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


way before the Savior Of men. TheSon bi
God desired baptism OF him. and wher
John consented He went down into the
water With the man who ofIiciated, and
when He had been immersed He came
up out OF the water. Then the heavens
We're opened ana the Holy Ghost de-
soended upon Him IN the form u a
dove, and the voice Of the Father was
heard bearing record, This Is my be-
loved Son, In whom / am well pleased
The Apostles who We're commissioned
10y Che Lord Jesus Christ. who We're
| privileged TO tarry with Him fot a few
years In this existence, and who were
educated by Him IN the principles OF
the Gospel. have left upon record. In
plain and simple language. the doctrines
That men should receive when they feel
! prlcked IN their hearts and desire TO en-.
ter the Church OF Christ. We can read
In the Acts Of Che Apostles that when
| the Apostles were preaching In Jerusa-
lem, they did 50 by the power OF the
| Spirit OF God. and every man heard the
Gospel In his own tongue. The people
! marveled 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 10y which this was dOne-that
! they were speaking by the power Of the
! Holy Ghost He said Il was In fulfill
ment Of a prophecy made by one OF the
prophets, and he quoted the scriptures
unto them IN defense ~ the Lord Jesus.
| who had been despsed and hated. and
who had given His life for His testi.
mony, and proved 90 the people that this
desDlsed Nazarene wac the Messiah for
whom they had been looking for gem
crallons. Thea the multitude cried out,
Men and brethren. what shall we do?"
The chief Of the Apostles. who was
filed with The Holy Ghost. and
upon whom Jesus had conferred
the keys Of the Kingdom. made
answer; and that answer applies to all
men everywhere today. 1t was: Re
pent, and be baptized every one Of you
In the name Of Jesus Christ for the re-
mission OF sins. and We shall receive the
gift OF the Holy Ghost" This promise
was not only unto those who heard
Peter, but THE promise Is unto you,
and to your children, and TO all that are
afar off even as many as the Lord our
God shall call"
ONLY ONE WAT TO BE SAVED.
We believe as a people that this plan
Of salvation is the only way by which
men can be saved We do not believe
that this Is the only church which has
principles Of truth. Every denomina-
ton upon the face Of the earth mas
principles OF truth, or they could not
hold together. They are built up and
kept together by the truth that Is in
them. But they have been organized
by the wisdom Of men, and many err
roneous doctrines have crept In among
them. And when We say that there Is
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 I.atter-day
Saints are narrow-minded; they believe
there Is only one way Of salvation. II
Is not the Latter-day Saints belief
alone; II Is 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 Il marvel that ye are so soon
removed from him that called you into
the grace OF Christ unto another Cos
pei which is not another. but there
be some that trouble you. and would
pervert the Gospel OF Christ. But
though We or. an angel from heaven.
preach any other Gospel unto you than
that which We have preached unto you,
let him be accursed," II the scriptures
are true there is only one Gospel. only
one way Of salvation, and that is the
way marked out by Jesus Of Nazareth,
II matters not whether il be popular or
unpopular, this Is the truth, and in the
truth there is salvation. This whole
people should feel and do
feel like the Apostle when he wrote TO
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 10
the Prophet Joseph Smith: for II Is the |
power OF God unto salvation TO every |
one that believeth. And we know that |
our testimony concerning this is true, /
and IL men will receive the truth they |
too can have this knowledge. Jesus /
promised H. He said: MY doctrine is
not mine, but His that sent me. II any
nan will do His will. he shall know OF
he doctrine, whether II be OF God, or
whether I speak OF myself" We have
ested that promise and have proved
is truth. Joseph Smith made the same
promise. and those who would receive
he Gospel as restored to him, they
should have a knowledge that 1t was
rue; that he did not speak OF himself,
)ut that ii came from God. Joseph
smith was hated and prosecuted. He
lad nothing 10 offer to the people 90
induce them TO receive his testimony:
md II God had not given them evidence
4 the truth OF his mission, as fast as
men discovered this they would have
deserted him, and would have testified
hat they had proven the promise OF
oseph Smith 70 be false. But we have
Iere In this congregatlon--we have In
hts intermountain country probably
tx or seven hundred congregations to-
ay, who have tested the promise made
~ this servant Of the Lord. and they
tand up today, mighty host among
nen. and with one united voice bear
his solemn testimony, we do know
hat this work is OF God, and that
oseph Smith was His Prophet" Every
lan and woman who will test this
roposition can have this same know
,dge n there be strangers in our
iidst, we invite them to investigate
his Gospel; for It Is the power Of God
nto salvation: and God VIII reveal IL
, you. II you will trust Him and prove
our faith by an acceptance Of the prin.
piles He has revealed. God has prom
ed that He will give the believer an
violence OF the truth OF this Gospel.
nd God always fulnlls His promises.
ecause Of this We are here today In {
le midst Of these mountains OF Israel. ]
altered from afar" by gracious Z
cd, IN fulhllment OF promises made
ng ago. y
May the Lord help US TO appreciate
ar position. to appreciate the Gospel
e have received and the blessings q
Iat are so abundantly bestowed upon q
:, and enable US. as my brother said.
let our light so shine that other $
en-, seeing our good works. may be i
4 10 glorify our Father in heaven:
hich may God grant, IN the name Of y
Uses. Amen. Z
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