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Show w A SERMON Awake! ye people and give heed unto my words. In the valley of central Utah, near the shores of the peaceful Beaver river, there was a people known unto un-to the world as Minersvilleites, and behold! they were a goodly people, and they did dwell upon locus and wild honey. But lo, and behold, there came a tribe called Beaverltes, who were exceedingly jealous of the Minersvilleites, Miners-villeites, and behold they did covet the many penants and honors won by the mighty basketiers of the Minersvilleites. Min-ersvilleites. Yea, and it came to pass that the Beaverites did conspire together and, behold they did Talse up a strong army, which was called "Team;" and behold, they did call two-fifths of them guards and two-fifths forwards, for-wards, and the mightiest they did call center. , And, behold, Frank Smith was chosen to lead them. And It came to pass that the Beaverltes Bea-verltes did sweep down upon the Minersvilleites.' And the Minersvilleites Minersville-ites had also raised up a mighty army ar-my and they had chosen Frank Griffiths Grif-fiths to lead them. And it came to pass that the two armies did come together and, behold, be-hold, there di wage a terrible battle bat-tle for the space of 3600 seconds. And it came to pass that the Lord looked down and beheld the combat, and, behold, his- anger was kindled against the Minersvilleites, because their warriors had broken the commandments com-mandments which their leader had given them! Yea. they had stayed out at nights; and behold, they had made merry and had laughed at sleep. And it came to pass that the Lord did smite the Minersvilleites with a eure called a referee. And, behold, the Beaverltes' were given strength and they did win the battle, and were victorious over the Minersvilleites. And It came to pass that the captain cap-tain did discover the secrets of the Beaverltes, and behold he did make a mighty protest; and all of the Minersvlllltes did cry out at the un-justness un-justness of It all. And it came to pass that the Lord did hear them. And, behold, he did have compassion for their sorrows. And, behold, he did give them faith, and he did build them up. And', behold, it shall come to pass that the mighty army of the Minersvilleites Miners-villeites shall be given strength and they shall overthrow the Beaverltes when they do again meet them In hattie. |