Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-08
SUNDAY SERVICES.
, pl,eour,e on the First Principles OF
the Gospel.

n,clook pm, President Angus M'
Cannon presiding.
The choir sang the hymn'
Softly beams the sacred dawuing
OF the great Millennial morn.
PRAYER was offered ny Elder George
q. Wallace.
The choir and congregation saus'
uou arrn foun alton, ye Saints Of The Lofd'
i.ia,d for your faith In IIs excellent word
irhs sacrameut WAS Administered by
,,e prlesthood of the Fint ward.
AposrLE ABRAHAM II. cASNoS
then addressed the congregation. The
.pe,kcr said he arose in the hope that
,hr saiptp would sustain him in hilh
aud prayer before God, that what he
should say might no dictated by the
uoly Shirt. The Latter.day saint
who lives his religion is at all times In
,o.s.s.ion Of testimony from heaven
~ the divinity Of ,his work, whatever
the time and circumstances mhy oei
md n his hoan 80 right before 600
lie will aid him ~ speak NJ that ttstl-
mony. Aud humble though " may
h.. lie will sometimes eau e the words
s,nk,n 10 rcnch the hearts n those whO
ara honest aud move them u Geek TOT
Themselves aud learn HIS VIII. For
~. believe tho Lord Il not only hulc,
Int also Wiling 70 speak u Hts chil'
dr,n on Earth and reveal Hlia VIII 10
them. t-,,...
are given 10 those alone who are menu
bcfa ul the Church, though we 40
beiievo that this IL The only thutch
that processes to he ggidcd by con-
tlnuous revelation. We hold
that Scriptures nrc being made contlh'
uAIly. and that the revelations given
In this npo are juat as bindlng anu
necessary Tor salvation Ms th0fc given
In ancient tlm,s. While We do not In
any fespect reject the Bible, We du
acknowledge that God II Just ~ clpn'
Ito OF making known His VIII now a
formerly.
one evidence ofour mith In this doc
triue IL tho gathering OF this people 10
these valleys. No pureon could haV,
drawn tnem together unless bOd hnl
Influenced their hearts. 10 IL tSc ties
umony OF His spirit that has moved
the hearts nj mru aud women ant
caused them 10 leave homes
friends, relatives, aud all TIA
WAS dear TO them, In or
der to come here, whcIe, ~ the!
believe, they could he taught ni0t'
fully IN the laws VI the l4ort. IL hil
not boon the el0qucnce Of mi-nionhrit
nor Inducements ola temporal nature
that have brought Us TO this country
but II has been nope ..nd iAith IN tn
promises OF God. II has been th'
know ledge that these are the latte
days, SPOKEN " by Prophets OF oil
lays IN which Judgments are TO b.
p0srrd out upon the wicked, previou
70 which God should speak agaii
through His servants.
The Elders have gone forth 70 preacf
the Gospel as they were directed u!
the Holy Spirit. Nor have the.
taken the honor Of themselves
but they have, been called as wa
Aaron. Joseph smith received fevt
latiuna from on High, before tn
Church WAS organized. He was
prophet, n seer aud n translator befor
that event, but though he had thes
marvellous gifts, he WAS not Thereby NJ
thorlzed 10 establish the Church, befpr
he was especially ordained 10 do &
II was only after John tho BHptls
who held the authority 10 bsIAize e
the remission OF sins. had Restored
him these keys, that he received pow'
to administer In this ordinance. An
then II was necessary that he shout
receive the keys Of the higher Prios
hood, held by Peter, Jamr
and John, by which he WI
endowed with power TO lay th
hands on the believers for the receptio
of the Holy Spirit. After he had Doe
given this power. he was Instructed
organizes the Church OF which We NJ
members.
In the same manner he called othoI
TO the ministry, Shd conferred on tibet
the same power he had received, AZ
they went forth 10 the nation. OF III
earth, aud the evidence OF their divir
calling IL seen In the fruits Of the
work everywhere, where the Gusp
was preached. They were called fro
their humble avOcations, but n pow,
rested ON them that was divine.
Now, what IL tho Gospel IL II nm.
thing new, anything strange n Bib
readers? No. II In the old, evorlahliu
Gospel, once preached ny Jesus ~
Ills Apostles. He sent these out
preach 10 avery creature that no WI
believes al! Is baptized fhall
saved and that he who does not bclieN
shall be damned, and various xii
were promised 10 those who shou
accept the Gospel Of the Kingdom.
No argument Ia needed 10 cOnvinI
Christians that Faith IN necessary
havnLion, This ia n fundamental do
trine hold by all believers In Jesu
They admit that II is necessary 10
lieve In. God the Father, and ii
Son nnl the Holy Spirit, III
there Ia great difference In the Opt
ions OF men concerning the 6viI
being. We 6ulleve that God Ia
parsonage and that lie has n real bod
aud parts ana passiOns, and we III
numerous places In the Holy Scriptur
IN confirmation Of this. We belle
that Jesus came In tho flesh, suffer,
and died, anu rose again, and that u
body which was laid in the grave W
the one which he received In u
resurrection, though immortal NJ
pure, aud that lie has the same DO,
today. We believe that the Ho
Ghost is u spiritual porsontgs wi
htauds Mt the Father commai
and that q portion OF the Holy spirit
given TO every Saint or every ont WI
tries to serve God. A portion VI u
Spirit enlightensAevery person CONT
Into the world. Man may neglect
follow His counsel and even ldri
Him away by continual Oppoaitio
but II N nevertheless the heritage OF I
% have Him, This In our faith 60