Show ehlo I It Is verj t1ghen I evidence of tho Bblo that ties eldenc or wholit we of God holl etr man Go tmwu arceuiit hers any nent hiuaventirat In the ensUI1t lm bll nleton col1ldeftIl a It Is i wt days thee I doctrine to heretical dotrinu or beterodO orlentClI heedox It is now dermis I cnterln I I < that God claim Go to ful for us caim This b Iiiznoelr to men reveals lmclf extraordinary do Indeed n most ctmorlur Inde tile from niJe when viewed 3 e rrm tle trine tS exist which now uft u prejudice whch prjudlC pociaihy when we Toni l J told us tillS afler turin already InHis God placed nontht Go lJIced Ptii Church Apostles 111 prhm t 211055 In and 1vangelht llCt Teachers nblht epiredof Techer 11D nm nutI the thAt daY te1 ° b In hover In Jesus ds Ieer Church was or hue hlho Cur Afte the Gospel un and when GrI gnlzed pUfll nu In the Jtt purt Iaehlo of those schin wen dot the lron t0 wih the lninsedtately Immedbtc DtL premIse Savior the HolT that they would receive tle Ghiot Church IL n imic ible to hav e a of ofcifmTwTthout Ue Pffigg of Christ uIhout Ghost TillS Is IDdllIDO1 the Holy G1ot withoUt It aShy iicenory btCOU Church < or the God 15 not with that WItliOiit Churh dui thereof Wihout members tlllrf not be thin would 10t 0 this Church Itoh it of that Church of ChrIt ltl I divided c1itsrocterhUi5 moire lS divied cImeertC anti en asunder to be split jIZ causous L hiuichi I ofChirlst we ctaso to be the peopie lIe ald Lila le are uo Iongr pple twn Ir u Uuly I the ccInlng claleterlHIC 01 wC make I V1 us one bo It I tli which in I ono anti will make us I I heaven earth ant have thanked God nl hr which Ui the union Vlcl1 soy Ufa fr ° unen tle I Spirit 1m produced among Holy prUC and < fin Latterday faatoU fr i the alntq I i the oneness which prevail them I bTU n amongst tbe jolted in this becauseof the pJ1 there Is before us I fee I peel lfor pl Ulcr till union hero on earth through Jn divluo influence c1 that Spun 1 I KO nJ and women living i together In love when under its inuuenec and If this be the case In mortalitj Satan surrounded tempted as we are by Sltn tempte a rounded as we are bj temptation an ted with human weaknesses how 1 much WiI greater will Iw our joy tb when we ares emancipated from the thraldom ot sin when the cone quinces of the fall will all hive dk appeared quenr and we slnll merge into the full glory of our Father and dwell with Him as do theaugels I wish to repeat that there nose can I a Church of God on earth 0 Him It without a re elation from I U an utter impossibility Men may 111 uter deride revelation they may say the heavens are closed 110 longer t 1 le i opened but In this they tench a doetriuu that I licit of OoJ it Is I from beneath I eer there was i bnrth miracle and I need for revelation for mlmcl gins 1C for Gods voice 10 the heard mini for ministering nngels to de Mxnd to the earth it is today when I universal disunion dil = on strife and contention preail and men are arriving themselves ngnintt thtir fellows thlr fclom It Is for us to contend for the faith once delivered to the Slut Unbelief exists ev co where In he ncweiiatKr In the magazlui in the I school book in nearly all the works lead today unbelief J < crt I that we rcd t uulllf mcatesalmostfrombeglnnlng to end We breathe it ill the very atmosphere atmos-phere In our associations witli our fellow men we feel It ss palpably as did the tgiptlans the darkness whicli was brought upon them Vu havetlicse things t contend with and the result I that our Will becomes difficult for us to weak it Is t comes It 1 dIfcul obtain rml wc the lnov ledge that w e ought 011111 to hive Nevertheless i Is i our bounden duty to contend for that faith to plead with God to restore i to the earth t mike His will clear lo lie mind and t j I ntIUCI the and to iucrea gifts i of His Spirit among us Ii this our I privilege It b l and there Is no non why we should not receive < I and euJoy every gift received b > the most favored of the D of men both In early and modern days God has made n promise unto us I Go and Instead of being hamcd of our union of that which