Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-22
Elders Andrew Jensen and John
Henry Smith We're the
Speakers
TWO INTERESTING DISCOURSES.
Large Building Filled With Strangers
Who Listened Attentlycly 10
The Dlscourses.

The services at the Tabernacle yester-
day afternoon We're presided over by
President John II. Wlnder The large
building was well filled with Saints and
strangers and Elder Andrew Jensen
preached a discourse on the present
religious condition OF the world and the
necessity OF the Gospel Of Jesus Christ
being preached IN its purity by men
having authority, He was followed by
Apostle John Henry Smith, who spoke
about salvation for the dead
As the opening hymn the choir sang,
Jesus once Of humble birth"
Prayer was offered by Elder Arnold
II Schulthess.
The choir sang an anthem.
Elder Andrew Jensen prefaced his re-
marks by saying that the Latter-day
Saints had been entrusted with divine
commission to preach the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ IN it's purity to every ma.
ton kindred, tongue and people, ana
that ever since the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF Latter.day Saints was first
organized In 1880 It's Elders had been
very dligent In promugating that Cos
pei IN every land where they could md
an opportunity TO do so. "Our efforts
and zeal IN this respect" said the
speaker, have often been criticized by
the Christian ministers, who think we
ought to confine our preaching more
particularly TO our own people, and let
the thousands OF other Christian
preachers who are found In other coun-
tries attend to the work OF evangellzing
them" But the speaker contended that
the whole Christian world had gone
astray; that In fulfilment Of the pre-
dctons OF Isaiah, they have trans
crossed the laws, changed the ordln-
ances, broken the everlasting cove
nant;" and therefore Il was necessary
that thorough reform should be made
Throughout Christianity, that the true
principles of the Gospel should be sub
stituted for the precepts OF men, and
the ordinances Of the plan of salvation
be administered by true ministers OF
the Gospel, having authority from Jesus
Christ
The speaker referred to the first VIZ
sion of the boy Prophet Joseph Smith;
how, IN answer TO his earnest and sim
cere prayer, Jesus Christ Himself point
ed out the deplorable condition OF the
Christian world by saying that the pro-
fessors OF religion draw near TO me
with their lips, but their hearts are far
from me; they teach for doctrines the
commandments of men; having a form
OF Godllness, but they deny the power
thereof" The Elders Of the true
Church OF Christ" continued the speak
er, who since that time have
visited nearly every country In
the world have found that
statement to be true, for there was not
in 1890, when the divine declaration was
first made, nor Is there at the present
time, any church or Christian denoml-
nation on the whole earth which is q
true pattern Of the Church organized
anclcntly by Christ and HIS Apostles,
save the Church organized by direct
revelation and authority from God
through the fundamentally OF the
Prophet Joseph Smith"
Elder Jensen spoke Of his travels IN
the Holy Land whore the different
Christian scots contend and quarrel
with each other IN regard TO the prop.
or mode of baptism and other fllnda
mental principles OF the Gospel, and
showed that similar contentious and
strife were gong on In nearly all couu-
tries until hundreds of sects, all pre-.
tending to worship and honor the Re
doemer are the results. To counter
act this condition and 10 settle all dis
putes concerning points Of doctrines,
the Lord had revealed the true Gospel
plan anew In our day and commits
stoned men IN the flesh to preach the
same IN all parts OF the globe
The speaker closed his discourse.
which throughout was listened 90 with
great interest, by hearing faithful
testimony 10 the truth ~ the Gospel
ag restored TO the earth thrpuah tln IN
strumentality Of the Prophet Joseph
Smith, and rejolced IN the privilege he
had had already In lie to hear witness
OF this In many lands and cllmes, lie
had filled six missions for the church
already. and was now about 10 start ON
his seventh r.lsslon abroad.
Apostle John Henry Smith followed
Elder Jenson IN n short and spirited
discourse on baptism for the doad
The choir aud congregation sang,
1--WE thank Thee, O God, for "A
Prophet" ana benedction was pro-
nounced by Elder George II. Emery