Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-23

with no other guide than the torch of
reason were delving for the truth in
musty volumes OF half-forgotten lore,
Joseph Smith basked in the effulSent
light OF Gods spirit. By faith he
walked with God and by prayer talked
with the Father Of all and received a
revelation of the fulness of the gospel
of the Son of God.
Joseph smith found the Christian
world worshiping n mystical, indie
scribable Deity who was supposed to
have neither body. parts nor passions;
and he declared to the world the true
doctrine of Deity: that God Is per-
son in whose image man is created;
that Christ was sent into the world
to reveal in deed and person the per-
sonality and attributes Of the Father.
The prophet found doubt in the
pulpit: hypocrisy at the altar, and
despair in the pews, and with un-
daunted zeal he taught the faith once
delivered to the Saints" the faith that
healed the sick. unstopped the ears of
the deaf, made the blind to see and
even defied death. and made the dead
to live again. Having planted his feet
on the rock of revelation. and received
n knowledge Of the truth for himself.
he hesitated not to reiterate the prom
Use made by the Master. MY doctrine
is not mine. but his that sent me. II
any man Will do the will of the Faith
or he shall know of the doctrine
whether it be OF God or whether I
speak of myself
lie sent hope to the heather and
those who died without Christ by de-
claring the gospel for the dead.
While the preachers We're marrying
"unti death does you part and In
terring with the dead the gentlest
memories of this life, Joseph Smith
taught the doctrine of the eternity of
the marriage covenant. and declared
that the story of love which starts i'll
the springtime of life will never have
a closing chapter.
He assembled the heights and left all
superstition below. and revealed to
man n glorious view Of his eternal
possibilities Hc taught the doctrine of
eternal progress, that the artist whose
brush falls from his hand before his
greatest picture is painted may have
unnumbered centuries in which to
finish his masterpiece. that the poet
whose pen Is laid away before he has
expressed his greatest thought. may
have countless ages i'll which to write
his epic Poem. and that the saint who
strives and struggles to approach the
life which is perfect. and is compelled
to lay down lfc's burden before he
reaches his goal, shall have all eternity
IN which to grow, develop, overcome,
Increase in wisdom, intelligence. good
ness, nobility and glory, until he shall
become perfect even rs "Our Father
which Is In heaven Is perfect"
TAUGHT WITH AUTHORITY.
He taught as one having authority
and not as the Scribes and Pharisees.
lie was not q mctaphyscian. Flo did
not philosophiae, nor sPlit theological
hairs, between east and westss,sides,
but with a boldncSs horn Of the nssur-
ance that his message was true he
gave his doctrines to the worht.in tho
formula, THUS saith the Lord"
He was Il prophet. He foretold the
future ana rcsiirrccted the past. ] shall
only take time to recitc one of his
prophecies. and Indicate briefly It's
fulilmcnt.
IN september. 1923, on the occasion
of his Interview with the Angel
Moroni, Joseph smith was given
When the vision closed the angel said:
"Bcholl Notwithstanding YOU have
seen this great display OF powe: by
which you may be able 10 detect the
evil ono, yet | give unto you another
sign, ana when it comes to pass then
know that the Lord + God.
and that he will fulfil his
purposes. and that the knowl-
edge that this record Che Book OF
Mormon) contains will 30 to every
nation, kindred. tongue and people un-
der the whole heaven.
Your name shall be known among
the nations. for the work which the
Lord will perform by your hands shall
cause tho righteous to rejoice and the
wicked to rage; with one 1t shall be
had In honor. with the other in re-
proach"
For the purpose of argument this
may be considered Joseph Smiths
prophecy us he gave It to the world
1T was uttered four years before the.
Prophet received the gold plates, and
fourteen years before the knowledge
contained In the Book of Mormon
was sent to n foreign nation. This Is
a most extraordinary forecast. What
probability was thereyin 1929 that the
knowledge contained In the Book Of.
Mormon. which was not translated
until 1920, would SO to every nation
Of the earth? What was there in the
surroundings of Joseph Smith to indi-.
cate that he would be known outside