Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25


bucd with the spirit of the gospel of
Jesus Christ? Have you the hope, In
You, of everlasting lifc2 Has God
spoken to YOU by the power of his
spirit? Has he enlightened your mind.
or awakened your soul to look beyond
the present to an eternal happy. glori-
fed existence? If so, can you feel that
You are In the presence of death. when
you realize that here Hes the remains
OF one who has been not only true to
his belief but true TO his convictions
and has done the work that was ncces-
sary to be done i'm order to secure to
him the rewards that are promised?
l cannot feel that we are standing In
the presence of death.
His spirit has returned to God from
whence 1T came. There it VIII re-
ceiVe the partial judgment that shall
he meted out to those who pass from
this life to the life to come. and thero
VIII he be assigned to that glorious place
OF rest which is termed. in the Scrip
lures Of divine truth. and in the reVo-
lations OF God to the children of men,
the Paradise of Cod" where To shall
rost from his labors and from his toll;
where he shall be FREQ from pain and
suffering, from anxiety, and from all
sorrow, awaiting tho time when the
voice of God shall speak forth and
command the dust to arise and the
body to be reformed in It's perfect
frame-every limb and joint to Its per-
feet frame. Those of us who have been
familiar with Brother Musser for years.
have not seen him in his perfect form,
for he was Injured somewhere along
tho journey of life. his form was not
perfect, although his spirit was per-
feet in form and noble. pure and good.
When you behold him again. in his
rcsulrccted form. you will see him In
his perfect frame-for God has 50
spoken: the word of the Lord is thus
given to uS-and you Will sec him in
his reJuvenated, terminated and re-
formed body, in its perfect frame, just
as the Lord designed 1t to be. 1t will
be In the likeness of God and of his
Son Jesus Christ, perfect in feature. in
form. in limb and Joint. pesfect in
every way, a At habitation for the
spirit that is also perfect and which
was formed after the fashion and order
of God the eternal Father the Father
of his spirit.
With these thoughts in view I look
upon Brother MusSer as merely rest
ing for a little season, his body laid
down, and his spirit gone to the Father
to rejoice in the privilege of meeting
those with whom he has been closely
associated here in the flesh, through
out his life and his life's labor in the
cause of Zion-to meet with them and
TO enjoy their society for a season. 10
shake hands with them. TO congratulate
them on their success and to receive
from them for the good
work that he has done mere. Tor ne mas
Fought the good fight and Kept inc
faith
l have had the privilege and pleasure
~ TRAVELLING, with Brother MuGScr in
the early days l began soJournlng with
him. under the direction of President
Young. as early as lS67-and during the
ycarD of 81. '6S and Il portion of lSC9.
Brother Musser, being the bishops
agent, was appointed to travel through
tut the then territory. visiting The
wards and the bishops looking at 'helr
bcm in the manner of keeping thcis
thing records. the records of their
wards, etc, l Travelled with hlm' Day
n and day out and became very Ia
niliar with hlIn, 50 Intimately nc
lualnted tnat UNDERSTOOD MN ana
sncw what character OF man ne was
that he was a man OF inteS-
ity, a man OF honor. one who could
'e depended upon so far as MS apilitV
you'd enable MIN 10 perform any duty
aithfully, that was entrusted TO ms
eiiNs ''iF' opyc V'5f't - ~
hat. indeed. MS children Should oe
'roud of such a parentage, and they
hould be pleased with the testimony
f those who speak as they know with
efcrencc to him. l learned to love him
ecause he was good man. L know
hat all Is well with him. ] am as sat
SIZED of 1t as l can be of anything, and
he reason why feel this assurance is
because l believe in the gospel of Jesus
,hrist, with all my heart l know 1t Is
rue: and Furthermore, I bid defiance |
n any human being to show me that !
he pospel of Jesus Christ is not good. |
: not true. IS not righteous. is not |
o,yerful In the accomplishment OF that |
rhich il aims to accomplish: tho we'll |
cling the happiness. the cxaltation and |
aIvaiion or manklnd
THE JUSTICE OF GOD.
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llse. ihdt WHICH Is tiuo - aiWay'
rue, ana VIII reihaIl tIue' "oiiu Will
Ut cnu; TOT the truth cahno. pe ue
Lroyed. III iS truth that the SoSpel
jesus Chilst teacnes Hleh 10 pe sVou'
, be pure, honest, Virtuouss charitable,
ind and godlike IN every way and
here is not principle OF the gospel
+ Jesus Christ that does not tend TO
la6e men better than they can DC
'ithout 1t. bear my testimony 10
his; and THIS Is the truth tnat Brotncr
lusser elnbraced-thc truths OF the
ospel, that God lives, that he re-
called himself to man In the dlspen-
alton in which we live; that Jesus
anne to the earth beGotten of Cod his
father born OF his mother, the same
g you and l are begotten OF our
athers and born OF our mothers. Be-
often OF God, he possessed the power
{ endless life. the power OF God; IN
eed he inherited God in himself. be-
ausc he was the Son of God. begotten