Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-17
interesting Discourse the Fea-
ture of Sunday Services at
The Big Tabernacle.
BACH TO FIRST PRINCIPLES
pemrn TO Original Plan, Argues the
speaker, Necessary II Gods
Plans Not in Vain.

THE Restored Gospel" was the theme
n an interesting discourse by Elder
william II. King at the tabernacle
yesterday afternoon. The subject was
.oegested by a sentiment expressed
IN the opening prayer, a sense of graft
pde for a return to earth of the prim-
hive plan of salvation. There were
many tourists and other visitors in the
congregation, and the speaker gave a
clear and concise epitome of the prin-
rlples Of belief of the Latter day
Saints, especially as regarding the re-
Il establishment of communication be-
4 tween the heavens and earth.
a The musical exercises consisted of
the following hymns and anthem:
Great God indulge my humble claim "
Lord Thou wilt hear me when / pray
A and Lift up the voice in singing"
The invocation was offered by Elder
George Il. Emery and Elder Joseph
S. Wells pronounced the benediction.
The services werS presided over by
President John r. Winder.
ELDER WILLIAM H. KING.
A brief synopsis of Elder Kings re-
marks follows:
In the minds of many persons Nor
monlsm is worthy the dignity of being
called creed or religion. Why men
who profess love for the principles
taught by the Savior of the world
should take offense at the declaration
that the gospel had been restored TO
earth is beyond understanding. To all
who are conversant with the history of
the world since the Son of Man lived
and died it must be plain that His
gospel did not remain among men
throughout the years. None of the
philosophers of men following in its
wake were equal to 1t and it was bu,
natural to believe that a return 10
former, principles would be necessary,
II God's plans We're not in vain.
Ihere is something above and be-
!Vhu anything brought forth from the
mlhd OF men. Material truths would
plunge the world in darkness, but for
me truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ
The progress of the world is measured
by me amount of gospel truths pos
sessed by men.
, 10 speak of a restored gospel implies
mat Tune has been when the gospel was
ABSENT from the earth. The view of
me Mormon people that a restora-
ION IN modern times has been made
i an offense TO many of their Chris
uan friends. The mission of the Lat
'er-day Saint is to preach the Gospel
u salvation, and to proclaim that
communication between heaven and
iarth is once more a reality.
Are we to believe that there is roth
ng to come of the pronherias 90 Ia
lelative to the second coming If the
Sn OF God, and the establishment ~
Me kingdom of heaven? Was Christ
rally the Son of the eternal Father
"a did He break the bonds of dea+b
ana bring about the resurrection of tbn
dead? The Latter-day Saints believ.
,nese propositions to be verify true
= heey proclaim living and genuine
faith in Christ. ''-'e
PREVALENT CONCEPTION
wrong conception of the nature
ana attributes of God, and n GROWING
i .i mat Christ was only a man. are
=, TOO prevalent in the world:
70 nllch or the form of goodness with
l ,oI OF the power thereof. There is a
EYE Oh reverence and love for God the
na,hgr ana His Son Jesus Christ. If
lueIl nave true faith, they manifest n
u their lives. 1t was necessary that
, ,r gospel be restored. in order that
lHlth, true faith. again be found amone
men There is oneness in Gods Law
lhn unity In all tina, He does. There
must be plan of salvation alike for all
noa children, bringing all who obey II
INTO a bond of unity and love
knowledge of God and His pur-
poses is necessary to the exercise OF
Ialth' A belief i'm a vacillating and
painless Being Is impossible. To wor-
shlp cosmos powers and forces Is not
promoting. A knowledge of the
l'ne character of God has been re-
IGiled anew In this age of the world.
Goa revealed Himself to the Prophet
Joseph Smith, and the gospel of His
son Is again proclaimed to the nations,
me hrst principles of which are faith,
repentance from sin, baptism for the
remission of sins and the laying on of
hsn1s for the bestowal of the Holy
uhost These are doctrines that must
pe ooeyed by all who would be prop
es,Iy mducted into the Church of Christ.
slen may differ. honestly, on trivial
.sattfls but the cardinal principles
VI inc gospel must be believed and
ODoyed by all alike.
,Men speak of u hierarchy" in the
church' forgetting that In the work OF
uuu 'neFe must be some power and
minority ordained Of heaven. Many
.nu,ches Of the day have great and
sG0u men, devoted TO the cause I'm
ehlch they are engaged, but these have
~ the authority bestowed from on
sigh as did the primitive Church of
enIist' The lack Of such authority
Iluue necessary the restoration of the
gospel with the priesthood Of the Son