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the public can but point out the evils of the world and warn the unsophisticated against them. It is for parents and guardians to instil right principles into the minds of those under their care, watch over their reading, their amusements and their associations, and give them such common-sense ideas of practical life as will secure them against self-deception and the wiles of the wilfully wicked.

ARTESIAN WELLS.

most of Dakota inclined to drouth, deep. These wells furnish fire procaused largely by extensive fires tection through 19,400 feet of pipes, which left the surface bare. This and run the electric light, two printcaused drouth, but since the protec- ing presses, a tow mill, feed mill, tion of the grasses by settlement, and furniture factory. The water in moisture has so increased that this these wells has a pressure of 56 valley is now teaming with produc- pounds per square inch, and, unlike most of the other wells, is hard. It is, perhaps, the best drinking water of any of the wells in the valley. The second well did not diminish the flow of the first. Water was

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The pioneer well was put down at
Aberdeen, March, 1882, by the C..
It is 961
M. & St. P. R. R. Co.
feet deep, with a tube 51⁄2 inches,
made of 3-16 inch wrought iron.
Water was found in sand rock. The
water is soft, but cannot be used in
boilers, as it foams. This well
choked up with sand for a time, but
afterward opened with its original
force.

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THE importance of the water question renders any feasible sug- In 1884 the city put down a well gestion likely to lead to the produc-908 feet deep, 53-16 inch tube. A tion of an adequate supply worthy of system of water-works was put in. consideration. In this connection the best of fire protection. The city with 5000 inhabitants, has Four we draw attention to the fact that streams at one time can be thrown there has been no competent exper- over the highest of buildings. Aberiment to demonstrate whether or deen and surrounding country are very level, so to get drainage not artesian water is obtainable in pumping system, such as Pullman, this valley. Ill., has, became necessary. Last The solitary attempt in that direc-year the city put down a well for tion was that made a number of power alone. The system is now years ago, in the foothills near the The pumps have a capacity of 50,completed, and the result is perfect. northeast corner of the city, in 000 gallons per hour. A float proximity to the cemetery. The en- makes the pumps automatic, terprise was inaugurated by the City that they work only when Council about eight or ten years ago, and proved a failure. This fact did not demonstrate that the obtaining of artesian water in thi

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is sewage to be raised. a cost of only a few thousand dollars this city has water works and a pumping sewage system without cost of fuel, engineers, or valley is impracticable. If the ex-wells is about 200 pounds per square even oil. The pressure of these periment had been tried in the low lands instead of on the bench ground, it is not improbable that the result would have been the reverse of what it proved to be.

inch. A two-foot vein of coal was
struck in the first two wells.

Ellendale, north of Aberdeen, 37
miles, has a well 1,087 feet deep.
Water was found in sand rock be-
neath an impervious stratum of
shale. The water is clear and soft,
with temperature of 67 degrees, and
inch. The city has a system of
pressure of 150 pounds per square
waterworks costing less than $7000.

found in sand rock, temperature 62 degrees.

The Jamestown well is 1,576 feet deep, and has a pressure of 100 pounds. Water is clear and soft, with temperature of 75°. At 300 feet quite a flow of gas was met. The city has a system of water works with the well.

No one is able to say that such marvelous wells are impracticable in this and other valleys of Utah. Is not then the matter worthy of a thorough test? If they can be found the water question would be solved, and this region would be transformed, so far as natural facilities could make it so, into a veriboom of the right kind, enhancing table paradise. It would create a all real values to a degree that can scarcely be computed.

VACCINATION.

TO SAY anythingagainst vaccination is in some people's minds equivalent to proclaiming one's ignorance or crankiness. Yet there are many very sensible people who are vehemently opposed to this method of attacking smallpox, and who maintain that it is not a preventive and does more harm than it can possibly do good.

