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Show ! II iw easily thev are destroyed, how i,i hi their win:e s.iiiU are contaminated bv sin, how oiieii they are led into evil wavs. H a man lived where a swtft 8 'Wing river as likely at any t me to I'verwhelin in it reparable ruin his house I and olher possession he would be foolish fool-ish indeed it .f to lake liniely piecamion against n? and vet what are we dolus; to I protect our children against theU mds of infidelity, impiety and wickedness sweep ing d w;i to en-'ulf them. 1 might ex-j haust the whole vocabulary of the English language, and uniess G d's spirit lested upon me, and opened voiir heiris, testi-ting testi-ting t you that 1 spoke truly, of what use would ir I lifit or eloquence be? Unle-s G i I will stienghlen and enlighten en-lighten us, ;.od resolutions will be like I a stone mrked a (r un the Ir st, and l)KG Measer . fnopsis of Two excellent p Discourses i'vere l at the Ephraim 4 Tabernacle. 1 IVoi' Karl (J.Mcast'r on II Sunday, Out. IS). j SUNLUYSERVICET. fc : i ihv Ta emarle Ch ir. 1 1 - i nl I'mer Ir.' Win. Biwden. I diltigence and lailh of his funnel wo'ks ! Do you ask when the dav is earning ; when we will be tested in the cms.ble, I weighec" in the scale, and as sa ills ol God?whethei that ifloiy will bd selectial ! 01 like unto the sun, lerestrial ft like unto the st us, or teiestrial or the lowest ol the gloiies. When that test conies and the man-nei man-nei in winch it will come no prophet, no angel could tell vou, or sounJ the warning. It may come to me before I leave tins pupit; it may come to you before be-fore lo-monuw's sun sets, or ven rises in the rooming; there may be hard and bittei tesis to come upon you IoHowihe each otner 111 quick succession; but we have tiie wold of God that as our day so sha'l our strenght be. Our blessings ate promised to us continually- -iliat we keep ourselves in lead mess t ..obey hiscallscontmuallv. Theie is one c.i I that admits no denial or ie-fusal. ie-fusal. That is thecal to go behind the va I. Allien ctoses the tests for this Lie foievei li is loi us 10 keep ourselves in 'a condition to die 111 h. mot bcloie God. It is not onlv tr.e last call we must be , pie pa.ed for.but all who hold the pries: hood aie under sacied obligations to h .Id tlienelves in readiness to Llliciate ill the adininisuatioiis of the old. nances,' the leady wolds of c "info t or ad u notion no-tion as m ly be needed. N 1 m i 1 will I'-excused I'-excused fir taking ihe tesp n.s.biliiies 1 I tiie pnesihood upon him, .mil butyiug m in the ground; You Know what ihe consequences con-sequences will be in the day of reckoning. reckon-ing. 1 have met elders who refused to administer ad-minister to tiie sick.Cotifessiua tin y were not lit. When such men speak, it mat- sl.nd anions liv coals Fran its sin-r sin-r 'iindi. us, ,o,d liif neai ct the c als it j i nvs red 11 'I, liii: 11 iv. 114 n.. lie it it iis own, it str.nKht'V gi"Wi cdd aain when pi iced alone. Thus it is with many of theSaints.whde under that good iiillnem e, they feel that thev could shout hozmnsii. and thev cove ant in the rsecret soldi tliat ihev w 11 serve G id. The infl ieixe is belote them behind them, and Uiev caim it te-sisi te-sisi iljhut when left to iheuiselvcs they imniediately become cold aaiu. Thus it has been wi :h many of us. we have been growing weaker and weiker When an individual has once tiior-OM-'li'y nwstered this principal, th?re is nothing can happen to nun iheieal'ier. but he shall be able to see that It is guided and resttained by His Heavenly Heaven-ly Father. I have prayed many times, $ ' ' i w li' -n a f.i.i.Uii.m If 1' ..in-s uf &.c I.01 .1. 5? 