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

IL Is strange among men today, II Is In
perfect accord with the promises that
have been made by the Lord God OF
heaven, as contained In the Scriptures.
TESTIMONY OF SCRIPTURE.
We believe the Scriptures to be true.
We value the Holy Bible very highly.
God has declared 10 us that II con-
tains the word Of the Lord. In II we
read that no Scripture comes by the
viii OF man, but holy men OF God
spoke as they were moved upon By the
Holy Ghost" When men sneak BY the
inspiration OF the Holy Spirit they
speak words OF truth. When they
| prophecy by the Spirit OF truth they
give utterance TO predictions that will
surely come to pass. II matters not
whether We believe the predictions
made by the prophets or not, the un.
belief Of mankind can in no way pre-
vent the fulnllment Of the word OF the
| Lord. Jesus has declared that the
| heavens and the earth may pass away
| but not one iot or little Of His counsel
/ 10 the people should fall 10 the ground
unfulhled. He announced a great
| truth when He taught this doctrine.
IL Is not only true OF the utterances OF
wv hoNlNlt buA ~ II true bI lle QOt-
trines ana teachings Of all inspired men
who have been called Of God, and who
have acted under the power OF the Holy
Ghost II matters not how they may
have been despised. or how the mes
sage that they have delivered 10 men
may have been trampled under foot.
The very heavens and the earth may
pass away, but the words and predlc- !
lions Of men who have been inspired OF |
God VIII not pass away. This is true. |
1t Is taught in the Holy Scriptures. |
WORDS OF THE PROPHETS Full.
FILLED.
The history Of the world. so far az the |
predictions OF the prophets are con-
cerned, bears testimony that the say
ings OF the prophets have been fulfilled /
as Tar as time has advanced Many |
wonderful predictions that seemed very |
unlikely OF fultllment, and that no
doubt were laughed to scorn when they
were uttered, have come TO pass. The
mighty nations that have lived In by
gone ages. that were lifted up in their
pride and In their might. and that
trampled under foot the testimonies de-
livered TO them by the servants Of the
Lord, took upon themselves a fearful
responsibility. their history bears rec
ord that the warnings OF the Almighty
made to them by His prophets were not
forgotten but were all fulfilled The
ashes OF Babylon, Of Nineveh Of Tyre.
and Of other great cities that have per-
ished from the earth thousands OF
years ago. bear witness that there Is
a God In heaven, and that He does IN
spire His servants. the prophets, and
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In the future. Those who are wise
and who seek for the. counsel OF the
Spirit OF the Lord. are warned By these
predictions, and they prepare for that
which Is to come. As a people, we be-
lleye with all our hearts In these testl- I.
monies OF the proohets-of Isaiah Of !
jeremiah, of Daniel, and the other
prophets.
LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS.
suppose that men generally who
have accepted the Scriptures believe
that we are living In the last days. We
believe this Therefore we say that we
are living In the very time when the
gathering Of the people from afar
should take place. and when men
should go out as jeremiah, 1916 says;
Behold, I will send for many fish
ers saith the Lord, and they shall fish
them: and after will send for hunt
ers, and they shall hunt them
In other woris He would send His
who were commissioned
by the authority Of the holy PRIEST
hood-out among the people to hunt
them from every mountain. and
from every hill and out OF !
the holes OF the rocks" and I
from all places withersoever they ,
had been scattered. The Lord Is here
speaking OF the Israel Of God and He
says He viii bring them from all the
lands whittier He had driven them" 9
We are told that this should transDire /
In the latter days. We believe that Il
God, our Father. has set His hand to s
accomplish this wonderful purpose. this a
Strange act:" for Il Is a strange thing 9
rs thousands Of men who have been In 1
he missionary field can testify. and as y
ems Of thousands OF Latter-day Saints 4
who have been gathered from the ma 1
lions can testify | myself have been n
/ witness 10 young men and young wo- n
men who have been giving the parting ii
land 10 their fathers and mothers. 10 n
heir brothers and sisters, and 10 all | IN
hat they loved In the old world, TO n
'ome out TO this country. You would I,
suppose that under conditions OF this n
character their hearts would be very n
leavy. and that they would be sad n
lened at the thought Of leaving the m
lone OF their parents, their native If
and and all the scenes Of their child n,
iood, which It is natural for people to in
owe, and which they loved. too; but n
Trough the power OF the Gospel and r.
he inspiration Of the Spirit Of the =,
ord, which had taken possession OF y,
hem they were able TO bid adieu TO y,
II that they loved, and TO come TO this n,
and with gladness. thanksgiving and o.
raise In their hearts for the oppor- n,
unity Of gathering with the people OF y, N
he Lord. Wives have babe adleu 10 81
heir husbands. husbands 10 their Sc
lives, that they might gather 10 Zion, ",
here they could learn the ways OF the q,
ord and walk In His paths. ~ ~
POWER OF GOD MANIFEST. ca
II might be we'll TO ask, What power pt
ould accomplish this work? What IL Ia
here In this country that We could Of al
n TO men and women which would in liz
uce them 20 leave everything they re
we upon earth? II would be impossi- ar
le 10 persuade them 10 come IL they co
Id not receive for themselves an I'M In
erstandlng Of the truth and a knowl- w
ige that God Is fulfilling the words IA
the prophets, and that we are is
wing In the very age spoken Of co
y these prophets. There never has Of
zen given any greater testimony TO iai
,e divine mission OF any man who has M
'er lived than the testimony borne by IN
lis gathering OF the Latter-day Saints pc
Is the most marvellous thing that Je
rs been accomplished In this age Of fls
le world. Nothing like H. so far as Nv
know, has ever been accomplished. ella
Is strange and wonderful thing. ifs
Fl, despite It's strangeness, Il agrees mt
ost perfectly with the Scriptures OF gri
vine truth. n Joseph Smith received OF
Violations from the Almighty, II he OF
as endowed with authority from our IN,
lther In heaven. II he was COM to
anded 10 organize the Church OF thi
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