Show tabernacle JULY lorn 1851 parley P pratt delivered the following discourse 1 hope the congregation will lend us tasir undivided attention tion and execl exercise se their faith and prayers for that speak thai the truth may be drawn out to the edification of all I 1 always teel feet diffident to address the assemblies assam bliss of the tha people of god lit at tile the seat of the tha government of the church knowing that there are many til that it can N edify lafy aud and enlighten our better than T can I 1 always feel thit that I 1 would sooner hear than speak but nevertheless I 1 feel it my duty to impart my testimony tini ony und and exercise my iny gift among my br brethren ethran a according c to my illy calling I 1 therefore shall add address you for a while vi h ile this morning T ther liero i may be maiv m iby strangers stran geis assembled with us js at this season of the year many are ao a o passing through tins tills city from forn daffe different rent pal parts to of the world the members of the church need not complain if I 1 should address myself to the people as if they were all strangers on oil the ille principles that are sometimes designated d and confine myself to some or of the plain himpe introductory principles es of that sir itom jt wilf refresh the minds of those thos acquainted quain ted with them and 0 o perhaps caty them and a nd itt the same time edify olera ot I 1 h ere I 1 1 I 1 I 1 a stranger suppose SU wosie I 1 F r what alai ta is mormonism alft k c w q qa ab esaw tp I 1 7 hiag T I 1 F Hi it i T i pg axa ija a 5 known k to most men at hii all conversant with I 1 principles ri pai 1 I 1 es classed under that name that is a nid ame naine ar oia name applied by the public and not used officially fay by I 1 the church so called mormon was a man a agol prope I 1 A et an author a U th or a compiler cw and a writer cyri of a P boods mormon was a er of aness holding pep ceif doctrines the T aie church of jesus christ of la fleir r day saints are agreed as well st many other ancient ad to ia the same principles therefore their neighbors have seen vt fit tp to cad aff those principles they ther hotd hold ax might i ni abt As a well wel have called thena eisch ism sm or because the ancient prophets pro ps p tri riar iuchs clis arid and apostles held to the same truths in in general I 1 terms only iu in circumstances in distant countries and ages of the world anil and acting upon the same generel principles according to the partie particular ulak I 1 circumstances that surrounded them thein bat the world 1 out of all the have selected one called caged mormon and all the principles held by all good inspired men of all ages and countries they have seen fit to sum up and call them mormonism Moi monism well it was is as well as anything any else for angelit I 1 know tho the u name does not affect the principles I 1 the word of god as written in the good old bool designates alio people of god by the name flame of saints which name is as ancient almost as any writings ex tint t int or quite saint was spoken of by enoch long before tile flood the s une same term was applied to the th people of god by the prophet 2 the psalmist and by y the writers of the new Te not only was this term applied to saints fu u ancient L day but the pati carelis prophets and apostles a 0 applied i it te ter t prophetic r 0 he ti cally uly speaking to the people 3 of ef god in the la latter r days days when the kingdom should be given to t 0 the people 0 of godana the tha principles of god bear bea r ru rule e oyer oyei all the earth daniel in speaking of this subject and tho the other prophets always calls them the saints of chest the bapst high he does not call them ests presbyterians rians congregationalists jew s fa ga n i s or 01 medaris nor yet catholics but the language of the apostles and prophets i is that the S SAINTS 1 of the most high shall prevail over th the world establish a truo true order of government and in short 11 ort rule the lower world and all tile the nations bow to huh him who is at their head and to the tha principles held by them why not this be continued and sustained 0 ya a people of christendom and let these party names go by tile the board and be classed among the wings things that were in the darker ages come to the proper and correct scripture language and when en w we e ppe peak artlie of the people of god call them SAINTS SAI OF THE MOST ST HIGH well then such is is the name that the church which I 1 represent ent do their business in ill As such they are are known on their own records and on oil tho records ricord s heaven inasmuch us it 0 recognized ed there but we avi a know what the world anian esau when they say mormonism and mormon Mo what are the principles called mormonism you may ask those who profesa to be instructors 0 of the te people abroad in the states and elsewhere and iery very few of them will give you one correct idea lil in regard to the doctrines doctrin cs of the latter day saints indeed they have riot not informed thenis themselves elves but rem remain aidin in ignorance on the s abject and when they would show others of course they cannot inform them correctly on oil tint that subject but you yon will 1 l generally be informed i hd that mormonism is a new religion ion that it