Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-12

our day, to be merciml, kind and long
suffering, and to judge not, that ye be
moi judged. Let me urge upon you, in
short, 10 live the life OF l-atter.day
Saint, that men seeing your coed deeds
may glorily God and he led 10 invest-
gate the principles oil The Copel You
cannot labor to keep the command
ments OF God without that labor having
an effect upon those YOU mingle with.
A man who labors in this way has
about him a spirit that gives him power
and influence for good with all men,
especially with those who are honest
hearted
Now want to say to the Latter day
Saints that the Prophet joseph smith
gave sign to the people, by which they
might know the voice Of the true shep
herd, and that sign was to always stay
with the majority OF The Church.
want you to reflect upon that. | also
wish to read few woros that the
Prophet Joseph Smith delivered in
sermon at Commerce IN 1859. Remem-
Der ye Latter day Saints, that the
words | am about TO read are not my
words, but the words OF an inspired
Prophet Of God. do know that
Joseph Smith was a Prophet OF God.
well as | know when anu cold and 90
into warm room and feel the warmth.
| know that we are engaged in the
work OF God. / know that the signs
follow those who believe. know that
the gilt OF tongues is in the Church. i
know by the testimony OF Franklin ID.
Richards, Karl q. Maescr and William
| Bulge, whom you all know to be honest
| men, that by the gift OF tongues, mani
| tested the night Karl q. Maeser was
| baptized into the Church. Franklin ID
| Richards and Karl c. Maeser were able
10 understand each other, Karl @.
Maeser talking in German and Franklin
| d. Richards talking in English. When
| Brother Maeser was baptized in his
native land, he called upon the Lord in
| secret prayer, after he came out OF the
water and said to the Lord, 10 Lord,
| have obeyed Thy Gospel; believe in
the divinity Of the mission OF the
Prophet Joseph Smith with all my heart;
| believe that the angel that was seen to
| iy in the heavens with the everlasting
| Gospel, has come to the earth and
restored the Gospel; now, o Father,
| manifest unto me one OF the signs that
shall follow the believer, and / pledge
| you that il you give me witness OF the
| divinity OF the work IN which we are en-
gagged, will, if need be, give my iii =
for that cause" After this, he walked
along asking questions OF Brother
Franklin ID Richa DIS, Broth 7 Budge
acting as interpreter Finally when he
asked a question OF Brother Richards,
Brother Richards told Brother Bulge
that he need not interpret that, as ne
understood it perfect y. Then Brother
Richards answered, and Brother Maeser
told Brother Bulge that he need not
interpret that, as he understood it per-
iectly; and they walked a ong the street,
one talking in English and the other in
German, and each understood the other
| by the inspiration oil the Spirit OF God.
! say that this was one OF the signs that
follow the believer. i say TO you that
my wife, whose body lies in the tomb,
blessed me by the gilt Of tongues.
have lived 10 see that Blessing fulfilled
upon my head. Isay to you that know
that God lives, that Jesus is the Christ,
and that Joseph Smith was Prophet OF
| God. will now read TO you the words
OF that Prophet, and | say to every Lat
ter-day Saint, mark them well, and re.
member them, and do not fall into the
position that they warn you against.
80 we Twelvel and all Saints Profit by this
important key--that in all your trials. troubles,
temptations, Affections, bonds, imprisonments