Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-22

den, thai we arc - :
under the dictation Of one man OF z
few men. that ne do Just rs We are
told. that when they take snun We
snetxe. that when they pun tne
sfrinOs we lump, that when tney
tell nj u he iuief we sit down. All
this Is n grand mistake. -,
The Kind Of people VINO nave
been brought 20 these mountains
could not be coerced, hooleinNe1
or played upon in this sort oil way.
when the gospel came TO US IN n
foreign land, where we were ootns
/. breatbed the spirit Of hoef, an
set US free from the dogmas oI men
and the churches OF the woric-H
.et US free from priestcraft' u toid
as n was necessary that We, hui
vldually. should find out the truth
f1r ourselves and not be led by men,
but that every man, aye and every
woman. should be perfectly free 10
yorsbip God as his or her conscience
dictated. We received the Gospel
in that spirit, aud were opposed oy
the people around US. ,s,.
a great many Latter-day saints
had 10 obey the Gospel at the saeii-
flee Of their homes, many Others NJ
that OF theft daily labor, which IN
volved their daily bread; but they
thereby showed an independence o.
character and n determination o.
spirit which would not eomport az
all with the slavIsh feeling when
some people think the "Mormons
have. The Latter-iay Saints leit
their native soil and came here, hOi
FOR the sake Of worldly wealth OF
gain, but the better 20 unite Win
their co-religIouists b bring about
the purposes Of God in the earth
and 10 build up His kingdom. Leav-
ing behind homes, relatives and
friends, they came 70 THIS
land independent, unaes no
no contract or houd, except 70 serve
God and keep His commandments
Their great desire was 10 send the
gospel, which they themselves had
received, TO every lard and cline,
10 give every other people an opPor-
tuni'y Of obeying Il, and Of gather
ing with them IN order to build up
the great latter-fay kingdom which
all the Prophets foresaw. Their
hearts reached ont also TO their an
eestors who died without a know
ledge Of the true Gospel.
Some OF those who had gone into
the spirit world were good Chris
tians, some were not very good, and
some were not Christians at all.
They had gone behind the vail out
Of sight. but the Latler-day Saints
knew that they lived; and now, in
their temples reared in these val
leys, they were attending 20 The
outward ceremonies for their dead
friends and relatives who were re-
ceiving the GJ-Pel in the spirit
world.
The churches which men had
built in the world no doubt had
within them many good people,
great deal OF truth, bu. vast amount
OF error. Many Of their ideas and
dogmas were nonsensical. Much
4 what j. called Christianity IL
miserable rubbish; YOU can
not fad il Ia the doctrines
Of the New or Old Testament. Tee
vagarics % celibate monks shut up
IN theft cells hundreds Of years ago,
in the dark ages, account for much
Of this. They cOucOcted theories
about religion; these have gone out
to the world, and the Protestant
sects OF modern times are more or
less tinged with these heresies.
The Christian world are destitute
Of divine authority. They have the
form Of godliness, but deny the power
thereof. The Spirit Of revelation,
the Holy Priesthood Is not there.
They have forms and ceremonies
enough but they are those Of men,
and they are powerless because not
hacked up by the authority OF the
Most High.
In these days God Almighty has
revealed His truth anew. He has
*: up His Church anew. Ne has
sent down from heaven men who
held the keys Of authority received
from Him hundreds of years ago;
they have re-conferred that authOri-
iy, and that is what stlrs up the
world. aud ChTistendom especially,
against the Latter DAY Saints or
"Alomons''; It il the power Hui
authority OF the Holy Priesthood 70
Oiiici3te in the name 81 the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Chest.
Our mission i 10 preach the Cos
pei TO every creature, and our mis-
sionaries will continue 10 70 abroad,
no matter what may rise up agniusi
US, or what difficulties we may bf.
called upon 10 pass through. We
expect by the help Of God TO stand
grim in our faith and worship God
according 10 the dictates % Gu.
consciences, no matter what may
stand iu the way. We are not re
beilious in our spirit, and We do not
want 10 defy law or resist good gov
eTnnlent.
Let US be true and faithful and
stand by the principles which We
have received, fearless Of what may
come, and all Will be we'll.
The speaker closed by testifying
10 the truth Of this work, exhorting
nOn-believers to investigate aud In
v0king the blessing OF God upon
all.
The choir sang the anthem
Iwm lift up ny eyes.