Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-22

usp lit is not,ho far are we Oft from II.
and how much work have we to do with
ourselves to obtain that status aud re-
main thercP For be Il known that I'M
less we maintain the unity OF the faith
and the fellowship OF the Holy Ghost,
we are not the Lords neither shall we
be able to find Him when we shall most
need Him. We have to maintain our
fellowship with the heavens complete,
or In trying hour we may find our
selves without God in the world. I'VE
have then TO be on the alert continually.
that no spirit. no machinatiou OF man or
Satan can have power to turn US from the
right way Of the Lord.
rhe Lord has very great designs con-
corning this people, just so fast as lie
can bring US up TO realize them. Now,
my brethren, when everything is quiet
and still, and there Us no particular de.
mand made OF us, we all seem to be
very much united. But how often is Il
the case that something comes up and
we find that we are revelation to our.
selves directly We find within us a
spirit or frame Of mind different from
what we previously entertained brought
out by something that we had not be.
fore experienced. We are being made
subject TO changes and vicissiiudcs IN all
the trials OF lie, as much as mortal men
and women can be made subject to, and
will venture TO quote the saying OF the
Savior In a revelation to us In these last
| days, that MI things that eau be shaken
| shall be shaken. Then who Is he that
has got his lamp trimmed and BURNING
Who is he that has got that measure Of
| faith ios himself that under every trying
| circumstance he can 20 10 the Lord and
/ ind grace and help IN every time Of
/ need to enable him 10 conform his feel
| ings, faith and fellowship to the con.
ditions that surround himp This Is a
| period OF revelation. II Is battle that
Is being carried on, not with steel nor
| with any Carnal weapons, but Il Is the
/ silent, peaceful and powerful work OF
/ the Holy Spirit IN our hearts and In the
| hearts Of those whom we can prevail
| upon 10 become subject to the same, to
/ change US from our naturally selfish in.
| clinauons, desires and designs into the
/ ways and purposes OF the true and living
/ God; and the way to do that Is that we
/ daily keep His commandments, hearken
/ 20 the words OF wisdom, and continually
| live by every preccpt that proceedeth
] from the mouth Of God. We are vet a
| great way from the perfection Of the
/ Lord.
wish the brethren and sisters. the
Elders particularly, could be stirred up
TO search the scriptures and to find Out
something more Of the character OF the
! Lord, for II We cannot find Him oul
| personally, we can learn very much o
His character by reading the sacred
word OF God that Is left Tor us. AS we
say OF one another, eve do not know
you personally, but we have come to
know you by reputation" so we car
learn, In the word OF God, Il we will
study Il, much Of the character OF the
Lord Jesus Christ. wish we had NOR,
desire to study these things. Lam thank
iul that this disposition is increasing ii
the Sunday schools, the theological
classes, anu among the Elders. and thai
they are also studying the principles o
our church history. Great is the mys
terry Of goodness, said one anciently, anc
Il is just as mysterious now. Som,