Show J ia webster ve bevc vc w ko defines the word being tho act or ceremony of separating from a a eacret use or of devoting or dedicating a person or thing to the service or worship of deity well we believe that this act of mans life to aej causo orto the attainment of any great object whatsoever is most essential to all kinds of human success the to consecrate ones self wholly and entirely to the consummation of any one grand purpose is a mighty element of individual greatness it is not therefore fur all to consider well what this act or ceremony of consecration may be ve do not think that any mere ceremony can consecrate a person in a cyreal ny real tho yord it is th eheart the will and the enthusiasm thusia sm odthe individual that is alone i capably of consecrating him to any cause pr undertaking for instance to cite a case of not gunj common occurrence we may recall the acts of ambition vigor and noble impulses and smitten for the first time perhaps with an ardent and pure profound affection loie carefully how every act of his life how every his whole being and liow every impulse of his t struggle together in his effort to win the tair object 01 his most hallowed admiration and love no selfish motives dwarf hia conduct ho destructive vices are allowed to creep in between him and a spotless reputation which is necessary to the success of his efforts to find favor in the eves of th epure and gentle lovely one he hopes to captivate and no vulgar considerations of fear make him falter though he may not of it he nevertheless illustrates the saying that none but the brave deserve the fair in norderto Order to insure the happy fruition of the conquest which hia heart has undertaken he will grapple with the most difficult obstacles sacrifice all his personal whims and if need be perhaps place even his life in jeopardy he deems nothing that he cau do too much or too good for the cause in which he is engaged it is true that all young men are not campble of such absolute consecration indeed only a few do feel the divine influence of complete devotion to any thing but those who can respond to the allurements allure ments of beauty virtue and witha most deep arid perfect consecration se are almost certain to succeed well eventually and thear lives will partake somewhat of the heroic and the sublime the character of such an individual whatever his fate may be I 1 as bound to be esteemed by mankind even though overwhelming disaster should hut through no faul of his brina him down to an untimely grave As it is in love BO itic in war or in or in any in this world in order io attain the most commendable success and reap the most splendid laurels of true glory in any channel of human endeavor a man must consecrate himself his very life and hs whole soul purpose from the which no or dmary obstacle or indeed anything most unusual calamity can then withhold him And finally if an individual does go down struggling nobly honestly and enthusiastically asti cally in a grand and good cause even lie manliness and valor displayed in bis fall will apotheosize apotheosise him in tho opinions of the world and posterity will bless ins name because his exalted consecration of self gave bhim that true lustre that gladdens alie heart and inspires the glow of universal admiration then Is the value and importance of perfect consecration how essential must this attribute be to all rightly aspiring men and to all cormons mormons in particular here in utah today to day great men with great hearts and great eoula are needed to assist in solving the great problem of the age mori individually and maintain the holy caus they have espoused with all the courage fidelity and zeal of sublime consecration will any of them abjectly yield to sordid considerations and turn their backs to flee from con tact with the unrighteous crusaders will any 0 them miserably choose ignoble ease purchased by cowardly apostasy apo stacy from lie faith they have professed show us one mormon who will violate the most cached which he has made with his with his brethren and with his god merely to purchase immunity from fine and imprisonment rt m and we will the world who was nev er consecrated Tto the cause which all in all conscience bound to support and the command of the almighty with their fortunes with their beat faculties and even with their jives if we know that the masses of tho mormon people are truly consecrated body and soul with all their means and talents to the religious principles ahey profess band dare to practice of the present time in utah call upon all the saints to show that they aro in reality loyal servants of the most high full of greatness and the loftiest loft iest manly courage he who falters in the battle is a dastard and those who fearlessly until the end shall tri gloriously even though they should perish ial the midst of the fray and leave only their illustrious example to be commemorated by aang and story from generation to generation down to millennial ages |