He as done for hearts should ascend Inconstant UP our hrrlt fhou ascnt constant tliank ivlng to Him for the blessings which Ito hiss poured out m It Is this union which makes upon life sneet which makes association delightful au1 sv Js a foretaste dii tliat heavenly bliss which a salt us If we remain faithful faith-ful unto God unload of being ashimed revelation and prophecy atd there gifts winch in former tbs were esteemed beyond price and for which men nntI women were to down their lives we willing lay dOl ther Uo lln ly should be thankful to our God thai we are living In au t age when it Is I possible to receive them through h obedience t neo lls Gospel through tile restoration of tIle holy Iriett hood I linen many times heard I miii Kir Hint they al have known the I day before Uiey heard tills Goeeh I preaehed when they would brine irnveied over tea atd land Aunt crossed continents in any way in order to ECU a man who had the authority au-thority of f the Priesthood toadmlnis < tee the ordinances of life and salvo Uon as the aueicute dda man who could make promIses unto his fe lows that if they would obey certain ordinances whieh God had revealed they should receive lie gift of tIm Holv Ghostind those gifts which Outnn in the ancient accompany I ru te day I dayMen omctimes talk about the tower which the leaden Of this Church posses Why there never was a more democratic organization than the Churcli of Christ I was and free bond so in ancient days bnl an received the gift of the Holy Ghost without distinction of sei nor n-or class and H it is today with every man or woman who obeys the Gospel of Jesus Christ I would b impossible for the leader of this Church whoever might be to lead tho people nstra The people lc rplu f pin themselves know too well what fie right they are the judges nod f they cit in Judgment upon every man eft lo be President Apostle or whatever his standing may L Gosh has chosen one man to preside over His Chureh In order t prexeutlho possibllit of confusion confu-sion disunion or anything else calculated to tIlde thu jieople In His infinite mercy Ho has placed but one man at n tinio at hu head t receive Hi revelation for thin Church and tint titan holds Uio keys keI I beseech you in the naino of Jrsus to Tiluoj our religion llxcr clsc yourselves in it and t do this you must keep the commandments Fu God J pny uncunsluglj Whinsi yen cantiotbow your knee In scretorla your family pray t God in jour hearts Men say we are sinful and tricked but they said the tame about our Lord and Master Mas-ter I they called the Master Beelzebub how much more hal they deride those of His houKhold I was considered a merit to crucIfy the Son of God and to kill HU pro nliet and A n tl Shall we won der then that the samecplrit exists now Do you Lehuxu the devil has diet or been destroyed during the las I 1800 er or that helias lost his power hatred There have been two antagonistic forces at x ork from the very beginning of tho xrorlJ The evil one is constantly seeking t destroy tho Wont of God Satan is striving todaj just a hu did anciently an-ciently to blacken tho leoplu of G to give them n bad name to make them to odious in the lke f olol till eyes of men aa to lead them to believe they arc doing God good service In slaying them Men believe this today when hurling thunderbolts against the Latterday Saints There are many who think that If all thi > artillery of thin earth could be brought to bear upon this Taberusclu arid all thin latterday Saint could 0 destroyed de-stroyed such would bo slroyt scb L meritorious meritori-ous and God bltsted act Why act Because they consider us f wicked a to L unworthy to exit on the face of the earth Now my brethren and tcr let us K continue to live that God will be our Friend He has said Go Frend h sl we I need not fear that He xvlll deliver us a He has done before and His prom can never f l Heaven and earth may pass away but the I I promises of God xvill endure foruver i promC Go 1 entIur foner I I God help us ono and all to be I faithful is my piiyer In the name of I Jotup Amen I I I I |