Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-06

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Prayer by Elder John Morgan.
The choir sang;
Iiark. li.ian TO the truu,pe,ersi
They sound for volunteers.
On zion's bright and nowrry mount
Behold the onlcers.
President willard woodrun.
Afler few predatory observations
said he never wished TO address any
body OF people upon the Gospel o
Christ unless he could do ~ by N,
Spirit aud inspiration of Almight,
God; and that was his feeling thi'
morning.
Those who were at Conference ycs
terdAy listened 10 some very stronG
testimonies presented by the Apostle.
There was one discourse In particular
10 which he desired now b. refer; that
Of Brother Abraham II. Cannon, who
alluded TO the Views OF certain per
sons ~ 10 the great mistakes which
had been made la this world, some Of
them by people calling themselves
Prophets, Apostles, aud Saints 81 God.
Ono Of these alleged mistakes was In
God permitting Adam and Eve 10
partnkc OF the forbidden fruit; another
was the mistake made la the Savior
being born In n stable and cradled In u
maDgcr, instead Of his coming
ny conqueror, n the leader
OF the inhabitants Of the
earth; another was that the Apostles
and Prophets ceased TO have revela-
lions when Joseph Smith died. II was
10 these principles that he wished to
refer.
When the Prophet Joseph was
called Of God 10 lay the Foundation Of
this Church aud Kingdom he was n
mere boy. His mt prayer 10 the God
Of heaven was offered when lie was
only fourteen or flftecn ycnrs Of age.
lie Ind read and studied the scriptures
previously aud was anxious 10 know
what religious sect TO Join. An answer
came TO him from the Lord thereon.
The heavens were opened; God tho
Father AMI God the Son appeared TO
him, ard the Father sald,
"rbis IA My beloved Son,
hear ye Him." The history Of Joseph
Smith from that time until he organ
lied the Church Of Jesus Christ Of
Lattcr.day saints, on the 18th Of April,
1850, was n constant scene OF revela-
ton aud visitation. His coun-elorr
were the ang.ls-those who held the
Priesthood In the flesh while ON the
earth aud administered upon this con-
tincnt 10 the sons Of Adam, 10 the
children OF Israel who dwell here.
They were his teachers and continued
10 bo 20 until he was called to
organize this Church and Kingdom
upon the foundation laid by the an.
Client apostl.e and prophets, "Jcsus
Christ himself being the chief corner
stone"
The speaker said he would like To
ask that assembly of I.alter-dny Saints,
what power would the Prophets OF God
In those early days have Ind 10 or.
ganizc and build up the Church Of
Christ upon earth unless they had
been taught either by the angels Of
God or the Lord Himself? There was
no other way; and every step that the
Prophet Joseph took, up to the very
day OF his death, was proof Of this.
Any man or woman who read the
Book OF Doctrine and Covenants would
find there code OF the most sublime
revelations ever given by God 10 man.
kind. True, Joseph Smith was Hitter
ate, In = measure, 10 far as learning
was concerned; but those who bad read
those revelations could see that no ig-
nomnt boy, without inspiration.
could have prepared ruch
code. II required revelation al
most every day. When this code
Of revelations was given, after
the Church was organized. with
Prophets, Apostles, Seventies, nlgh
Priests, High Councillors, Elders aud
Teachers, 1t was not particularly
necessary while those revelations were
before the people that tho Lord should
give special written revelations TO
President Young, though the latter
had revelations. He had the power
and Spirit Of God with him; II was
living witness day by day 70 guide aud
direct him Ia all the works which he
had 10 perform here In the flesh. What
he accomplished had shown this. lie
the speaker) wanted TO make these re-
marks because he did not know 10 what
extent the minds and feelings Of the
Latter-day Saints might be led In these
channels.
The God OF heaven had not forsakcn
the Presidency OF this Church. He
had not closed the heavens against
them nor those associated with them.
His Spirit aud power were with this
people, and would never be Withdrawn
from them up to the time Of the coming
OF the Son of Man.
President Woodruff next advertei TO
s0Sle OF the early missionaries Of the
Church, including Orson Pratt, Farley
Pratt aud Orson Hyde, who were or
dained Elders and sent forth to work
In the LORDS vineyard and 10 warn
the world. They held the Priesthood,
they had authority 10 preach the Gos'
pei OF Christ ~ the children OF mon.
He asked the congregation, had not
Jesus Christ, the Son Of the living God,
backed up the testimony when had
been borne by those rneu aud scores Of
other missionaries since their day.
Where would UtaD and ita inhabl.
tants have been today but for the Lat
tor-dAy Saint? IL would have been
q barren desert, Just ~ they found II
on the cath Of April, 1871.
farming TO the subject Of the Priest.
hood, the speaker remarked that they
could trace the history Of Israel, the
dealings of God with mon, from the
time VI Father Adam down.
Not an iOta Of evidence could
bo adduced proving that man
ever went forth, called Of God, AMI suo-
cesliully preached the Gospel Of Christ
without he bore the Holy Priesthood.
The Lord had chosen this weak things
Of the earth 10 confOund the wise.
This had been the nature Of Hts dual.
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