Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-21
SALVATION FOR rnE DEAD.


AIRY In Japa1, notwithstanding tho fact
that this Clergyman refuses to believe
IN the eternal damnatlon Of these who
have not Ia this lifo heard the Gospel !
and consequently not rejected u. He |
thinks such PERSONS will have an op.
Uofiuniiy Of learning something about
thu Savior hereafter. The Sun In men.
ti0nlng this circumstance argues that
the acceptance oi the doctrine Of
future probation makes all mis-.
tlonafy Efforts unnecessary, A. the
preaching OF the Gospel In this life to
the hoalhen IL not essential 10 their
salvation. at may serve the erds Of
temporary philanthropy aud intuso a
better spirit into heather civilization,
but II Is not essential h save the
heather from everlasting damnation.n
II Is not surprising to encounter this
objection. Thol doctrine OF salvation
after death Ia taught In the Scriptures,
was preached by some Of the early
church fa,hcra and Is gaining In favor
among tho moot dlstingulshe modern
theologiHns. Yet,s3 little IL that great
truth clmprcnendoi outside the
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Laiior.day
Saints that II Is looked upon more ~
plausible apology for tho orthodox
view OF hell than an essential doctrine
Of the Gospel Of ChriiL From this
misunderstanding all sorts Of objoc.
lions originate.
Missionary cloh, this side Of etef.
nifty are Tar from unnecessary, even
though salvaiion can he obtained be.
yond the grave. Those who believe Ia
this doctrine have n now aud most
powerful motive 70 preach the Gospel
10 the utIofmost paris u tho earth. II
b. true that the message Of salvation is
brought to the deaf, but we must not
forget that the plan Of salvation COM
prehcnds both the living and the dead
The salvation OF tho fathers Ia neces.
cary aud essential, says tue Prophet
Joseph, to our salvation, Ne Paul
says concerning the fathtrs "that
they without US cannot he
made perfect" neither can
We without our dead be- male perfect.
Il this IL 40, II will be- seen that the
Gospel mus. be preached 10 tho living
M well rs the dead. And what an ox-
allied message this Is, that offers ~
men On earth a plan whereby, u they
accept II in faith, salvation IL given
not only TO themselves but offered
through them ~ their fathcis and
forUiathefs 90 tho temotrst generations.
There are marrow minded ChTistians
who seem 10 DO sa.isiiod II only they
and halt dozen mole Obtain eternal
glory. ia fact they are prepared to
sing the great halleluiah chorus all
alone, II they sec nobody worthy to
Join them. such people 10 not under.
stand the nature Of Christianity nor
can they have any abiding NEGATIVE to
missionary work.
10 claim that the doctrine OF 6alva.
ton after death dlspenscs with the
need Of attempting salvation during
life IL 49, much ~ TO argue that the ap.
pearauce Of Jesus on earth was super
iluOus. We are told by Peter, that the
Lord, after His death, went aud
breaches TO tho spirits. Might not
then the whole work Of atonemunt
have been accomplished In the spirit.
uul worldg Clearly not. Something
hal ~ be- done On this earth ~ a f0uu.
dalton for tho messEsc delivered to tho
dead. "Whalsleyyg you bind on
earth, shall DO b1unI iu heaven, an q
what cover you loose ON earth shall bu
l0osud In heaven" 10 tho principle
taught by Christ, establishing the in.
sepsable uniou between thlugs visible
ami Invisible.
Hence baptism for the doad. Bap.
item is the ordinance whereby be-.
lever 10 unite. witH Chg.st in all that
His death ami resurrection have o..
,aiutd for mankind. 10 DO tho "ba,h
Of regeneration" the first duty VI ono
that bnyB he believes. Being us rsscn-
t.al for salvation us faith, somo way
must be found whereby the dpai can
nave tho hsucni thereof nuI this way
must be- Instituted by the Lord, Gle 10
would ho only commandment OF
men and voiu. Bu, the Lord in HIS
Infinite mercy has provided Tor 10th
living uud dead. 1ne former ire
taught To olloiatu for IN, la,tor M tho
holy waters Of baptism, "wUh8ut the
living the deaf cannot b, made
perfect" THIS truth, thop, must be
preached throughout tho world, Tor /.
Is only by missionary olIrts that tho
living can bu nude acquainted with
their vast resp1nsibll.ic, and priv.
ltgrs ia regard to the dead
1t is only question OF time when
this great doctrine OF salvation for lls
lead viii be- betterundyutood by man.
ldnd, The seed Of truth has been
suwn by Inspired servants OF the
Lord. Il will gr " ull It becomes q
Tree and the whole human family
inds rest under H. divine shade.
GLOW glorious is the voice we hs,r