Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-07

One need only contrast the spirit Of hu
NIFTY which characterized the Apostles
and Elders Of the Church Of Christ with
the worldly PRIDE, ambition and wicked.
ness OF the popcs Of Rome. TO see how
far the latter have departed from The
standard VI character established hy the
lives Of the former. aud one need only
contrast the beautiful simplicity OF the
ordinances oi the early Christian church.
Us described 10 the New Testament, with
the elaborate ceremonial OF the Catholic
church TO see how wide o departure has
been made from the religion given TO
the world by the great pcasan, teacher
OF Judca.
The fact u, this controversy precipita.
ted on the religious world by tue decision
OF Pope Leo XIII In rcspec, TO Anglican
ordcfs, brings us face TO face with the
great truth prophesied OF In holy scrip.
tufe, towit. The universal apostasy
from the Christian religion. Men have
tiansgresssd the laws, changed the or.
dinances and bfoScn the covenant VI
the Gospel Of Christ. OF themselves
men have arisen speaking pefvefse
things 20 draw away disciples alter them.
The time came when men would no
longer endure sound doctrine out after
their own lusts heaped teachers to them.
selves having itching ears, and those
teachers have turned their ears away
from the truth unto fables (tf Timothy
w. False teachers arose amJng the
people who priyily brought In damnablc
hef, sizes even denying the Lord that
bought them, and many have followed
their pefnicious ways. by reason OF
whom the way OF truth has been evil
spoken or UI Peter III The great
falling away predicted by the apostle OF
the Ccnulcs which was TO prcced- the
glorious coming OF the Son OF God In
the clouds VI heaven with power and
glory. has come 10 pass. That man Of
sin. the Son Of pcfdition, who oppOseth
anu exalt.th himself above all that is
called God, or that Is wofshipcd. so
that he as God siiteth In the Temple OF
God, showing himself that he Is God,
Ga 1hess. ~ has had and Is having his
rule and reign la the earth, aud men
have been made to bow down
TO him and may continue to
be compelled TO bow down 10 him until.
as predicted in holy writ, the Lord shall
destroy him with the brightness OF HIS
coming. The New Testament scriptures
are fcplete with predictions Of this
great aposiasy from the Christian re-
ligion. and one may see In the facts OF
ecclesiastical history, that the whole
Christian world "laity and clergy, TO
use again the language OF the church OF
England, learned and nnlcamed, all
ayes and sects and degrees have been
drowned In abominable idolaify, most
dctcsted by God aud damnable to
man." The actual changes. also.
wrought In the Christian religion by the
additions to aud corruption OF rs ofdi.
nances make II clear that men have
tfansgressed the laws, changed the
ordinances aud broken the everlasting
covenant OF the religion Of Jesus Christ.
Under these circumstances the only
way that divine authority can be restored
TO the earth Is by God re.opening the
heavens aud giving a new dispensatiun
| ot the Gospel TO the children OF men
including rs u would divine authority &c
preach its doctrines and administer 10