Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-04

He assembled In the rlosy Of His Father,
surrounded by His angels, 10 reward
the righteous and TO punish the ungod'
~, then indeed, We might abide His
coming and stand when He should
appear.
Turning again TO Malachi, here was
another event identified with this I'm.
rortant circumstances
f,choid. VIII send you Elijah tina
Pruphci before tho coming of the great
and dreadful day of tho Lord.
And he shall turn tho hearts Of tho
fathers 10 tho children and tho heart OF
tho children TO their fathers, lest come
aud smlte tho earth with curse.
He could think OF no greater day Of
the Lord Jesus than that.
In the 18th chapter Of Revelations,
In describing u ylslon which he had,
the Apostle said;
Aud aiier these things saw another
angel come down from heaven, having
groai power and the earth was lighicncd
with his glory.
And he cried nightly with strong
voice, saying, babylon the great IA fallen,
IL fallen. and Is become the habitslion OF
devils. and the hold of every foul spirit,
and cage VI every unclean and hateful
bird.
For oil nations have drunk ~ tho wine
Of tho wrath of her iornicatlon. and tho
kinRS Of tho earth have committed forii-
cation with her. aud the merchants OF the
Garth have waved rich thr ough the
abundance u her deli,acie-.
Ana heard another volcc from heaven,
saying. Como out Of her, my people, that
yo DO not pagtnkora Of her sins. aud that
We receive not OF her plaques.
For her Aius have reached unto heaven,
and God hath remembered her iniquitic-.
Reward hcr even ~ she rewarded you,
aud double unto her double according to
her works: In tho cup which sho hnth
filled, al to her double.
How much sho hath glorlned herself,
and lived doiiciously. 10 much torment
and sorrow give hcri for she saith In hor
heart, | at n queen, and am no widow,
and shall see no -Ofruw.
Therefore shall her plaques come In ono
day, death, aud mourning, aud famine:
and ahe shall DO utterly burned with firei
for strong Is the Lord God who Judgcth
her.
40 II would seem that there were
again associated with this Judgment TO
DO executed upon tho world the gath
oring together Of Gods people. The
Lord knew the evil influences that
mans surroundings had upon him aud
how extremely difficult he would flnd
u 10 walk In His ways aud keep His
commandments.
The Christian world doubtless he.
llevei those prophecies contained Ia
holy writ concerning the second com.
ing OF Chtlst; bat lac had sometimes
wondered whether II Ind equal faith
In the things which were associated
herewith. lie feared not.
He wished 10 bear his testimony 10
the -tranget- present that afternoon In
Regard 10 this strange and wonderful
thing which challenged their curiosity,
and which was dcfisively called "Alor.
monlsm"-vhich was a laughing-stook
In the worlds conversation, which
VIVA 81 dcspiscd Of mcn-that II was the
result OF the hilfllment OF some OF those
events which were 10 precede the
LORDS coming.
The speaker, having dwelt briefly
upon the important work performed Ia
our Temples for the dead, remarked
that the connection between heaven
aud earth was still open; the veil grew
thinner aud thinner a. the years faSscd
10y; the zeal In this work, ~ frequently
condemned, was not becoming less, but
would continue 10 grow anu increase.
A great deal was being done by
the Latter.day SJni- In the way Of
preparing for the coming OF the Son OF
Man. Ihcreiote Ia the strangers now
present he would say, "When you
hear the 'Mormons' uorided and their
faith riiicnlci, when you see sD-cnlled
Christians deny 10 ~ an inheritance n
the House Of Cod and east US
out ~ being unworthy 10 bear
the .namo Of Christ, tell them
that this people, whatever their
faults may he, whatever their failings,
they are nj lcnst, IN their weak way.
seeking TO prepare for that coming
which they believe most iervently Il
n, hand. bringing truth, peace, and
righteousness with II.
Let the Latter-day Saints be cheor.d
by these reflections. The day aud the
hour In which the Lord Jesus Christ
would CONF was matter Of perfect in-
difference 10 him; Il was enough
for him 10 10 assured that come IL
would. Our part today, tomorrow, and
| honceforth was merely 10 be- prepared
and TO prepare othera. II wRs for lhom.
rs Latier-iay Saints, 10 gather together
the righteous aud bring them TO the
valleys 81 these mountains, 10 DO
taught In the ways OF tho Lord and 10
walk In His ways.
Had tboy not enough 10 comfort their
hearts aud make them strong? True,
the clouds gathered thIckly about them
Mt times. Their foes looked formidable,
the heavens seemed now and then un.
propltious, and II looked NJ II the forces
arrayed against them were sufficient TO
overthrow them. But they need not
fear. Who could doubt while God,s
hand was at the helm? Let them wait
n while and II would be seen that
truth would triumph. Justice would
not he defeated. He who paid II
would lied In the face OF God. As one
OF our modern writer's had said: "Jus.
tlco II immutable, immortal, and In.
corruptible; and though the guilty
globe should blaze, II would rise above
the erackiing pile, with not a downy
feather In Its Greet RULED" Those
VINO expected that "Mormonism,
would fall Into decay and have moth.
ing len but It's history were doOmed
10 disappointment. This was Gods
work and lie could manage II.
Might the Lord bless and help them to
grow In peace, In the knowledge Of
truthh,nnd prove even 10 tho skeptic aud
moeker that the "Alormonsv had a
right TO a place In the christian house.
hold. Tho stone rejected by these
wouid,bo builders would yet be known
as he head Of the corner.
Tho choir sang tho anthem;
ed.fhy Flock"
Tho benedlctlon was pronounced by