Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-29

MADE pam 10 MN mat the gospel was
not only to be preached, wherein people
were called to believe In Jesus, to be
baptized Tor the remission OF sins, to
receive the laying ON OF hands for the
reception OF the Holy Ghost; but there
was another voice heard, saying, Come
out Of her, my people, that ye he not
partakers OF her sins, aud that ye re-.
ceive not OF her plaques For her sins
have reached unto heaven.and God hath
remembered her iniquiues." This was
another principle that was revealed
through these heavenly messengers as
| John forcsaw when he looked through
the vista Of future ages. How is this to
be fulfilled Why, we have the Reveal.
ton Of John filed with words giving as
to understand the condition OF the in.
habilants OF the earth. Il speaks Of the
mother Of harlots, the greatand abomin.
able church. II speaks Of great many
disscntcfs that should come out from
that church. II she is the mother Of
harIots what are her daughters There
were woes proclaimed by John the
Revelator upon these people, who were
strangers to God and undertook to
minister in His name without His
authority. II you will read Mo,hcims
| clearly portrayed the disscnsious that
occurred in the early days and the dil-
| ierent forms OF religion that were cstab.
| lishcd. Who and where were the PEG.
| pie that held communication with Cob
Where in the last few hundred years has
/ there a Cornelius stood forth and said
| heavenly messenger had visited him and
| told him where he could find q man
possessing the Holy Priesthood II
| such a man has stood forth he has been
branded as an impostor. lie has been
told that he is living In a time when
revelations are no longer given. when
| God no longer speaks, when the canon
OF scripture is full. Yet Il is said. As
Il was In the days Of Noah, 80 shall Il be
In the coming OF the Son Of man. How
was It Ia Noahs day. He was found
| preaching the Gospel. II Is said he
| proclaimed the means Of salvation
among those with whom he dwelt for
one hundred and twenty years, and they
did not repent. The people then had
ample warning Of the woe which shonld
beiall them. Now, II the people are to
be warned and communicated with be.
fore the advent OF the Son OF man, as
| Jesus proclaimed II should be, where Is
there a people upon the earth that is
! open TO receive that communication, in
case the angel brings forth that Gospel,
| as John declared he should We read
that young man named Joseph Smith
| dwclt IN the State OF New York. lie
prayed TO God Tor light,as did Cornelius
lie persisted In praying, IN the midst OF
the REVEALS that were abundant In the
ncighborhood IN which he dwclt, and
God sent an angel to this young man
who told him that God was about
to reveal the Gospel again from
heaven. The Father also appeared
and introduced Jesus TO Joseph
II Paul heard the voice Of Jesus, Joseph
smith received an admonilion from God,
In that the Father introduced him to
| Ills Son Jesus, and told him TO hear
Him. Joseph heard Him, and he was
told that his name should be had for
| good and for evil among al people.
| He was told by these heavenly person.
ages that the churches then eXtant pos.
sessed a form OF goodness, but .iney
denied the power OF God. lie was told
II he would be humble and meek, that
In due time he should receive communi-
cations that should make him wise unto
salvation. lie hearkened 10 the hea.
| yeuly messengers. Then he was sur.
rounded with evil spirits, with their
darkness and gloom, and he was
tempted and tried to sec n he would
give way to temptation and iorsakc the
fountain Of eternal truth Is this to be
wondered aR Jesus when baptized by
| John tasted forty days aud was taken
INTO the wilderness aud tempted by the
| Evil one, and only the enlightening
spirit and power OF God sustained Him iu
| the hour Of his temptation. But hoover
came and rebuked tic adversary. lie
| persisted in regarding sacrcdly the
| divine communication OF His Eternal
Father, aud out OF His weakness lie be-
came strong. lie maintained the cause
OF His Father, and rebukei the Phari-
sees and Scubes that they could not
| cOniOund Him. Thousands were fed
by the miraculous power he exhibited
| Joseph Smith, like his Master, was
| tempted and tried; but he OyerCamc aud
translated, by the gitt and power Of God,
the record OF the people OF Ephrlim
| dwelling upon this continent. In the
midst OF his adversely God raised up IN.
diyiduas that came proilering him
aid. Martin Harris told me, as we stood
| upon the ton oi the Kirkland Temple in
the fall oil 1851 that his relatives tried
to imprison nm, to conhne him .n
an asylum, believing he was dementel;
but he put up his property to secure the
printing OF the Book OF Mormon, and he
rejoiced that he did so, for he knew that
God justified him. | visited David
Whilmer, January 9Th. 1883. Il was
early In the morning. Before me / saw
an enieebled man, deprived ofthc power
ul hearing distinctly. lie was So years
OF age, think, on that very day. Ills
| grandson shouted In his ear that had
come aud desired TO converse with him
regarding the testimony he had to bear
concerning the coming forth Of the
| Book OF Mormon. The old man turned
aud looked upon me, lifted his hand,
aud said, "My friend, | did behold an
angel OF God. | did hear him testify
that Joseph Smith translated that
book by the gift and power Of God.
aud the testimony that bear unto you
IS true" turned to his son and grand.
son and remarked, 81 presume that !
will be the last one OF our people that
will be permitted to hear this man bear
this testimony" On the 75lh, think, oil
that month, / read that he departed
this life. While sat In his presence
negress came and washed him and
prepared him to par,ake OF his morning
meal. His son then took a cigar from .
case, liz II, and placed II In the old gen
tleman's mouth, and he remarked as he
received IL. you people don't believe in
this; YOU believe in the Word OF Wisdom
but | don't" AS / looked npon him
clutching the cigar in his enieebled
grasp, lie was a study. Here is a man,
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