Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-26

the Savior, through which man should
be restofed ngsln 10 the fitness Of per.
lection that was once the condition u
man. but His message was rejected
by the great multitudos a. WINS the
message Of Noah. For this reason the
Jews were rejected and the message
carried 10 the Gentiles. Hut even
among these the majority did not rs'
CVlvu ID.
TIE rpeakeT explained that faith and
repentance are no new principles, but
eternal ~ all truth, anJ essential 10 all
disuereatiUns. The same, he said, wac
true OF haptisn. Israel was baptized
by Moses 10 the sea, and the cloud Of
glory, the power OF the Holy Ghost,
rested upon them after their baptism.
baptism WINS evidently part Of the
Ola dlspensation M 1t IN Of the new.
The law n carunl commandments was
tnkeu away, when theBospel was given,
hut failb, repentance and baptism re-
main. as another proof that baptism
was known among the Jews, the
speaker referred 10 the fact that tue
inhhbitants Of Judea went out 10 John
10 he baptized by him ia jordan. aud
10 S. clear that the rite was well known
ami acknowledged by the people, since
no one ever questioned the validity Of
the orJinauce, n a divine institution,
although some wanted 10 know by
what authority John tho Bapti't ad-
miuisiereI II.
Baptlam Is the immersion In water
for the remission Of Gins, by one hhv.
ing authority 10 10 so In the name ~
jesus. tits 20 be wondered at, that
Christians eau not see that they have
departed from the doctrines aud ordin.
aucor vi Christ Ia this matter. There
are Christians today---hOneft no doubt,
but like the Jews--dcnying that bap.
iism is essential 10 tho salvation Of
man. We ilnd that Chris, established
this ordinance Tor the benefit Of re-
puutant believers who are willing To
become disciples OF the Great Master;
Yet there are numerous idens Ia tho
Christian world both " to the mode
aud proper sutjecls Of baptism, and no
one seems 10 comprehend what is real
nature l.. Tho Jews, as has been re-.
marked, ap0staii1sd and rejected
Christ and His apostles, making mar.
tyrr OF His followers. a lady
once said to Carlisle, GLOW
cruel Il was VI those Jews
" NNah ,AAA1N w hthNNAf " WIN
done all 10 help and bless his fellow
men; how different would His receI-
ton have been, had lie come In DOR
age. 10 this the great author ans
worei, Yes, II would have been differ.
ont, had He come with his pockets full
~ money and preached according 10
the creede that arc now accepted as
orthodox. hut II He should come
ngnid and lit His voice against the
cfimes u tic age, tho world would
say, Away with HIM TO Newgate aud
hang Him. That would be about the
only difference.
How sad TO contemplate this, but It
IL true. Were the fret Apostles Of
Christ TO como again, unknown, aud
preach what they taught during their
ministry on earth, they would be called
"Mogmonsn anu IA such rejected.
The doctrines Of our Church today
are not any more popular than were
the ahme doctrines eighteen hundred
years ago. The speaker could defy
the whole Christian world 10 show one
single doctrine Of our Church which
Il not founded In and stands IN perfect
harmony with the word n God. Why
should We then be looked upon ~
scarcely deserving the name Of Chrls.
tians2 IL cannot be accounted for in
any other way than by supposing that
the same spitit now prompts to the re-.
lection uf our doctrines which prompt
cd men In former ages N reject Tie
message sent them from heaven, II
Is Mt least unfortunate for the Ch:istIan
world that they, In this regard, are in
analogy with tht unbelieving Jews
and Guntllrs.
We have our mission 10 perform.
and We are endeayorlng 10 do II. We
preach that Jesus ia the SAVER.
through whom, IL men will believe In
Him aud obey Him, they shall he
made happy shd finally obtain eternal
exGltaiion. We expect TO meet opposl.
ton for we are told that II shall be In
lhis time as II was In the DAYS Of
Noah, but We bear animoslty towarda
none on that account.
The speaker closed his remarks by
bearing his testimony 10 the truth Of
the Gospel Of Jesus Christ as preached
hy Joseph smith aud other ipsnlred
servants OF God In this age.
The choir sang the anthem:
How beautiful upon the fountains
kencaic,ion by Elder George
Goddard