from generation to generation, so long as your history will be known among men.
But if you do repent and turn to the Lord, with all your heart, then you shall be ab-
undantly blessed, and rejoice in the way of salvation in your old age. I ask can it
be possible that you have willingly cast away the sweet influencies of the gifts of the Spirit of
God, in exchange for those things which are car[n]al, vain, sinful, and degrading in
their nature? How long will you strive to lock out of the Church, the wisdom and power of
God, to make room for the display of your carnal performances? I wonder that you have
been so much like the children of Israel anciently, their prophet Moses desired that they
should sanctify themselves, but they would not come up to that high standard of perfec-
tion, so he gave them a law of carnal commandments. [Exodus 34] Has it not been so with you in
these days? Would you choose to appear before our Savior as the advocate and defen-
der of a law of carnal commandments instead of being an advocate and defender of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ? If so, then I ask you where is that substancial manhood, and
independence of character, that should adorn every one that will have the honor, of being
called valiant in the testimony of Jesus Christ? Have you been so high minded as to over-
look the above priceless stamp of human character? I look with admiration upon the
manhood and independence of character manifested in the life of our Savior, and others
I could name; but a perverted manhood and indepenedence, I despise. I ask what can
be the reason that it appears by your conduct, that you can not afford the time, to write or
speak to your fellow man, when you think him below your rank of honor? Where did
you find such an example of perverted aristocratic pride, in the Gospel of Christ?
We have such as the above example, given by them of old, who persecuted and killed
the prophets, and them that God had sent to them. Would you also follow after them?
I have never refused to speak or reason, on the fair and grand platform of equality,
with any of my fellow men, be they high or low, in the esteemation of other men. If we

5

from generation to generation, so long as your history will be known among men. But if you do repent and turn to the Lord, with all your heart, then you shall be abundantly blessed, and rejoice in the way of salvation in your old age. I ask can it be possible that you have willingly cast away the sweet influencies of the Gifts of the Spirit of God, in exchange for those things which are caral, vain, sinful, and degrading in their nature? How long will you strive to lock out of the Church, the wisdom and power of God, to make room for the display of your carnal performances? I wonder that you have been so much like the children of Israel anciently, their prophet Moses desired that they should sanctify themselves, but they would not come up to that hight standard of perfection, so he gave them a law of carnal commandments. Has it not been so with you in these days? Would you choose to appear before our Savior as the advocate and defender of a law of carnal commandments instead of being an advocate and defender of the Gospel of Jesus Christ? If so, then I ask you where is that substancial manhood, and independence of character, that should adorn every one that will have the honor, of being called valiant in the testimony of Jesus Christ? Have you been so high minded as to overlook the above priceless stamp of human character? I look with admiration upon the manhood and independence of character manifested in the life of our Savior, and others I could name; but a perverted manhood and independence, I despise. I ask what can be the reason that it appears by your condict, that you can not afford the time, to write or speak to your fellow man, when you think him below your rank of honor? Where did you find such an example of perverted aristocratic pride, in the Gospel of Christ? We have such as the above example, given by them of old, who persecuted and killed the prophets, and them that God had sent to them. Would you also follow after them? I have never refused to speak or reason, on the fair and grand platform of equality, with any of my fellow men, be they high or low; in the esteemation of other men. If we