Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-20
DISCOURSE
Delivered City Utah Sunday Novel
IA. 1897, by
PRESIDENT GEORGE @. CANNON



no difficulty; we would be like the
rest. and the great objection that is
now urged against us would disuppeur.
If collection of the charges which
have appeared in the public prints
during many long Years could he had
it would be found that the great under
lying charge upon which all other
charges have been based has been that
we were too united: that we were dan
gerous because of our union. and that
if we could lac divided as other peo-
pie are we would have less difficulty.
The evidence that this is the case Is
to be found in the fact that since the
Latter-day Saints have divided upon
political issues and the people have
arrnyed themselves upon party lines,
there have been far fewer objections
against them. You win find that when
ever there is a disposition among the
Latter-day Saints to unite together, an
cutlery Is raised against them, because
II IS y feature that seems to be- great
ly dreaded on the part of those who
do not believe as we do. ] take It
that the greatest compliment that can
be paid to us In view Of the words of
the Lord that have read. and In
view of our professions as His disciples
Is TO say that we are united. and to
find fault with us on this account.
1t Is very desirable thing that
union ana love should prevail among
Christ. Does II prevail among us as It
should do? ] am sure that II does not.
am sure that we are far from being
as loving and as united one with an
other as we should he. / sometimes
fear that we are departing, to some
extent AZ least, from the requirements
OF the Gospel, and that there is not
mat love for one another and that de-
Notlon to the principles of the Gospel
'na' we shouId entertain.
The Lord intends to make Of the Lat
ter-day Saints IA people who shall he
obedient to Him in ali things Through
the restoration of the Gospel He is
establishing new order of things In
the earth. We are standing MS Wit
nesses TO the nations OF the earth con-
corning u message that God has re-
vealed in these last days. The Lord
| requires that we bear testinnnv tbot
the coming of the Lord Jesus is nigh
at hand. This Is the message that has
been given to us as a people to d.
clare unto the Inhabitants of The
earth. The Elders of this Church
have gone forth and borne this mes
sage wherever they have gone. warninp
the people that the judgments and cal
antilles and distinctions that were nre
dicted by the servants of cod In an.
cient days and by the Son of cod Him
self were near Mt hand. ard ma H.
Lord was about to accomnlisb His lone
revealed purposes concerninp ths
earth and the inhabitants tba,,aof r,hts
message has been carried To Tho ma
tons. The nations have heen a,,d ~
being warned by the servants Of God
| to this effect, and we fuliv heIieya tboi
there will he such great Sestrnotin,',
in the last DAYS mat tbaro lii ~ ,'
| few men left rrbe Io,d iii ' ~
| this earth OF wlckedness tJa vii az
| troy the ungodly. and nrenaro W. ,,.a,,
| for n thousnnd van,s 70 80. 'nc WY
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clare that that lime lie noar a. 80
mud that nc III e.,,,idr a. a. ~ i'Ilu'
| viii be wars ana 49,, n,.,,', '"elS
wars, pestilenrca for,,ri' u,
distinctions of var,a,," In, I'M
amonr tho inbabttort 20 t. hn,7
Every Elder thai gnos on, ~" -, e"i ~, IL
midst of Tho I'atar'd,,, t,"ii 'ne
| goes possessed With tbo s,i,.i,' ~
calling. goes rortb nc t VI ms
| warn The neonie ona 20 t,i Iuns'. 70
| which awaits them. NJ ti,a,t .i,a
repent Of their sing ard -, -, n .iI
| eviI yovs ma d., ~ ~, ~" LIuu'il thglr
so tho iudrmerts az W. y, n2. 90
rest down mon them dn not i,,,,,,
| that all the Elders who 60 forth have
| this spirit to the extent they should.
nevertheless. this is the message, and
| 1t is sent from the Lord Himself He
| warns all unto WHOM, This maasa,,e
| comes to repent of their sins and obey
| the Gospel that He sends INTO thom.
and He promises them that IL they will
| obey His commandments He will give
| unto them the Holy Ghost. and win
| bestow upon them those gifts and
| blessings which He bestowed upon His
| ancient disciples. In conformity with
this message the Elders of this Church
have gone TO the various lands and
| peoples unto whom they have been
| sent. They have gone bearing in all
| humility these warning tidinCs. and
| have called upon the people, as far as
| they have had opportunity, to listen TO
| and obey it. They have been empow-
| cred to make promises unto the people
| that II they will believe In the Lord
| Jesus Christ, repent of their sins, and
| be baptized, they shall have a remls-
\ sion OF their sins, and also receive the
| gift OF the Holy Ghost, Where their
| messages have been received and o.
| beyed those who have bowed in sub
| mission thereto have testified that they
| have had their sins RENTED. that they
| have received the Holy Ghost. that the
| gifts and graces and blessings that
| were promised have been received by
| them.
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| - -, ,,,thora5 rrn,, ,ba netinns
80 H. aa,..h, 90. a. &C. n nnrnmondraont
| 20 ca ~ moe No racoi,,e tbis
c,o.noi sbaiI yothnr torntber and stand
| ~, ,1aca, tbot ,vbsn the
imagmorts and caion,ities which
| ;ho ara has insnired His SER
,,arts IN decIare ns being
nanr NJ hand shall come they may
some And from mis- peopie thus
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