Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-29
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Oe"Nereo at the tabernacle Salt Lake City. November
H. 1894, by
ELDER ANGUS M. CANNON.
[REPoRrED ny ARTHUR wiSrrRl

may say may be dictated OF Him.
have no desire to speak OF myself; for /
know that am weak and irail, aud one
that stands before this people to speak
In the name Of the Lord Jesus Christ
should be inspired by the Holy Ghost.
The Apostles Of Jesus Christ were
commissioned OF Him to 20 forth and
preach the Gospel throughout the land,
and He said unto them, Gle that re.
ceiycth you receiveth Me, and he that
reeeiyeih Me receivcth Him that sent
Me-" They went forth, they ministered,
and returned rejoicing that the sick
were healed, devils were cast out, the
lame were made to walk, the eyes OF
the blind to see, and the poor rejoiced
In the preaching Of the Gospel. Jesus
charged them that they should not re-
joice in tina, these powers were given
unto them, but that their names were
written In the Lambs book OF life.
These same men who were thus com.
missioncd and delegated with authority
by Jesus, after His resurrection, were
charged Of Him that they should not
undertake to preach the Gospel until
they were endowed with power from on
high. He explained that lie must needs
10 away, and when lie was gone lie
would send the Comforter unto them
who should bring things past to their
remembrance and show them things
that were to come. They were to larry
In Jerusalem until they were endowed
with this power from on high. In the
roth chapter Of the gospel according to
Mark, commencing at the 18th verse, 1t
says:
AherNafd he appeared unto the eleven as
they at Al meat. and upbndcd them with their
unbcliei and hardness Of heart because they
believed not them which had seen him after be
was nsrn.
And he said unto them, Go yc into all the
world, and pfe'ch The gospel 10 every creature.
lie that bcl.,ycih and Is baptized shall be
saved; but be that boIieveth not shall be
damned.
And these signs shall follow them that be-
lcye In my name shall they cas-, out devils.
s1hey shall take up sorpen's and u they drink
any deadly thing, u shall not hurt them; they
shall lay hand on the sick, and they shall
recover.
50 then after the Lord had spoken unto them.
he was received up INTO heaven. and sat on the
right hand Of God.
And they went forth. and preached every
whers, the Lord working with them and con-
hrming the word with signs following.
This is the testimony OF Mark as 1t Is
transmitted to rs. What Gospel was
this that they were to preach In all the
worldf IL was the truth that Jesus re.
vealed unto His disciples. II was the
Gospel that Saul, who prosecuted the
Saints, was converted unto. II was the
Gospel that was mnistered by those
commissioned to bear the Holy Priest.
hood. II was the Gospel that Cornelius
was taught. lie prayed unto the Lord
and gave aims to the poor insomuch
that the heavens were moved In answer
TO his prayers, and an angel descended
TO the earth from the regions Of glory,
and told Cornelius that his prayers had
been heard, his aims had been accepted,
and God had sent him to tell him where
he might find men who would teach him
the principles Of eternal truth. IL was
ing unto Peter the heavenly vision which
he received on the housetop at the
residence OF Simon, tanner who dwelt
VI Joppa, by the sea side. In that
vision he saw sheet lowered wherein
were all manner OF iour-iooted beasts,
and creeping things, and fowls Of the
air. lie was commanded TO STAY and
eat. But Peter declined. He could not
feel that he was justified In paTtaking OF
things that were forbidden By the law
OF Moses. A voice spake unto Peter
and said, "What God hath cleanscd, that
call not thou common" While Peter
was bordering on this vision, "the
Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men
seek thee. Arise, therefore, and get
thee down, and 20 with them, doubling
nothing: for | have sent them" This
commission given unto Peter was as
sacred as that given unto him by his
Divine Master when lie assembled on
high. The messengers guided him unto
Cornelius house, and there Peter be.
held that God had sanctihed that man
unto the end that he and his household
might be recipients OF the Gospel.
Peter, having witnessed that the Holy
Ghost descended upon Cornelius and
his household, was led TO say, "Can any
man forbid water, that these should not
be baptized, which have received the
Holy Ghost as well as wel" He could
not dispute but that the Gospel was de.
signed for the salvation OF Cornelius and
his household. This man Saul, who
peiseculed the Saints, and carried orders
from the chief priests to apprehend
them where they were found testiiying
in the name OF Jesus, was stricken down
by the wayside by the power Of God,
and he heard voice. the voice Of lesus,
rebuking him for the prosecutions he
was heaping upon His people. Saul
continued his journey, and found that
he vas blind. a servant Of God was
communicated with by the power Of
theaven and he was told to 10 and meet
this s 4 and minister to him. lie went
10 tile house where Saul abode, COM
muAicated to him the mind OF God,
ministered to his relief and the scales
fell from his eyes, and he witnessed that
God had wrought the restoration OF His
sight.
One would have thought that man
who was so righteous as Cornelius,
whose aims were held In remembrance
by the Lord, and who had prevailed
with God would certainly have been in
R.saved condition; that having received
such manifestations OF Gods approval
and divine favor, he would be qualified
TO 20 and minister TO others Not so
with Cornelius. He did as the angel