Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-07
HOLY GHOSg PROMISED.


STAFFORD COUNTY, W., Feb. %
ls0i.--We are the n sncrs and hunipu
Jcf miah said should comc.und gather
cut the rlyhoous from among The
wicked aud ungodly before God'5 JUDI
mcuts are poured out upon them, and
we do u without charge, that We nbls,
not the power In the Gospel. woulI
like to call attention to the twelfth
chapter OF Let Corinthians, and [ will
ask the whole world, DO VIZ receive the
some blogaings as tho Saints did In
th0so dhyi2 II uo', why nor Isl
| because We do the same WUrlsuud GDd
has ial'od to DO HIS iatt,,r st hccauto
tue laws Of Col have bcUu chan 81
ana thc pJwor u tho Gospel cta,aI a.
also the ufsanz ton the thurcu Ut
/ Chust ucusUl7 or have tue
H0sptl and the POWER Of the
PRIESTHOOD been IakUu from tue
earn iJr d season uutIi GoI
saw 10 10 falsv ops Prophet iu these
last dhysand restore the q s.rito the
ent,h with Hii the riit, aud blessings
iHat Tue former day Sainis enjoyed In
aud through obedience, because obrdi.
'NNt " uttlnf lNuu nHtflNnII
Now we have men p.y fou.. why
does Coz not reveal this 10 ~ aa He dld
10 Joseph Smith. We answer thum like
thisi that d1l hss sent az 10 warn sou
ant We are HE servants pni it 10 lust
the same ~ % lie bad poGou iIimie.L
because It 10 God that epeuNrth through
a.. Now tho question ~, How 90 we
get tho Spirit Of Got Or tho Holy
Ghos,2 We hnd that Peter. 0u the day
Of Peuieclst fought tho people u fo.
pout aud be hipuztd every Que OF YOU
Ia the name Of jesus Christ for the 10.
misalonof sins aud ~ shall receive the
Holy Ghost. (Aclt u, $50
Now We innd that tnis same man,
Peter, anu John were sent Tor b. 10 iu.
10 hamatia TO lay hands on those PEG.
pic who were baptized by philip, aud
after tue Apostles laid their hanIs ~.
ON their heads they received the Holy
Ghost Act viii, III Also Paul In
bis travels found men who had been
baptized but had not been taught that
tue Holy dnOst was u follow.
So Paul baptized them and laid
hands upon their heads and they "a.
celved the Holy Ghost and spoke with
tongues and prOphesiod. Act xiH,5, o.
raul In writing % Timothy say.
Neglect not thogiitthat is IN thee which
wss given thee by prophecy with the
laying on Of hands u the prrsbytery.
(Iim.iv, ~ And many other passages
SHOW us that We fectivrihr Holy 6ho
by obedience, anu that thr ugh the lay.
ing on oithe hands VI those who are iu
authority.
Now we hnd that men will tell us
that this has Teen done away with.
Very well, We know that It has been
done away with, and the Gospel wac
done away with at the same time, be.
cause Paul teaches " that the Gospel
IL the power OF God unto salvation 20
every onc that boliovoth, from. hl0l
But men say today that it was The
power Of Coz ~ Paul because be had
such n hard hearted people 10 convert.
IL Paul needed II 10 convert the people
IN that day We need Il today because
We have some who Are hard hearted,
aud some who are ignorant Of the
Gospel plan. Now, o. John tie Bar.
tlst was raised W 10 iortIunner OF the
Saviot's hfat advent, ~ was joseph
smith raised up In this disponsslion 10
teach the people the Gospel anu prepare
the hearts anu minds Of the |
people 10 receive the Savior and |
His teachings At His second coming.
There may be some who do not be-. |
iieye this, but l cannot help thai; and /
so were there some who did not believe |
the Savior Himself, anu they ctuclflei |
Him a. aa imposlor, but IL did not /
make Him one. DO you believe IN
tue Bibls2 Oh, yes. Well, read tho
twenty.nfih veueoftbo hfst chapter of |
4 ~ "a o a 4 .
enluteth forever, and this h the word
which by tue gospel II preached unto
you" fhou take the fifrt chapter OF
III Peter, 2u-.l veTsuf: "kn0Wlng this
nrst that mo- prophecy VI tue scripture
n OF any private Interpretation. For
the prophecy came not In old times by
the Will Of man, but holy men OF God
~ ole ~ they wotu moved by the Holy |
Ghost" Now, "whoB0ovor tfansgfrsi.
eth aud AhiIeth not In the doctrine OF
verse. fhe Savior says, "Ii 80 con.
tinue In My word then are ye My |
disciples indeed; anu ye shall know the
truth, anu the truth shall mako YOU
Zee" ~. John viii: 80. NOw,we are not
fee II We are the refyanta of Hiu,
Now let us lake Ma auhi in.-lO:
ANNN NV INV hAAtWAkAiH hNltn NuN
Lord Of hosts, II VIII not open you
The windows VI heaven aud pour you
lut blessing that there shAll not be
room enough TO receive ~
nave travelled IN many counties
In Virginia anu have made many
.riends. am thank al for tue oppoF-
unity Of having the privilege OF carry
Ing the Gospel 10 the world. would
ask the young ElJefs OF tue West, are
you prepared 10 10 out Into the world
aud give reason for tue hope that l.
Sitnin yOu2 IL you ae not ylu
.hould DC. Bear In M nj the tolch.
Ugs VI your parents.
want To pear my testimony TO the
void that thsH0spvi has been Restored
q the earth, aud that the Latter.day
iainla aTe required 10 carry II to tue
world. This work viii fail upon the
'suug men ofZ,on, May GOl 6lsss ali
sr.el and the whole world. ltisour
Iuiy 10 prey ft oil lilo human family.
remain your brother in thec,use u
ruth, JAMES NANCE, in.
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