Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-14

Gospel, for we shall he Judge ac.
corlng TO the Judgments we mete
out 10 Others. IN we have any
complaints 70 make against any, we
should 10 II In the proper manner,
giving each an opportunity 10 explain
the circumstances ia which he IL
placed. mi let us he careful, above
all, what we say about those placed In
authority, for God will uphold those
whom He has appointed, aud we have
no right 10 fnd fault with them, IL
we persist In an improper course In this
regard, our faith viii weaken and we
Will be the losers Ourselves.
ELDER ELtAs s. WRIGHT
was the next speaker. He referred 10
the fact that there are many blessings
to be enjoyed by those who live nc.
cofding 10 tile requirements Of the
Gospel. The Lattcf.day Saints have
experienced ihat the GOSPEL does not
consist IN words but In power. The
teaching Of the world feverses this, M
N the Gospel were all words and no
power. The gifts following the preach.
, ing VI curly days ate obsolete IN the
world, while we claim that n truth Is
always truth In all ages. What was
true IN the days u our Savior Is Ger.
tainly still true. This Il our belief,
and VIZ should live accordingly and
maguify our calling.
The trouble Ia all times has been
tendency towards spiritual lethaigy.
People fall TO progress, refusing to nc.
cept truths A. they nre revealed. Ger
tain truths were necessary IN bygone
ngcs, AMI other truths were equally
necessary In subsequent periods Of
time. We should accept all, "a they
are revealed aud not become stagnAnt
m many tectarians, who think that
what their fathers knew Il all that IL
necessary tor them TO know. This IL
not the spirit Of the Gospel. our
fOreiathers had their lvidualitics,
aud We have ours, II there are thing.
revealed TO us, Of which they had no
knowledge, we must receive them and
obey them, because they are true. IL
IL our privilege 10 know for ourselves,
that we may he able 10 give an
account Tor the hope that we
have. II IL important that
wep should exercise our own
agency and not be guided by the ne.
lions OF othets. IL In one OF the beau
ties Of the Gospel that by II each one
il placed ina position where lie eau
give an intelligent account OF his
belief.
OF the Saints Il Is required, not only
10 listen TO Gospel scOurces, hut 10
live II, 20 as TO become power In the
Kingdom OF God. IL We Will attend
to our duties, we need not be concern.
ed about the future VI this work. God
will attend to II Himself.
The Elders who 70 abroad TO preach
the Gospel realize that God IA with
them anu upholjs them Ia their vary.
Ing experiences. They iind that the
Gospel IL not composed OF fantastic
sentiments hut Ia the embodiment vi
the highest intelligence. AdveTsarles
cannot stand against II. Some have
tried TO argue against II, but have fail
ed, signally.
The fact that many In tn. world
point the finger Of scofn Mt us Ia no
proof that We are wrong. The world
| often derides those who announce new
truths, u predicament from whlchIoyen
some Of the greatest inventors have not
been exempted. The speaker related
Robert fulton'r experience when he
had launched the hfst steamboat. He
heard his own lRbOrers talk about the
"Fulton folly" And when the skep.
tics saw that his hrst trip was success.
iul, they still ventured the assertion
that che has gone to Albany, but he
cannot return.1 This mode OF reason.
ing resembles much OF the objections
We hear TO the Gospel. We may ex-
pect to be derided aud scorned, but
when the world scoffs, this Ia an addi-
tional testimony to the truth. So long
as We maintain the right we will come
come out triumphant.
IL Is necessary that we should know
whore we stand and guard ourselves
against temptations and be careful In
all our conversation.
The speaker concluded hls remarks
by bearing his testimony 10 the truth
OF the Gospel OF Jesus Christ aud by
warning against the acceptance Of any.
thing that may resemble the GOSPEL
without having It's essence. The
power Of God exists among the Saints
and shall he exercised by those who
live NO "a 10 possess II.
The choir and congregation sang the
hymn:
The spirit OF God like die Is burning.
The lat,er'day glory begins to come forth.
Benedioilon by Elder W. q. Dun.
bar.