Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-05

down the earth as aeducing spirits,
tempting the children OF men to 20
astray aud neglect tho things which
God required at their hands. Misery
loves company and fallen spirits fain
drag after them the souls OF the chill.
dren Of uod who were on the highway
leading u salvation. In that pre-.
existent life we walked by sight, we
saw God face 10 face; and the speaker
presumed We knew many things that
were hidden rom US now. But n
third fell away, unable TO endure the
test Of walking by sight, while all the
children Of men who dwClt here In the
flesh stood the test, and earned the
privilege ofcomlng here TO be schooled
and disciplined.
For wise purpose knowledge OF
the past was shut out. We no longer
saw God face TO face, ana were cnllui
upon 10 UNDERGO "A higher teet-tO be-
lieve things which we do not see, things
which we do not hear, which were not
TO be apprehended by means Of our
grosser senses. our spiritual vision
WIS called into play, that vision which
pierced the clouds which shut us In,
which went beyond the bounds of
time, aud passed over the horizon OF
TEMPORAL things. IL was n greater test
10 walk by faith than TO walk by
sight. lie thought Il followed that
/ the action Of all men who sinned now
and were faithful before, who fought
I against God here while they fought iof
| Him there, was more or less the re-
suit OF their ignorance, their lack OF
| knowledge, having forgotten tempor-
nrily what they once knew, thus being
lett free 10 exercise their agency In the
| ileah. IL was because he believed that
| u was tASn'a ignorance that used
them nowto fight against the work Of
| GOd-which they would not dare 10 do
II they knew what they were doing
that he thought we could Afford 10
have charity for them.
When upon the cross Jesus said,
"Father, forgive Thorn, for they know
not what they do.n He had heard "
Contcuded that Jesus did not, in this,
mean 10 include the Jews, those who
conspirnd to put Him 10 death, but
the Roman soldiers who simply oOeyed
orders IN cruciiying Him. But he
thought II would rob Him Of half the
credit for those noble words II II was
claimed that lie did not mean His muir
dcrers and nil who consented To His
death. Surely they did not know
what they were doing-dld not know
they wero killing tue Son Of God.
No, II WINS their ignorance, and Jesus
recognized II when He uttered those
dying words on the cross. Another
ronson why we could afford 10 be
charitable was thst We were
here 10 be buirrtcd aud TO
suffer-, 10 endure pain and death,
to be robbed, taken advantage
Of, and ppfsecuted. Why? Because
this earth wa. school, and these were
among Gods methods Of educating his
children therein. The Almighty
enumerated 10 the Prophet Joseph, M
no lay stretched la chRius ON the
dungeon floor OF Liberty Jail, all tho
trials 10 which men might he subject
that men might Dersecute him, frlenus
betray him, fiorce winds become his
enemy, the heavens gather blacknes-,
the billOwlng surge conspiro against
him, nud the very mouth ~ hell cape
wide open for him; "but know thou,
My son." said He, "thai all these
things would give thee e1'
perieuce and be for thy good.
The Son OF Man hath descended be'ow
them all; art th1u greater than Htp'i
We passed through these sad
experiences In order TO become
educated and made better men
ana women, and we could afford
to be patient, to feel resigned ant
, make allowance for those who caused
us 10 suffer, who trampled upon US aud
wrougei US acknowledging CODY
hand la II working for our salvation
. development aud perfection, Thu
truth was apparent 10 Us In the spiri
world, "when the morning stars sanl
i Jguther and all the sons OF GoC
, shouted for JOY" They saw the enl
1 from the beginning, aud reluicud II
. the very prospect u mortal pains nnl
woes, that another world was beiul
, made, that the foundations Of thu
, earth were laid, or, u you please, tina
another school house was being bull
! IN which they were TO receive thei
Z education.
/ But let II not be thought becaus,
/ Jesus taught men q be moiclful ant
4 full OF charity that He meant 10 ii
, away with the principle OF oterna
| Justice. Justice goeth on and claimoll
/ It's own. There never was and neve
would be lelt, In Gods economy
A such thing rs an unbalanced scale
. and the ,meAsurc that we meto unit
4 others should he measured unto u
o again. II We wronged each other W
> were eimply hesping upon our owl
4 backs burdens that We must bear unit
n We expiate our faults. What folly
|. thon, 10 sin against each other, /
q wrong our neighbor, when We mus
4 answer for It and pay the principa
: with added Interest.
/. Let Us take these things TO heart
. seeking 10 practice the higher law
q aud may the day come speed
Il ily In the midst OF the Saint
Q when II win not be as II wa
!, IN the mldst Of ancient lsrnel--a mai
. ter Of astonlshment that God shout
require us to love all men and forgiv
and have charity for them, keepin
|, our hearts free from il.ieeling that W
y might parlake Of the Sacramen
worlhily aud manifest our love for on
!, Creator ny loving the souls that II
q has created.
! The choir ang the athem-
o Pramc yo the Father.
/ The benediction was pronounced b.
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