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Show piscoritsu miuim i mm, i. oaltuM "" ' I 1 w(ll real portion ' ""' "" ,t,pttronhDHtllHIoofJclm 1, p 1, in dm not rj tplrlt. but .Via 1 ill whcih r liny are (.rtludi fi ii 1 Tirrritini'i","wl.1' 'S j mi onioinlliollf-ihUnrOodi .IV .pimib.tooiilHM.ih not that il oinolntliolIri Itnolof A , it.lt I that aplrll 0' antichrltt. Sh.r. 1 ! '""" that It bIiihiiiI " . n I in now trelyl '""" l ' "' ,"K, ""' cl",lr,", 'minor nnwlhomi biWHUnearMter "t th It in iu than I lb" 1' '" 'I1" 'VuL j.uoflli w.illlthorcroro '" f do w Mil, an I tho world '-nth i""i Vie are i 0l tan ibat , titli c o I Iirnretti ut he lbl ll m ' 1 j hoi olh not u ll oreby know :, i r ""Hi nml the Int ol error mi ed, Ul us lovo c no another! Tor lov ?SJI aiidnterv tno that lovith In !,f( I and knon-nth HoJ. Ho that rTjooiktinweih on I nil lor Hod l T In tbia " uinnlfetlwl llio ,,(liioluiiii in, l.iiu lUtriHi l, oiii) biitutt.n son Into Ibo 11 ibatwo tniBhilhc through him Birtu loo'i "' ' 'b' wu loraUod, bin alitlT-l lK.mil win lil Son to In. H wrfl nation lor our tin. Ilelnvuil, ir H .JtO IoTd U, WO DUCbt AlM) tuluYO mt (bt moth r " I TbeAiKitttu iaya further: fl .If a man v, I lovo (lod, and liatelh ! iitnilirr,hclalkrirrbiillatliivilh m , Mir lierwlinin holmihioeii how W at M lor i Uod vtliom liu bath nt t M rxat" jra pjitandliiiiupto nldret J on, I do Wm tjwliliadctlro that I Hall have the jH lalitiacoof jour faith and prajcrt. June are ollon told, It la our prlvilcie H lttQ no coma together at wuhivo H djtt Ihli alleruoon to Imo tho prolyl prol-yl net and the ittltlaiico of thu H Irlt ol H tit, thai thovirj thing may tin given intoti that aru adapted to our various MM (.tiJIUooi and clrcuimtiiici. I do MM Kt know you thuughti, nor your m vtnU, nor Ilia condition o( jour M slndi. nor your temptations or ltl.il', Vat HjJ knowi thorn, unJ llnroloto H lit anil II tcrvnntt, when they H lil to Ilia people, to rely M V)0iilll'n, and ho has i romlaol If wu H till do mi In 'u!th lli.it Ho will give jH titbit uhlili ahall la aj ruprlata for lit Inilructloii andlionolltof thu ivo-H ivo-H ft, riurrfore It Is not nry that iii'jij 1 r nro ur dl'Cuurna br H frchani, Wi ium. If wc did Hint we H fwUtbuatt thu) ito of Clod and H Tat b (rio 11 w of Hit Holy H -j jit w lominHiidnl, howcTrr MU upo or i, n liutu iMaof Ida klni;. H id, l dh rill Ku uuti uh ct thn orjf tl no I ttwaiiioJ i tint which It H UijUil to tho rl limn aucnt nn.l cull H tlOQiof ttio i , t nn 1 wo ato nlio H tuniiruniJ J n tto rpi i ujli-avfii do H inllliriltll It liaitraTo ritun. MW 1 1 J 10 Uud up i ii Koclior of n con. 9 r nil u tin mid oiio uiturally tM i tktfrumlt. Hut when wu oomo iirr a wo ahould lo, tlien our H baoi tr llilrl with light, an I llirre 1 aaoonowhohi cimu to moi.tluic In 1 mtij lilt tun' will ,o uwny wllhout H itiD(i.jti!initi. H Tlirrthm print uedrv uzpretl by IM nurwbtu in i his' the ton'.lmouj tM ttui tvintio Clod, tolmiw ulirtn. jB itPini w deli they i atify lo It truaur flH tat. ibe Litter uiy ralnta .r a BBj "I Mntlanlo tulliaoiiy heu tnoy B I'JitMrte vnrll llmir Lluim who foilli to iruacli (ho (1 pol utur n nodi many ny. a mt nro xery hard it Urn ii ol:ilioc, and therif Intbty friqurntly urn t with Ktitit H 1iti n ,1 M an ngi of n.llKht H urmt. I tup to thtra novir was a H purallon tiloh rtl U'J llf rairo H a lt r -ri i In uvry illrrinloii H aadouour , N uuro thn l,olr otiill m ii i(t. t thu t uth that liu oriir jH Ktaar wa ua Ittupiowd tolvnou jU tr.j.dlulliobr wb, of linni men m JJutUn), tit; i ,, i uU4 trutlit, jH A trail i of ere j clnra or 1. la 7M Uut re looted u u aa n very hard H H)lci e , ir'jlly b the religion! H 'UM, Hut bod haa alu apokuii (rum H BitnrcuajJ ten nd to tho lanh Hj ui ncila tlnic llol, mid that tho H l.litiuri hlchaiu urgaulioj uiooiiK Hj eia data d,, artuj, In