Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-12
elder Francis N. Lyman Of the
Quorum Of Apostles, Discourses
On Principles Of the Gospel.
FREE AGENCY GRANTED MAN.
lie May shape His End According 10
Ills Desire and May Attain
salvation IL lie Wills II.

charge Of the service. The choir sang
,be anthem. 1--WE Are Not Ashamed to
own our Lord Prayer was offered
nv Elder George r. Emory The choir
then sang. Jesus once ~ Humble
birth" The speakers were Elders
Francis NJ Lyman and Rulon s. Wells.
synopsis OF their remarks follows.
Elder Lyman began by saying that
Che Latter-day Saints should appreci-
ste the Sabbath day above ala people
Il, should be observed more closely and
held more sacred than IL has been in
tbe past The day and its oppOrtuni-
Ties should be appreciated more than
secular affairs IL d were 50 there are
plenty Of people who would nm the
tabernacle.
He said Il was good % come to the
house Of the Lord and partake Of the
spirtt which Is there poured out upon
the people. II affects tho person who Is
honest I'M heart whether he be a Latter
dav saint or not II he is not preiu-
alced. the unbellever will discover
Inference between the Iatter-day
saints and the world, and appreciate
the pcculiarities OF their doctrines
though he may not accept them.
The gospel II was said, meets re-
ouirements OF all men and nature be-
cause IL Is In Its fulness. 10 is exactlng
and wa not allow men 10 follow the
ways Of the world There Is an endless
variety OF spirits and influences I'm the
world They are as numerous as mon
are and no ono will be compelled 10
follow any certain one. He may choose
for himself, having his agency. The
Lord win not restrvlin-that Is by force
though he win furnish men with oppor-
tuulties for good and will guide and
direct II they are willing Good and
evil are here, and have been from the
beginning. There are an varieties OF
men. but the Lord has marked out
she way from the beginning II Is pos
sIble 70 live I'm the world and resist evil.
and the spirits and influences that get
in tho way And there Is as great vari-
city for truth as for error. eu are in
fuenced by truth and virtue as well az
by evil, but no one but the Savior ever
lived IN the world without partaking Of
the evil Some do but little sin while
others are given over 10 It completely.
The Godhead being good, led the
speaker TO presume that men partake
more largely Of good than of evil, and
he rcjolced that pretty nearly all WIN
be saved Men are here 70 learn some
thing Of the evil. OF the bitter, that
they may enjoy the sweet A measure
OF understanding on these things may
be given by the Inspiration of the Lord.
% Indicates great hope for the future
and no ons need be troubled The CO.
lestial kingdom will be generously In
hah,ted. The terrestrial also, and tho
celestial most abundantly. Everybody
nay 20 into the celestial kingdom II
he viii. II he does not # win be be-
cause he does not Will it. God desires
them to do so but as Il Is more difficult
the multitude will not do 50, but Will
procrastinate and miss their oppOrtuni-
ties
Reference was made 20 the power Of
faith. and the great advantage OF hav-
ing It created within individuals. The
plan OF the gospel was not 20 be given
and received In secret. Jesus chose HIS
apostles and commanded them to 80
into the world and preach the gospel
90 every creature for the reason that
God desires everyone % hear and be
saved. IL Is the same today. The world
may receive II IL they will But IL is
impossible 10 please God without faith.
Satan cannot exercise faith 10 sal alton,
his power on men makes them mIser-
able They sin when they follow him
and they must suffer the cons aquences
Of sin. The Lord on the other hand
would relieve His children from evil
Influences.
The speaker referred to charity as the
pure love OF God, and said that the
same work OF salvation had been start
cd many times. In this day a little
handful of people have been willing TO
hear and accept the truth. The Lord
has ordered IL thus, ana they are hero
$40 the right time 50 that they may be
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themselves 10 the truth and lab3rng
for salvation, many OF them. Those VINO
are not will be astonlshed by ana by
az the brief soiourn here and they
would give the world for the privilege
OF coming back and doing better. They
cannot do 10 then, for there Is only one
mortal experience which is for the pur-
pose Of being tried aud proven. The tu-
ture is a life of immortality and the
opportunities OF this mortal life viii not
return. Men viii be able % look back
upon their former LIE and this lie.
Though observation Ia Curtalled now,
the experiences OF the spiritual CNis-
tonCe viii be comprehended. This pres
cnt hanishmont from God Tor "a little
season will be then understood. And the
missed opportunities win bee resretted.
Men do not al am times make tno wise
est choice in this life, in business ana
other lines. and thoy viii look back
and remember.
The consel-ntiousncss of the lives uf
The Latter-day Saints was referred o.
and the speaker said that although tho
world may think them deceived, 10 VIII
be known by and hy that they hato
found the way of llfa They know or
the doctrine thcy have received, thus
Verifying the words OF tine Savior. Au-
thorized servants of God are minister
ing among the people and they VIII De-
judged FOR the rejection uf their mra-
sage. M that day they win rcmcmn O
many THINGS that they have seen ana
heard regarding the work of the LORD.
Tho gathering oft the people 90 ine
west was touched upon. and % was
said that the Lord had brought them
20 "a g0odly land This fact had boon
discovered by their uoighhors and they
are going tu dwell together They
are generally good, said the speaker
as are all the people of the world. Tho
Lattcr-day Suiuta were also sara lo
bc generally good though, 1a of Old
there are some who fall. This Id,l
thuuld not cOndewu HI tne people
any more than inc number oi mon h
tle lails of the world should cohdeI hi
all the world.
The love of God for his children wac
dWot 90. ana the speaker said chat
the poorest that God has in store loi
DTS children ln the next world ia lti
ahead OF what they dream or h'
loves them. but he loved his son hei-
ter than an men because ho o. better
than au men. RE could be depended
on under AN Circumstance. which l
mot true OF any one else who llNed h