The Washington herald., 1913-06-22
President Brigham Young, Of Mormon Church. Addressed
Young Men in Massachusetts in 1864 on the Doctrines
Of the Revealed Religion Recipient Of Letter. Who Had
Asked for Information, Was Not Interested in New Faith
but Wished Autograph Epstle from Famous Leader-"1
Have Written You Good Long Sermon" Is Conclusion.

you may have to contend with in your
| future movements.
1T is by taking this course that I and
all the Latter-dsy Saints. who have OBJ
tained knowledge respecting the gospel
of Jesus know that what the world calls
Mormonism is the truth of Heaven, the
/ gospel of salvation. Jesus said, II any
i man will do His Gods will he shall
know of the doctrine, whether 1t be of
| God, or whether / speak of myself This
| is the rule which He gave unto the peo-
pie when He was on earth, and by obey
ing which obtained the knowledge that
| he was indeed what he professed to be-
| the Son OF God.
THE will of God as set forth by the
Apostle Peter on the day of Pentecost,
in the first Gospel sermon, which was
| preached after the resurrection of our
| Saviour of which We have any account.
| to the repentent Jews when they cried
I out Men and brethren. what shall We
do? was Repent and be baptised every
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ,
| for the remission of sins, ana We shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For
the promise is unto you, and TO your
children. and to all that are afar off.
even as many as the Lord our God shall
CALL
Revelation to the Apostles.
by taking this course. they obtained
knowledge from the Lord that the doc
trine which they had embraced was Of
God, and that Peter and his brother
| apostles were his authorized servants.
They received the Holy Ghost, which
took of the things Of God and revealed
them unto them.
The ordinance through which the
Holy Ghost was usually received Is
plainly alluded to in the eighth chapter
OF the Acts, IL to II verses, and the
nineteenth chapter and 6th verse. II is
true that Cornelius and his household
received the Holy Ghost before they were
! baptised and had the Apostles hands
laid upon them, but IL was evidently
poured out upon them to convince the
disciples that the Gentiles were as much
entitled to the Gospel of Jesus and its
saving ordinances as the Jews, for it is
stated that they OF the circumcision
which believed were astonished. because
the Holy Ghost was poured out on the
Gentiles. and Peter then asked, Can any
man forbid water, that these should not
be baptised which have received the Holy
Ghost as we'll as WEI This is the only
instance, of which we have any account
in the New Testament. of the Holy Ghost
ton of baptism and the laying on of
hands.
The apostacy Of man, through the
changing of these ordinances and the
transgressing of the laws OF God, caused
the Holy Ghost and its gifts and the
power OF God to be withdrawn from the
midst of mankind for many generations
For a long period of time there has been
no voice from the Heavens to enlighten
munication from the Lord to man has
ceased, through the latter's unbelief and
harness OF heart, and ne has been left
to grope without this aid as were the
Jews of ancient days after they turned
from the Lord and rejected the messages
and messengers which he sent unto
them.
God Promised Communication.
But the Lord had predicted. by the
momuths OF His holy prophets, that the
time would come when he would break
the silence which had so long prevailed, |
and commence to perform his great
work which should be a marvellous work |
and a wonder. for the wisdom of their |
standing of their prudent men shall bel
hid
The revelator John, in the 9Th verse |
of his 14th chapter. has left on record |
how this marvellous work should be |
commenced. He says that he saw an
other angel fly in the midst of Heaven.
having the everlasting gospel to preach |
unto them that dwell on the earth. and |
10 every nation, and kindred, and tongue, |
and people. saving with a loud voice |
fear God and give glory to Him, for the
hour of His judgment is come The mis-
sion of this angel to the earth was to
restore again the principles and power
which had been withdrawn through mans
apostacy, and usher in the work which
should prepare mankind and the earth
for the coming of the Son of Man and
the reign OF Righteousness.
The prophet jeremiah had his work
in view when he wrote what is found
recorded in his 31st chapter, 3lst and 34th
verses, and the prophet Daniel in his in
depreciation of Nebuchadnazzars dream.
as recorded in the I'd chapter of Daniel,