Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09
SUNDAY SERVICES.


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Saiui.-Thoughis In support Of the
Divinity Of Jesus Christ.
Religious services were held at the
Tabernacle, Salt lake City, Sunday,
May sth, 1892, commencing at
y. M, President Angus NJ. Cannon
PRECEDING.
The choir sang the hymn beginning
sweet 3. The WORK, my God, my Ring,
To praise Thy name, give thanks aud alag.
Prayer was offered by Elder John
Kirkman.
The choir sang;
lie died tho Great Rcdoemcr died,
And isrAol's daughters wcpt around.
Tho Prlcsthood Of the Eleventh ward
OBLIGATED In the administration OF tho
Sacrament.
ELDER JOHN NICHOLSON
addressed tho congregation. lie said
II was a great privilege for those Of
them who were members Of the Church
OF Jesus Christ to come together on
the Sabbath day aud renew their
covenants with God. when we ap.
preached the acceptance OF that holy
ordinance, the Sacrament, we should be
prepared for II; our hearts should be
entirely free from any feeling OF hard.
meas towards our fellow creatures,
aud especially those who belonged
TO the household OF faith; we should
lay aside everything that was not
In unison with our present purpose,
that we might worship God Gin spirit
aud In TRUTH" and raftAke worthily Of
the cmblems OF the atonemvnt Of our
Lord.
The atouement was the fundamen-
tai doctrine OF all Christianity.
whether II be the system that we ~
Latter.dhy Saints believe In and had
accepted or any other religion which
claimed To be- Christian inI Ia character.
There were many ideas adverse 10 this
doctrine now being promulgated In the
community at large not only In public
but In private, anu ittherefore beloved
all those who professed the name Of
Christ TO be well grounded In such
doctrines that at all times they might
be sblu 10 give u reason for the hope
that inspired them.
There was one feature connected
with our faith which was protective In
Its character, namely, that commune.
cation betwly' the true disciples Of
Christ and cd Sas open to each and
every one Nt..O had accepted OF His
doctrine. Every person who obeyed
the doctrine Of Christ was entitled TO n
witness tor himself OF It's truth-a wit.
ness that did not come from man and
was not the result OF mere external
evidence; 1t wasa veritablo commuui.
cation between the Creator and the
creature. This principle OF individual
right, based on obedience 10 law, was
.nunciAted by Christ Himself when
He said to those who lived contehl.
poraneously with Him: "My doctrine
il not mine, hut His that sent me. II
any man will do His viii, he shall
know Of the doctrine, whether II be Of
God or whether speak OF My.
self" This WINS plain, pointed,
and unequivocal promise. IL simply
said that all who Kept the command
monts OF God and doeth that which
was contained In His expressed will,
should not be left In the dark; they
should know that II was the doctrine OF
God and had emanatod from divine
source.
Not long since the speaker hal tho
pleasure OF meeting with n dis.
tinguished lady, conspicuous In public
affairs, who was ON visit TO this city.
She had many inquiries to make rela.
tive TO the doctrines OF our Church,
and put to him, personally, number
OF questions which he endeavorsi TO
answer as explicitly ne possible. She
asked what was the basis OF our re.
ligion, aud he informed her that II was
based upon tho doctrine OF Immediate
and continuous revelation. In
reply TO the question whether
revelation was confined to thc'
heads OF the Church, or whether Others
also had revelations for themselves
individually, he informed her that tho
fountain OF revelation was open to all.
Have YOU" she said, sat any time
received revelation?" The answer
was In the affirmative. "What was
the subjec, Of the revelation2" 10 this
he answered that God had revealed 10
him that this WAS His work, and that
lie established 1t by His power aud
commandments. As he before re.
marked, THIS was protective principle,
for the individual who POSSESSED this
testimony had his feet upon "the rock
Of ages" aud therefore he ought 10 be-
proof against all assaults TO remove him
from his position.
He observed that IN some parts OF the
country numbers Of clorgymen were
entering into discussions on religious
matt.rs, and some VI them, from the
public roatrum, were giving their
reasons for their present religious post
tons In which they sland-why they
are Presbyterians, Baptlsts, Cathollcs,o or
whatever else their professions might
be. II seemed to him, however, to be n
simple thing for member OF
tho Church TO explain why
he was latter day Saint,
taking this doctrine Of revelation
as basis. BY accepting Christ as our
Redeomer We also accepted all that He
had taught, No lar ns II had reached
us. He had taught us that we must
have confidence In Him, that We must
axaraIa. faith In N i'm aantiuuullvs