knowledge & mysteries of the kingdom of God in
order to sin as far as they wish that they may go to the
highest pitch. How often men lay down their lives
for their country & other purposes, much better then
to die for the cause of God. Good and righteous
men will administer Justice & rebuke evil & the
Church should be clensed from bad men & the
Lord will take his own way to clens the Church. We
should lift up our voice against wickedness of
all kinds, but will the rulers of our land do it no
they will not. they will be cowards untill their
is no man to fight & then be brave when goverment
will not do it some man should take the helm of
government that will do it. will it be called treason
if the God of heaven should set up a kingdom.
may the Lord give you more & more of his spirit
light & intelligence untill you are cemented together
in union & love Amen
President S Rigdon arose & addressed the assembly
in an interesting manner for a length of time the following
are a few Items of his remarks.
If according to
the remarks in the morning A conspiracy does exhist
with the persons that have been named, It is one of
those kind of associations that could not exhist in
any thing except against the kingdom of God.
A word concerning power. History refers us back
beyound civilization in treating upon this subject
In consequence of power, their is strength & glory
whare their is no power it is like flies without any
ordor or rule. I have viewed the nations of the
earth & the way they are relaxing in power & the course
they are persuing onehundredyearswillnotpass
away till there would not be a man or woman
on the earth, and nothing but the hand of God can
save it, & this is why God would send Elijah
knowledge & mysteries of the kingdom of God in
order to sin as far as they wish that they may go to the
highest pitch. How often men lay down their lives
for their country & other purposes, much better then
to die for the cause of God. Good and righteous
men will administer justice & rebuke evil & the
church should be clensed from bad men & the
Lord will take his own way to clens the Church, we
should lift up our voice against wickedness of
all kinds, but will the rulers of our land do it no
they will not, they will be cowards untill their
is no man to fight & then be brave when goverment
will not do it some man should take the helm of
government that will do it, will it be called treason
if the God of heaven should set up a kingdom,
may the Lord give you more & more of his spirit
light & intelligence untill you are cemented together
in union & love Amen
President S Rigdon arose & addressed the assembly
in an interesting manner for a length of time the following
are a few Items of his remarks. If according to
the remarks in the morning a conspiracy does exhist
with the persons that have been named, it is one of
those kind of associations that could not exhist in
any thing except against the kingdom of God.
A word concerning power. History refers us back
beyound civilization in treating upon this subject
In consequence of power, their is strength & glory
whare their is no power it is like flies without any
order or rule. I have viewed the nations of the
earth & the way they are relaxing in power & the course
they are persuing onehundredyearswillnotpass
away till there would not be a man or woman
on the earth, and nothing but the hand of God can
save it, & this is why God would send Elijah
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