nil iy riMpoota, I il 'at icntittirn Ihltuuuudt H Uihlthvo an I jthlu of tho world. ,"'' ft viry tnueu nu rt at audi ex. m l"n!oni, aul nimir Ii arou.id Itr-M Itr-M ntly lu thrlr inlnlt Uiiuae, iu I m unuj a Klein many l oIIdvo that HI ,' " 41 "S ln viry irosrewho' J ''C(1, J" Hie iull I laio of Uotpol H l.kl llm the truth tioMtllifcrc. H S mtlha tin tat menta which aro MM gj 'J 'I'" Iiilierduy Haluta klmuld H Jarn thj Inplry arlt How ato H J,, ,D')W ,h' tdat which you l.ll jHI u ' " IrurT B ri?!.0 H0"0i,,l,le"'"truublotoniako aH Cii ' .".l"''?!" thin, I ecauee they H i .vwli routotnpt Hi" miwaRe Jji!,1'.'"; Iluyoomldirlt un. 5J7'lhtlriillfiilloii. I hey look H a i . ? who "mkB ,ue" "temi ntt .',"?" c,"7i 1U Paa them by an twljr.unfly,"lielrnotlo. Hut H SI! t.'!i Jh.S lu W0U1 lhl Innulry H IS. i1,',,1,1" u tru"i liow " wS IH in " MM iiLl,,ihSch.u,,Cut "'' ru ww or- ttt ;.t J." "'"I'I'" clulni to be MM tut .uU ',.liHl. liny claim Ii . b nterlnu tbelr cbunh H Uri.J0"? iner nalvatlon II S'e ..C.U,,J Audthelnirortltto 11 lV.Jr'J!", Ull" "''. u" to I irwi it.. ou.bt roncemlnir tho II taiii.lH,, ''V8 In till oily II '".inl ih""cU luupubllnirolii in ai.i i 7 n'8 "I P"ld to to for. 'Jlea'i'?""? lu Kllll"". na 'rcll the Jl ?'.' '!n 1lt"J wulo'i ' 'Chfc' - I".1? Jolo-thal l,tho.o "kta IT. tUJ.t. "Iu necetalty of .cJ,,0,u,.l",:",'1,,K rellnlout MVr,,;01ta ut view, tun it "ub of ..i".1:. r"" "" l"' l,ut n5ll l?."l""l A J'U"1 ex H 'it ih.JI hw,,.h""uUi " ' '"I aloS "."?' lu,"t " lln H Hitj;! tom n Tfoull l re H u'd nairow lath, Chat vra tho pi'll Inrlilchll Minted 1IM tut iwei l ,k tr in n baro the authotlty to olnl . ut tiller-rnt tiller-rnt all nnd 1 1 iranio u.irerent lain Bmldltlcrontordlnau -oi, aid t, tub. ull dIUercnt rtipjlromi nl to the children of mm In order that th'y luiy laillMlpIeaof Chritt, then tbete la fmmelhlug nrednl t authorli thttK men mom than la fmnd In tho Illblo. Corlalnly, tb" Illble whkli In thn Word il II ill, iliea mt arrant nnyauoh iMiiit, ai 1 1 Ullrre Clirndlani gem tally deny that lln.ro liaelitvnau tiielitlm from (I Malt ce the Jlltila wat lluUherl, r unco thn wtltnt or tho dirrerent hook In the Illblo havo MatiM aimy Il we evidently tho detlgn of nur Irtrd lu nTrallne llui phn ol talvall n and lucouimaudltig Hlarorvaiitttugi foitli and proolalm H, to have but ouo formof iJorlrliif. It would I ring tho iharnctcr of our Uod IdIo n (irtaln il.-grec, il.-grec, I might aa), if contunt, t If II i wem tolearoao imtiorliiut a mailer lu II e Miration of Ilia ihlldreu to ihu Ju iRmeti and linaKluatlou of nn n, if Ho wora lolejcinen totaj Una not tlliifl la anenthl Hud thla doolrlne la nou Mecnllal, to eoy If yuuolij Ihlt you ahall harp aulratlou, or you neuu not obey IhM, for It 11 not iireeHary to Miration. If It wat neiewnry In tba tin) a of Jioiua nnJ of Hit Aroatlel tint men ahould bi Hero m Jeeua nod rejitnt of their tln, It It lnouA.ity loday, anil no liumau Judg nielli, nir no liuiunti council iwu to aa) wlltithat ueceeilty Uoil It Ike llelng to grant Miration, nnd Ho la thn lining lo withhold talvatlon, anl Halt lh Ilalng to tonouiict'tllotcnni upon which rutvatlon ahall lui ul Uiuei. Miirelore, hi Clod did nuke fillli In Jenutadoctrliia that wai nci.. ft nry for wau'e aalrutlou, It la ttlll munaary. Though ugea may hue pai.ed, Hit ht not thai gej, It cuitint bu changed. Il taket wmucli toeava a mau In till coitira lliuntltilllelghleon liundied yeart ago. rheru may to any amount of viilUliteoment, of wltdo il nud ol kiinwKilk;i, I ut P iworor loat tTili may b, ltdo not alTict In tfiii flight eet digtiotho tltulp a that men mult billevu III Jrru at the foundation o( their faith and of their ilvallou. i'i imi't ulo repent of their alue. -N i anpnlilty, uo liuiunii wltdtui, no hutnhti devtco can remoo Iroiu the plan ul mlrMloii Ilia nii.itlly of the ri -entiilioa of kli ; for 11 a Uuatiel of Ja u C'tirlitdematidi nlxiolutel thai lu muit bo foitakun, nnd In order for It to bo 'ottiktn ll mutt bo rtpontml of. riiirelon, ir men ray that Jon an loatved without lalth and wilhout r ixiutaun, or II tlio whole world thould cay thla, W'Jill I It nlToot III tl o leaat ilei,rtu thu atlvatlou ol me ? Would Men liu nrrd Uinuin tho whoa nurld eald tiny oubl b without Ultra vital tlnllif? Cer lalnlj Lot. Uod, wlingranuinlTallou, and w liu la tlm Author of eilvallou,liaa placvl thoMi irlnclple In Hh Uottpoi aa eMi ntlal lo ealrallon. 