Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-01

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| preach, l went one Sunday Into the
forest there In Clay county. l WINS
living with Lyman Wight, with hall
a dozen OF the sigRcrs Of the Book OF
Mormen--tho Cowderya, the Whit
mers, Judge Higbee, etc. | went
of by myself and prayed to tie
Lord that might have the
| privilege OF preaching tho Gospel to
my fellowmen. Thai ia all the office
that ever asked OF tho Lord or amy.
body else, as far Rs'that 10 cJnceTned.
While praying tho Lord gave me His
| spirit and RSswefed ms that my
| prayers were hoard and would be
answered upon my beau,s nd that that
| L hat atked for thOulj BIO given me. I
| walked two or three hundred yards out
| OF the ioroB. into an opeB--A broad
highwRy--in the midst OF the forest,
aud there sRw Judge Higbgo Stand.
| ing in the middle OF the road with HE
arms folded. 1 walked up TO him, ana
when I got to min he says, "WilIOrd,
the Lo-u has revealed TO m2 that 1t Is
| your duty TO De ordained to 20 anu
| preach the Gospel" slid, "ls that
sO?" He said, "YeH." "Wen," says
l., ri the Lord wants me- to preach
| the Gospel am realty 20 ana 10 Is to
the best OF my ability" did not tell
him that had been praying Tor 1t.
My mission commenced there and
1t never has ended to tho present
hour. l have had Responsibility
resting upon me in connection win
my brethren.
Now, before / close, VIII again
beur my testimony that this work is
OF God. This tabernacle that you are
in today was seen by the Prophet
Isaiah ana other prophel9i ana they
spoke OF 1t, as well as the lhmples inst
are built III the valleys OF The noun
taine. All have been pointed out by
the prophets OF God, anu tho Lord re-
vealcd to Isai1b, jeremiah anu many
other prophets, our day, our history,
our lives, our position In this immenEe
barren desert which has boon occupied
by the Latter-uay Saints, anu is as we
see 1t today through the blessings OF GOO.
1 viii bear my testimony 10 the wOrld
to my fTiends of the Church and The
State, and TO all men uuuer heaven,
that tbis is the truth oil God. The
Lord Almighty has set HE hand to
accomplish this work. Jeseph Smith
WINS raised up by the poweriof God and
| the revelations OF jesus Christ
| 20 organizs this Clutch and king.
dom in the disreDsation OF the
| iullness of times. His lie was short,
as was the SsvioI's. But 1t was great
| work that ne performed In the feah.
| The Savior lived about three mud d
! half years alter be entered the mimic
| try. Joseph smith lived come f0urtesn
| yeats from the time he received the
| platss ana translated them into the
| Englieh language. He lrid down his
life, us did Christ and His Apostles,
for the word OF God AMI testimony OF
Jesus Christ. he will rise in his giori-
! He'd ceieatal bouF aud mest again with
Mis- brethreg the Apsstiezs.and Elders
stand in days TO come ab the isAaer
among us ia celestial glory. L
feel to bear my testimony to this. 1t
matters not about the unbelief OF
men. They cannot turn away the
work of Almighty God. The Lord has
set His hand to carry out theae great
principles which He hes revealed,
lie establishing OF the Zion OF God
and the preparation for the coming
OF the Son OF Man. What has bsen
said about the mountains OF Israel
will h ave its fulfillment. The ju1g-
ments Of God will follow in the eartu
in iulflllment of what has been said
and no power on earth can stay them.
1 am anxious, although my life has
been preserved to this great age, l
still am anxious that we az a people
may do our duty, may live our re-
ligion, may keep the faith, may so
walk before the LDrJ that the Holy
Ghost may be our constant conpapi n
to lead us in the days that lie before
US. This is my prayer anu my desire,
in the nBme OF Jesus Christ. Amen.
hu nh nN,n tRV.
| God Moves in a Mysterious Way,
which was followed by short address
by President Lorenzo Snow.
President Snow nUre testimony to
the truthiulueEs Of the remarks Of
President Woodruff. He had been
acquainted with him sixty years, com.
| mencing in Kirkland. President
Woodruff was man who hAu always
acted In harmony with the leaders OF
the Church, never taking exceptions
to the instructions promulgated by
those who were In authority. The
| Church had never acted in hostility to
| people OF outside religious cenomina.
tione. 1t had always encouraged
settlement In our midst anu ha Il
| attempted TO treat all with lair
ness anu respect. The audience to
| which he spoke was one made up Of
nearly all classes Of people. They had
gathered together on invitation Ia
order to participate in honoring Pres.
ident Woodruff on the ninelieih an
uiversary OF his birth.
All people mad perfect right to
worship wnom they pleased, but they
should do % consclentiously. They
could take lesson from the example
set by President Woodruff, rs he had
lived a lie OF purity and holiness,
always trying 10 MAKE the world betleT
for mis- having lived.
Held's band under the direction OF
Prof. Jonn HELD, rendered ia nns
style, a medley OF beauiiip airs.
| President George Q. Cannon
addressed the assembiag., lie said
that In standing before such q vast
audience one WAS Leu TO keenIy feel
the fnsigniiicance OF man. The
assemblage recalled 10 his mind an
occasion OF great Joy which took place
ere in 1870, the purpose belDg TO
celebrate tho advent OF the Pioneers
into this valley. AT that time ieRsting,
dancing, etc., was INDUCED In, ami
tbanks wAn given TO God for the
oounteous blessings He mad bestowed
upon His people.
A great change had taken place
since then. Tue intsr-mounlain
country, then barren desert,
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