is something I 1 new under the sun still and of course course is an innovation I 1 r T a kind of trespass on christia christianity anity on the bible or on oli the good old way 0 O say some of the editors thit ought to be the most tha A enlightened and th aba t p profess r 0 to be if mormonism prevails christianity christiani will como come down I 1 now suppose that we exa ruine principle by b principle some ot of tile the fundamental principles of mormon i ain and see whether whet lier there ione item thatis that is new 11 or r that is in any way an ail innovation on oil C christianity i what is tile the first start towards an ail introduction af of these principles in tins this age and the organization d in of a people what is it that first disturbed the world or tf of it or called the tha attention of the People towards d it giving i i ri rise se to the system now tailed called mott mort moni sni it was the minis of angels to fro der tain t ain individuals or in other words certalic cert alii individuals in i u thi alii i age enjoyed open visions ii now we will stop right at this point itis it is ad called mormonism let us dwell on it Is a new ciple Is it adding something to christianity or taking something from h 17 do not let our modern modem weigh anything but come ri right lit to the fact of the matter if peter the apostle wera were here bere today to day and a person were vero to rc ahto to him a vision wherein where irian aban an gel appeared to lii hi ii and said something to him would 1 1 poter peter call tog tur thu r the rest of the apostles and sm in ii council on oil that in anns ins hedd head for error errol 7 would thay say to that man sir you have introduced something here in ill your experience th that at 13 u derogatory to christianity and contra contrary y to tile the system of religion we haye taught and introduced into the world I 1 need not answer tins question neither need I 1 bring scripture to show were 3 the teachings and experience of P peter and the rest rast of the tha apostles on this subject the bible is too common a book too widdy wida ly circulated in the world and tho the people of the united states especially too well read in it its contents to suppose for aino a roo mant that peter or the tha rest lest of ortho the apostles would condemn a man because lie he believes beli ves in the ministration min istrati n of angels because lie he related an ail experience wherein ae e had a vision of an angol amoel I 1 I 1 now that was the principle th tint thit it disturbed this generation era tion on oil the commencement of introduce int pf af that which is now called mormonism a principles 43 om corn non in the tha anci ancient nt church as tile the doctrine dojiri ne of repentance pen tance I 1 will siy more it is a principle th that athas has be ben beil il common in in all dispensations it is a principle winch which was had before the flood and fully eil enjoyed Joyed uy ty the ancient saints or at at least held to by them aprin aprill ciple that ws was common among them not that every ever j nun man attain attained e d to it I 1 but bit where can call we read under r the government government overn ment of the patriarchs before tho the hood flood or afton it before moses bosas or after him before anist chi or after christ where can we re id li ia sacred d history 0 of f a people of bf god by whom the doctrine doati ine kofl of lojis ons u and nd ministering minis fering of angels would be dis discarded cardd or b be e neotis it was co common millon to all dispensations it ofis was by the patriarchs patri kiclis und and prophets cundar the law of Af oies before it and after it anday fire people 0 of f god among tile the tell tribes and among the jews we will carry it still further uther fi it was enjoyed among the gentiles before there was a people of God fully dr organized among ag them in til th days of christ Gor Gern nenus ertis lud had I 1 the chig of angels before ne he became bec arrieh a member defaber memi of the christim christian charch or understood ther ewas ita i s a crucified and risen risen redeemer Rede einer he ha brayed god and gaye gaya alms alin s of mufeh things which tahlie ahe had renaa he was a good min aid an angel cime to hin and told him his bis prayers were heard beard and his achis hald hied come com eup up as a I 1 memorial babor godl god it i is s a taivo to ms that the christian ti an world consid sis this a pew new ah an ginnow tion a trespass on christianity ato 0 it the world andas abia as common common armong the trite I 1 eople af god ds as 11 liis his every day dealings with inane man 0 11 wc Wo bovill vill leave that p 0 bat and say sa Y ft ff is the clorist un ii boria nad not the latter day sa fuld thet that liavaa haa new doctrine provided I 1 ded th they ay discard that principle wh it I 1 I 1 1 it why that ni ann an by vision I 1 tire the minister ministering i iiii afan gols gals and by rev revelation dation should be ba called with a high abild holy calling cil ling commissioned with a holy mission to preach and teach and warn and prophecy and call men to that was 0 one u e of tbt frat principles introductory of what charia is now called baided moi imor ino monism li ism in age 1 Is there anything now new about that anything stra strange tige anything that