Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-27

his and his assoeIn,ea' strange notions
were accepted and made TO prevail.
they would depopulatc the world,
Here Il much good and much sclf-dc..
NAL wasted on crooked and perverted
freak notion. numbering parental de-
sire ana affection.
While at Greece found n couple OF
persons who had In some way had their
visions opened 70 the falaity Of the
Christian world In general and the
Greek church In particular. They De.
licvcd men once converted could not
sin. They based this on passage or
two In John. Tiny claimed TO he
guided by the spirit Of revelation.
Now these men also possessed good In
tcntionr. They had zeal hut not Wis
dom. and they could mako no converts.
They told me how hard this world was
to convince. They had some rcdccm-
Ing features, but they were hid away
behind 10 much rubbish that npnt
but those holding the Priesthood
and knowledge Of Gods plans
could do anything with them or point
out TO them their foiiea. one Incident
ally stated that he was recently mar
rled and knowing his dislike TO the
dominant church. | asked him who
married him, to which he replied with
an Innocent laugh God married me-"
These persons were conundrum 10 all
who knew them. Their freak was
strange revelations,
In the Antioch region a person had
by two years hard study of the Bible.
assisted by revelation. solved the mya-
tcrica OF Daniel and Revelation rcipt-
Ing 10 times. weeks days and seasons.
Ills whole soul was wrapped up In this
subject and when We presented him
the Gospel u was nH nothing to MIN,
when We could not enter Into the detail
OF these mysterious figures. His rcln-
lions looked upon him ~ n wonder In
our age and wanted my opinion on
him. lie, Of course. was about the
only man who knew when the Turks
would die nationally. only he didn't
dare tell It loud. he whispered. 'in ,hir-
teen years"
In Aintab was woman who claimed
20 know by revelation that the Nor
mon" Church was Of God. and no I'D
viscd all who called upon her. hut she
herself could not join.
In Russia there are great number
OF frvak religions. Owing 10 the ignor-
ancc of the people they are very
strange Indeed. Not long since while
walking on the quay by the Golden
Horn. this city. crowds Of pccpl. were
attracted by a ship loaded with i'm
lErnnta for Cypress. Upon inquiry they
| were found TO DC Doukhob1rr from itun-
ria. Their peculiar abstract ideas %
God and temporal government makes
them a singular people. They looked
like an honest. iniclli -cnt, people. not
withdrawing all their freak notions
that their soul ala not take possession
OF their body until they were nfteen
years old.
Al the present time there people %
about iOOo0 In Russia who write Us
letters and eau Us brethren. because
they claim 10 know ~ by revelation.
n IL singular a. say that they believe
IN faith In Gud and Jesus and the Holy
Ghost as We. that next follows repent
nnce and baptism by pouring and the
laying on Of hands for the Rlft OF the
Holy Ghost; also IN prophets and pairl-
archH who designate them uf the house
~ Judah and tell thcm OF Zion to
which all Israel must be- gathered.
| The time has not yet arrived for ~ 10
visit them. though We have had sew
ernt Invitations. only last year Elder
Mlshau received a letter from one OF
their Elders, and 70 near was u writ
ten In spirit ana dogma that liro.
Mlahnu could not understand what was
the trouble with tho letter. lie no.
tlced comethlug wrong, but u was not
apparent TO him. 80 he wrote To mo
rather natOnished To think we have
Elders Just over the line IN RuAnlh
aud he not acquainted with u, the
question that must be determined hohle
10 conviction and Instructions In the
TRUTH Then they may be said 10 be
a people prepared OF dod: II they are
| only freaks who have fixed ideas
then they will not receive the truth.
Another lot IN Russia believe In
plurality " wives. Iiut these strange
beings connect a real relislons
freak with the the practical part
OF ID. They believe In having two
wiyea one a temporal ana the other a
spiritual wife. This Ia We'll arranged 80
az 10 obvinte Jealousy. The temporal
wife enjoys the husband here, she ~
the mother and bears the Children, rhe
ls.howovor. the inferior, the other "a too
| holy 10 he contaminated with fallen
man 30 she n reserved fol the world To
come when the temporal wife takes
back scat. II Indeed, she De 4 family
member at All. Aud then there are
others who claim tehrcw origin pu.
/ who are Christian In belief and descent
for gencarationr ana who all possess
| some truths for which they battle and
| bv vhich they are distinguished. These
truths are often hidden away among
| the foolish notions " mon but We can
recognise the truth wherever We see ~
and the liberation aud llbernl View W.
/ Gospel gives ~ the salvation OF an o.
| Gods chlldfcn ana the restoration OF AL
truth 60 It's proper course RlNeS US a
| uront advantage over the world. am
| aware that they often judge Us as De.
| ing a little by the side OF ourselves but
/ Ne KNOW our inftflHtH anu Al'lF AhF
thorrhlp and the advantage they give
us above All men wherefore We can al
ways Ind cause 10 be Joyful IN our
humble stations In life.
The tendency 81 this age OF elvlllza-
/ lion IL upward ana onward
And AZ light peneirates these old
mun.made cracda ANA systems
men became often discomfort ana rest.
less and they evolve nav ideas. Ana
| when these Ideas are begotten by men
| OF character they cling close to their
convictions and you seldom see men 10
bnck To their ola beliefs any morn than
! scientiata return 20 tho old notion that
/ The dragon In about 10 swallow the
| moon when we have an eclipse, Last
yenr we had two eclipaes here ana All
| Turkey was out frinR NJ the moon and
beating drums and tin cans TO frightcn
/ on the dragon. And really they sue
coed every time
When one looks into the future the
work II immense, wheniwe contemplate
that we must work with our Elder
brother and King III the full accom-
pllahment OF all our Fathers purposes,
no that the Kingdom mHy be presented
spotless before the throne OF heaven
by Jesus or savior-klng, then We only
know by the Inspirations OF the Holy
| Ghost, What labor II VIII be before
| ali a ~. brotuht into working harmony.