Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-24

good aud faithful servant. enter thou
Into tho Joy Of thy Lofd.n But let me
tell you this IL gfots mistake. joan
the IL vsiator tells Us, every man vii
be tudgsi according TO the deeds done
Ia the fle.b; yet strange ns II may
seem, ~ may protesting to be Cbrie.
Isus have not 0ne fedeeminq featufr
| Of Chrietianii y, but will profess 10 be-
governed by It's m rails, yet at heart
are not followers oil our Lord aud 5
vior Jesus hrist, IL must be mai.
fest 10 every enqulring min :, that 10
the Joctrints OF Je,ue Cbfl,t we ind
tire ouiy hope OF our lost woriJ,
Tue religion n not religion ~ desd
uOctriuc', but N one II n nving faith
anu a holy lie. DO right, IL o . Of
our SsvlOt's oboice immanis; do
right 10 Gnd ny loving Htm, aud wof.
shipping Him syuuf heavenly Father;
DO ght 10 y uuelf, by cUitivatibg ~
your own heart eve ytuing that IL pure,
lovely ana Of good report; do right 10
your feilDw.mau, regarding him ~
your brother, and doing every thing In
your power 10 elevate him, purity him
and prepA him for heaven. II we DO
this, all our patt sins tuAy be- forgiven.
Christ died on tue Cross, aud maie
atonement for ", and n We earnestly
repent Of 3ur sius, and tiust
IN an atOnlng Savior, bnd return
10 holy lie, we viii receive all the
blessinse promised TO the faithful;
For lie that beiievsth on the SON o
q d, bath the witness In himself"
l John V, y.
We ofeH meet men who get the Inn
PRESTON that thets II spmethiDg die.
ungubhed In being an unbelievrr.
We meet plenty In this country, ana
should there happen TO be any In tue
county where | came irpm who read
,heso lew lines, would like 10 ask
how do you account Tor the fact
that tome u this most iutollisen, men
IN the world have been believers Of
the doctrines VI Chfie 2 Was MAI oeon
Bonapafto q man Of feeble Intellect?
In teaGing his history We finu him
sayibgi "rho Ioftiost intellcris since
the advent OF Christianity have hal
faith, practical faith, In the myt-
ttfics nnp the dootfi nee Of IN, Gospel
Again | nss, was Dtuiel WEBSTER q
maO o. feeble power He besfs the
following tcsiimoDy to the doctrines Of
CnrisG "Puilosophical argument, e..
p,oiaiy that drawn from tue vastuens
OF tue universe, compared with tho
apparent inslguiilcaroe VI THE globe,
has = metimes shaken my reason for
the faith that isiu uie. Hut my heart
has always assured aud rrAssurei me
tnat the Gospel VI jesus Chfisl must be
a divine reality. Thi. belief enters into
the very depths oi my conscience, this
whole history Of man prove. It,"
We must kB0w that II ~ to lato TOT
II q - ~ Nas nj NA..
uoc,rlne OF Christ IN tbe f-ligicn Of
ignorant men. uo1 has given suiil-
civn mt evidence 10 Conviuct oil VINO are
seeking Tor ,he true plan Of salvation.
anu not 10 believe Ia these doctrines
will surely bring condemnation nj the
| Jud sment bar OF God. There are q
great macy who have cherished q
spifit OF unbelief, until 1od, A. q pun
ishmtnt, has sont them strong delu-
sion, that they shculJ believe a lie.
How lovely hnd oonsoliDg IL the re-.
ligion ~ taught by the Lhttot-Jay
Saints, In its q agitation 10 every cuu-
ditipD In lllti Why, the hing upon
the throne, tho Prtsidsnt OF tnsse
great United Btntes, surrounded with
every luxury, with almost iimitlets
power, needs religion lust as much a.
tn humOie traJesmHn, or the fecblost
Of the feeble, Ia this great universe.
There u one great comfort to ever
pcnitent bolie yer, anu that IL, there Ia
10 royal road TO heaven. You anJ
/, my dear brothers hnd sisters, can
md Avstion only where tbs goOd
and true iind II; thsfe IL only one door
through which we can enter the king.
dom VI heaven, aud that door Il Christ.
Since the Gospel was restored TO toe
Lattef.day Saints, through the
Prophet Joseph, persecution has toll.
lowed up to the present time and the
Elders who are out Ia the different
parts OF the world have much 90 Gu
dure, and are oousoled TO n certain de-
gree that men who profess 10 bs minis.
tiers Of God will resort 10 such peTsecu-
| tons, II 10 eyidt Mt 10 US that they want
| con tidence Ia their own faith. Where,
| | ask, shall we all be- when n few more
flueiing years shall have pasel AwAyT
IL II wise for us to live iot this
/ world alone when life IL such
vapor and when we are 30 soon
to be ushervd iuto the presence OF our
/ Cteatoi2 There isA voice, solemn a.
tue gave, coming up, or will come up,
to Us saying. "Prepars TO meet your
/ uOu;D nuu that Ia what the Apostles
10 this dlspeDsatlon are doiug-sending
out servants of GId 10 teach tue d Q.
trints as taught by the Apostles OF OLD.
AMI under tho Ilviue Inspiration OF
our Savior they are doing agood work.
The prejudice which exists sgaiust the
Sainls of G1d 10 being cleared away,
NJ, d they are being scoepted In their
true light.
Ever praying for the cause Of truth
anu the further spread VI the tame
through your valuable columns, l re-
main your brother In tn cause OF
| IIuIh. L. IL MAnnLI.IR