Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-04
ELDER MATTHIAS F. COWLEY.


HNfH INsNFHsNu tUNh CDlIlN toulu Nl'N
comprehend the things of uod. This
perfectly harmonlgcs with the state
mcnt made by the Redecmer Of man
kind when lie sent His disciples To de-
clare the Gospel. He sent them. exactly
under similar conditions and TO follow
the same rules In their instruction TO
the people as lie haH cnjoincd upon the
Lattcr-day Saints In this glorious dis
pcnsation committed unto Us.
Behold. send you forth rs sheep
In the midst Of wolves: be ye therefore
wise as scrpcnts, and harmless as
doves.
hut beware Of men. for they will de-
liver you up 10 the councils. and they
Will scourge you In their synagOgucsi
And yc shall be brought before gov
crnora and kings for my sake. for
testimony against them and the Cen
tiles.
hut when they deliver you up. take
no thought how or what yc shall speak.
for II shall be given you In that same
hour what yc shall speak" Matthew.
10: 1919.
This was the injunction Of Jesus TO
those who were authorized 10 repre-.
sent Him In the world. and ! krow ~
no authorized revelation iuHtifying men
In changing that plan Of preaching the
Gospel Let me read little more from
the statement OF Paul To the Corln-
thians3
Now we have received not the spirit
Of the world. but the spirit which u Vt
God that we might know the things
that are freely given TO W. OF God.
which things also we speak. not In
the words witch mans wisdom teach
eth. bat which the Holy Ghost teach
eth. comparing spiritual things with
spiritual.
hut the natural man recclveth not
the thingr OF the Spirit of God: for
they are foolishnes- unto him: neither
can he know them. became they are
spiritually dlsccrncd." i Corinthians,
2. i2.il
Now ! wish TO assert In words ~
Holcmnlty before this congregation.
that this truth enumerated by the
Apostle Paul has been verified In all
the history of mankind. especially res.
pcctlng the doctrines OF our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. when Martin
Luther. Xwingli. and other rcformcr~
felt that u was their duty 60 stand M
and declare thcir convictions against
the oppression 81 Rome, none Of them
were ever able to say that God had
revealed unto them how 10 organize
His Church after the ancient pattern.
none OF them pretended TO have re-
colvcd communication from God by the
ministratlon OF n holy angel. none OF
them claimed 10 have boon placed IN the
position Of having obcyed the Gospel
at the hands OF some man having liter
al authority from uod. Consequently.
Notwithstanding the value TO mankind
Of their teachings. they do not haf-
monlzc on the doctrines OF Christ. Take
for instance, the ddctrlhe OF predcau.
nation as taught By them There was
a difference on this point between Luz
IaV a H.
tween Zwingli and John Gavin. Be-
cause Of this difference and the lack
% revelation 20 cnllghtcu them, "a new
sect arose, and then another: and this
dividing ana instituting new urganiza-
lions has been In process from
that day to this. ana the pco-
pie have not been brought
10 u unity Of the faith This II because
they cannot understand the things ~
God without the Spirit of God
Let me say further. this condition ~
n lack OF unity respecting the doctrines
of christ was prophesicd OF by the
Apostle Paul lie says;
This know also that In the last days
pcrilous times shall come.
For men shalt be- lovers OF their own
selves. coyetouH, Boosters, proud. bias
phrmorE. ditohcdlcnt 10 parents, un-
thankful. unholy.
without natural affection. truce
breakers. false nccuHefs. inc0ntinont.
icrcc. dcsplHcrA of those that are good.
TraltOrt. hcady, hifhmindcd. lovers
Of pleasure more that lovers of God,
Having n form Of godllncsa. but de-
nying the power thereof; from such
turn away" II Timothy, 81 i-5
Let me say here that the Lattcr-dny
Saints have form OF g0dllncaa They
claim TO have the same forms that
taI hN lac Ma lac
same faith which enabled the Twelve
and the Seventy TO 40 out without
money and without price and declare
the Gospel 10 the children OF men. The
exercise OF this faith was Of such a
character that they could pray 20 God
ana lie would hear and answer their
prnynra,It was a literal fact with them,
II was no protonaion. when they asked
they received; when they knocked, II
was opened unto them, aud they re-
ceived the revelations OF God
Now. this principle OF faith. ~ one
that we possess. when these young
men Of ours leave the Hchoolroom or
the workshop. aud separate themselves
from their fathers and mothers. their
wives and children to 40 Into the world
10 preach the Gospel. We think that
this II some proof OF their sincerity and
Of their faith. for they are not sus-
tained by the worldly announcement
OF "A salary. because they receive NJ pc
cunlnry compensation. They are not
sustained By the Idea that they viii be
encouraged by the popular acceptance
of mankind. because they. realize they
are not popular In the world. I3ut
they are sustained by the conviction
~ the truth; and when
man IN convinced Of the truth. and II
dwells IN his soul II makes him n sin
cerc man; II win enable him to leave
his family and all that In dear unto
him and thus show his love for man
kind.
In passing let me tell you a little
about charity We have heard n great
deal said about charity. Some have
thought that II consisted In simply CIV
ing their goods To the poor and In the
distribution OF wealth for charitable
purposes. Paul made this statement:
Though I speak with the tongues OF
men and OF angels. and have not char
lty I am become as sounding brass, or
"a Thrilling cymbal."
And though ! bestow all my goods
To feed the poor. and though give my
body TO be burned. and have not char
n.y. II protteth me nothing" | Cor
inthlans, 49, I. Q.
want 10 say that charity il the pure
love " Christ. | might give money TO
feed the poor: I might be very liberal
In the distribution OF temporal bless
lngs; but | might be 50 bigoted, per-
haps through my training and sur
roundlngs, that I could not tolerate a
man who believed In principles that
came In contact with mine. and would
be unfair ana unjust In my treatment
OF him. I say that such n man does not
have that charity which dwelt In the
- a.saI do