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

/ stuts, commencing AZ Nne aoNh pau"
faph.
ffb- speaker read paragraphs 4o.sI, 6t.6l.
| n, he end Of the section; also paragraph s
Z lseton 4Ll
have read these extracts from a
s,elaiion that was given some ten
-onihs AFTER the organization Of the
Icbureh. believe 1t IS the second
.ubIished revelation the Lord gave to
he Church after the authorities Of the
Icburch had moved from New York to
kirkland, Ohio. Ills a very interesting
,nd instructive revelation from the
ord to the people called l.attcr.day
Saints. and is a law by which the Church
shall be governed. In my missionary
hbors have often stated there is nos
hing the Lord has revealed to the Lat
,f.day Saints through His servants to
sbich the least exception can be taken
| b, any man or woman who believes in
s,us Christ, or in the Bible. or in strict
morality. Every word, every sentence
on,aned In the Book OF Doctrine and
Covenants in the shape OF command
cent, has an eleyating tendency. These
commandments have an elcvaiing elect
r9on all who receive them and put
TEN in practice In their daily lives.
l was impressed by the prayer that
"a, offered this afternoon by Brother
In. W. Ritter, In which he asked the
ord tina, lie would help US to live up
!, the duties required OF us and to rise
4 iboye ourselves. We need TO otter SUCH
pfayers. We need to exercise this
ind Of faith. The Lord has laid upon
"a great mission. Our religion IS not
holiday religion; Il IS not a Sabbath
/ lay religion alone. OF course, We wof-
/ no the Lord on the Sabbath day. We
ONE together and we join in prayer
and thanksgiving, and during the
/ day We partake, In our ward
! meetings, OF the sacrament,
| thereby Witnessing unto our Father IN
| Heaven that We remember our Lord
and Savior lcsus Christ, and His death
and suaeings tor us. But the exercise
| vi our religion Is not confined to the
| sabbath. Where Il Is lived as Il should
be. Il is exercised every day OF the
| week, and every hour Of the day. II
enters INTO every transaction OF life, into
| al our dealings and associations with
/ one another, and In the management OF
our family affairs. This is the religion
that the Lord has revealed TO US, and
that lie requires us to practice. Our
I !g.l, ON would De of very little value to
u, II Il were confined TO religious eNer-
cses on set days, such as the Sabbath.
Ia TACT, no religion can be OF value TO q
human being that does not become an
Integral part OF his lie.
The Lord has been very kind to us as
a people Ia giving us commandments
dlfec, Ia which lie shows unto Us the
sind Of lie that lie desires us TO live,
lie holds up high standards for Us to
alllln to; and In connection with these
high standards lie has made exceeding
u great promises unto US. The history
o.. the Latter.day Saints proves, too,
ina, lie has not only made these
promises, but that lie has thus far fulfilled
them TO the very letter. Those who
have been faithful know for themselves
hat this has been the case. They have
received individually the iulhllment OIL
We promises which the Lord has made.
Tie Church also, as an aggregation o
men and women, has received the iul'
hUment OF the promises which the LORD
mas made to the Church. This Is a dis
unciion that exists between us ant
probably every other denomination.
grant you that there are members d
various denominations who may hav,
lhe same faith and hopes concerning the
Lore nearing and answering prayer tina
we have; but, speaking OF denomina
hons generally, they do not entertain OF
exercise the faith that we do-that Coo
tue Eternal Father hears the prayers o.
9hose VINO 20 to Him, aud that He an
sWers them directly, according to IN,
iallh mat they exercise In Him and the
necessity there may be for those prayer,
| TO be answered. In the world general,
the feeling prevails that the Lord ha,
ceased TO interpose by any special pro
violence IN behalf OF mankind; that th,
universe Is governed by immutable ant
lnlieNible laws. In other words, man,
imagine that II Is necessary, II God doe
ntefpose, that there should be a suspen.
son Of law, and this they consider un
natural and entirely wrong: hence they
hppear TO believe that God has left man
KIND TO themselves, aud that tile earl
.nu lhe inhabitants thereof are subject
ana governed by only those general
avs winch have GeieFTedt to. The ieelinl
NO doubt arises from the TACT that al
We IeliSlons teachers, with scarcely az
exception, have been improssing upon
Ae minds OF men now for great num
9er OF generations the idea that Cos
.,la ceased TO speak from the heavens
mat lie has Withdrawn himself from
4en, That lie no longer sends angels
wa' lie no longer eNerts miraculous
power That lie no longer gives com
Ahuments and the gins and grace,
Wal lhey had In ancient days thai
az lhia has ceased, and that God Ia.
n"hurawu himself, so TO speak, from
We earth and the inhabitants Of the
o1Ilh' have no doubt that this Is the
.4uae 10 very great extent Ut least, o
we general unbellcf that prevails con,
eIhlnB God not inleTposmg by any
utSeal providence IN favor oi tue
NlllTen OF men,
II now, the Latter.diy Saints have
Vneeh Taught from the very beginning
VWai was their privilege as well a.
| 'aeiT duty to seek unto God aud to OBJ
l'n answers from Him. / suppose
neIy missionary that has gone IRON
Jul midst to preach the Gospel has en-,
gg'Eoied 10 impress upon the minds OF
NV WIN whom he has been brought in
Il intact that It was the privilege OF all
Euo would listen to him to so to the
ahef IN the name OF Jesus, and
h MAT they might have knowledge
gwen 10 them concerning the doctrine