Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-01
REMARKS
- in the Tabernacle Lake City sunday AFTERNOON Sep
10th. 1893

I ever was a thing revealed 20 man per-
feciiy. clearly. 80 that there could be
no doubt or dubisty. ghls was revealed
10 me, and u came IN 'thfss words:
As man now ". God once was; as God
now Il. man may he" This may ap-
/ pear 20 some minds a. something very
strange and remarkable, but H a IN
10 rfoci harmony Win lho teachings W
Jesus Christ and with Ills promises
lie said. "'ro him that ovcrclmoth
will | grant 90 ~ With me In my
| throne. even ~ also overcims and am
sat down wish my Father IN llls
throne" Nev 3. ~ Tao Apostle
Paul also gaugh, IN this wise; LET
this mind b. ln you which was lls1 lu
/ Christ Jesus: who being In the form
4 OF God though u not robbery 10 boz
equal with God, but made himself of
| no reputation and took upon Him ihe
form u servant and WIS made IN the
! ilkeutl1 ~ men. and being found in
| fashion A. n man. ne humhled himself
| and beefmf OBJ iieni urs1 dcHih. even
| the danih Of the cross" uhlulpnus 3;
n-s) Thls u ihe high destiny % she
Dlns Of GOD. ihay who overcome who
are nbcdirnt 90 IIis commandment
who purify maolvCa even a. Dr. is
/ pure. Thgy are 90 become Ike Him.
| fhcy will zee Him ne NE Ia. "hey viii
| behold iils face and reign Win Him IN
| ifa glory. becoming like unto Him IN
every particular
Wen. now hf ihron and sisters. God
| has st 40 His Church and Kingdom on
| lho a1rih Tor che btnnnt and blessing
| or she humAn fimiiy, 60 guide them LOO
} sho way " sruth, 90 prepare them for
4 eNaliniiou IN his presence and Tor HIS
glorious coming ana krgilm on ne
earth. iliH purposes Will be accom-
prahod In spite % Al tho opposition
whiuh may be hruugh, against Them by
wicked men and fhe nnWlrs % dark.
ness Everything that stands IN the
way Of this work viii he removed
Nothing will be- able rp wiihninnd His
power. but everything ihat H. mas de.
creed wiz b. fully ana , rfecily ne-
cimpllshod. The love o. God Tor his
people viii continue and abide and Jiry
viii triumph In His might
Well. my brethren and sisters. I de-
sire 10 encourage you In the work of
righteousness I feel TO bless YOU. 70 is
the desire OF 'hc Firr Presidency shat
you may be- blessed. We wish to bear
wlihSthe people In their weakness aud
fralfllea We also dcrrc fhat you will
bear with our weaknesses and In
nmitios. We want 60 b. fofgivInF ana
kind towards She ftttor-day Saints We
ask them 10 be icncnt and charitable
towards "a. Tho Lord wlnhos 90 show
isniency towards HIS children on Earth.
but he requires % then true rcpentanc'
when they tranrFrcsa or flll Ia any
duty. lie expects their obedience and
that they Will ondcavor 60 cast aside nll
ON. 10 purify m mrlvca and become
indeed 1lis people, Ills saints. 30 that
Fhoy may be prepared 20 come into III,
presence, be made like unto HIM IN all
shlnvr and reign with Him IN Ills glAry
To accomplish this they must walk IN
she strEit and narrow way. making
their lives brighter and hcttcr. helms
nii.d with faith and charity. which j.
the pure love OF Christ. -rnd attending
faithfully 30 every duty In the Gospel
Wen. God hiers you all. Ia the maine Of
Jesus christ. Amen.
PRESIDENT oronor o. Cannon.
feel highly era,lned. ns all OF you
must have been. and | have no doubt
you were. at the remarks by President
Lorenzo snow. 10 which We have had
the privilege OF listening. They wcr,
made by q man OF God who has spent
the greater part % his ilfc IN tho SER
vice Of the Lord and whose character
Il beyond rcproach His Who'll,
unahaken In che service vi
the Lord. We should all b,
grateful for the mercy which God hni
shown 20 ~ IN raising up such men al
lie has called 90 preside ovci
US and over Ills Church
men IN whose mouths hai
been found no guile: who have pursued
the path Of duty without turning &,
the rlght hand or o. the left; who hav'
becn true aud faithful 10 every trust 70
posed In them aud who have ncvcl
iilnchgd 10 The hour OF trial. president
Snow IN and has been. like his predecen
aora In office. q servant Of the Mos
High Ood. and II the people vii
henrkon u hla counnclH. they VIII ID
guided Alright and be blessed OF TN
Lord In all things.
Referring y the organization OF tn
First prcnldsncy ! may say that Their
never was moro united, Apontnncoui
rnd hearty cooperation OF body o.
mcl than the action OF the Apostles 9
few days ago In the confirmation Of
Prealdent Lorenzo Snow a. president
OF the Church. ana the selection by hin
Of his two cnunselnrA The reOrFanixA'
tlon OF lie FIRST Presidency has beer
accomplished ro0ner than most OF fh'
people anticipated. FOR q had become AL
most an established precedent % wal
| for some time after the death OF IN,
President Of the Church before the APP
polntment Of another President whef
| the Prophet Joseph Smith died. thu
Council OF the Apostles. with president
| brigham Young az their head, lid IN,
| church for some years before tho flrH
Presidency was again organized, Their,
was a reason FOR this, After the martyr
dom OF the Prophet Joseph there was In
tense feeling against the Church. Tn,
spirit Of persecution ragged. There be
Ing no First Presidency. hatred was mo-
concentrated against any one ~ .n, al
n would have been. doubtless, had IN
First Presidency been organised, TIL
Twelve, therefore, presided over thl
Church until we had lott Illinois an,
come west. After the death OF Prealden
Brigham Young, again some tim
elapsed before the First Prealdencl
was organized A. the death OF Preai
dent John Taylor the Twelve agar
acted as the presiding council
until the First Presidency, wa
organized with President Wilfor,
woodruff at the head. And thus 1
might be said, u precedent had hoei
established, and the general foellni
was that no Immediate action wouli
be taken In organizing the First preal
dency. Hut On September 18Th. at
meeting ~ the Apostles, while discus
sing the necessity FOR the appointment
, u trustee -ln-truat FOR the Church
the necessity also OF organizing IN
First Presidency appeared clear 20 IN
= brethren, ana one after another n IN
Twelve spoke In favor u such actlol
helng taken al that time. After hear
Ing their views, President Snow thel
arose and stated 10 the brethren tina
he had. since the death OF Presldon