Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-21

Southern States mission. was intro
duced to the congregation as the first
speaker. He opened by referring to a
preacher who was once called upon to
address a congregation and began by
stating that he was not specially pre-
pared upon any subject, but would
speak about anything that was desired.
Having asked for suggestions GER
tain little boy arose In the congrega~
tion and upon being questioned what
he wanted the preacher to talk about,
promptly replied About minute"
This, the speaker said, was how he felt
at the present time.
Elder Rich then stated that he had
read in Cincinnati paper few days
ago a sermon delivered by an eminent
divine instructing young men about to
enter the ministry as to how they
should proceed In preparing sermons.
He said they should first write them,
then read them over carefully, then
rewrite them The speaker contrasted
Tor n day or two, then read them over
again, then shave them down and then
re write them, The speaker contrasted
this with the mode Of preparation advo-
Gated by the Master. He II was who in
structed His disciples prior to leaving
them that He would send unto them the
Comforter which should teach them all
things and bring all things to their re-
membrahce Whatsoever He had said un-
to them He likewise told them to larry
In Jerusalem until they were endowed
with power from on high. making Il
clear unto His disciples that He intend.
ed that they should be inspired of the
Lord In all their utterances--that they
should be led and guided by the Holy
Spirit,
Elder Rich then took up the subject
OF revelation and declared that upon
ms rock the Church Of God had been
Duilded. This was plainly made mani
TEST 10 Peter when answering the ques-
ton put to him by the Savior, he said.
Thou art the Christ, the Son OF the Nv
ing Cod The Masters reply was.
Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for
flesh and blood hath not revealed IL
unto thee but my Father who is In
heavens and ] say also unto thee that
thou art Peter and upon this rock |
Will build my Church, and the gates OF
hell shall not prevail against It," This.
urged the speaker, was proof positive
that the Church was TO be built upon
the rock of revelation and that God
should hold communion with His SER
wants whenever His Church was right
ly established upon the earth.
isiuNi iNl'h ulstouISeu AT some length
upon the liberality OF the Gospel, con.
trastlng the Views of the Latter-day
Saints with those held by the creeds
or the present day. one was broad and
liberal, the other was narrow and con-
tracted and sought TO conslgn to ever
lasting torment those who did not pro-
fess Christ In the orthodox way. The
speaker appealed to the young men of
Zion on this particular point and
asked them what there was in present
day Christianity that would In the least
tend to draw them away from the rell-
gion OF their fathers. Said he, ITO those
who are thus being influenced / want
to say: Remember the teachings of
your fathers search out the faith which
they espoused and then place It side
by side with that espoused by those
who oppose them and you viii find that
the former Is 40 far ahead OF the latter
that ther Is positively no comparison"
In this connection Elder Rich referred
TO the salvation extended by the world
TO the convicted murderer upon the
gallows, who, by simply confesslng
Christ at the eleventh hour, would be
waited into eternal glories, while the
man who had been murdered In cold
blood perhaps. would go to an endless
hell simply because he had not COM
piled with this orthodox requirement.
This, said the speaker, is a part OF
the religion offered TO the young peo-