Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-20

them 10 before they know whether this Is
tIu Church OF God or not / need not
stand up here and testify before this
congregation that this IS the Church OF
God on the earth. Thousands OF You
know that for yourselves. You have
been abroad, ! have been abroad; these
Apostles have been abroad, and we
have administered the ordinances Of the
Gospel of Christ We have laid hands
upon the sick, aud the sick lave been
healed. devils have been cast out, the
lame have leapcd, the deaf have heard,
the dumb have spoken. iu this Church
100 our day aud generation. Can men
go through aud experience these things
aud NOT Know Tor themselves whether
the work IS OF God or nop No. Any
man that has gone forth and admins.
tered iu the ordinance Of the house Of
God knows that these things are true,
10 he has Kept the commandments Of
God.
Before sic down want to say word
20 Tue .idcs OF ISRAEL ON another sub.
JcgI am called as old man, guess
am. was thinking just now, In speak
INK Of the apostles and prophets, that
were with Joseph Smith when he made
uis last speech. am the only man living
that was with him al that time The
rest llg today Boz the spirit world. How
muah longer ! shall Lilk 10 this people
] 90 not know. but want Co say tuis 20
go ] rsel Cease truub ug yourselves
about who God is, who Adam Is. who
Christ is, VINO jehovah b. For heavens
sake, let these things alone. Why
trouble youBglycl about these th.ngs'
God haa revealed himself, and when the
IgIst section Ut the Doctrine and
Covenants O, fulfilled. whether there be
one God OF many goIs they wi.l be re-.
NgIigd 90 the children OF men, as we'll
ls all thrones aud dumIuious, puuci.
pIlnics aud powers Then why trouble
yourselves ABOUT these things God Is
God, Christ s Christ. The Holy
Ghost IS the Holy Ghost. That should
Doe enough for You and ! to know. 10
We want to know any more, wait I'LL we
get where God D. ln pcri1u. say this
because We are troubled every little
wIilg with Inquiries from Elders anxious
60 know who God g., who Cuust is, and
who Adam b.. say to thg Elders OF
Israel, stop This. Humble yourselves
before the Lord seek Tor light. .Or
truth and for kuOwlcdge ol the corr.
mon things Of the kingdom OF God.
The LORD iN tie same yesterday, today
aud ,ufcyet. lie changes not. The
Son Of God IS the same. lie b. tho
savior of the world lie is our adyo.
cate with tic Father. We have had
letter after letter from Elders abroad
wanting To- know concerning these
things Adam Is the urst man. lie
was placed IN the Garden Of Eden, and
is our great pruEenllOr. God the
Father. God the Son, and God the
Holy Ghost arc the same yesterday to.
day aud forever That should be suih.
Ciynt tor as 20 know.
pray God to bless these Apostles.
and ~ bless o. all, and to give Us wis.
dom and power TO magnify our calling
and to do our duty before the Lord,
that We may be prepared to give an
account Of our stewardship while dwell.
INK Ia the flesh. pray that the Lord
viii be mcrciiul to US as a people, and
give those who bear the Priesthood
! power TO build up Zion and prepare the
way Tor the coming Of the Son OF Man.
whign may God grant, Tor Chust's sake.
Amen.