Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-26

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bestowed upon us hal not then been
revealed. and they who lifted up their
heels against the Lords anointed did not
do It In the great light which we enjoy
and possess. White they were dealt
with and cut of the Church. and have
gone to their own place. we live In
TIME when the revelations OF the Lord
have come In such a iulness and such
poweflior the Prophet Joseph was no, let
TO depart until these things were re.
vealcd to us through HIM that men in
this day cannot do such things without
SHINING against greater light, greater
knowledge. and abusing the power Of
God and distegarding the holy things to
much greater aud deeper and more
terrible extent than they could then.
Men will be judged according to their
knowledge and the measure Of intelli.
gence that has been bestowed upon them.
Hence Il Is, in the day In which We live
in the iullness OF the blessings OF the
kingdom, the revelation OF these ord.
nanccs, the existence OF four temples In
our State, and the abundance oi light
and truth that Is spread iortn-~men are
incxcusable now TO walk In darkness at
midday. We need to cultivate the pfin.
ciples OF the Gospel and.live them every
day; and we who are grown up come
very near being incXcusable u we are
here without the testimonies OF the Holy
| Ghost.
may say without fear OF coniradic.
| ton that every man who lives among
| Gods people who has not sinned TO cut
| himself of from these privileges, has a
right and can attain TO these manifesto.
| tons that make him know that Joseph
was prophet. The way Is open 10 all
| people to attain this knowledge; Tor u
| Is unto you. and TO your children, and to
all that are altar oil, even as many as the
Lord our God shall cali" II Is for US TO
learn the spirit Of this work, and to walk
In II.
In the days Of Iesus the best figure
that He could find to illustrate the spirit
OF the work was, THE wind bloweth
where II listeih, and thou nearest the
sound thereof, but canst not tell whence
1t cometh aud whittier II goeih." We
have something la our day that will help
perhaps to Illustrate the workings Of the
| Spirit. There is power situated some.
where that has mighty influence q
long way from where Il Is seated, so
that u we just turn button II lights up
a dark room, by means OF which you
can read OF talk aud be sociable, lust
like IL was daylight. What is that You
can tel whence II comes, because you
know il comes from the power house,
aud II gives you light and benefits the
sense OF sight. That illustrates certain
class OF Gods blessings, which we eau
see and feel aud handle. Now, we see
from that same power house there is
conducted something by which you can
listen aud hear a distant choir sing, OF
YOU can hear distant person talk.
Your ears have testimony OF this. These
are simple illustrations TO show how you
eau have the different manifestations
and gifts; the one the gilt OF sight ant
the other the gift OF hearing And SO u
exhibited the power 10 pick US up ant
take us along At rapid rate Ia III,
streets oil our towns. All these emanaiS
from the same power, but In different
ways. So the Spirit OF the Lord, which
cometh from Him, and from Him alone,
Is manifest to US In different ways, SC
that we can not only see His manifesto
tons, but can handle them and car
sense them In our bodies. We ought
continually to cultivate these manifesto
tons by drawing nearer unto Him ant
> seeking more OF His Spirit TO be with
s,eat iaek ot th,s among The neonle
I'M r,,cs of The world choke the vnrI
/, : zen, r,,nv INSTANCES and the Sniri
J,,si'nnt vsort "a freely bera,,se on,
,,inJs ar, ,iv.p 10 oihs, more sordir
or camal and commonplace matters.
The work OF the Lord Is progressing
with gigantic strides. Ten years age
our pen,ten,iarv VAS being filled viii
, an, b,e,hren and some on the sisters
In, n grea, change has been broueh
! shon, "Th. ord has Turned the he1rt,
Of the peonle IN our favor and we ca,
s,r ,his high esteem that presiden
Smith has alluded to. "This is III,
! Lords doing, and II Is wonderful In on
eyes"
! We should be careful and educate GU
children as they come along up. | otter
I think II we could live In a place wher,
, none but the righteous dwell-whefl
/ there was no bad language employed
! no bad habits INDUCED In, no inclination
, and tendencies to sin-our children tina
, are given to us in the covenant woult
, grow up without sin unto salvation
And that Is what we hope for when W,
, get to the New Jerusalem, or TO some O
/ the cities OF our God, where our children
! will not, almost before they are born
, hear swearing aud yariousl things whiel
are contrary to the word and ways O
God. But we are blessed with won
, deriul organization OF Sunday school
. and primaries, to take our children from
the cradle and to teach and cultivai,
: them and turn their hearts to the way