Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-28

t,,pourrp ny ARTHUR wISrEu.l
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I trust, my brethren and sister, that
the Spirit OF God may rest upon me
while / address you for few moments.
The testimony Of Elder JuDius +.
,v.ns IN which we have listened,
w." .,.,n,, m... a,.n i'm.
shouiu 0''' r.,
preston upon our hearts. III what ne
has said Is tho truth, then those who
,.,sct Il nre I'm great danger, and those
., "a. ,..,,,ory .,. In the
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way OF lie etetnsI' iest'no"'es
similar TO that which wo have heard
h,,. hee, borne among many nations
" ~ p,.,. =, ,,,s chnr,h III.
oy Tue Iiuers VI '"'' S"o"'
result has been the gathering together
Of the Latter.day Saints. They have
.i,,mn,.s.ed Inv thu humble words OF
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Tue Eiueis vi wv S".''"' mn
put 10 the test that which they nave
said, The result has been that the
s,,,,t ~ God. which. ma Wa are told I'm
ops" 80. A., a. =.
lhe scripture Is 70 20 pou,'u o'' ~ ,"o
latter days upon all hesh, mas hileu
their souls with n testimony OF tho
,,,,h and ,bev in turn hay. known,
"u'"' .,., A.,
as inc EiuerS Know VIM oious"' '"e
Gospel 10 them, TINT God Indeed hau
again spoken from heaven, and had re-
vealed His MIND tand VIII 10 the
ahllNFan nl
But while We have done some little
In the preaching OF the word 10 the
people OF the earth, our labors have
butcommenced In that direction. III
needs but slight consideration TO re-
mind VI OF the millions OF people who
have yet to hear this Gospel preached
unto them before the end comes.
Many nations are without the
iesehtn OF the t.uthl touay. many
nafions are without ths Elders OF the
ohefch. Yet we are told that the
testimony must 20 forth In the iattef
lays TO the end OF tho earth; TINT oil
kindreds, and nations, and tongues and
people must hear these glad tidings,
aud must receive orrelect the same as
hey arc moved upon by tho spirit
when Possesses them. In con-
temptations OF this great work which
sui lies before us, how industriously
Teshould DO engaged In warning our
neighbors, and In sending forth the
written woru where IL ~ Impossible Tor
we uuth 70 be carried by The servants
o. eod, That In the day OF Goi's
Judgment the people may be left with
oul excuse. Yet each succeeding
year SHOWS that we have made
some advancement In the work which
uod has entrusted to us. Upon this
gay we can look back over the year
mat 10 past, and we can see that some
progress, nus been made by the Church
o. which we are members. We have
LAD our trials, We have had difficult
nes 70 meet, there have been obstacles
piaceO In our way; and yet there has
oeen an unseen power guiding and
aifecting the Church, as well as In
uivluuais, 30 that today we zee In some
measure the success which hBs follow
90 me work OF God upon the earth; and
he year roll oy anu the purposes oil
uou ueveiop, greater strides VIII lie
ma'e ny this Church.. which the Lord
mas established upon the earth for the
aviation OF HIS children. Blessed are
.hey Who can retain sufficient faith aud
san stand In such close communion
WIN me Eternal Father that they may
prepared for the changes which will
come 10 this people-greater perhaps
anu more abundant than any We have
seen during the sixty-three years OF the
aNIence OF this Church. We have
learned much during this period. The
uisls which today we are able to
mount would few years ago have
~ many away from the truth. We
renee, upon the Incidents connected
WIN the early history OF the Church
w., snu we are tometimes astonished at
me trivial things which have led
h bow II was possible for men with such
,''laht gifts and with 30 many
~ M the early Elders receiv.
w, 70 turn away from tho truth be.
r msa. OF the things which they had to
meet But we must remember that
us onufch was In its infancy. Men
INC women were unaccustomsd to
,hans. They were not 30 familiar with
"epioViuences Of God rs we today are,
sau me slightest occurrence had its
n.o. upon the community. Men ami
Nomen apOstatizsd I believa mos.