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

| day Saints.
I. We behave In God, the Eternal
Father, aud In llis son, jesus Christ. and
In the Holy Ghost
. We beiiovc that mon will be- pun
ished for their own -ins, and moi tor
Adams transgession;
.. We bolicve that, through tho atone.
| mont OF Christ all mankind may 10
saved, by obedience to the laws and ordl-
names Of the Gospel.
I. We believe that these ordinances
are First, Faith In the Lord Jesus Christ;
second, Repon'ance; third, baptism by
immersion for the remlsslon OF sins;
fourth, Laying ON Of Hands for tho GIFT
OF tho Holy Ghost.
0. We hcllove that a man must DO called
OF God, by 'prophecy, and blythe lay
ing on Of hands" by those who arc In
authority, 10 preach the Gospel aud ad-
minister In the ordinances thereof
o. We believe 10 the same organization
that existed In tho primitive Church,
namely, Apostles, Prophets, Pastors,
Tcnchcrs. Eyangellsls, otc.
Z. We bclievc In tho gilt Of tongues,
prophecy. revelation, visions, healing,
interpretation OF tongues, otc.
5. We believe tho Bible to be the word
Of God, asfar ~ II Is translated correctly;
We also believe the Book OF Mormon to
DO the word OF God.
o. We believe all that God has revealed,
all that lie docs now reveal, and We be-
love that lie will yet reveal many great
aud important things pertaining TO tho
Kingdom OF God.
10. We believe In tho literal gathering
Of Israel and In the restoration u the Ton
| Tribes. That Zion Will be- builtup0n this
continent. That Christ will reign person.
ally upon tho oar.h. aud that tho earth
will DO renewed and rJcoive it, para
| diaacnl glory.
n. wo claim the privilege Of worship
| ing Almighty God according 10 the die
tntcs Of our conscience, aud allow all mon
the same privilege, let Thorn worship
how, where or what thOy may.
IL. We believe In being subject TO
kings, presidents, rulers and magistrates,
in obeylng, honoring and sustaining the
law.
10. We believe In being honest, true.
chaS,o, benevolent, yirtuous and In doing
good 10 all men, indeed we may say that
wo follow the admonition Of Paul, ave
believe all things, we hope all things"
We have endured many things. aud hope
to be able 10 endure all things IL there
IL anything viruous, lovely, or Of good
rcport or pralseworthy, we seek aner
those things. SMITH.
I think II these articles Of our faith
were scattered q little more extensive
ly throughout the world, the erroneous
ideas which n great many people may
have entertained concerning us would
he somewhat corrected.
AZ before stated, We believe that
thore IA but Que true religion. We
believe that because there IL but one
God for the Inhabitants OF the earth to
worship, when they worship any
thing but that one true God they com.
H. Na..1a l.aN l.l.
one true God has n religion which He
desires the inhabitants Of tho earth to
| follow, which He revealed Ia former
| times for their guidance, aud which
He has revealed anew In these latter
times. God the Infinite, the Eternal.
the All-Wise would not make n dozen,
or a hundred different religions TO con.
fuse and bewllder pAr humanity.
religion, because there IA but one
true God TO worship. At the same
time, all people on the earth arc at
liberty to receive that religion or TO
reject It, or, II they no desire, to make
other religions. But torthis thoy will
have 10 answer 10 Him whom every
man IL Judged according TO his works.
Neither can they receive those bles.
sings either In this world or the world
TO come that they would have received
had they obeyei the true Gospel. But
we believe that there viii be a period
In the history OF all men and women
when they will come TO an under.
standing OF the true gospel, either In
this world or In the world 10 come.
For We believe that man 10 Immortal,
that the spirit OF man viii endure
when the body goes into tho grave, that
the body will be raised again
from the dead, aud that In the
resurrocted body each individual will
stand before God and "give mn nc.
count for the deeds done In the
body.n We do not believe that this
mortal sphere In which we dwell IN all
there IL Of life, nor the only place
where the mercy OF God can reach
His creatures. We believe that the
tender merclos Of God are over all
His works, that throughout all His
universe His power reaches, the Hight
OF His truth can penetrate, and His
salvation eau DO extended, and that
Those who do not have the privilege Of
learning and understanding the one
true way of life while they dwell In
mortality, will lnd the opportunity
hereafter In thetarious ma Dsions pre-
pared for the children OF men when
tney depart hence.
We believe that all people will at
some time hear the Gospel-the Gospel
OF Jesus Christ--the true plan OF saliva
tion. We believe In a "dohned plan
OF salvatioa," that II was prepared by
God; that true religion originates with
GOd-that II comes fromGod downward
10 man, and not from man upward 10
God. Though men may seek out many
Inventions and make many religions,
yet the true religion Of God must come
from God; tho religion OF Jesus Christ
must come from Jesus Christ. Christ
and the Father are one, not one In per-
son, bnt one In mind, one In spirit,
one In doctrine, one In principle, one Ia
ali things In which two or more indi.
viiuals can 10 perfectly and entirely
united.
When Jesus was baptized In Jordan,
In coming out OF the water the Father
spoke from heaven saying "rhis IL
My Beloved Son Ia whom | am we'll
pleased" aud the Holy Ghost desend-
cd upon him Ia the form or sign OF the
"A dove. This shows that they are separ.
ate aud distinct AZ 10 personality, to
substance and get ono In essence, In
principle, In faith, In doctrine and IN
all things In which different persons
can possibly be- united. Well, then,
the religion OF God is the religion
OF Jesus Christ, aud the religion
Of Jesus Christ Is the religion Of tao
Father. IL is said lie declared. "My
doctrine Ia not Mine, but IlA that sent