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


II " strange among men today. II IL In
perfect accord with the promises that
have been made by the Lord God OF
heaven. IN contained In the Scriptures.
TESTIMONY OF SCRIPTURE.
We believe the Scriptures TO be true.
We value the Holy Bible very highly.
God has declared TO us that II com
taina the word OF the Lord. In II we
read that no Scripture comes by the
VIII OF man. but holy men OF God
spoke ~ they were moved upon by the
Holy Ghost" When men speak by the
inspiration OF the Holy Spirit they
speak words ~ truth. when they
prophecy by the Spirit Of truth they
give uttcrancc to predictions that Will
surely come To pass. II matters not
whether we believe the predictions
mnbo by the prophets or not. the UNI
belief Of mankind can In no way pre-
vent the fulnllmcnt of the word of the
Lord. Jesus has declared that the
heavens ana the earth may pass away,
but not one lOt or little OF His counsel
To the people should fall 10 the ground
unfulnllcd. lie announced great
truth when lie taught this doctrine.
u " not only true of the uttcranccs Of
the Savior. but II II true Of the doe
trineH md 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 dcaplsed. or how the mes
sage that they have delivered to men
may have been trnmplcd under foot.
The very heavens and the earth may
pass away, but the words and prcdc-
lions Of men who have been inspired of
God viii not pass away. This Il true
II IL taught In the Holy Scriptures.
WORDS OF THE PROPHETS Full.
FILLED.
The history II the world. 50 far a. the
predictions OF the prophets are con-
cerncd. bears testimony that the say
ings u the prophets have been fulfilled
ns far aa time has advanced. Many
wonderful predictions that seemed very
unlikely OF fulnllmcni. and that no
doubt were laughed to scorn when they
were uttered, have come TO pas The
mighty nations that have lived In by
gone ages. that We're lifted up In their
pride and In their might, and that
tramplcd under foot the testimonies de.
liNcrcd To them by the servants ~ the
Lord. took upon themselves u fearful
responsibility, their history bears rec
ord that the warnings ~ the Almighty
made TO them by His prophets were not
forgotten. but We're all fulfilled. The
ashes of babylon. 81 Nineveh. OF Tyre
and of other grent cities that have per-
ished from the earth thousands OF
years ago, bear witness that there In
a God In heaven. ana that lie does In
spirc His servants, the prophets. and
enables them to foretell events that are
In the future Those who are wise.
ana who teek for the. counsel OF the
Spirit Of the Lord. are warned by these
predictions. and they prepare for that
which IN To come. As people, we be-
llcvc with all our hearts In these testi-
monies OF the pruohcts-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 hfar
should 40 out ~ jeremiah, 1915 says;
Behold, win send for many nsh-
crs, saith the Lord, and they shall nsh
them. and after VIII I send for hunt
crs, and they shall hunt them
In other wor,ls lie would send His
scrvanis-men who were commissioned
by the nuthorlt. 81 the holy Priest
hood-out among the people to hunt
them from every mountain, and
from every hill. and out Of
tho holes OF the rocks." and
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"
We are told that this should transpirc
In the latter days, We believe that
God. our Father. has set His hand to
accomplish this wonderful purpose, this
strange nct;" for a " n strange thing.
Us thousands Of men who have been In
the missionary Held can testify. and az
tens Of thousands Of f.attcr-day Saints
who have been gathered from the ma
lions can testify, I myself have been
a witness 10 yduifs men und young wo-
men who have been giving the parting
hand TO their fathers and mothers, to
their brothers and sisters, and to all
that they loved In the old world. to
come out to this country. You would
suppose that under conditions OF this
character their hearts would be very
heavy, and that they would he sad
doned at the thought Of leaving tho
home OF their parents. their native
land, and all the scenes OF their child
hood. which II Is natural for people to
love, and which they loved. too; but
through the power OF the Gospel and
the Inspiration OF the Spirit of the
Lord. which had taken possession Of
them. they were able To hid adleu to
all that they loved, and to come to this
land with gladness. thanksgiving and
praise In their hearts for the oppor-
tunlty Of gathering with the people OF
the Lord. Wives have babe adleu to
their husbands. husbands to their
wives, that they might gather to Zion.
where they could learn the ways OF tho
Lord and walk In His paths.
POWER OF GOD MANIFEST.
II might be well to ask. What power
could accomplish this work. What Is
there In this country that we could Of
fer 10 men and women which would In
ducc them to leave everything they
love upon cnrthY II would be impossi-
BILE TO persuade them TO come II they
did not receive for themselves an un-
derstandlng OF the truth. and u knowl-
edge that God II fulfilling the words
| OF the prophets. and that we are
| living In the very age spoken OF
by these prophets. There never has
been given amy greater testimony Ia
the divine mission OF any man who has
ever lived than the testimony borne by
this gathering OF the Latter-dhy Saints.
| u IN tho most mervelous thing that
has been accomplished In this age OF
the world Nothing like II, so far az
! know, has ever been accomplished.
II II n strange and wonderful thing.
Yet, despite It's strnngeness. It agrees
most perfectly with the Scriptures OF
divine truth. n Joseph Smith received
revelations from the Almighty. II he
wan endowed with authority from our
Father In heaven, II he was com
manded to organize the Church Of
jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints, then