Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-04

here and that He was bearing rule in
the world. Who would come under His
condemnation Who would be subject
TO His Christening word? Who would
be In disharmony or unfellowship with
God? Would the righteous man? Would
the vlrtuous man? the pure and yirtu-
Gus woman? the pure and the honest In
heart? the upright? the straightfor-
ward2 those who do the will OF heaven?
Would they be In rebellion TO Christs
rule II He were 10 come here to rule =?
No. They would welcome the rule and
reign of Jesus Christ In the earth. They
would welcome His law and acknowl-
edge His sovereignty. they would has
ten to rally to His standard and TO up
hold the purpose and the perfection OF
HIS laws and OF His righteousness.
VINO would then be recreant TO the rule
OF Christ? The whoremonger, the
adulterer, the liar. the sorcerer, he who
bears false witness against his neigh
bor he who seeks to take advantage OF
his brother and who would
overcome and destroy him for
his own worldly gain or profit.
the murderer, the dIspiser OF that
which Is good, the unbeiever In the
eternitles that lie before us. the atheist.
perhaps, although ! think that they
would not be so far from Christ as
some that profess TO be teachers OF His
doctrines and advocates OF His laws.
II would be the rebellious. the wicked,
those who would Cypress their,neighbor
ana enslave them If they could. Such
as these would be the people who would
not welcome the reign of Jesus Christ.
Are Their" any who profess to be Latter
day Saints in this class, and would fear
to have Christ reign and rule?
Now, we do not claim that God rules
In the sense that the world charge us
with believing. We do not claim nor
profess that Jesus reigns In the earth
as the world charge us with believing.
We say that We would welcome His
reign. We say and We feel In our
hearts that we would love to have Him
come and reign and rule among men.
We say and we believe in our hearts
that SO far as We overcome our weak
nesses. our imperfectlons and our re-
bellious nature which Is against the will
OF the Father, so far as we are able to
subdue the carnal mind and the wick
edness and the weaknesses of human
nature with which we are beset, so far
as we are able 10 rise above the groVel-
Ing condition OF fallen man and attain
a higher plane. OF virtue, honor purity
and righteousness, that so far, and no
farther does Christ, the Son OF God.
reign In our hearts. And we would TO
God That we were In such a condition
that He would reign supreme over our
souls, and over all that we possess.
Who shall gainsay this? Who shall say
that 1t is wicked TO obey Christ? that il
Is wrong to follow In His footsteps and
obey his LAVISH We will not say that,
and we will not il we can help IL, per-
NIT ourselves 10 be crowded into the
corner, by which We will have to con-
TESS that we would rather that hell
should reign on earth than that heaven
should reign. We would rather that
God would reign, that heaven would
smile, that Righteousness should pre-
vail, that truth should cover the earth
as the waters cover the mighty deep
We would rather that every man and
every woman on earth was a child of
God and an heir indeed and joint heir
with Jesus Christ. We prefer that. We
are working for that; We pray for It;
We preach the Gospel for this purpose
and we hope, by the blessing Of the AL
mighty upon our efforts and labors in
the world, that before this work shall
have completed its mission and the OBJ
ject OF its existence In the world
every knee shall bow and every tongue
confess that Jesus Is the Christ, to
the honor and glory OF God ana to the
redemption OF the world. We ire ~0ing
to Keep right on In that line as long as
God will give US our liberty and per-
init US C. live in the flesh and when
We shall have finished our mission here
and go behind the veil, with the Priest
hood that has been conferred upon us
here and its keys, authority and power,
We Will continue to administer for the
redemption OF those that have died
without knowledge OF the truth, in
the world OF spirits, until every son
and daughter Of God that has lived
upon the earth shall have had the
privilege OF hearing the sound Of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and OF embrace
lbs II, that their prison doors may be
OF med. anu that liberty may be pro-
GAINED unto them the liberty Of the
Gospel OF Jesus Christ, wherewith we
u. made free.
God bless you. May pour out His
Spirit upon His people and help them
to be wise and prudent IN their words
ard In their actions. We say TO you
keep the lava Of God, and you should
honor ard keep the constitutional laws
OF men. That Is what we say.
We -ay to you, pay your debts and
get out OF debt. Pay your obligations
and free yourselves from he bondage
OF nbllgatlr you can, and as soon
as yol cal We s. TO you, protect
your own faith by Cody lives. We say
to you do ur 0 others as you would
have TEN do unto youth righteous
ness. We say to 20" bcep the faith
denvered TO the Saints N the latter
day. We say to you, honor God In your
lives; honor and ove Christ, the Son
OF God, In your h,arts, uphold In honor
and maintain respect for the name OF
Joseph Smith lie Prophet OF God who
was instrumental In laying the founda-
tion OF this great latter-day work. Do
not turn awpv al every wind Il doc
trlne or be swayed by the cunning
and craiuness OF men, whereby they
lie In wait 20 deceive. Know the
Truth for yourselves Walk in the
light as Christ In In the llpht, and you
viii have fellowship with Him, and
then thi blood of Jesus Christ will
cleanse you from all sin. God BLISS
you to this on. is my humble prayer.
IN the name OF Jesus Christ. Amen.
The choir then sang the anthem ''The
Mountain OF the I'rds House"
PRESIDENT ANTHoN Ii. LUND.
81 greet this large congregation" he
seid, I'm the name Of the Lord. I be-
lleve that every word spoken by presi-
dent nth this morning. has found an
echo Every heart lie has portrayed
~ us our mission, which Is TO .epare
tho world for the second cNmlng OF
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