Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-04
0PEN.AlR MEETING.
Gospel Truths Expounded to a
Large Congregation.


Temple block Sunday afternoon, April
2, at o'clock. Elder Geo a. Smith,
presiding Singing High on the
Mountain Tops" Prayer was offered by
Elder Rulon $. Wells. Singing Guide
us o Thou Great Jehovah"
President Vim. Jack of the Cassia
stake, was the first speaker, He re-
ferred to the restoration Of the Gospel
to the boy Prophet, Joseph Smith, and
showed the necessity of the Gospel be-
Ing restored. that the authority to bap-
tie and administer In the laws and or
dinanCes thereof which was held by the
Apostles aud Saints Of old and which
was taken from the earth when the
Saints of old had passed away might
be restored In its simplicity and purity
to prepare the hear, co. u
the coming Of the Master The speaker
admonlshed the Saints to continue TO
live lives of purity that they might In
very deed be the people OF God and
light unto the nations.
Elder Benz. Goddard spoke upon
subject OF baptism for the dead. He
showed how unjust II would be TO con-
denim ana cast INTO petulIOl u.c ...-
lions who had not had IN opportunity
Of hearing or believing the sacred Cos
pei Of Jesus Christ; that beyond the
grave the Gospel Is being preached as
Christ Himself went to the spirits in
prison for this purpose, Baptism, he
said, is an indispensable principle and
how strange II would be for Christ TO
preach the necessity OF baptism without
providing a way IN which His instruc-
tons and commands might be obeyed
Since baptism is an earthly ordinance
It must be performed on earth and as
Christ had done u Vicarious work for
us so might We for others and thus be-
come saylors on Mt. Zion. The speak
er quoted scripture TO prove his re-
marks, dwelling emphatcalIy on the
saying, Else what shall they do which
are baptized for the dead? II the dead
rise not at all then why are sc bap-
tiled for the dead?"
Elder Arnold II SchUlthess spoke Of
the wonderful and rapid growth OF the
Church and how the Spirit of God
and the spirit of sacrifice took hold Of
the peoples hearts I'm foreign lands
and led them TO the land Of Zion TO es-
tablish an ensign on the mountain tops,
He closed by bearing q strong testi-
mony 10 the truthfuness of the Gospel.
President James G. Duiiin OF the
southwestern States mission read from
the Doctrine and Covenants the reVe-
lation concerning the Gospel as reveal
ed to Joseph Smith, being preached to
all the world lie showed the great
missionary work being done by the
Saints and the great sacrifice the Nor
mon people are making TO get before
the world the blessed principles of life
and liberty for which the Master was
cruclfied and which Saints IN for
mer and latter days have been willing
10 live and die. over 50 nations of the
earth have already been visited by the
Elders and the work will continue until
all nations shall hear Il and until
righteousness shall cover the earth az
the waters cover the deep.
Elder Rulon =. Wells continued the
theme OF the rapid growth of the
Church, citing instances where Gods
power has been manifest IN behalf of
the Church's development. He referred
to the natural and strange desire
among the Saints abroad to come to
Zion when they receive the Spirit, not
withstanding the opposition that
might be brought TO bear. lie showed
that the Spirit OF God bore testimony
to them that they are the people OF God
as II did to the Apostle Paul. Peter and
the other Apostles and Saints, He said
the gates OF hell had not prevailed
against the Gospel when the Master
was nailed upon the cross but that was
the greatest victory the Church had
ever known. The work OF redemption
dehed the gates OF hell and beyond
the power OF Satan lifted men TO their
Redeemer.
President Ben +. Rich Of the South
ern States mission read the hymn "0h
My Father" and commented upon the
same, He proved by Scripture that our
spirits had pre.eystencc. Christ was
the Lamb slain before the foundation OF
the world, to be wounded for our trans
gressions and bruised for our iniquities
that by His stripes We may be healed.
jeremiah was chosen and ordained
Prophet Of God, Job was one OF the
sons Of God who shouted when the
morning stars sang for glory and the
sons OF God shouted for Joy. We We're
sent here as a school TO prepare US for
the higher grade we shall enter II
faithful in the other land Of eternal
progression.
There Is n secret something In the
lives OF all that whispers to us that we
are but strangers here. that dust we
are and to dust we shall return; but
"the spirit shall go back to God who
gave IT," There is a ring In the words
OF the faithful Elders abroad which
strikes conviction to the hearts OF
many
Elder George A, Smith closed by
bearing faithful testimony, Singing,
"oh ye mountains high by the con-
grega,ion and bencdiction by Elder
B, Clegg,