Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-22

behalf.
Evidencs OF acceptance was 10 be
by obedience TO law. ~ the only com.
potent test, while disobcdieuce to law
should be evidence Of his choice to re-
main subject 10 the power Of death.
ltemalning in Gin and thereby ap.
proving the conditions which brought
death, Will not Prevent man from Bp.
pearing IA the divin. presence, as man,
with upifii and body, raised IRON the
dead 20 render final account OF deeds
done In the body; Out as the Father ~
Interchangeable md will not allow sin
70 dwell In His presence all these must
men again be cast out from bis pres
encc the second tlmC. This Ia called
tue second death, from which there
has never heun' anything revesod
giving hope OF redemption to those 0n
whom The sentence shall bu passed.
The nAt ronlence passed upon man
IN thn Garden Of Eden vas e. rlble Ia
iis lar reaching consequences, IA
world VI woe aud death has witnessed
rom that day 10 THE, bot Tar more
terrible must DO the consequences VI
that condition which tile second
death promises 70 those over wa0n
IL snail have power, win
no ray of hope lot a release from Ia
torment, the extent Of which never has
nor ever viii hg revealed to man.
Among nli the auiicriugs Of the present
We may have hops OF finAl dclivegancp.
Not so 10 10 those who atu made pat.
takers n that second death.
Mans condiilon aud relation TO 's
Maker are such that tho irat principle
Of his nature TO be- put into active eN-
orclso T. that Of faith. 10 WOuhip an
unseen God faith h. Necessary; Tor that
Il the assuriDcs We have Of mat viii -
IL undccn. We must believe that lie
IN before we can seek Him win any
hopc OfObtalning favor, " that lie wiii
reward uhuau who diligently serve
Him, by keeping lis commandment;
or punish those who ate guilty %. die.
Obedience TO His Law.
4 Being worthy Of our worship and
alteration "muB' be one with whom we
have az affinity, one possessing similar
qualities an1 attribute, IN order chat
mutual aympnthy may constitute
bond OK fellowship by which each be-
comes necessary " thB others hRppl.
ness. rhp ia oharaoieristlo Of the re-
iatiol Of parunts and children, and Ia
evidence of tie restoration ~ tho L.
lation between God aud man, which
existed In tne beginning before tbs !sll
OF man was com assed by the evil
one.
with this faith IN God hope n al. !
ways associated; u - au attendant |
virtue, anu ~ necessary to liviug I
faith as the mortality 0f man Is 90 The ]
Fathers glory. These cO-wOrkers and /
chirity-which % the love o. Got-lre |
implanted Ia man for his exercise 0f 4
them on earth, ami they over abide /
with the Father Ia the hOliest con. |
dillon Of spiritual existence. Faith /
prompts 10 obedience, hope susiaius ana
X rs an anchor % the sui ia ~ most /
trying adversely, aud charity, which
IL love, IL the fulfilling Of the law;
placing man IN harmony with God AMI |
she heavens, and secure 70 him all the
good aud hsppiness that can be de.
rived from them, or that they are capa.
bic Ol bUslowing,
Possessing thesn virtues, love be-
comes the characteristics of huma nifty,
~ II 10 the most prominent excellence
VI the Deity. It's written, "God Is
love-" ami It must be under the con.
rolling iuiiuence Of that never falling
love, that al other attributes
Di his beiug are ever exercised towards
man.
Tho term Glove" II moi used here rs
Is often spoken Of anu exercised among
men; which whom not under the con.
troll Of reason IL simply passion that
Jitcn leads TO Jealousy and crime, en-
falling misery upon Its pOssessor; " hila
mat love which In controlled by the
right, Is the fulfilling Of the law--the
perfection Of the being whether On
Earth or in heaven. All OF the
Fathers dealings with His children
must be considered with this demon.
strnled fact uveruppermost In he mind.
How Goiliko tue giit-"He no loved
.ho world that He gave HE Ouly
BegOlten SON." ETC., and again, the
that came with his son
peace on earth, good viii 10 man.n
That Son bore the butietings OF per.
scouting world without resentment,
and whom put, 70 death by those who |
'ould find no just cause Tor doing ~,
He pleads with the Father TO forgive |
hem, because OF their iguOrauce OF |
His truo character and mission; though |
hey were compelled to acknowledge |
That Ho went about among men doing |
good.
This Son was representative OF the |
Father, and could not exceed Him Ia |
mercy, kindness and love, and we |
may know from the history " Him
who was eoen, and did dwell among |
men, something Of the character Of |
Him whom the Son personnted; the |
ono dwelling among men and Of the |
nature Of man, TO die; while the other |
i unseen, with mons Of mans fallen |
nature, ana cannot die. He has oon- !
querrd All, 10 above NIL, even an tho |
heavens are nigh above the earth, and |
man who is upon IL.
God Will not destroy the agency Of
man. Al intelligence is independent I
n it, sphere. ~ II not even tempt |
m Intelligent being TO do u wrong or |
Violate u law which He gives 10 him, |
pat when wrong aud wickeInoss exiat |
within his dominion, justice and iudg. |
nent must be exercised in defense OF |
he right. Otherwise there would DO no |
iod.
When q nation, people or Individual |
becomes established in wiclIeduess, and |
lave given themselves up 10 work Ia. |
putty, Il Ia only an act OF mercy on |
he part OF Him ia whose hands their |
ife IL, 10 take 1t from them. The Issues |
n both life and death are IN His hands; |
rom Him the breath OF life came 10 |
nan. by II was he quickoned and be. |
ANS living soul.
A life Of crime must be followed bv |
he puniHhnent justice demands, and |
hat punishment may he hlleviated by |
tho lie; thereby dlminisl. |
ug the crime,
The Father has often resortei to thi.