Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-16

very important. HIT they Jafiook Of
the Sacrament 40 oitun that he some
times feared they did not attach suf-
ficient Importance thereto. He had
learned that some Of the strangers who
attended these services had been
struck with what they termed the IN
difference manifested by a great many
Of the people here while partak.
ing Of tho Sacrament, and who
did not seem 10 think they were
doing anything particularly solemn OF
sacred. He thought, however, that
this might be carried 10 too great an
cxtremb. He had seen pefaous partaka
of these emblems In the various Chris
tisn denominations In the world, aud
II had seemed 10 him sometimes NJ "
they put on a mask M appearance OF
mock solemuity. Assuming saucti.
fied look turning up this whites OF their
eyes, or taxing On any formal attitude,
did not constitute true humility. Per
haps there was some degree Of truth In
the structures which had beel made
upon the appearance Of some Of the
Batter-day Saints when this sacred OF
dinance was being administered; and lac
would suggest 10 his brethren aud sls.
tiers that they turn their attention fully
To this sacred ordinance when the bread
sud the water were being passed
arosud. Let them offer up y
secret prayer TO the Lord. and ponder
upon the fact that they were making n
new covenant with God. When
we put the bread that was blessed be.
tween our lips and received II into our
bodiea, aud II besomes part aud parcel
Of our physical nature, 90 We should
take upon us the nature and character
OF Jesus Christ. We should take upon
ourselves His name, His Spirit aud
endeavor TO follow Ills example. he
cause we expected, after n while, 10
have the privilege OF being In Hts
society, aud unless we became like
Him IL was not likely that this joy
would he ours. Ittook something more
than mere belief In Jesus Christ, In
His virtues, and In the sacrifices which
lie made for our sins, 10 flt aud prepare
Us for Ills company hereafter.
This holy ordinance which the Lord
had revealed for our acceptance aud
benefit was a very ancient ceremony.
When Christ administered bread aud
wine 10 His disciples lie did not Intro.
duce any new thing. All the doc
trincs which He came 10 teach were 0 I
old time, before the days Of Jesus.
some perrons, indeed, objected 10
Jesus Christ as tho 6reat Teacher be-
cause lie taught things which were
said to be found In crueds older than
that which He introduced. but truth
! IL eternal, aud existed before all people
| who ever lived upon this earth. The
things which We learned In this world
were no doubt understood on worlds
before this earth WIS made;
and II was very certain that
the doctrines Of the GOSPEL were taught
upon the earth hundreds OF years he.
fore Jcsn. Christ was born. The
ancient pAtrlArchs had tho Gospel, and
- had Abraham, as was told In the
New Testament. II was preached "a
Isrnel before tho law Of Moses ~As In.
troduced. The Gospel was preached
iirrt, and afterwards came the law Oi
carnal commandments.
The speaker pointed out the dIiior'
ence between the M.lchisedec aud
Aaronic Priesthood. The former was
an eternal Priesthood; II existed befor,
the earth was made; II would
exist through all time aud
through the endless ages o.
eternity. Melchlsedec was very grca
high priest, n mhn Of much power Ia
the priesthood, and tho, priesthood
which he held came 10 he called by hii
name. II was an everlasting priest
hood and was called after the order Of
the Son OF God, hut 10 avoid the to-
frequent repetition Of the name o.
Deity II was called the Priesthood ailei
the order q Mulchisrdec.
Ths I.aNfar.IaU Aatnls shanlI nnl
use the name Of the Deity with impu
nifty. IL was very common practice
particularly In the United States, FOL
people TO use 6od's name In a profsn,
way. This always caused In him I
feeling OF repul.iOu. The Lstter.dAJ
saints had been specially commando,
In regard to this. They should US. thu
name Of Deity as n sacred name, AM
not lightly or In vain.
When Jesus came He did not borrow
His doctrines from any IL the religion
bodies around Him, or from any OF IL,
creeds extant. He received then
direct from heaven. Yet tho SAINT
Gospel had been taught centuries he
fore his day. The Gospel which IN,
I.atter.day Saints had received Ia late
times was the same, and was therefor
called tile everlasting Gospel; II VIA
unchangeable; NO matter how old
was, or In what age II was preache,
AMI obeyed, II was always the same
IL was the one eternal plan Of saliva
tion, and there was no other. God Ill
not make two plans Of salvation. Tn
law OF carnal commandments given b
the Israelites because they would no
receive the fulness Of the Gospel wa
not sufficient for salvation. II was
temporary law, for q temporary pur
pose. God had raised up inspired mel
IN various ages aud nations, TO teacl
them such truths M they could reoeiv.
But there was but Que name unde
, heaven whereby man cosld 10 saved
and that was the name Of Jesus Christ
Everybody must hear II sooner or late
and have the privilege OF taking
upon themselves; otherwise they oOul,
not be Justly brought to judgment
Even the heather, and all people VIII
had ever dwelt on the earth, In ordo
to be Judged by the Gospel must hsv,
an opportunity OF either accepting o
rejoctlpg It. The speaker quoted tn
flrst Epistle Of Peter, srd chapter, ISL
, aud 20th verses, In regard 10 Chris
. preaching 20 the spirits In prison
, Taking that passage OF scripture, h
/. said, Just as IL was written, the.
!, learned that after Christ was put :
,, death In the firsh He was still a Twin
I Being. White His body lay In tn
= sopulchre no "wenp' In the spirit N
"preached TO the spirits In prison.
And who were theya They wer
the spirits OF people who wor
disoboiient In the daysof Noah, Will
liz nrl VIVA nrnnnIlnR. InnAN VIII