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

- n the LORD, enu :" vi ,o,cb IN Of
u0i Of Iacv wo will walk Ia Hts PATHS
hh wats-'.' nail 20 forth ofNion, and the
fftoo,ibe Lord from Jerusalem
T..s 80. have come here In that spirit,
icy are exercising freedom OF con-
snu a. far ~ they are petmiiteu 10
tcienV' And they do not think any
DO 90 - right To infringe upon
poNe, syty any more than they have
Their ~, interlere with aud Invade the
angn. ~ oihers. In our efforts 10
pioptiyl,, AR religious rights aud priv.
mhh, % are also battling for tho
iisge,i otherp; and We are lust ms
nfnr Tor the rights Of our ncighbors
sns'Nv,.hip AZ they sue right, as Tor our
70 In lie way that we sec right
rlN't,n. of demarcatiOn between re.
Ihe liberty aud the law-ior MI
must be governed by lhw--H
th,ps when any man or society OF
tnt- ALLAN attempts 10 Infringe
os ,,,a light. ana liberties OF others,
upon ~. eelieve that the secular
ihe" ,,ep In and restrain them, 40
nv I ,ssro may be liberty tot all, not
svor, for few. we 90 not oeneNs
nstIl /, right to establish a national
.un',ch. We do not believe II is Tue
.ht of the church TO dominate the
n,s,s We believe the two Institutions
80 .ep.rate. At the came time we
W 49, ihata mans conscience, regu.
80 hy his religion, ought TO govern
In ali the snaiIs OF life, secular
n'u feiieloup. We 10 not believe u IL
s.hito do anything that Is wrong.
~ belipve that tho spirit OF God
dTte with Us IN all that we do,
i'sile us hi all our ailalrH; that WI
ell carry the dfifit oi uod into the
,,tshop. into the Office, into the
IA INTO the Kitchen, Into the dining
-, op the mountain top or la the
".liey. on land or on the aea, on the
',,,,r, of the earth or down IN It's
,r~,h. wherever we 20 we believe
Ha,the Holy Spirit should be 10 our
h..,,s. 10 guido aad direct w In all
~, We DO and say, that we may
,anctified unto God in our bodies
80 ouf spirlts, which arc Hi,; and
~. splrit should affect Us Ia every
sT,ir Of life. AZ the same time The
m,chlnefy o. religion and tho ma.
shluery Of the State should DO sopt
,srataie AMI apart, and u has berb ~
lathe,e valleys. l want to say this to
c,rfrct IDEAS that have gone abroad
oonc.rning this matter.
when we were Territorial govern.
uent. under the auspices OF our
i-,Iers. we never established anything
nj would Infringe upon the religious
,,,bts ol others. The religion Of the
chdrch and the machinery OF the
stais were kent apart. They are 40 10.
dsv II Utah were one Of the States
a. The Union, Church anu State would
he senarnte and distinct, Just rs much
AZ they are anywhere. While we be-
Il.ve that the men who stand at the
head Of our Church are inspired Of
God, called Of Got, appointed ami or
dained 10 i..,nister TO us for the Lord,
Ne do not believe that they should
oerlpy the place OF the State, OF that
the religion that we hold should be ~.
tabli,hcd as State religion. Freedom
10 all men, freedom 10 all sects, free.
dom 10 all parties, II our mottoi As
our Of cur deceased Apostles has II, In
ahymn that we have in our hymn
book:
Freedom. peace aud full salvation
are the blessings guaranteed
Liberty TO every nation,
Erey tongue and every croedi
bear testimony to you that I know
lhls Church Ia the Church VI Jesus
Chris; that II has been built up by the
piwer Of God; that God Almighty has
revealed II; that Jesus Christ, His Son,
his manifested Himself, and that this
Church IL His Church, because He has
blilt itup, and lie guides and directs
and controls II, through His servants
who stand al the head OF the Church.
They are but men. We do not worship
any man. We do not worship Joseph
Smith, rs some people imagine; but We
lDok upon him as very great Prophet,
and we have reasons for thls. We be-
lleve that God the Father and jesus
Christ His Son appeared 10 him, anu
opened to him this last dispensation--
''ihe dispensAtion OF the fulnesa OF
timer" We believe that Peter, James
and John came down and ordained
him ana postle Of the Lord Jesus Christ,
confcfring upon him all the keys,
authority and power which they held
while they were in the flesh. We bo-
Priesthood are in the Church today.
We believe that the man who stands at
the head speaks for the Lord 10 the
people. At the same time we believe In
the right Of every mcmbet OF the
Church TO have the Holy Ghost and
The light OF God for himself or herself,
That we may see eye to eye. We have
been baptized Into one spirit, into One
boiy, apd we see alike on the fundA.
mental principles OF cur faith. Thank
dol, there IL no division among US In
regard to this. The prophecy af Isaiah
teing fulhlled: "The watchmen art
lifting up the voice; with tho voice TO-
geiher do they sing; for they do see
eye to eye, now the Lord Ia bringing
again Zion." We look upon Joseph
smith, who was the instrument IN tht
hands OF God OF bringing In Zion, OF
opening this dispensation, Of establish
ing this Church according to the
ancient pattern, with Apostles,
with Prophets, with Evangelist, with
Pastots, with Teachers, aud all the
gus, anu holps, and graees and powers
mloeglng totheir ministry, M u great
rtophe', because ho has brought forth
more truth, he has settled more dial
eultles IN regard to doctrine, chased
away more darkness, brought In more
lghi Than any man that has lived
UPON The earth since the days OF Moses,
executing Jesus Christ, our Lord AMI
9uf ltsdeemer. But We do not worship
,wgseph smith, nor any other man.
we worehip God, our Father In thu
heavens, In the name Of Jesus Christ,
uluef the influence OF tho Holy Spirit.
htar my testimony TO this con
Hnngallon that Joseph Smith WAS
Prophet OF the Living God, aud that
- was killed, not for his transyros.
SONS, not for hls crimes, but because