1 Ullavo, however, that Christen doru aitralj ndmlta that faith Ir Jeeutniid ripontima of tin are emtu Hal. Hut Uk to nra thouMtiJ nuJ perhap mllllont, of 1 roferteil be.lev era iu Ji.m who ray that anything lieyanJ IbU I iion-wsentlal tu aaha tiou. Of oouttu, thern nro illllrni oi of otllllon upon time matter Htlll, thero nra mal.y who pruuouaoa other lUliiftutiDicutorj. Hut Iha Apoatle of Jrrut not outj taukktlallhiu the Lord and reprni. Kuoe of aln, but thay aald that It v. ntcetfrnr for men to bu bat tin d. I neid only allude toonoritu lo ehow how lra)iortant aomo of thu AjONtlea thnueht thlt ordnance to be You rt member tho vitlt oi 1'itor to Uorne. Hut, tho (Icntlle, an I iho mlraculoiit nmnncrlii which l'etirwailudtorom plfnltli Ibureipiett which Cornellut In. nut to I I in. It wat contrary to thecuatoicofllie Jeui nnd ctHjiidrr-od ctHjiidrr-od n verj !ni roper tiling for on ortlu-dji ortlu-dji Jew 1 1 ar'o lata with Oontlli. Hut 1'eter, bavlni; recelveiln vltloalu vhlcliliewnt tbown that ho ahould not nail anything iitiiloan that thu Lord had mudn (Iran, romillett with Itorctiueel tint trra ecnt to hltn, aud wont with the meaaunere to thu houn of Corni Hut. Cornnlliia nnd hit home-hold, home-hold, uuder Ihu priatliltig of I'ctel, e i lived Iho Holy (Hunt, nnd l'eter and hla oompanlona weroconiK Hod to ad mil that tliuvKntilea had received tho Holy Ghot m well nt the Jew, nud ader ha wltnitte 1 thu remarkable and unexjiectel munl(itatlon, he tald to htaciinianloiK, "fan nny man lot. bl I wator, that theea thould not bo lipllred, which liaie received the Holy (Jtiontn well m vro" Now, I aubmlt thatlfaJth n ruanl fetliitlon wo wltriiuH-tid In our day, nil J by luftuy who call tin mtalvn mlnii tor nf ( hrlit, acenrdlug to their linch-lugatboy linch-lugatboy would liava mil It wa entirely en-tirely iiniiecfuMir) to ma water, or to li.ro Iho onllnauca of luptlniii od. mlnltteriHliinto Ihete pcopli, bicauta Itiey had mulved the Holy (Ibott, anl that wai all tulllolent. 'Ihu very thing that Tutor oltad a4 n reaton why they ahould ba baptized woul I now I a cltod by aotna modern mln'ttera na a nnson why they thould not bu I ijitUM It lenvidtnt Itom (hU that thla great AHWiIannl hit ronlanlotn deitueil thu ordlnaneo of bptltm etential, evun ttiough the j eraorta hud reielvud tho Holy llhott. If ha ha 1 not taken thla vletr of thltnriilnincnbe would uot havo rt-pilrtHl (;orneltut mid hit lioutihold to bo billttd. Hut ha conaldirod It tioienurj, aud ha baptized bap-tized Hum. Huppctu n nonclavo of raliilttert, ailllcg thcmailvet eervanta of Jitja Chritt, thould my to thilr fellow men, "Wv con.Mor faith In Jerut ud reiiutaucoof aiua ottentlal to talva-tl talva-tl iu, but we do not lullevo taitliui uieiitlal lu talvatlon, Jcoplo can la baptized f they Willi, but there la no pnttlculir eflkooy In tit. If jou will only coma lo the crow and taut jour eltia nt tho foot of tho nrott, they will bo wnihed away by the bl ) id of Jeeua, and therefore thn irdlmnio of ba tlitil la not mtentlal " Would that do olelon of tin In rhnngn tho pli" "' ailvatlon framed In heaven and laujlit by the Hon of Uod I Can mot-tul mot-tul men rucrlne thu limit Uion will h mankind llmll In tnved and Uejiart (rum thota mjulred by thu Lore ' litem