Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-01-27

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: the Elders of Israel 10 rely oh ID
faith and prayers Of the Saints, b,
cause they had realized that thi
course was necessary for the instruC
ton of the people. No slH Or elo
quence, hG power Of speech, N
aptitude for the position, is alon
sufficient to enable a man to addres
a congregation of Latter-day Saints
To do so scceptably the spesker mus
be under the inH1ehce of the Hol,
Ghost, and that spirit must inspir,
his utterances. The organization o
the Church shows that some powe
more than human controlled an,
directed it. In my careful studs
Of history | have failed to fint
any government or organization
outside OF the Church Of Chris. tNnl
can Withstand the ATTACKS ragainst
these peonle n the positions Il
which the Saints are placed. Tn,
present growth and development OF
the Iatter-day Saints are without q
parallel in the history Of the nations
What is 1t that so holds them 20.
gethere Ii must be something n.o-e
than human tiea-H mt.st be SOME.
thing that ehters the soul. The FL
ders of Israel have passed through
many scenes; they have wandered
in strange lands ana a;nCng those
whose language and customs have
been strange TO them; they have
laced death for their religious eonvic
tions, and Unjust be conceded that
the Elders have, under these cir
cumstances been sustained Ivy III
vine Power,
There are many nien Who have
declared theie intention to solve
the Mormon" problem; judges
have assumed to undertake this on
the bench; Presidents have sug-
gested to Congress plans which
have been acted upon, but the
Church Of Jesus Christ stIll goes on,
and none eah doubt that II IL in
creasing with the years, There
must be something More than hu-
man thai Is supporting it. Man
may plant the seed in the field, but
u Is God who causes it to grow.
Young and timid Elders have been
called TO proclaim the doctrines Of
"Mornionisna, " and they have gone
forth in the name of Israel's God,
and have COMPOUNDED the learned
and the wise of the world. These
Elders speak by the power of the
Holy Ghost, and upon its inspira-
ton they rely. To speak by the
power Of this Spirit is TO do as the
ancient prophets did, requiring the
angels Of heaven 10 administer to
them and bring about marvellous
things. 1t was by that power that
Elijah spake, and that wondrOus
works were performed. 1t was by
that power Christ Himself operated
on earth; that Peter spake with
such elOquence on the day Of
Pentecost; and by it the Apostles
and Prophets in this age act in the
guidance OF the Church. The
Holy Ghost is Gods messenger-the
power and form by which He
achieves the fulfilment Of His plans.
| find many parallels between this
power and those forces which we
call natural, though the former is rs
far above the latter AS are the
heavens above the earth. For in
stance, the electric force Is being
adopted to many uses, but il must be
handled according TO the laws Of
nature. Cut the wire and the Use OF
the power ceases till the break
is repaired. Let man sever the con-
nectiOn with the heavens, and conf
munication and power from that
source ceases till the communication
is reOpened. All things in nature
move according to a pTeconceived
plan. There is design in the uni
verse; there must have been a De-
signer. The design is infinite; the
Designer must be Omniscient. The
design is all-controliing; tine De-
signer must be Omnipotent. An
eminent infidel asked how cOmmuni-
cation was carried on with the
heavens, whether by telephone or
telegraph, for he had never heard of
such line; therefore he did not be-
lieve there was any communication.
Such n remark is foolish; because
there is something We have not seen,
is that an evidence that it does not
exist? There is an infinitude into
which the mind OF man has yet
scarcely reached, and well known
powers and forces of today were
comparatively unknown to men
few years ago.
l remember the anecdote of the
scientist who visited an asylum for
the blind-thOse who had never
seen the light. One Of these I'M
fortunates asked the scientist to ex-
plain what the color of n yellow rose
was. The learned man endeavored
to accede to the request, but his
task was too great. There was
nothing to which he could compare
the color for the comprehension Of
the listener, and the inquirer could
not receive the information he de-
sired, for it could not be brought to
his conception. When the Lord
has sought TO bring something to
the attention of his children. He
has done so in parallels. When He
tOsk Moses upon Sinai, He exhibited
to him the picture Of the world. Ii
was a comparison by which Moses
mind could be brought to grasp the
conditions. An angel might en-
deavOr to describe heaven TO us. but
We could not comprehend it till we
advanced to that condition where
we could compare and conceive of
the glories that were described.
Man is given dominion over the
beasts; but there are some which
outstrip him In speed and strength.
There is principle that a being is
entitled TO no powers it cannot de-
fend. Man defends his powers by
using the forces of nature to accom-
plish that which by his own power
he could not do. But he has to
comply with the law by which those
forces are controlled. II he cuts
himself loose from these laws he is
without strength. Just as he learns
to suhjugate these forces is he able
to demonstrate his powers. The
Holy Ghost is n power that has
overcome the obstacles OF space: that
is above the forces of nature. And
when man is aetuated by that, his
accomplishments are such as TO
clearly show that he is supported by
a power that is divine.
Some years ago an obstruction had
to be removed from an eastern har-
Dor; the stone was excavated and |
explosives applied. When all had
been prepared, the pressure OF a
child's finger caused the greatest
artificial explosion that man has
brought about. God said 'Let !
there be light" men have scoffed at |
the Idea that light came out of dark
ness. But il was arranged that the |
waves of light came into action |
with as much ease ms
the explosion was caused by |
the pressure of an electric |
button by a child's finger. If the /
sound of mans voice can be con-
veyed hundreds OF miles; il conti-
nents can be connected for COM
though an ocean lies
between, We cannot excuse our