Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-02

salvation OF the human family. Faith
D. necessary for their exa.titoE; for II
IS indeed the first principle OF the ever.
lasting Gospel. But the man who pos
sesscs faith without works Christ has
likened unto the man who built his
house upon the sand, and when the
winds and the storms came. that mans
house fell. because IL was not secure
upon is foundation. Bur the man who
heard what lie said and did the works
which were commanded by Jesus was
lisencd unto the man who built his
house upon the rock, and notwithstand-
INK the storms that blew about H. Il
stood because Is foundation was secure.
! believe that there are many sincere
believers IN this doctrine that belief IS
all that IS ntces AIRY 10 salvation, aud
such as there may be OF these people
who are sincere honor IN their profess
sions; but believe there are many min.
istets OF religion who realize that this
doctrine Is incorrect and that Il Is in
sufficient for the salvation Of men.
Such need repentance; such need to
turn unto the Lord that they may serve
Hun aud not only save themselves, but
become saviofs unto Others whom they
are placed 10 guide.
When a man IS afflicted with a dis
ease, he desires his physician 10 dag
nose carefully the case and tell him,
however painful the truth may be, what
Is necessary for his dcliyerlnce from the
disease with which he is troubled. Some
physicians are who a disgrace 10 their
profession, will deceive people into the
belief that they be will speedily restored
to health by the ordinary process Of
nature. when II they were only to tell
the nth they would say that some
drastic measures were necessary to the
saving oil their lives. remember read.
ing Of certain physician In the east
who was called IN 10 attend a very rich
man vino had injured his limb. he cx.
amIncd Il carefully. he uchman, IN order
20 give him an induccment 70 save the
limo. had told him that II he could save
Il and his lite he would give him a large
monetary reward. The doctors knowl.
edge OF the human system gave TO hun
the feeling that IN order to save the
mans life the limb would have to be
ampuiated; but hoping for reward he
deceived the patient under the belief
that perhaps he might recover. and he
did not tell him the real condition OF
the case. The result was THAT gan.
creme set In aud In a short time the
mans life was lost; whereas, II the
physician had taken the knife aud had
severed the afflicted member, the mans
lie might have been saved.
So, too, II the physicians OF our souls
would take the knife and separate from
us the false doctrines, theories and dog
mas which we have inherited and I'M
biDed, the soul might be save aud pre-.
served to become a choice instrument
In the hands Of God. But instead OF
this, the love Of reward, the hope Of
gaining wealth, the desire to preach for
money aud divine Tor hire, prompts
some men TO pursue steadlastly course
which deceiyes the human family and
keeps them IN Ignorance OF the true
doctrines Of Christ, which men and
women must accept ia order to attain
salvation IN the kingdom OF God. The
Christian world continues singing this
peaceful lullaby OF Believe ON the
Lord Jesus Christ aud thou shalt be
saved and men guilty Of every sin
under heayeu can, according to the
creeds OF mgn-noi, mark you, accord
ing TO the doctrines OF God-secure Tor
themselves salvation aud eXaltation in
the presence of God. We do not want
to deceive ourselves with this notion.
Even Latlur-day Saints, who profess to
have accepted the Gospel OF the Lord
Jesus Christ, need not suppose Tor one
moment that because they are baptized,
because hands have been laid upon
them Tor the reception OF the Holy
Ghost, aud they have had testimony
oil the truth, that their salvation is Sc
cure; for II they depend upon dead
faith for their salvation, they too will
mud that they have missed their aim,
and that faith without works is dead and
OF no value.
have heard legend told Of the
Desert OF Sahara. There is clump OF
trees situated In one OF the most desc.
late spots In thai great arid region. The
roots OF the trees are fed By hidden and
undHcoyerablc springs, and In the shade
OF those trees the weary traveller Is
tempted to sit down and rest; aud as he
rests, the wind whlstling through the
leaves lulls HIM to sleep, and he dreams
Of home ana It's pleasures, and gradually
he loses consciousness and his spirit
takes Us flight, his physical organism
having been poisoned by the odOr from
the trees and the surrounding ground.
Ii looks as though mankind were In this
condition. We are tempted by the plau.
sible theories OF men to pay a little for
our religion, and thus be lulled to sleep,
picturing In our imaginations the beau.
ties Of eternity, until we gradually pass
away from lie and find that our sleep
has been the sleep OF death-eternal
death, because we have neglected the
opportunities which God has placed in
our way for our exaltauon.
II is the duty Of the Latter-day Saints
TO preach to the world the Gospel OF the
Son OF God, to chide them for their
sins, TO reproye them for their iniquities,
70 encourage them IN everything that Is
good and ennobling, but to be fearless
IN the defense and proclamation OF
truth For truth will be sustained. II
may for the time seem to be overcome
by the sophislries OF men. But God Is
at the foundation Of truth, and as lie
will stand, so will all that which ema'
mates from Him stand and endure, in
time and in eternity, Upon this people
rests the duty OF crying repentance unto
this generation, teaching them faith in
God; that there is an existence hereat'
ter; that not as the tree ialleth SO shall II
lie, not as our bodies are placed in the
tomb so will they forever remain; but
there will come time In the experience
OF every soul when the spirit will re.
unite itself with the body, and thus meu
will appear before God and be called
upon 10 give an account Of the deeds
done in the flesh. THIS faith which W.