Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-16

as I did-go on their knees and ask
| Our Heavenly Father for a testimony oil
this all-importini truth.
How any one can attach so much i'm
portancc to a revelation given to a PEG
| pie 1890 years ago as TO hold Il TO be
! AN sufficient in our present circum.
stances OF lie, without continued revc.
| lation. am at a loss TO understand
| Let this congregation ask themselves
! the question, what has this thing called
reason done Tor the inhabitants OF the
earth outside OF revelation Has II
not taught some that there IS no Cod
| Has Il not taught others that there q.
no future slater Do YOU not know that
there are many intelligent men in the
/ world today who draw no distinction
whatever between virtue and vice, only
/ so lar MS the laws Of the land are con
cefnud2 and reason has taught them
| this, they sayl There are others again
| that make no distinction between cut
ting a mans throat and relieving his
necessities. only as far AS the law OF the
/ land Is concerned. There are others,
| philosophically minded men, who have
come to the conclusion that matter
! does not exist al all, BIO contradiction to
their own senses. Others that there is
no such thing as free agency IN con
iradicuon to their own experience.
Why. this reason, so-clllod. by analyz.
/ Ing al things. can prove there Is nothing
/ 10 existence. Now, now much that
principle OF reason could do for as 10
| institute code oi morals or OF rclig-
/ lots obligations 10 our Heavenly
Father, ! leave you all TO conjecture.
There is one thing certain. not all the
| boosted enlightenment OF Greece aud
/ Rome ever succeeded in creating such
a code OF morals for the guidance OF
the children OF men as Jesus Of Nazar.
eth did, notwithstanding all their philo-
sophy. There IS no disputing that.
/ Again, how many different sucts are
there claiming TO he the Church OF
| Christi ! do not want to say one word
TO the disparagement OF any OF these.
| ] certainly do respect all mems opin'
ions, as | expect them to respect mine
| ! entertain the most profound reverence
for that man who sincerely prays to
| God and has firm belief In the Savior
and the atonement, Such a man will
I unquestionably receive all the bless.
ings that a just, wise and merciiul
/ Father can bcstOw upon him. But / am
trying to illustrate the necessity now,
not only Of revelation having once
being given to the children OF men, but
/ the necessity OF the spirit OF revelation
being continued from Time 10 time that
/ their minds may not be led away from
the truth by the sleight Of men. and
cunning Cfaitlness. whereby they lie ia
wait to deceive as 10 has been so man.
| ilestly amoug the nations OF Chusicn.
NUa ala Il ID
revelation men have driitcd into q con-
tratiety Of opinions with regard to what
the original revelation of the Gospel
meant. Hence we have Just as mucn
need now Of apostles. prophets, eyangc.
lists, pastors and teachers for the work
OF the ministry as they had la the DAYS
Of Christ Why Paul gives the rca.
son-that We may all Come In the unity
OF the faith, unto the measure OF the
fitness OF tie stature OF Christ That
IS the purpose Of ministry. But Vita
out continued revelation being left with
our good old Bible alone, what has been
the resull2 Multiplied confusion and
unhcligll / cherish the Bible. / love
to read u. To me Il Is source OF
pleasure to read the good old book
Hut ind from observation that so
many different interpretations are put
upon rs teachings, It's doctrines and
dogmas that we do need some new
light from on high that we may see eye
to eye, The Catholics say they have
such light and authority that il has
been handed down from the days OF
Peter. Compare their doctrines, how
ever, with the good old book that was
given to the early Christians - the
cpistlcs Of the evdngelists and all the
letters that were sent by Peter, Paul.
James, John and other inspired minis
tcrs OF the churches, and that we have
received as the canon Of scripture. Do
these scriptures substantiate the doct.
rlnes OF the Catholics DO the Catho.
lies teach the necessity Of baptism Of
adults for the remission OF sins3 No.
DO they lay on hands Tor the gift OF the
Holy GhosP No. Do they teach the
necessity Of apostles, prophets, eyange.
lists, pastors and teachers? No. DO
they teach that the signs shall fol.
low the bcicvcTs2 No. Yet these con.
sttute the very fundamental PRINCIPLES
OF the Gospel OF Jesus Christ, aud mas.
much as they are absent from that body
as well rs from all the Protestant dc.
nominations, ! am constrained to saw:
20, Father, give us some new reveal.
ton, that We many all see eye to eve "
To illustrate this idea further. take
the doctrine Of sacrifice. / maintain
that there Is no stronger proof OF the
divinity Of the 1--WE books OF Moses than
this one iact-thdt the idea OF vicarious
atOnemcnt by sacrifice has been enter.
tanned by every people that have ever
lived ON earth since the DAYS of the
u 1od Men may differ In their religious
opinions; but there Is rot a spot of
ground under the sun that you can visit
wherever human beings dwell but Won
will tud that they have preserved. In
some form, tradition OF the doctrine
OF appeasing their offended dsities. by
Offering some kind OF sacrifice. An
agree IN this, although everywhere dif.
ierlng In doctrine. What does this
prove' II proves that there must have
been a time when the true nature nj
sacrifice was understood among men as
contained In the books OF Moses. and
that Il has been communicated from
time immemoual, rom father to son to
every corner OF the earth. We need
not marvel that they have changed their
views about Il. Modern Christianity hDs
done the same about the Gospel. They
have drawn away from the original idea
which idea was that In the meridian of
Time Jesus Christ, the Great High Priest
Of our salvation, should come and offer
Himself up as an atonement for the sins
Of the children OF men, that they should
be- Internationally redeemed from the
ELECTS OF Adams fall, so lar as related
10 their physical death, that they should
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