Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31


upon my return from my first mission
and being asked to speak to a congre-
CATION OF Saints In the old Tabernacle
l had been absent five years,
preaching In foreign language
| had had a great deal Of experience
on that mission In preaching. baptlzlng
organizing branches and conferences
and laboring in every direction. But
when came back and was called to the
stand. Il seemed as though the bottom
Of my memory dropped out, ! was so
frightened at facing 80 many people.
could scarcely recollect anything. and
having been speaking in a foreign lam
guage, It was difficult TO speak In my
mother tongue. had translated the
Book OF Mormon into that language
and had become thoroughly familiar
with it--so familiar that all my
thoughts and my secret prayers were
in that language, instead Of my mo-
ther tongue. | suppose that has been
the case with these Elders who have
come from Germany. No doubt, they
have done their thinking as well as
their talking In German, and therefore
they probably have had TO translate
their thoughts into English. as had to
do. I sympathize very deeply with Eli
ders whether they have been preaching
In the English language OF In foreign
Language. when they come back and
have 10 face o congregation like this.
II Is terrifying 10 some men. though
some can face IL better than others.
feel that these brethren deserve. our
sympathy We cannot form as good an
idea of their labOrs as We could II We
were better acquainted with them or
they with u.s. | remember just after
my return there was a meeting being
held in the Seventies Hall, and
a great number OF Elders were present
President Young, President Kimball,
President Wells and several OF the
Twelve were there. IL was general
testimony meeting, and the Elders were
called on TO speak arose and at
tempted ~ apeak In English, | said. In
the course OF my remarks, that | could
not express myself with the fiuency
that / desired, having been accustomed
TO speak In a foreign language for a
good while. President Young spoke up
and said. Brother George. speak In the
language you are used to-" | COM
menCed 10 speak In that language. and
Il was like hoisting a floodgate-the
words came out IN a torrent ! have no
doubt that these brethren, II we called
upon them to speak In German, would
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much more ease.
SPIRITUAL GIFTS TO BE SOUGHT
AFTER.
have felt this afternoon that | would
like TO call the attention Of the Saints
70 some points OF doctrine, II time pei
mitted. win read a portion Of the
18th chapter Of Corinthians;
Now concerning spiritual gifts, breth-
rem, | would not have you ignorant,
We know that sc were Gentiles, car
rled away unto these dumb Idols, even
as We were led.
Wherefore | give you 10 understand,
that no man speaking by the Spirit OF
God calleth Jesus accursed and that no
man can say that Jesus Ia the Lord. but
by the Holy Ghost
Now there are diverslties OF gifts, but
the same Spirit
And there are differences OF admins
trations. but the same Lord.
And there are diverslties Of opera
tions. but II Is the same God which
worketh all In ALL
But the manifestation OF the Spirit Is
given to every man 20 profit wlthal.
For to one Is given by the Spirit the
word Of wisdom; TO another the word
OF knowledge by the same Spirit.
To another faith by the same Spirit;
20 another the gifts Of healing by the
same Spirit
To another the working OF miracles;
10 another prophecy; 20 another dis
corning OF spirits; TO another divers
kinds Of tongues; to another the inter-
probation OF tongues;
But all these worketh that one and
the selfsame Spirit, dividing TO every
man sevcrally as he will.
For as the body Is one, and hath
many members, and all the members OF
that body. being many, are one body:
so also Is Christ.
Now ye are the body Of Christ, and
members In particular.
And God hath set some In the church
first apostles, secondarily prophets
thirdly teachers, after that miracles
then gifts OF healings, helps govern
ments, diverslties OF tongues.
Are all apostles? are all prophetsY are
all teachers3 are all workers Of mira
Giles?
Have all the gifts Of healing7 do all
speak With tonguesY do all interpret?
But covet earnestly the best gifts.
and yet shew l unto you a more ex'
cellent way.
will read a portion OF the next chap.
ter QSth), FOR the subject Is continued
there.
Though | speak with the tongues OF
men and OF angels. and have not char.
lily, ] am become as sounding brass. OF
tinkllng cymbal.
And though have the gift Of prophe.
cy and understand all mysteries, and
all knowledge; and though | have all
faith so that | could remove noun
talns, and have not charity. | an
nothing.
And though bestow all my goods &c
feed the poor. and though | give my
body 20 be burned. and have not char
ity, II prOiiteth me nothing.
Charity sufiereth long. and Is kind
charity envieth not; charity vauntetf
not itself. Is not puffed up.
Doth not behave itself unseemly
seeketh not her own, IS not easily pro.
voked. thinketh no evil
ReJoiceth not IN iniqulty, but rejoicetf
In the truth,
Beareth all things. belleveth al
things, hopeth all things. endureth al
things
Charity never faileth; but whether
there be prophecies. they shall fail
whether there be tongues, they shall
cease; whether there be knowledge. II
shall vanish away.
For We know In part, and we prophesy
In part.
But when that which Is perfect Is
come then that which Is In part shall
be done away.
These last words declare that prophe.
cles shall fail. tongues shall cease, ant
knowledge shall vanish away. becaus,
we know in part, and We prophecy II
part; but when that which Is perfect I,
come, then that which Is In part shall
be done away We shall then not neet
tongues. we shall not need prophecy
because we shall have a fulness Of
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