It is nearly a century since Dr. Jenner made the discovery and introduced the practice which has The tube in this well is of three made his name famous throughout sizes. The first 400 feet is 6 inches, the next 300 is 5% inches, and the the civilized world. It is certain last 260 feet 41⁄2 inches. Water was that since its introduction the found in sand rock. Coal was found deaths from that terrible scourge, at different depths, and smelled of which once disfigured multitudes oil. The water is clear and soft, where it did not decimate the popuhas a temperature of 68 degrees and pressure of 200 pounds per square lation, have greatly decreased. At inch. The city has a complete sys- one time in England ninety-six tem of waterworks for fire, lawn out of every one thousand deaths and house use. It takes four strong were from smallpox. The ratio men to hold the hose. diminished to thirty-five per thousand as soon as vaccination was adopted, and remained nearly so for fifty years.

The reason for the selection of the site was that if a good flow was obtained it would partly solve the dry bench water question, which at that time was in process The Redfield well is 960 feet deep. of agitation. Experience in other parts of the country demonstrates, however, that it is in the low-lying portions that artesian wells are successfully sunk. Men who have had experience in obtaining them in California have expressed opinions to the effect that all the conditions of this valley appeared to be favorable to their being secured here. Perhaps additional force is given The Huron well is 863 feet deep, to this question by the fact having a 6 inch tube from top to botthat a large number of the tom. Water was found in sand best wells of that character in rock. The pressure is upward of 200 pounds per square inch. Water is the world have been obtained a little hard, and most of the time But there are physicians and in James River valley, Dakota. The clear. Temperature is 60 degrees. other educated and observing men, Scientific American recently pubHuron has two miles of water mains who contend that though these staand two miles of side piping. Be-tistics may be correct that does not lished an article upon the wondersides furnishing water for fire use, ful Dakota wells, with illustrations, it runs motors for two laundries and prove that the decrease of the ratio showing the streams being thrown four printing offices, using about 20 of deaths from that disease is due to from them to remarkable heights. horse power. The Huron and Red-vaccination. And they bring forth We quote from the article in ques- the valley. field wells are perhaps the best in

tion:

"The early pioneer found the

Yankton has two 6-inch wells, one 610 feet deep and one 600 feet

some strong reasons to support a contrary hypothesis. It is further argued that healthy children have

been impregnated with vile blood disorders, by the filthy practice of putting animal corruption into their veins. Numerous instances are cited to prove this. It is also claimed that the practice of taking pus from one vaccinated child to inoculate another, often communicates disease hereditary in the family to which the first belongs.

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Temperance is the great desid- It is in view of the weakness of eratum. A well-balanced person is mortality and the inability of most temperate in all things. But tem- people to resist the advances of the perance does not always mean total appetite for intoxicants when it abstinence. It means moderation, once is fairly formed, that their use and this implies use. As to in- has been declared by the Great toxicants, the term temperance Author of the universe to be unmust not be applied when the view wise in His people. In a communiis taken that they are always harm-ty of Latter-day Saints it ought ful. But this is yet an open ques- to be perfectly practicable There have been cases in this tion. The most intelligent and establish prohibition. So in Territory which seem to bear out conscientious people, however, are any community of total abagreed, we think, on the proposi-stainers. But in a mixed society, tion that anything which intoxi- republican in its form of governcates ought not to be indulged ment, prohibition does not appear in as a beverage or used com- to be feasible or consistent. While monly at all. In some cases of it is perfectly right for the common sickness, it is believed they may be good that drunkenness should be prudently resorted to with benefit. prohibited and made penal, it may But even this is disputed by people not be right to deprive people who with extreme views, or whose think it no harm to partake sparingaversion to alcohol in any form has ly of the liberty to eat and drink become intense because of the mis- such things as they choose when chief it has wrought in all classes of they do not infringe upon the rights society. and liberties of other people.

these objections. And if it can be demonstrated that the decline in the fatality and spread of smallpox is due to other causes than vaccination, there will be a revulsion of public sentiment on the question, and people will become as repugnant to the practice as they are now eager to sustain it by law and by custom.

Compulsory vaccination, which obtains in England and some other countries, has always been resisted by a portion of the people, and parents are willing to pay repeatedly the fine imposed for neglect of the regulation, rather than infuse into their children's blood diseased matter from an animal or from the arm of a child who may possibly be of diseased ancestors.

