Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-17

f-11 the ssworli," which Is all
strifg and contention. Destroy me
unity and Christianity is gore, or,
since unity Is impossible without
continuous revelation, abandon sueh
revelation, and Christianity Is no
more. 6-h-;.
tian churches, Is lonS n
the inspired men were among
them and they listened 70
their woris, kept clear ofall seheInes-
So l0EC. we say, but no longer.
For soon men arose who thought
themselves too wise 10 listen TO the
counsel Of the inspired men. Ana
suefi IMPOSED themselves upon The
church with big words and subtle
sophistry, thus drawing many sway
from the path OfrishieOusness. THIS
was the WORK Of the spirit OF Anti
| Christ, and the restIltwas schisms,
sscts. Bus still the spirit OF
revelation fingered among the
churches, uniting the honest every
whers Il: the love ~ God and Of one
another. until - Der a long struggle,
amid persecution frUso tue OUTSIDE
and rebellion from the insh.e Z. 'ne
I Church the spirit % revelation was
Withdrawn. The child was taken
IN 10 the throne Of God" REV. XII,
l5t The light gavs way 10 darkness
Not that the Christian Churcpes
became anuihiiGtsd, not thai ths
I DOCTRINES preached by Christ or, II
so NAV sly. the Christian theology
II once vanished. Noi " was all
there, but wrapped in darkness.
/ SuUuose yourself on q ship trying
10 make FOR the harhOr on 4 dark
stormy night. There are the lights
along the shore. according 70 whose
guiding rays aloneyou can steer your
course. But suppose all these lights
are suddenly distinguished. You
can see no more where 10 60 All
your calculations are ia vain. Those
! rays Of lights from the Lighthouses
/ we're Just rs Necessary for your
safety IS are your maps and your
/ compass. Something analogous 70
| this happened 90 TIE gorld, or,
ratLcr 10 the Christian Churches.
| The guiding light o. continuous re-
yela;lon was eXtinguished and The
! ship len I'm darkness. At what
! precise time this took place we DO
/ not pTssunl. % say. But II is certain
| thattEe time ~ revelation did not
| extend much beyond ti5e are OF the
APOSTLES. TIE Church was sill there .
I for some years, but the lighthouses (
were not shining.
What followed? The most pitt I
able confusion. FIRE Leaders Cf !
/ the church, no longer guided ty /
I inspiration, were unable 10 pre- ser7s 4
/ love and unity. Factions became
numerous and each faction leader
I claimed the supreme authority for
! himself. Contests for power ensued
accom- 7Uied 10y scSndalOus scenes
, The church was abandoned, each
faction constructing their own Taft
and each steering their own course,
occasionally trying 20 sink other
rartsas these by wind and current
were driven about. This was the
result Of the withdrawal Of divine
revelation.
People were in total darkness
They split ON the most trivial quest-
ions Is wei as over the more I'M
uortant ones. Whs. are we to think
when we read the history Of the
Church ''and find thst"C Christians .
were irving % find cut whether
Christ vaS g real man or only ~
apusritiout or whvTct0 had truth
gone. when. after long struggles .
about the doctrine ofthc GOdhead, !;
was finally decided, as the standard
oforthCloxy, That's "Inc0Byrehen-
sitle i the Father, incUmpreheRsible
l. the Son, aud inc0mp-1.iens.ble y
The Holy Chest: yet not three in
comprehensive but one" sym
bolum Nthan.G Christ s1ys: This
Is eternal lie, that they may know
thee. the only true God. AM Jesus I
Christ whom thou las sent" Isaiah f.
Il, 81. raul pays that Ev may
know Christ and the power of His .
resurrection. philippians !, 7-l0E /
and John ssys that we, 10y keeping
Gods commandments, know that
we "luCw'' Him. n john, .. -, bat J
the Church, rs soon rs the spirit OF
revelation was declared. that she [
was in darkness God, she said. J. !
incuupryheUsiulc The contrast Is
50 conspicuous that only n biinC .
man can help seeing u.
This spirit Of darkness still en-
WRAPS the whole Christian world.
The work Of dissolution has been
going on al thc time, and is st.ll go !
ing on The christians" stand .
against each other like enemies on a
battlefield. Nobody knows where 10
seek or % FIND truth. Has the RO-
man Catholic church the truth? or
ihe COQtic- or the American or
the Reformed church, or the church
Of England" or Luther's faction?
Or MethOiists or Bapists? or Preshy-
teriaus.Or Irvingilus or Advcuiiss-:
or universities: OF Quakers? Which I
has the truth: Which faction is the I
Church 81 Christi
Paul says that factions are the re-
suit Gl "gIrEll'' condition; ''F0T
whereas there Is among you envy
ing. ami strife. aud divisions,
are yc not carual, and walk
a. mcus'' q iCouuthiaus =. 81
The Christian world today.
the aprstle then declares O.
be a ''caruIl'' ChristCudom. But 90
be carnally minded, we further
learn Rom. $: g. ., j. death, y aud
"eumiry against Cod The Christ
ian world to-day is therefore IN a
state u ''Ggath" and ''enmity
against God" The wori Of God
has pronounced this Judgment.
and al rs q consequence Of their
having desViscj ami rejected con-
tiuuCus revelation from God.
This Suggests the remedy TO IL
auViigi. Divine Revelation.
God has promised, in the last days,
md it shall come TO pass after
ward that I Will pour out My SYir-
l. upon ali flesh; and your sons and
your daughters shall prophecy, .
your old men shall dream dreams,
your young men shall sec visions
o.. and il shall come u
pass that wEcs oevcr shall call on the
name Of the Lord shall be delivered:
for in Mount Zion and ia jerusalem
shall lie deiiverance, As the Lord
hath said, and in the remnant
whom the Lord shall CALI (Joel =:
And this promise God
will fulfil. Revelations are necCs-
sary for the delivcFance OF His people
in these last days. and God Is faith
ful.
Already the light Of revelation
has broken through the dark clouds
5f MEDIEVAL errors. The prophets
NJ God have again spoken, revealing
Iod's way Of salvation. VIII the
Christian world believe? Or
will they like the Jews formerly re- :
ect the light q revelation 10 their
iwn dlmuaiicu?
One objection, and only one.
We may meet In bringing this ar
icle T. a Cl1se. /. may Ice said that |
.ioi Prohibits people from aiding [
o. the B!blc, since John [
.he Teveiator says: III any nian I
hall adj unto these things, God [
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