Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-17

spirit other than that which belonged
10 II, and the result was that they were
led away from the truth, and under
stood not the things written In the
Scriptures OF divine truth.
The Gospel OF Jesus Christ was a
Gospel OF peace and love, II was not a
gospel OF contention and discord II
pointed out the way Of life and taught,
men to do right I'm all things II was
"a Gospel Of charity OF long-suiteTlng.
Of kindness, Of beneyOlence, II was
given for the benefit Of all men and
an were invited to partake OF II and be
blessed OF God. Jesus preached IL for
this purpose, Joseph Smith taught Il
for the same purpose, and since It's res
toration In the latter days II had been
carried 10 many nations and many had
subscribed their lives and conduct 20 It's
teachings. But the end was not yet.
II was TO be carried to every nation
kindred tongue and people, and the
promise was that It had been restored
for the last time and would never more
be taken from the earth or given 10
another people,
President Lyman referred to the sue
cess attending the work Of the Elders
TO- this day. and remarked that the time
seemed more propitlouS for this work.
than when the Savior Himself tabor-
nacled IN the flesh, And It would con-
tlnue 10 be 50. for the Lord had de-
creed that through His servants I'm the
latter days would His purposes be ac-
c0mplishcd I'm the earth The people
gathered were % most remarkable pco-
PIE. and there were SIN thousands in
the earth who would yet subscribe to
the teachings OF Jesus Christ
The speaker took up the subject Of
temple building and pointed tO the
work done by the Lattcr.day Saints in
this direction. lie referred To saliva
ton Tor the dead and cited the fact
that the "Mormons' We're the only
people on earth who understood and
carried ont this principle He said
that the Latter-day Saints were osseu-
TALLY people of righteousness.
Wrong doing was not countenanced
among them nor would such conduct
bc tolerated ln the Church. While the
Gospel was the perfect law Of liberty
70 was not q Law of license, but all
were expected 20 yield obedience to los
requirements Where the Gospel had
not yet been preached, II would be at
no distant date, the speaker making
special mention Of Russia and China,
where nothing had been done up 10
this time.
President Lyman referred to the
character OF the people residing here
who We're not members Of the Church.
Generally speaking they were peace
able, law-abidng class Of people, and
they loved to live among the Latter
day Saints for they knew them To be
pure I'm their conduct and free from
the communicating influences Of the
Vcrld.
The speaker invited those not men,
bus OF the Church to investigate the
message and they would know for
themselves whether II was true or
false. lie said there was but one
Church OF Christ, there could be but
one, and this was that Church. II was
formed according to the law Of God
and had within Il the authority neces'
sary to act In His name. II was the
testimony Of it's adherents that Jesus
was the Son Of God. and none could
know this unless It was revealed unto
them through the witness Of the Holy
Spirit.
In conclusion the speaker urged the
Saints to live lives Of righteousness to
the end, lest the sins which had been
forgiven them might return to condemn
them at the last day.
The choir and congregation sang the
hymn. "rhe Spirit OF God like a fire
Is burning and the benedction was
pronounced by President Richard W,
Young Of Ensign stake.