Alcohol is used in the arts for And yet the public drinking samany purposes, and it is difficult to loon has been demonstrated to be see how its place could be supplied an evil, difficult to control and alif its manufacture were entirely cut most impossible to suppress without off. It is claimed that it exists in exceedingly stringent legislation. nature, and, indeed, to some extent | High license seems now to be the in everything that is consumed by favorite method of regulating that This opposition has become so mankind. But, on the other hand, which has been found so hard to put strong of late as to open the ques- it is shown that it is born only of down. How long this method will tion of the value of vaccination, death, produced only by decomposi- prevail remains to be seen. It may once considered settled by the fac- tion, and so does not come to us be that when this proves not to arulty. A commission has been ap-naturally. The temperate in thought rest the tide of intemperance, a pointed under Act of Parliament in a wave of public indignation will England, to investigate thoroughly sweep over the land and prohibition the whole subject and make a full will be tried with a determination report. The result of these inquiries to prohibit. will be looked for with interest, not only by practising physicians, but by all who desire the health and welfare of the human family.

PROHIBITION.

and judgment will recognize its use,
while they condemn its abuse; that
which may be proper in mechanics
may be very improper as a drink.

It is undeniable that all nations, Wherever the preponderance of in all ages, have exhibited an appe- public sentiment is honestly in its tite for fluids containing more or favor, and those who are entrusted less alcohol. Wine or strong drink with its execution are faithful to of some kind has been manufactured their official obligations, prohibition from time immemorial And what- will be found to work nearly, at ever may he claimed as to its mod-least, as well as other laws, and the erate or occasional use in exception- evil effects of dram-drinking will be al cases, it cannot be truthfully de- wonderfully lessened if they are not nied that its history is disfigured destroyed. with monstrous evils, and that mankind, wherever it has been introduced, ha been demoralized by its

THE prohibitionists are increasing in numbers in this country; it is a question whether or not they are increasing in influence. In New Hampshire and Massachusetts they have failed to obtain amendments to the State Constitutions, and it is influence, and frightfully degraded not unlikely that in Rhode Island, then made slaves to its insidious where prohibition has been estab-power. lished for nearly three years, the measure will be repealed.

It is all very well to talk of moderate drinking and draw a parallel to There are more people than ever it with moderate eating. But the in the United States who believe it facts are that the two appetites canwould be better for the country if not be fairly compared. Strong no intoxicants were manufactured, drink obtains a mastery over most and that the evils of alcohol very people, when indulged in frequentfar outweigh the benefits that come ly, that rarely loses its hold. from its use for any purpose. But its moral effects are so terrible and most of them hesitate to vote for so baneful both upon the individual legislation that is so restrictive of the and upon society, that no just comrights of individuals as that in parison can be made between drunkvolved in the prohibition movement. [enness and gluttony.

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It is no argument against prohibition that liquor is sold in places where it is established by law. There are murders where killing is a capital offense. Stealing is committed where the penalties against it are severe. Crimes against the person are perpetrated in spite of enactments to prevent them. No one with brains will ridicule the existence of the laws because they do not effectually prohibit the offenses which they were designed to suppress.

There is, no doubt, much truth in the statement that in some places where it has been tried, prohibition has been to a great extent a farce. But is not this because it was not

established or carried out in good faith and with thorough and persistent determination? And is it not true that while prohibition has not perfectly prohibited, yet it has largely curtailed the liquor traffic and liquor habit? We believe that facts will demonstrate it has done both.

We cite as a witness Judge John H. Stiness, of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, who has had ample opportunities of testing the effects of prohibition in that State. He

writes to a Boston friend:

"Prohibition went into effect July 1, 1886. During the first six months the result was almost magical."

He quotes as follows from the Providence Journal which was opposed to prohibition:

to efficiently enforce the law. It is
in such places that prohibition is
declared to be a failure. And yet
for all that it appears that the re-
straints of the law, though so poorly
applied there, have had some good
results. He says:

"For the last four years of license
the average number of warrants is
sued annually by the police courts
of Providence for drunkenness, re-
veling, etc., was 4802. The average
for the last two years under prohibi-
tion, not enforced, has been 3892, or
a decrease of 910 per year. Making
no account of increase in popula-
tion, arrests for drunkenness in 1888
were 71⁄2 per cent. less than in 1885,
the last year of license. A compari-
son of the same years in Boston,
under high license, shows an in-
than in 1885."
crease of 49 per cent. more in 1888

sphere of social humanity rather than in the halls of legislation. The evils of intemperance, the benefits of sobriety, the strength of an emancipated or unenslaved brain and body, the joys of a social condition where inebriety is absent, may all be made clear to rational human beings. And by education and aiding the weak whose will-power fails in the presence of temptation, more will be accomplished in the right direction than by repressive enactinents, that stir up resistance in the souls of the undisciplined, and pro

voke antagonism in the breasts of the pugnacious.

