Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-06

the generation In the midst Of which
we stood today.
Great responsibilities rested upon tIt
shoulders Of all liattcT-dny Saints. aud
the leaders Of Israel would be held re-
sponsible before high heaven In tho
day Of Judgment for the manner III
which they exercised their Priesthood.
lie advised the Saints 20 read section
l2i Doctrine and Covenants, relating
10 the Lord's answer TO the Prophet
Prophet Jo4eph's prayer. This WIS,
he said, one OF the mightic-t rcvela'
tons that God had ever given TO man,
aud II had been fulfilled. The Lord
had said, "NIany are called but few
are chosen" Why was this Be-
cause their heart. were ret NJ much
upon the things Of this world. The
rights Of the Priesthood were INSOFAR
ably connected with the heavens, aud
the heavens could be controlled only OIL
the principles OF righteousness. The
peoplc should undcrtnnd this. The
Isord would not withdraw himself from
this work, for lie had set HIS hand TO
mini the promised made through the
mouths OF Inspired men.
some Of the brethren on the previous
day bore testimony that this Church
waa the work OF God. They certainly
would not be- qualified 10 preach
the Gospel aud undertake 10
build up Zion u they did not
know this. Aud how did they know
~ by the revelations Of Jesus Christ,
by the Inspiration Of Almighty God,
that Spirit which belonged 10 every
man who was faithful 10 his covenants.
The testimony that We had In our day
n u generation was the same n was
given In every age Of the world.
Speaking next II the gilt. aud grnccs
which had attended this Church and
those who labored In u both Mt home
aud abroad, President Woodruff said
he did not refer 10 this In any mere
spirit OF bonating. No member OF this
Church could undertake to preach
To the people unless moved
upon by the inspiration Of God.
What man was there that ever
arose 10 speak on the stand who
knew beforehand what he was going
10 say II anyone else did, certainly
he himself did not. These principles
were before them, and they knew them
To lie true. lie prayed 10 God his
Heavenly Father that theirhc might
be- united. He could say for himself
that II the inspiration OF TIA. Holy
spirit had not been wiihhim, he would
have been Ia his grave years ago. and
hundreds more with him. II the Isoni
had not been with hlm In his travels
many time he would have been lost.
President Woodruff In this connection,
remarkable Incident. On
one occasion lie said he was In charge
ofa company OF Saints numbering up
wards ~ one hundred. They hal en-
gagged passage on steamboat Mt Pitts
burg; but the Spirit OF Bod said 10 him,
"Do not go, aud but for that the On
tire company would doubtless have
been lost. They did not 10, but went
10y another boat. The one by which
they were a. have gone took fire ut
night some i've miles down the river
firo or water. so the spirit OF God Ind
been with them all through this work.
II war the duty Of all 20 pray, and
one Of the requests which he had to
mako Of the Lattcf.day Saints was TO
he n prayerful people. They did not
pray enough. They should 10 before
iheI.onl In their secret places and plead
with Him 10 guide aud direct them In
all the affairs Of this transltory life.
When the prayers Of 100000 Latter
day Saints reached the Lord they
were always heard aud answered.
The Lori would build up Zion. He
would establish Ills work aud
gather Israel together. They had to
warn the world, 10 that all would be-
LEFT without excuse In the day Of
Judgment. The earth was heavily
burdened with the illus OF its inhablt.
ants, and they were even increasing,
causing pain and aiiiictlon on every
hand. But before tho Judgments came
he Lord had raised up men 10 warn the
world, aud he prayed that those warm
ngs would not he without effect.