Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-05

out to all, either in this world or in the
world 10 come, until every son and
daughter Of Adams race will have an
opportunity OF learning the truth and OF
receiving or rejecting It on their own
agency, that this little, narr ow sphere
IN which we live IS not all that God has
provided IN His great economy Tor the
salvation and cxallalon Of His children:
that In the Fathers house there are
many manauns' and the Lord has
prepared the way whereby all mankind.
n; some time, shall hear Of Christ and
OF Hts Gospel and shall have the OPP
poftunity OF obcying IL. Our temples,
being built In this land that God has
sancthcd for Us, arc dedicated to God
for the work of redemption of the dead.
The living who have been baptized and
received the Holy Ghost and the power
OF God, can go into these holy places
and be baptized for their kindred who
have gone into the other world without
a knowledge OF the truth. The Lord
has revealed the plan. II was under.
stood ~ the early Christian Church, as
you may read Ia | Corinthians xy, 2g;
Else what shall they DO which afc biptied
for thc dead. % ihc dead Use not n am Why
arc they then baptized iaf The dead'
They Understood il; but modern
Christians have lost all knowledge con.
corning this aud not believing that any
works particularly are necessary to sal.
walton they see no particular good even
In being baptized themselves. But the
baptisms administered In the early
Christian Church were to the living, aud
afterwards TOT the dead. So Ia the lat.
tef-day dispcnsalion God has revealed
anew this glorious doctrine. by which
hope is enkindlcd IN the human breast
In regard to our progenitofs, our lore
fathers, and m regard TO the heather,
who have died without hearing Of Jesus,
and in regard 10 the Jews. millions vi
whom have departed rom the earth not
believing In Curisi; aud set there Is no
other name given under heaven whereby
man can be saved than the name OF
Christ lcsus;' and as esus taught,
Except a man be born OF water and OF
the spirit he cannot enter into the
kingdom OF God"
NJ inends, nave briefly given you
this afternoon an idea Of the hfst
principles OF the doctrine Of Christ.
They are oulY tue beginning Of good
thilgs, They arc the ioundntion, and
YOU can build upon teen ctcrnally. To
those who do so Coo will add light to
hight, truth TO truth, line unon line, pre-
ccpt upon pfecspt ncfe a lt,lc AM here
little. The Holy Ghost, the Com.
iofter, rcvealeth all things, according to
the capacity aud dc lies and iaiihlulrcss
OF those who seek Tor H. Agsin man
may knock aud the door will be- Opsu,dj
again you may seek, and you tan find,
aud The Lord will noe turn YOU away.
bear testimony to you that He Is Size
same rs lie was Ia former times You
can approach Him. you eau ask hiui.
and lie Will reveal 10 you, II you ask ~
faith. know these things are true.
leave them with you. | pray God 10
bless them TO your souls. ! pfay the
Lord TO bless the strangers, II there be
| any here, who have not received the
Gospel, that this light may penetrate
their understandings. that they may
realize that God has In very deed spoken
again iIom the heavens, and that the
truth IS on the earth, and that Il Is worth
eyerything-more than gold or silver
OF precious gems. II will endure for.
ever. When We shuttle OF this mortal
coil and 90 into tue world that is
eternal, these things will abide with us
forever. They are the riches OF eternity.
| pray God to bless the Latter.day
SAINTS. that they may grow in grace and
in the knowledge Of the truth; that they
may continue to built on this foundation,
and that they may go on unto psriec-
ton. learning the truth as It IL Ia Jesus
Christ. until by and by, being sanclihed
herewith, they may be TT Tor the
Fathers presence and may enter into
the Kingdom Of Almighty God. to enjoy
glory, aud honor, and Immortality. and
eternal lives, through Jesus Christ.
Amen.