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The entire suppression of liquormaking and liquor-selling will be well nigh impossible while the appeIt seems that the effort to repeal tite for alcohol so largely exists Throughout the State the public the prohibition provisions comes among mankind. But its restriction saloon is reported unknown. This, from professional politicians of both and regulation may be rightfully the of course, is a very decided gain. The temptations placed in the way parties, whose operations are very subjects of legislation, and of the young and heedless by open much hampered by the closing of teacher, the philanthropist, the bar-rooms at every corner have been the saloons. These with parties evangelist and the schoolmaster removed, and, in consequence, taking the State as a whole, there was directly in the liquor interest are must do the rest. They should a remarkable falling off in drunken- laboring dilligently to undo the work diligently by precept, example ness and cognate offenses during the work which has resulted so favor- and influence to hasten the day last six months of 1886, as compared ably during the past three years. when prohibitory laws will be needwith the corresponding period of 1885." The fact that prohibition operates less, because the world will have against individuals of that ilk is ad- been delivered from the greatest

and most monstrous tyrant of the

In the face of these facts, whatever may be said of the impropriety of enforced prohibition in a popular government and a land of liberty, let it not be argued that prohibition should not be established because it does not prohibit. For, in the first place, no law entirely suppresses the crime against which it is enacted; and, in the second place, prohibition can be made to prohibit to a very large extent, and that is only limited in any locality by the true sentiment of its people, and by the means exerted to execute in practice the laws printed upon paper. Prohibition has in no case proven entirely a failure.

This is good testimony to its pub-ditional evidence in its favor. lic effects. The Judge adds: The closing of saloons, the plac-ages, the demoralizing and insen"At the close of the first year of ing under the ban of the law places sate craving for the fluid that deprohibition the police records of Providence showed the following where dram-selling is a business stroys when it exhilirates, brutalreduction in arrests as compared and where dram-drinking is a izes while it stimulates and degrades with the previous year: Total ar- legalized standing temptation, must while it seems to exalt. rests for all causes, 33 per cent. re- be viewed by liquor opponents as a duction; minors, 36 per cent. reduction; assaults, 21 per cent. reduc- big step towards its suppression. tion; revelling and disorderly con- There are a few places where product, 38 per cent. reduction; drunk- hibition is really the rule, and they enness, 37 per cent. reduction; comare invariably places where peace mon drunkards, 54 per cent. reduction. The favorable condition of and order prevail and the common things indicated above still con- vices of civilization are rarely to tinues in a large part of the State." be seen. Colorado Springs is an "Newport shows a decrease of 20 example. Many small Utah towns per cent. and of women 50 per cent. In addition to this there have been may be placed in the same category. no startling tragedies or disturb And where both prohibition and the ances from liquor saloons and license system have been tried alless drunkenness on the streets. ternately, the proofs are clear that In the last three years of license the volume of business, as the former is greatly preventive of shown by bank clearings, decreased crime and strongly promotive of $21,000,000, and during the last public order. However, the course three years has increased $32,000,- of wisdom is that which will lead 000. Depositors in savings banks And this may have increased 100 per cent over the to the best results. gain in the last three years of li- not be the same in different places. cense, and taxable property in Prov- Unless there is an overpowering OUT OF HIS OWN MOUTH. idence in the three prohibition years predominance of public sentiment has increased $11,500,000." in a town or county in favor of proJudge Stiness shows that in coun-hibition, it cannot be made practicaties where there are vigorous prose-ble. It will be the same where, cuting officers, saloons that defied notwithstanding an expressed dethe law have been effectually broken up, while in some of the larger towns Providence included, through the packing of primary meetings and otherwise, "the liquor element secured political control," and no effort was made for more than a year

