Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-30


OF this earth, things that they have de-
vised themselves; but the Kingdom Of
Uod IN not advanced, II II not estab.
Iished, II IA not sustained or promoted
by the things OF this world. You know
how we are told that though our
wenrona are not carnsl they are
mighty through God, to the pulling
down Of the strongholds OF Satan.
Why, when Christ was In the garden
on that last night Of His betrayal He
said 10 His disciples that they were not
10 10 out with swords TO conquer the
world--they were not to go out adopt
log the plans Of men, the wisdom Of
the nations OF the earth, or the
weapons OF this world. They were 70
10 out equipped with divine
power, to 40 out M the Spirit
should direct them. In that
garden, that night. one sword was
amwn, and one wound was made; but
the Savlor's hand touched the wound
and healed II. Turning to the one
who drew the sword He said, "Put up
thy sword Into its sheath" and from
that hour 10 this the sword has never
been drawn at the command Of God In
the interests OF the Kingdom OF God.
Now, It means that Code plan Ia
larger, better and purer than ours. IL
means that God Il over all the works
Of His hands, aud He does not suffer
His own 10 fall. We remember ae we
read the story Of the Apostles going
out 10 preach the new way, that now
and then they would come together In
their meetings 10 talk over the plans
that were 10 ho carried forward, to
work that was yet 10 be done: and this
record L. made on more than one oc-
casion: at seemed good unto US and 10
tho Holy Uhost.v That IL, In that
little company " the disciples, with
Jesus OF Nazareth among them, they
eat M one who spoke, moved and acted
with others, through the presence and
power Of the Holy Spirit.
The drst missionary tour that was
made was made under the Divine d.
reciion, aud the record reads IN this
way; "whilc they were fasting and
praying the Holy Ghost said: Separate
me Saul aud barnabas, for the work
whefenntD have called them" And
then ~ they went out TO do their
work under the direction OF the
Holy Spirit, Paul tells us
that on some occasions when he
wanted 10 40 over In this direction the
Holy Spirit suffered him not. He
wanted TO 90 u another place, and the
Holy Spirit would mol let him gO.
Then one night there canc 20 him n
man from Macedonia, who said,
.Come over and help ua;r and his
testimony II that tive gather asnuredly
frum this vision that the Lord wanted
US TO 10 into Macedonia" and he went
and took with him his fellow.laborem
10 that Held. Now, that was tn, Holy
Spirit directing the great campaign-
not a method, n plan, OF man, but
plan OF God; and now we see that the
weapons of their warfare were not carnal
weapons. They did not go out TO con-
quet the world asAlcxander conquered,
M Napoleon conquered, but they con-
guerud by the power Of Divine truth.
They conquered by showing To the peo-
PIE the better way. You can never
gel a man into The Kingdom OF Col
md make him loyal citizen Of that
Kingdom by any sort Of material force
OF the appliance OF material weapons.
You might put rope around man
and drag him into the Church, but that
would NOT make nun Christian; you
may lay hold OF him and hapti.e him
~ tue water, put that would not make
him saved man. hut when you
bring us heart TO dod, when you bring
him IN tho poor woman who came In
That great tbf9hg, reached out Der
hahu anu touched the nom OF IN.
MASTERS garment, saying, III l
can but bucn Ihcc snail DC
male Who'c," then you heeu no ma.
,crisl power, because the power OF
DVihe nlei lhe drawing power OF the
HOY Sput mas brought tue man unto
tue Kingdom OF uOj, ana there he
WIN stay. lie needs no chains 70 blnd
MIN, no hi.on walls 70 hold M
Ana 30 lnls Kingdom OF dou i- not OF
TINS EARN w It's methods IN Its plans.
why, at the time when Jesus was
orucided, and then just n little later,
Jerusalem was being illed up with the
multitudes Of people from all over the
land. IL WINS the day Of Pentecost,
when Peter preached his hrst great
sermon, aud on that occasion the
Jews, from all nations Of the world
had gathered together. IL was time
when Rome always trembled; II was a
time when the authorities Of Rome
were afraid Of mn uprising OF the Jew
i-h people. You remember that Joru.
salem was then under the power-thc
political power - OF the llo-
man Empire; they were always
afraid that the Jewish people--a very
courageous people. a strong, n warilke
people-wouId rise up In rebellion at
that season Of this year, when NO many
of them were there. And now on this
remember Jesus Of Nazareth