Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-30

and volume OF eternal truth was
uCcc nary. And it 90 lust ns necessary
now lh1t the people VI God should be-
iillod with the light Of revelation, and
without it they can make no advance.
mout m divine lite.
Tho Prophet Joseph, when teiicat.
ing tho iirst Temple Of ihis disppnsn.
lion, IN NauVou, March 1885, IRE.
scented tho Twelve Apostles that
hsi been trp1inted and couseCIated 10
their work. and they were upheld ss
prophets, seers and rcvclntors. That
il tho estimate which thr Prophet
Joseph plnuei upon the holy Office Of
The ApUstleship, amt that IN the Idea
anu sonse thai this people entertain
concerning that office hni calling: for
tWiun every yeas they III up their
hands 10 sustain the Twelve Apostles
~ such. testif, 10 you, my brethren,
that the Apostles Improve in this
principle. aud increase In It. and they
are hccomlng prophets, eocfs ana
revelaiofs unto G1d's people, n thry
viii receive them. 10 should be just -
with these men who are High pricfn
In fsrncl. The prpsidcnt- Of Stokes
and tugir ccunsel0fs, the Bishops uf
wards and their oOunselors, should 10
| live before God aH 10 be- urophuta, atrfa
aud revcla,1ra 70 their people. Every
man having the authority Of the
pTic.thoOd-anu We nre whole army
Of Priesthood, over \ hundred qunrums
Ut Seventies existing among us--who
Il NJ The head VI n family should be- n
prophet, seer and rrvelnt0r % uH
household. These brethren that are
sitting by me have been iu Ulacufity.
/ These providonCts OF God that have
been directing u8 for years back have
boon calculate Il 10 place righteous mon
where they would have To Ind their
way to their God by the prayer Of faith,
by thn Hight ai the Spirit and by the
power OF the Holy pflrtthood. II II
necessary that these things should be-
20 understood. aud that We should
grow up into Christ our Giving Head.
| As u child has 10 be- weaued from its
mothers htoast, no Elders should &c
| knowledge anu understanding vi their
duties TO their families, thnir duties to
| the Church, choir dutica 10 the human
| family, 40 that they may stand In the
| light Of truth and take the same food
and bread Of life from The table Of tho
Lord no tho child when II leaves It's
mothers breast an has 10 NJ at the
table beside her aud masticato It's own
/ food.
tits interesting to contemplate thif,
and sometimes alhrmingly 40 when We
see brethren 30 far forget Themselves In
any OF the pursuits u life as to Indulge
Ia anything like striG, or contention,
or animosity. II looks as II we hnd
come to times whom these things were
very threatening among Gods people;
aud a. Brother Cannon hns nicely put
Il, they are principles Of danger among
u. Men have no right 10 get 40
/ animated and over.au1ious about any.
/ thing, striving or contending for any
/ matter, ~ that they eau push
/ down another brother 81 climb
up on his downfall. None Of
~ have any right 10 speak
evil Of each other In order 10 get good
name oufsglyta. We have no right 10
impair the character OF our brethren,
or their hourst convictions, In order
that we may got the ascundcncy over
them. II Is m abomina;lon ia the
sight Of God for any man TO do II, and
| vastly more that Saints should 10 II,
who have with their lips proie-.cd
their belief that 1t Is their duty not TO
| speak evil of each other, nor OF the
| LOrd's annointed. We ought 10 be-
| careful Of these things. | would TX.
hort you, my brethren, In this that
| while you Indulge Ia these things
which look TO luminosity towards your
brethren who may differ from you on
any question, YOU nfe taking that
course that Ghnll put Out the Hight
which should shiue upon your under.
standing; whereas, 10 any man would
defer 10 hit brother, IN honor preferr-
| ing one another, the love Of God
would hb3und, their souls would be
| strengthened, AMI every man would
/ 90 ON In the growth Of tho principles OF
| righteousness. And this course We
must pursue II We go forward. II We
do not, we cannot come 20 n siandsllil,
therefore We shan reTograde. would
/ say Ia all brethren who arc anywiEe
| addicted 20 these things, sei a watch At
! the door OF your lips aui another az
the doors Of your hearts, and sauctity
| tho LORI In all yOuf ways, aud nor feel
that the Kingdom OF God u going 10
| be upset or OverIhrOwn by your
doing, OF not doing. Rae work is the
| Lotdh; ami 81 We will be true 10 HIM
ant to the principles OF His Gospel
which we have taken upon uB 20 do.
! lie viii bear w OIL triumphant. He
/ knows how to make the wrath OF men
To praise Him. lie known how to
build us up ia our holy faith, II we
will preserve ourselves by our own
inithiulness from tbs powers Of sin and
/ Satan.
Then the spirit OF revelation Is what
We want continually. The world are
/ astouuded at tine iopn of revelation,
when thcy are getting iull Of II them.
selves aud they don't know II. Ever
since the time this work c3mthencej,
or Whereabouts, great inventions have
been coming forth concerning tho use
/ Of steam. u was about this dine that
/ MIR. Watts heard the tea kettle hiss
/ aud the top Of tho Kettle rattle by the
/ power VI steam, aud learned 70 use II
and apply II. Others have used Il Ia
| tbcig Inventions since. Just NO u WINS
with other men; BenJlml Frankin
running upS kite, pulling n key on
It, that he might bring down the
electric 1uid with safety anu DO no
harm. Mon have ever since been hni.
ing out how 10 harness the lightning
/ and make it convey intelligence, tram.
| port light and NUMEROUS comforts to
tho human family NIL over the earth
aud through the depths Of the sea, until
/ the various nations are becoming much
more like one great Amily,Rnd wshcRr
| from everywhere each twanty -four
| hours. Revelation IL among them.
They ought 10 aGknow ledge Il aud
give God the praise. Some OF thum do.
| We all should. Their knowledge ~
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