Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-16

mnndments and receive HI. Gospel.
And 60 when the repeulant
believer ia taken down into the water
and buried there by one who has the
Hight to use the name OF the Father,
and OF the Son, aud OF the Holy Ghost
by one called, appointed and or
pslped, who NO acts on behalf Of Deity
when that repentant believer IA thus
buried in the water In the likeness Of
Christ'a death and burial anu IL raised
up again In the likeness OF Chrisps
resurrection, he receives the remission
Of sins through his obedience To that
ordinance. The remission comes from
God through Jesus Christ, and Ia given
In baptism. That baptism h the one
appointed by Jesus Christ. Different
baptisms have beeu appointed by
men. But we have one Lord,
one faith, and ono baptism, that
Ia the baptism OF repentance for the
remission Of aims, and In that baptism
the individual who IL properly hap.
tized, having faith, and having re-
pcnted, has regeneration worked
upon him by the power Of God. OLD
things have passed away; all things
become new. He Il cleansei, he IL
water, and though his sins were as
scarlet, they are washed whittier than
snow. He is newborn babe before
his ODD and his past sins are blo,ted
out. He is then prepared 10 receive
tho Holy Ghost which "dwelleth not
In unclcan tabernacles," aud by the
laying on Of tho hands OF men called
aud appointed for that purpose the
Holy Ghost Ia impaired TO tho hap.
tized, ropentant believer.
Now what Is the effect OF this Spirit
upon this pertos? IL II this: lie ~
"born OF the Spirit" As his body was
euvelopcd In the waters Of baptism, 10
his soul Is cnveloped In tho Holy
Ghost, and he IA baptized with divine
fire; he IN allied with light and tho
power Of God rests upon him; he re-
coives a testimony that no IL accepted
OF God. Doubt flees away; all du6iety
concerning his acceptance with God
is gone; no In new creature In Christ
Jesus, and honceforth ne IL expected
10 walk In newness OF life. He IN
"born Of the water and OF the Epirlp'
and made citizen OF the Kingdom OF
God.
The Holy Spirit Is divine light. As
the light ofthe san reveals tho physical
objects OF creation, 40 tho Holy Ghost
reveals spiritual things-tho things OF
God.
They are thus made plain 10 the soul OF
man. That IL tho Spirit which guides
unto all truth. lt takes u the things
Of the Father and OF the Son and
shows them uulo him, ana also reveals
things TO come. IL makes mani.
fest the past, makes clear tho
present, rolls up tho curtain which
hides the future, and he Ia brought
into communication with his Father
who dwells In heaven, ana he IL pre-
pared for the ministrations OF the Son,
even Jesus Christ.
The Holy Ghost which isreceivci u
the Gospel Of Christ ID not merely au
imaginary influence. IL n not simply
the good feeling created IN the soul by
the acceptance OF Divine truth, ~
some people try to make out. IL Is an
outpouring Of the power OF God
upon the individual, Il u "A
divine Manifestation TO him. There
may be nothing physical about
its effects, he may not see anything
wonderful with his natural eyes, or
feel any abnormal power resting upon
him 10 affect his body In super
natural way, but he has within him
that ''ttlll small Voice" which pene-
trates all the innermost recefses Of the
heart, which manifests to him that
which Ia right and true, and also that
which Ia untrue, that he may be able
10 choose between light and darkness,
between truth and error. God viii
give unto him such gifts as he seeks
TOR by faith aud prayer. Asin the
olden times when the saints would
meet together, some had the gift OF
tongues, some prophecy, some visions
to relate, some divine dreams,
some relation Of the heal.
Ing power made manifest In
their behalf. So "lhe fruits OF the
Spirit are today" not only love and
derstanding," patience, forbearauce,
brotherly kindness, chatity-not only
these, but the giits of prophecy, OF
tongues, OF Interpretation, OF headings,
Of visions, OF the manifestations OF tho
power Of God in various ways, and no
gift that was bestowed upon the early
Saints 10 withheld from the LAtter-day
Saints, according TO their faith and
their diligence In Heeking u. These
are additional Witnesses TO them that
they are accepted OF God and In His
Church.
Now, repeat this afternoon, from
personal knowledge, know these
things are 40. THIS congregation are
my witnesses, and thoy exist through
out all these valleys OF the mountains,
aud they have come here because thoy
have received these things. The
Elders OF the Church went to them
and preached faith, and repentance,
baptism, and the laying on OF hands,
and they saw by reading tho Scrip
lures that these were the old doctrines,
that this was "thc old path" restored,
and they commenced 10 walk In II, anu
have found "rest TO their souls."
They repentei, they were baptized and
received the Holy Ghost. They knew
they had received II, and that Il why
they are here. That In my testimony;
that Is why am here-because | DO.
lieved, aud repented, and was bap-
tized, and received the Holy Ghost,
ami know that had re-
celved II. l know that this
Ia tho power OF God, that II
IN the sans Spirit which rested upon
tho people OF God OF old, by which the
scriptures were written, by which holy
men OF old wrote and spoke. II 10 the
same divine Spirit, and II IA fee TO all
who will obey the Gospel.
These aro simply the iirst principles,
the foundation OF the doctrines OF
Christ. II any man has this gilt OF
the Holy Ghost he In prepared TO re-
oeive every principle n II comes TO
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