Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-18

prevails today. You speak about a Wis.
ION, or about the spirit u prophecy. 90
about anything OF this kind coming
from Coo, aud men will turn away, wi
snecr at sou and say, with look OF
pity and contempt, "What poor deludet
creatures these are, believing In such
manifestations
they nave done this 20 US all the day
luag have they nor They have sneered
y! o., dendcd rs, and said that we were
following men aUd thinking We had
prophets aud apostles and .lspirUl m q
They have regarded IL as the height o.
folly In this age OF science and enlighlcn.
mcnt. for US to follHw after such strange
things This is the spirit Of this genera.
ton, aud this Is the manner In which
they treat the servants II God when
they 20 In their midst We 10 forth aud
declare tuat God has sent Us with
message, that He has revealed him eli
in these days aud made known his puf-
poses cone, ning this generation. and
we tell them that trouble and calamity
are coming and that the Lord ], gong to
fulfill the words that lie mas spoken
through the mouths OF His ancient
prophets. and that We are sent out to
vs. lust as they always did the servants
OF God. Occasionally there are found
honest souls who, as soon as they hear
the testimony, receive II, They pray to-
God to know whether d Is true OF not,
and God answers their prayers. In that
manner lie is gathering out from the
nations OF the earth Ills elect, Tor the
elect know the voice OF the true shep.
4 4 Ia 4
people come to me alter holding a meet
ing and say they have seen me before,
and that they knew ! was q servant Of
God. the Lord having revealed II TO
them. How often has this been the case
with the honest IN heart. As soon as
they saw the Elders and heard their
testimony, they were prepared to re-
ceivc the Gospel. OF course, this has
not been the case In all Instances, some
men are slow 10 receive things of this
kind, and are very cautious, but IN the
great majority OF instances In this
Church, | believe ! am sale IN saying,
the people have had testimony con.
corning the servants Of God and they
have known that they were indeed what
they protested TO be. Some may rail
and soon and fight. but there arc others
whose hearts are touched, the Spirit OF
God rests upon them, and they receive
testimony Tor themselves that this Is
true.
Can you destroy this power As has
been said from the beginning, all earth
and he'll combined cannot destroy this
work. This Gospel has come from
heaven to stay. II has come to effect a
great revolution In the earth. IL has
come to restore the old faith; It has
restored Il. and the old gifts and powers
and graces; and II will continue to grow,
IL will continue to attract honest souls
from every land; and there is no power
that can arrest It's progress. Mcn may
fight Il; the powers oil earth may COM
blue against Il. the powers OF he'll may
exert themselves, as they have done,
to the veiy utiermost; they may spill the
blood OF the members OF this Church;
but they will not stop the work OF God,
| God has spoken concerning Il; the
servants OF God have prophesied that II
will 70 forth in power and IN majesty to
the Accomplishment Of all that the Lord
has designed TOR IL. This work will iil
the earth, because II Is true and is from
God. Its principles are divine; they
cannot be destroyed. You may destroy
those who believe In them. but you can
| not destroy the principles themselves.
And the Lord will not permit the people
to be destroyed. There may be some,
as there have been, slain for the testi