The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-20

UpnelI Dy WHO'S eternal mana.
The Saints can dsre or die.
Prayer by Bishop Watson.
Singing of the hymn:
Praise to the man who communed will
Jehovah, etc.
ELDER B. II. ROBERTS said it is nov
nearly 1900 years since an event oc
Cured which marked new era in the
worlds history. A man of peculiar
bearing made his appearance among
the Jews, one who preferred to dwell in
the desert, out in the wilderness; his
teachings were peculiar, not after the
manner of mems learning, but as be
was moved upon by the Holy Spirit
and although uncouth and uneducated,
he attracted attention, and people left
cities, hamlets and villages to hear him.
The burden of his remarks was that
people should repent, for the kingdom
of heaven was at hand. The people of
that day had been anticipating the
arrival of the Messiah, and from his
teachings they wondered if he were not
the DeliVerer, and on their in
quiring, he told them he was
not; he was only preparing the
way for one who would baptize
with fire and with the spirit. Jesus. of
Nazareth, subsequently went to John
the Babtist. requesting baptism, but
John said he needed to be baptized of
Him. John baptized the Savior, and
when the spirit rested On Him. John
knew He was the Messiah. Passing
over the life of Jesus, the speaker re-
marked that after His resurrection he
was with His disciples for forty days;
but what He taught them is not fe-
corded. On one occasion He called
them together and told them they
should, according to the promise of
J ohm, be baptized with the spirit Afte:
the ascension the apostles received the |
baptism of the Holy Ghost. and con-
Quoted themselves so as TO call forth |
criticism from the rabbiS am people, |
who said they were drunken with new
wine. The recital of this portion of the |
history of the time of Jesus was to show /
that the promise made through or by an |
authorized servant of God was strictly
fulfilled. The Apostle Peter preached a |
gospel sermon, which so struck the PEG
pie that they cried as with one voice:
- Men and brethren, wnat snail we do?"
The gospel being the same in all ages OF
the world, the reply to that
question would have equal force
upon people of to-day with those of
eighteen centuries ago. Who was PeterP
A humble fisherman, picked up by the
savior, on the shore of Galilee; an I'M
Uttered, honest man; he was with
Jesus throughout his pubic mil i,try /
and was ready in The defInse of his
Master at the Garden of GeLnsemane:
lis experience was varied but sincere in
lis tollowlng5 Of the SAVIOR, and be was
thoroughly qualified to answer the
question asked, which he did by say
ng:
Repent and be baptized every one of Won.
n the name OF Jesus Christ, for the remis,
ion OF sins, aud ye shall receive the gift of
he Holy Ghost For the promise is to YOU,
nd 10 your children, and to all that are afar
III. even as many as the Lord our God shall
all.
That promise was for the whole hui ,
nan race; it was not confined to the
ewS, or their children, or their chill ]
lren's children, in Judea, butall ''those
hat are afar of. " The Holy Ghost was
MY promised to those that would yield
obedience, however. Jesus when Hede !
'arted, said He would send His apostles l
he Comforter, whom the world could E
lot receive, Elder Roberts reviewed
everal instances of faith in Jesus
beyed the Lord, in which miracles had
cen performed. 1t seems that accord L
lg to Peters promise, all in the present S
ay are entitled to receive the gift OF the I
Ioly Ghost. The speaker here read
rom the writings of s.. John, concern
lg the Comforter, which should teach
len all things. Another important o
flee which it performs is to bring c
} the remembrance things of the past b
hen they were OF need 10 the Indiv d. C
al. The spirit would guide into all S
ruth; it would show the posSessOr U
nlngs that are to come. The Latter U
ay Saints would bear him out in saw
was this Spirit, in this day of their I
rails. that was comforting their hearts. Il
hose who did not understand the C
1ormons or their faith, saw the nation P
nd people arrayed against the little a
andful of people in Utah, and they
at the Calmness of the latter
he world say the serenity of the
lormons is the result of priestcraft, in 4
uced by the cunning of their leaders. Y
mt they are mistaken. 1t is the silent O
VI h1O PAAAI VI OOu III LIiClI "
lidst, which IS whispering to them the \
1ings that are to come, and saying, $,
nat after the. clouds will come n
le sunshine. The philosophy of
lie gospel was briefly referred
by the speaker The gospel
pure and holy, and those associated -
18th it must, necessarily, be also pure -
10 holy. The requirement of those 3
efore baptism was to repent. The ~
brit of God dwslls not in all nnholy u
mple. The ordinance of baptism was q 9
cleanse their tabernacles for a recep-
On of the gift of the Holy Ghost. If a
ter this publication, men again defile II
emselyes, God, it is said, will de-
roy them. 1t becomes them, there
re, that they remain pure. God does d
1t look upon sin with any degree of by
lowance. The events which occurred q
lring the later years of Moses minis of
= among the children oil Israel, and the he
omises made them which should be Or
lhiled on the other side of Jordan, If al
ey persevPred and we've faithful. were
cited. That people were to be super
IN every respect. Every blessing
at the heart could desire, or the mind B,
nceive, was promised them if they n
ntlnued in their righteouness and on Cl