Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-15

1 feel disposed to try to address this
assembly Of La,ter.day Saints for
awhile this morning; but / wish to shy
that need not only the strict atten'
ton but the faith and prayers OF tho
Saints Of God, for no man can MI the
place which or these Apostles occupy,
10 fulfil the command Of God and the
requirements OF the Latter.dny Saints,
except by the inspirat ion OF Almighty
God. This Ia n truth that hns remained
on the earth from the day Of Father
Adam to this hour.
hive some things upon my mind !
would like to lay before this assembly
II 1 can get sufficient Of the spirit OF
inspiration 10 do IL. To commence
with, want TO bear my testimony to
these Lattor.dny Saints and TO the
world that am held responsible be-
fore God, the angela anu the heavenly
hosts for the testimony which 1 bear
before you; and 70 is every man who
bears record Of the Son OF God aud OF
the work Of God In this or any other
Renoration. These Iatter-day Saints
bear record to the world, and have
borne record for Almost generation
past, that Joseph smith was a Prophet
Of God; that they know this WORK Is OF
God, snd hat this Ia the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of Latter-dny Saints.
They are held responsible for this, md
n they bear true testimony, tho ma
lions Of tho earth who hear that testl.
mony will he held responsible for the
use they make OF II. DO you ASK me
how know this Is the work Of God,
and that Joseph Smith IL n Prophet
OF God? | will tell you now
1 know. know II by the revelations
Of Jesus Christ and by tue Inspiration
OF the Lord. IL may be allowed to
refer TO myself without being consider.
ed tgolistical, will tell you why |
bear this testimony.
Eighty-hvs years have passed over
my head since hrst tabernacled In
the flesh. Almost sixty yeats OF that
period have been n member OF the
Clutch OF Jesus Christ Of Latter.dny
Saints. During that time have borne
some portion OF the Holy Priesthood,
and for iiity-three years | have 0ccu-
pied the position Of the Apostleship, In
connection with my brethren. | have
also travelled abroad and at home. l
have been taught from my childhood
up by the revelations OF God In the re-
cords Of divine truth that have beon
given To us, that there Ia one God, and
that there Ia one Jesus Christ, who
Ia the Savior OF the world, aud the
only Savior pertaining 10 this world
and 10 the redemption thereof. have
bsen taught that there IL one Priest
hood, In It's two divisions. | have been
taught that there II ono Holy Ghost,
nnd that there 10 one GOSPEL and one
set OF ordinsnces for the salvation OF
the whole postefity Of Adam, and only
one. l have been taught that these
ordinances are the same In every nge
OF the world. Whoever reads the New
Testament can ace the testimony OF
the Apostles that there was but one
Gospel In that day and generation; and
that Gospel WIS taught by Adam him.
self 10 his yosterity. The same Gospel
was taught by Moses, aud by oil the
patriarchs and prophets down TO the
days Of Jesus Christ. There was but
the one Gospel. But the promise was
that whoever received that Gogpel
should receive the Holy Ghost and the
gifts thereof, and these gifts were msue
manifest from gen6ration to gonenti n
when the God OF heaven had n people
on the face OF the earth.
In travelling during these sixty years
that have been In tho Church, abroad
- 4. d l.. -. a
with the Elders OF Israel Ia the ad.
minIstrAtiOn Of these riiunnccs 90 the
human family. What has been the
Tesult9 Remember now what TO d
you, that nm held responsible for my
testimony. | have travelled, | may say,
In the midst OF visions, Ia the midst OF
the administration OF angels, IN the
midst OF the power OF God. In connec-
hands upon the sick, and they have 70.
covered. We have laid hands upon
the blind, and they have seen; upon
the deaf, and they have heard; upon
the lame, and they have walked; upon
those possessed with devils, aud they
were cast out; anJ even unto the resur.
rection OF the dead. These gifts and
graces that have followed the servants
Of God In every age OF tho world
have been associated with this
Church from the day OF It's organs
i1ation until this hour. These are
truths in the sight OF high heaven, anu
l win meet them there when ! 70 to
the other side Of the veil. Therefore, II
there are any strangers here, | beai
testimony TO these thinga, for know
they are true. The inspiration OF the
Holy GhOst decoiyss no man. and
whom any people receive this Gospc
and this Priesthood, they know fol
themselves whether the work 10 oil Got
or not. Yes, We lay hands upon the
sick, and while we do 10, the Spiritan
power Of God comes upon US, from Thu
crown Of our head 10 the soles OF on
feet. We lay hands upon men to or
dsin them 10 the Priesthood, and th,
power OF God rests upon the men wit
administer. These thirty thousan'
Elders who dwell here In the moua
tains OF Israel, when they 20 to tn
nations OF the earth and get up an
declare the Gospel OF Jesus Chris
TO the world, the Holy Gh0s
IL with them. They bear testimon.
that rejOicea the hearts OF men, an
men receive that testimony, aud ey
erything they promise them is fuliille
10 the very letter.
This Ia the reason why / know thu
Joseph Smith was Prophet OF Got
ana that this 10 the Church OF God o
the earth. And wish many timt
that had power TO express 10 IN
Lattor-day Sainta what is In my hear
and what the vision Of my mind open
unto me in those seasons when al
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