Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-29

the Lord, and bring ia what had been
saved Of their fasting for the benefit Of
the poor
The Lord had also appointed that
His servants who held the Holy Priest
hood should minister In holy places
Tor the living and the dead. This was
o. very great importance 90 the Latter
Jay Saints. The speaker here particu.
lnrly adverted TO the sacred ordinance
OF matfimony, femafking the Lord
mad declared that what His
servants sealed on the earth by His
authority aud appointment should be
sealed In heaven. la the holy houses
neing erected on Gods pattern, and by
Ills appointment, His servants min.
lstercd In this sacred ordinance, after a
similar pattern 10 that by which our
mt parents were united In the garden
OF Eden. They were then Immortal.
but they broke the law Of God and 20
brought death into the world. At the
Tune Eve vas given unto Adam In
marriage there was no death. They
were told 10 Increase aud multiply
hnl replcnish the earth and subdue H.
aud have dominion" 10 was after
Meir marriage that they slnned. but
Jesus Christ came, In the meridian
OF time aud died for the isins
o. The world. "And NJ In Adam
nll die, even 20 Ia Christ
will all be made alive.v In the rcsur.
rrctlOn state Adam aud Eve came
back where they were In tho begin.
Mug, and ~ husband and wife they
Will have dominion, standing ut the
head Of the race. When a man aud
woman were Joined together by Godis
appointed servants Ia His appointed
way II was for time aud cternlty-for
THIS world aud the world 90 come; hut
when n ceremony was performed la "a
way which tod had not appolntcd,a
when the authority exercised was
merely human, that union lasted only
WI death, aud would not be recognized
on high NJ eternal. When death came,
That would tc the end Of the contract. !
SOME people made n mistake In ~.
sorting that the Inttcf.day \ lnt-, |
regulated civil marriages aud those |
winch men performed Ia other fclig. !
ious organizations la the world. The /
saints did nothing Of tho Kind. They !
Iccuynikcd thom NJ contracts ~ be-
hithiully kept. hut Ia this country /
they were regarded simply ~ civil
contracts before the law, made Ia last
odil until death parted the couple
ana great many III not even walt
Tor death ~ pari them. There was
kitcit deal too much parting Of that
hlni In this country. When he saw
Young people protesting 90 he Latter
Jay Saints going outside the rule aud
which God had made,
nnd marrying after the fashion Of tho
world, lac felt sorry In his hear, amt he.
licvci that they must be- either very
blind or very wllfll. Mhatn woefiilmls
take for those IA make whose eyes had
been once opened % see the things u
eternity, When u young man or
young woman went outside the new
aud everlasting covenant nnI con.
Itactc1 marriage, II could only be- for
lime. They might have pleasure Der. ,
lap- 20 long as time lasted, hut not more
han two out of ten made a happy ,
inlon In that way--it WIS not u good
hing for people " opposing faiths 10
marry, he did not care whether they
sety Lnit.f'day Saints or not. MAn
instituted that kind Of marriage which 7
= common IN the world. II wa. /,
iinding while Il lasted like any other
'sn'rhct, hut would have an sud when
he parties were dead, aud would not
each Into the world IN come. In tho
csurfccilon they would all lie rnisoi
rom the tomb, but they would come Z,
u separate and single In their saved
1nditlon and bc but a. the angels.
Hut u man aud woman who were !
hafficd according 10 Gods appoint. =
ncnt, though death might part them, :
would " faithful In all thing, come
orth IN the INT resurrection aud In. "
crit the gift Of eternal lives. With q.
heir children they would form nm
,rrnal family union, and of the IN.
fcaso OF their glory aud majesty and
nninion There would he no end.
lAilcr.'lay Saints should rejoice that !
lpy had b"un able a. understand some /,
the things which uod han appointed, y
M which would undurr forever that | ~
i"y pad lcvn brought out Of the world \
40 VI" Chufuh u Christ, saved from I,
irif past tfansgfrasions aud washed !
Ican Of Their sins In the blood Of the %
amh In obedience 10 His command. =
lonis, Lot them serve IN, al
ord with all their heart. keen nI
III commandments every day on Their ~
W., Iut away the things Of Inc world 81
nj the ways " men, 30 far NJ tli.y Of
ere evil, build up Zion aud Avo Nv q
foTy word that proceeded from III, "
.puth Of God, and prepare the way ~
? tho coming Of our Lori, who had ~
CLEARED that all things that w.r, OF
Inn should abide for ever. "
The choir sang thu anthem,
Heavenly Father We would worship Thy IA.
great name this hAiioved day" In
g solos h-lng splcndldly sung by b,
y, Agnes Olson.fhoma.. M