Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-12

VIII MIN. he 0au nut lew ItNcla-
tions that were written and pub
lished TO The world. But we had
the word of theLord through him day
by day. The same with President
Taylor. We have already got, as
said before, this code Of revelation,
which We can read every day, and
which is rofitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for in
struetiOn, to guide US in the way OF
life from day 70 day and from year
TO year while We dwell in the flesh.
When the Apostles and Elders Of
Israel are called to teach you, when
they are called TO go abroad and to
teach the inhabitants OF the earth,
they are commanded Of the Lord to
speak as they are moved upon by
the Holy GeOst; and when n man
speaks rs he Is moved upon by the
Holy Ghost, it is the word Of the
Lord, it Is the mind Of the Lord, il
IL the will Of the Lord, it il Scripture,
It Is the power Of God unto salvation
unto every one that believes. five
do not have the Holy Ghost we have
no business TO teach. But when the
Elders of Israel do teach you by the
Holy Ghost, you have the reveal
tons Of God 10 you. We have these
revelations lying before US for our
guidance day by day, as well rs the
living oracles.
/ would say to the President OF
the United States, 10 the Congress
Of the United States, to the Cabinet,
and to all she inhabitants Of this
land, as well as to all the ma
tisns OF the earth-kings, emperors,
princes and people-do not worry
about these Latter-day Saints. +
would say TO all nations under
heaven, IL these people are not the
people Of God, If this work has not
been established by God Almighty.
they will fall of themselves, they
will be swept from the face Of the
earth by the judgments OF God.
when Great Babylon fails. But If
they are Of God, what can you do
about il? What can the nations OF
the earth do about IL? Have the na-
tons forgotten that there is God in
Israel? Have they forgotten that
there is God who created the hea-
vens and the earth, and that He gov
erns and controls all these things? II
He has set His hand 10 perform this
work, there is no power on the face
Of the earth, or in hell, that can de-
stroy 1t, because Jehovah holds il i'm
His own hands. He holds our des-
tiny and the destiny Of all the world
in His hands. But the great diff &.
Guilty with this nation and with all
nations Is, as IL has been I'm every
age, they 10 not acknowledge the
hand Of God in any Of these things.
You see Il in the history Of the
whole world and In the dealings
Of God with men and cities and ma
tons, from the creation Ofthe world.
| have referred to these things be-
fore in my remarks. Whenever a
nation is ripcned in iniquity, the
Lord raises up prophets and inspired
men and they are sent forth TO warn
that nation, and when they have
warned the people and given unto
them the word Of the Lord, that
word will not fall unfulfilled. We
have before Us n great many instan-
ces Of the dealings Of God with men.
We have n fair example in Babylon
the Great. King Nebuchadnezzar,
surrounded with the city walls a hun
dred feet high and wide enough for
several chariots TO ride abreast upon
the top thereof with brazen gates and
with a power to defy all but God
himself, what did he say: sis
not this great Babylon, that | have
built for the house Of the kingdom
by the might ofmy power, and for
the honor of my majesty?'' The
prophet might have told Neb-
uchadneZzar that the God Of heaven
had proclaimed n man before he was
born that would cOme and tike that
great city and destroy its ruler. Cyrus
was named by the Lord before he
was born, through the mouth Of the
prophet; and when the time came,
as King BelshazZar and his princes
were feastiug and drinking wine
out Of the cups that had been
brought from the temple at Jerusa-
lem, he tDOk possession Of the city
and carried of the treasures. The
army Of Cyrus turned the river out
OF its course and walked in under
the walls Of the city. Belshazzar
was taken prisoner and slain, and
the city went into the hands Of
people they were not looking for.
What did Cyrus do when he took
the city Of Babylon He took the
riches-cattle, horses and property
there was in that city and offered
them asa sacrifice 10 the great God.
This Is the course that n heather
king took; and we understand, from
history, thar Cyrus pursued this
course all his life. Whenever he
took u city he went and offered
sacrifice TO the great God, the God
Of heaven. You may trace this
through the whole history Of the
world until the present hour
and you will find that that
God who sits enthroned on
high has governed and controlled
all these things. He will do the
same today. That same God has
set His hand 10 fulfill the volume OF
revelations contained in these rec
Ords Of divine truth, which portray
the winding-up scene of the work
and Kingdom of God in the last
and fulness Of times.
Our Heavenly Father called His
servant Joseph Smith. He laid the
Of this Church and
Kingdom, and he organized the
Church with prophets, apostles,
pastors. teachers, gifts and graces,
for the perfectiug Of the Saints, for
the work Of the ministry, and for the
edifying Of the body of Christ, until
we all come TO the perfect ststure Of
4 man in Christ Jesus, In fulfilment
Of the revelations of God. Our num-
tiers are few, IL is true; but the peo-
Pile Of God always were few in every
age Of the world. Noah. after
preaching l20 years, while building
the ark, only succeeded in saving
eight souls out Of all the inhabitants
Of the earth. The rest were destroyed
by the flood, and they were shut up
In prison and there visited by Jesus
Christ, the Son Of the living God. |
While his body lay in the tomb three |
lays His spirit went to preach |
% those spirits that were in prison,
hat they might be judged accord |
ng to men in the flesh. The work |
II the Lord always has been an up |
I'LL business. so far as laboriBg among
he children Of men is concerned. |
But there il no person who believes
n the Bible can deny that the Lord
las proclaimed that in the hitter
lays He would set His hand 10 build
~ His Church and Kingdom, He
would gather together His people,
nd He would sead an angel flying
trough the midst Of heaven, having
be everlasting Gospel TO preach un
0 every nation, kindred. tongue
nd people under the whole heav-
ms, crying with a loud voice: Gear
iod and give glory to Him; for the
our of His Judgment is come"
his was the proclamation Of the
NIGEL Of God who delivered the Cos
el of Christ to Joseph Smith. "rhe
our Of His judgment is Gomez So
~ we. We have been called upon
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