| Show KEEP THE EIGHT RIGHT OBJECT IN VIEW in these days when persecutions are numerous numero usand and oppressive lve and when cloud clouds are threatening the sainta saints of god goa on every han dovery kanand man and woman interested io in the redemption of zion ought to keep steadily in view the grand 0 objects of the cause of righteousness the aggravating incidents of everyday every day life fe the desires of the flesh and love of luxury must be kept in due subordination to the require ments and purposes of god either the causa of the gospel js is paramount to every other cause and all other causes combined or it is nothing the eternal welfare of f the P through countless cycles is is a matter of pr prodigious 0 d ig ious moment compared with every earthly consideration of existence ut when the purposes pur posea odthe of the the eternal father embodied i in n tho the establishment of gods kingdom upon the earth are fully realized they also must be e permitted to overshadow in in their importance and glory flory in the estimation bf every true saint sain all other purposes ees of life in these times of trial especially it is of the highest importance that the attention and energies of gode gods servants should be concentrated in the tho work of the master blaster who requires faith 1 I 1 perpetual CA a artion in order that the enemies of zion may be the sooner jover come and vanquished therefore none of the duties and stud responsibilities of the individual however humble should beeh irked jf there is anything T in the promises of the gospel there js is everything in them and halfhearted half hearted devi devotion tion Is altogether r unworthy and inexcusable not only boly does the faithful and constant constad service of the most high open to the future possession cf the most lowly of gods children the most transcendent bles ble eings stings of eternal worlds but such service is ft full ill of consolation in this life of probation and though it may incur tortures at the hands odthe of the wicked and vicious still in the hour of greatest trial it brings greatest comfort but halfhearted and inconstant service in in any cause is as none almost not mot quite those who ignore their obligations to the poor fo forget aget their financial dues to gods work and fail to keep in constant communion with tho spirit of gods grace cannot expect the fullness of the rewards that might be theirs either in thia this life or the life to come if the saints were as perfect as they might be if they were entirely devoted to the great latter day work as they ought to be if they bad had more generally taken advantages of the gospel to fulfil every avery requirement thereof the prosecutions of the present day would in all probability have been prevented or robbed of all their power to harm and now that prosecution is upon the people it can be withstood and put lived most successfully by complying more closely with the require menta orients of gode gods service then m instead of giving away to the casual allurements opa ofa iran transient world let all fix ili their eyes upon the cure sure future and ind law up the riches which cannot i be taken away or de destroyed forever foreve r T 0 A MAN in talbot I 1 county ga digging a grave grate alongside of Ai another iother that had a sort of a little shed covering it was scared out of his wita wits when he saw four large eye eyes flaring at him from under the covering lie ile dropped hie hill spade and with an up earthly yell ell leaped from the grave a yelling ng fore U s lord dem dera people dun dau cam cum from due dac graves and ie is ob cue me under dar oh ob lawdy ilse gwine to die too an Inesti investigation gation revealed two very large owl owls under the grave arave cover |
