Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-30

Church | baptized them aud their
ministers. too. I had ia my hands all
their chapels. licensed according 10
Jaw. We brought into the Church over
TWO thousand in eight months. and
formed two or three conferences, and
many of them are now In Utah. some
OF them Bishops tn the Church.
! do not name this because I want
70 take any honor to myself, but when
me Spirit OF God tells a man to do
ahythins he ought 60 do IT,, and then
the blessings Of God will be with him.
IL has been so with me IN my lnhors.
have endeaVored TO do what the
Lord has told me. I want our Elders,
our young men that are going on mis-
sions to learn this principle while they
are young. Learn to get the spirit of
revelation You know what liz right
ana what is wrong. aud the Spirit OF
God Will educate our Young men in
these principles and they Will become
mighty men in the hands OF God IL
they VIII but carry this out. This is a
principle that ] feel we ought to
teach and practice. We should study
constantly to know what the mind
and Will Of God Is concerning us. and
when we do that there will be no di-
vision among us, but we shall all be
of one heart and one mind.
Brethren and sisters. / do not feel
that ! ought to talk any longer To yuu
this afternoon. but | thank God that 1
nave this privilege Of meeting with you
once more in the flesh. There are many
things | do not understand. and one is
why / am here at my present age.
10 not understand why ] have been
preserved as long as / have been when
SO many Apostles and Prophets have
been called home. | want to bear my
testimony upon another subject. 1 am
the only man living in the flesh that
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of the Prophet Joseph Smith. I am
the only man In the flesh that was
with the Twelve Apostles when he
turned over the kingdom OF God 10
them and laid upon them the COM
mandment to bear off this kingdom.
He stood for some three hours IN
room delivering to us his last Ice
ture. The room was filled as with
consuming fire. His face was as clear
as amber; his words were like vivid
lightning to us. They penetrated every
part of our bodies from the crown OF
our head to the soles of our feet. He
said. 'Brethren,~ the Lord Almighty
has sealed upon my head every PRIEST
hood, every key, every power, every
principle that belongs to the last dis
pensatlon Of the fulness Of times, and
TO the building up of the kingdom OF
God. / have scaled upon your heads all
those principles. Priesthood apostle.
ship and keys of the Kingdom of God,
and now you have got to round up
your shoulders and bear of this king
dom or You will be damned" ! do
not forget those words never shall
while | live. That was the last speech
he ever made in the flesh. Soon after
ward he was martyred aud called
home to glory.
I have always felt TO bear my tcsti-
mony to the Church and to the world
concerning the truths Of the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ. My prayer to God NJ
that we may pursue "A course wherein
We may he justified Mt the end OF our
work. our brethren that laid the
OF this Church ana King
dom are upon the other side of tho
vail. ! have no doubt myself but thyy
are watching with interest everything
that takes place with us here. though
to what extent is not revealed to us !
J. desire. therefore, that we may all
live in that way and manner that we
may be justified and saved in the king
dom of our God,
The Lord has set His hand to build
Zion. He IS not going to fail. It mat
ters not who opposes it, or what views
and feelings Of unbcllef the children at
men may have with regard to the puf-
poses Of the Lord, these purposes win
an come to pass. Zion viii arise and
flourish. The glory OF God will rest
upon her, and she will accomplish ali
siA'AN A''etlhh anu the OlneF gfnlIEtA !
nave spoken concerning her.
God bless You all. in the name Of
Jesus Christ Amen.
The choir and congregation sang
We thank Thee o God. for n Prophet
re guide us in these latter days"
President Joseph f. Smith was the
next speaker In commencing he re
ferred to the suggestion of President
woodruff concerning the proper mode
Di standing when addressing a Taber-
nacle audience. and stated that he
himself would endeavor to profit bv
me same. The speaker then gave At
lention to Temple work and read i'm
point from section 12S Of the Doctrine
ana covenants, communication by
The Prophet Joseph smith to the |
,hurch IN reln ton to the subject. and
mat of the appointment of recorders
VINO would keep an accurate record Of |
~ church meetings, ordinations. etc
President Smith referred to the deen |
and far-rcaching principles embodied |
N the sermon read and expressed a |
wish that all the Latter-day saints |
would take them 70 heart and con1niv |
with their requirements.
the choir sang the anthems: 90 |
ONE let us Sing unto the Lord. l."
benediCuon was pronounced nv |
Elder John Henry Smith.