1- l.ui or your f.ulh lj pi h.s excdlnii worj." ! nin na i jii ol tiie s.icretneut. ;i Jt nt Peterson presented tiie dis-,1 dis-,1 sin- .1 visitor. KARL G- MEASKR, 'M td by Mrs. Ellen Ukeman. ay hieiheru and Sisters it is with Jt humility that I r se before you al ask I.) be ass stel in the prel-irm- of t!ii iaskbv ths faitn and oiay-'f oiay-'f me si, 11 s liere asse'iihlcd These Sers w;ien piopeil oileied are as 1 1 111 y nir beh ilf, nid as much 111 w interest as in m:ue. The sp rit of P ilvnild be present wi'il usalhw'lh pthat I 111 ty speak comforting iruth, M with vou that you mav be enabled luderst.ind and retain all that is need-So need-So vuti! wellfare ters not how well veised they may be 111 the doctrines of Chr.st, their words are like sounding brass and tinkling Cymbals. Cym-bals. "Fathers and Mothets" in Israel, to wh se keep 11 i He has entrusted hispie-Aiiile hispie-Aiiile me w..k lias been 1 li ny on the ests bee lining haidel and haidi I Pray for faithfulness, foi strength o en-duie en-duie the gieat events soon lu cutne. Tnat our sons and daughters my grow up ill, laith and faithlulness together. Our children in the seciecy of then heaits have the seal of majesty upon tiiem dividing them from oth.rs. The Fathei's own hand has rested npon them, that tliev should be born under the covenant. I r-ioice that the day has come w hen and for manv yeais that I might be able to learn this greatest and most difficult diffi-cult les ion. It is one tiling to understand Hie principal, to have the theoty, and' another to be able to apply its lesson, to .ur evurv ilav I'ie. We Ait c. died IM C i'irc'1 ol Jesu Chnsi ol Latter-day .Stints. Pus nam.; was g.ven by levelatioii The name conveys meaning. It is one God has ledicaied 10 us. Let us then, who bear Mis name, be dedicated to this cause, body and soul, all our hopes, our labors, our'sulTering; for lime and all eternity. Many wdl atk what is the definition of the word sain:? and how d these people peo-ple differ from those bv whom they are surrounded; the Caiholic, Presbyterians, I Lutherians and Methodists. They can- y ite times in which we live are in-fj in-fj momen tum;;; fraught w th events Jrnat significance, and wlr.ch deeply Seems this people. One cannot be tkd Up 111 fho sh nilders of another, B.Aiin as it w.;re, W'tti tie nde, but I' the ttr;es of the forest e.icli must i root for itself r die. Taey must e deep firm root in t lie sod ol ftiih, a 11 e 11 the storm comes thev will be iwii down, and be no nine remem-ed. remem-ed. Those who have taken firm it will be able to withstand the fiet-t fiet-t onslouht of the elements. None 1 ece bein tested; none wdl he 1: to doJje the question, or escape searcaiiii test. Tilis beino; the case leii ) ves us all, old or y mag, male or 1 tie. rich or noor. learned or unlearn the education of our youth shall be taken care of. When Pres. Woodiutl wrote a letter to me tnat academies were to be established throughout the various st-.kes, I said in reply, "Now let thy servant ser-vant depart 111 peace," for the day had come, which I had prayed for, and labored labor-ed lor, and sufl'sred for. Do not stamp upon your children incompetency. Alter sacHticmg your own salvation, country, home and all we possessed, suffering fcieat haidi.lr.ps ard privations in obedience to the commands of God, how much are von willing to do for the salvation ol your children? I Poi.der this in your heaits. That God may be with you in all your righteous undertakings, with V ur soi.s and your daughleis, :s my prayei in the name U lesus, Auicii J llll not begin toe imp ire 111 culture witn tiie people of the wotld, in arts and sciences aceom ilisliments.education and the mechanism me-chanism of this advanced age. We talk of holy place, the Temple of our God, vet in the wotld there aie many buildings build-ings that far outshine it in magnificence; but O'lH are for hjlvjpurp.jses, labors that shall endure through an endless elerntv. Phers are hoiy d iys;b:it the sun shines just the same, the snow falls, we have rain, heat and cold. To all outward appeal ap-peal ances they are j ust t he same as 01 her days. There aie vessels, consecrated ! for holy purposes; but theie are many j lher vessels exceeding them in t ichntss I ol tu iten.it an 1 excellency of woikmm-! woikmm-! s!i-i; there are vestments m ire sinking and tl.i'ioraie, finer in material than 1 those we deem nfu:rad;diu rites and oidi- l whatever our circumstances or call fes, whatever tiie direction in which p finger of God points out a path for Ir feet to walk in, since none can es pe the test it is we'd to Ue'p the fing testimony in the heatt. None c 111 cape standing belore the judgement ir of G id. to answer for the deeds jue; to he judged- W.ieu 1 redect tint this ctvtrc'i has j.