Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-16

ing himself made by Isaiah the Prophet.
some might ash what advantage |
there could be In obeying the Gospel on |
earth n all people would hear u In n
future state and could obey It there.
There were many very great advsh-
tagos, few Of which he would men. |
ton. Those who received the Gospel |
IN the flesh were ahead N those Who |
did not, aud Il they remained iai,hiul !
would remain ahead while eternal ayes
rolled. Was Il no advantage 20 know
the truth In this life, obtain the wit
ne.- of the Spirit, have communion
with the Lord, gain spiritual gins and
know for certainty that their sins
were blotted out aud that they were
accepted Of COR Then those who
walked In the ways Of God aud kept
His commandments In this life, whcu
they departed, Mingled with the spirits
" the Just In the sweet rest of Para
disc, and became ministers to those
who had departed In ignorance.
There were places prepared Into
which people would enter when they
passed out Of this life which they now
knew very httle abuut. When Je.us
died He went to paradise; but He also
went TO Hade.. where the spirits OF
Of Noah fingered. Today lie said
10 tho thief on the cross, "thou
shalt he with Me Ia paradise" Where
Christ went that thief went too, aud
no doubt he heard the Gospel preached
therr,as Others did, " he had not heard
II Ia the flesh before.
The speaker cited the twentieth
chapter Of the Book OF Revelation, and
remarked that the Idea that the good
and pure who lived life Of hOli.
ness on earth received no more
glory than the scoundrcl who on
his dcath.bcd, from fear, called on the
name Of Jesus was insuiicrable non.
sense. Yet such things were taught
from the pulpits Ia Christeudom today.
| Every man would be Judged according
10 his works. Every truth and gift
and principle Of intelligence gained In
| this life would be 20 much advantage
/ In the life 10 come, both In the spirit
world aud In their resurrection. which
would be- thousand years In advance
Of tho rest of mankind. Aud those
who had fitted themselves for II by
faith and good works would receive
n crown In the Kingdom Of the Father,
which would not be merely golaen
band for the time, but Kingdom aud
dominion Of the increase OF which
there would lie no end. The advantages
therefore were grcat-too great for NOR.
tai tongue to express In their fulness.
rho sacrament was instituted ~ a
means 10 holiness and preparation for
the presence OF the Lord. Tho Latter.
day Saints who had received this
Gospel should coue 10 the sacrament
table with clean hands aud pure
hearts, "undeiiled before the LOrd."
Some might say that this was
pretty hard 10 do, considering
the corruption and wickedncss Of the
world which surrounded them, and
the tendency 10 evil Inherited from
many generations. But uod was
patient, slow 10 anger, plentcou- In
mercy" nni would forgive tue fault.
Of those who truly repentej. We had
~ gfapplc with evil an We found II day
by day, aud bring ourselves into sub
lection to the will OF God.
Counselor pcnro~e read fow verses
from tho 18th chapter Of tho third book
Of Nephi, relating 10 tho visit VI the
Lori Jesus Christ 10 tho people Of this
continent alter His resurrection, and
His Instructions " the Nephitcr In re.
gard 10 the Sacrament, aud
| hhlu " ItVHlt tNulN W NHN haNih'
house bearing enmity In their hearts,
they should not partskc OF the Sscra.
mcnt until they had made II right with
the person with whom they were nj
variance, and the Blshops should not
knowingly permit any one TO IartAkc
OF these emllems unwofthlly. BfOthu Z
Ponrose proceeded 10 explain why the
I.atter-day Saints used water instead OF
wine In the administration of the Sac.
rament, citing tho revelation on this
subject IN section % Of the Docirln,
aud Covenants. According 10 the New
Testament many OF ia. people la the
days Of the ancient apostles did not
, understand this doctrine Alright, aud
when they went 10 the Sacrament
table they psrtcok NJ they would
Of an ordinary meal. They ate
anu drank ~ much a. they
desired. some went there hungry aud
fed heartily, while others took en0ug XII
wine TO make them drunken. So IN
time custom limited the bread aud
wine 10 small proportions. The Lord
. had tol Us Ia this age that We should
not buy wine OF our onenic. Tor TIA,
Sacrament. Wine, lie had also In
|, formed Us In the Word Of Wisdom, wa
not good for HE people, unles. II wa,
for use in the sacrament, and M W,
had not pure wine Of the grape OF III,
/ vine Of our own make, water WAS sub
stituted for II. hut the tlmo would
, come when we would partako " wln'
/, with Him anew In the Fathers King
: dom, mt the marriage supper Of tn,
, LAmb, n lie had promised, and hav,
' n genuine love feast, Of which this or.
dinance In but "A foretasle.
/, The speaker closed by bearing hi
testimony that the Lord was with Hi
people, and said that when thoy par
took OF the Sacrament In q right ant
proper way HIS Holy Spirit accom-
, panied II. He prayed the Lord to hell
ihom, aud 70 strengthen them tina
, they might live the lives Of Saints nn,
be His chosen people; that they nigh
, NO unite together that His power woulI
, be IN their midst and enable them 4
, stand firmly Ia tho face OF all power
, OF evil that prevailed against them an,
, obtain tho crow Of eternal lives.
, The choir sang the chorus;
/ Ialleluilh, the Lord God omnipo,ont reiEnsth
, The benediction was pronounced b.,
Elder Henry T.. Richards.