Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-10

finli NUu ne VIII have ftrafu 20 tnem
and VIII come 10 their deliverance.
There will oua great ovorturninr Quo
n these DAYS. Wec,n Rec altcady the
pfcmonitory symptoms, and i viii 90
on until wicNt,uese 10 abolished ami
Righteousness established. Then We
will have what Tie Scriptures call the
Millennium. satan would not have
much power now u he did not have
men 10 lieien 10 Ism; but NJ long ~ he
has "a large contingent OF men aud
women vino will lislen to him aud do
that which he wants them 10 do, he
has power. But his power will he
broken, nni hc will be bound, because
he will have no place In the hearts OF
the children OF men. God viii pour
out His Holy Spirit Ia such power that
they will strive n do right ana to koep
His commandments, aud Satanic
power Will CEASE. look forward ~
this Jug a. much % look forward 20
this sun setting tonight aud rising
thinge VI which the prophets nave
spoken will come to pass. ] lee the
growth Of thi8worg. 1 scr thousands
the temptations tlat surround them,
fAAFANeit IVY Wv uuA NAtNtAAN NlAnhfh
because iqaOf Ia abundant aud easily
procured. ploy 30 not become gam
hiers hucAuse there orc facilitiea for
gambling. They DO not cheat because
they have an opportunity 20
their uelghhnrs hprsuse money Ii
desirable. Thee are some. OF course,
who all Victims 10 the tom tations,
NJ. N.aaN .tfa rsa
ally / can bear testimony TINT they
have not lost their hVads by the seduc-
tiOnaUi wealth; hut they dohayo SONS
hu Ifipd in thlg direction. We have
beou TILED hsioro 10y mohs. We have
been tried with legal prosecutions.
our Integrity has BEEN tested T. some
extent. Now We phall ho tried In
other directions, anu it will be- seen
whether We will yield 10 tho seductions
OF sin, or whether We shnll he steal.
fast and maintain principle. God has
set us IN light upon hin, and all
mems attention viii be drawn 20 ~.
It " becoming mure anu more no,
md hope 10 see tho contrast between
our methods ami our way OF doing
thinga apd the ways Of the world 10
striking That mun's attention will be
drawn 10 these, and they will be led 70
no better themselves aud TO have 70.
spoct for that which God ~ doing 10
the earth.
have few words TINT I want TO
say before this meeting CLOSES In rela.
ton 20 the testimony that God gives
concerning this work. have heard II
sald: eli this he the work Of Sod, why
DOM He come and tell people that 1t Is
His work. Why don't lie send angels,
" He wants to save all the children OF
meu,nud give such evidences that they
cannot dlspu,o2n Now, this IL very
plausible way o. speaking. But DO you
know that God never did this. Why
docs Ho not do it? That II His bust
ness. When Jesus, His Only Begotten
Son, came, He gave testimonies to
those who were seeking for them; ami
no honest heart ever sought 10 know
concerning the mission OF Jesus ami
His divinity without receiving testi.
muny OF IL. But thy did not receive it
| by God Himself visiting them. They
did not receive 1t by angels coming and
Numbering unto them. They received
| u ia the way that God pointed out. SO
| In theao days, God has given abundant
testimony to those who will receive IL.
Now, II may he sHid, IN II has been said =,
that there are thousands and millions
| Of honest people In the earth, and why
should the Latter.day Saints be ~.
lecied ana these others he lett in lgn0r.
Ancc? For tho rensOns that | have
stated, thst the Latter-dny saints have
received the testimony. They have
sought 10 know whether II was tfue OF
not; the others have not. Therefore,
whatever their sincerity, and whatever
may be their moral worth, they have not
done that which they should do In order
10 know for themselves whether this IL
the Gospel Of the Son OF God or not.
We have the case Of the Savior. When
he was upon the earth lie plinlstorcd
to none but the house OF Israel. He
did not 20 among the Gentlles. Could
not the q entities have said that lie
was notctreating thom fairly? You
rcmemt what the Savior said ON one
occaaoffs that sit IN not meet TO take
the children's bread, and TO cast It 10
dogs" Rather harrh expression from
the Son OF God, II might no thought.
But lie did not visit the Gentilef
while he was In the ilesh. After He
resurrection He came and showed
Himself on this continent, according
10 the record that we believe In, To tn,
house OF Israel. He went also, we are
Informed, TO the ten lost Tribes. He
visited only the house OF Israel, for
reasons which He understood, ana
which were sufficiently cogent 10
HIM 10 Justify Hin In tue oouree lie
took. What has lie said concerning
the Gentiles? The Holy Ghost shall
be poured out upon the Gontiles.
Peter aud Paul nnu all who lhborsd
among the Gentiles testified OF this.
Their labors were attended by the out.
pouring OF the Holy GhOs. upon the
people. Some people think, "if had
only the miuistratiDn Of au angel, Il
would satisfy me-" DO you know
that when you receive the Holy Ghost
you receive something that IL greater
than an aagel? The Holy Ghost is
one OF the Godhtad. When W,
are baptized wa are baptized In the
name Of tnc Father, and the
Son, and tho Holy GhOet. Jeauo,
therefore, instead Of visiting
the Gentilos Himself, sent the Holy
Ghost to tbom, HIS companion, NJ IL
epeak, in the GJohead, the Numbering
spirit OF the Father and the Son; and
when he gives It unto yeu, you re-.
ceive God; and II 10 u much more
powerful testimony, aud ought to be
a more convincing one, than the
minislering OF an angol. The minis.
tering OF an angel appeals 10 OUT
outer senses. We see with our eyes,
But we may be deceived; for SATAN,
" is said, Ia able 10 Transform himself