AN article appeared in one of our late issues, showing that the "Mormon" Church is neither lawless nor tyrannical. It was sire to restrain the liquor traffic, the written in reply to appeals from the disposition prevails to make it a organ of the obstructionists here for source of public revenue. In such some young man to come out and places high license will best regulate proclaim that "no true religion imthat which cannot əq suppressed. posed any obligation to fight the And, after all, the true field of just laws of the republic," and the advocates of abstinence is in the "while declaring full faith in his

INTOLERANCE.

vengeance than efforts to turn the alleged heretics from the error of their ways.

creed that there was nothing in it which imposed any obligation upon any man to give up his conscience THE Millennial Star learns from to the keeping of another." We Elder C. D. Fjeldsted, President of The deviltries and brutalities showed from the authorized works the Scandinavian Mission, that the which the faithful Elders of this of the Church that both these | Swedish clergy are manifesting Church have to encounter in this things had been proclaimed from afresh their intolerance and dispo- and of liberty, while preaching the the beginning, and that they were sition to crush that which they can- simple principles of the Gospel within the revelations relied upon for not refute, and to inflict vengeance out money and without price, are guidance to the Church. The com- where argument fails. He says: greatly chargeable to such papers as mands of God in the Doctrine and "In several districts of Sweden the New York Independent. And Covenants are positive as to obedi- the priests have used their author- the clergy which entertain the same ence to the laws of the land, and ity to forbid our brethren to preach, spirit of vindictiveness against a and in a couple of instances they so plain that the organ aforesaid, have been fined the amount of 60 people whom they cannot convert, unable to deny their clearness and and 100 kroner (£3 and £5) respec- and doctrines which they cannot force, replied, on the 12th inst., in tively. The latter was imposed on controvert, are to be debited with a this way: one of the native young men, about 18 years of age, and was based on share of the guilt, which will surely "From the same book the NEWS the ground that he had, notwith-be found upon their skirts in the might have quoted a later revelation standing he was forbidden to preach great day of accounts and retribuwhich imposes absolute obedience in public, 'offered extempore pray- tion. to superiors, and might have ex-ers in a Mormon' spirit.' Oh Lord, plained that the latter revelation how long before thy truth will be was the one that governs now." tolerated?"

To this we answered on the same day:

says so.

"If this is possible for the NEWS, it is also possible for the person who Let him produce this 'later revelation' if it has any existence. Or if it is in the same book, let him give the page if not the quotation." No response was made to this invitation for the simple reason that no such "later revelation" could be produced. On April 27, in a late and labored attempt to wiggle out of the bad box in which the writer for the organ found himself, he says:

"We noticed the purported command of the Prophet to his people and then said in the same book a later command reversed the one quoted, and that in point of fact that command had never been recognized by the Saints."

"We did not mean that there was a square reversal of the original, but that it was fixed so that the seeming direct command could be ignored by the Mormon priesthood and people, even as it was by Jo Smith to the end of his days."

The dishonesty of this whole attempt to falsify the doctrines and position of the Latter-day Saints is apparent throughout. The "original" of the command about the

laws is not "fixed" in any way except in straight, plain language. And in attempting to fix his own words so that they can be made to carry a different meaning from a square statement that there is "a later revelation," which he knew all the time had no existence, he proclaims to the public what kind of a scribe he is and there is no need for us to come down to his level and call names, however strongly they may be deserved.

Take upon you the name of Christ and speak the truth in soberness.Doo, and Cov.

The Star adds:

However, this will make no difference to the course of the servants of God, who are sent to warn the "A short time previous to the oc- world of impending judgments and turbed a Latter-day Saints' meeting vealed from heaven. The greatest currence above alluded to, a mob dis-proclaim the truth as it has been reon the Island of Bornholm, and, foe to the dissemination of the pure strange to say, instead of the law officers proceeding against any of the rioters, a decree of banishment was pronounced against one of the Elders, with an alternative of six

months' hard labor!"

principles of the plan of salvation, from the very beginning of this work until today, has been the hostility of the hired clergy, the bitter

spirit of modern "Christian” intoler

ance.

