Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-27

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! aie 70 come" There Is {
c my knowledge 70 definitio,
60 correct az this. Il appeals 10 on
reason anc cOmniends itself as pro
ceeling from God. The Spirit a
ruin was promised by Christ be
lore leaving his disciples. When
90, lie said, l will not leave yo,
comlortlesS, bus ] will send yo,
another comforter. even the Spiri
OF truth. This Spirit came dow,
upon the Apostles at the dav O
Tenteeost, after they had receive,
the commission TO 60 out and teacI
the nations in all Things which hat
been commanded unto them. Thi,
spirit caused them to probhesy an,
10 work wonders and MIRACLES In
the name OF God. But, more thar
this, 30 made manifest 70 thesf
disciples things as they were. dad
been ami would ~, filling theII
Souls with knowledge which /,
power. It is greater TO know Col
The Eternal Father and His son
Jesus Christ; it is greater 10 know
whence We came aud whether we
are going than 10 have the greatest
OF miraculous gifts or heavenIy
visions. knowledge Of these thing.
Nas given 70 the disciples when he
] Spirit Of truth was shed forth uo1n
/ them.
/ Truth is eternal. II never was
created, neither can Il be DESTROYED
but goes onward from eternity 10
eternity,an causes to cleave to il all
who love il. God reveals truth AS
seemeth Him best, here little and
I there a little, but we must not SUD-
Z plse that because our eyes are
| opened 20 that We can see the light.
that ii was created just at the MOS
ment Of its discovery by Us.
Coz has revealed truth in differ
enl ayes. "AlOTmOuism'' we. the
LatteT-day Saints, hold to be the
everlasting Gospel, formulated in
the infuite wisdom Of our Father.
He did not create the Fundamental
principles Of this Gospel. but he
formulated them into code Of
laws aud has revealed them from
time TO time. Its origin was in the
heavens.
Adam had this Gospel. He was
BAPTIST after his expulsion from
the garden snd had the Spirit given
unto him. After he had fallen, he
repested and was redeemed. Enoch
had the Gospel. He preached It
and prlcticed IL until he aud his
city were sauctiied and taken to
heaven. o. c5Jsse this is iucredi-
ble 10 the carnal mind even in this
age Of scieCtiii, miracles. whel 50
many wonderful truths arc coming
"a light. Bur miracles VIII increase.
as shall knowledge, until II will be-
come clear that all wonders have
taken place according 10 natural
principles. Abraham and Moses
preached this Gospel ant the latter
would fsin have brought his people
10 see Col, hal they not been SO
rebelliOus that they had TO be De-
prived Of the Gospel and The higher
Priesthood.
After the lapse Of centuries the
Gospel Was again preached in its
former purity, when Jesus came
AMI promised the Spirit that should |
lead unto all truth. We marvel at
the her1ism Of ancient men and |
women OF Col, Daniel, for instance,
vino d-hed The siicts Of a king, or OF |
Sh2 irarh, Mes3ch AMI AbednegO !
who told the ruler that they wOuli |
not bow down . his Image, though |
they shoulJ b. thrown into the |
burning furnace. 50 with the /
Christian martyrs vino went to
death, rejoicing that they We're /
worthy 10 suffer for the sake of
truth. This wss not accomplished
10y the power Of man. When
Christ was arrested, someone
said that Peter was one Of
his followers which Peter denied.
That was Peter the man, fearing,
But there cine 4
change when the Holy Gh7s. was
given. The sane Peter then had
faith and courage to suffer persecu-
ton aud finally TO die n martyrs
death. This was because OF the
Spirit he had received which had
opened his eyes to a future glory.
Paul is another illustration Of the
marvellous change wrought by the
Spirit Of the Gospel. Paul was at
first n prosecutor, one who assisted
in killing the martyrs. But when
he Spirit had changed him, he be-
anne an Apostle, willing 10 labor
ais whole life for the savior ami
finally to Gle for Him. And what
/ testimony in his dying words: Il
ave fought a good fight, l have
finished my course, | have kept the
aith, and hencefogth I know there
: a crown OF glory laid up for me,''
For such wonderful changes in man,
10 flesh can glory. 1t is the work
4 God entirely. IL is the operation
4 that Spirit which teaches the
ruth-giving q knowledge Of things
s they are.
Men very often are deceived by
One Of the causes Of
he defeat Of Napoleon at Waterloo
vas his mistake In surveying the
ieId intervening between him and
ne enemy. He relied upon the {
yo-i Of a treacherOus or Ignorant
uide, instead Of going over the
round himself. So we are often ,
deceived in the smaller affairs of ,
ur lives. We misjudge persons and
hings because we take appearances
DR. truths. God sees things other .
rise and when He gathers His
swels, - many who are now first ,
rill be last and many who are last !
Fill be first.
The spirit OF truth Is also a COM ,
lrter. How often has it brought ,
to the mourning, telling ,
hat a time would come when sor-
Dws should cease, and every righte- T,
US desire Of the heart be gratifiet. :
{ we neglect Heavenly things for
arthly things we will be disap-
but II we seek first the
ingdom Of God aud his righteous
ess, all else needful will be added.
The speaker here read a passage I
T the Pearl Of Great Price, con-
lining n vision Of Abraham con-
erning the pre-existence Of man to !
he creation Of the earth as his e
lace Of probation. C
God said to those who were with o
lin: eve viii go down for there is
ace there and we Will take Of ;
lese materials and make an earth.' r
nus the creation Of this world be- o
m. 1t was formed out Of eternal Il
ements, not made out of nothing. s.
nd then there were 10 be placed Il
upon il and they were b
be proven whether they were
Hing to keep all the command
ents Of God. Here is a revelation
, the Spirit of truth, showing US
Mt we came here to seek the honor
nj glory Of our God; and no mat p
r what we are called to suffer, we oil
I'M have glory added to us, COM nj
with our trials and our
ithfulness- RI
No doubt we will sometimes be !"
.Ilsd upon TO do that which is dis Sc
stefnI. for in the garden OF our sc
ortal lives there are not only IoseS Sc
= thorns. But IL we are faithful tr
oil things and endure as our ia
a. 80 Rather endured wien He A