Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29

stored the Gospel-not Gaspel, not a
| theory but theGospel OfJesusC hrlatIhls
| means continuation Of what was in
| stituted at Jerusalem. We are preach
| ing the same Gospel and preaching Il In
| the same way The organization OF the
| Church Is identical with that at Jerusa-
| lem. We are making TO the people the
same promises IN delivering the mes
sage OF repentance TO the inhabitants
OF the earth. When the conditions are
complied with. the results follow now as
no Jerusalem What more do people
want? by their fruits ye shall know
them"
SIGNS FOLLOW THE BELIEVERS.
have often said let men and women
come 20 Utah with "a sincere desire %
know the truth, and see the contented
homes. the fruitful fields. the prosper
Gus people the education. the art, the
beauty the harmony and the truth that
exists throughout the settlements OF
this people. and % VIII take no argu-
mcnt 10 prove that they have the Cos
pei of Jesus Christ. have been telling
people that we have no paid preachers,
mo- written sermons, no contribution
boxes, and they look az me In wonder
mcnt. | have said that II we should
put the question 70 a congregation OF
Latter-day Saints, How many Of YOU
have seen the signs and gifts follow
the believer? the hands Of multi
tude would 60 up The signs follow the
believer now as 40 Jerusalem, ana what
more evidence do we Wantt 'By their
fruits ye shall know them and men
don't gather grapes OF thorns nor lss
of thistles today any more han they
40 hU 4 % Hnf-IIHU
Saints. / wonder. have seen the sick
healed2 How many know that reyela-
ton, prophecy. the speaking IN tongues
and the Interpretation Of tongues exist
In the church, II these things exist
among this people en- tulfllment Of the
promise made 20 the believer, what
more can men and women ask for when
the Gospel message ls delivered 90
theme / know that these things exist In
the Church ] know that the signs fOl-
low the believer ] refuse % allow that
signs are more than salvation, But
"a man may prophecy, he may have rev.
citation, he may speak I'm tongues, he
may have various other gifts and yet
may be devoid Of salvation. The signs
only point TO salvation. Yet the world !
today viii say 20 ms, show US a sign !
and we win believe" Don't you know |
that the great thing In Christian |
Science Is the belief that they heal the |
sick Take that out Of their creed and |
where would Christian Science be2 We /
walk By the light OF the stars when the |
sun has gone down; but when the sun |
Is risen the stars fade away, because !
the sun outshlnes them all. So with sal
walton; the signs are secondary In Inn
portance to salvation.
An tho 0Ff|fH HnI HlHeafnUa ha1nuuT e..
those who VIII comply with the law
But / believe the time will come when
some Latter-day Saints who have re-
Ceiyed the gifts and the ordinances OF
the Gospel will come In last, for the
simple reason that after they have come
into the Church they have laid the plan
Of salvation on the shelf so TO speak
believing that their obedience 10 the
conditions 10 the first place is going to
constitute a passport for them into the
kingdom Of heaven. There are thou
sands Of men and women I'm the world
who, did they know that "Mormonsm"
was true, would. / believe. come In
ahead OF many of US. / said once In,
Boston: III you people here knew what
Momonlsm meant you would flock 20
Utah so thick and fast that We would
not have place TO contain You" It IS
glorious and serious for q man 70 re-
-eive the Gospel OF Jesus Christ. be.
cause 1t becomes power IN his life
either unto salvation or unto condem-
nation, and IL Is an awful thing 10 fall
INTO the hands OF an offended God.
! hope that the Lord win bless US.
pray that the time viii come when
peace shall MI the earth and when no
nan need say 10 his brother, know We
he Lord; for all shall know Him from
he least unto the greatest; and when
)eace, harmony and good viii shall be
Ell throughout the land. May the
lord grant this unto US and to all His |
.hlldren. Is my prayer IN the name OF
Jesus Christ Amen.