Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-19

accusations witch they made against
Him, that He, being n man, made
Himself equal with God. They could
not understand how man could re-
ceivo such power as He protested 10
have. They were shocked at that
which He taught them. But He
taught His disciples faith In God. He
taught them that the works which He
did they could do, aud even greater,
because He was going TO the Father.
He inspired them With the principle
OF faltb. lie rcprUached them CON
SANITY because they were OF little faith.
He told them that all things were pos
sible 20 them that believed. And II
had great effect upon His disciples.
Their faith wa. Increased, and aflor
the Savior's crucinxi0n, they received
great endowment Of power from on
high, with which they went forth AMI
accomplished great and mighty works
In the name OF their Master, aud IN nc.
cordanoe with the promises which He
had made 10 them. Where there were
no manifestations OF this power, Jesus
attributed u 90 the want OF iaith. II II
snid that lie did no mighty works 10
certain places because Of the unhelief
OF the people. But vt no time during
His minlslfy did he say to the people
or convey tho Idea that there was n
limit 10 the hcatOwal OF power or the
communication OF God's will TO the
children OF men. On the contrary, lie
said that whosocver would do the works
that He commanded lie should know
for himaelf concerning the doctrine;
continually impressing upon them that
there would be communication from the
Father 10 those who sought TO know
concerning tho doctrines that were
taught Everyone who reads the
New Testament can perceive this. II
" were not for tradition aud tor the
fact that these blessing. arc not en-
joyed 10 yny extent Mt the present
time, the reader Of the New Testament
would inevitably come to the conclu.
sion, from the words OF the Savior and
His disciples, that those blessings, gifts,
powers and communications were not
intended for that time alone, but were
10 be bestowed upon the people OF God
In all nges, II they would live 40 as 10
receive them. Jeeus never said that
these gifts and blessings were intended
for the people Of that day, and for then
alone.
In our day there IL that same spirit
OF unbelief that there was formerly.
Jesus reprnaGhed the jews with gsrn-
isbing the scpulchros OF the Prophets
whom their fathers had killed. They
held the memory VI the dead Prophets
In great esteem; at least, they protested
10 do 10. They said, III we had been
In the days u our fathers, We would
not have been partakers with them Ia
tho blood OF the Propheis." Yet
Jesus Himself, the Son Of Hod, walk
ing In their midst and performing the
mighty Works which He did, was re-
Jecicd by them, and finally cruoi1ei.
In this mauner they testified that
they were the children OF those who
killed tho Prophets, and that they were
possessed with the same spirit. When
one reads Of the mighty works which
were performed by the Lord, the Won
der arises how u was possible for such
being TO be rejected by them. The
Book OF Mormon gives an explanation
Of this. II says that no nation on the
face Of the earth but the Jews would
have donO 10 the son OF God that
which was done 10 Him. They were
so wicked, 10 hardened In their hearts,
and 70 determined 10 reject God and
His servants, that they were ready to
cruelty the Son % God Himsulf and
did cruelty Him. Well, ~ | have
said, there Is good deal OF the same
spirit In our day. Magnificent rtruc.
lures arc reared 10 the memory Of the
men who once talked with God. There
Is not q city In christendom where
there are no temples reared bearing
the names VI the men who suffered
martyrdOm because thBy Were the
servants Of God-St. Peter, 81. Paul,
81. Mark, StiLukc, 81. Andrew; anu
all those saintcd pereonages we're once
despisod, derlded, pensecuted, cast out,
and finally killed. What was their
crime2 They professed to have re.
ceivcd revelation from God, to be His
servants, aud 10 have received au-
thority 10 act In His name; and
because they did this, men sought 10
kill them. Not many generations had
passed away, however, when they be.
came the honored among men. They
were extolsd and held up "a examples.
Sauctity was attributed them. Mimc.
ulous power was attributed 10 anything
that had been In their possession The
| places Of their martyrdOm were copaid-
erred sacred. Aud anything that could
be done mas been done by different
generations 10 show that " they had
lived contemporary with them they
would not have perseouted them or
slain them. II Ia 80 In this land OF
America. And yetone OF the greatest
crimes almost that a man can commit
today, aud oue that viii arouse the
tiercest hatred, and stir up the most
violent persecution, l. to 20 into the
cities OF this land and say that God has
called him 10 be His servant, and tina.
he has authority from God TO preach
| His Gospel and 10 administer the ordl-
nances thereof accordlng 10 the ancient
pattern. II would bo incredible, II
experience had not proved Il TO u, that
such n testimony IN these days
would produces such results. A
man who had received authority
from God would naturally think that
II he were b 90 into church called
after one Of the marlyTel Apostles the
people would DO glad to hear him; that
all be would have TO no would be To say
that he had received thes ame authority
from God that -. Peter, OF st. Paul, or
StJohn had, and the congregation AVID