made in the image of God, take no
interest in their condition after
death? They know they are going
to die, and, if they have any sense or
reflection, they know they will live
after the death of their mortal bodies;
still men will sell their eternal inter-
est for money, for a few hundred or
a few thousand dollars they will sell
all the interest they have in the
eternal world; in fact, they take no
interest in their eternal welfare.
Their cry is—"Give me gold, silver
and honors the few years I spend
here, and eternal life may go where
it pleases, I have no interest in that."
I ask again, why is it that the human
family take no interest in these
things? We have preached over
forty years. I have been engaged in
that work over that time, and have
proclaimed the words of eternal life
to millions of people, and have tra-
veled more than a hundred thousand
miles in so doing, and, as the Pro-
phet has said, I have found one of a
family and two of a city who have
had eyes to see, ears to hear, and
hearts to understand, and they have
been gathered up from the various
nations of the earth into the moun-
tains of Israel, and here to-day we
have a little handful of people, out of
the twelve hundred millions who
dwell upon the earth, who feel an
interest in building up the Zion and
kingdom of God upon the earth, and
who are desirous of being saved in
that kingdom.

Now I would rather be poor all the
days of my life, I would rather go
through poverty and affliction, it
matters not how severe, even to the
sacrifice of my own life, then lose
salvation and eternal life, because
I have faith in it and always had. I
always have had faith in the Bible
and in the revelations of God since I
was a boy like these sitting on these
seats, eight or ten years old, when I
went to the Presbyterian Sunday
school and read about Jesus Christ.
I believed then that he was the
Savior of the world; I believed that
the Old and New Testament was true.
I believe it to-day. What would it
profit a man to gain the whole world
and lose his own soul? What will
a man give in exchange for his soul? [Mark 8:36-37]
When he comes into the presence of
God he can’t buy it. This is the
position of the world. There is none
of us going to live but a little while;
we shall all pass away soon, and our
eternal destiny depends upon the
few days, weeks, months or years
that we spend here in the flesh. Do
you not think it will pay a man or a
woman to keep the commandments
of God? It will, and when we enjoy
the Holy Spirit, when we are trying
to live our religion here on the earth,
we are the happiest people on God's
footstool, no matter what our circum-
stances may be. I do not care
whether we are rich or poor, whether
in happiness or affliction, if a man
is living his religion and enjoys the
favor and Spirit of God, it makes
no difference to him what takes place
on the earth. There may be earth-
quakes, war, fire or sword in the land,
but he feels that it is all right with
him. That is the way I feel to-day.

With regard to the Gospel of
Christ, it is a thing that we should
all labor to maintain the few years
that we spend here. When I get
through with this life and go into the
spirit world, I do not want to miss
what I have in anticipation. I have
always desired to see the Savior,
Father Adam, Enoch, Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, and those old Prophets
we read about in the Bible. I de-
sired this before I heard this Gospel,
I desire it to-day; and I do not wish
to miss this, for nothing in this world
would pay me for such a sacrifice.
But I know that it requires constant

LITTLE CHILDREN ARE INNOCENT, ETC.

made in the image of God, take no interest in their condition after death? They know they are going to die, and, if they have any sense or reflection, they know they will live after the death of their mortal bodies; still men will sell their eternal interest for money, for a few hundred or a few thousand dollars they will sell all the interest they have in the eternal world; in fact, they take no interest in their eternal welfare. Their cry is—"Give me gold, silver and honors the few years I spend here, and eternal life may go where it pleases, I have no interest in that." I ask again, why is it that the human family take no interest in these things? We have preached over forty years. I have been engaged in that work over that time, and have proclaimed the words of eternal life to millions of people, and have traveled more than a hundred thousand miles in so doing, and, as the Prophet has said, I have found one of a family and two of a city who have had eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to understand, and they have been gathered up from the various nations of the earth into the mountains of Israel, and here to-day we have a little handful of people, out of the twelve hundred millions who dwell upon the earth, who feel an interest in building out the Zion and kingdom of God upon the earth, and who are desirous to be saved in that kingdom.

Now I would rather be poor all the days of my life, I would rather go through poverty and affliction, it matters not how severe, even to the sacrifice of my own life, then lose salvation and eternal life, because I have faith in it, and always had. I always have had faith in the Bible and in the revelations of God since I was a boy like these sitting on these seats, eight or ten years old, when I went to the Presbyterian Sunday school and read about Jesus Christ. I believed then that he was the Savior of the world; I believed that the Old and New Testament was true. I believe it to-day. What would it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul? What will a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:35-36 When he comes into the presence of God he can’t buy it. This is the position of the world. There is none of us going to live but a little while; we shall all pass away soon, and our eternal destiny depends upon the few days, weeks, months or years that we spend here in the flesh. Do you not think it will pay a man or a woman to keep the commandments of God? It will, and when we enjoy the Holy Spirit, when we are trying to live our religion here on the earth, we are the happiest people on God's footstool, no matter what our circumstances may be. I do not care whether we are rich or poor, whether in happiness or affliction, if a man is living his religion and enjoys the favor and Spirit of God, it makes no difference to him what takes place on the earth. There may be earthquakes, war, fire or sword in the land, but he feels that it is all right with him. That is the way I feel to-day.

With regard to the Gospel of Christ, it is a thing that we should all labor to maintain the few years that we spend here. When I get through with this life and go into the spirit world, I do not want to miss what I have in anticipation. I have always desired to see the Savior, Father Adam, Enoch, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and those old Prophets we read about in the Bible. I desired this before I heard this Gospel, I desire it to-day; and I do not wish to miss this, for nothing in this world would pay me for such a sacrifice. But I know that it requires constant