Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-03

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things. They have been contending Tor
the faith that was once delivered TO the
saint, and they silli contend TOT II, and
they are willing 10 endure all things,
even death itself, for the sake Of these
blessings that God has promised They
have been stripped OF their homes. they
have been robbed aud driven their
lives have frequently been IN danger,
and In many instances lost, through eN'
pOsufc and suffering. Such may not be
called martyrs, because their blood has
not been shed, yet Il has been In the
spirit Of heroism that inspires the
martyr that thousands OF the i.attcr-day
Sain,s have died, as doubtless many in
ancient days did.
Nov. this society In heaven OF which
! speak will be as | have icebly
described Il. would ask how II coild
be othcrwisel Let US reason upon
these things and look at them In their
true light. Imagine a modern congfcga'
ton with The Minister transported as a
body into the society OF the Savior and
the saints Of old Can you think Of
anything IN common between thcm9 |
cinnoi, only that they believe In the
Savior and pray 20 the Father IN His
name. That they are sincere aud good
people, according 10 the light they have.
no one perhaps will question, but they
have not kept the sayings OF the Son OF
God. When these obscure and
despiscd Elders have gone and told
them the truth they would not receive
II. and therefore, however sincere they
may have been, they have not KEEP, the
commandments OF God-,hey have no,
built upon the rock, but upon the sand
Suppose they could be lifted bodily In.
to the presence Of the Son OF God,
with His wonderful experience Of mans
inhuminity aud cruelty to man, AMI In
10 the presence OF His Aposll all OF
whom, excepting one, were also slain.
what would there be alike between
them upon which they could converse
together There would be scarcely
anything. Their earthly experience
would be entirely dssimilar The
minister, II he were asked, would say
that he never considered Il necessary 10
have the Holy Ghost to preach the
Gospel; that he was selected by his
parents, or selected himself, to be a
preacher OF the Gospel, and studied the
scriptures and obtained an the knowl.
edge he could looking to that end.
Imagine such minister and his congrc.
CATION In the society OF people who
when they weTs on the earth enjoyed
the Holy Ghost, revelation, visions, the
gifts aud gfaccs OF the Gospel, aud tie
power OF Godl WHAT must be their
ieellngsp How the present religious
world ever expect to dwell In heaven
with Jesus aud the holy ones | eanno,
understand. | can understand how VIC
could go there.
II there arc any strangers present.
such a remark may sound self righteous
and cgouatical; but Il Is not In that
Spit, mat speak on this occasion
have drawn one illusiration; let me
dtaw another. suppose a congregation
Of laiteT-day Saints were taken into
the presence OF the Savior and the
proplicls and apostles. Could they ask
that congregation any question that
they could not answer In tile same spirit
In which they themselves would answer
M Why, the Savior, II He we're to
eondeseend TO ask, would fad the
humblest member Of that congregation
able to relate experience that would be
similar In almost every respect to the
experience OF the Son OF God himself
while In the llesh-ihat Is, so far as the
AlAMANlful nun hllt WITH " k0NNtNMfus
II Tie asked concerning doctrine. the
response would be such as 10 meet the
requirements which lie made Of man.
kind when lie was on the earth. Odd
YOU believe IN me''
"Yes, | believed in you. that you are
the Son OF God"
''Wcfe you baptized"
Eyes, was baptized as you were. i'm.
mefsed IN the water, and by one to
whom you had given the authority to
baptizc.'
"Dld you receive the Holy Ghosii"
"les, | received II through the laying
on OF hands, as yon commanded your
apostles to administer IT,"
"What thenip
81 received also the gifts that you
promised. have been healed through
the laying on OF the hands OF the Elders
whom You chose. and my children have
been healed. have had dreams,
visions, the gilt OF tongues, or the gilt
Of the Interpretation OF tongues. The
gifts that you promised TO your Church,
my dear Lord, ! have experienced in the
ilesh."
Can anyone wonder that the Latter.
day Saints believe as they do, that they
are sieadiast as they are. aud have en-
dured that which they have, In many In.
stances laying down their lives ior the
truth, travelling without purse and scrip
to prea.h the gospel. and trusting TO
the charity OF cold and unieeling
worldf There Is no room for wonder Ia
such case. The Lord has blessed this
people with this iailh. Il Is the old faith
restored. The old blessings have come
too. We witness the fruits. We see
the union, unexampled In the world; the
love, that cannot be found elsewhere.
Yet, Laiter-day Saints. We are full OF
imperieetions The Gospel is perfect.
But OIL how imperfect we are. How
much We come short Yet there is
salt among this people that has not lost
It's SAVIOR. But there are many who do
not keep the commandments Of God.
There are many that will say, Lord,
Lord, have we not pfophesed In thy
namel and in thy name have cast out
devilsf and In thy name done many
wonderful worksl' Hut the Lord will
profess that He never knew them. No
doubt there are among Us members OF
that character, who wear the gafb OF
righteousness, but who arc hypocriles.
God will feel after them and cleanse
them out from the midst Of Ills people.
They cannot wear the cloak OF hypocrisy
and expect to escape the scfutlnizing
aud penetrating eve OF the Almighty,
lie knows US all. We may perhaps i'm. |
pose upon our fellow men, but we can.
not Impose upon the Lord. We cannot |
steal the livery Of heaven to serve the |
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