arc ruunj, however, who have Unite thlt uuil who liuoli thu rooluliiMmelhlng Ilka the lauMiagu 1 hnvu quotid, while othrre my, "Vit, juu tnUht nt will be laptized, but what way do you with tu la baptirod7 Would jou ilkuto be-ptluUloil, would jou like to havo wntir i uroJ Tition you, or would you prthr tmlng Im meiMd'" 1 have heard It atate I that tliilonro man) mlul.tcra who ullcr to the convert their itioUo aa lo the miiinor ol their t upturn. Thla la uot tho way Hint Uo I InltudeJ, ncoo liu to thuriirlptuiit Thla It n I tlm plan of r.lvatiinn taught by Hlaxrvaala riuic wua but ouo imnuf bat ll'iu.un I thero it lut nsa lion. Jitut, III gleatett Hi In th it evur Stood tit on tti ea t a Ulu wltliout aln, weut unto John to Itf baptized, Hut John did uot yl H u 11 w will j ut u LaiUtcl, ' my 1. r hi all I - rinklo you, or our j. ma wairuin t .ur lira ir ilnll liu noraa you?" J ,m uiil uot prnjioiin 1 nny auoh quettion to tho Havlor tlther uit tho Havlor ingjeit any tuch eiformanco to John Hut Ha catnalotjibaitliel, and John realla Inghlaown unwottulneia to perform Hint aacrod urdinauoe on behalf of the Hon of Uod, lietllited, but Jetut Mid, 1 duffer it to bo an now lor thu Ilia coun til ut to fiilltl all rihteoutniM " I but wa th Savlor'a ext reial in tin looked Ukiu It at vMenlli.1 If llioto wru any Ultig lhat Mm evir born ou Ibo larth that oeuli hare dltiKimtl w llh thlt liolj or llnance, II rertaluly wa the Hon 1 Uod, the lledeemar or the world I! it Hi of fired Hlinwlf atniietauiilo to all tho retlof lie, oflenil Himvlf ummi'll utile for tin holy ordinance Ion man lowborn UiHtlial giiontlu authotlly Ii litpute Jehu Iml itHolved that prhtlil from In father by virtue of which Unit holy or llnance coul 1 1 n admlnlttercl and It administration bo recogiiliod byUal tho Internal I-uther Thbrvfon-, Jetua aubmlt ad to the ord. iiume, andtealllleJliall the ihlldnn of men thai thould follow afterward that It wat an oldiimnco iwiuitlal to Miration lilt dliolI.M luuktit llio eamo Uoctrlni, and almlultleiel the e.meordliiauiuuutoall who reulved Iha tinml mil were willing to oritur lino the Church of Chtlit After IhU thero wat another ordl-liitue ordl-liitue that ILoy looked upon nt rueh. tlal In lliote Uj.. Vou remember lhat ouo of the dlfiupha wtut to HatnatU, und liu uretutied tha U itpel there, und It ticiut that hoh'.luu. Ihorily lo baptize, lor ho laptlze.1 the oonvertt, hut for aomu receon bu did tot ultulnlttor nny ther ordination. John limit ll.t did not either. Ho ail I "I lulled hartlze Jou with water unto reientauce tut Itu that Cometh alter me 1 mightier than I, whoto ahoci I am uot Worthy to Ivar. ho li ill uUiilio you with Iho Holy Ubo.t, aud Willi lire." When thu Apoitlr heird that Hamarla hau re. celre. tho word, they 'out two ol the Apcttlea thett, who, when they came to Hamarla, an I met with tbo mi n and women who had becu baptized, laid thilrlunda upon ttem und tiny ro orlvcd the Holy (JtioM. fhlri vm mi iitdliiancn In the anolent Church, nu I lju. tiered raiuntial to talvatlon by Iha Apottlit; for If they had not ao con tlderel It, they certainly wo ll I uot havo ut tho Apotlka lu Hie trouble of hiilng thero to vUltthorlalnta and ad Milliliter that ordln mco to them. Sj that w a huvu hi re, uot o .Iy faith, not only It ieuuniii, but we luvo hap I tra, ani the laying on of handt, at nnlluauiu In tha Onurdi of Cnrl't. ow, let me atkthla of all of you, How nn It la expectid that whom euccetlon of generation! la) ailde tliria ImporUnl or ilnaucct und aay they nra uot euentl tl to aatvatlon, that tha apirlt und powir nnd blotting of lied nnd tho gilt of thu HolyUUott wlllrett dowu upon them? It aeerat lo tno that any one who would ntlect ui)n thla a.iljoct would ba for ol tu admit that audi a de. parturu from thu )1jh of talvatlon would luevliably forfeit Iha li!i..lu thai tho l.