Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-08

Of CO.? Ca1 We attain toll byschc Us
tic attachments? ! think not How
can we obtain ~ by faith. DO W,
believe that God lives; that He "a the
Creator OF heaven and earth, the sea
and the fountains OF wntofe2 DO We
believe that He isthe Fatheroi thespiriis
Of ali flesh, that He IL our Father, that
we were associated With Him In the
heavens before we came here, that we
are here In n state Of probation, and
that We will be- associated with Him
again ia the heavens, provided We nc.
copt Of his propositions? II we do, would
" not be NATURAL that we should desire
10 know something more? Pt,suming
that We believe all this, do We believe
oils la the atOneinent aud Ia the mission
81 gesup Clrist? DO we lleve that
His aame H. the only one given unuef
heaven whereby msnkinl can be
snved2 n ~, then we are In pOnition
where we eau communicate with the
heavens.
wish TO refer 20 condition that
was made By the Lori In the fevela.
| lions given 10 Joseph Smith before the
organ zttion Of the Church, when
men, finding there was seer Ia the
lanJ, went to enquire Of him what
they were TO do. The Lord AID, "And
M one can assist In this work except
he shall be humble nnd iull Of love,
having faith, hope ami charity" That
h the condition. IL we want to he
associated with the work OF the Father
and the redemption Of the human
family, II We want IN understand the
principles OF the doctrine u Christ, IL
IL certainly necessary thit We should
have faith, aud that We should possess
the attribute Of love. We must have
love for God, II being the great com.
mandmont. "rhOu shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy might, with
all thy mind, and with all thy
strength" wss the proposili n Of the
Lotd Jesus Christ when He was asked
which WAS the greatest command.
meni; and the next IA, "rnou shalt
owe toy neighbor ~ thyeelf" How
would II be possible for "a man TO be
associated with the work OF redemp-
ton unless he had accepted OF these
terms, aud his soul was oiled with
the love OF God aud Of His cnildren2
Then II we believe In the Lord Jesus
Christ and are willing 10 accept Hts
atouement, We will certainly believe
the principles that lie taught. The
Mahommcdans accept tn, teachings
OF MahOmmrd. The disciples VI
Confucius accept his code Of morals
and his insttuctiontj they become
his Disciples because they believe
IN him and IN the principles
that he taught. live wish 10 become
the disciples Of the Lord Jesus Christ
we have to believe in the principles lie
taught, M the men aud women who
have partaken Of this bread AMI water
In remembrabco OF he body aud bl0oi
Of Christ have presumably accepted OF
the htonement. They have told our
Heavenly Father this afternoon that
they pariaku OF these emblems In
remembrance OF tho Lord Jesus
Christ, and tho, they hrc willing TO
take upon them HE name, TO keep His
commandments, that they may have
His Spirit to be with them. But there
was something necessary before they
could paftAkc OF these embl,ms. And
what was that? They hal 20 btslevo
IN God anu In the Lord Jesus Christ.
They hal TO repent OF their sins. They
had TO stop all their evil duing. They
had 10 turn from their iniquity, anu
become meek anu gentle.
To become the disciples Of Christ,
We have 10 become like Him-gentle.
He was gentle man. His disciples
are supposed 10 be gentle men anu
gentle women. They are likened unto
the sheep In the animal creation.
Having repentcd OF their Hins aud
demonstrated that they desire 10 keep
tbs comnian tnenis OF God, they have
then tho privilege OF presenting them
selves before somebody desiring
baptism by immcruivn tor the rents.
sion OF their Sins. But who are they
going T.? show shall they call on
Him In " HON they have not believed?
aud how shall they believe In Him Of
whom they have MT heard? anu how
rbali they hear without n preacher?
ana how shall they pTeach except they
he sent2n Again "NO man tai 9th this
honor unto hi mHelf, tut lie that IL called
OF God, ns WINS Aaron" These were
the sentiments Rud expressions Of the
early Apostles. They understood thnl
to 10 minister Of Christ II was ueccs.
sATy that they should be- called OF God,
because they have to TeprtFent Him.
what N the formula OF uaplism7 The
man having authority OF jesus Christ,
taking the rupentant sinner down into
the water, eAyt, "Haviug teen COM
missionuu OF Jesus Christ, | haptize
you In the name OF the Father, huu
u the SON, ana Of the Holy Ghost"
Then lac immefsts HIM. Suppose the
minister was not commissioned Of
Jehus Christ, ana that lac hnd not the
right to Uiiiciste, what benefit wouli
this bnptlsm BE-? lie surely stan IL In
IA ptriious position II he has not Ru.
ihOrliy, Tor he IL acting fTaudulently.
l no has authority, then the mbu who
II baptized for thu remission OF his sins,
being buried with Christ IA baptism, II
prepared for the sauctiiyiug u fluencs
aud power OF the blood Of Christ, which
follows the water, aud for tho rrcep.
tiuh ri the Holy dhost-the Spirit OF
the Father, anu reveals the lhinge OF
Cod to His rupontaut, obediunt aud
willing cnilufeu.
The Lord Jesus Christ, whom He
sent His disciples forth, said, go ye
iuto all the world, aud preach the
Gospel To every creature. He
that helibvUth and IL baptized
shall hc saved; but he that heleveih
not shall be dumuod. And these signs
shall follow them that believe" Thea
Hn went on 10 snumorAte the signe
that were TO follow the believer, 70
that HIS Disciples might not bee de.
c,lveu; because there afe two opposite
principles In existence. Wherever you
viii tnd dalkutss there IL also light
lighi aud darkness, sweet nnd bitter,
priesthood ana prieetcralt. II we were
In su6jection TO prieetcrat, which Is
uiurped authority, we would be de.
ceived, The great trouble with the
Latter day Ssiuls, Il Ia alleged, IL that
they are eluded. | wish all the
world WeTe delulel I'm the hnmr