Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09
Discourse Delivered
BY ELDER DAVID MeKENZIE.
neportrd by =. W. otlrr.lrnm1

friends. Tn being called upon to occu-
py portion of the time this afternoon
J was reminded of a utne Incident that
occurred q short time ago We were
m o. meeting capacity of the high coun-
Gil of the Pioneer stake of Zion. and IL
may not Doe Qmiss 20 alude 90 that. I'm.
asmuch as This is conference OF tho
Pioneer stake President McIachlan
was evidently deeply Interested I'm the
welfare OF the stake We had been dis
GUESSING how 10 best promote and ad-
vance the interests of tho people there
and mono directly in the regulation OF
tsstructiou and amusement for the
young The president asked question
something like this: 81 would like TO
ask you. my brethren, what would be
best forthe welfare VI the people Of tho
iloncer stake II came % me like an
inspiration to say. Communion with
God The following morning. In our
ONCE, Elder Cannon remarked You
made my reply 40 the question OF Presi-
dent McLachlan. I wanted 90 say The
spirit of Cod Thus both Of us
met the question Of the president IN a
proper way ] think so yet, and although
thot was abiding 20 the Pioneer stake
OF Zion. yct 90 viii apply, beyond per-
adventure, to- the members of the vari-
Gus stakes of Zion as we'll, and to an
who are Interested an the welfare OF the
children of men, IN this the dispense
ton Of The fulnoss of times
SCIENCE CONFIRMS REVELATION.
desire TO speak briefly Of one mat
ter upon which ! have been led Co re-
fleet I cannot help huf notice that in
Venton has made very great progress
lately ana science in the abstract has
not been behind the times. I'M the vari-
Gus branches of science. we have dis
c0veries and conclusions rcached-so far
as science can reach them-of many
principles that have been advanced by
the Prophet Joseph Smith in this dis
pens1tion. among then the eternity OF
matter the eternity of lie the endless
duration thereof, and many other truths.
but time VIII not allow me To- dwell up
ON those at any length. In that con-
necton. however I am reminded % one
principle revealed % the Prophet J0-
sem. The Lord revealed TO him that
'all things are governed and controlled
by laW'-not that law Us the governor
ana controller in the sense OF being the
creator, but law is the method by which
The Creator works. Herbert spencer.
an osnostlc. hy the way who has little
rain 10 amy In revealed religion. has
when He ro"@ The writings OF such n
man. Boz which, be- lays Il down in so
palm % way thar p ls impossible to
Eainsay his arguments: and when we
hear other scientists point out the.
there is only one system or code OF
laws for the reception OF the natural
life OF man and also for the spiritual
life Of mau-that there are not two dis
tlnct sets Of laws, but that they are
governed by the same law--namely,
Life can only come from antecedent
NE how forcefully il brings TO mind
the necessity OF that great principle OF
our holy naligiou-tho gift of the Holy
Ghost
After faith and repentance then
baptism 10y water For what purpose
For The remission OF sins, that the
candidate may stand before our Faith
en- In Heaven free from sin. for only
IN that condition can he receive spir-
itua life. I say y is with pleasure
that ] read that scientists conclude
that there is hut one WAY 20 communI-
cate Ute. both the natural and the
spiritual
SIMILARITY or THE SPIRITUAL,
AND NATURAL.
I have before me revelation given
- the Prophet Joseph smith. IN the
year 1880. entitled THE Book of
Moses ! win read very short para
graph,
And the Lord spake unto Adam
spying ln1smuch as thy children are
conceived I'm sim even so when they be-
SIN 10 grow un sin conceivoth in their
hearts. and they taste the bitter thar
tney may know 20 prize the good. and
10 is given unto them 20 know good
from evil, wherefore they are agents
unto themselves and ! have given
you another law ana commandment 10
teach these things freely unto your
chiidren saying that by transgression
comcth the fall which fall bringeth
death. and inasmuch as ye were born
INTO me world by water and blood
ana the spirit which have made.
and so became ~ dust "a living soul,
oven so No must be born again into
the kingdom OF heaven OF water and
of the spirit and Doc Cleanscd bv blood
the same elements Ga which arc COM
pretended The natural birth the
physical birth of the body. "and he
cicausod hy blood. even the blood of
m'ne Only Begotteni that We might b.
s1nctihcd rom an sins and enjoy the
words of eternal life in this world and
eternal lifo in tho world 90 come even
immortal glory. For by tho water Ne
keep the commandment by the spirit
sc are justified. and by the blood a.
are sancthod, therefore q d given
to y0u FEB abide iu sou the record OF
heaven. tho Comforter The pcaceabIe 4
things OF IMMORTAL glory"
LIFE SHAPED by ENVIRONMUNT |
Here we see the same clements nor-
taining 90 the birth ~ the spiritual 4
IRE THAI there are 10 the birth OF mo I