Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-08

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ton hereafter that the Latter.
day Saints were striving Tor; hence
they were content to have the finger
Of scofn pointed at them, 10 be hated
OF the world, to become unpopular
among their fellows " by ~ living
they could only gain eternal lie. Ia
order 10 secure and continue ~ ENJOY
this spirit we must follow the pain
which the Savior had marked out.
deny ourselves, take up the cross, nnd
follow Him. We must submit our
own will and Judgment 30 that Of lie
Almighty, aad keep ali His command
muuin. Whatever the trials through
which the Lord might require the
Saiuts TO pass In order TO eift aud test
them, and prove their integrity, he
trusted that they might bold fast v the
end and secure Tor themselves that
pfizo which they had set out To gain,
even eternal life.
COUNSELLOR G. W. pEsRosE
WIS the next speaker. He took great
pleasure, he said, IN listening 10 the
testimonies Of HE brethren In regard 10
the Gospel OF Jesus Christ, because
the same testimony which they bore
had been given TO him, and their
words found nm echo In his heart. Tn"
testimony they had heard from Elder
Lambert that afternoon was trua aud
faithful.
II ought not ~ be accounted
strange thing q a. God should speak
to His PEOPLE. Iuose who were called
Christians, nc matter TO what deuoml'
nation they belonged, protested To
believe In the took called the Bible.
The things contained In that record
were supposed TO have come from God
10y revelation. In the New Testament
We read that holy men Of old spake as
they were moved upon ny the HOLY
Ghost. We also read IN the lat chap
ter Of the Epistle to the Hebrew;
God who ut sundrt times aud In divers
manners -pako In timos past unto the
fathers by the Prophets hnth In those last
days spoken unto us by HIS son." otc.
According to the accepted version OF
the New Testament, Paul wrote the
epirtle from which he had quoted, nj
though he believed modern skeptics
expressed some doubt M 10 the author.
None, however. knew, for certain, who
wrote IL, unless II had been made
known 10y revelation; and people now.
a.dnys did not take much stock In mod
cru revelations; but all secta and parties
composing what was called Chrlsten-
dom protested 10 believe In the Old
and New Testaments, and the tesli.
mOny Of both books wns that God la
former times and IN divers manners
did speak 10 the people Of the earth by
means Of prophets. Such being the
ease, why should Ho not speak 10
tho.e living In this age VI the
world? Could anyone give good
reason why He should nOl2 Some Of
their Christian friends said, so, there
IN no need for Il now; We are 80 en-.
lightened. We are ~ wise; We are liv.
ing In the nineteenth century; We are
rot living In the dark agC-, hut IN tie
age Of Gospel blaze, aud We have
learned men who have studied the
scriptures, who have been 10 O. llcge,
who have been educated on purpose 10
br ministers 10 the people; We have 80
much light, no much Information, 20
much science that We do not need any
voice NJ God now. That was all very
well in the dark days" Was that
good reason, the speaker asked, why
God should not reveal Himself 10 us
In these times? Among the people
who pfu'essed the greatest light, the
greatest Intelligence, who protested to
have made the greatest advancement
In all these matters, they found
an utter lack OF knowledge In
regard To God and the things OF God.
Where was there man Ia al the
array Of theological talent, wisdom,
and experience who could say OF his
religious theories, ~ know this IL 500"
Was there auy man among them who
could say, 81 know GOdG" who could
say, al know that Jesus Of Nazlfelh
whom the Jews cTucifcd was the Son
Of God?" Was there any man among
them who could lay down principles
for the guidance Of tho people la feli.
glon that he could say, cOnIclentiou-ly
he knew to be true aud from God!
Was there not doubt, uncertainty,
variety Of opinions, discord, conten-
lions, disputatiOu aud debate on all
these important things even among
the most learned, experienced and
wise, and aElong those people " no pro-
fcssed the greatest faith Ia the things
of GOd2 Why, certainly; and when
they attempted 10 make TevlslOns OF a
comparatively ancient creed they got
into discussion anu contention, and
sometimes manifested anything but
Christian spirit. Why were there 70
many different professions Of the
Christian faith, tnch varying from
the other II tney were filed with
knowledge and were not In uouht and
uncertainty, why did they not nll see
eye to eye In regard TO the things Of
God, ~ was tho case IN the carly
Christian church 49, ia those clark
ag.s2"
In the days Of the Apostles, when
people were led 10 believe Ia God and
Jesus Christ, they reponted Of their
Hlns aud Were baptized by men who had
received Divine authority To act--nOt
authority from colleges, schools, syn0ds
and councils, hut from God; and these
men, having received authority from
on high, stood in the place Of Deity.
Those who thus believed aud repented
and were baptized received the Holy
Ghost, which Is the spirit OF revelation.
Since that time what great change
had taken place IN the wOrlu! After
the Apostles fell asleep theChurch went
intO darkness and error, divisions cTept
In among the people and spiritual dark.
pess came over tho face OF the earth.
And how wa.it today? Had that spirit.
ual darkness been removed? Were we
really living In an age OF the Cos.
pei blaze ? or was II not rather
n time OF Theological darkness and
wnnt Of faith, OF skepllclsm, IT
lack oi knowledge, OF conten.
ton between sect and sect aud
between individuals In those eects?
And the very men who stood up rs be-
ing the ministers of the Lord were con.
tending one against another, They
were bound " confess their doubt, uu.
certainty and lack Of knowledge In re-.