&rd eald thould accompany the a Jmlnlttrullou of tli'.o nrdintucm, Hiw oali liu n exri l Ihu Holy Uhoit to real ufon them when Ihey do not obey the ordinance wl.trh bring thnt I redout gill? How can tlieyirjut nny other reault than thnt tho Lord will wlihnold tho gilt i f Hie Holy (lliot when thiv refute tu obey the ordinance nioenry to obtain lit I Im o alluded tothrtunrilliiancet lo thow that there It lotnt grunt. d for the tetllniony of tho Latter-day Haiti t that the everlatllnt fJopel milled In U restored to the enrih, thtt unlottroim. thliu were done to nttora It Ihcro c ul lb no enjoyment of tbo (.Iftt that rhuracterlied tha nuckiit Church. Hence, ( a man wero Ii a-U me,"llnw thall I know which at theao variuu aeel I true?" I ahoul 1 Ull lilni tliLt ha mutt look around for u church cor rrtK ndlng lu lit organlalluo, iu in tojchlngt, In Ita claim. In It gilt an i blowlm.1 Willi llio ancient Church which J ciui foumlid. f hero la a gnat dlvertlly of acct at thu i latent lime, caoh one claiming lo bo tha Church of Uhtltt There It con-falon con-falon In tho -rotl I, and men are dlilnct. d almoitly thecltlmt Ibataru t uply vartmi orrnulaallout. Hit mi wonder tbat men throw -tide religion re-ligion eutinly and ny tluy want oono of II, and that thinking men ahould reel dlrgttttaj, to to (peak, with the dalmi that arntet forth lu tehalf of theia various deunmluillont. Here In thla city of eura we havo already uulte a number of orgunlrntloue of thl aharnoter, each one i laltntng lo I a thu Churuh of Chrltt. Hupiocaotirjouiig men nnd jou ng women were logo arouul, If they hid not ncci tcrt the Uotil n ttught Iy Ilia Church ol Jiaiarhrl.it of Latter day Salt tt, and nk wlihh ouo of theo It correct, what couluvlon would iieceatarlly follow fol-low Iho Inijulrj I Hero I a church organized that de-linn tha divinity of tha Havlor nnd Iha ntoutujf. power of Hit Hood. Dthera billevu thu Hit bl lod 1 all lhat laiiuiarnryiiiaalva lion tlnu bellevea that ouo form of orgniilzitlon 1 oirrect, another aaja that a diflereiit form I thu correct one. Tiny nrekn wnachurclieauotby the uanm or Jivut Clitlit, but by theuamea of tho fouudera Thoto zealout men, believing lhat reform wire necoatary, left llm bullet with which they weie cinmcled nud formed new organlzi tloiia aud they wire called nfter their immit. And thete havo inultiptitd lu thn earth until theru la no tud of con-fuilou, con-fuilou, rtrlle an I contention oouceru-Ingtbailiiiot oouceru-Ingtbailiiiot aalvutluuaud tho trim path for men and women lo u all. lu tu obtain eli rual life. Iu Ihu wordo that I havo read In jour hearing Ihu Apottle had thla condition ol thine, lu intnii liu udvltodtho peofle pi whom lie nrcto lo try luetplillis whothir tluy wire of (lod or uot, unit una of llio tlgus a m t Important one In that day wa whether ihu tplilt would coiifita that Joausviu thu Chrlit. That u tho crucial lett lu lliota clay, bocautu J oii hud biou born n little whllo lufora utid had bun ortnllled, and He wit denounced at an Imru.lor und a man worthj of death. 1 heritor., the ApoitleouiilJ well ay, "Lvery ur Irlt lhat ootifuetli that Jtaua (Jnnit la come 111 the llutli It or Clo 1," Hut Hint rule would not apply today with tho tain furca that It dl 1 then, boouuu the belief lu Jrtu la nlmott unUenial. 1 linen haa chnnged. Jitua l now rxoleJ, aud theru aro com; math ol) few men who will nrenly arnw tlulr unlxilfif luJirut. 