Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-13

wv iaSt etbsluu Dslug heiu uutiuB tue
afternoon. Instructions were given
dutlng the day Rs follows:
SUNDAY MORNING SESSION.
The choir sang the hymn:
Come. dearest Lord, Genccnd and dwell.
Ptayet was offered by Elder David
l., Davis.
Singing:
Great God attend while Zion sngs.
Elder John w. rayior Of the Coun.
Gil OF Apostles was the fret speaker.
The things OF God were to be under.
stood only through His Spirit, and
hence the need OF the oompaulonshlp
OF that Spirit among the Lstter.day
Saints. Elder Taylor rehesrsed come
Of his missionary experiences In Colo.
rado. His first Impressions co cerhing
thOt work hau been formed under pc.
culiar circumstances OF testimony and
prophecy, where the mission to be
performed In Colorado was etrikingly
preuictei. The prophecies hal since
been fulfilled in part, and indications
were that further fulfllment would
manifest itself. During the eight
months OF the continuance of that
mission Gne hundred anu six had been
baplizsd into the Church; this fact. in
view OF the value OF the human sjul,
was a precious gift OF the Spirit OF Go1.
Great power nau accompanied tho
labors oil the young missionaries in
Colorado In their ministrations and
L., 4 i.n.
This method of travelling and minia.
tsring was in accordance with the
commandment aud example Of Jesus.
In spite OF rebuff, snd reiussis OF
ENTERTAINMENT, these Elders hsd kept
up their courage, depending upon
Chrisl's saying, Gle that receiveth
you recelvetn me-" Many suppopossd
ministers of Chriat In the cities Of
Colorado had Influenced the news.
papers TO proclaim the Elders ss "Mor.
mon trampt" hut 10 "trsmping" from
city to city ,nese young men mad but
carried out the commandment Of
Christ and HIS Apostles; and those
VINO rejected them would be called
upon to give an account VI this rsjse.
tion. To emphasize this fact, Elder
Taylor read the twenty tiith chapter
OF Matthew from the twenty-hrst verse
to the end.
The speaker had not suffered for food
ana cluihing during his missionary
labors. All the wants OF himself and
his blelhreu mad been fully supplied,
anu Gol's blessing had followed tn Sc
who mad ministered TO them.
To illustrate the gift OF tongues,
Elder Taylor related the circumstance
OF the Day OF PentecosI, as detailed In
Acts 2, and testified that tnese gifts
were ~ be found In the Church tolsy.
TIE unity OF the faith was empha.
sized, and the birth OF the water anu
OF the spirit explained; only by the
"straight and narrow way" could one
be inuucted into the glories of the
Kingdom OF God. The resurrection Of
the buGy should be q tangible one,
typifieu by the raising OF the purified
being from the waters of baptism.
The entrance into the kingdom OF
God was compared to the naturaliza-
don VI a foreigner Into the United
states government, through subscrib-
ing to its laws. So, IN order to secure
all the blessings and privileges OF the
kinguom of heaven, II woulu bs necet-
sary TO subscribe TO lite laws anu or
dinancst; repentance from sin, lap.
tism by im nersioD. the laying on Of
hsnds. etc., thus receiving the "birth
OF the water anu OF the Spirit"
Notwithstanding the tears sudiop.
petition OF EJECT, anu psrties, these
principles should go forth unto the
whole earth, to the establish ment OF
the kingdom OF God anu tse reign OF
righteousness. rhis the speaker felt
to proclaim 10y the spirit OF prophecy.
To this end all the giits ami blessings
pertaining to the Church OF Christ
were exercised amoBg the Latter-isy
Saints today. Opposition to the spread
OF these princi pies AMI the growth OF
the kingdom W ulu rebound TO the
punishment OF those who rose iU OPP
position. In the time OF Christ great
opposition had come iroro the secta-
rlahs, ami IL was nut to be wondered
at that opposition to the truths OF the
Gospel should arise amoug the man
niaus religious systems of the present..
TAe spirit Of persecution had alwsys
been manifested against the work OF
Gou, but 1t had piospered and would
prosper nevertheless, and the people
would go on In th,lproclamation OF tho
principles OF truth aud virtue.
Elder Is. III. Roberts mad mad ono
supreme thought suggested TO hin by
Elder FHylor's remarks, IN. difference
Saints and th,se OF the world, In the
u direction OF fostering human right.
eousness. The doctrines OF the Church
Of Christ were different from those OF
other Christian denominations, who
proclaimed that by accepting Christ,
all sinful persons exchanged their sin-
fulness for the righteousness OF Jesus.
ami would be judged by that right
eousn mess. Tnis was most comforts
able doctrine, but 1t could not be- aus.
tsineu by Scripture or reasou. some
detached passages Ia the Bible sssmeu
to teach the doctrine OF salvation In
sin through the absolute grace OF Coz,
as opposed to the Idea OF each man
neing called upon to snswer for the
deeds uone in the body; hut many
more passages could be iVund tRaon-
ing the absolute necessity OF
obedience to the laws Of
the Gospel OF Christ. GrSos
would be manifested in behalf OF those
who faithfully snaeavoTed to deserve
II by their good deeup; snd blending
OF personal efforl and the grace OF GoI
won overcome the world, tue feel
aud the devil. But thors WIS., IL way