The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-17

LOrQ concerning the wars that W
shortly come to pass. beginning at Il
rebellion of South Carolina, which W
n. eventually terminate in II death al
misery of many souls. The days W
come when wars will be poured OF
place: for behold, the Southern Stat
shall be divided against the Northe,
J. States and the Southern States wi
call on other nations, even the patton
Great Britain, as it is called"
n The time being limited, quote but
fragment OF this revelation: and,
doing so, draw the attention of this al
dience to the remarkable fact that
was given twenty.nine years before th
breaking out of the war that is Gale
the great war of the rebellion, and
designates two different points con
nected with it, not only the division q
the forces, the north and south, but j
designates the place where the rebellion
q would begin, and also that the Southern
States would call upon the nation O
Great Britain for aid. The even
to which this prophecy pointed il
now an accomplished fact. 1t is also
, matter of history that the re bellion no
only began at the place indicated, bur
that the confederacy sent delegation
to treat with the British government
asking them to sustain the confederacy
: Nov. it is common to say, when claims
are made to prophetic inspiration that
any person might have predicted such
an event with similar accuracy. |
would like to see the individual now.
independent of the Spirit of God, who
could predict an event of such magni-
tude twenty nine years before its time
A few years before the war of the
rebellion burst upon this country and
deluged it largely with the blood of the
sons of the republic, Apostle Orson
Pratt Travelled through the United
States and proclaimed to the people
everywhere that this event would
shortly occur. He was treated with
scorn and contumely on every hand,
even when the nation was close to the
verge of this mighty calamity. Where
were the statesmen? Where were the
far-seeing philosophers who could
understand the danger that was at the
doors?
1t is the heritage OF every true
disciple of Jesus Christ to possess the
spirit Of prophesy to a greater or
less degree, according to his or
her capacity and faiIhfulness. The
The people to cultivate the gifts of that
spirit, more especially the gift of
prophecy. 1t is the right of every dis
ciple to know whether his feet are
planted on the Rock of Ages or whether |
he has adopted as his religious guide a
man-made system destitute of the |
power of God. Hence the Savior enun- |
ciated this promise 10 the people in the |
day in which He lived: He that doeth |
the will of my Father shall know of the
doctrine whether it is of God, or
whether l speak of myself" If we have
the same doctrine, the same church, the
same power there will be the same
of gifts. The Latter-day
Saints state that they have received
this power and this gift so that they
are no longer left to grope in darkness
and doubt. This is the reason why
tbeythaVe gathered to this place. These
blessings are obtained by obedience to
the same laws as were observed by
those who embraced the gospel in its full.
ness in the primitive church. There
must be a seeking after God and the
spirit of revelation, an acceptation of
the doctrine of the atoning blood Of our
Lord and SAVIOR Jesus Christ, repent
ance of sin, not that repentance that
!
4 sorrow III the heart followed by the
repetition OF sinful course, but turn
ng away from sin unto God, being bap-
Tied according to the plan which God
established in His church--baptized by
for the remission of sins.
and receiving the Holy Ghost by the
aging on of hands of those holding au-
.hority from the Almighty, and SUISSE
luently to live life of purity, of love,
If self-sacrIfCe. and of devotedness to
he cause of truth.
There are many persons who repudl- ,
ate altogether the spirit of revelation or
communication from God, no matter
what testimony they may hear to the
contrary. This objection is sometimes
raised in opposition to the proposition
hat Joseph Smith was really prophet:
Why should God make him so much {
more gifted than his fellow creatures.
Why should be be chosen as
the medium through which
God should communicate his
mind to the balance of humanity
Joseph Smith was selected according to t
the eternal fitness or adaptability of
things, and was a suitable instrument
to be used for that purpose. To raise
an objection then to the divinity of his
calling, because it would show partial
ty on the part of God, is about equal
to making the complaint that every
man is not born shakespeare, Mil
ten, an Abraham Lincoln or a Glad
stone, or that al are not born with like
powers. There are those who are born
poets, philosophers, and there are those
who are prophets, each having his
:phere for the accomplishment of the
designs of God in the earth. =
There are many who raise an objec-
lion to the Latter day Saints on the
ground that they are bigotted and
narrow in their views and conceptions t
Of redemption. They are not narrow
surely because they hold that they are
right. This accusation could have been
placed as consistently at the doors of
Him who spake as never man spake,
The Savior of the world, who said that
light had come into the world and
With the light had come condemna-
ton, for the peonle received
Lot the light. But we are
not so narrow, and so contracted
IS to take the position that all others
sre entirely wrong. We have no such :
views. There is something true, there
3 something lofty and ennobling in all
he systems of religion = not only
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