Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-07

certainty and doubt. They did not
knoa what 10 do or where TO 10 IN
order to have that uncertainty md
| doubt removed. There was division
| throughout all the religious world. Min.
isters Of religion wero quarrciing as 30
| points Of doctrine and ms 10 the plan OF
salvation. Every denomination had
different method which they taught 10
all who cnqulfej ~ the method by
which they should obtain salvation. In
the midst Of all this uncertainty, honest
souls CROPPED about, seeking here aud
there Tor the right path. There II but
one path--"onc faith. one Lord, one
baptism, ''as the great Apostle said; and
these honest souls In tho various ma.
tons were cropping for this path, On.
quifIng Of thesc prufessed leaders where
ID lay aud how they could enter II. nnd
each minister pointing out his path, his
little track. M the right one. What
were men and women To DO under such
circumstance Filled with doubt and
anxiety concerniDg their future, they
did not know what TO 10. IN the
midst ofthis confusion and uncertainty
a mnn appeared. He says; 81 an
servant Of God. God has restored the
everlasting Gospel ia It's purity aud
power. He has restored the authority
TO administer the ordinances OF that
Gospel; and promise you that II you
will believe In Jesus, repent Of your
aims aud be baptized for the remission
Of them, you shall receive the Holy
Ghost, and you shall Know for yourself
that tho doctrine which you have
embraced N the doctrine o. the
Lamb Of God" How many souls
have been gladdencd by that message!
How many hearts have leapcd with
Joy aud thanksgiving How many
have thought, at II too good 10 be
true; all fear Is that II Il not true"
Hut believing him, they have believed
In Jesus, they have rcpcnted OF their
aims, they have been baptized for the
remission Of them, they have received
the laying ON OF hands for the reception
of the Holy Ghost; and what has been
the RESULT; Doubt has vanished; gloom
has passed away; uncertainty has left
them. every apprehension concerning
their future has disappeared. Why?
They have found the path they sought.
They have entered II. IL IA the path
that leads 20 eternal glory In the pres
encc Of God. They have left the little
slide tracks, the little footpaths and the
bywayu, aud they hav. entered upon
the straight and narrow oath which
lcadeth 10 life eternal, and thoy have
received tho testimony OF the Hon Of
God In the gin Of the Holy Ghost That
has been poured out upon them, wit.
n.sslng unto them that that which
they have dono has been done In nc.
cordance with the will Of God.
Tmvcl throughout thpso wales,
converse with the people, visit
their houses and their meeting houses,
talk with them In their fields, In their
workshops md by the flresidc, and ask
them what their feelings arc concern.
ingItliesc matters. The universal testl.
mony from all these people IL, that
they have received the testimony OF
tho Son Of God and the GIN Of the
Holy Ghost, and they know for them.
selves, by the power Of God, not by the
power Of man, that they have entered
and are walking In the straight and
narrow path which leadcth TO the
Lord.
thank God with all my heart this
afternoon for His goodness aud mercy
inhstoring once more to the earth
these great blessings and gins, which
mon have ~ long sought for In vain. !
In many, many instances, In days that
are past, men have sought with tears
and with unceaslng prayers To- Al
mighty God for the fnlncss OF the Cos.
pei, aud the gins thereof rs they were