Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-14

They saw not with the natural eye. We
riay see great many things with our
natural sight, but that may be deceived
We may hear with our cars, but they
may be deceived. Our natural senses
are susceptible to deception. will
guarantee that there are no two persons
In this congregation that can 60 out from
this meeting and tell precisely the same
story Of what has been said this aiicf.
noon. Each one will have his own vcr-
sion, and will see things according to his
own idea and conception Hut let me
tell you when the Almighty reveals Him
self unto man, lie does Il bv tho power
OF the Holy Ghost, aud not through the
natural eye or the natural ear. He
speaks TO man as u lle were speaking TO
him independent Of his body; He speaks
to the spirit. Therefore, u God Al.
mighty speaks 10 you aud bears record
of His truth by the power oi the Holy
Ghost, you will not 70 out with two
stories, or with two different ideas Ia
regard 10 that which God has declared
To you, but you will have the same un.
dcrsianding and the same knowledge.
Beside that, YOU will know as God
knows. II will not be something that
you believe only, something that has
been communicated 10 you through your
natural senses, Ia which you may be
mistaken OF deceived: bu, Il will be that
which God has spoken to the heart, to
the liylng soul, to the eternal being OF
man, which, like God. Is indesiruetible
md eternal. IL was IN this way that
Icius opened the spiritual eye and under.
standing OF His disciples alter His fcsur.
fcction. so that they knew that lie was
both Lord aud Christ. They knew that
lie was risen from the dead. Tney knew
that lie was the son OF the living God,
because God had revealed 1t to them
Therefore. they could say as the poet
has said.
o, the sweet JOY ths sentence gvesi
know hat my Redeemcr lives
Men are weak, but the truth Is mighty.
! am not strong enough 20 endure all
truth. am but child. But OIL who
can tell the Joy and the satisfaction that
comes to tue soul OF man who has re-.
ceived this witness from Almighty COD
No man can utter u. cannot tell Il to
you. There are no WORKS Of man that
can speak u. II can only be ielt. Il can
only be understood by the immortalpaft
Of man. Unspeakable Is the Joy that a
man feels who has received this tesii.
mony from the Holy Ghost. want to
leave my testimony with you on this
occasion. II may possibly be my last
testimony to YOU. ! know not what
awaits me. nave no lease on lite. |
may never stand before this audience
again. Therefore, | want TO bear my
testimony To You. Jesus declared, ut "
expedient for you that X away; Tor II
| 20 not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you; but II depart. | viii
send him unto YOU" And again lie say s,
speaking oi the Comforter, "He shall
teach you all ihngs, and bring all things
to your remembrance, whatsoever have
said unto you" "But when the Com.
forter is come, whom will send unto
you from the Father, even the Spirit OF
truth, which procecdeih from the Father,
he shall testify OF me " This was the
testimony Of Jesus Christ unto His dis.
ciplrs. Now 1T me say 10 this audience,
and especially to the young people. that
same Holy Ghost, the third in the God
head, has been given unto man In the
day and age In which we live, Just as Il
was given by the Savior Himself to His
disciples, and aS 1t was given by them 10
those that believed aud were baptized.
The office and duty OF the Holy Ghost
Is TO bring to our remembrance thing
that are past, to make clear TO our under
standing things that are present, and to
show Us things that are TO come. Il Is
his duty also To testify OF the Father and
Of the Son, and reveal them unto us
say TO this congregation that the Holy
Spirit Of God has spoken TO me-no
through the ear, not through the eye, bu
TO my spirit, 10 my living aud eterna
part. has revealed unto me tina
| Jesus Is the Christ, the son OF the Twins
God testify TO you that know tina
my Redeemef lives, Furthermore,
know that snall see Him on this earth
and that shall see Him as lie is-and
hat too, before very long, For He |,
coming TO visit the earth again; not a.
lie came before, but IN power and grea
glory, taking vengeance upon the wicked
aud the ungodly who will not hearken /,
the voice u the Spirit, but who harder
their hearts against the truth and clos,
their understanding against the testi
monies OF the servants OF God. They
will De Judged, not by the hearing OF tn,
eat, OF by the sight OF the eye, bu
with righteousness shall they be Judged
aud they Will be condemned because tn,
light has come into The world anu the,
love darkness rather than light. Thi
is my testimony, and would to God
could bear Il To all tue world; II would, q
least, relieve my conscience and clear mi
skirts OF the blood OF this generation
Tne Lord has revealed this to me. lie
has filled my whole spirit with this test
mony. until there Is no room Tor doubt
unless should forget my covenants an,
transgress tie laws Of God. II Is no
possible Tor a man filled with the Hol,
Spirit and walking uprghtly before IA,
Lord. TO be led asgTay; Tor the Lord vii
guide and protect him. But when W,
cease to remember the Lord. when W,
cease 10 feel gratitude IN our hearts iol
His love and mercy; when we cease /,
remember the admonilions OF the Son o
God; when we cease TO love each othe
and to pray even for the ungodly; wheI
we cease to feel that II Is our duty 10 d,
good even to those who do evil, and tina
Il is much more our duty TO do good I'm
to those who do gooi-when we eeasl
20 do these things, then darkness comes
the light that was IN Us goes out, and oh
how great Is that darkness.
| Now, want to read the testimony O
a man In these latter days. | realize
my brethren and sisters, that hav
only just touched this subject; that
great deal more could be said. and NOR
ciiectually, Than what ! have said. Tn
evidences that have come TO US Of theS
divine truths may be weighed in tn
balance, may be tested by all mean
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