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II ': , "UNITED, WE STAND j DIVIDED, WE FALL." I
II 0U- ST. GEORGE, UTAH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1878. ToTsT I
i I POETS' CORNER. j
HAVE COURAGE TO SAY NO.
You're starting to-day on life's journey,
Along on the high-way of life;
You'll meet with a thousand temptations,
Each city with evil is rife.
jThis world is a stage of excitement,
Thoro's danger wherever you go;
But vylienyou are tempted in weakness,
Have courage, my hoy, to say no !
, The Syren, s sweet song may allure you ;
i Beware of her cunning and art:
Whenever you see lier approaching,
,. , Be guarded and haste to depart.
. The Billiard Saloons are inviting,
Decked out in their tinsel and show ;
You may be invited to enter,
L Have courage, my boy, to Bay no !
vThe bright ruby wine may ba offered,
A No matter how tempting it be,
j. From poison that stinga like an adder,
My boy, have courage to flee.
, . The gambling halls are before you,
, Their lights, how they dance to and fro :
If you should be tempted to entor,
.., Think twice, evo-n thrice, ere you go.
J In. courage alone lies your safety,
imwai " When you the long journey begin,
" And trust in a Heavenly Father,
. Who'll keep you unspotted from sin. . t it
S Temptations will go on increasing,
E y As. streams from a rivulet flow,
9 But If 3'ou are true to your manhood,
H Have courage, my boy, to say no !
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A DISCOURSE". - '
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By'Prest. Jospph Smith being the fu
wTn'eraJ'sermon of elder. King Follett; from
the Millennial Siar.
';:,; 1 (continued.;) ;
r jj . (Errata. In Discourse iii last issue
I 1 5th line, read, '-Is it logical to say,"
I " . etc.Jnstead of"It is logical to say," etc
I A man cannot commit the unpar-
1 donable sin after the dissolution of the
m body, and there is a way possible for
1 1 1 escape. Knowledge saves a man ;
I " and in the world of spirits no man can
1' i'-i- ibe exalted but by knowledge. So. long
1 1j as a man will not give heed to the com-
1 r:i. mandments, lie must abide without
m ii- salvation. If a man has knowledge,
hi in be can be saved although, if he has
I- ... been guilty of great sins, he will be
I punished for them. But when he con-
I 'i1' sents to obey the Gospel, whether here
I or in the world of spirits, he is saved.
1 A man is his own tor men fcer and his
own cond'emner. Hence the saying,
- They shall gomto the lake that burns
; - with fire and.brirasloce The .torment
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of disappointment in the mind of mnn
is exquisite as a lake burning with fire
and brimstone . I say so is the torment
of man.
I know the Scriptures and under
stand them. I said no man can com
mit the unpardonable sin after the
disolution of body, nor in this lifeuntil
he receives the Holy Ghost ; but they
must do it in this world. Henco the
salvation of Jesus Christ was brought
out for all men in order to triumph
over the devil ; for if it did not catch
him in one place, it would in another ;
for he stood up as a Saviour. All will
suffer until they obey Ohrist himself.
The content ion in heaven was Jesus
said there would be certain eouIs that
would not be saved;' and the Devil
said he could save them all, and laid
his plans before the grand, council, who
gave their vote in favor' of Jesus
Christ. So the Devil rose up in rebel
lion against God, and was cast down,
with all who put jip their heads for
him.
All sins shall be forgiven, except
"the sin against the Holy Ghost; for
Jesus will save all except the sons of
perdition. What must a man d ) to
commit the unpardonable sin ? He
must recive the fioly lhost, have the
heavens opened unto him, and know
God, and then sin against Him. After
a man has sinned against the Holy
Ghost there is no redemption for him.
He has got to say the sun does not
shine while he sees it ; he has got to
deny Jesus Christ when the heavens
have been opened unto him, and to
deny the plan of salvation with his eyes
open to the truth of it ; and from that
time he begins to be an enemy. This
is the ease with many apostates of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterrday
Saints.
When. a man begins to be an enemy
to this work, he hunts Die, he seeks to
kill me, and never ceases to thirst lor
,my blood. He gets the spirit of the
Devil the same spirit thai they had
who cruciGed the Lord of Life the
same spirit that sins against the Holy
Ghost. You cannot save such person-;
they make open war, like the Devil,
and awful is the consequence.
I advise all of you to be careful, what
you do, or you may by-and-by find out
that you havc:,:be-n deceived. Stay
yourselves; don't make any hasty I
moves ; you may be saved. If a spirit
or bitterness is in you, don't be in haste
You may say that man is a sinner.
Well, if he repents, he shall be for- I
given. Be cautious : await, . When I
you find a spirit thai wants bloodshed I
niurder, the same is not of God, but fl
is of the Devil. Out of the abundance " fl
of the heart of man the mouth speaketh. jH
The best men bring forth the best
works. The man who tells you words H
of life is the man who can save you. I
warn you against all evil characters H
who sin against the Holy Ghost ; for H
there is no redemption for tliem in this H
world nor the world to come.
I could go back and trace every sub- H
ject of interest concerning the relation- E
ship ot man to God, if I had time. I H
can enter into the mysteries ; I cari H
enter largely into the eternal worlds '-fl
for Jesus said, 'In my Father's house
are many mansions: if it were not so "fl
I would have told you.' I gp q B
prepare a place for you. (John lUh. t"B
chap,, 2nd. v.) Paul .says, 'Ther5e is 1 ifl
one-glory of fhe sun, and another glory Kf: H
of the moon, and another glory of the
stars : for one star differeth from an- Mm
other star in glory. So also is . the
resurrection Of the dead.' (1st Cor.
15. chap., 41s. v ) What hove we
to console us in relation to the dead.? IB
We have reason to have (he greatest
hope and consolations for our dead of mmm
any people on the earth ; for we have 11
seen them walk worthily in our midst jH
and seen them sink asleep in the arms fl
of Jesus: and those who have died in 11
the faith are now in the celestial Hl
kingdom of God. And hence is the kmm
glory of the sun. IHfl
TO BE CONTINUED. HB
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ViUafje Destroyed by a Torna'do. Il
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East Saginaw, Sept. 20i Shermair Hi
city, j small village in Isabella county, SHH
Michigan, was annihilated yesterday
by a terrific tornado. Every store,
dwelling house and shed in the village
was swept clean, except a frame dwell-
ing, which was partially destroyed. Mmm
The air was thick with timbers, boards,
bricks and stones. The inhabitants
took refuge in cellars. Mr. Fry'o, his
wife, little gir! and baby, were- badly
injured. At Colemen's Michigan, con 41
.siderable damage "was done.-f-S. L,
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