-rfu orginized hut little over sixty mis, th it a; that tims six persons, met i.'-tlirtro.i .lis sixth of Apid, 18.10 and id,! tllti or ; iniz l io l, tlllH firtllillC . j :l nis.1 1 mi wh c'.i th s great w nk 1.1 : . 1 rr-I tys was to bj gathered; 11 ; 1 I 1 -.0. upon wil it it is now, a . it iso, ile 11 im'ienu; t lo isands 111 1 iiiisiud; if paople of furevn b.rilj In . i Mitin'vvery tiaii m f th earl.i. .1 1 o it miivel tliat all this should bt .. , 11 i s it ill a banning. V is 1 I iij.i 1 Smith sa.v the d;siinv jf '.i-.s p; pU thr ni,''i the Ii;ht of rev-;liliou, rev-;liliou, their mission and work, lie ; oiild not see Me details 11 r ind -island 1 iar tnis was to co ui ab ut. Then it fw is that he le 11 ued a Saints great lesson ijt.iat 11 H been so beautifully illustrated il-lustrated to us by the hViHii iust sun foi us, tint beautiful, unbounded, un-hmiled, un-hmiled, faith and trust in God. We m iy salel trust him in life or death, sickness or health, by land or sea, he will be with us for good, His eyes is upon up-on both you and me ind.vid.tally. ctous ones, those who were were nearest to the heart of our heavenly heaven-ly Father, there is a priesthood sanctified sanctifi-ed in our heaits, as well as the voice of nature that compels vou to reflect, and nances are not so elaborate as others. We g down i 1 the waters of Hap'ism. and it is a veiy s inple cerenv.ny. You havj g me down in the wateis of bap-t'sm bap-t'sm andt i:a '.lu .mriit vou wete changed if v..u went down in sincetity ol purpose, hunib'e and repentant. What was it, that made a!l these things I luve mentioned more gtand, more powei ful more sacred than their prototype proto-type in the wotld? It is the consecration consecra-tion of ths holy priesthood, the blessing of God resting upon it. In that m inient f baptism you have covenanted with G id to be His forever and ever. . His not only in the observation of ordinances, the outward compliances with rites but with your whole heart and soul; your every m imsnt of time no lomrer votirs. but consecrated to his ser- answer, before the bar uf consience how have you met the duties thus far. I'hey can not escape this question where are the children I have given to vou? my sons and daughters, my most precious 1 will explain one point. Tin expres-' expres-' sion next to His heart, wh ch the Lord does sav m liutains this. Oh! Latter-day saints! Long belore the foundations of 1 the earth were laid, and the morning stars sang together, G .d assigned to His ch.l lien pi ic -s in wnicll they dwelt aiound ifnn in theirpr mev.il c uldhood. ile aMiiined loe.ich liicir mission up 11 . fisplaiitiaccnd.il to ability, inleg riiy and the degiee ui wlncn thev hid I euls. ed inf. His feelings, Jesus Christ I was nearest t p the Father in understati.l-I understati.l-I niif and nobility Tbete it was decided v,ce; in speaking acting and even ttiink-iug. ttiink-iug. His forever and ever, in our hopes and desires, aims, and ambitions, our very runic pation i i li.e sanctified bv he gospel ol JesusChiist. This is what it is tu be a Latter-day Saint, by this rule each can weigh lvmselt, and answer to tliat definition, how far he is a servant ol God A Latter-Jay . Saint will place God's will and G id's woid above everything else. We need not loook for a cessation of persecutions. There has never been a time when the priesthood was upon the e.iith-'-v -.eii man was entering into these c ivenants. Ir.. 111 the days 1 f tighte-ai' Able, until l .