Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-22

Lord Tor anything. Well, know dillgr'
cnt How do | know i} Ia my ok.
pcricnce know that the Lord God has
been my friend. know that He has
guided and directed me. never think
of going on a Journey, never think ui
taking any step. without looking unto
Him for counsel aud advice. Other.
wise what would we do, scattered as we
are In the nations Of the earth, aud men
and women coming unto a. Tor advice
DO they come 10 us because OF our
superior ability or because Of our
scholastic attanments' No, they do
not Why do they conner Because we
represent the Lord Jesus Cgrisi, aud
they have faith IN Him and IN His Church,
aud they come to seek counsel at the
fountain head. They have perhaps been
impressed themselves and they want to
know II that impre isiOn is right, and
when they receive something that comes
exactly as they understand II, II isa
source Of satisfaction 10 them, The
SUNDAY school girl who Is sick IN bed
sends for her teacher because She
knows he Is a good man. She wants to-
be anointed with OIL and have the
prayer Of faith, and she knows her
teacher has faith, because he has 'aught
her. Can not you see from this that
that child has faith. that she has some
confidence IN God aud Ia the ordinances
Of His house' It's manifested by her
works. When people are sick and the
first thing they DO Is to send Tor q
doctor. they manifest by their works
that they have no faith IN the amounting
OF oil and the prayer Of faith, but they
have faith IN something else. IL D q
simple proposition TO me that men aud
women are going TO be rewarded &C.
| cotding to their works. We manifest
| our faith by orr works. The Lord has
given His saints the cue. 'Wuosoeyrr
among you are sick, and have not faith
to be healed hut believe shall be
nnurishcd with all tenderness, with herbs
aud mild food, aud that not by the hand
vt an enemy. And the Elders OF
| the Church, two or more, shall be called
and shall pray for and lJy their hands
| upon them m my maine; aud u they die
they shall die unto me. aud If they live
/ they shall live unto me-.
We talk about the progression OF the
Church ~ scholastic auammcnts.
would not give a fix Tor 40 your scholas.
! tic attainmcuts II you have no faith.
I ~ AANh NNNhNN at Nhh NNAHNNA WV 'ANAihNfH
nations They have the highest educa
! ton that Is possible to give, but tUey
I have little liln. They do not believe in
/ God. they do not relieve in the ordi'
nanccs oil His house, they are inudcl to
/ those precious principles mat cNalt men
/ Show me men and women who are ad'
| yanCing in faith and 100 ughtuuuuua" in
mecgness and In virtue, aud ] will SHOW
| you a people that love the Lord God ul
| Israel Snow me a people that are nd
| yauging ~ the ia.Vutlts OF the world
/ and ] will show sou q people who dcs'
/ pisc the Almighty and are more iu ayOi
OF the establishment OF the kingdom o
| the adversary We show IL boy Out
/ works. 1t does not matter much whl
our reputation is, We manifest what We
really are by our WoTg.. Wcptoye tia
We love the Lord God when silently ",
/ mediate upon the principles o
] righteousness aud practice them. Mila
I CHI, IN his last chapter, calls upon tht
! people to remember the instruction