Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-10

IN general ana an all-pervadtng TN
bciief concerning God's willingness ~
power 10 speak again 10 mankind. The
teachings Of the religious world foi
generations pnst have been 10 the
ELECT that God had ceased 10 commuu.
icaio His mind aud will TO man; that
no Lai withdrnwne Himself from
any active intcrposition In the
Hiiaire Of the children Of earth;
and this has been 70 long taught anu
70 widely believed that when men hear
u said that God had spoKen again from
the heavens, they dlstrust the etate-
ment; they beliovei II to 10 q delusion,
And content themselves with the idea
that ,uch n thing Is lmpossible. speak
now OF men who believe that there Is a
God. or course there IA a large number
OF the human family who have per.
suGdcd themselvee that there IL no God;
butwherc there IL n belief in God, this
unbelinf CONCERNING His willingness to
speak To the childfeD OF men has taken
possession oftheir minds.
One OF tue features that has distin.
guiaheu Those who are now Iintter.day
Saints from their fellows IN the lnuds
where this Goupel has been preached IL
this: they did believe that there might
w AN'AaNiVi 'fUNs IL AutI
not believe II entirely, they hoped, Mt
least, that the statement might be true,
aud those who save Travelled 10 preach
this Gospel have found class Of In.
dividuala scattered throughout the
nations that had desire In their
hearts 10 know concerning the will Of
God. They were dissatisfied with or.
istlng forms Of religion. There VIVA
NnFnAlulnH that fNlH - aaNa.fss
siree and the yeafnings OF their hearts.
They wanted something more tangible
than they weIe able 10 obtain around
them. These souls have been found In
every land where tho Elders OF this
Church have travelled, ami whoa they
heard tho testimony that God had
spoken from the heavens once more,
and that they couli know this for them
selves, they were POSSESSED with de-
sire 10 take tho course pointed out and
obtain q knowledge a. 10 whether this
statement was true one or not. The
Lattcr-dHy Saints who were gathered
to these mountains, and who Joined
this Church after they were old enough
70 comprehend the doctrines, are ali OF
this clues. do not suppose that an
exception can be found throughout the
entire people. They had a great and
ovgrpoworlng anxiety 10 know CON
corning the things Of God; aud when
they heard the message OF the Elders
testifying that God had again spoken,
that lie had sent heavenly messengers
TO the earth, anu had restored the
authority that was once upon earth
the authority to administer the ordi-
nances OF life and salvntion-And had
also restored the Holy Ghost and the
gifts that were possessed by the Church
In the days Of the Savior, they felt az
though they would give all they had
In the world II II were true, ana taking
the advice Of the Elders who
bore this testimony, they went
out In secret and humbled them.
selves before the Lord and called
upon Him in the name OF Jesus 10 give
thvm testimony concerning It's truth.
From Canada In tho north 20 Mexico
In the south, thpusands and thousands
OF people who live throughout these
valleys eau arise aud bear solemn ties.
tin0Dy, before hizh heaven and before
their fellow men, that God did reveal to
them in an indisputable manner that
He had done all that the Elders testified
He had. IL IL n marvellous thing TO see
men and women OF 30 many national.
lilies congrogated together throughout
these mountain valleys and all OF one
heartand mind, aud OF one belief, bear.
ing similar testimonies; some speaking
In one language ana some In another,
but nll united In bearing this testimony
TO which | have referred, that they |
have actually received from the Lord |
u testimony concerning tho divinity
Of the religion that they have espousod.
IL n one Of the strangest things In the |
world that men anu women will see |
such great movement az this, no pecu- |
liar in All its phases, so phenomenal, |
10 may be said, ami yet not bertOw |
attention upon the movement sufficient |
to investigate IL or 10 learn whether |
IL be true or false. But this Is the |
have often thought, |
and expressed myself TO Others |
TO this effect, that with my cast |
u mind and with my moue OF thought |
| could not witness that which see la |
these valleys without being lmpelled |
tO investigate II, Everything con- |
neoted with IL Is 70 different fIom that |
which IL elsewhere 10 be seen that [ |
could not rest content until | had |
examined IL. But II Il n strange fact |
that Thousands pass through this Terri. |
tory, listen to the testimony OF the |
Elders concerning the divinity OF this
work, aud 90 away without any appar-
ent impression being made upon them. |
Now, this Ia true or II IL false. Gou
has spoken from the heavens or He
Ii Il not spoken. God has restored the
everlasting priesthood that was upon
the earth In former days,or He has not. |
God has restored the authority to adj |
minister the ordinances OF life ana
He has not done 40. God
has built up His Church according 10
the ancient pattern, and placed within
Il all The officers that were In the
original Church,or He has not done II.
God has restored the everlasting
Gospel, with the gifts and ordinances IN
their plentl,ude. or He has not
done II. There Ia no middle
ground upon which anyone cnn
stand in regard % these questions.
IA. which we state Is true, or II is
false. Part OF IL cannot be
true; u m,ist be true In Its entirety, or
It Ia false IN its entirety. Under These
what Will mankind do
ABOUT II? VIII they pronOunce II false
without Investigation? IL they do,
ihon 1t speaks very poorly for their
love Of truth AMI FOR their desire TO
know God anu 10 comprehend the prin-
The day Of the Lord Jesus they viii DO
held accountable. No man can witness
that which Is being done in these
and escape condemnation,
II he does not examine these things.