1 lut tho mino re tout cz lit now for trying the eilrltt that did Him, to ten wlielhi r they are of U d or uot. I hope no one will think I uiu aiorellglour, or that I nm luwerlni; iu Huvlir, when I ray that wheu I biur n man runfena that Joti h Umlth ! n t i.i, ln-( 1 llilnk he ba aomu of Hie hi In of Uod within hltn, liicuiuo it it rt good dial of at sttiowadayt A man who will uJmlt that a man who livid tuch a Mom Jotiili Huilth la repotted to 1 have lived, and died turn a death at he did, Is a I'mibet or Ood tjliifl moa-Mo wbdher hola-ii iklDgiiythe H, mt olUwl or iiQt '" Jry accuJ lngto tlmea oiidlfiointnrtt Thnt which mlirht have Uen a very excellent excel-lent tent 1MW yetr lto might not lw ri much of a tret now et when a man today cnnfeMien Jeut no doe uot k l.y the Hpirlt ol O l Ihero I no dmbt about thai. That hat riol i haugil It I the Hplrli or UtI IIiaI ittmit mm to ackiiiwleri,e Jou. Ju.la. much now ualtereruld. Hut Hla not tuohn let now re it wa In unotout daya. Then wero iry few then Hint dtvre do ll, tnd whenever they .lid 11, liny did It, It mty I., mid, nhnoatwlm thn fear of tbi Ir llret lo fir them, ttiaure the who'n world war nrrnyoil ngalnit the Havkr, mil rouly lniouuco upou any man who i nt knuwlcitguJ Him to lia the Hon of llui llui we can leal llm Ir t no l.rtrj tiling that I (fool romilh fn ru Uod, I care nul where It may U 1), other churchw hnvogood In I hem n will u the Chutcli ol ( hrlit? l.rt-talnly. l.rt-talnly. Iho (Iriik had grail among Hi-in. They bud truth among them when l'aul and llio olhir teivanle of Iodrcllmodth (Joti I at Alli.tii. IVhcn Hit jr prrichril In It no there waagood ainJiu; tha Horannt It would be folly lo toy lint Iha aervat It of Jetua were Iho lota )tevot ol all thu truth there wat In the world, aa It woul I be lor ut, cl-.lli.luit lo bo Ihu Church ol Chrltt, to my all the truth ul Ibo w orld ii In cur pomi'lou al ue. This would Lo rtpropoittrou and Mi- urd claim lhat could not bu tiitialoed I.J lactt. Tlitro Ii truth throughout the earth. Men aro potetd of It everywhere, l.ven the pagant potteta It, an 1 according lo the light which they liar o hiiI their llvn being In at. curdaucewlth that light, thtj nru n. cejlel ol Uod. J.very tlticcre man who Uvea up to Iho light that he h It accepted ol Uo I to that extent, llfff.ro Uod, In hla Infinite wltdoin an I mercy, revealed the everlatling (lotiel in thli dlipentatlon, there weio great number of litllilul mm and women living on lbu,earth, aud,nccord tug lu Iho light Ihey hid, llud aceei lably to Uod, You havo known them, doubtleei. 1 have hear I of tut tu. Among my owu unceilor,utuoug your aiicettort, among thn nucetlora ol all Iha mcmbericftult Church Ihcro wero peopaof tblttleacrlptlon, living up to the light that they had, wortblrlng (lod lo the bett of their knowledge, reealvli g (rom Uod a lertlun of Hit Holy Fpirlt, lllled with good thought and holy niplratlont, leading morul Hid, nnd doing unto their neigbliora wbitthiy would havo tticfr neighbor dountu tliiui. Die earth had many, many audi poo; lain II, and tho vurl mn tea hal there "-o It tu them And eolt It today. Our I liter are lunmnndod to go out aud Und thtio Icojle, hi find Ilia honett, Iha mrirf, the humble, and tha peoi la wbn want 10 know about (lod. Wo aro teat cut with thlt imaraga to tha inlml.IUi.lt of llintnrlh tu proclaim thn glad tiding! lhat the allcuce whloh ha bteii un-brokeii un-brokeii for to many centurlea haa at lt een hrokon aud thai Uod hat re-Veulel re-Veulel Htmtell, that Ho liatrettorcd Hie everliitlng Uotpol lu It pi-r(c otlnii, with tha Holy rrlnthood, that Ho haa organlzod Hla Chtirih according to thn ancliut tiatteru. Our l.ldera coutiantl) lwartlila mattage and thl testimony to thu Inhabitant of tho earth. John, In thla chapter tint I have read, inaktt a remarkable atiteihent. I wa reminded whllortBdlugltof a tlmlliratatenieut that la made lu ouo of ilia revelutlou that tha Prophet Joihrtcelved. Johutaya, "Uoaro jf Uod." notuctlon about that In hla muni, ha iay thlt In uu doubtful tone, tut in tha moil potltlvo tornu "he thai klnweth Ood liearelh in; ho that It not of Uod hearelh not ut Horeby ki ow we Iha eplrlt of truth and thu Hplrli ol error." Inirctlon II ol Hie 11 ok of Doctrine aud