Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-23


Al, soul has rejoiced In the instructions
,,yen aud the spirit that Is here
len Colonia Juarez on the SID Of
March to att nd two days conference
ceilings at Colonia Dublan, Of the
u.,esn Mission. We ent from there
mora. visited Colonia Oixaca on
,se Bayispc river. enjoyed very much
rea,sociaton Of the STUNTS and organ.
,.i a ward. It Is a lovely country for
those who desire plenty OF room and
beautiful climate. We returned from
s,nora to Colonia Diaz, held two days
u.rd conference meetings there, and
then came TO Deming, on our way to
attend this Conference. We were very
much blessed in our administrations.
Apostles Brigham Young and John
Henry Smith and myself have been
hborng in the Mexican Mission, and
have had very profitable time with
The Saints. We have five or siX settle
m,n,s In Mexico, and are growing aud
Increasing. We consider that We have
20, over the wors, Of our experience In
Living the foundation Of new settle
m.ats. The brethren and sisters that
sr, In Mexico went there because they
Believed that was where the Lord
aan,ed their iabog. one Of the bfeth'
rem on some inumation Of his being
released from that Mission. stated that
he had no desire to be released Our
Heavenly Father had opened his eyes
TO the understanding that that was
where his labors were required, and he
was perfectly willing to stay. believe
NC should be satisfied In our own minds
that where our labots are there y where
the Lord wants as. Then we Will build
no and make glad the earth, beauillying
ID AS well as we possibly can, and max
ing IL blossom like the rose. viii say
'of the benefit Of those who are inter
estcd that we are prospecting ~ the
Mexican Mission, and that we arc doing
as well as we could hope 10 do. We
have only been there seven years, and
we have some very credilable buildings.
We have a good tanncry and a Hour
mill. We have also cannety that
uses more fruit than we can supply,
Lrhe progress that We have made there
:, certainly wonderful. Those who visit
Us are very much surprised. IL is a
good country for those who feel that
that is the place Of their mission. We
are going the way the prophets have
declared concerning that Mission aud
the future OF Zion.
desire to offer a few medita,ions this
afternoon IN connection with TIE prln'
gipIes OF the Goipcl that were spoken
o' By Elder John W. Taylor this
morning. These words ] wish TO reicr
you to that he read;
paul. an apostle. .noi Of men, neither Of
man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the faihcf
Who raised him from ihe dcltHI
Paul, an apostle, mot Of men. Did
Jesus Christ ordain him' think not
Who ordained him' Peter / presume.
Aud who ordained Pelerl Jesus Christ
To what end was this orduauon} In
order that this Gospel might be preached
by authority; that mankind might be
called to repentance, and, rcpcnting,
have baptism Tor the remission Of sins !
hy authority, and hands laid upon them
for the reception Of the Holy Ghost.
Why Because this Is the doctrine OF
Chrlst--ihe only way to be saved. The
principles OF the Gospel are eternal
without beginning OF days or end OF
years. The Lord Jesus Christ said
"ESeep, a man be born again. he cannot see
DE Kingdom Of God.
Again
Except a nan be born Of water and Of The
Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom Of
Cod.'
We believe that Iesus Christ under.
stood the principles that lie advocated.
We believe that His is the only name
under heaven whereby mankind can be
saved, and when we appeal TO our
Heavenly Father iof anything that we
desire, we ask In the name Of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Paul, In speaking OF the
necessity OF authority said'
For vhoioeyer shall call upon he name Of
dc Lord shall De saved.
How then shall they call on him boz whom
hoy have not believed and how shall they be-
leyr in him Of whom they have not heard and
how shall the hear without preacher
And how shall they preach, except they be
sent As 10 Is written, How beautiful arc Che
feet Of them that preach the gospel Of peace,
sud bring glad udug' Of good lhlngsf
On another occasion, Paul, in speak.
ing OF the necessity Of being called OF
God, to preach His gospel, said
$40 man taleth his honor unto himself bu,
he that Is called OF God As was Aaron
Paul declared that he was called OF
Jesus Christ. We're not all the apostles
called OF Jesus Christi Aud when one
fell into transgresson, and Matthias was
chosen to IN his place In the quorum,
was he not called OF Jesus Christi Was
he not ordained by authority and sent
forth to preach His Gospel My breth-
rem and sisters, It Is necessary, II the
principles OF truth are preached, that
they be advocated by men who have
authority. In the formula given con-
corning baptism, the person having
authority to baptize says to the candi-
date for baptism, calling him or her by
name,
Having been commissioned Of Jesus Christ
! hlpule you "a the name Of the Father. and Of
the Son, and Of the Holy Ghost
Nov, this would be terrible bias
phemy II ha did not have the authority.
lie does not olliciate In his own name,
but in the name OF the Father and Of
the Son. and of the Holy Ghost, having
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