Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-31
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- zrdeavorers Others in the Tabernacle
bred the c,t on sunday Evening July 4th. 1897
REPORTED BY ARTHUR wrNrER'l
Nan CHARLES V. PENROSB.

UpBR U1hhIb' =,
ding before this large assembly
FIJI hem on the principles of the
q 8 !. understood by the La''eI I.a.a,'
NJ :, nyiormor S, " as they are COM
u / earnestly desire that the
4 Si' Almighty God will Ire. rest upon upon
q = legation, and especially upon
nI', ',,ay he able, under its inilu-
make clear to those who are
IN Mi, house tonight some oil
G,,,ines and principl S when we
&C from the Almighty for the
"a q, the human family. we are
re,, with our friends who come
.Erm various parts Of the United
and who are believers in God ard
"a, Christ, and are united together
rdsayor to do good, to promote
5ts,nq and good conduct among
~o,le Of The world. We rejoice
In see our fellow creatures en-
a IN any work that is good, that
rcmote the welfare OF manRind'
In will help to stem tue ude Oh
n -, and infidelity which is rush
n The world. We believe that 1t
Mission TO stand up in the latter
I'm God, and for Christ and for
I'M re, called from heaven in for
AN 10. the salvation Of man. We
|. n other desire in our hearts than
,se,o,e the welfare Of our brethren
st,ets in all the world, and to lead
~ the path oil salvat on.
III doctiines aud principles which
( Ma dear, and which we are ready
|ronulgate whenever called upon,
ia pay and without reward, we
q fe,eiyed by direct revelation from
q d the nineteen h century. The re-
"A 'oi the Lauer.day Saints has not
Shken from books. 1t has not been
Erred as creed by any man or men.
= cfgsnizauon TO which we belong
Ckuich Of Jesus Christ OF Latter
sSints--has been set up by direct
aandn cot from God, through Jesus
~ and our ia her aud our Lord
q chi,t supervise and direct this
"a in all its branches and all its
m It is organized on the same
heIn aud plan by which Jesus Christ
bnhed His Church when He WAS
|ahe earth in the flesh The ordi.
~ which we believe are necessary
Docple to obey have also been re-
NJ from heaven, and they are
kned under authority from
kn The authority TO admin
h D. ordinances of the Gospel
|yspnderstand it, has no, come down
~ the various denominations oil
kicp which are eX.ant, but mas been
2doSn from heaven direct in our own
n And It is the same authority that
kld by the ancient pJstles and
iftrs sent forth by our Lord Jesus
zHt when He was upon the earth
tane authority, the same apostle
h b. saue dec rines, tue same ordl.
Pcs end they are attended by the
= gifts and blessings, and by the
anng out OF the same power that at
pea The mlnlstations OF the inspired
Fn1ls Of God, whose wor1s are re
kdet IN the book called the Bible. We
" that God is the same Yesterday, to-
\ W forever; that He does not
Irgs; that He is Just as willing and
y able in the nineteenth century to
"a hs will and to bssJow His power
re was in the first century OF the
Hmh era, and as He was in times
&c that, when He revealed himself
eepTophetS.
o idea has prevailed in what is
'he Christian" world, that the
~ revelation was hushed, aud that
~ when Joan, the apostle OF the
Jesus Christ, obtained that glor,-
on which Is recorded in the book
~ BOOK Of Revelation, and which
~ last IN the collection OF books
q as The New Testament. In con-
e OF that notion when God re-
himself in the latter days, the
taseo, both among the clergy
TGus me laity in the Christian
'hal there was II be no more
oi iom God, and that the Bible
Inc whole word OF God; that
". ~ . 10 need Tor any more revela-
=. " nat there was a prohibition
M lutthr revelation, contained in
~ chapter in that volume. 81
.ssl came to John while he was
ne OF Palmos and revealed 10
Der OF thing tat were shcrr-
opass. In the 4th chan,er
AnDs: ''e ISL verse,
rj,,,..,
Al I'm looked and, behold, a door wa,
~ -s1'.n' and tho fst voice which
= ~. - ",ie OF trumpet talking win,
Htt NJ ll' . one up hther, and | viii
'I''E' which must be hereafter,
M So 9 OIL The revelation, John fell
VI tae angel who nad showed
SAID ''''' anu
90 Of tn thy b pog io' L. am thy tellow.ser.
chap. ssiI; '. o. ,'S' '' ''A book wor-