Covenant the 1 ord, Inipenklng through Hie l'topbet Jvr pb, aay 1 or I'.o word i.r llm Ixir.l lalnilli anl wLittoiitr iKIriilh iMllglit and wliAlto tier I Uclil I Spirit, own llio hpl.lt nf Jou (lirl.it. And tlm fiplrtt giii-ih llkht touvory lnan thete.neth Into lint world, anil the Spirit etillghtem III n i rj nun tbloilgh the world, llml hearLenetfi to th m lea ol the ", trltf and every ont tl at bealkeuolli lu llio t lee of Iho Kplrll uiiioth unto Hirfl, oiii Hie P-diiier i d tin lather teach th him of ttic nod tnt which ho ha ituewedanloon-flriili ituewedanloon-flriili 1 u)n you, which I totiflrtnl rj4iiynii for jour tk, and not for your ul.r only, I lit for Iho take of llio wliiilonnrll Nnd llio whole worl 1 Hath lu sin, and Eronnettt tut lor dtrknota and under lb on lti.o oi tint lid by tlilajnu may kniwtlinyare tindor the bondage of ln, Uimuno tlity ootiie not unto inn 1 or w bono ii moth ii it unto tno le under the ImniUgo of thu u 1 wlioreceUollt not inj (oloa 1 not aeiiuaUiliil w llh my otee, and it not of me, Now Into la the axprriiloni And 1 y thla you uinj know tho rich toou fri in tha wt. kul an 1 tlintthewholn world grrnneth under ln and darkneta men now Thla corrmponda exactlj with Altai John Mid. Iho tiro A tile rtcclved tho niniu IJena, through Intplraliou from Ood, and both have recur lid tho.-Ideal, tho.-Ideal, ooo upwardirf I'M) Je.in ago, the other wllhlti txtyjtatr. Thla It tlmrulu by which womny know that tho world groanoth under llm boudu.o of tin. There Ii thla lhat erery human bo lug who liu Joluod thlt Church. knowt that when he htard thu ttwtl. inony of tho Ktruntt of Cod Ihetu wat a ej lilt lu bit In art lhat I oio tistlinouy tu film that that wat ol Ood, lhat that volca wai of the True Hbe herd. Thou. tau.lt have ttlllt J that ficlluj within them. I believe them have been thou, aiuda w hu hnvu vltitcd thl labernaclo aud havo hoard tho wi Ida of Hod from HI acrvautt, borne leHtlmony by thu puwera of Hi Holly Hplrli, whole Uearta havo bion tiuico J by that lettl niouy, and who would, If they had listened to the vole 0f the Hplrli, have tuujht lo knuw more, und uot gonu awu) njectlng the inemaxu they hi urd. Hut tha love of the world and tha fear that they might become converted to what la tailed Mormonltm dotcnud them from cherishing that H Irlt aud following It kuUancc, aud liny havu lieromo uuder condemnation bctaiieu ol thla, Hy I lilt uo kuow, lhat the whole wqrld It unJir bondage or tin, nd tha power of tho a Ivertary It it t,r.ut that, h inrcntlj, they eauuot t reak Ibroiii Ii that bondage Hut there aru 1 utnble, hoio I Houla whu IMeii tu tho vuleu of thu h;irt it Uod, uheu they bear Ihu Icall. tnony it tin. ttrwuti of Uo I ttn-l uaarteaiu touched, uud they know a wella they tan know at thut time Unit It Ii ut Uo I. .Not oouleiit itu llttiultn, totue rnetn ttatemetiti of the I Idort, thty ko i1'1'" "ol and an I llui, lu Ihu uau,u if Jeu, fur u tettlmony f r tluiui Wet, lhat they may know hotlier tint It liunoruot, Aud uu mauur Soluau over did thlt In tho rowr tpirit lhat did not to c va a Kttlmony t.oni Uo I that ll wai In., Thl ll Ii lin-on wl.y the I. 1 hi alwayi been tutcottfiil, 111 all ager, amonp; tho pqor and Iho lowly aod tliote who had little flpu-tartly flpu-tartly or thla world' grwlt lo merlflce, among thota vrho were not tho pall or tht worl I, and had nil tuch illliieril turrouudiuK that Ihey ei uld not Hi row them atlde for tho take of truth The 4Hir among men hao alwiy rijolced nttieUvpel 111 a bleatlnf, tliure-fire, tliure-fire, iihdtr tolne rlirumitancet, to to pur. It 1 a Hewing for men aud womoM when thiy litnr the truth. Jetuewatlnrn In verty. Hie illt i lo wero toor-the iwret nf the ior, nnd Ha I reached the Uoim! lo tht poor thl la oue of thn evidences Hint He gave to the rtlacl lol of John when thej Pamela Him to