Disguise it how they may, the enemies of truth who are full of hatred against "Mormonism” deNOT MAGNANIMOUS. sire to punish its adherents for their belief. And further, they persist- IT IS a regrettable fact that in ently misrepresent that belief. They American journalism there are are either too impatient and intoler-many instances of the lack of ant to examine it carefully, or they magnanimity. Such manifestations are so imbued with bitterness and are not confined to the treatment of anger against it that they are ready people who do not belong to the to resort to falsehood as well as vio- profession. They are often observlence in their eagerness to destroyable in the methods employed by journalists toward members of the The New York Independent, fraternity. If there is any departwhich is an eminent exponent of ment in which the genius of immodern so-called "Christianity," rejoices over the sufferings of men and women in Utah because of their adherence to what they believe to be right,deplores the least exhibition of mercy in the enforcement of special laws, urges a return to the vindictive policy of a few years ago, and closes with this pious expression of "Christian” jubilation:

it.

solation to know that within five
"Meantime it is no small con-
years upward of one thousand con-
victions have been secured in Utah
alone."

personality of journalism should be preserved it is in that. When assaults are made or affronts are offered in consequence of the misfortunes of the individual against whom they are aimed, they are all the more inexcusable, especially if the circumstances that call forth the attacks are of such a character as to prevent the victim from engaging in a reply.

RELIGIOUS.

In the office of the New York InSunday Services. dependent, there is more joy over the Religious services were held in punishment of a "Mormon" who the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, holds sacred his religious convic- Sunday, April 28, 1889, commenctions, and delight over the suffering at 2 p.m., President Angus M. ings of his devoted wives and in- Cannon presiding. nocent children, than over a hundred conversions; and a thousandfold more excitement to force and

The choir and congregation sang:
Great God, attend while Zion sings,
The joy that from Thy presence springs.

The choir sang:

Prayer by Bishop O. F. Whitney. Teacher of all, that when they do that which his Maker has destand in the discharge of their du- manded at his hands, who gives ties as teachers in Israel they may his life unto the acquisition of have some knowledge within their false precepts and the followminds upon which the Spirit may ing of vices, must not hope that draw as upon a store. mercy shall be arbitrarily extended unto him. Thus it follows that repentance is indispensable unto all who hope to secure forgiveness of their evil deeds.

Behold the great Redeemer die, A broken law to satisfy. The Priesthood of the Ninth Ward officiated in the administration of the Sacrament.

ELDER JAMES E. TALMAGE

addressed the congregation. It may perhaps seem somewhat peculiar, he said, to those who are present as visitors, that Elders in Israel should speak to the congregations of Saints extemporaneously, and that they should be called upon frequently without notice, that their testimony should be always ready, and they themselves ready to bear it before any assembly or private individual. This is one of the principles of our creed and religious practice, that, as in days gone by, our Father in heaven was able and willing to inspire those who stood forth to speak and teach humbly in His name with the Spirit of Truth and the power of discernment that they could recognize and understand what principles and topics were appropriate to the occasion, so can He do today, and so does He act with reference to any of those who hold the Priesthood and who undertake or attempt to discharge the duties connected with that calling in humility and sincerity. We believe further that as in the past God frequently selected the weak things of earth wherewith to accomplish His great purposes, and to bring about the fulfilment of His Almighty designs, so today does He oftentimes speak through the mouths of those who are comparatively weak and feeble, provided they will place themselves in His hands as willing instruments for the accomplishment of good.

We think that holy men should speak now, as in bygone days, as they are moved upon by the Holy Ghost, and the influence of the Spirit of God can be invoked and called down from heaven by that faith and the sincere prayers of the congregation.

As Latter-day Saints we have been characterized by those who are not of our faith as a most peculiar people, differing from others in many of our tenets and religious We think it is necessary that a practices. Indeed the Latter-day man should be baptized according Saints themselves admit that they to the form and manner which God are a strange and peculiar people if has revealed and that this baptism judged from the standpoint of other should be performed by one who is sects and denominations. It would called or set apart under the authorbe difficult to enumerate all the pe-ityof heaven to do such works and culiarities, perhaps, which distin- ordinances, even as Aaron was called guish this people; but, among others, by the voice of revelation, coming they believe implicitly in the exer- through the mouths of those who cise of faith towards the Godhead, have been established as the oracles consisting of the Father and His of God by His own almighty word. Son Jesus Christ, who is the Redeemer and the Savior of all flesh, and in the Holy Ghost.

