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doubt and unbehcI
The Prophet Amos said;
surely the Lord God will do nothing.
hut lie rcvealeth His secret unto Ills
servants the prophets Amos o. z.
This shows that when lie desires to
accomplish " religious work on the
earth lie will have prophets 10 receive
Ills mind and Will.
might be referred TO, direct statements
from men possessed " divine authority
~ speak In the name NJ the Lord. that
where there II no revelation the peo-
pie perish.
PASSAGES OF Scripture respecting
the establishment Of new diapcnsa-
ton. said that these young men
had been out tcHtifying tU the world
that the Lord Ind restored the Gospel
after the ancient pattern. They iagu
been asserting that they have received
a conviction TO their souls that the
Lord has established what "a called the
dispcnaation OF the fullncsH Of times
| that iH dispenantion when the Gospel
should be- restored with nii the power
that any and every other previous dis.
penHation ever possessed among the
| children Of mon. "a disurualtlpn. too, ~
which the work Of God should be- con-
summatrd without Interruption, or
without being taken from tho earth, IN
harmony with the prophecy contained
| In the Interpretation ~ The dream %
Scbuchadnczzar. which ! cannot take
time to read. hut II represented the
Kingdoms of the earth from Nebuchad-
nozznr down to thoru modern King
| doma that should grow out ~ the ito-
man empire. and which should spread
abroad and mlnglc Themselves with
the seed of men. Daniel makes this
assertion;
And In the days OF these kings shall
the God Of heaven oct up "a kingdom,
which shall never be destroyed" Dan
lei. 2: ~.
That kingdom wnA not set ~ In the
days ~ tho Savior. for those kings did
not exist n was to be- accomplished
IN the days " these kings" and In
the days of Jesus the Roman empire.
represented by the legs % iron. bore
sway over the nations.
Again he says;
And the Kingdom shall not be loft
90 other people" Daniel, q a.
II was not accomplished In the days
| ~ Jesus. for the Gospel and the king
dom was left TO other people. Read
| the l1rd verse Of the siHt chapter OF
Mntthcw-but perhaps had better
| read IL.
Jesus saith unto them. Did 80 never
read In the scriptures"
SO gay I unto you. Did 80 never read
| the scrlpturcsi Did you never desire
| % have your eyes opened. that you
might sec and understand the truth aa
| n II In Christ Jesus DID you never
throw on the Hhackles which bind you
| tn believe that you must accept pri-
vatc Interpretation ~ the truth, in-
| stead Of the assertion OF the Apostle
Peter. whore he says
knowing this first. that no prophecy
/ ~ the Scripture n of any private inter
| probation.
For the prophecy came not IN old
time by the viii of man; but holy men
of God spakc as they were moved by
the Holy Ghost" II Peter D. 60 a."
Not men with scholastic at,ainmenta
necessarily but men Of dod wrote and
spoke ~ they were moved upon by the
Holy Ghost.
Jesus saith unto them. hid " nevnr
read In the Scriptures. the stone which
the builders rejected. the same i be.
| come the head ~ the corner. this IN the
Lords doing. and u IL marvellous In
our eyes,
Therefore say I unto you the king
dom ~ God shall BE- taken fr,m you,
aud given 60 nation bringing forth
the fruits thereof" Matthew. a. a..
a."
Paul said. In preaching to the Jews
at was necessary that the word 81
/ God should nrHt have been spoken to
you: but seeing yc put n from you. ana
/ Judge yourselves unworthy Of cvcrlnHt.
Ing llfe. 10, We turn 20 the uunilieu.'
Acts. ~: &C."
! n time would permit. could go unth
the prophets, 10 Paul. and Potter. aud
I Jude. and John the Rcyelator, and show
| you that the Gospel was taken from
| the Grntilcs; Tor as God spared not the
natural tree 30 He spared not the Wild
branches that had been enEfaftod on
| 20 ~.
so It was not the day tina, Daniel
/ spoke Of.
Again. Daniel says
And It shall stand forever" Daniel
81 a."
That was TO he peculiar
Characteristic OF the Kingdom NJ
/ God that Jesus should establish In the
laft days; II should stand for ever. and
nothing should prevail against a.
We can AFFORD 90 be patient. TO suffer
persecution. TO be lied about and mis-
represented. Why because this l.
not our work. II n not the work ~
/ Joseph Smith. not the work Of brigham
Young, not the work ~ John Taylor.
/ or Uf Wllford Woodruff or OF Lorenzo
snow. but u IN the work ~ Almighty
God. lie established Il lie has project.
cd and perpetuhted II thus far. and lie
Will do 80 Tor ever. II IN Gods work.
and not the work ~ man. Ana want
/ you to hear my testimony, for I have
received this witness from God.
| This dispenaation was prOphcslod of
/ by Paul ana many others. Paul. speak
ing OF Jesus, says;
"In whom we have redemption
/ through his blood. the forgiveness %
sins, according 10 the riches Of his
/ grace.
wherein he hath nbounded toward
us IN an wisdom and prudence.
Having made known unto MS the
mystery ~ His will. according to Ills
good pleasure which lie hath purpoHed
IN himself.
''rhnt Ia the dlspcnsation Of the full
ness OF times he might gather together
| In one all thlngs In Christ, both which
are IN heaven. ana which are on earth.
even In him" Epheslans L. 1.i0,
So that every truth and every man
aud woman who loves the truth, and
who would be- enlightened by the spirit
/ VI truth. should be- gathered In one In
| the day % this great dispenHution, In
! other words, they should be- baptized
| by one spirit into one body, they should
/ see eye To eye, they should understand
| alike And. my brethren and sisters,
! the Holy Ghost never contradicts him
| self When he teaches me baptism by
| immersion. he viii not teach you hap-
tism by sprinkling. and another tho
form OF pouring. lie Will teach all alike.