Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-03


, salem is a gathering-pl as well as
Zion- The time Is not far distant
when men will be sent there TO
teach the principles Of union that
are exemplified here.
we are gathered together for n
purpose. God intends 70 hold n
controversy with the nations, and
they viii be destroyed unless they
repent. He Is gathering here men
from every nation, who will be the
foundation OF a new race, as it were,
and will receive n new civilization
the civilization OF heaven.
The system Of "AIormonism;, Is Of
such a nature that no thinking man
can see its effects without rdpder-
Ing. IL is miracle in the midst of
the earth. Men see it, yet they close
their hearts and declare IL a great
impOsture which should be des-
troyed. lt IL now n 1t was in the
days OF the Savior. Notwithstand-
ing His wondrous works and pure
instructions, He was slain. Pro-
fessed Christians today condemn the
generation OF that day, yet follow in
their footsteps by opposing the work
which Jesus inaugurated among
men.
The purposes OF God are being
wrought out. His work is growing.
In our midst We have Representa-
tives Of nearly ever nation. But
among the Jews the work Of the
Lord has barely commenced. The
/ Prophets have told how the Gospel
will be taken TO the House Of Israel.
As yet our field is comparatively
limited. But God knows the end
from the beginning. He knows
what Will come 10 pass. Because
Of this foreknowledge some people
think the destiny Of man is irrevo-
cably fixed. This idea Is incorrect,
for there isa difference between fore
knowledge and predestination. The
Lord knows how the nations will act,
and what will follow, but He holds
out the opportunity to escape from
the dreadful fate. The righteous
will escape, and will DO so by obey
ing the commandments Of God.
That is the path 10 salvation; while
condemnation IS the result 81 wick
esiness.
That which we are passing
through today is known TO Him.
He understands our position, and
proposes TO try and to test US. III
any ofus tremble it is because Of
lack OF faith. There is no Latter
day Saint who Is living his religion,
and who has the testimony OF Jesus,
who is seriously disturbed by any
thing that occurs. He trusts i'm
plicitly in God, and awaits the out
come with confidence. The adver- |
sary would be pleased II he could I'LL I
the Saints with fear. Have we not !
noticed how full Of buster and
threats are those who antagonize |
US? DO they not tell US OF the great I
dangers that menace US, and say 1
that we are beaten oraregoing to be-
One would imagine, TO read the 1
newspapers throughout the nation
nowadays, that the Church was
broken TO pieces. They proclaim
that 1t is doomed. There has been
scarcely n year for the past sixty
years that the same proclamation
has not been sent out 10y our enc
mics. We were told by the Pro-
phets that such statements would ne
made, and we see in the course Of
men towards us in this respect a
fulfilment Of prophecy. We are en-
gagged in Gods work. He Is its
founder, and He will take care Of IL.
We may worry about how matters
will go on, but 1t makes no differ
ence; the work OF God will progress.
Our actions affect ourselves, but we
have no occasion to worry about the
work. Jehovah viii care for that.
There never has been a minute
from the organization Of the Church
TO the present that the Lord has not
been With the Church. There has ,
never been time when We have ,
been left without the Word Of God.
The light from our Father and the
revelations Of Jesus have been with I
the authorities Of the Church, and !
are with them today. Ifany Of you j
have any doubts, 60 10 the Lord !
and ask in humility, and you will /
receive a testimony that the Church !
s led by the revelations Of God. n
Like Moses, the authorities feel, /
you'd to God that all the Elders =
were Prophets. =
There may be things done, and :
nay lie counsel given, that the r
saints cannot understand. II is n
'our duty not TO be disobedient. Go =
o the Lord, and He will teach YOU :,
o tie obedient to His counsel. There y
ias been great deal said about the \
influence OF the Priesthood. There =
hould be great deal Of influence, a
md If we conform 10 1t we will ii
walk by the light which God will =.
i've to us individually. The great r
trength Of this work is because no a
hree men, or no fifteen men, lead =,
he people. The First Presidency :
nd Apostles are the leaders Of the a,
eople, but they do not lead them. .,
rod leads them. Let the Presiden- +
or Apostles turn aside, and they "
fill fall as did Sidney Rigdon, VIII -
am Law and others. The Saints ~
now the voice OF the true Shep- =
erd, and will not follow another. Il,
Ii counsel CONES from the First a,
residency, and We do not under ~
and 1t, it is our duty to 20 TO our ~
ather and ask Him to enlighten ~
lr minds We have no business TO -
and and murmur. Some time ago m
lere was some counsel given by the =.
adler OF Israel; one Of the A postles y;
'uld not understand it, and he was N,
'eatly troubled. But he saw a vision. -,
mething like Peter saw of the =.
limals which the Lord had made ~
can. and this Apostle then under II =,
pod that the counsel he had OBJ g.
cted TO was proper. There may he -
ings Of this kind in the future. 1t a.
that wisdom with which He will
spire His servants that will bring NC
walton TO the people. Jehovah
III show the inhabitants Of the
nth that He is God, and there is .
power that can defeat His pur- Oh
ses. The little stone which Daniel i'm
W viii roll forth, continuing TO be
ther power and 10 increase till II ~,
u I'LL the whole earth. Nothing ~
n prevent Il. go
me saints possess qualities from III
Gospel which cannot be Ges- NJ,
,yed. Men may attempt TO de- ~. '
I've US OF those qualities. but that ~.
mot change the results. There sn'
WORK being done by us under nj
DDS blessing that canno. be COW ~
ID up or extinguished, unless, in . ~
ed, the whole people are DESTROYED. ~ ~.
lie Lord has bestowed His power La.
men, aud II will live with them ~ ~
they are faithful. God has prom a ~.
d that lis work shall not n'
destroyed. Be patient and as -
u will see all the we'll eou
Sised plans against the Lords , snS
rk fail. The seeming triumnh ne
those who fight against God will see
n to ashes on their lips, as does H.
adj Sea fruit. With them il will sn ne
as the Prophet says-they will 80
am that they are eating and D.:
mixing, but will awake and find III
{ they are still hungry and ,ao'
rsty, so far as hindering this We
TX is concerned. May God capse OF
D. T.