Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-10

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Aposties OF the Lamb or Goa nave
neon chosen 10 carry out the purposes
az The lord on the earth. NOW.
have received. NJ the Prophet. seer anu
slator. standing at the hsau OF 'n.s
diencnsotIon. every KEY. every or
,iipenec' every principle and every
priesthood that belongs TO the last
dt.,ersa,lnn and fulness OF times. And
have senied nll these things upon
yo,,r heads Now, you Apostles, u
you do not rise up and bear on thls
Kingdom, as ] have given u 10 you
you will be damned. -. -.
am the only witness leit on cnrtn
thn, can benr record OF this. and ]
am thankful that ! have lived 70 see
tho dav in which stand ! am thank
mi Ia acc Tho sons % thcsc Prophets
and Apostles holding the Holy Priest
hood In our day and generation. 40
not believe the day VIII ever com
il IL TOO rate In the day. IN my opinion
when any Elder In this Church win
be called 10 ntnnd before amy two OF
the Apostles with US today ana rive
unto them the declaration that ! CAV
unto The two Apostles I have referred
20. | do not think any OF the Apostles
viii occupy that position. have ruin
10 believe that these men VINO bear
INC AINNfNNNnlH VIII lNNh - ANN
their religion. They have been called
md ordained Of God for this purpose
I do not think that one OF thrm VIII
nnoatatlze. I believe they VIII be with
you and with this church while they
stand In the flesh. true and faithful
60 Cod
brother Cannon has been laying be-
fore you something with regard 10 the
nation In which we live and what has
been said concerning II. am going
10 bear my testimony 20 this assembly.
m I never do II again In my life. that
those men who laid the foundation Of
this American government and signed
the Declaration Of Independence were
the best spirits the God ~ heaven
could nnd on the face Of the earth.
They were choice spirta. not wicked
men. General Washington and all the
men that lnhorcd for the purpose were
Inspired OF the Lord.
Another thing am going 10 say
here. because ! have n right 10 say II.
Every one Of those men that signed
the Declaration Of Independence. with
General Washington, called upon me.
na an Apostle Of the Lord Jesus Christ
In the Temple at 81. George, tNo con-
sccutlve nights, and demanded at my
hands that should 10 forth and at
tend TO the ordinances Of the House Of
God for them. Men are here. believe.
tnNi Know ol ANlNs lhIhtN'lN D. ~ 4
McAilister. David H. Cannon and
james O. Bleak. Brother McAlilstcr
baptized me for MI those men. ana
then I told those brethren that II was
their duty 10 20 into the Temple and
labor until they had got cndowmenta
for all OF them. They did H. Would
those spirits have called upon me. ~
an Elder In Israel. 10 perform that
spirits before Godi They would not.
bear this testimony. because II IN
true. The Spirit Of God bore record
to myself and the brethren while W.
were laboring IN that way.
What has been said with regard 60
this nation and 60 our position IN COM
ing. to pass Al the powers % earth
and hell VIII not stay the hand OF
Almighty God In the fulnllment OF
those great prophecies that have
20 come TO pass 10 prepare the way
for the coming OF the Son OF Man.
You who have gathered here are my
witnesses Of this. l feel as though the
day has come when every Elder and
every Lntter-day Saint ought TO stop
and consider the position he II In and
the covenants he has entered into. IL
there anything on the face Of the earth
that Will pay you 20 depart from the
oraclea Of God and from the Gospel OF
Christi IL there anything that will
pay you to lose the principles Of sal
walton. 10 lose a part In the firat rcHur-
rection with the privilege OF standing
In the morning OF the resurrection
clothed with glory. Immortality
and eternal life at the head Of
your fathers houae1 No. there II
nothing, feel sorry many times when
I see men who have the Priesthood
forget almost that they have any In
tcrost In the work OF God.
4 o.. -. 90 4 Il.s.. a
as long M | have. and 20 see aH much
ms ! have In fulnllment of the words
~ the Prophet OF God. His days were
few. The lives OF great men have been
strange. The idea Of Jesus Christ. the
i'nn of tho living God, only laboring
three years and a half In the ministry
and then lie was put TO death His
Apostles. too, were put TO death. cN-
ccpting John the Rcyclntor. and they
would have killed him u they could
have done 70. lie lived because God
wanted him 10 live. We live In the
last dispcnHation and IN the midst OF
the great work that all the. patriArcha
and Prophets since Ood made the
world have spoken or Affections and
destroying angels have got their sharp
alckies In their hands. and they are
going 20 reap the earth. Everything
that has been spoken by the prophets
under the inspiration OF the Holy
Ghost win come 10 pass In the genera.
tiun In which we live. DO not forget
II. thank God We are us well ~ We
are; that We have M many as We have
who are united together In the Priest.
hood. Let us try 10 live our religion,
DO our duty. and magnify our calling
while We are here. The eyes of all
heaven are over us. The eyes OF the
world are over us. The eyes OF the
angels are over US. The Lord has
looked upon us and upon the house OF
Israel 10 be faviorH OF the nations,
We are here TO fulnll these principles
pray God my Heavenly Father
that aa Elders Of Israel and aH Lat
ter-day Saints we may prize these
principles. and that we may do oui
flesh. These Apostles aud all the
duorums OF the Priesthood have y
great work upon them. Every father
and mother has n great responsibility
resting upon them, 10 redeem theiI
dead. DO not neglect II. You VIII
have sorrow " you do. Any man VIII
who neglcots the redemption OF his
dead that he has power 60 ofiiciate for
here, when you get 20 the other side
NJ the Veil. II you have catered into
these Temples and redeemed you pro-
gcnitora by the ordinances of the
House OF God. you will hold the keys
Of their redemption from eternity 10
eternity. Do not neglect thlal God
bless you. Amen.
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