The record-union., 1896-09-20
ON SALVATION"
Discourse Delivered Friday Evening
by Elder ScOweroft.


Elder Willard Scoweroft Of Ogden,
Utah, addressed a congregation assem-
bled at Pythian Hall Friday evening.
His subject was Salvation; General
and Individual
He commenced by saying that there
were many plans of salvation being Of
fered to mankind to-day, by which they
could be saved. 1t is a duty we owe to
ourselves and to our God to investigate
thoroughly before we accept any of
them, and if they are not in accordance
with the teachings of the Savior and
His apostles, then it is our duty to re-
ject them. There can only be one cor
rect plan, and it is to the interest Of all
to seek for that one in order to receive
an exaltation in the presence of our
Father in heaven.
The redemption wrought out by our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, was as
broad as was the fall. Through the trans
gression of the law given to our Father
Adam in the Garden of Eden death was
bequeathed to mankind. They We're
shut out from the presence of GOd-they
became mortal beings. Through the
atonement offered by Jesus Christ, and
through his suffering and death, man is
again assured of resurrection to life
again. Not only the righteous will en-
joy this resurrection, but the wicked
also, the unbeliever as well as the be-
lever, the sinner as well as the saint.
Daniel says that mot only those who
are worthy of everlasting life will come
forth, but those only worthy of shame
and everlasting contempt" Our Savior
also tells us lin John V, 25-3W that
they that have done good shall come
forth into the resurrection of life, while
they that have done evil shall come forth
unto the resurrection of damna ton"
Thus showing unto us that the resurrec-
ton will be general, and that every son
and daughter of Adam will participate
in it, irrespective of his or her belief
or unbelief.
Does not Paul tell us Qst Cor, XIV,
21-22} that by man came death, and
that by man came also the resurrection
of the dead and as in Adam all die,
even so in Christ shall all be made alive,
hence salvation is general thus far.
The atonement made by the Savior
also applies to our individual sins as
well as to the original sin, but only does
it apply to individual transgression on
certain conditions. Those conditions
have been prescribed and they consti
tute the gospel of Christ. If we follow
the apostles in their labors we see that
they taught that faith in Jesus Christ
was necessary, that repentance of sin
was the next step. Then, in order that
those sins might be blotted out, they
were commanded to be baptized for the
remission of those sins, after which they
were to receive the Holy Ghost through
the imposition of hands of the servants
of God.
We must, said the speaker, have
works as we'll as faith for the Apostle
James says iii, 26) that as the body
without the spirit is dead SO faith with
out works is dead also The Savior on
the mount told the people, mot every
one that saith unto me Lord, Lord,
shall enter into the kingdom Of heaven,
but he that doeth the will of my Father
which is in heaven Matt, vii, 2D. James
also says Ii, p But be ye doers of the
word, and not hearers only. deceiving
your own selves"
On that great day Of Pentecost when
the deciples were endowed with power
from on high they spake as they were
moved upon by the Holy Ghost, Peter
commanded the multitude to repent Of
their sins and to be baptized in the name
of Jesus. for the remission OF fhe same.
Jesus told Nicodemus, who was ruler
of the Jews, that unless man was born
Of the water and the spirit, he could not
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Bv rejecting upon these passages of
Scripture and many others that could be
cited we can readily see that faith alone
will save no man in the kingdom or
God. but in order to receive saliva
ton in that kingdom we must follow the
plan of salvation laid down by our Sa-
vior to the very letter. He does not
promise us this blessing if we do not
keep His commandments, but to those
only who obey Him.