Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-03
Elders Tgl Tor brI ICur Of The stake
rresii N.Y. p ak us at tho
1abraCl.

Elder JUtulh j.. Taylor u the HlaEo
presidency was tho lut speaker. lie
sbid that In arising TO speak, he was
possessed Of peculiar foolings,and while
no had spent great part Of his lito In
the work Of God, he realized that there
were before him men aud w mon who
had spent just as many years In the
Church aud were equally Ne we'll
yeited In the law Of God ~ he.
These brethren and sisters assembled
together from Sunday 10 Sunday to be
fed spiritually aud In their gatherings
together they became acquainted with
the dglit Of the iermons ana could
generally tell whether or not the
sTesker was acluated by the proper
spirit. There were als1 present per.
haps, people who were temporarily
sojousning In this city aud thu remarks
which no might utter would no doubt
seem rather peculiar 10 them,
especially n thoy had not heard the
Gospel eKpouudui before.
Toe Prophet Joseph Smith was the
Ia bringing Ills WORK before the peJ.
pie OF the earth In those latter dnys.
lie. when but mere youth, was lei
10 ask the LORD TO show him which Of
tho churches thea oxtant was true.
The result was that the boy
was favored with n visitation from
God the Father ana His Son Joius
Christ. Imagine the feelings OF that
boy 20 receive call from such noble
pofuonagvil They are best told In the
Pfophops own words 40 published 10
history " his life. A. THIS timu Joseph
was told that n0ue 81 the churches
then oTganlzo1 were true and was made
tho repository OF heavenly truths, r..
colving authority from God 10 prepare
himself TOT tho great work which he
was 10 shoulder 10 bringing about the
restoration Of the GJspel. After some
few years preparatory work during
whlch time Joseph was INSTRUCTED by
the Father through HE servants, the
authority 10 proclaim HE Gospel 10 the
nations VI the earth was given him by
tho Holy Priesthood being conferred
upon him. After receiving that author.
ny ho established ovgry fundamental
principle, necessary 10 tho salvation
and redemption Of the human family,
upon the earth, and before HE atsas-i-
nation, not ono particle Of authority
necessary 10 the complete establish.
ment OF thu Gospel " Christ upon the
earth, was lacking, auu although ho
passed away anu took thu authority,
which he individually had received,
with him, yet it had been conferred
upon others that It might DO perpolu.
ated for all time TO come. His work
upon the earth was effective o. far 90
the establishment Of the Gospel wan
concerned, and its uahofing forth In
this dispensatlon told tlainly the near
approach Of the winding.up scene. The
authority OF God placed upon the earth
at that time would always re.
main ana as he himself had declared
would never more be- taken away nor
given 10 another people.
Joseph Smith revealed many things
10 great plalnn0is; In fact nothing that
no advanced was ut oil ambiguous.
lie made known name pTe-existonce
and final destiny. WIN that has read
that beautiful hymn composed by Sis
ter Eliza Snow commencing with the
words 80 my Father Thou that
dwellesl," but has felt lie Inspiration,
but the Ideas contained ia thst hymn
va not originate with Sister ElizA.
Joseph had burst the veil ami revealed
the grant secret that We had u Mother
In heaven. Brethren anu sisters lot US
prize ~ precious gifts the blossings we
nave received from God through His
Prophet Joseph Smith.
THIS PTlesihood II lived up 10
would give 10 those who were TC.
clplents OF n, blessingo untold ana
bring unto them truo Joy ana hRppl.
ness, but u they neglected 10 honor tue
authority given them, their path
would soon become dark and they
would eventually fall away into un-
belief.
Elder Charles w. Penrose also Of the
Stake presidency, was tho next speaker.
He had beon highly instructed aud
edited In listening 10 tue remarks Of
tue previous speaker, and could voice
the sentiment that apart from Jesus
Chrial, the Prophet Joseph smith was
tho greatest prophet that ever
lived upon the earth, A peculiar
condition Of nflaifs with rOgnrd TO 10.
ngion exinted upon tho earth At tue
present time, some few were devuut
aud earnest IN their modes OF wOrship-
ping God, others laid inside oil religion
entirely anu raid thoir whole attention
20 worldly anaifs In order % become