-d .iv, til it ir .sect ion dd not follow. And so it will continue to be uniil the coming of the P1i1.ce of Peace, staying the hand of evil, until Satan shall be bmiid. Let us not look wnen, woeie, and under wliat ctrcum-stances ctrcum-stances eacu ind.v dual saould be norn, i and what kind .1 a mission we should ' I peiform. Picphets, Apostles, nd wise i t men were given their missions, and Joseph Smith received his appointment I as ihe great Pr..p'iet ..I the Latter-d..vs. ' Is it strange that G id knew linn when i"! he w is a p 101 unlearned boy in tn- back .vood.ot New Yoik? Hiat is why the babe n. h s cradle, our L rd and S ivioiir Jesus Christ, was attended by the seraph uand of angel singers. It is tne desire of our Heavenly I-at.ier that all His children shall come back j in His presence; that none shall be sous f perd.tiou. it. it G 'd retained so ne to be b rn under me seil .-f ihe 11 .iy pr estli . .d I'hese sacred an 1 11 ly vessels enuusted to 0111 care must be accounted lor. An account must be given of what we have done lor tiiem, 11 w we iiave intl.ienced Mem. what uieperatioii we have given th ;in to perloim the great mission that ii , ' lies oef ire them in tiie days to come for peace, the friendship of the w..ild, or the cessation .uf persecution of this peo-pl peo-pl -, lor it cannot be so; only the mode will be changed. Do yon think that Satan wno has been shedingthe blood of God's prophets, apostles and servants, from Ihe days uf uf ligneous Able until now has repented and will with softened heart decide to cease Ins per secution? Oo you believe that altei be has stoned prophets persecuted the Savi .ut even unto death stained the earth with the 'blood of the j followers of Christ, causing millions to send their cries to heaven to God for aid, that his heart has softem d in out doy. The same hatred exists to-dv that biiun d in his he..ri win 11 with one-mild one-mild of tne 11 "I h-aveu he w s oast out of the presence of ihe Fathei. Himiy chaii'tf his node ol warfare his p nil' of a tak, L'Ui the motive and hatted have never changed. Wh do I m ike tnese assertions? Pe-rause Pe-rause it has emeieJ. into tne hearts uf moivneoDle. that the Manifesto issued f Every blade of grass, every tony in te 1 tl ating in die i r, every ray of light has its 11 sii-M tun h t eai..ial! 10 sup-pise sup-pise that our children, his cnoicest s i riis 11 ive n it a uission. Tne have a glotious otk 'a d out f .r them. a..d 11 they .'ail somebody will have to account for H. , , 1 I declare unto you mv btethern and si tjis in ihe name ol God hat the loss ' ut i,c ol the stais from among the gal axy that sn lies above us, isliot so great a loss .11 the eyes of our Heavenly Fatoei as one s.ngle soul uf these piecious children. It sh uld be our utmost en-I en-I deavor our greatest desire to. know I what will become of them, to orepaie I iiie.n foi eveiv vicissitude ol life by .an President, and sustained by the recent c nleience, had done away with the call e of hatred, and the aie resting securely tn nkmg there w II be peace no, go d t m s. and "I Ind t mes come atiain no more." Th it me people East, West, North and Soutn will now be willing to snake bauds and establish go,,d fell .wsii p. Thai now is the time to feel co foriable.tbere ill be no m tests, and the .sa nts w II not be tried as heretofore. He not deceived! God and Bellile, light and dar:uess. Jesus Christ and Satan are still in battle arrav for Ihe possession of the souls of men. New accusations wdl arise, and new tests ot faith will be put before us. If a fr.eu i s i mid -u iust V 'tir Of a preci ius jeel easily dstr..ye l,bi ken ,11 141 i.shjd, and I 1 wild y u iitic ; bee tlf: lespoil. bt 1 t in if vula . ed o ie. ore t m a pioper coiiditioi ,11 wou d teJ.iiie all your eauhly p .sesa.ciis to 1 repare Hie I iss, i . carelully every safe ' guard would be placed about tt. 1 ms ;s so insignificant a Comparison that I i . scarcely Jare m tk : it m c muectioti with f.he precious soujs of our children, Do 1 ku wwi.tthse a e to be? No Ikuo.kno m. ie than tne pup-l wtto havuu g thr ug a the van us d at ileitis u! sch .ol, k ,i"vs wh.n qu si.o s ,ili be asked inn bel .re a b aid of ex-animation. ex-animation. He has been given time and opportunity for pieperation, befoie he presents himself for test. No tune will be given him on that day for piep-traliun, piep-traliun, hu must sink or staui b j the |
