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

heaven, ana THIS cry thut u IN tne
hearts Of the people, 20, Lord. open
To the land OF Zion. where thou hast
pastors after thine own heart, who shall
feed me with knowledge and with I'M
derstanding" II N the power OF God.
II II the fulfiilment OF the promise that
has been made. The people are being
gathered together, not by the wisdom
OF man. not by any scheme or plan
that has been concOcted by any quo
rum In the Church. but by the power Of
God. There II no persuasion on the
part Of the missionaries. II you were
to ask the Elder who has spoken TO
you n he had been out In the world
cntlcin. men and women to come up
to this land. he would tell YOU, No:
that that had been no part OF his mis-
sion. Notwithstanding we are charged
with this by the world. II is believed
TO n great extent among the masses Of
missionaries In going out to
represent the Lattet-day Saints IL
that they may persuade the people
TO gather to Utah. The truth n that
the Elders at the present time are try
Ing TO restrain the people and to In
iluencc them TO rcmpin whore they are.
that branches of the Church may be
built up. that the hands of the Elders
may be strengthened. and that the pur-
poses OF the Almighty In the nations
may b" brought to pass We are not
emigration ngvntsi we are not seeking
to colOnize Utah. but to preach the
Gospel; and MS the Gospel In these lat
ter times Incorporates the gathering to-
gcthcr u the people. those who embrace
II become Inspired with this desire
without any teaching. and II ia a mar
NclouH evidence that God has cstab-
llshcd this work This doctrine Of thu
gathering was revealed long years ago.
ulfunuf h4fNYs thorn church
and before the Gospel had ever been
preached outside ~ the immediate
nclEhbOrhood where tho Church was
first organized. The announcement
was made that a gathering of this
character should take place. and that
the Gospel was to be preached In all the
world. The Scriptures declare that
when n man prophcsloth In the name
OF the Lord and the thing that he
prophecies comes TO pass. We are TO
know that the Lord hath sent him.
This is one OF the reasons why men
ana women believe that Joseph Smith
was n Prophet OF the Lord. because he
declared In his youth. when he was
weak and In poverty. when he stood
alone without followers. that the time
had come for the gathering OF Israel
from all the world. He also declared
that our place " gathering should be
In the tops 81 the mountains. Just M
Isaiah forcsaw lonr years ago. We nrc
witnesses ~ the fulnllmcnt of these
prophetic utterances Of the Prophet
Joseph Smith. and by their fuinllincnt
We know. In part. that he was prophet
Of the Lord.
GOSPEL TO he PREACHED UNI
vERsALLY.
Another doctrine was taught by the
lattcr-day prophet In the very COM
mencemont Of this work that also
might seem a little strange to the pco-
pie, but IL II having "a literal funllmcnt
IN these days proving that Joseph
Smith was Inspired Of the Lord. In the
revelation a,.'sa,o ma, =, H. s ,,Hen as as
Doctrine and Covenants. the
Lord. speaking through the Propho,
Joseph Smith, said the voice OF warn
Ing shall be- unto all people. by the
mouths OF my disciples. whom ! have
chosen In these last days. And they
shall go forth and none shall stay them.
for ! the Lord have commanded them.
Wherefore. fear and trcmble. o ye
people. for what | the Lord have de-
creed In them shall be fulnllcd." We
have Just listened to the testimony OF
one man who has been out In the world
preaching the Gospel. and he returns
with the declaration that notwithstnnd-
Ing opposition, cyll-spcnklng. and per-
secutlon. through the blessing Of the
Almighty he has been able TO accom-
pilsh the work that had been allotted 70
him In connection with his fellow-labor-
cry. We have today In the nelghbor-
hood OF two thousand missionaries
travelling TO and fro through all the
nations Of the world where religious
liberty prevails with the proclr nation
Of the Gospel. They are giving evil
dence that the prediction made by the
Prophet In relation to preaching the
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accord with the promise made by the
Savior of mankind that this should be
the condition In the last times. The
Apostles at one time desired to know
Of the Savior what should be the sign
Of His second coming and OF the end
Of the world. The Redccmor. In reply
Ing mentioned many things that should
transpire among men before the end of
the world; one Of the important things
that should be "a Sign to the people Of
the second coming Of the Lord Jesus
and the windlng-up scene was couched
In this language; And this Gospel OF
the kingdom shall be preached In all
the. world for witness unto all nn-
lions. and then shall the end come"
HARMONY OF ANCIENT AND MOD
ERIN REVELATION.
The prophets have declared that this
great gathering should take place. and
the Savior has declared that His Cos
pel-the Gospel that we are teaching
should be preached In all the world for
witness, and then should the end
come. Then In connection with
the gathering OF the people.
we have the fulnllment OF
thls prediction made by the
Lord Jesus two thousand years ago.
and the fulhllment OF the prophecy
made by the Prophet Joseph Smith In
this dispensatlon. the Gospel being
preached IN all the world, men testify
ing that the second coming OF the Lord
Of Glory IL near at hand, and pointing
To these events that are Transporting
before the people aa evidences that
they do bear n mcraagc OF truth, that
they have been authorized and COM
missioncd OF the Lord to bear this tes-
timony and TO teach these things TO the
people This sending of missionaries
Into all the world In the manner that
the missionaries OF the Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Lattor-day Saints are sent
corresponds exactly with the sending
out OF the preachers OF the religion of
our Savior two thousand years ago, We
have no hircllng ministry. Men are not
educated nor specially prepared for the
preaching OF the Gospel, There are
many educated mon In the world repre-
scnting the Latter-day Saints. for
which we feel grateful and thankful.
and the time In coming when there Will
be thousands OF men who viii be the
peers OF any In the world from an edu-
cationnl standpoint, for the Lord hath
| declared that In the latter times His
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