Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-22
SUNDAY SERVICES.


10. the mighty God appearing
Prom on pigh Jehovah speaks.
Prayer was offered by Elder John
GALLAGHER.
Again We meet around this board.
VI jesus. Our rcdeeming Lord.
The Priesthood Of the Third ward
oiiiciated la the administrator Of the
Sacrament.
ELDER JUNius I. WELLS
wao then called upon to address tho
congregation. He asked an Interest In
the faith and prayers Of the Saints,
that he might bo directed 10y the Spirit
Of the Lord while he was speaking;
for without the guidance OF the spirit
II would be vain to attempt to Fay any
thing that would benefit the hearers.
10 WINS a source VI pleasure TO the
speaker TO have M opportunity again
10 worship with the Saints OF God and
10 psrtake with them In the Sacrament
ana In the exercises in which they On
gage nccording 20 the principles which
God has revealed. IL " the greatest
blessing given 10 mankipd in this age
OF doubt that God has again revealed a
form OF worship acceptable TO Him.
There are many forms OF worship
and various churches set up In the
world. And the question T. still as
important rs II ever was, Which II
really theChurch Of Gou2 The Catho-
lie Church with its pontlilcal success
sion claims TO DO the only true church,
anu the Episcopal Church with It's
alleged apostolic succession sets up the
same claim. Now, early Ia this age,
there was commotlOn In the world on
this subject, each church claiming 10
10 the right one ana that all
the others were wrong. strife
was consequence. "Hpte Is Christ
and here" was the common cry. The
honest In heart were led to inquire for
themselves, and among the enquiries
was Joseph, tho Prophet OF this age.
lie asked the Lord 10 make 1t maniiest
10 him, which was the true Church
AMI what IL the right way TO salvation.
He was led IN take this step by the
promise given In the Word OF God,
that, "lf any OF you lack wisdom, let
him ask OF God, that giveth 10 all men
literally, and uphrnidcth not; aud II
shall be given him."
lie retired TO % secluded spot TO test
this promise, aud received In answer
to his iervent prayer n holy vision.
The power OF dafkness Mt flret appar.
entity seized him, but he continued to
pray, for he had come bsforc his God
with the purpose OF obtaining know
ledge. When almost ate the point OF
desiru elton, he behtld pillar Of IRE OF
exceeding brightness aud thereafter
two porsonages whom he knew to be
the Father and the Son. 10 was re-
vealeI TO him at the same time that
the churches OF the world were all
wrong, having assu med their authority
and perverted the doctrines Of the
Lord. lt was also declared 10 him that
he was to be an instrument for the
restoration Of the everlasting Gospel.
This IL the foundation, Ia one sense,
OF what IL known as "Mormonism."
II Ia founded ON true revelation, proven
70 be- 20 by the results that followed.
Spiritualism many manifestations
are claimed, but there are no principles
revealed In II, no authority. But the
revelations given 70 Joseph Smith re-
suited In the restoration OF the prlnci.
Piles upon which the Church OF God
l. built. None of them were given TO
satisfy the curiosity OF men; all Were
timely, and for n purpose. That which
has boon given through Joseph Smith
In the restoration OF too Gospel In It's
perfection and fulnUss, rs ones revealed
TIM ugh Jesus Christ, with all
it, giIts anu grace, It's prophecies,
Its authority to rebuke sin and to oall
upon men In the name Of the Lord to
repent. These revelations have given
10 those who can believe In them the
assurance OF a living testimony AZ to
| the truth OF this work. Through hav-
| Ing this assurance our Elders have
gone through almost every county
prOclalming the Gospel anu promising
the believers that they also should
obtain a knowledge OF the truth Of the
work. The result OF this work wesec
In ilhese valleys, and indeed every.
where where tho Saints come co.
gelhor. -.
Tho speaker had met many who had
received this testimony, after having
embraced the principles OF tue Gospel
enunciated TO them. They had
been told TO repent OF their sine,
and repentance was explained to
them. They were then to 6e baptizl
for remission OF their sins and then To
receive the Holy Ghost, through the
laying on OF hande, and when comply
Ing with these conditions the promise
was given that they should have q tes-
timOny, which promise was faithfully
fulfilled, enabling them to proclaim
that they had received II, not only by
their words but nlsO In their lives, or
rather their change OF life from ono OF
sin to one OF the service 81 the Jordan
the performance OF those ordinances and
practices which belong 70 the Gospel.
And now they profess TO be ahle TO an
swer the ques, lon, Which IL thoChurch
OF Jesus Christ2 They submit for the
consideration Of their fellowmen the
principles which thoy have embraced,
and for the comparison oil them with
the Scripture 10 see II they do not
harmonlze with the teachings Of an
Client prophets und holy men. We do
clare that these doctrines are true and
ask only to he Judged according TO the
old ad0ge, that the tree Is known by It's
fruits.
The speaker had met 5alnla In vnri.
Gus countries of EurOpe ana various
paris OF the United States and fonnl
that there IL union and harmony OF
spirit which cannot be found, perhaps,
elsewhere la the whole world, THIS IL
fruit Of the Gospel,
A. one Of the results OF these revela'
tlous stands the beautiful temple reared
here 10 the Almighty. We arc o.tou
questioned why we build temples. We
10 It that we may administer IN thu