Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-18

tha, is highly commendahle They
taught mankind TO believe IN God, to
bray unto Him and to live goodly lives,
al Of which Is praiseworthy and
pleasing to the Lord
The speaker took up the subject OF
he restoration and testified that the
Gospel and the authority to adj
minister lis ordinances had been
restored TO the earth. The res
tofatlon Of the Priesthood was
then explained and the testimony
borne that John the Baptist was the me-
dunn through which the Aaronic Priest
hood had been restored. and that Peter,
James and John were the restorers OF
the Melchlsedek Priesthood With this
authority came the commandment to
preach the Gospel, with the promise
that all who would believe, repent and
be baptized by immersion In water
would receive remission Of their sins
and by the laying on OF hands should
receive the Holy Ghost. The cry had
gone forth, Come out Of her (Babylon)
o ye my people, In obedience u which
men and women had gathered from
many nations and were now enjoying
the blessings Of God IN these mountain
valleys. The Latter-day Saints had
not left their native lands for the god,
silver and precious metals In these
everlasting hills. but they had come
here to worship God, and build lp His
kingdom on the earth. Their leaders
were men OF God who were ever Will
ing TO consecrate everything which He
bestowed upon men for the advance
ment OF His work.
Elder Penrose referred to the erection
Of temples for the salvation Of the lv-
ing and the redemption Of The dead lie
spoke Of this as part Of the great plan
Of salvation which would not be fully
accomplished until the one way Of life
had been pointed onr 10 every creature,
either In the boHJ or in the spirit He
showed th,l the spirit OF man was
son of-God q sentient responsible be-
4.is, whether IN or out Of the flesh, and
capable OF believing and obeying and
OF rejecting and rebeling, and that In
due time every knee would bow and
every tongue confess that Jesus is the
Christ, and find some place
In the many mansions" Of the Father,
where they would gIorify Him and en-
10Y their existence according TO their
varied CAPACITIES As Christ prea ched
" Wv NllAAAn ~ ~ iEbsi Milt WIN bl0~
obedient In the DAYS Of Noah. 30 His
servants who departed this lite In this
age carried on Hts wok IN the spirit
sphere.
The speaker dwelt on the divine mis-
sion OF the Prophet and Patriarch Of
the last disnensation who sealed their
testimony with their blood aud the
pratult0us lahors Of The Elders who
carried the Gospel TO the nations With
out purse or scrip, and would never
cease their ministry until all OF Adams
race who could he saved were re-
deemed, through faith In Christ and
obedience 20 His commandments In this
connection he touched on the work now
being performed In the Temples that
had been erected.
Referring 10 a pamphlet published
recently by a Presbyterian preacher In
New York, Elder Penrose expressed
doubts ms 20 the alleged conversion Of
O Mormon Priest narrated therein,
because the writer had been In Utah
many years ago and going back 10 the
east published the story that entering
a pulpit In Sanpete he he'd 10 take "a
Bible In one hand and a pistol In the
other" for fear Of the "Mormons," FL
der Penrose characterized this as
revolving falsehood, which had been
repeated by some other professional
preachers OF the gospel but which was
utterly untrue. This was a sample OF
the stories told against the Latter-day
Saints, and caused q feeling Of repug-
nance but no desire 70 harm a hair
OF the heads OF those who thus ma
llgned US and melted persecution
against us. 1--WE leave them In the
hands OF the Lord who will render unto
every man as his work shall be-
The speaker closed with an ex-
hortailon to all 10 seek for the ONE
way OF life and walk IN II and "hnd
rest for their souls." and not be found
among those who say we will not
walk therein" lie bore a strong tesu-
mony OF the truth Of the divine mis-
sion OF tho Prophet joseph Smith and
the usherlng in Of the last dispensation,
and bid godspeed to all workers for the
uplifting Of humanity who were sincere
and without hypocriscy. and Invoked
the blessing Of God upon the congre-
cation.
The choir SANG the anthem Halle
lujah," and the benediction was pro-
nounced by Elder Joseph T.. Taylor
After the services Prof J. j. McClel-
Ian favored the visitors with q superb
organ recital. which was attended by
very large and appreclatiye audi
onop