Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-18

'"N" 'tN'If dNI l was not until mIni
years afterwards that Christian council
collected Che various manuscripts. com
piled them, and made Bible OF them
moreover q is O. historical fact tina
Ionn, alter bis return from paim1s
wrote az the request OF the Christians q
Eph'sus DIS account of the SAVIOR
ministfy-ihc Gospel according t1 ST
lohn- which is Incorporated in the Bible
ihoush written later than the Apuca
llpsc, consequently % llhn loo tht
,ipa'nE words of that book, meant wilma,
Nhihliara SAY hU meant be pulled
down upon bis own head tie copdemul
l}n W ihc Almighty, and added unto
himself the plague. oi which h. md
written but be- did no such thing. lot
the simple reason that bon speaking ol
iuis book hc bad no reference to the
Bible. 90 alI, but TO bis own book. the
Revelation. which hc warned men not To
muulaic uf change uy adding 10 or talk
inE from what was therein recorded.
] Inc SAVIOR after Ills resurrection.
. when about TO leave the earth. commits.
4 ''JntG a. Apostles 100 20 into aIl the
/ world aEs pIgag. tie Gospel To- every
/ creature. Hy declared that whatsoever
believed aH4 vas baptized should be-
saved. auI whatsoever believed not
/ should De damned and that certain
miraculous signs should follow them
z mat believed, Prior Co that time. while
/ lie vas yet 10 mortality, lie had said
! thM 'ihs gospel OF the kingdom"
should be preached in an the world as %
I Wilnt'. unto all nations and then should
the end come. lie described the signs
mat we're 10 prcctic HssetUnd advent.
tn speaking of 'thc end, % Is evident
llal Tie was referring TO more than one
event. 10 is the opinion Of Canon Far.
ItT ana other Christian scholars that He
mao in view iNp horizons. one OF them
chuIhg 40 the destruction OF jerusalem.
Mr dHuihiIaiiuu of the Jewish common.
Wcliih, and the other referring Co the
tnd ui the world, the iall of Babylon
anu lhe termination OF Wigkcdnuss. One
Di the ends was the typc and fore
slauoWing Of the other The terrible
Judgments That tell upon the guilty and
ooumcd city Of the Jew, iu the year 20,
were hlmbUIicll Of the more awful juIg
WenlH that are 10 uygftakr the world iu
the lus, days. These iudPm ,nts John
lorcsaw, and they were also iorcsccu by
Joseph Smith. the Prophet OF the last
Cispcussiion.
We may read In the Acts Of the Amos.
ties how the promise made to them by
the savior regarding the miraculous
signs was fulfilled. The Holy Ghost tel.
upon them aud they bcganto speak with
other tongues. as the Spirit gave them
uttcfancc.' They Wrfied at jerusalem
until they were cnducd win power
from on High and then went forth 20 |
preach the Gospel and scatter its bless. /
ings amung all Misunderstanding ths
sick, raising the dead. casting out |
devils, aud doing many other wonderful /
works. This was the type Of still |
wider diffusion Of the Gospel. q still |
mIghter display OF Gods power that |
was Go De Witnessed in the latter days. |
Ia forty years the Apostles had planted |
the Standard of Christianity in 40 parts /
OF the Roman empire, founding churches |
10 Asia Minor Greece and Italy. the |
great iheaIen oi human action az that /
time, and had penetrated to the barhaf. ]
Gus countries ringing ON all sides the
mighty empire, from SCythia on the
north 10 Ethiopia ON the south, ana /
ifum India ON the east ll Spain and /
britain on the west. one by one t1s
Apostles laid doNu their lives q, mar.
tyrs for the truth. Peter. itisslid. psr.
ishcd 10 Rome. This, h0Npycr. Is hy mo- !
means certain, though our Catholic
friends, BOO their zeal 10 establish apus.
toiic succession tor the pope build much
upon that foundation. Peter D. said tD !
have been cmcitcd during the rgign OF
the Emperor Nero a monster OF cruelty
who inaugurligd the bnt great pprsr.
ton against the Christians The tflgi.
ton Of Peters death b. that fleeing from
Rome, where he was iu Danger he met
The Lord walking toward the cIiy
Where guest thou, o LordF inquired
the Apostle. 81 am going 10 Rome DO
be CIuciucd again, was the sad and he.
proachlul answer, Peter took the hint.
shook OIL his timIdty-a temporary
Of his former weakness ne.
turned to the city and hcroically met bis |
loom. Not deeming himself worthy 10
Tie as did his Lord, he begged the boon. |
IN learning that hc was 10 be CWciied. |
hat 10 might be with bis head down.
wards, o request that was granted by
lls cNeculiOpcrs. Paul ls known 10
lave suffered mariyrdOm at Rome un.
Ter Nero, one of bis rp.stles 10 |
Timothy written at Rome, speaks ui
.is approaching end, and among the
lst words Of tins noble servant OF God
we're the sublime sentences! ! have
ought a good hghG have finished my
curse; / have kept the faith" Paul Q
icing a Roman citizen, had the honor OF !
icing belgaded, instead OF suffering the
snomlniOus death Of CWciixIon. These
re samples Of the treatment metel out 5
ID the servants %. G1d-the Apostles of | {
ancient times, An but one g
'ere put TO death Tor the testimony of
esus. The survivor John, after an in- 4
Hectual attempt had been made upon G
is life Boy throwing him into a caldron u
( boiling oil was hlnished A. ID. 90. d
D the Isle OF lalmos, where God gave d
i'm the great vision recorded M the %
apocalypse. q
What was that y.s.Ju2 What meant Il
bat wonderful revelation Christcndom k
avs h is q sealed book, 900 enigma, and y
ut few profess tl understand even "A ~
mall portion of Dos Sublime and poetic ].
iystery. 10 remained iur Joseph Smith C
D unlock that sealed book and declare 8
y the inspiration of lag Holy Ghost the a.
roaming OF many OF the things therein "a
ntteu, 4,
The Btpoui1n olthehook speaks for G
self n s o. warning 20 the seven ! %
iurches of Asia. founded by Paul and ! ~
theirs of the Apostles, Already were | b
Ne sign, OF thr apo tasy that failing | D.
Nay" which Paul had predicted. be-. ! %
inning To- show themselves la the | %
hrsuau Church; already were is dis. 81
piles turning away their ears from Tie q