Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-11
DISCOURSE
me serniAnnnaI Conference In the Tobernae
psser cv Utah Tuesday morning. October 5tt 1897.
FL DER FRANKLIN D. RICHARDS,


=. rriviege it was to minister N STE unto unto
hs l,,,nr that without 1t we shall
. salaed in the truth and the
||,',,s:ee of God. In arising to speak pear
is'r-ia testify Of the work of God
" , ~, 10 know what to speak
~ ,sll as what to say about 1t.
I felt peculiar pleasure
iAH'. .. NJ spirit in listening to the
90 J" 10 of the brethren. because
,1npllclty and force of many of
" .,a,ss that were uttered. One of
40 forcibly TO my mind. as
st- ~ ,he rest of the hearers, con-
'@ ,,e value and Importance of
en- ,,.. oracles TO the Church OF
Tho earth as being the princi-
" s.,,cedence in the midst of Gods
" !. oysr written Instructions that
loan by men. Inasmuch as the
.psak By the Holy Spirit, the
.,tbo Lord is that their instruc-
y. sbould be scrlpture-"shall be
II, ~ the Lord, shall be the mind
a. lord shall be the word OF the
~ shall be the voice of the Lord
n n, power of God unto salvation
e.. the declaration was made con-
,.,,Ipg the Bible, the Book OF Nor
!. The Doctrine and Covenants
Ancient they would be In ad-
I.,,tsring salvation. If they alone
!, sp,oyed by the people. Now we
y, irst how 1t has worked with all
Hi.,ydom. TO have the Bible with
!. ssvng authority to administer
..5lrances mentioned in 1t. Now we
Z, nossess either of these books, OF
Ii u tbeni. and they can not baptize
.-rle man, or woman, into the
~ There is not power enough in
4 H. hooks to do 1t, nor Is there
- IN all the books to give any man
.,ssrity TO do H. Consequently. then,
,,,aires the authority from the Lord
X nrpsept to administer in all His
.ii,onres The highest authority
I, Ne have known-the Lord Jesus
"a Himself stated, that II was not
L,.ibs without the birth of the water
n N Inc spirit to enter the kingdom
4 haven Said He to the learned
ysotemus, Except n man be born
NJ water and Of the spirit he can
!, enter into the kingdom of God"
m was declaration of principle
n, vas inexorable. He who created
4, earth and causes 1t to travel
nd The sun every three hundred and
ry.fye days and six hours. estab-
,.d those great eternal principles
n, rule the heavens, also the law that
tspt a man be born of the water
Z! Il the spirit he cannot enter into
J Kingdom of God: and one ls Just
nsth law of nature as the other.
b. latter Is the law of nature and of
z.s 10 man. Who could administer
w. ordinances except they received
I authority from God to do 1t? These
his can neither baptize, nor confirm
b They cannot confirm upon us the
" Ghost nor membership in the
iErh OF Christ, neither can they ad-
-iSer to us any other of the ordi-
.,css which we are receiving, and
which We rejoice so much, in the
b than a present living minister in
name Of the Lord Jesus Christ. to
tHlnlster In all the ordinances. in
stsel, and In directing all the affairs
The Church Of Christ. We have
rr.d this, and understand 1t, or else
DO not know where our safety
ne Gospel Of Jesus Christ Is n sys-
Of things which, in order to be
rn and understood, must he lived.
Ian cannot preach with effect and
VI to another the forgiveness of
through faith in the Lord Jesus
FL or baptism for the remission
L sins, unless he has himself been
itd for the remission of his sins
mas faith In the Lord Jesus Christ
NIL. NO man can administer in
'''siaaHecs OF the Gospel of Christ
y elect and with power. unless he
ms been made partaker of them
-Slii and that is how we cannot,
Oh US preach the power of the
'.Hsc,ion, because none of us have
q Illsed from the dead. When,
md by, the time of the resurrec-
comes, men will teach 1t to us
nave been raised from the dead.
: VINO understand and have the
Y Of It and the keys of It. That
~ you cannot be baptized for your
4 IN the house of the Lord. until
I. nave been first baptized and re-
w ordinances yourself. The Cos
m TO be lived in order to be
~ and its power received. The
Nho goes forward with real re-
- 0i heart for all his sins and
aahs with God that he will serve
u. rest OF his days. according to
~ OF his ability, with the grace
bestowed upon him, and goes
ana receives this ordinance,
M. " MS Gospel; because this
4 ,l l'st step II ii, and when a man
y s WIN run purpose of heart
.n.sis upon keeping the COM
N s OF God he receives the
tpht' The promise made to
u9e' and is fulhlled. and every
ahuer the sound Of my voice
IN. s ever pursued that course
M, mat II ia true. They know
49, enterlng into the service and
b tss., ne COMMANDMENTS OF God
rs i've the Holy Spirit. when adj
5,,s 70 By those who are au-
M y, GOD; and it gives to one
n, VI tongues, to talk in a lam
b ,s uaa' ne does not know himself
h n ,n, spirit gives to another the
/ ba. mr,,srpretatlon OF what the first
n su alSihg about, to the ediflca-
ns,ft VINO have listened. 1t gives
sia,. We GIT of healing. that II
b Is il,., ellllcted and distressed
,a M tp n his religion. he can call
sad ELDERS, receive their bless
eN ~ ~ uealed. If he is n minister
an ba himself, and labors to re-
b H. WIN nave tile gift to admin
n vii aholnting To others, and
m =, " healed; or he may receive
Il al u. prophecy. of faith. of wis
sim hs, OF dreams, or to hem
HI rIvlrssn ldll voice of the HOLY
s.r's' ! Inspiration to his soul. i,
~ q han n,an 70 live in the continue
els GA ''llilty and obedience to-
fileti;HI VI repentance for every
iaart ~ lolly and vanity, and
iiu,y M, depart therefrom. and "a
III srd 4.nselt by the working of the
ihltis.. Ae belief of the truth unto
Il tbo re This Gospel brings
asce !, ltiA, the blessings ane
NJ a. ba i toa, 10 that the faithfu
asrrnv, spvs along In the straight
q GA Ft'n, knows Of the good.
he nut he is In fellowship
ailhon, ~ that he is not alone
Neeis VOC In the world. but thai
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