Show j rby isu ft 0 S 1 4 A 4 kub kun 17 W jf of 01 r f 7 j ift iff figg gigg arr torii elders refer lo 10 uhel kingdom of r god ardd arid to thereof and 16 thise people and their duty and privilege liege to roll 1 it forthan forehand hort fort hand 4 40 maintain n it until it shall triumph ari in peace ence enee aud and bro broi i over oyer aalthe all ail the earth carth awill i A yonn R all ail the tho cidor cider and their thele wives aud the theat it those who not of cir us bilt wilbe 0 eyes y es are arc upon the results arising aily ails ally y 1 irgin r m 1 fri establishment among men 14 when the kingdom ivr lof of xa bodis s est ost established ii 11 cd if r ea each 1 member of that ahat tri tel 0 m ainaly 1 abil anti n individually wll wil do his s 0 or r her v if NYOL take pare brisiel bri bt itself tiei tiel for tor it is a a living self seif moving bis sef 11 bl s sustaining independent and hea ven bidaine establishment tha i of or the tho son sou god iu in lisl lisi operations comprises the kingdom of god and I 1 know of no form of x that weil will better tell telf what that priesthood is than the language given to me by the spirit namely that it is a pure system of government if the people who PH eject themselves to be gov govi i i arned by it will live iivo strictly according to sn B stem tem of laws and ordinal cs ce ethay athey ethey wl wll wil it harmonize in onland one and the kingdom of und will steadily move 0 on tto ito to the ultimate triumph i of truth iund the tho subjugation of w everyl every 4 i where an this earth I 1 the establishment of this thib kingdo kingdom lu Is a standing fact an established truth ruth in abb the oyes eyes of the ruler rulers and people of all nations bins it ia is like a eity city u upon hona pona a hill that cit chi cannot inot be hid bid its great groat governing power is not confined to one man or to tenor befit or a thousand men but the great architect manager and cont control controller roler cr and dictator who guides this work is out of sight to our natural eyes aro are lives on another planet he is in 4 another nother state of istance existence ex he has passed the ordeals live we are now passing tt brough braugh he has recel received an experience ered and enjoyed and knows all ithac vo wo know regarding the toils sufferings fe life and death eathod of this mortality JT for he has passed through tho tile whole of it and ana hag has received his cronn crown and ox ex ill and holde the keys and the power pope pt this thia kingdom ile ho sways his s scepter ce pter and does docs his will among the tho children of men among saints and R among sinners ami bringa s forth results to suit his purposes purpose alnona kingdoms and nations and nud emp empires res that all may redound ti to his glo glory v a and nd to 0 o the ton tion dif of dir his is work ork this his kingdom ia is govern governed ba and con eoa jr pled pied ed by him I 1 w who 0 knows all things and ho 0 will bring forth the righteous jthn ile lie just U ll 11 1 tife and tile the meek of je f le eith erth r t 1 I 1 a all ail I 1 I 1 t I 1 i oz c 0 I 1 ho I 1 0 I 1 erve hjal him and keep keel his coina commandments n diu 11 t ti th IF DJ 0 of thu thy orthis korv ercito kingdom or work is the whole of the human family even to all who will wiil accept it upon lio llo tanus of strict obedience to all its ita ordin ordinances dinces ani auf auit anit requirement requirements sf and to its ita organization of prophets and apostles gifts and bless iphia nd grace glace s all may toay ret 6 I 1 ya 1 it t upon these simple terms and become acome entitle d to tov allots hi and pr lei iki leges when air all who constitute this are faithful to its requirements it moves along iong the old blila zion will nonstop not stop upon this live we may be satisfied and give ourselves no further trouble troubie lQ 1 1 when we look abroad upon the world we ve ee shauh mankind iiii running to thelast the tho east and dind to til tiie west to i he hie north and to the fici aud thore there they are thrown upon the great ocean of human affairs without compass rudder or pilot to I 1 guide guido illde tilde their little barks to a safe haven of q io t they wander to and fro upon ic flab earth eyes bave have tile ther they but they see not liot dars bars but they hear bear not and they tilty know not thier to go to find that joy and pe peace 1 at ate c their hearts seek and lyng for their minds individually are eon con fused and distracted and they cannot seg so the way of safely safety when it is placed before bonore them yet hero it is this kingdom a living ul raele to all its beholders this is admitted by and astonishes the world the great skill and ability of a man in bearing off this people and in giving this kingdom success as a nation und una ind as us a gom eom community Is ls often referred t this is ft mistaken idea but still stin jd the he people who know not and understand not not nor tho ohp things of god vil vir vill wil e entertain it they attribute the tho of f this work to fiuman agency ont ent entil ilOv ely they are averse to giving the lox loj i 1 almighty ilin alin in 12 1 lity alty the credia credit which justly und and hud rightly beloli belongs gs to hiim thelam Th esam disposition was manifested by alid aid ard pharisees