nuka tit lulrtui concerning wl dher Hu wnt tha una for whom Ihey ahuuld Juok, or ilitull tluy look for another, Hull He "Ihu wor have tho Uull reached to theru " Thu rich had tho Uom1 i reached to them In the eynngngutt. They Iind their anata and their lewa ua they now hae. They could rut reached to, becauta thoj ha I thn money to I ay the pleach-err pleach-err Hu It It In our day. riiurlohhave tuch giil ua li prtachtil by Ilia world reached lu Item. Hut Ihopocr among men e.o unfixl, lo a certain ex. tent. When tho ei irantt of Uod havo gone fnrlh In thlt generation they havo geno like Ihbcri nnd liunttrt, among Iha poor and the lowly, aeeklng for loul of meu which am Juit at I redout intlietlnht of ourUouni tho kouli of the rich, and Uiu learned, and tbonotli.at they are callel. They am the onea that tho Untpel net bat gathered, becaunt tluy huvu beeu will lug to Iliteu to the truth. They ham been willing to eacrlllta lhat whlth Ihey had for the tako of tho truth. They loved tho Uuth, and Hit y ol eyed It. Phlt It one of thureatom why the IJttUrdey Halnt amdelicj. Wo utij nut ilch. Wo am not ultr. Wndouottwlm Willi the tide, but wo brunt the current, nud conten I arj,tntt the error of agt and tho filie dor lllnit that are taught, and etaud up for Uod und for Hit eti rnal truth at It hat beon revealed hy lllui. Thla ii thu Uotl of talratlou that we I roctatm, nud wu lay to every aout, "If joudothtiethliigi that Uod hu cammtuded ua to tench, you thall know for jouuetl, you need not defend de-fend ufoti human teetlmou),Lulgo to Uod yourtetl, without tha Intervention of any prlett or proa Jier.ouly llirough Iba Ureal Mediator, our Lord and Bar it Jeeu, whu dlui for ut, and lieu., .11 roerlli, and atkel In Hla namo for knowledge coacernltig tliiuo thlugi, and wo pledge Jou tbat you ahall receive for yourself," Wu cinnot decelvu you, then, If yiu luka tills courie. Wa cannot ml lead jou. Wu caanol pretend to Im that which we are not, for Uoil woul I exi9e our. filieclulrutlt wowrrulo mako nicy. Hilt It the leauty and theilrecgtli nf Iha Uutpel. .Men ato not dtiieudent upon their (tllow men ronccrulug It, I ul Clod hurt wllnetato llltchlldieu, by tho oulpourloR or IIIHolyHlrlu' (hat thtio men w ho profeti to be Ul KTV.int, and who admlnltter Uicte ordinance of Miration, are HI tervanU. What higher littlmon) can jou dcilrc? AnJ thlt It tbo alttlu-kulthlng alttlu-kulthlng Italura belwtwu thu Church of Jetut Chrltt ot Latter day Haluta and other ctiurihee. Olhercliurche may have truth, other cliutcticn may havu mauy illicit le that ato goJIIki; I ut Ihli I tho only Church or tho, laniu of (!il. I do not uy I lip loaillngly, nor arrcgautly. I do pot aay thl lo tet thu member oC our Cliuroh nhovo all oilier lop!c. I tay It In humility, hecauto nvcryouo la Invited to romu Into thla Church and be Latter day Halnt. Hut the dlt tlngulthli g nature It that Uod hat choten Hla Mivntit, aul hat placed upou them the authority to preach Hit (lotpel, Ittilitttikl lo Iheiii, "if yon will gn forth anl carry thla mintee, and ailuiliiliU'rlhenooliilnaticti., I will cunllrm youraita bj pouting out the II oil Uliotl u'0ii thote whom you baptize." Thlt makta thl peoph llllerrnt from any oilier, becauto Ihey have II a authority from Uod. The Church Isorgaiilztil a it was In are cleut day, with all tha olllcert; and thu (impel, when administered, It attended with Iho name rift Ihli cotiflitiilei Iha great dldciciice 1 ettreen ut and the rrtt ol the world. We do not claim, at I havo Hid, lo Iiara all tiuth, lut we know thlt tint (led hu given Iocs lilt truth, and that three ptluillti are from Him. (led help you, my Ireltiron nnd titter, anfl my frleudt, and all of ut, lo be true lo our Uo I and to ttir truths that Un reveal, and to volk ufrlL,htly br fore 1 1 Itn, It my praj er lit 'the uniue ofJetu Ami n. |
