Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-16
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me choir Gang the hymni
,,,hs strength Of the hills We bless Thee.
our God, our Tathof's Tod
p,.yet was Offered W Elder Isaat
BiHop.
Toe choir further sanfi
a,,.t God indsige my humble claim,
Ihou aft my hope, my Joy. 10y rest.
Elder Geo. IA. waliuue was intro.
suesd AZ the nrst speaker. He said
tbst The Saints gathered together from
lime 10 time 10 bO spiritually fed aud
'ns,muoh ~ they assembled with hal
futrose 10 vlew, II was mighty essen.
u.l tbat they center anu concentrate
tbslf minds upon that particular Oh.
I,eL II was the duty OF the Saints u
,tuey the principles 81 tho 6ospel
alllsentIy and thoroughly that In com.
ins Ia contact witu the people of tn.
world they might be able 10 give :
,,,on tor the hope that wab within
mem. The world nj large locke
upgp tho words OF The ancient
Apo,llea a. the only wofd, bsln z
vsfihy Of consideration by thoie
ofa religious mind. They did not
recognise revelation 10 the latter days,
tut rather rldiculed the doctrine Ad.
yauolng such authority a. that OF bav-
ing communion with Deity. But
potWithitanding this cou dition oil
sHaif, the iaoi remained that Goa had
Spoken from the heavens In these days
and that He had given authority unto
men 10 our day 10 speak In His nsms
a. we'll as 10 commune with Him. This
,peakef iolt that tho SAINTS did not
give that respect 10 the Inspired words
Of God a. revealed through His tef.
wants In thoto latter days ne thsy
should give. Too many VI them
treated the Instructions Of tho author.
ties lightly; they gave little heed TO
them, consequently tho benefits 10 DO
derived from ebrdionee unto those
tdmoBitions, were not tneirs. 10 the
Saints wished 10 receive blessings,
they should strive 10 live up 10 the word
Of God ~ spoken through HIS servants
from time TO lime.
Elder Wallace deprecated tho fact
that mauy u tho SAINTS were careless
and indifferent with regard u many
things which clnecfned their spiritual
welfare. 1ns Word VI Wisdom, he
isli, they did not live up To hs they
should 10. ana very often they gave
way 10 language that was entirely un-
lteomlng Saints OF the Most High.
They should be exemplary In III
things aud thus cast an influence Tor
good am0ng all tbOif fellow creatures.
Elder J. NJ. TAnfe r was the next
tptakef. He said he arose more ~ n
matter Of duty than with the feeling
Of intiructing those assembled. The
frmafkr of tho previous speaker
lad led hia mind 10 rev II 10 tho
ministry Of Jesus Christ while here
upon the earth. He called his sot.
vanis from among tho world snd sent
ihsm out TO preach tho Gospel, un.
learned und uniutored. NOtw Ithslaud.
lug, however. tue appafeatly crude
mannet IN which the wofk was com.
msnesd, 10 had spread 10 all corners Of
tue earth, untu today Cnrlstisnity was
Tf0fefted by all kinds snd classvs uf
people. Ihe question might be- asked
~ 10 the eauas Of tho great success
which crowned tho WORK Of Jesus and
His disciples, aud 10 might be an.
swefed by calling attention to the
power aud authority, which they held.
Simply belng tkemplafs In their walk |
aud convofsation was not the cause
OF the success following their labofs, |
bessuse many oihef people who HAD
not iaEsn upon them the name Of
Christ, were Just ~ exemplary and nj
the tame time not wioidiog the came |
degree Of power ami Influence. Divine |
authority was the prime factor la tho
ministry Of Jesus rhfiai and His |
disciples, without which they could |
have accomplished practically noihinR, |
The LAlier-dsy Saints claimed 70 DO |
engaged Ia u0d's work. They claimed |
,opossess divine authority to administer |
In the laws aud oIdiuances Of the Cos. |
pei, and upon that claim aud reality |
was based tue success OF tho work In |
which they were Engaged. IL was
mol The witdom and Learning OF man. |
klnd that gave 10 tho IAttef.day
worn the success hioh II had attained. |
bot rather was u tho guiding hand OF
tue Almighty that had carried It along
ana preserved u from the designs Of
wicked men. The speaker urged upon
The Saints tho necessity Of living on 10
The knowledge which they had 70.
oeived. IL they acknow lodged the
divine authority possessed by thu
,hufch OF which they were mem.
bef,, then II would be- expected OF
them that they live according 10 The
in,iiuctions impaired unto them from
time TO tins. Tho aulhoriiy conferred
upon the Latter.dsy Saints was some.
,hiag To be highly priced. IL should be
held BY ita possessors Ia all saofedne,s.
That In imparling IL or its blessing unto
others, the Saints might feel thai they
were d0ing CODE service and only piy.
ms unto others that which through The
mercy OF God had been given unto
them.
In osnclusion Elder Tanner bore hi.
testimony 10 the dlvine authority pos.
.es,ed by the Latter.Jay Saints, and
ethotled all 10 live lives consistent
Win the light and power which thev
haa feoelved. II they qusstiontd The
Aeihsfity VI God upon lns earth thsy
should III up their voices Ia supplied.
uoh 70 uod Almighty, that there
inlghl no longer remain question a. 10
zoe divinity OF His work.
hlltf Brigham Young Of thu Csun.
~ VI Apostles was tho closing speaker.
~ referred 10 the blessinEs which
se'e continually being poured cot
,upen tho sAinif, for which, he said.
my had every reason to feel thankfnl
ny uneI had certain prosecutions 10 {
,rssp WIN occasionally, but what Of '
Nv, Jesus Christ had 10 meet similar
s,,"'euuons aud they were no bel.
ny, mAn He was. The Saints
wv hol pay sufficient attention to the :
-S.ings OF the Spirit OF God, by
suuh lhey would DO led to under.
,u 'nlngs ~ they occurred, Too /
'hsuu indifference existed among