Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-31

OF God, by the Holy Ghost ne preached
the very word OF Almighty God to the
people. What was itl Read for your
selves. In the thirty-seveathh and thirty.
eighth verses OF the second chapter OF
Acts, it is recorded:
Now, when they heard this, they were pheked
in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the
rest OF the apostles, Men and brethren. what
shall we dor
Here is the great cry that has been
raised IN various Christian countries BY
people convicted OF sin. They want 10
know what they are to do. Tel me
what can do to be save L. Did Peter
tel them to come 10 the anxious seat
and he would pray for them' DID Peter
tell them they only needed 10 believe
and they should be saved' No; here is
what he said;
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be
baptized every one OF you in the name Of Jesus
Chnst for the remission OF sins, and yc shall re-
ccive the gin OF the Holy Ghost.
For the promise is unto you, and to your
children and to all that atar on even as
many as the Lord our God shall cal.
And three thousand of them went
forth that same Gay and were baptized
| by the apostles.
Now, here are the first simple Princi-
| pies oil the Gospel, taught by the in
| spired apostles oil the Lord Jesus Christ,
| sent out by Him to preach IN all the
world This il what they preached
everywhere; and when they baptized be-
levers, you will find, If you search the
Acts Of the Apostles. that they always
baptized them by taking them down IN
the water, aud burying them by bap-
| tsm. and raising them up in The likeness
| OF he resurrection OF Christ. That is
| ChriSts baptism. That is how He was
| baptized in the river Jordan by John the
Baptist, IS you will reld in the third
| chapter Of Matthew. The apostles went
out and preached that simple doctrine.
Believe 10 Chris'1 Yes, certainly; that
is the beginning. Believe in the Lord
| Jesus Christ ard thou shalt be saved -
| Why? Because everyone who believes
in Christ will hearken TO His sayings,
| will keep His commandments will do
Whit He declares must be done, Aud
He told Nicodemus:
| Verify. verify, say unto thee, Except man
| be born OF water and of the Spit, he cannot
enter into the kingdom OF God. John iii: S.
That is C1rist's Gospel; not mans
gospel. The apostles went ont and
preached thai. And wherever they bap.
zed ps ople, you will find also that they
laid their hands upon ther1 and the peo-
pie received the Holy Ghost Rsmls-
son OF sins came in baptism. Here is
an essential point to understand. Re-
mission OF SINS mes through III atone
ment wrought out by Christ; but it is
given in baptism to the repentan. be-
lever. That is Gods way That is
Chiists way. That was the apoitlts'
way. II the Peep e were baptized and
received the remission of sins, becam
ceansed and purif ID and like new
born babe, because their sips were blot
ted out then the apostles lard their
hands upon them and the Holy Ghost
came upol them ald they spake with
tongues, and they ptophesied, and they
had the gift OF healing, and the gift OF
m racles, and the gifts OF visions AMI
discerning Of spirits, and all the spiritual
gifts that we read about in the New Tes-
lament. These were part and parcel Of
the plan OF salvation; and the Church
into which these people were initiated
was directed by apostles and prophets
and inspired men filled with the Holy
Ghost, able to declare the word Of the
Lord.
Now, my friends, you know that a
great change has come upon the world
since that DAY in regard to religion. The
great cnurch arose that was typified &c
John in the vision, and all atoms were
led astray Men came out from thai
church and tried to reform existing
abuses aud they did great and good
WORK, ami God blessed them in their
labors; but they were not called OF Goo
to be apostles, or prophets, nor were
they inspired of God in the sense that
those Eoly men were. Alter time
other reiormerS arose, because they dis
covered errors in the previous reforms
and so sect has mul piled upon sect
denomination upon denomination, par
up IN party, all containing good people
all having good endeavors and good in
tenions--at least, a great many oil them
having good intentions, and good mel
preaching what they believe to be right
We have nothing TO say against then
We have nothing to say against any
body's religion. But we want to testif
tonight that in these last Gays, tine oil
Gospel has teen restored This wa
necessary, because men had gone astray
and white peop.e have been Boosting o
the glorious light OF the nineteenth cen
tury-and 1t has been great in science
and ia arr, and in the development Of
great many inventions by the power {
the Spirit OF God upon the mind OF ma
yet the world has not advanced in rt
ligion. the same Goa usion exists toda
that exist ID in the beginning OF the Gel
fury, and we have numerous sects an
denominations, all taking their ow
ground, differing rom each other.
| am pleased to see the amount ,
: unity in the endeavors that are made t
t do good. Tnat is good SO far as it gee
. and will be blessed OF the Lord, Bl
) here is the fact that want o impress upo
I your minds because know II is tru,
5 | bear testimony 10 you tonight beior
/ God, and Christ and the holy angels
eternity, and those that are watchin
t over the children oil men, that in thes
last days the Father and the Son hav
ministered on earth Angels have com
down from the courts Of glory, an
brought back the old Gospel, with il
gifts and blessings and ordinances. an
all things thai were in the early ChIisiia
: Church. This is what we offer to IT
Y world. We 60 not want to take ava
. from you any thing that IS true which yo
i may have We want to give you lit
e more light, little more power, that 20
f may be brought inlo a closer walk wit
b God, tnat you may know Tor yourselve,
I and have your feet planted on the rock
v that YOU may have the way opened u