Pharis ees of old in the ath oth cha chap ter ter of if t the tho he gospel iel by john wo we hm have c ft an D bast ids ins lus lance ianco lilee lileo of this thia in iu the ease case of the man who gho V Ifo was vas born blind but whose eyes cyca vere vero 0 boup by jesu jesus christa the tiie gieh glee neighbors 1 ba mil and those those who had seen spen him blin t that 1 t was blind said this thib he that sat bat and n begged 11 they thes ln inquired uj red ned how his eyes were opened he H 0 told them dud and gave gate t the 0 credit of this great greaf hilra A V jesus ichrist t the gibee bibek ard and pharisees Pharis h 0 r o I 1 s ees W titine D av n i t W iiii 1111 p g give lve ive the glory and creale af 01 iid chrs s in miracle I 1 racie lotho t Sayi ia pr and because the moan roan that was bli bil blind j lag and nov noy now see jau was ft a prophet anil antl an ahau had opened h his bis eyes they thoy cast him out abt if the father of jesus mris mils christ t ete ere ax er e lere lere and nud should publicly decd feed the anul ca and clothe them and bu build ld their thor houses bouses for them th they e aou would la 9 lugt 0 t be willing to acknowledge WC 0 bodar god pod una und 4 give c him the praise and g glory ory and c credit that is duoto him this aris arises arisen eafrom from th the spirit espirit of opposition i which is in the hearts of the children of me it is the spirit it and power of evil opposition to t thoy they Q power powen ower owen of good that has haa forever 6 ex isted and ever evor will exit exist abid here bore is the warfare I 1 r wo wei are the subjects of the kingdom of god irod if wb we observe its laws and ardi nance nances sand and transgress none of thein them neglect none of them lay aside none of therm thorn then tile the kingdom kingdo im itself will bear oil all its iff members to the haven of salvation and test we know this it is our daily experience how can the world know tho the things of god they can read about themi but they cannot kii kil krisa ow them without the spirit of god alfor for what man the tho things of a man sava save the spirit of man which is in him eveia oven BO so the things of god noman but the spirit of god they know nothing about this kingdom do ave we do not expect them to know and IV is no marvel to us when wo we reflect upon all that Is done by tho the power of sata n against it for 1 his bis I is power will be continually eiter exerted ted against it through tile the agency of the ignorant and aud wiel wicked ed of mankind irow kow long will this opposition continue until jesus comes to take the kingdom and destroys death and him that hath tho the power of death will evil all be des destroyed destroyer troyet yes tile the evil which pertal pertains ns to this earth but still the same principle of evil will exist elsewhere pertaining to this earth death will be swallowed up in victory and jesus christ will come and rule ana and reign over all nations as he be does in the king klug kingdom dour of the saints until theu then this evil power will be exerted to its uttermost I 1 to destroy and lead astray every man and woman who loves the truth it is ho matter mattor to the devil what re algion men profess or what tiley wor ship how many sacraments they ob serve berve or how many ordinances they I 1 1 pass through so that they are not dot legally I 1 N in ill the possession priest priesthood lionil of tiie n 4 f coti coil zima tui wy byl it not noi wil ilip the tr ind living godif od it crl cri ho the hol hot I 1 earo caro how flow much religion there thero is on olt the earth he is u great preacher and to all ap appearance app ap pp garance arance a great gentleman reat and it is neue nece beary that be should he be and that all his workers coworkers co worl should sil sti ouid he be as alike ailko their great leader leaden and master as possible rhay e LA the tho of or IVI ivl living waters and hewed them out b em I 1 th no water it ia Is popular nowadays now a days to be tie religious it has become t ho the seasoning to a great deal of rae rac rascality allty ailts hypo cracy and crime here hero is the kingdom of or god and the saints should understand that if they abide in ju thi this s kingdom ahoy will realize every promise made mado to them in its ordinances and cove covenants thero there cah can he be no safety ox oi merit ela ell aimed in forsaking beald the true church and kingdom of god gaa there is nothing excellent or praiseworthy in i a this act not what would you sou 0 1 i think hink 1 of a person pemon who would far sake baue ai i e a good staunch ship at sea sek in u storm and commit himself to the mercy of the tho raging elements think the same of him as I 1 would of those who forsake this church the devil has blinded their eyes to that degree that they recklessly and willfully plunge into sure and certain destruction T the tho e devil and his vis servants give their si sanction and support to any thing that will I 1 lead cad astray the people even if it ia Is very like the kingdom of or god yet set A littly different to totham that order of 0 things which the lord has established in his church for the salvati salvation oil oll of mankind paul raul writes to tho the corinthians Corinth ians iana now ye an are aro re the tho body of christ and