Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-16

the grave, and which provides for oil.
There are millions Of the human
family who In the nssh have never
oven heart tho name vi Jesus; bu. 90
the splrIl world, nui there alone,
could they be reached Ny the Gospel
mrauge. A plan Of salvation that IL
adapted to the few, that does MT open
the door 10 ev0ry bslng within the
brotherhood Of man, IL unworthy OF
the Creator and God Of tho
rlivoyo. The Gospel Of the Lord
is not such plan, but It is perfect
oven a. lilo IA perfect, and reaches to
all humanity. In this application thu
doctrine o. baptism a. saving prin.
clple 70 those who arc dead No well ma
10 the living il on important part Of
the glorious Gospel that Il broad a. the
universe, and from everlasting to ever.
laaiiug. Some may, through ignor.
ancc, denominale 10 a. "heathonish :"
hut its very inGniiude in bringing
within ia embrace oil mankind, IL
omblomstio OF tho perfect love Of
Christ which finds no ,xcmpli6cation
In anything less illimltable or uui.
vefsal.
AZ to tho third and final subdivision
Of the subject, 10 vlcafigus nature, tho
doctrine VI tho living being baptized
for the dead was an essential feature In
the early Christian Church. 50 well
were ita effects known and unlsrslood
that the Apostle Paul taught that II
could be- wanting In efficacy only when
the resurrection itself should fail. II
the dead rise not at all, said he, why
are they bipuzsd for tho dcad2 The
logic OF this Ia that since the dead
rise In tho resurrection they have
need Of the efficacy Of baptism as
saving ordinance, and Therefore they
were baptized FOR by these who had
through that ordinances "rut on
Christ" But another point ia regard
to the performing by onr, under the
Gospel law, Of work necessary FOR
another Upon what prluolpl1 does
tue Christianity, the GOSPEL plou
taught IN the boripturss, wholly rcs2
II IL net upon tho vlcarlous at9nomuut
% this Lord Jesus Chrisi2 81 AN the
way, the truth, and the NE; no man
clmeth unto the Father but by me-"
II was by the Gotpol bsp,is u that lie
came unto the Father. 10 the dead 40
well Ms to tho living Hg preached the
Gospel, requiring ofall men, wholhuf
they were Ia the nlah " iu
tho split world, ina, thoy
should DO born o., water anj
" the 5plrii--tho baptism received.
And Ia His great sacrifice wherein
lie was ransom Tor the many He
taught that thore could be d1nu Dy
proxy work which men were unable
to DO Tor themselves. rntsc
are all tie features Of baptism
for the dead; instead OF
"belongiug or pertaining to the
healhen," they sru wholly pertaining
to Chnst and Ills religion" Tho
bgot and the cgolisg may call them
hoathrnish, but tie meek anu lowly
Nazarene ny pregept and example
pr0nlaims them o.hcrwisc.
On the other hand, he who says
Gospel law B insufficient to apply to
all men, whether Ia the body Or orl OF
%; who denios 70 millions who,
through HE misfortune Of their birth
or tho aye ia which thoy lived, u,vrr
knew the Gospel Of Christ Ia tho ho h,
the ii lht 10 como TO lhu Father by the
way In which He came; does he not
announce himself an ant.Chrls.lun,
"rudc, uuoiyiiiztd, savage, cruel, la.
human"-a heA,hen Ia very Jtcig Ia
truth aud Justice there can be but