Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-15

designed they should Doe received s'ln
the world viii progress saihclehu{ W.
entertain in some form uulhs Hhi0"
now are not looked upon with any u'-
gree OF favor. Truth VIII uNe'
TRUTH ACCOMPANIED by POWER
There Ia this advantage about truth
as taught By this NhuI'n' ~
Is truth accompanied 10y poMel
the same power that was enJogee
ancientlY Men have deriiel 'he w
OF our laying claim 90 ahselle
ministrations but how else Coulu We
obtain this power? n Us q iar more
reasonable way OF obtaining IL 'neu
20 ask ordination and power az w
hands OF some man who declares nc
has no power. only that Nhlgh uu ",
rlyes from the scriptures lhousalls
Of ministers OF the present gay slata
that their authority is derived Ir9ul
that passage Of scripture where VIZ
Lord commands His disciples 90 go lhto
all the world and preach the tospel 10
every creature Now, The LQru de-
clnred to the Prophet Joseph smith IN
the beginning that an the churches had
gone astray and had no authority from
Him. This can be- clearly seen IN the
condition % ChriNcndOm Divisions OF
almost every conceivable kind ana eve
ory0ne claiming % have the aulhorlty
and the power "a preach me Gospel
and yet a total absence of the peculiar
gifts and blessings that attended the
Church Of Christ In ancient days NOW
u has been restored How By men
who held the authority Of God, ana VINO
had the unquestlone1 right to bestow
it-men whom an ChrIstendom recog-
nlze as possessing the authority, why
should not these men come TO IN
augurate so important q work as this,
preparatory 20 the coming OF the Son
Of G0d2 These immOrtals ala come,
and they ordained men 90 the same au-
thorily that they held. Then this grand,
magnificent and marvellous work COM
menced. Look at u from any standpoint
you viii. II Is extraordinary In all It's
aspects Men say IL Is a deluslon. Oh,
what folly 10 apply 20 such a movement
as this the cry of dcluslOn' The
grandeur OF the movement, It's all.
absorbing interest. its all-embracing
power, the effect it has on human be-
ings, why there IS nothing like II on
earth, There Is nothing described In
history like the gathering Of the Lat
ter-day Saints 10 these mountains;
bringing them together uni
Tying them, and making them homo
geneOus, Of one heart and one mind,
although OF different nationalities and
originally OF different creeds, and
speaking different languages. BY the
Welding power OF the Spirit Of God they
are made one united whole, enjoying the
gifts anclently enjoyed, and all testl-
tying that they know the work TO be
true, not because some man has told
them 80. but because " the power Of
God in their own hearts. II indeed Is "a
marvellous work and a wonder
ONLY THE PURE WILL REMAIN.
There Is one feature about this work
that | am profoundly thankful for and
IL Is that the wicked Will sooner or lat
err lose their standing IN this Church
The Lord viii not tolerate wickedness
among His people. He VIII cleanse His
Church, No matter how favored the
men and the women may be, they can
not remain In the Church II they are
impure Apostles have fallen; men that
We're mighty have fallen by reason OF
impurity-a warning 10 everybody that
men cannot stand in this Church unless
they obey the laws Of God. In saying
this I only repeat the lessons Of the past.
They are not new. II Is the same eter-
nal principle that wrong cannot co-exist
with good. In Gods work righteous
ness only can maintain itself, Every
thing that Is impure and unrlghteous
will be separated from the Church.
Tell me the individual history Of a
member OF this Church, and | viii tell
you his fate. Why2 Because | know
that certain causes viii produce GER
tain effects. And as with the individual
so with the entire community, As a
community we can only stand by doing
right Any man of experience In this
Church can write the fate Of members
Of the Church. so far as they know
their course Of life. Prophesy? Why
yes; predict II easily. because Il has all
been worked out thousands Of times be-
fore.
There are several things that ]
thought 10 speak OF, but my mind has
been led IN a direction that ! had not
thought OF, and hope that what have
said will be Of profit. Let US bring home
10 our conscience the fact that there Is
only one way that We can live ana be
blessed, ! have OTTER said that | would
be unhappy II this people were not
saved. / do not think II would be any
pleasure 20 me to be In heaven without
those whom have loved and associated
with all my life | anticipate heaven
with delight because | expect to be with
you there. ! want 10 be with you. how
ever humble my place may be. / have
felt that il | could only get In and have
the society OF the Father, and OF Jesus.
and Of the holy ones, and Of those who
have been faithful 10 the Lord In all
ages, no matter how humble my sphere
may be, / shall praise God. [ want TO
see all. especially those who have been
faithful In the midst Of trial and atilic-
ton and have never wavercd In their
love for the truth-I would Ike them
and their children after them to live so
that We may all enter into that glorious
rest that God has provided FOR the faith
full. / pray this for all Of us, IN the
name Of Jesus. Amen.