Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-28

all feel that they were called to be
! missionaries in their respective places.
/ IL they were not required 10 so out TO
the world, they could ut least help
thote who had 10 20; they could
scatter tho printed word, send out
tracts, pamphlets, and newspapers con-
taining principles which were true;
they could Atrengthen and build up
those who were out IN the mission
field; they cguld look after the wants
] Of their families while they were ab.
sent Indeed, u would he y Disgrace
and shame Tor any ward or neighb0r.
hood In this Church In Zion 10 allow
any family 10 suffer for lack Of the
neccesariea NJ life while the husband,
father or brother, a. the case might be,
was absent from homo preaching the
Gospel TO the world without purse or
scrin.
When we came across those not Of
our own faith, tut who were willing TO
listen to our testimony, We should
alwaya be- ready, ~ were tho Elders,
/ 10 bear testimony TO that which we
/ know. They should speak only, how.
ever, on the simple things that they
undersiood; because " they tried 10
tell somebody else what they them.
I selves did bot understand they would
| assufedly make n mess Of it, like the
| ministers Of the world when they en-.
| deavored 20 explain what God ~. De-
clarlng that He Ia incOmprehensihle
they attempted 10 describe His being
anu powers, and therefore slgnRlly
failed. The Saints should take warning
/ ~ this folly. They wero called 70 be
Gospel preachers, 10 let their light
30 shine that it, illumination should
| spread Into every part Of the earth,
| wi darkness was dispelled, error rooted
/ out, tin all nations were subdued unto
| the Lord, until Satan was bound and
his reign was over.
In most parts Of the United States
people were entirely Ignorant In re-
/ gard 20 the faith " the Latter.dky
| Saints. Most Of the editors Of the
public Journals, religious and other
| wise, knew nothing about "Mormon.
ism" beyond the exnggerations and
Misrepresentation OF It's opponents.
"Ai0rmonlsm, as II was commonly
called, l., in reality, the identical
Gospel which Jesus Christ came 10
preach when ON the earth, exactly the
same that the Apostles were sent out
by Him 10 preach 10 all the world. But
they stirred up strife and opposition,
they were everywhere spoken against,
were misunderstood, beaten with many
stripes, thrown Into prison, deprived
Of their property, and their names were
cast out M evil, they accomplished,
nevertheless, what they were commits
aloned 10 do as far as they could, bear.
ing testimony, bringing people 10 n
| knowledge Of the truth, baptizing them
/ Ia the name OF the Father, Son
aud Holy Ghost, laying hands
upon them that they might receive the
Holy Ghost, the Comforter, aud organ.
| lzlng them into Churches. After "A
while most OF the Apostles were killed;
| the powers OF evil prevailed over the
powers Of good, as they had done many
| times In the history " the world, aud
/ finally the servants Of God, or most OF
them, were put 10 death; the people
/ went into darkness and error, and all
sorts OF hefesips came In. A great
/ many false doctrines were introduced,
| false splrits Crept In among the
people and deceived them; they
| turned away their ears from the truth
| and turned unto fables, and 80 the pure
Gospel and tho Priesthood, tho power
OF God, the authority Of heaven, were
removed from the earth. Spiritual
darkness oyersprcnd tho minds OF men,
until all nations, as the Apostle John
saw In the vision, became drunk out Of
that Golden cup which "Babylon, the
mother OF harlots," held in her hand
filed with filthiness.
The speaker next dwelt upon the
restoration Of the true Gospel
10 the earth rs revealed 10
the boy Prophet Joseph Smith,
who, he said, was called Of God lust as
much Ms any other Prophet was In
former times; indeed Joseph Smith
wns required TO do far greater work
than any Prophet who lived on thi.
earth, with the exception Of Jesus
Christ our Redeomer.
Elder Penrose referred TO the unity
OF faith which existed among the
lattet-dny Saiuls, nud said Il was the
Spirit OF God dwelling IN their hearts
which thus enabled them 10 zee eye To
eye In doctrine and principle, aud by
which they were ultimately TO be united
In all things,
a great many distractions had
been raised Ia the path oil
the Latter,day Saints, but the
Lord would In His own time
remove them out OF the way; and
therefore they need not worry or fret
IL they were despOiled OF their prop.
erty u mattered very little. The lhingi
Of this world should be counted as dr0s,
compared with the excellence OF Ia,
thlngs n God; aud those Latter-day
Saints who had kept the faith and
placed the work OF the Lord int cared
but little, comparatively, about perish,
able. affairs.
'rhe time would como when every
lmpediment would be removed out OF
the way Of the progress OF this great
work, and His people would
come oil victorious over all
opposition. But they must remain
honest, faithful ana true, and then
God would perform his part OF the
work. Ho Telolced In the thought that
tho time would come when all Ia,
heresics which had been brought In
by wicked men and powers OF dark.
ness would bo rooted out, that the
time was near when the reign Of Satan
would be ut an end. he and his hosts
would be hanlshed, and all humanity
would be freed from darkness
error, superstition and bondage, when
Tyranny should be- no moro, when light
and liberty should prevail In every
part Of the globe, and every mar
would be- free TO worrhip God accord
ing to the dictates OF his own con.
science.
The choir sang the anthem;