Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-15

September 10, 1891, commencing at .
,. M, President Angus NJ. Cannon
presiding.
The choir sang
School thy feelings.
Prayer was offered 10y Elder IL. p.
Richards.
The choir aangi
Hal 70 the brightness Of llons glad morning.
Tho Priesthood or the Twentieth
ward onlcia,ci In the administration
of the Sacrament.
ELDER joins NICHOLSON
addressed the congregation. Follow.
ing Ia brief synopsis OF his discourse.
II fails TO my 10, to addros. the large
assembly convened la this house to
engage Ia the wouhip Of God. /
desire the faith and prayers Of those
present that | may speak In unison
with tho Spirit Of God. II IL little
over three months since | had tho
privilege Of meeting with the Sainta IN
thls huilIing. havingJust returned from
avlsii 10 Urea, Britain. Il h custom.
AIRY Tor Elders who have been abroad
On returning ~ give an account OF
theif experiences In the world.
one OF the oljecia that took the abroad
was u obtain genealogical Information.
that would enable nue. 10 do n work pef.
tanning % the salvation Of my prOgeni-
tors. The journey OF the party with
whom ] Travelled overland was without
/ special Interest, with Que exception.
On the way 10 New York we stayed a
short time ut Kansas City, which Il
only short distance from n spot OF
historic Interest TO the Latier-day
saints. We took occasion 10 visit Il.
speak OF Independence. Jackson
county, Missouri. In that town 1.
stuat"l the spot Of ground which was
pointed out by the finger Of revelation
~ place on which holy temple il TO
be erected In the due time Of the Lord,
The OF God, m accordance
with divine commandment, dedicated
tic ground Tor that sacred purposes.
| Tue temple lot, which occupies Ru
elevated position la lovely region,
wac whom We visited II, covered with
luxufiAut gfae, aud u number OF trees.
| ThcrV u on II aBmall wooden structure,
erected by tect known ~ the He'd.
fickltcs. Tie site u the great temple
OF thcfuturD occupies an elevated posi-.
lion nnd commands magnificent view
| OF a region OF country Of great beauty.
! There nfo wooded hills covered with
thrifty trees, while the grassy slopes
are clothed with rich yeTdure, relieved
| by lovely flowers. AZ VIZ stood on
the sacred spot We could In Inn
| HginatlOn ut least, see the noble struc-
turc of the future IN all IT, mag.
nihccncc. with IT. promised pillar
OF cloud 10y day and pillar Of
fire by night, while from tho
centre OF heavenly intelligence light
would fHdiate 20 illumine the
whole earth, when "lho law shall 10
forth ft0m Zion aud the word OF
the Lord from Jerusalem" Tho
realization Of these hopes, theme OF
prophecy, will, we anticipate, come
when the necessary work " prepare
ton n completed. We were more In.
ternsicd In that sacred theme because
We were ON 4 mission on behalf u our
ioreialhers. A QUESTION, that has been
ngilaling tho religious world for some
time u late was solved by the Prophet
Joseph smith over fuy years ago.
Thls l. the question TO which refer:
is there chance OF saliva.
ton for the dead after thls lilue
lathctc an opportunity for the count
lvsl millions who have passed 10 the
heyDnd who have no opportunity 10
carry out the commands Of Jesus ia
the mortal sphefO2" | DO notfay that
Joseph Smith originated the theory OF
salvation Tor the deaf. That work Ia
10 be- performed Ia behalf Of the dead
as well ~ the living IL revealed 10y tho
Scriptures. The servants of God 10
abroad aud proclaim the Gospel. A
few receive the message, have faith Ia
Christ and his atonement, repent Of
their sins, are baptized by immersion
for the remission ot them aud have
hands laid upon their head- that unto
them may be impaired the Holy Ghost.
But tho majority reject the revealed
truth.
The same plan OF redemption Is car
fici 10 the spirits OF those who have
died without knowledge Of II. The
speaker here quoted from the Inst
eplstlc " Peter, ID chapter, 18th verse,
same epistle, It'll chapter and 9TH verse.
Also fifsi Cor. 18th chapter, showing
that the Gospel was preached 10 de-
parted spirits and that the object OF
this labor was 10 lead them 10 reiorma.
tlon; also that ordinances were per.
formed by the living Ia behalf Of the
deAi.l Every part Of the Gospel being
essential 10 salvation, the Latter-day
Saints are Engaged In performing n
vicarl1us work for their progenlt0rs.
For this reason they build temples Ia
which these holy rites are performed,
aud traverse sea aud land 10 obtain the
necessary data TO enable them
10 perform this labor intelligent.
ly. This is, as va underfiaud
g. In ulfilmeut OF the prediction
Of the Prophet Malachi through whom
the Lord declared that before the great
and dreadful day Of tho Lord should
come lie would send Elijah the
Prophet 10 turn the hearts Of the chill
dren 10 the fathers and the hearts Of
the fathers TO the children, lest He
come and smlte the earth with curse.
Elijah came 10 Joseph smith and
Oliver Cowdery, Ia the Temple erected
by the Saints In Kirkland, ani con-
ferred upon them the Keys and authori.
" 20 open and conduct the latter-day
dlsponsalion IN the dead, and unite la
one common bond thu Church In tho
physical and spiritual spheres. Elder
Nicholson then proceeded to show that
substitution--ono intelligent being rep.
| fcsenting and acting flr auother-per.
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