tial world, you must prepare yourselves by doing the things which I have commanded you and required of you.

Obedience to this law is therefore necessary to prepare men for the enjoyment of the glory of the celestial world; and whether this work of preparation be commenced now or hereafter, it will undoubtedly have to be performed, and the laws will have to be submitted to, by all those who desire to obtain celestial glory.

The second question is:

"Is there any set time for establishing the Order; that is, any time appointed by revelation when this order shall be established in the Church?" To this we reply, No. There is nothing in the revelations which clearly indicates the time when this Order shall be established, further than this: that it is the Lord's design, as appears in the revelations, to have His Saints conform to this Order as quickly as their faith will permit them to do so. At what time this shall be done depends almost entirely, it may be said, upon the faith of the people to carry into effect the revelations which the Lord has given. There will be, no doubt, circumstances created through the acts of men that will make favorable the establishment of this Order. There has been a great change in public feeling concerning property and the rights of property within a very few years. Evidently the Lord is moving upon the hearts of prominent men in the nations to set forth and advocate theories looking to a better organization of society than exists at the present time. The anarchists, the communists, the socialists, and all these people who are agitating these questions--some of whom are adopting very wicked means to carry out their aims-are having their effect upon human society, both in this country and in Europe. The people are aroused by the violent acts of some of these classes to reflect upon these questions. They have become burning questions in many places, and men are compelled to give them attention. Even well-established governments cannot treat them lightly; for the thrones of kings and emperors tremble in the face of the violence with which those who sit upon them are menaced. Even in republican France, as well as our own country, these agitators are not idle.

All this agitation, coupled with many of the events that are taking place, is preparing the way for the establishment of the pure and better order of things; and it will be with the United Order, as it has been with many of the truths which the Lord has given by revelation-it will attract men's attention, and they will be pre-disposed to look favorably upon it as a means of settling some of these great questions.

Of course, the Latter-day Saints themselves are effected by the public sentiment that prevails around them. Their traditions have all been in favor of existing conditions concerning property. It has been hard for them to divest themselves of the old ideas respecting the ownership of land and other property, and especially of the idea that every man is entitled to all that he can make in the struggle of life by superior management and by shrewd dealing with his fellow-man. Our traditions have come down to us in this form: That every man is the architect of his own fortune, and that he is under no special obligations to look out for any

body but himself, and those in whom he might take interest. "Am I my brother's keeper?" has been the sentiment that has been generally felt and carried out by mankind, though not often expressed. It has been entirely optional whether a man cared for anybody beyond his immediate family. There have been, and are thousands of benevolent individuals, who do all they can for the benefit of their fellow-creatures, and for the alleviation of the poverty and misery which they see around them. These are called philanthropists. But the bulk of the people consider themselves under no obligations even to do this.

These traditions have to be unlearned and dismissed from our minds; for through them human misery has prevailed in every land. Some men have wallowed in the possession of every luxury; they have monopolized the elements around them to the exclusion of their poorer and weaker neighbors; and thousands are almost starving in sight of food and the other elements necessary for physical comfort and happiness, without the power to obtain them. Certainly this is wrong. We all must admit it. It is not the design of our Creator, who has endowed this earth so plenteously with every element necessary for man's well being and happiness, that one class should be permitted to monopolize these to the exclusion of another class. If there were a scarcity of elements, then an argument might be found in favor of one class seizing and enjoying more than another. But no such scarcity exists. There is abundance of soil, from which to raise the grains, the vegetables and the fruits for the sustenance of all. Everything necessary for the clothing of the entire human family, as well as for the erection of their houses, and for the furnishing of their other conveniences, is in abundance on the earth.

Our view, therefore, is that sooner or later circumstances will surround the peoples of the earth of such a character, as to make the United Order a desirable thing, and refuge will be sought there from evils that will menace society, and, unless checked, prove its destruction. The Lord will not only teach His people by the revelations from heaven, but there will be other influences brought to bear upon them, that will in a certain sense, compel them, without, however, taking from them their agency, to adopt the plans which the Lord has revealed for their temporal and spiritual salvation.--Juvenile Instructor.

A rich gold discovery is reported to have been made in the mountains east of Willard City, Box Elder County.

"Nickle Day" for the Sunday Schools has been changed from the first Sunday in September until the last Sunday in October.

The Latter-day Saints College opened for the coming season at Salt Lake City. This is the tenth year since it was commenced, and it it still gaining in popularity among its patrons.

Utah has been having some fast running trains. On September 5, a special from Provo made an average of a mile a minute or nearly that from Provo to Ogden, exclusive of the time taken for stops.

