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revelation given 10 Joseph Smith anc
six Elders, "as they unveiled their
hearts aud lifted their voices on
high" the following glorious promises
were made:
Therefore. a. I said unto mine Amos.
Ties say unto yon again. that every soul
who bolicVuih on your Words. and Is ban.
tikoi by water Tor tho remission ~ sins.
shall receive the Holy Ghusg aud thrs6
signs shall follow thum that holiova La
/ my name they shall do many WouUetfui
/ works; IN my name tiirt shall rnst ant
/ devils. In my nanio thnv shalt heal tho
sick Ia my name thcv shall opon tho
! ewes ~ tho blind. aud unsi1p tho an OF
,ne Deaf ,nd the TONGUE Of the dumb
/ shall spouki and " any man shall ad
ministcr poison unto them ID shall not
hurt thom and the pols0n OF e serpent
shall not have power 10 harm thim"
Doc. and COW, ~, Gi-72
lfJoseph Smith had been an lmposior
and hi. revelations consequently npt
genuine, would he have dared 10 max,
promises like those contained IA the
foregoing? Could anything have
proven more disaslrous To his srhnnies
than 10 promise people rins which
were not In his power 10 glyr2 II hr
wnn not n servant OF God would he not
studioualy have avoided % connect tie
Lord with any OF his schemes In such
q way? Could he imagine lhat God
would sanction his dulngs by pouring
out his gifts aud blessings unon pcople
who We're being deceived by a wicked
impOstof? Certainly not. IL Josoph
Sulth was not called oi Col he would
have had 20 re.ccho the OH, old sec.
tartan song from the dark age. These
things tthu gifts aud blessings follow.
ing the bcliever) have ceased, because
they arr no longer necessary. Itiaa
well known fact That the signs which
were promised by the Savior und
enumerated In 81. Mar, 18th chhplor,
l1lh and 18th verses, did follow the hr.
lievcts. The Acts OF the Apostles az.
full Of examples NJ this kind. 10 also
q known fact that when Christianity
Ia the days II Constantine the Great,
aud later became mixcl up with
paganism aud then made the State
Religion Of the Roman empire, and
tho people compelled Mt the cir. Of the |
sword ~ accept II, that these signs did /
not follow the mnmbcn OF this false |
Church. but when the clergy, iu |
order 10 biipd the misses, told the |
people that the reason why the |
members did not enjoy these |
blessings NJ In former ycar, was |
that they were no longer nerctsary, !
they told Deliberate falaoho0d. Tho !
rcal cause was that this appetite |
Church had "transgfU.s tie law |
changed the ordinance aud broken the /
everlasting Covenant and that Christ /
did not recognize this new form OF 20. |
called Christianity a. Ills doctrines of |
Aviation, nor accepted u TIE order OF l
their organization n anything akin Ia /
the Church organized by Himself aud |
His Apostles. Hence lie withheld /
His gifts, signs aud blessings from
them, and for hundreds Of yeafs they
were unknown ~ far 40 church glits
were concerned. IN nuOcdutr that 4
heard related several ysar ago viii
illustrate the contrast between the true
Church OF Christ aud fallen Christian.
ity. n prominent rariiual Of the Ro.
man Catholic church, on certain oc.
easion, visited the Pope n homo, and
together with him examined the con.
tents u the treasure chanber nj the
Vatican where gold diamonds and other
costly things were depoaited In great
While gazing upon the costly treas.
ufes The Pope remarked: ave eau
not irulhmlly say now "a Peter and
John said nnclcntly that We have no
silver and gold" Ono, that d tue,u
the cardinal, land there II
something olsc we cannot say. We
cannot command the lame In the name
VI Jesus Christ 70 rice aud walk
veal remember the beautiful story
related In the third chapter OF the Acis
OF mo Apostles, OF u certain man who
had boon Nmc from his mothers womb
aud who daily lay ut III. gate VI the
Temple In Jerusalem to ask aims OF
,ho-o who entered; aud how he, seeing
Peter AMI John about 10 20 In, nlso
lskcd them for alms. Peter, after
fastening his eyes upon the cripple 10.
sethor with Johr, said, being moved
upon by the power Of God: "Silver
lnd gold have 1 none, but such NJ
haVo give ! thee: m tho name Of jesus
christ OF Nazareth, rise up aud walk.U
And he took him by the right hand
,nd lifted him up aud Immediately his
Get anu ankle bones received strength.
Ani ne, lraping up, stood aud walled,
snd entered with them into The TEN.
pc, walking aud loaplng, and pmislng
The contrast IA this: The Apostl.s Of
lie true Church had no silver and
sold, for they had been sent out 10 ,
reach without purse or scrip; mn
hoy possessed the power OF God 10 I
uch nm extent that they heale
he sick, the lame, the blind. etc.
no Catholic Church IL wealthy, have
llcnty OF silver aud gold, hut not the
'owcr OF God. Joseph smith was also ]
'oOr ~ regards this worlds goods, bur
10 was powerful IN tho Priesthood. and !
n the strength n the Lord, aud hun. !
reds were healed under his admlnis.
nations. How then about the promise.
made In the revelations nom which
have quoted. The answer n easily
wen aud can be stated briefly. They 0
ave been fuliiilcd 10 the very letter. |
here are thousands la the Church !
iho can testify and who do bear testi- d
iony continually 10 tho effect that the y
ITS aud blessings follow the believers. u
mo have embraced tho GOSPEL as ,e. y
iofel through Joseph Smith. Not
MY III the United States, but ia Eu.
'pe, upon the Islands Of the s.a. =,
nu In all parts Of tho world "
mere the GOSPEL has bcen
reached by our Elders, have the sick
cen healed under their administration. II
10 lame have received their strength NJ
le blind have bcen restored 10 their NJ
ght anu tho deaf to their hearing: VI
vi spirits have been east out; the nifis 81
prophecy, OF Tongues, the intorprc. Ia
ton OF tongues, and Ia short, all the "
It's and blessings onIoyea by the for. IL
er Jay Saints have been aud in
o now being enjoyed by the
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