Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-15

burning, and be readj On the
Savior comes. / speak Of His pre-
pafatory appearing liefore He comes
to judgu,entb before He coriies II tbs
! clouds Of heaven In power and glory.
A messenger Is TO precede his
coming p prepare the people %
showing them VITA. 1: dc % receive
Him. The Prophet Joseph Smith
was that messenger. He was the
forerunner who was sent TO prepare
the way for the second Advent Of
Christ. It matters no. that
e-'f rr,en are flied with wrath
at the very mention II His name.
bear my testimony before 90:
ami the angels and before men that
Joseph Smith lived prophet ard
died prophet, aad that he will
come agair at the eecond coming OF
Christ, = prophet Of the Most
High. John the Baptist, whose
body was beheaded for the
truth, but whose spirit cuntinred
10 lvs. CAME and ordained Joseph
Smith and Oliver Cowdery TO the
Aaronic Priesthood. OF which be
heid the keys, and Joseph received
them and, vas commissioned 10 te
Inc seconi :oterdnnef OF Christ. He
also received another ordination
under the hands OF Peter, James AID
John. TIE authority thus etnfer-
red is still among us, aud by its
ministrations we are being enlight-
ened and prepared for that great
event-the second advent. This
preparation consists ia living by the
principles Of the true GOSPEL. we
have been baptized and clsansed
from cur sins through the blood Of
Christ. We have received the gift
Of the Holy Ghost by the laying on
OF hands. Now, having repentc,i
OF our sins, having been bap,iz d
AM received the Holy Ghost, let Us
see that We continue In the good
work Let us mark how Jesus
lived and acted, and pattern after
his virtues, he humble and meek
aud yet firm and unwasering H.
the truth. II we viii 10 this we
Will know how 10 prepare ourselves
for the Second advent OF our Savior.
We Will lie able I, "stand when He
appeareth.'
Let the world revile, persecute.
and misrepresent rs they may. We
know that the Gospel Is true, that
there is nothing evil in u, and that
II will make MEN peaceful and pure
and ehasie. We know that we are
living in the age Of the coming Of
the Son OF Man. Those that are
from the world Will enter ]
in aud sit down at the marriage |
feas, OF the Great Bridegroom. The |
Saints of the first Christian |
era will be there. The martyrs |
Of the I41mb VIII be there. The
prophets Of old will be there. Many I
shall come from the east and the
west, the north and the south and
sit down with Abraham, Isaac and =.
jacob ia the Kingdom Of God, while
those who turned n deaf ear 10 the
message Of the Lord will lie thrust
)ut.
The preaching OF s'this Gospel Of
Inc Kingdom" 10 all the world and
he gathering OF the elect are some OF
he signs OF Christ's c,uing, as
in the 2ish chapter Of
Mathew. The servants OF God are
sJing 10 all nations. The Saints are
,oming from all quarters Of the
globe 10 ";he tops Of the noun
ains." And by these sigIs we may
luow surely, with the wars and
other concurrent events,
hat ''ihe Kingdom Of heaven is at
land."
There may lie many preparatory
Christ will manifest
where aud when and to
whom He pleases. When God has
to reveal TO the Church
de VIII do 50 through His chosen
e.vant, who holds the keys. But
te elm manifest Himself wherever
He ple1ses, by visions Or otherwise,
mi He IS not bound by distance or
'tiier influences rs We are. hut can
with His children ~
Witty as the lightning's ila-h.
;hrlst will surely come 20 His tenn
lie and He will manifest Himself
o Ills servants who are pure in
Ie1rt, they vino will be able 10 abide
he day Of His coming.
There are many things connected
With this subject that there is not
ime now TO touch upon. Christ viii
ot come in His glory until great
many important events have taken
lace. The Gospel will be preached
D all nations. There are many mil.
ems yet, particularly in Asia and
Erica, who have not heard the
ies-age. Then il must be preached
the Jews Jerusalem will be re-
Iilt and Christ will stand on the
lount Of Olives as predicted by
The RedeemGr will
pine 10 I;on. The sun Will be turned 4
Ito GarSusss and the moon into =
Ooi and the predicted time of un. :
lrGileled circulation must take /,
ace before the great consumma- .
On.
Now, reln the Scriptures, for they
stify OF Him who is the light AMI !
e II the world. Learn His ways,
ak in His paths. enter His holy I
nipples and prepare tor His appear -
z, for Christ will surely come,
III His reward is with Him. but I
Is work is before HIM. Let us be
lie and chaste and ChTist-like in
our ways and He will bless Us II
~ receive US TO Himself. fIay :
ri prepare Us for the great event
His glorious coming and King =
M. Amen. 7
The choir sang the anthem: 4
Grant us pence, o Lord. r