Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-02

b. | NicoIrmus, Except man be b1fi
Of water and " the spirit, he cauuo
sntcr into the KingdJ IN OF God" II 70.
lisa rule which admits of no exec uJu.
justice there aro q mnuIs t.a. 0rJvr
sim I. mlIe .or be dead vino oi,.
ai.Iout AEu.aItIs. 5t Cur-,auI %
.og.rua.
Inis cJmr.,.DInrr a..IutiIu OBJ
The pruc,p, o co. 70. .lu be- G.
.'m' * eUt r.uou4,rs D. lD. sc"p.
urea. H. Pe rr .li.i eu,.0sl sl.
the slate we, of ius IoiIuaIus 81. 49,.
ter tue A a.c explains t.at wn.I.
the bJuy oi Chris. NY iu Ih1 tomH,
His disembOIIei spirit was engaged iu
preaching 10 the spirits OF meu VINO
had lived Ou earth aud passed
sway. Tie object OF tha preach.
ing was t. enable those WIN heard
Him % "live according H. GOD In the
spirit" and Boz Judged ns msn are
| ju IgoI in the nrsh. But supp 10 the
spirits Of men should be- converted by
preaching in toe sphere 10 which they
go pending tho f0ufTtctiou OF tho
body, how are they 10 comply with
thouuivrral rule nf admttauco int1
Tho Kingdom Of G3d-baptlsm BY i'm.
meuiln in water aud tho reception Of
the Holy 5hu2
Pau Il OR, lj'h Cbap.) gave somo
crpllCI vlJws on the resurrection of
tho body. Alter Insisting upon tho
validity Of this doctrine, ho cxcliims-
"EIse what shall they do which are
bnptz d Tor tho dcua?v This intro.
ducrs the doctrine Of the viciri0us Az
plicai.ou, iu behalf " tho dead, OF tho
ordinance % blpllam by immtnlon
Tor The remission Of Gins. Ifit Ia ad-
mlsaiulc ia relati to tim, 90 may
II DO win regard TO every oih1r out.
ward ordnance Of the q spell.
The claim Of the Lattcr.Iay Saints
IL that Joseph Smith, tho fuudcf Of
our Church, was raised up 10 establish
the fuliutas oi the Gospel anew In this
age, ami That hen ho was marlyfed
by a morcilris mob, he entered the
lpirit woFl aud, a. Christ DID In His
mission, opened up a dispcnntion
among the spirits of tho departed. IL is
held mat, IN accordance with the last
words u tho Oh Tpstamont-thoso OF |
MalachI-Eyah (who was tfanslated) |
appeared o. Joseph Smith In the |
Temple built by the Saints at Kirkland, /
Ohio, anu gave him tho koys Of power
10 turn thu hearts " tho children to
the fathers anu tho hearts Of the
fathers 10 the children. Booto his
death lac hal inauguraici tho labor Of
performing vicarious work tor thedoad,
aud thus turned the hearts of the
living toward thpir deceased pr1geni.
tons aud those who accept him as u
Prophet have no doubt NJ 10 his having
oIouoi u similar dispensa,ion ia the
flifit world, the living aud dead act.
Ing In CO noeTt.
In this connection II may be- well 10
consider that the basis upon which the
whole structure OF Christianity rests Is
yicafioua-lho sacrifice aud ntouement
OF Christ for thV human race.
This department Of the religious
lahors Of tho Latter.day Ssints-vicaTl.
Gus ordinance work Tor the duau-is re-.
ghrdrd by thum rs being specially
sacred, and must, according to the
revelations given to the Church, be-
performed IN holy places. Hence the
erection by them Of Temples, which
are dedicated unto tho Most High
dod' The fiat structure Of this charnc.
ter erected by them was built iu lIirt.
land, Onto, anu the second in N,uvoo,
Hancock county, Illinois. OIthe Dos.
session Of these they were deprived by
the action Of ruthless anu murderous
mubs. Four have born reared la Utah
and are being used for tho purposes Tor
which they were designed. one In st. /
George, Washington county, another
In Manli, Sanpete county, aud the re-.
naming two located respectively
la Logan, Cache county, AMI Salt
Lake Cily. The last mentioned h one
Of the most beautiful bullIlngs In the
United States, anu Ia iutoflor furnish.
ings are IN unison with its exterior
Immediately previous
to he dedication hundreds OF people
not connected with the Church were
Invited To pass through this remarkable
structure, and the universal verdict Of
those vlsitors was, ~ iar a. known,
that II IN ono OF the most attractive
ami interesting buildings they ever
entered.
Tho honesty aud devotion Of the
Saints Ia relation to thcperformauce Of
work which they deem necessary to be-
lone Tor aud In behalf OF tnelr dead
iindrrdi has been shown by the isctt that
ueir Temples have cost many millions
II d0llurt, and much n the WORK Ia I
contracting aui ,qulpping them boz.
.sen while these people wrr, in I
.enury enduring hardship that no ,
.en, however gifted, Is capable OF I
describing.
IuIs iu,.r,.. .hsu'sl been exhibited Z
% ihrlr ciInds 90 gather up gcuuaIusi /
Poi data concerning tay.r pr1gunu5u. b
% This plruit many OF Thorn have