Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-20

Rnce would be worse than useless
There Ia always = resemblance be.
tween the seen aud The Unseen, the
temporal and spiritual, and rs &c
earthly institution would acknowl'
edge transaction 10y one who bad
no authority from il. it Is absurd q
imagine that God would depart from
this common sense rule. Without
the existence OF revelation from God
there eau be no authority from Him.
Hence those who repudiate reveal
/ ton acknowledge their lach OF au-
thcrity 10 act II :hs name Of Jesus.
Those who assert that the gifts
Of the spirit are done away with be-
cause not necessary, unwilling
I ly proclaim that they are
Z destitute Of the Holy Spirit. Where
that spirit j., gifts and Manifesto
tons Will be found. To asser; to the
| contrary would be as ridiculous as
/ II take the ground that human
being could be anywhere present
and not in some way exhibit his
[ powers and intelligence.
When we have given obedience
I 70 the ordinance OF l'auiisn, the
promise u that we shall have the
Holy Spirit. and II We 90 not receiy {
this influence, something must be
wrong, for the promise OF Omnipo-
tence cannot fail. The reception Of
the Holy Ghost is received when
the authorized servants Of God lay
their hands upon the heads Of the
disciple and he is then, in the words
Of our Savior, ''bJrn Of water and Of
the epirit''snd belongs, therefore, 70
the kingdom OF God AMI His Christ.
de is no longer q child Of the wOrli;
hence from 4 worldly standpoint
the true Christian IS generally re-
garded as fool.
The real followers Of Christ hnSs
the same seli-sacrificing spirit
which He had, and unless they
have, their profession OF being HIS
followers is a hollow mOckery. The
care and solicitation Of cur Redeem.
CT was not for Himself, tut fog
mankind, so much 50 that He lost
sight Of His own individuality anu,
with His bOundless love, grasped
eternity. He said, after He had
risen,all power was given unto Him.
He had sought to preserve that
which Will finally be entrusted to
Him rs an everlasting inheritance.
He thus stiOTed His Clpability for
being the R=deemer anu the head Of
this creation. He was the Lamb
that was slain before the foundation
Of the world, auI To the Father and
to Him and The Holy Ghost be
honor and glory forever. We
glOrlfy Him not only Ter reicmp.
ton, but also foe that which 70. .de
redemption necessary, the fall.
whereby we have bl,en placed In a
condition to gain experience which
Will III US for greater ani more ex-
ceeding weight Of glory.
The Holy Spirit is the medium Of
revelation through which the dis
ciple can found his faith on the
"li0ck Of Ages The GOSPEL is a
system cnb1lyingglori0u premises, /
one OF which Is that whatsoever
shall do the will Of God shall know
whether the doctrine Is Of Him or
not. Where, then, i any room for
doubt: There can be no deception
on the sl'ject when we know how
10 obtain satisfactory witness,
Those protesting u be DISPENSERS O.: Z
the gospel AMI cannot make this
promise are not called OF God. Here
Is a ties. open 10 everybody. Wc, -
Elders OF what We clI;.n 70 be the /.
true Church, say that those who
take the course ! have eu.!eayJred
to portray can know that God 4
has spoken 10 this generation 4
ana raised up Apostles and 4
Prophets 10 ceIr the message |
Of the fJilnC-s Of the Gospel in these |
days. This is the testimony Of the /
Saints. Many Of rs have borne IL I
10 the world, surrounded 10y bowling I
mODs and suee.ins cyuics. The /
truth makes some people angry, but I
now a Gncieniiy the sheep know /
the voice Of the good Shepherd anu /
follow Him, while they know not I
the voice Of a stranger. This i
manifested everywhere in the az
Of the servants Of the
Lord. They deliver their message
In meekness 10y the power Of the
Spirit, and the sheep Of the flJck.
vino have the Spirit Of truth in t1eir
hearts, feel IT. prOmptings and IT,
Jice; thus the Gospel catches one Of
4 family, aud two Of a city. l have
his testimony and bear il humbly. I
Il has been manifested 10 me that
sod has spoken 10 man in this age,
aud this has been gwen 10 me not
Jy the testimony Of man, but 10y the
witness Of the Spirit OF God. May
sod bless the righteous everywhere.
4 men.
The choir san. the anthem:
u Praise sc the L0rl'" preceded by
.he solo entitled: "rhe Gate o!
Heaven"
BsnedictiOn was pronounced by
Bishop Ors0n +. Whitney.