in particular and god hath csomo sef in the JD church harch first arst apostles secondarily liy lly prophets prop helst heIst thirdly teachers after that miracles then gifts of ite lae healings ings helps hells gove governments diversities of tongues the tho the tho mainc same apostle a writes to tv the lph esland evians upon the same samo subject fl he that h descended esc ended is the same aiso also that ascended ascend c d up far above abo aho V a all nil ali ail heavens that be he might ml fill all things and ho be gave some aposto and somo some prophets nud and some evangel evangelists lits and some pastors and teachers teaell ors fir the perfecting 0 the jhc thc Saint poi pol tho the work of the he ministry for the edifying of the tile body of christ christy till we all nil come in the unity of tha faith falth and af pf the h dge of tho the son bon an of unton perfect man unto the measure of the tho stature of the falness ful ness pf af christ 11 what kind of ministers minister Ad do 0 the modern christian ebu churches rolle relie acknowledge are arc they apostles no they tell us apostles are done away are they prophets no they tell teil ll prophets bets ae are no longer needed in ili th tho church I 1 in this enlighten enlightened P age nga j jn u which they say a all ail L I 1 the e 0 11 ela eva elj bassiri bas s kiri the sunshine in elie tile ho full elaze blaze of go gospel light the kingdom of god on c cirth irth is a living moving effective institution and is governed controlled oled dictated and led by the invisible god whom we serve who is an living being possessing addy buddy parts and passions assI ons who wh 0 11 listens s to the prayers of 0 his sain bain saints is 1 is a reasonable merciful ful fui and intelligent being who ia Is filled with knowledge and wisdom who is full of light ligh tand and glory and the foundations of whole e throne are laid in eternal truth whose whoso personal form is perfect in proportion I 1 and beauty ho he loves the good and is augry angry with the wicked every iny day lay as it is iv written ritten in the scriptures ho he hates tho the ovil evil that is done by evil doers and is merciful to the tho repenting sinner he is beloved by all who know him for tho the attributes he possesses pos besses ill in and of himself in ili common with all ail glorified beings who now dwell with him and who wll will yet be glorified and crowned with crowns of glory immortality and eternal lives ilves this kingdom kin edoin of w which aich wo we are nrc has life in itself and if we individually and collectively do our duty it will move on to intelligence to glory and to god wo we do not have havo to earry carry off the tho kingdom king Ring dom but through our faithfulness it us the victory through our lord jesus christ enve seen men who belonged to this kingdom and who really thought that if tricy the were not associated with it it could now note progress one man especially whom I 1 now think of who was peculiarly gifted in seif self a and general ability he said as iia much to the prophet joseph a number of times as to say eay that if he left ing dorn it could not proy progress ress any further I 1 isseak of oliver coie Coji cowdery dery ho he forsook it and it still rolled on and still triumphed over every opposing foe and bore off safely all those who clung adit to it how is it bro brigham that you manage manago affairs and diett dictate tto ito and aud guide guld and direct this kingdom as you do These thebe the Be cretis I 1 know enough to let the kingdom of god alone and it goes of its own accord ead pao when iong king david together with all tile chosen men of ot israel thirty thou al in ill number nrose arose 0 t brid up the prk ark rk of go god fronti ro 1 0 f aminadab th that at was the lupon a new cart and buzzah and ana ahio abio the sons of abinadab drove the new now cart when clivy came to nac Na chons bons hons threshing floor buzzah put forth his hand to the ark of god and took hold bold of it for the oxen shook it the anger adger of the lord wab was kindled against uz buzzah zah ind and gad smote him there for his error and there he dl edby the ark of god the abe kingdom 1 0 alone the lord steadies the ark and jostle and appear toi to tos need iCea steadying if the way wa is a little sidling sometimes and to all appear appearance ande threatens its overthrow bo be careful how you stretch forth your hands to steady it let us not be too officious in meddling with that which does not flot concern us lel lefe it nione it is the lords work wark 1 know enough h to let iet ici tho the kingdom alone and d do 0 my duty it carries me I 1 do not carry the kin hin kingdom dom I 1 sail in the old gip ship zion wion a aim alm N it hears bears me safely I 1 abo above ve the raging Oe elements ments I 1 have my tidy esphera sphere of df action and duties to perform on board of to faithfully perform ahem them hem should be my constant and unceasing endeavor if every bishop every president every person holding any auy portion of pries priesthood chood every person who holds a membership in this church and kingdom would take tahe this course the tho kingdom 0 would roll rell without our help let lot calt cali bishop attend faithfully to bosward liis ilis ward and see that every man and woman is well and |