The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-13
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AlOu lDE tuO uOpC tuht WIS WIFI
J. him, and ne relied upon the AlmighI
= for support. The doctrine be adv
9 Gated was not OF man, but of Cox
q The doctrine OF exclusive salgalio
q always was and had been unpopular
r The being who promulgated it ha
e himself been unpopular in the da
, 10 which he taught it. The speakt
} felt highly privileged in having 70
himself testimony tha. the A!might
and the Savior lived, and had re
stored to the earth the authority &
preach this doctrine. II be did nc
know for himself that Joseph Smith
Was q prophet he would not stanC
before this congregation to speak a
be had done; and during the pas
thirty years of his life he had expert
ences which taught its truthfuluess Il
him the same as experience laugh
him anything else. When boy h,
was too much interested in bis owl
welfare to treat lightly the message
and he appealed to God and read tht
works of the church, and was con.
verified to the gospel which was mani
Tested IN his faith and actions. He
realized that it was impossible for
man to be of ary benefit to him in
this regard. He was lead to ask in
faith that he might receive a know
ledge If these things were true. He
bad been lead TO believe that we were
all sinners, but that jesus Christ was
great Savior. He WAS astonished at
the simplicity of the doctrine OF
Christ as laugh. by the Latter day
Saints; he could see its consistency.
He found that he must give up the
God without body, parts or passions,
and when he began to think for him
self, he could see that Jesus Christ
was the image Of bis father, that God
had spoken to his people, and that he
had created man in bis own image.
He was also taught that he should be
baptized after repentance, in order to
receive the spirit of God, and to
obtain an understanding of the
ways OF God. He considered that
those who enjoyed the grace OF
God, we're never in darkness, we're
enjoying the greatest liberty and we're
enabled to walk in the light OF the
Creator and act intelligenlly The
Bible, Doctrine and Covenants and
BOOK OF Mormon were full OF evidence
to show that every person could have
the light for himself. At first he |
could not understand how it was that
a man who did not see the doctrines
or follow them should be damned;
but looking at 1t in the philosophy of |
the doctrine he could see that no
man who had not been converted |
could enter the presence of the
We had 10 be converted |
that God lived, and that We had to
become as little children. in a condi-
ion 20 be taught the things of God.
He felt that the reason the Savior was
exalted above his fellows was because
ne loved righteousness and hated in
guilty. We must be teschable, have
alth and turn away from our sins If
We expected to be exalted. 1t is i'm
possible for US to say Jesus taught
hat 1t was only necessary to believe
n him to be saved. We must be
'orn of the water and of the spirit to
e follower of Christ; and the only
gay we can demonstrate that we
Worship God ID by obeyiBg his COM
The ruin of q great
many of US is because we believe but
ve have not the faith to practice.
When We left our native states or
ands we told our friends We were going
D ZION to learn the ways OF God, and
re can never be united until we !
'ractice alike; We might preach the i
octrines with tue tongues OF angels,
ut We can never become one or be
sved until we practice the principles !
hat are taught us. Ii we would give !
nto God the sacrifice of broken :
cart and contrlte spirit as he {
sguires, We would sben see eye to .
ye and be united, but can never be {
itizens of the kingdom OF God by T
rscticing only part OF the pnnci
les of righteousness; and until We do
bserve all thee We can never COM y
rehend the ways of God. The father !
God of truth, and could not say,
Well done, good and faithful
srvsnt" unless we hav5 unhinchingly !,
beyed the principles of eternal life u
nd salvation. The man who leads
at in the narrow path, then begins
} demonstrate character and Is GA
le way 70 eternal lie. The business
our lives should be to work out our :,
wn salvation; it was his business to
I'VE himself and his household aud
g asked if he could save anyone else u
: his household without having
wed himself? Can be a savior on Z
[ount Zion unless | am 3 ssved o
cling? We want to bs- saved by
ping as We please to do, when We did '
OF please to do right. Are We walk "
lg in the straight and narrow path,
Id do we enjoy the satisfaction that I,
1mes from walking in that path? We V
annot serve two masters, and for
8 to expect God to henor US for wor- q
tipping Mammon is perfectly = :
diculous We are here for short Il
me only, therefore let US strive to
lake a record during that time that
70 may be redeemed back into the 81
ingdom of God WITH our kindred and D
he righteous of the earth.
ELDER WILFoRD WOODRUFF then
poke. There is but one, never was 1
ut one, and never will be but one I
ospel; there is no change in that
ospel or its ordinances, never has
cen and never will be. The gospel
/ Christ is very simple, very plain
nd easy to be understood; 1t costa II
sthing. The gospel that Paul taught L
as the same that Christ taught. If
e we're all the people OF one govern h
tent, and were to adopt as many a
lfferent rules for our government as :
De people of this earth have in =
sligious doctrines, We would be con- h
dered a very foolish people. II is :
le commandment OF God that we =
lould be bsptised. and we cannot :
isregard any commandment of Col. n
nor my brethren have never urged
ny one TO be baptised; We merely
eclare the words of life TO them, aud
ave them to choose for themselves. A
would ask the whole CHRISTIAN u
orld, if I could. what excuse they Il
i'll have when they go before God Il
,r their failure to comply With G
he ordinances OF the gospel. No 3
ian can prove by the Bible that any
rophet ever taught any bat one gos G
e!-the gospel of Christ; and this Z
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