Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02


way before the Savior OF men.Theson bf
God desired baptism Of him. and when
John consented, He went down Into the
water With the man who ofiicintcd. ana
when He had been immersed He came
W out Of the water. Then the heavens
were opened, aud the Holy Ghost de-
accndad upon Him IN the form ~ a
dove. and the voice OF the Father was
heard bearing record. This Ia my b.
loved Son, In whom am we'll pleascd.'
The Apostles who wer. commissioned
by che Lord Jesus Christ. who were
privileged TO tarry with Him tot a fcw
years In this existence. and who wcf.
educated by Him IN the principles u
the Gospel. have left upon record, IN
plain and simple language. the doctrines
that men should receive when they feel
pricked In their hearts and desire TO en-
ter the Church Of Christ. We can read
IN tho Acts VI thc Apostles that when
the Apostles wotr preaching IN Jcrusa.
lem. they ala 20 by the power Of tho
Spirit OF God. and every man heard the
| Gospel In his uwn tongue. The people
! marvelcd al this. They could not UNDER
stand how men who had possibly never
learned letters could address them IN
their own tongues Peter taught them
the power hy which this was donc-thnt
they were spcnking by the power Of the
Holy Ghost. He said u was In fulfill
ment Of - prophecy made bv one u the
| prophets. and he quoted the scriptures
unto them In defens. ~ the Lord Ieeus.
who had been desplscd and hated. and
who had given His llfc FOR His tCati-
mony. and proved 60 the people that this
desplscd Nagarcne wac the Messiah for
l whom they had been booking for gen.
crntlons. Thcn the multitude cried out,
Mon and brethren. what shall We do9'
The chief OF the Apostles. who was
upon whom Jesus had conferred
the keys u the Kingdom. made
answer. and that answer applies to all
men everywhere today. II was: Re
peni. and he baptized every one Of you
In the name OF Jesus Christ Tor the re-
mission Of flns. and yc shall receive the
glft % the Holy Ghost" This promise
was not only unto those who heard
/ Peter, but "the promise IL unto you.
and to your children. and to all that are
afnr on. even az many a. the Lord our
ONLY ONE wAT TO RE SAVED.
We believe AZ people that this plan
| OF salvation II the only way by which
men can be saved. We do not believe
that this II the only church which has
/ principles Of truth. Every dcnumirn-
tion upon the face Of the earth nns
| principles of truth. or they could not
/ hold together. They are built up and
/ kept together by the truth that II In
them But they have been organized
/ by the wisdom q men. and many cr-
thcm. And when We say that there IA
/ but one way of salvation. but one Cos
| pei, we simply repeat the words Of the
| Apostle Paul. and men should not go
away and say. Why. those l.atter.dny
Saints are narrow minded; they believe
there i only one way Of salvation. II
IL not the Latter.dny Saints belief
| alone; II II the doctrine Of the Lord
Jesus and OF His Apostles. II has not
| been gotten up by this community,
| The Apostle Paul declared to the Gala
| tians; II marvel that yc are 10 soon
removed from him that called you into
| the grace Of Christ unto another Cos
| pei; which II not another, but there
be some that trouble you, and would
| pervcrt the Gospel OF Christ. Hut
| though We. or an angel from heaven,
preach any other Gospel unto you than
| that which We have preached unto you,
/ let him he nccursed." II the scriptures
are true there " only one Gospel only
one way of salvation, and that II the
/ way marked out by Jesus Of Nazareth
II matters not whether II be popular or
unpopular this II the truth. and In the
| truth there N salvation. This whole
! people should feel and do
| feel like the Apostle when he wrote tn
the Romans. You know. We are des-
pissed. We are evil spoken OF. we have
been separated from the company OF
our fellow men. but In our hearts We
have this feeling. We are not ashamed
| OF the Gospel OF Christ as revealed Ia
the Prophet Joseph Smith; for It Is the
power OF God unto salvation to every
one that belicveth, And we know that
our testimony concerning this II true,
| and II men will receive the truth they
too can have this knowledge. Jesus
promised IT, He said; MY doctrine II
! not mine. but His that sent me- II any
man win do Ills Will. he shall know OF
! the doctrine. whether Il be Of God, or
! whether | speak ~ myself" We have
tested that promise, and have proved
It's truth. Joseph Smith made the same
promise. and those who would receive
] the GOSPEL as restored to him, they
should have "a knowledge that II was
true; that he did not speak OF himself,
/ but that II came from God. Joseph
Smith was hated and prosecuted. He
had nothing TO offer to the people To
induce them to receive his testimony;
and II God had not given them evidence
! OF the truth OF his mission, M fast as
/ men discovered this they would have
deserted him. and would have testified
that they had proven the promise OF
Joseph Smith TO be false. But We have
| here In this congrcgntlon-wc have In
THIS intermountain country probably
six or seven hundred congregations to-
day, who have tested the promise mndc
| by this servant OF the Lord. and they
stand up today, n mighty host among
men, and with one united voice bear
!
that this work IN of God. and that
Joseph Smith was His Prophet" Every
man and woman who viii test this
proposition can have this same know
ledge. n there be strangers IN our
midst. we invite them To investigate
this Gospel; for 1t N the power OF God
unto salvation. and God win reveal II
to you, " you will trust Him and prove
your faith by an acceptance OF the prin-
clples lie has revealed. God has prrm-
ised that He viii give the believer an
evidence OF the truth OF this Gospel,
and God always fulnlls His promises,
Because % this we are here today In
the midst Of these mountains OF Israel,
gathered from nfar' by u gracious
God. IN fulnllmcnt OF promises made
long ago.
May the Lord help us to appreciate
our position, to appreciate the Gospel
we have received and the blessings
that are 10 abunduntly bestowed upon
Ms, and enable us, M my brother said
to let our light 80 shine that other
men, seeing our good works. may be
led To glorify our Father In heaven.
which may God grant. In the name Of
Jusca. Amen.
GRAPE JUICE AND SWEET CIDER.
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