The management of the Saltair Bathing Resort has decided to close the season with a fine program. Prizes will be given for various exercises, and the proceeds of the day will go to the different charitable institutions of the city.

The death of Elizabeth Keigham Taylor is announced. She was the wife of the late President Taylor, and the mother of Thomas E. Taylor. She was one of the earliest settlers in Utah, and did a good work in the Church. Her children and grand-children are quite numerous. She was 84 years of age at the time of her death.

The large Tabernacle at Salt Lake City has been undergoing a thorough renovation of late, and several improvements have been made. The side walls have been painted in imitation of slate-colored marble, and the pillars resemble Sienna marble, forming a pleas ing contrast. The seating capacity has been enlarged to make room for five hundred more people. The whole building inside and out looks much improved.

The candidates for the different offices, as named by the democratic convention on September 5, were as follows: For Governor, John T. Caine; Congressman, B. H. Roberts; Judges of the Supreme Court, R. W. Young, S. R. Thurman, Thomas Maloney; Secretary of State, Fisher Harris; Auditor, Guy C. Wilson; Treasurer, Alma Greenwood; Attorney General, A. J. Weber; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Karl G. Mæser.

Mrs. James Parsons of Brigham City was milking her cow, and while doing so the animal gave her a severe kick which knocked her down. On arising to her feet the lady was surprised and horrified to see her house in flames. She had left a little baby in the room and she made a successful effort to save the infant. But for the cow's action the baby would likely have burned to death, as the mother was unconscious of any danger up to that time.

The entries for the Eisteddfod to be held in Salt Lake City next month have been closed. There are 137 altogether, and among them are residents of several States. Colorado has more than any other place outside of Utah, but contestants from Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York will be present, so that the affair will be really a national one. The Judges appointed are all non-residents of Utah, and of such well known ability that their decisions will no doubt be accepted without question. At least two days will be required to complete the whole program.

Fred I. Monson, who lived in Salt Lake City years ago, but whose home is now in Chicago, has been visiting Salt Lake City for the purpose of obtaining data for a lecture on Utah and her resources; also for one on the history of the Church since its organization in 1830. He has obtained views of Nauvoo, Independence, and other places, and these will be used for illustrating the lectures. Mr. Monson promises that his lectures will be simply narratives of the facts, without any coloring either favorable or unfavorable towards the Mormon people; his hearers can draw their own conclusions. He is a member of the Chicago and San Francisco Press Clubs, and of the Geographical Society of California.

Bears are said to be unusually numerous in the mountains of San Pete County this year. Four of the cinnamon variety were killed in one day by a party of men, and others have been seen in a number of places. Elmer Gustafson, of Fountain Green, and his brother were herding sheep in the mountains when a commotion was heard in the corral; they divined the cause, one of the boys grabbed a gun and they set out for the sheep, and, getting around them, found a large grizzly at work. The elder brother fired at the shaggy animal, but succeeded only in wounding it and it charged upon the younger boy. Elmer after three attempts succeeded with the aid of dogs, in escaping, but sustained severe scratches on the face and one arm and a deep cut across the fleshy part of the hip. He was brought to town, his wounds dressed, and he is quite comfortable. The elder brother could not shoot but the once, owing to a cartridge, which refused to be ejected. The bear escaped and has not been seen since.

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No. 40. Vol. LVII.

Thursday, October 3, 1895.

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DISCOURSE BY ELDER FRANKLIN D. RICHARDS.

THE following discourse on "The Records of the Saints" was delivered by Elder Franklin D. Richards at the General Conference of the Church in the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, April 6, 1895:

Beloved hearers: I have greatly rejoiced with you during the sittings of this Conference, yesterday and this morning, in the very precious instructions that have been given to us. I realize that they have been the dictation of the Holy Ghost unto us, and my soul has been feasted therewith. We have had a blessed variety of instructions given to us, of many things both temporal and spiritual.

Inasmuch as you are in the habit of raising up your hands twice a year to sustain me as the historian of the Church, and are liable to be called upon to do the same thing again before this Conference closes, I feel impressed with the importance of presenting to you some thoughts for consideration which appertain to that part of the labor in which I am engaged—that of historian. There is a great work devolving upon God's people in their daily life in the organization which has been set forth to us this morning. An important feature of that work is the keeping of the sacred records of the Church. This involves something more than is generally contemplated by those who are called to be clerks, secretaries and recorders in the Church. I wish to call the attention of this congregation to a consideration of this subject a few minutes this morning, but before proceeding further I desire to read a few sentences of sacred writ, beginning with Genesis, second chapter and 4th verse:

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.