Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-01

crimes in the catalogue. II man be a
murderer, he will be damned. II man
shed innocent blood, he will be damned,
II man commit adultery; II man DC
a thief OF liar and repens not he Will
be damned. II Is not necessary that he
should do all manner OF wickedncss
besides. One deadly sin will bring
damuaiion. But 1t is not 50 with virtue.
One virtue alone will not bring saliva.
ton. 1t requires the whole law There
has not been one requirement made by
our Father IN heaven that is not
absolutely necessary for the salvation
and cNaltation oi man. Al are nects-
sary. Yet Il a man indulge In one dead
ly sin, and repent moi, he will be damned,
though he may have kept all the other
points of the law. Now, that seems
little singular, that man may be
damned for one serious sin not repunted
OF, while Tor one magnificent virtue ne
cannot be saved. Bat Il takes a cumbi-
nation Of the virtue. No man eau be
saved without faith. No man can pos.
sibly be saved who does not believe in
God the Eternal Father, and In His Son
Jesus Christ, the Savior and Rcdeemer
OF the world, who Is our advocate with
the Father. laboring constantly Tor the
salvation OF mankind. Man must also
believe In the Holy Ghost, the third
parsonage IN the Godhead. Further.
more, he must believe IN repentance
and II he believe In repentance, he
will repent, aud II he repents he will
reform aud will work righteousness
Without works OF righteousness II Is not
possible to save man. Without baptism
Tor the remission OF SIN II Is not possible
to save a man. II Is 50 ordered by our
Father In heaven that these doctrines
shall be met, and consciCnuOusly met,
by every man that would have salvation
and that would come back INTO Hts
presence and have eternal lie. IL IS
necessary also that he should receive
the Holy Ghost by the laying on ol
hands. Without the reception OF the
Holy Ghost II is not possible for man to
please God. Paul said, 80 ithuut faith
II Is impossible to please God lie
could lust as truthiully have said that
without baptism u Is impossible to please
! Him: without the Holy Ghost by the
laying On OF hands Il IS impossible to
please God; without repentance Il Is i'm.
| possible to please Him, without
humility, without broken heart and a
| contiite spirit II Is not possible to please
Him. These are all necessary aud u II
a most difficult combination That Is
/ the reason that few there be who wall,
In the straight aud narrow path that
leads to utUsnal life, IL Is the reason
| the world do not like the Gospel Il
IS the reason there arc 50 lew that
| nave received the truth and have cast
their lots with rs In the building up OF
this work. LISA difficult matter 10 be
| Z saint IN very deed, especially when II
, d announced by pfoicssed followers oI
the Messiah that all that Is necessary iOi
salvation Is that man shall believe In
the Lord Jesus Christ aud He ha' done
the balance. That deadly doctrine Ia,
Won the hearts Of millions OF people
1t Is the depth, the height and the
lrcadth OF all Jolly TO make an annoucc
ment OF that kind. IL appeals to tn,
weakness aul Indifference oi humanity
What Is required OF Us IS that We shOult
Keep His commandments; and His com