differs from the patri patriarchal patriarchic archil ages from the jewish economy the Mosaic f on or from the dispensation called christian gira 5 ilar things ba happened apen ed before moses in indis his days day PO an dater in his 8 day and among the prophets and in differt diff eft I 1 I 1 1 agos ages t i wera not bot such n inace days oj of 3 jesus ejup christ an and a nd d aft after rae me days of T not john the boptist thus thug Wa suot jesus thus commis commissioned slotted and his apostles eldeka eld era apo ad d seventies sav enties after his ra and ascension ascensi giR ino heaven were not others called and ordained ader the alie hands of those who were thus commissioned w and sometimes by visions and revelations directing them to those who were thus commissioned to be ordained that was not a new e gp 49 I 1 innovation on christianity no aft scriptural system nor is it anything lieal p p ya call the old principle new i jl well then that the man thus wd call upon others to turn from their sins and sp individual a government govern mont a house a city a ot of a world of people should unless they did tar froni their sins is that anything new 7 no f aisi enec conversant anver sant with the bible will say that aisch things tock lace freau d niler all 0 eib dispensations W individuals individuals households citi cities es nat nunom ioni anil 44 itha I 1 I 1 1 1 i ft A 90 JIMS it in 1 i I 1 7 gohd have hare to be yarned in this way and especially under the Christ christian lao dispensation so go there was wag a special commission given to the arants of god to go to all the world and call n upon Z on everybody to repent or whole nations become dis franchised scattered and millions be destroyed be I 1 cause the they will not hearken to its it as for instance the 1 jews jew at leru jerusalem malem that Is nothing now new to cry to all men to repent and warn different cities and nations of wars wan coming upon them or that they will be damned if they do not repent this is one of the early principles called mormonism Is there anything new in this la Is there anything stange or nil u n scriptural til no no sensible professing christian will maintain such a point for a moment suppose that some people should hearken when the ministering of angels takes place among man many y men one certain man is commissioned by revelation to preach the gospel and cry repentance suppose that some persons hearken and repent and he should take aake them and walk down to the water and bury them in the water in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost and raise them agai again 11 I 1 out of the water to represent the death and burial of jesus christ a to liis his resurrection from the dead and to represent the fabii ot tho the individual thus ministered to that he does believe in jesus jemus christ that he died and that lie did rise from the dead and that ho he does put his trust and confidence in him for the remission of sins and eternal life Is that anything new would that be new to peter slip suppose some person was to relate before peter and pau pouf arto today to day iday and and the christians with them that lived when they lived suppose they were all present and this person tolls tells them that a man cams came along preaching re repentance autance and he be called upon us to believe in jews jemus wrist christ ana and we did so believing their testimony and they took us and buried us in water and raised us hi again out of the water unto newness of life would peter or john blamo blame him would paul say it is something new or would he be say my brother thousands of us as received the very same in a an al an t da bayst s the catholic church professes to be the true church the ground and pillar of the truth handed down by bv regular succession from the ancient church of which they are still members and their priesthood and apostles ales are now of the very same church which the new testament calls the true church at rome these roman catholics of modern times profess to be members of the very same church that paul wrote that epistle to if they are I 1 will show you to demons if the scriptures be true that this doctrine called mormonism is not a new doctrine paul writing to that church of which they profess to bo be member says know yo ye not brethren ye romans that as many of you as have been baptized into christ have been baptized into his death being buried with him by baptism into death that like as a christ rose from the dead even so yo ye may walk in newness of life now this epistle containing this doctrine written by paul to the church at rome and which thes then modern people called roman catholics prof iss to be members of if they are what they profess to be every one of them tham have been buried with christ in baptism and have risen again to newness of life cewill we will however how evar leave them to decide whether that is really the ca case or whether they are contented to sprinkle a few drops of water on an infants faco face and call that a burial paul said that was a principle of the true church of rome that had been buried with christ by baptism into death and risen to newness of lire life have these theme modern roman catholics gone forward of their sins and been buried in water in tile likeness like nass of tha death of |