Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-07
SUNDAY SERVICES.
An Interesting Discourse on the Dlvin.
ity Of christ.

rf.ft.,t,ua earvtt.tsa were held Mt the
r.,..s,oI. sa,t I.l,. CIV. SUNDAY.
,,.s.,,,... a,,, 1901 commanding MT Q
u...1,'.,, An.us Al fan,nn
D. W.,
presiding.
The choir sang the hymn commence
ing:
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Prayer was offered by Elder Chas.
w ayn,ops
,,,'I.a,,,..o..,,o, sa,y,
lhe ono'' """ w" e'''''
Nov lei u, rejoice In the day Of salvation
No Longer a. strangers on earth need we
roam.
III. Pri.sihood of the Tenth Ward
,,.is,..i a., a., Standardization of the
ohio'"'eu :" 'ho
Sacrament.
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then addressed the congreghtion' NJ
esteemed II a great privilege 10 occupy
an. .,and for anna time during these
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services lie u'u no' kho" ~" long
he might be led TO speak, Out ne rcneu
on the promise given by the Savior,
,hst Tho Holy anirit would give His
80 - 80, - a., A.. s.,,,
disciples "h" 70 rPe"s :" '"' '"s
hour II was needed, anu ne Woulu nor
presume 70 addrets thls inteiigent hu'
dience without the aiu OF that ulNlne
Spirit. One great SIN OF the age ~ IN
the opinion OF the speaker, the heed
lcsanues which prevails IN REGARD 70
the lhings OF d0u' 40 woulu
not say this OF the Latlerusy Saints,
although they are uy no means peiIevt
hut in regard to the world II can he
raid truthiully, for tue iact ~ that the
greatest part Of mankind " eagerly
seeking the TITLES Of the worli, "hich
ARE 20 ileeting anu pass away 30 soon.
Could the speaker gain the ear OF ~,
men, no would say, Where IA mere
even one thing on earth that should
possess the same Interest To us as the
duty We owe TO our Creator? should
this not always be- foremost In our
minds aud thoughts? has dou re-
vealed His VIII TO usY Have We duties
IL perform DO wehelieve III future
life, nh cNistence continued through
out ctetnity2 Has our cOnduct hefeh
bearing upon that existence? lfso, l.
II not then most solemn duty TO seek
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condition In that future existence?
10 Ia impossible 10 make a spiritual
impression ON n mind not prepared ~
receive II. IL mans whole mind
il always occupied with the
things u tho world, 1t has no
room for the Spirit OF God.
Hence, Ia the very nature of things,
the maxims laid down 10y our
Savior must he accepted and carried
out practically ~ the foundation Tor NIL
spiritual education. DID lie tell
His followers 10 believer Yea. To lie
chArimhl,i To hunger hnd Thirst alter
righteousness Yes. These princl.
ules were good. not only for His iifst
disciples, but they are necessary nj all
times, IN order that the Gospel may
lind place In the hearts. Our Savior
llkcns the kingdom of God to n man
who went out sowing the seed. Aud
IN 10 doing, some OF IL fell ou stony
ground and could, consequently, not
grow and fuotiiy. Ana Just as the
ground has 10 he prepared 10 receive
the seed, ~ the heart OF man must be-
prepared TO receive the d1spel OF Jesus
Christ.
with the fegnrd TO the doctrine OF
the divinity OF CHRIST, Tue speaher r--
marked that he hhJ never met any
intelligent nnbeliever who denied the
existence of Christ once upon tho
earth. None acquainted with the his.
tory OF pnst ages could ueny mat, but
many presume tn dchy MS uiVlnity.ln
enjeavorlng, for afcw moments, TO VIM
dictate the divine mission Of cur savior,
the speaker would not lay claim TO any
originality OF the arguments he would
produce, but merely give sueh reasons
~ had been advanced ny PROFOUND
thinkers on tho SnhJeut'
MI. Lvslic was once requested ny the
Dukeot Kent TO lurnlsh hlnl Win mr.
gumenA against certain uess' me
position thken was thhl the thtisVah
religion consists OF iact. hul uoctrlnes
~ related TO eheh othet ulht u tho iaes
eau be proven ~ ue ttue' 'he uoe,nhos
must also ne hecep'el nv 'iuo' now,
tue fact may oe eslspllshel as such u
they hfe iounh CONNECTED WIN certain
marks which can never bs connected
with only alleged mcis' Ihcse marks
are, according 10 slr' Leslie iouT'
FIRST, the lnctl must ne sueh US can DC
hsceftained through the external
senses; secondly, they mus, De CON
hrmed ny eye or ear'witno-sesi thirily,
memorials or monument. or actions
must nav. been instituted IN c9hinem-
citation oil them, nnu, ionfthly, THESE
must have been estaoh.h,I NJ tue TIME
The iaets occurred. Al tltse marx.
meet In tho tnTlrtlhn Religion anu