Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-15

| and lowly Jesus have been the principal
agents In stirring up strife and In To-
| menting the spirit OF murderous hate
| Now, do not understand me as con-
| demning all ministers Of sectarlan or
| ganizatlons, | know that there are
| among them many sincere and noble
| souls men and women who are de-
| voting the energy Of their lives to the
| work Of resculng the fallen, ana teach
| ing the truths that are holy; but | re-
| fer TO those so-called ministers who
| are preaching for money and diyining
| for dollars, whose chief concern Is the
| collecting Of their salaries, whose
cali TO preach here or there, TO tra-
vel hlther or thither, means simply an
| offer OF a larger salary or more
promising position This making Of
merchandise out Of the things Of God,
this preaching for the money there is
In II and nothing else. reminds me for
chilly Of the experience Of Paul
In Ephesus when Dimetrius, the
silver-smith, called his fellow
craftsmen about him and they
all declared that Paul must
die for he was spreading gospel that
would destroy their trade. They had
lived by making aud selling the images
of Diana and people raised the shouts
long and loud Great is Diana Of the
Ephesians.' But Paul, clothed as he
was with the priesthood OF God, went
on and then as ever in the past the
truth lived and as ever in the future 1t
shall live, for II Is immortal"
The speaker continued in earnest
tones IF there be any Of this vast
audience who think these strOng words
Of mine are meant for them | an
swer the thought OF their hearts and
say, "for you | intended them but /
repeat ! do not include the honest
worker who is intent on doing the lit
tie he may TO accomplish the saliva
ton OF souls. God speed all such and
any other laborer. II Is no disgrace TO
accept a salary for this work. Sure
ly the laborer Il worthy of his hire.
but let US not make merchandise OF the
Gospel OF Christ and profess a call TO
the holy ministry because therein we
can make a living with less toll than
in some other fields"
DIR. Talmage then discussed the au- 1
thority necessary for officiating In the
ordinances Of the Gospel. rs II not
strange" said he. that while we
recognize the fact that no man has
the right of himself to assume author
ity In civil affairs, that none who have
not been properly elected or appointed
and qualified may proclaim himself an
officer OF the law, that any man seems
TO think that he may assume the pow
er and authority TO ofiiciate In the sa-
cred ordinances of the Gospel But
perhaps you say ministers In the vari-
Gus churches have been ordained. | re-
ply, by whom? OF such ministers ask.
Are you sure that your pedigree OF
authority Is good? Have you con-
WINGED yourself that the man who Or
dained you had authority so to DO? Au-
thority in the church and kingdom Of
God belongs to the holy priesthood, and
no man may receive II except from
one holding IL before or by direct revel-
alton from the heavens"
The speaker then cited scriptural
proofs supporting the doctrine that
there was great apostacy In the |
church that was established In the days
Of Christ, and that OF necessity there !
would have TO be a restoration, and |
then testified that such apostacy had |
taken place, and that such restoration |
had been effected. And" said he, |
that restoration was the establish |
ment Of the Church Of Jesus Christ in |
these the latter days. and that holS |
Priesthood belongs TO the Church OF |
Christ and to none other organization. |
! testify to you with aa the fulness of /
my soul that | believe. and KNOW |
this Church 10 be the only true Church |
possessing the eternal Priesthood, yet |
this does not mean that In my opinion |
all who have not connected themselves
with the Church OF Jesus Christ are
TO he eternally damned
THE ilrmness with which this |
Church asserts it's claim. contrasted
with its liberation for the notions,
creeds and practices Of others may not
be understood but We believe that every
man shall be rewarded for the good he
has done, be he Methodist Episco-
pallan, Baptist or free from membership
IN any Of the established religious or
CARNATIONS. We believe that men shall
be judged for their own deeds. and that
in accordance with the light that has
come unto them, even the dark skinned
heather, who bows down before his
god Of wood or stone, but who in so do
ing is following the highest motive
known 10 him. and Is living according
10 the moral law implanted In HIS heart,
shall come forth In the first resurreL
ton and shall find the way open q,
continual progress. whereas the man
who has lived amidst the surroundings
of civilization and has been untrue 10
what he knew TO be right shall be con-
demned"
Dr. Talmage then proceeded to dem
onstrate that the lover Of truth
viii be continually seeking the
truth. and will obey when once
he has learned its requirements. "The
said he. prescribed by
Christ for membership In His church
are simple in the extreme. First. faith
In God and His Son Jesus Christ Is re-
quired of all and by faith | mean
more than the negative in
active form which passes current in
the world for faith but which is coun-
terfeit and only form Of lazy belief.
Let your faith be yitalized. yivlfed
such as shah lead to action.
Having acquired faith IN God man
will naturally have repugnance for
sin and viii seek 10 correct as far as
possible the misdeeds OF his past HE
by repentance. But such repentance 20
be OF avail must be OF the true and
genuine kind. There Is a repentance
which Of itself needs To be repented
u, repentance that lasts no longer than
he next opportunity TO sin. Away with
luch and In its place let us seek that
repentance that shall humble the soul
md purify the heart and give man a
owe for that which is good and noble
md true. a man Imbued with such
repentance will covenant with his God
o abstain from sin as best he may.
70 this covenant a seal Is required ana
'uch has been provided In the ordnance
4 baptism. We believe that the words
poken by the Lord 20 Nlcodemus were
Il universal application and this same
ireat law has been ie-enacted through
modern revelation In this day. that
except man be horn Of water ana OF
he spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom
4 God After the watery baptism
therefore, that higher baptism OF the
'pirit is required namely the bestowal
4 the right ~ this divine companion
hlp by one who holds the authority
~ doubt not that many among the
isiling thousands here present have
ONE to this city with prejudice against ]
he Mormon people I can understand |
hat many of you have thought MS
ig0ted and mistaken and wholly
Grong in our theology and religious Il