saint s but are not of the ee lesAl kingdom simply because they clo lo 10 flot love god and are lukewarm I 1 do not know how far ar we mw be justified in going into debt bets but we were admonished years ago by b president john taylor to keep out of debt we are too generous we are too thoughtless there has beun been an immense amount of means spent for educational purposes it is a good thing if we do not get an artificial education I 1 regard the education of the world as an artificial education you do not see faith manifested you do not see the power of god malf manifested ested you have a people that are lifted up because ot of their scholastic attainments like men are lifted up when they acquire the riches of this world they are lifted up in pride and think themselves better than those who have not been so fortunate as themselves to obtain class of an education I 1 say aay it is an artificial education if we are going to redeem zion we will have to redeem it by faith and zion could tie be redeemed today if we would live the principles of the gospel but as long as we are hearers of the word and we do not do the will of the lord zion will never be redeemed by us ua it will be redeemed by the laws of the celestial kingdom if we cannot live the laws of the terrestrial kingdom how Is it possible we can attain to celestial glory if we cannot live the condition that lead to the celestial glory we cannot obtain it if we cannot live the principles that lead to the terrestrial glory we cannot attain to it this gospel of the kingdom is to every individual whether they are jew or gentile bond or free catholic or protestant it is the word of the lord to them to cease from all their evil ways and all their false worship and from teaching for commandments the doctrines of men tor for the lord has stretched forth his hand again As ile fie declared by the prophet isaiah for as much as this people draw near me with their mouth and with their lips do honor me but have removed their heart far from me and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men therefore behold I 1 will proceed to do a marvelous work and a wonder for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid usa isa 13 11 14 here Is an object lesson the gathering of this people today at this conference under the chadow of a temple of god pointing to the nations that god has restored his priesthood and given authority to men to officiate in the ordinances of the house of the lord here Is the fulfillment of the prophecy and it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the lords bouse shall be established in the top of the mountains and shall be exalt ed d above the hills and all nations nation shall flow unto it and many people shall go and say come yep ye and let us go 90 up to the mountain of the lord to the house of the god of jacob and he will teach vs us of his ways and we will walk in IRIS hla paths isa 11 II 2 81 3 that la in what I 1 came here for that lie i what my fellow laborers came here lor for we came to this country to learn thre the ways of god and to walk in his paths we had bad a testimony given unto where we were boro born u Us to in the lands lande god revealed himself unto us by the power of gig spirit and bore nony mony 40 Us that joseph smith was abent nt of flail we testified of this sarty alve IW yaw W and have ha been it ever ince we do not beguile 1 l 0 poole people we are their we bow do ejot teach them int correct oriole obet lea we do not distribute aft va counties antt anti cath 5 c trag tra pr or antl anti protestant tracts we have respect for every mans opinion we show him the better way if he has something good we show him there is something better we have the truth the light and the way and we invite all mankind to come and assist us in the establishment of the righteousness of god upon the earth my beloved brethren and sisters the lord requires our appreciation he 1 wants us to appreciate him and his oving loving kindness he wants us to acknowledge his hand in all things he wants our hearts he wants us to love him and keep his commandments this is the word of the lord will we do I 1 I 1 it will we cease from our conten tion will we cease from our back biting our evil speaking will we cease from all evil and learn to do right and walk in the light as he is in the light that we may have sweet fellowship with each other and that the blood of christ may cleanse us from all sin this is the question that comes to every individual the word of the lord is to us individually will we love him and keep his commandments and seek to establish his zion it is no use coming to conference and hearing the word of the lord unless we do it there have been powerful testimonies borne here from the commencement when president cannon referred to the fulfillment of prophecy it is common amongst us we have the testimony of jesus and it is the spirit of prophecy we do not say this boa stingly we say it because it Is true we understand our own nothingness our own insignificance and that we are entirely dependent upon god our eternal father we do not profess to any particular virtues but we are striving to love god and keep his commandments and to glorify him in our good works we preach the gospel of righteousness and we are just as much responsible to carry out these principles as those unto whom the word is given through us the lord will have our heartis hearth and he will not allow us to put our affections upon anything that would overshadow our affection for him let me say in conclusion that the principle of tithing is a correct principle the lord requires one tenth of everything that he gives to us I 1 never heard this principle more simply explained than by one of our good sisters in teaching a primary class in the sabbath school she said to the children supposing your father was to give you ten apples and he asked you to give one of them back again and you would not do it would you not be considered very covetous why they smiled to think that the father should give them ten apples and they should be unwilling to give him one back again that is just the position we are in when we are not willing to obey this law the lord requires one tenth of everything that in the dispensation of his providence he gives unto us that is all ile he asks and that we should have our ears s open to the cry of the widow and the tat fatherless herless that we should be generous berous and large hearted that we should not be covetous can you not understand this principle we want to give him halt half or a quarter or we want to bite a piece off the apple and give it to him anything but what to is due him I 1 do not for our own sake make this record As we value our hap pinese and our own advancement let us be true and faithful in the discharge of our duties and not rob the lord our god for everything that we havo have to is given unto us by him and he has declared that it if we will love him and keep his commandments we shall prosper in the land do you believe it I 1 bear testimony that the law of tithing to Is true prove me now herewith the lord of hosts if I 1 will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you yoa out a blessing that there shall not he be room enough to receive it mal ni I 1 can bear testimony to the truth of the remarks of brother merrul merrill that if a man will love god and keep his commandments he will deliver him from all evil and from all hia hl financial troubles we exhort the world to do this but here are a number of people gathered from the north and the south the east and the west and they demonstrate that they do not appreciate it how do they demonstrate it by robbing him in tithes and offerings by being slothful la in their duties by being 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