It is not the Latter-day Saints alone who acknowledge at the present time that there is a power This faith about which the Latter- more than that of earth existing in day Saints talk so much, and to the midst of this Church. Our enewhich they bear testimony as occa-mies look with wonder and awe at sion offers, is a power and an influ- its almost miraculous devolopment ence which are expected to pervade since its organization. Many leadthe whole of their lives-not a faith ing thinkers of the day have dethat shall be employed only when clared that such a system of organiconvenience favors its use, not a zation and such a grand plan as prefaith that shall be exercised merely vails in this Church could not have during the time of prosperity, when been established, or conceived, in the sunshine of happiness falls about the mind of man alone. It would the Church, and when individuals seem scarcely natural that from six feel that they are blessed indeed members, in the face of constant oppowith the spirit and influence of sition, the Church of God could have peace; but a faith also that shall developed into its present proporsupport them in the face of tribula- tions, were it not for the fact that tion and trial, and that shall be a the hand of the Almighty has been sustenance unto them, even when over it, and that He, its Protector, their enemies speak against them has permitted only such persecuand they find persecution around, tions and tribulations to come as the clouds of have been necessary for the developcoming storm; a faith which shall ment and advancement of this work. teach them this great lesson In this the true Saints of the Alto acknowledge the hand of God in all His dealings with men upon this earth; a faith which shall teach Another principle and feature of them to look upon their Heavenly our belief is that man, standing as Parent as the God of the universe he does upon earth as a free agent in and One who holds control over the the eyes of his God, has the opporinfluences and elements of nature,tunity, privilege, and right to do as and also over the hearts and thoughts and even the possessions of men; a faith which shall teach them to judge liberally and not to say, because perhaps some personal or selfish aim of theirs has been frustrated, that therefore the Church is wrong and that this faith is of little avail.

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mighty acknowledge His hand and thank Him for those tribulations.

he will, in spite of all the influences that might be brought to bear upon him to the contrary. We believe that a man will follow, to a very great extent, the dictates of his own conscience; and if that conscience be a pure and holy one, and he nourishes that purity and holiness, he will do

We do not think it would be proper for us as Latter-day Saints to set apart certain men to be our preachers and teachers, who should make a business of that, come before a congregation with studied phrases and set words There is one other character-works that are pure and holy. But and thoughts already matured istic of the faith of a Latter-in regard to the man who sins by

in their minds, and determined upon as the ones that should be presented on a particular occasion. To a very great extent, he who does so binds the Spirit and prevents the free exercise of the power of inspiration.

his own free will and choice-not because his Maker is pleased to see him sin-we believe it is possible, according to the plan of our Almighty Father, for him to be brought back into His presence, provided he will do the works demanded by Him at the hands of His obedient children.

day Saint, namely, that his is not a faith consisting of words and belief and thought only, but a faith that must be substantiated and proved by works. We consider that a man who professes a belief in the Lord Jesus Christ and then refuses or We do not conceive, however, neglects to do the things which the that this is in any way an excuse Savior declared were indispensable for idleness and sloth in the study to the acquisition of salvation is To make a very plain and bold that should be bestowed upon the one whose faith is hollow and hypo- statement, we believe that men are things of God. We believe that it critical. A belief in the Lord Jesus indispensable in the eyes of God if is right and proper for all to store Christ consists in more than a mere His plans are not to be frustrated; their minds with knowledge, infor- acknowledgment in words that He but we believe and know also that mation, and truth, and to gather died to save us. It consists in a there is living upon earth no single such from all quarters from good willing, earnest and sincere observ-individual who is indispensable to books and from the teachings of ance of all the tenets which He has the progress of the work of wise men, and that they shall ac- taught and all the requirements God; that no man living company their studies with prayer, which He has made of His faithful shall' say to himself he is of recognizing by their practice the au- followers. such importance and that his labors thority and power of the greatest The man who neglects wilfully to are of such indispensable necessity

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