Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-20

/ cognsc of God
Hence the change that has taken place
IN the las, sixty years. a new thing IS
seen In the earth. An organization
exists that Is similar In every re psct To-
the organization In the days of the
| Apostles Of lcsus-an organization pos
scsslng the same officers, claiming the
same authority teaching the same doc.
tune,administcfing the same ordinances,
and, tiat which Is most glorious 90 con.
template, having the same bicssiu. and
gifts following the administration vi the
ordinances. mcn and women hy tie
thousands receiving testimony from
! God that their sins arc RENTED Hy the
ordinance OF baptism as administered
unto them, and test.lying also til. they
have received the sir OF the Holy Ghost
under the administration 0l these m.u
who are the servants Of God, We have
this before us today. II b. not q chinsa:
it is not something that is ilucilu. DC s
tauUblu-hef1rc our eycs-thtt we eau
see aud examine aud test Tor uIfs Ives,
and II Is not q cunnugly devised luIe.
Those who become me nbcs 20. the
/ Church are witnesses Tor God, tc,uNiug
that this Is true, aud that they have
/. received these blessings ds they have
been promised, ani as they read o. them
in the scriptures.
But let me ask again. Is the plln OF
salvation confined to these ordinances
| and principles 90 which have REFEREED
! No. Il We could understand 10 as it b..
the plan Of salvation embraces every.
| thing that belongs 20 men in the flesh
/ on the earth. In the mind ol our God
| there IS no distinction between that
/ which Is spiritual and that which Is
temporal. lie uses this phrase in rev.
| Citations to as because lie adlpU Him.
/ self % our condition and 60 our mode
| OF looking nc affairs but with Him there
| Is no dlunclio1 between temporal aud
/ spiritual things There Is no distinction
/ between spiritual salvation-1i course,
I with some qul|ilcltion--and temporal
| salvation. Our bodies are as dear iu the
| sight oi God ag our spirits, our spirits
/ cannot be separated from our bodies, to
| have as perfect. The body and The
| spirit are the soul OF man. not the spirit
| alone, not the body alone, but the body
and the spirit Aud God gives rcve.
! lauuns Tor the temporal salvation OF Ills
! childrcu-thai is. Tor the salvation OF
/ their budtcB--lnd they are a. important
! in their place as His revelations concern.
/ ing their spirits. Hence 30 is that the
| iliier-dly Saints are "a practical pe8ple.
| We have offended the religious world
| because We deal so much 300 temporal
thing and speak SO much about them,
rs tluigh they were part Of salvation.
Well, We view them rs being a part OF
/ salvation. But u gives oHcnsc % many,
and they think that Il Is improper Tor
men who are ministers Of religion 10
/ NEEDLE with such things. We have had
that 10 contend with from the beginning,
especially since we gathered together.
10 hls been necessary that there should
be care bestowed upon the temporal
salvation Of the people, and the leaders
OF the Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
dav Saints have been animated by the
Spirit of God to do this, and TO provide.
by counseling IN the greatest wisdom
that they could Obtain. Tor the deliver.
ancc Of the people irom evils which
threatened them. In early days in these
valleys this was recognized more than Il
Is at the present time. Various causes
have operated 10 produce changes In
this respect, some OF which thinl,
very unhappy. There was a time when
Il was absolutely necessary that the peu-
pie should be COunsCled upon many
points which affected their temporal
salvation. As ! have said, everything
that belongs 20 mans existence ON the
earth aud to his existence hereafter b a
part of the Gospel There Is no truth
that does not belong 20 the plan Of
salvation. You cannot get outside OF
that plan aud think, well this Is some
thing that does not pertain to the Cos.
pei. II d be a truth % aiming to the
starry heavens; Il Il be- truth concern.
Ing chemistry; II u be @ truth IN relation
10 the formation OF the earth, or what
we are pleased 20 term geology; Vi Il be
truth In physics, In mechanics. or a
truth Of any kind, II belongs to God the
Eternal Father aud 90 the system OF SAL
Walton that lie has revealed II was a
truth, aud a most important truth, that
men In the days Of Noah should be
warned that there was flood coming.
II had been predicted, according to re.
vclation, years and Sear-cenufies il
may be said-beiore Il came. Enoch
knew OF II. In his record he has lelt a
knowledge OF h, which God gave 10
him. IL was revealed to him that the
Hood was coming upon the earth, and
that man would be destroyed because OF
his wickedncss, and that Il was reserved
for one OF his descendants to start, a, II
were, q new creation. That was an i'm.
portant truth. II the inhabitants OF the
earth az that time had received IL. IL
would have saved them. Il was plrt
OF the plan Of salvation at that time. AMI
was revealed for the purpose Of saving
the inhabitants Of the earth, II they
would accept il. IL was truth connect.
ed with salvation that the lsraelites
should flee out OF Egypt We are not
told how many there we're that did not |
obey that cry. In fact. many suppose
that all did. do not think 50. Know.
ing human nature a5 I think do, and |
having seen illustrations ln our expert.
ence concerning these things, would |
no, be surprised u we should yet learn
that hundreds, pnrhip5 thousands, OF |
lsmelitei refused 10 olgy the command |
OF the Lord through Moses, and remain. /
ed with the ile,npJs ~ Egypt But /
whether this IS so or not makes no par. |
ticular difference 20 us now ltcertainly |
was part OF the plan of salvation thai |
they should leave Egypt at that time /
and be delivered from the thraldom I'M /
which they were and lay the foundation
Of q new order OF things In the holy |
land, as It has since been called. So II |
has been from that time until the pres.
eut God has revealed various matters
10 His servants and cuunseled them 10 |
do certain things, and prophets have
been raised up who have counseled |
kings and rulers, and who have told |
them what to do and how TO do In order
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