Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-03
DISCOURSE
.d in tho tabernacle Sunday. September
goth. 1890,
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON.


a powerful discourse; " man writes a
convincing argument; II man accom-.
plishcs u great mission, or Is successful
In man ging business affairs among us
IN public capacity. he does mt, n he
IS true Lattgr-day Saint. claim the
credit OF this for himself. II he speaks
In power. he does so because the Split
OF God gives him utteTance; u he writes
with c'cafness and convincing force, Il
Is because God inspires him. The peo-
pie do not give giorv to man Tor that
which he does IN TINS Church
In this way the God Of heaven Is be.
Ing oxiollod aud generation is gfoeing
~ who look to the Lord. aud who have
faiih In Him and believe Ia HIS power.
There are frequent Instances among us
OF men being called to administer To- the
sick, and their administration has re-
suited In the healing Of the sick Won.
defiul miracles have been performed In
this Church by the amounting Of oil and
the laying on Of hands. Men. women
and children, trembling on the verge Of
the grave, almost ready to depart this
liiC, have been raised to health through
the administration Of this holy ordinance
and the exercise Of faith. Tue blind
have been restored 10 sight, the deaf
have had their ears unsiopped. and pco'
pie have been healed Of various ailments
by the power OF God through the ad.
ministraiion OF this ordinance. Does
man claim the honor OF thisl DO the
people who witness these manifestations
give the glory to mani DO the sick who
are healed give the glory to manl No
The Elder who would claim any credit
for this would be likely TO lose his
power and to have his giit taken from
him, because he would commit sin by
taking any credit to himself instead Of
giving Il to the Lord. The people feel
THIS way. While they are grateful to
their brethren for that which is done,
they praise the Lord Tor having restored
these giils to the earth again aud for
giNing man the authority TO exercise
this power In the name Of Jesus Chfist.
In this way the Church ol Christ Is
being built ~ on the earth as II was In
ancient days, aud God is receiving the
glory for that which is being done.
Man Is not praised for the great works
that are done under HIS direction and
by His help aud inspiration. Aud so
iai,h Is being increased In the earth. aud
the Lord Is having a people pfepifed
Tor HIS coming who are endeavoring TO
the extent OF their ability to carry out
Ills laws. to obey His commandment,
and to do the thing, that lie requires at
their hands
brethren aud sisters, We who are here
today and who belong to this Church
ought 10 DO tue most grateful OF all Deo-
pie Tot that which the Lord has done for
~. Men call US fanatics. Our zeal aud
our devotion to the principles we be.
litve In arc frequently referred to as
ianaticiSm VT Se who have received
the truth rejoice In this "ianaticism -
We rejoice that the Lord has given unto
US faith to do the very things that lie
requires at ouf hands.
There Is this that Is a great consola.
ton TO the Latter day Sainis-at least,
have found u TO DO so In my association
with them-ihat when We read Of the
experiences OF the Savior aud Ills
Apostles, and OF the Saints who obeyel
the Gospel which they taught, We ind
that they correspond exactly with our
experiences. There Is q complete simi,
lariiy between the experience OF our
Lord aud Savior Jesus and the Apostles
and Saints IN tnat day aud our eN
perence, The teachings OF Jesus aud
His Apostles are the teachings we re.
ceive. The doctrlnci they advanced are
the doctlnts we have espoused. The
results Of their obedience were the same
as they have been In our case. The
very same consequences which followed
obedience TO the teachings OF IeSus and
His Apostles have followed our ODE.
diencc 10 those teachings. This take
to be great consolation 10 the Latter
day Saints. have found ito be 10
individually, aud also with the people.
When We have suffered persecution II
has been a consolation TO know that our
brethren who preceded Us, and our Lord
and Savior who died for US, passed
through the same ordeals. In ancien,
days the Holy Ghost was poured out
upon those who were obedieni to the
Gospel; the Holy Ghost has been poured
out upon us, as we can testify. The
gifts which followed the believers then,
according to the promise OF Jesns,
follow MS. The union aud the love that
the Savior prayed might be given unto
His discip e., that tie wo ID might know
that He had been sent oil the Father,
that same union aud love have been
given unto the Latter day Saints. Their
hearts have been gladdened beyond
expression by that spirit OF love that
God has poured out upon them through
their obedience TO the Gospel OF His
Son. In TACT, cannot think Of any
feature Of the Gospel or any experience
OF the Saints in former days that is not
duplicated among US. They received
no blessings that we have not received.
No promise was given TO them that mas
not been given to US. We have suffered |
as they suffered. Our names have been
east out as evil as theirs were. Latter.
day Saints have laid down their lives for |
the truth as iormet-day Saints did |
Prophets aud apostles have been mar.
tyred m our day Tor the truth Just as
prophets and apostles in ionmer days |
suffered and died SO that when we |
meet together, as undoubtedly we shall, |
in that glorious rest which God has pre-. |
pared Tor the Just, the apostles OF the |
latter.day dispensation can SIT down |
with the prophets and apostles OF Tor |
mer day dispensations, and converse |
together as men who have passed |
through precisely the same trials aud |
Affections; who have gone out to an I'm. |
cody world preaching the word OF God |
and meeting the same tate, enjoying the |
same gifts and powers. Imagine the JOY !
OF these men when they meet together |
In that blest abodel Joseph smith.
Hytum Smith and numbers OF Others |
whose blood has been shed, can ST
down alongside Peter and James, and
the other apostles, and alongside Isaiah |
and Jeremiah and other prophets whose |