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

ceived your testimony, because The angel
told me to. but In the future ] want the
angel to come and tell me every Time
that a revelation is true before Z will
receive IT," Before me looked upon a
man that occupied such a position OF In
consistency God raised up David
Whiimer, Oliver Cowdcry, and Martin
Harris to be especial witnesses to the
Prophets divine mission. Joseph Smith
communicated unto them the mind and
will OF God. When the apostasy took
place in the town Of Kirkland, Ohio. and
he Apostles stood forth and withs'ood
the Prophet Of the Lord, Elder John
Taylor, young in the Church, said unto
them, as he took the Book Of Mormon
IN his hand, "Who revealed this work to
us2 Who communicated the mind and
will OF God and made plain the irlnsla-
ton OF this sacred recurd' II Joseph
smith has been the instrument in the
hands Of God OF doing this and BOO COM
muncating the mind and will Of God TO
the inhabitants OF the earth, how can We
reject him'' God justified his servant
John Taylor on that occasion, and today
his body sleeps beneath the sods Of the
valley while his spirit basks in the sun.
shine OF the paradise Of God, for he was
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authority Of God. sustaining Ills Prophet
Jesus said that "Whusocycr shall fall on
this stone shall be broken: but on whom.
socver 4 shall fall, 1t will grind him to
powder"
What was the Gospel that Joseph
taught Il was faith in Jesus Christ,
repentance Of sin, and baptism for the
remission Of sin, the laying on
OF hands for the gilt OF the Holy
Ghost. Paul said. NO man taketh
this honor unto himself but he that IS
called Of God, az was Aaron" Joseph
Smith said the same. Hence he was not
| only commissioned TO bapuxc Oliver
Cowdcfy having received that authority
from John the Baptist but he was com.
mIssiIncd By the authority Of lesus
Christ, through the ministfations OF
Peter, James and John, to confer upon
him the Holy Ghost and to minister the
ordinances OF the higher Priesthood un-
10 the inhabitants Of the earth MS fast as
they complied with the conditions that
Jesus had imposed upon the truly &c.
pentant sinner What clsc2 a temple
was built In Kirkland. Angels visited Il.
Elijah visited Joseph there. lie told
him Il was necessary that the hearts Of
the fathers should be turned 20 their
children, and the hearts OF the children
should be turned to their fathers, lest
| God come and smi,c the earth with
curse. Brother Farley T.. Pratt, when
we sojouned together at Philadelphia,
"a few weeks before his martyrdom, said
90 me, "Brother Cannon, when Brother
| Joseph commun Gated unto me th.
knowledge that Elijah the Prophet had
communicated 20 hm-thlt Il was my
right TO be sealed % my father, and that
Il was my duty to seek unto my father
that he might be sealed unto his father,
that the wife OF my bosom should be
united with me w marriage for eternity,
with our offspring who belongs 10 us,
and that we could only be made perfect
10 tue society OF wives and children, and
wives could only be made perfect IN the
society Of husbands aud childrcn-whcn
! thought that / would have the privilege
OF enjoying the society OF my father, my
mother, my wife aud my children In the
family association, dwelling together
eternally, enjoying the fellowship of
God, my Joy knew no bounds" This
| Apostle thrilled my entire being as he
was wrought upon TO bear testimony to
me OF how lOscph's testimony had Affect
ed him. When heard David Whumcr
bear testimony that the angel had spoken
to him, ! felt the power OF God accom-.
panied that man. Then believed what
! had heard OF his brother in.law, Oliver
Cowdery, whom they prevailed upon to
| get drunk In Washington, thinking they
would make him 10 back upon his tes.
| timnny OF the Book OF Mormon, In that
he had differed with Joseph ami had
been cut oil from the Church. What
was his testimony could imagine the
| power that would make a man when
DRUM. refuse 10 20 back upon that ttsti-
muuy. said be. Though burn In
/ he'll, or shine IN heaven, the testimony
that | have given Is tue regarding the
/ Book OF Mormon" With humility he
came back to the Cnurch at Council
| Bluffs, seeking TO galu an entrance by
baptism, dong hts first works over
again, like q little child saying, 81 only
ask a standing and fellowship with the
| people Of Cod, / ask no prominencs In
the Church, but the privilege OF being
baptized, that ! may enter into com.
munion with the people OF God and re.
ceiye the fellowship from on high" and
| he went down Into Missouri, seeking to
influence his brother'in-law, David Whit.
mer, TO return TO the Church, and died
before he could gather with the Saints.
| Martin Harris came back 10 the Church,
and is buried in one OF the settlements
| north, having renewed his covenants and
borne testimony that Jesus revealed unto
him, through a heavenly messenger, the
divine truth Of the translation Of the
record known as the Book Of Mormon.
In what particular does the Gospel
which that angel bore from on high
| differ from the Gospel that Jesus aud
Ills Apostles taught IN the meridian OF
| timer There IS no difference. lcsu5
likened the Kingdom OF heaven unto ten
| virgins, five OF whom were wise aud five
foolish. Five had oil in their lamps and
| were prepared for the coming Of the
bridegroom, aud five had no oil In their
| lamps. What does this bgspcak TO us
my brethren and sisters' II bcspeaks
that We should see that we have not only
the lamps, but that we have them
| trimmed and burning; that II we sleer
and We are awakened, we will be pre-.
| pared to go forth 10 meet the bride
groom. II bespeaks that We should
profit by the seed that has been sown III
our hearts, nourishing It by yirtuous AM
cody conduct, that we may be wise un,
to salvation. Jesus also likencd tn,
Kingdom OF heaven to a sower that wen
forth to SOW. Some Of the seed fell OF
stony ground, and It was choked will
thorns and noXious weeds. How many
there are Of us who have received IN,
truth, and have prohted by II IN III,
commencement; but when the sun o
prosperity came npon rs we began e
forget the testimony Of Jesus aud TO bar