Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-30

IN ny hfst pfiNnfNhl chiluNNois
wAa nurtured near Thy lide.
President Gsorse a. Cnpnep.
al will read n portion Of section Of
the book OF Doctrine and CoverlShis.
And again, we bcnr record. Tor we saw
and heard, and this u the tesiluiSny ~
the gospel Of Christ concerning thcm
who como fofth In the resurrection OF the
Just,
Thoy are they who received tho taall.
mony Of Jesus aud believed on His name
aud were baptized amer the manner ~
HIS burial, bang hnrlcd In the water In
Ills name, aud this according to tho com.
inandmcnt which lie has givon,
That by keeping the commandments
they might be- washed aud clotnsed nom
all their sins, and receive tho Holy Spirit
by tho laying ON thu hands NJ him who IL
ordained AMI scaled unto this power,
Aud who overcome by faith, aud nre
sealed by the Holy Spirit OF promise,
which the Father sheds forth upon all
those who are Just aud true.
They nrc they who arc tho church Of
| the Inst born.
They arc they into whose hands tho
Father has given ali things
T1cy arc they who arr Priests and
kings, who have received OF His filness
and Of Ills glory,
And arc rricsts u Tho Most high, afier
tho order % Iclchlsciok, which was
amer tho order Of Enoch, which was
after tho order OF the only llegolion Sou,
Wherefore. ~ 10 " written, thoy are
Gods, even the sons of Col
Wherefore all things are theirs, whether
life or death, or things present, o. thing.
| To come all auo their. aud they are
Chri-rs and Christ j. uod'a.
Aud they shall overcome all things
| Wherefore lot NO man glory la man.
but rathor lot him glory IN Gof, who
shall subine all enemies under his foot b.
These shalt dwell In tho proscnrc Of
God and his Christ for ever and ever.
Thu-e nro they whom he shall bring
| with Him, when lilo shall como In tho
cloud. Ut heaven, To reign on tho earth
over His people.
These are they who shall have part Ia
tho first resurrection.
These arc they who shall come lorih In
tho resurrection Of tho lust. ~
These are they who arc COMB unto
Mount Zion, aud unto the city of tho liv-
ing God, the heavenly place, tho hnllcst
or all.
Thcsc arc ihoy who have come 10 AN
/ innnmcrablc company ~ angels, tp tho
general assembly AMI church Of Enoch.
and Of the tirSt born.
! These arc they whose names are written
/ w i'AANNAtF NAAAAN NANA anu 'AAiANN nv NllN
l Judge OF all.
These arr thoy who are Just mon made
| perfect through Jesus the mediator VI the
now covenant, who wrought out The per
feet atoncmrnt thruugh tho shedding Of
| Ills own blood.
These are they whuse bodies arc oolesii-
a., whose glory l. that OF the nin, even
tho glory OF dod. tho highest OF all.
| whose glory the ~un ~ thu armament Il
written Of rs being typical.
In the words that have read In your
hearing IA fully described the future Of
this our beloved brother whose 70.
mains are before US. We have II la tire
language Of the Son Of God himself,
and In that description W. eau per-
ccivo some Of tho glory that God has In
store for those who are faithful, who
have fought the good fight Of fhlth. In
coming here today | would much
rather have sat still aud listened 10
Others. Language seems 10 bc made.
quatc TO convey the thoughts that nova
M my heart. At times silence IL
the greatest eloquonce; though
II would not DO right
or appropriate ON such an occasion for
all 10 remain silent. We owe It to the
memory OF our departed friend and
brother that We should give expression
TO the feelings Of our hearts concerning
his lnbors aud his life. We owe II 10
those who live, that we should give ut
terancc also to our estimate Of his char.
acter, that the lesson Of his life may
not be lost upon those whom lac has
left behind, but that they may feel en-
couraged 10 emulate his deeds, the
purity Of his character, the grandeur
Of the principles which animated him
In his mortal career.
Brother Wells was mortal man;
therefore, like all OF us, he had his
weaknesses. But with these fall.
ings, there were many traits Indicating
great strength Of character. He was a
man who left his impress upon his a..
sociates and upon society, and | feel
| that the world II tho better because
Daniel HI. Wells lived IN II. feel that
humanity has been upliited by his
works, by his example, by his whole
| liiu ever since he became acquainted
| with the truth. He has not lived IN
vain. Look Mt him from whatever
standpoint you may, you VIII IND
something 10 admire In tho man. II
there was one characteristic that he
possessed more prominent than another,
| II was his fidelity. He was true TO his
God; he was ready to lay down his
| life at any time for that which he
conceived 10 bc right. l do
not suppose that more perfect man,
no far AS physical bravery IL concerned,
was TO be- found anywhere. He had
unfiinching valor, not only physical,
| but also that higher and rarer quality,
moral courage. He possessed these
elements 10 n remarkable degree. He
was true To God, true to his religion,
and true 10 his fell0wmeu.
We are noted, rs a people, for the
strength Of our friendship toward each
other, and in this regard Brother
| Wells stood out conspicuously. He
never deserted his friends. The more
they were assailed, and the more
unmvorably they were talked about,
the closer lie chung ~ them
He carried this, indeod, into all the
relations Of life. lie was man falth-
fil TO his brethren, faithful u those
who were humble, aud whom he
might have ignored Ind he chosen.
Then, again, his love for his inmily
was beyond expression,
President Wells, ia his boybood, ditl
not have the "'' "rps for edutat lpil
VIII o. young men now possess, Q