Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22

day: ! do not feel to and any fault
! will say, for his benefit and any
others that may be present. that one
reason why we are strenuous IN our
faith and belief with regard to this
being the Church Of Christ. is because
the Gospel we have received is the Cos
pei that Paul taught. and he said;
'"rhoiigh we, or an angel from heaven.
preach any other gospel unto you than
that which we have preached unto you,
let him he accursed." Another reason
is that the gifts ana graces which were
in the Church in the days of Christ and
the Apostles are with us today and
have been with us since the organiza-
ton of this Church.
Now. / have favor TO ask OF this
congregation. This congregation Is
composed largely of Elders and mem
hers of the Church. There are many
Elders here who have Travelled abroad
in the vineyard. Now, say that many
of the gifts and graces and miracles
that were manifest In the days of
Christ and the Apostles | have seen
manifest in the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. and so have vow.
Whoever has Travelled ms an Elder OF
Israel throughout the nations, and has
been true and faithful unto God In adj
house OF God, has had the power OF
God upon him sufficient to receive those
gifts and graces Mt the hands OF tho
Lord. They have been with the Lat
ter-day Saints. Now, ] want every
Elder who has ever preached abroad,
and every man and woman who has
ever been present when any OF these
gifts and graces have been manifest
when the sick have been healed. devils
cast out. the lame made to leap, the
blind to see, the deaf to hear i want
every man and woman who have seen
manifested any of these gifts and
rraces that were in the ancient Church.
to raise their right hand. do not want
anybody to bear testimony of this OK
cept those who have seen 1t. Hin re-
Spouse TO this request. large MAORI
ty OF the congregation raised their
hands.1 have seen the sick healed.
have seen devils cast out. The blind
have seen. the deaf have heard; and all
the gifts and graces have been with us.
While I was In Herefordshire helped
carry sister Unto the water who had
not walked for twelve or fifteen years,
and we baptized her. When we con-
flrmed her she said she believed she
had faith sufficient to be healed. Presi-
dent Young and DR.. Richards called up
on me and told them of this case. I
wanted them to administer to her with
me in confirming her. We laid hands
on her, and President Young was
mouth. That woman rose to her feet.
and next day she walked several miles
In the town where she lived. 1t was a
public case, one that was known to
the whole town. Some acknowledged II
was a miracle, but said 1t was through
the power of the devil. Those prin-
ciples have been with us from the be-
ginning, and win he with us until the
winding up scene, as far as we do our
Ii. loo. h.af
us. and the same IL manifest In any
congregation OF the Saints anywhere.
Some time ago met n man and wo-
man against the Valley House here.
The woman said to me, do you know
me2" l said. mo. I don't" DO you
know this mani" mo, l don't Well.
said she, ''he was born dumb. and
when he and l were baptized in Here
Yorkshire, you laid hands on him and
his speech was given to him, and he
has been able to talk from that day to
this" I do not speak of these things
boastingly. We have no chance for
boasting, because any man who has
these gifts knows they are of God. and
not Of man. / never saw a. minute IN
my life when felt had occasion to
boast of any gift or blessing that God
gave to me. Whatever power ] have
received. whatever have been able to
do. has been by the gift OF God.
pTdf oou tithNfntS tilht
we may always live in that way and
manner that when we arrive on the
other side of the veil we shall receive
all those gifts and blessings that belong
to the Saints OF God who have been
true and faithful in any age of the
world. This people are called to preach
the Gospel. We have travelled to al
most all nations. Thousands upon
thousands have been brought into the
Church. Many of them are gathered
here in the valleys of the mountains.
We trust that the course we are pur-
suing may be such that We may be
justified before the Lord. There Is no
doubt but there is opportunity to i'm
prove In many of these things. With
regard to religion. every man has
right to his religion. 1t is between him
and God and It is between us and God.
Inasmuch as we do our duty, when we
get through we shall inherit NIL the
blessings that have been promised unto
us; and so will any people that keep the
commandments of God.