Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-02
[REPoRTEp BY ARTHUR wINTER'l

that is made manifest in teaching those
who are willing to be taught by Him.
Young men are taken from their various
avocations, and without being educated
to teach these particular doctrines, are
sent into the world. many of them re-
( GREETING exceedingly that they have
wasted so much the days of their pro.
baton in the opportunities they have
had of being associated with Sunday
schools, Mutual Improvement associa-
tons, and quorums. When they are
called, in the providences of the AL
mighty. to go and declare the truths OF
the everlasting Gospel, they regret that
they are so unprepared; but they go, and
they are taught of God, by the power OF
His Spirit God is doing his own work.
Why is it that the world cannot under.
stand the simple testimony that is borne
to them by the Latter.day Saints' They
tell them in all simplicity that God has
Spoken from the heavens, that He has
restored TO the earth His Gospel and the
Holy Priesthood, and that men have the
authority to call the inhabitants OF the
earth to repentance, to warn them oil
Judgments to come, and to entreat them
to turn from the error OF their ways, from
their man made systems, and embrace
the fulness of the everlasting Gospel.
Many young men have been called to
preach the Gospel, and they have gone
forth relying upon the testimony of their
parents and friends that they would
know that this was the work OF God.
They have sought unto the Lord fer.
vently and in all humility for this knowl-
edge, because they desired to be able
to preach the Gospel and fulfill the
mission to which they we're appointed;
and going forth in this spirit God has
revealed to them these precious truths,
and they have become valiant for the
testimony OF Jesus. Where did they
obtain their education from From God,
by His Spirit. He gave them eyes to
see, ears to hear, and understanding
hearts, and they have rejoiced in His
salvation. They have been powerful in
their testimonies, and have been enabled
to give an answer for the hope within
them, and have never been COMPOUNDED.
This is the common testimony OF all who
have accepted this Gospel. The reve'
lations that the Lord has given today
agree with the revelations III the Bible
and in the Book Of Mormon. The same
principles OF redemption that were
taught by the Apostles in'the days OF
Christ are taught today. The same
signs follow the believer, according 10
the faith OF the people. But it seems so
difficult tor the people TO have faith in
God. II they had faith in God, and they
believed he was a rewarder OF those who
diligently sought Him, when they heard
such testimonies given they would
naturally seek to Him and ask Him in
the name OF Jesus Christ il these things
were true. There never has been but
one way to be saved, and that way was
taught by Christ. And He promised that
in the last days the Gospel OF the king
dom would be preached in all the world
for a witness before the end should
come. The commission that the early
Apostles received was:
Go ye into all the world, and preach the Cos
pei to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that belieyeh not shall be
damned.
And these signs shall follow them that be-
lleye; in my name shall they cast out devils:
they shall speak with new tongues;
They shall take up serpen,s; and If they drink
any deadly thing, II shall not hurt them; they
shall lay hands on the sick. and they shall re-
cover.
The inhabitants OF the earth have the
Bible and profess to believe In it. II it
were not for false teachers maybe they
would believe in it; but they are beguiled
by the false doctrines OF men. The con-
sequence is, the Bible is distorted, and
they do not understand it in its simplicity.
But II they had any regard for them
selves, they would naturally want to be
placed in possession of the knowledge
that was promised by the Lord Jesus
Christ when He said.
My doctrine isnot mine but His that sent me-
II any man will do His will, he shall know OF
the doctrine.
The Apostle James said,
II any Of you lack wisdom, let him ask of
God that give,h 10 all men literally, and up
braide,h not and it shall be given him.
II mankind have faith in the Bible,
why not appeal to God2 1t would soon
put an end to all false doctrine, because
God would reveal unto them, through
their faith, the principles that lead to
everlasting lie. But in consequence OF
the doctrines that are taught In the
world, the people believe they are jus,i-
fed and sancuiied through mere belief.
Hence they wonder why 1t isthat the
Latter-day Saints should send Elders to
them who already have the Gospel.
Well, II they had the Gospel, there
would be no necessity 10 send Elders to
them. II they had the Gospel of the
Son of God. they would be teaching the
same principles, believing as we believe,
and practicing the same precepis. We
have come out of these varied religious
systems, because the Lord revealed to
us that they were not true. And all
mankind can know upon the same prin.
riple, the principle OF revelation. Light
has come into the world, and men are
under condemnation because they will
not accept the light. There is no need
or anyone to be in ignorance who de-
tires to know the way that leads to life
everlasting. When the Lord revealed
himself to the Prophet Joseph, there
we're very few people in the world that
knew that God lived or that understood
he principles of the Gospel as taught
BY the Lord Jesus Christ and His disci.