Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27

IL for a person to address such a vast
assembly as this, especially when he Is
Unexpectedly called upon, unless he Is
led BY the Holy Spirit trust that
the good spirit which usually prevails
with US upon occasions OF this KIND
NAV he with us this afternoon, that my
mind NAV be led out upon such Things
as Win be OF interest TO those congre'
gated here
somellnes we feel that we are 10 be
congratulated upon the favorable con-
dluons with which our people are sur
rounded at the present time, and the
foct that we meet with but little perse-
rution and opposition; but such periods
of peace have always proved TO be rath-
or dangerous IN the history OF the peo-
pls of God. We cannot expect, however
M always be unmolested as at the
nresent time. Whenever the truth IL
taught and practiced It seems to bring
oppostlon / believe that the heritage
OF the children Of God Is persecution
Opposition has followed the people Of
God ever since the restoration OF the
Gospel In this dispensatlon
have investigated some Of the phil
osophies and religions OF the world, and
according 10 my understanding the re-
ligion OF Jesus Christ as taught by the
I.atter-day Saints Is the most reason
able, the mos Scriptural, the most COM
prehensive and universal OF any Of
the religions Of the world Such
statement may seem strange, but
an investigation Of the Gospel as
taught by the Latter-day Saints will
demonstrate that II is reasonable
and rational, and that II appeals TO
the minds and hearts OF thinking peo-
pie. Some say that we are narrow
minded and bigoted because we claim
that we have the odty-4ospel Of Jesus
Christ and the authority TO administer
It's ordinances; but when you come to
compare our Ideas with those Of other
Christian denominations you will find
that the religion Of the Latter-day
Saints Is not narrow, but is the broad
est deepest and purest In the world.
We can substantlate this assertion by
the principles which we teach. lnvesti.
gate the different religions Of the world.
ion VIII find that some teach that there
are those who are predestined 10 be
saved, irrespective of their works.
while others are predestined 10 be lost.
no matter what they do other sects
teach that II people live not according
to thelt teachings they viii be lost for.
ever In some denominations you are
given TO understand that unless your
little children are christened they are
lost eternally, still other sects teach
that all that Is necessary Ia 10 confess
christ and You viii be saved. Compare
these views with the principles taught
by the Latter-day Saints and you will
IND uldt the Gospel Of Jesus Christ
as advocated by them IL broader. more
universal and embraces more truth
man ans OF the other religions or all
OF them combined.
SALVATION OFFERED TO ALL.
We believe that the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ IL for the redemption of the
whole human family, and that Il en-
braces all truth, But we do not be.
leve that all men viii be saved in the
same glory. We do not believe, as the
majority Of the Christian world do. that
there are only two places hereafter
heoVcn ana hell. We believe that God
IN His wisdom, has prepared many
places for people to 90 to. according IN
thelr deeds We believe that there ara
various degrees Of glory, and that thos.
VINO obey the Gospel OF Jesus Christ
ana i've Its principles In the world re
oeiYe greater eyaltation in the king
dom OF God than those who do not But
we believe that all men will be saved
IN some degree Of glory. EXCEPT those
VINO SIN against the Holy Ghost. Paul
says. "u'
For II Is impossible for those who
were once enlightened. and have tasted
OF the heavenly gift and were made
partakers OF the Holy Ghost.
Ana have tasted the good word NJ
come, ''''u "
III they shall fall away. 10 renew
mem again unto repentance: seeing
they cruelty TO themselves the Son az
600 afresh, and put him to an omen
shame Hebrews vi, a-5
with the exception Of this class aI,
men viii ultimately be saved I'm some
glory. As Pau has said there are dif-
ierent degrees Of glory In the resurrec-
ton OF the dead.
There are also celestial bodIes and
bodies terrestnal but the glory ~ The
celestial ls one, and the glory OF the
terrestrial is another.
There Is one glory OF the sun and
another glory Of the moon and another
glory OF the stars: for one star diffsr.
eth from another star in glory.
so also Is the resurrection Of the
dead Corinthians. XIV, 4O-42.
Those who obey the Gospel Of Christ
and live its principles will receive co
lestial glory which Is llkened unto the
sun. Those who do not accent the
Gospel In this life, but are honorable
ana virtnous will receive OF the ter
restrial glory. which Is llkened unto
the moon. Then there are multltldes
OF others Of different grades and condl-
Tons, for whom places must be found.
hence one Of these glories Is likened un-
20 the stars and as one star differs
from another so win II be with the con-
dlton OF those who inherit the celestial
glory, On clear night We behold the
sky studded with beautiful stars. but
there are millions Of stars shut ont
from our vision. We may see through
highly magnifylng glass multitudes of
stars which are beyond those we zee
with the natural eye SO II Is. in my
estimation, with people in the resurrec-
ton. There are many whe could not
possibly see with their natural eyes the
glory they will receive in the future. Il
IS so far In the future that II is hard for
The natural man 20 comprehend t.
Noah taught the Gospel 70 the people
4or upwards Of one hundred years; but
,hey aid not receive Il. and they were
destroyed. They went into the prison
world, whore they remained for more
IMAM two thousand years paying the
penalty OF their disohedience. Their
glory came later When Christ was
put 90 lcath In the flesh and quckened
by The spirit. We are told by Peter that
He went and preached unto those splr-
rs who were in prison. who were dis
otedient when the longsunerng OF God
waited IN the days Of Noah. They had
o. pay tine penalty Of their disobedi-
ence, bur after they had done so the
Gospel Of deiiyerance was preached un-
70 them. and they were judged accord
Ing n men In the flesh, while they lived
according 10 God in the spirit. II was
a ltng time before their glory came. on
account Of their dlsobedlence In the
flesh.
All men Will be resurrected from the