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Show hl.NHA. Sr.I.V.U.3. ... ,(),(. Mmbrrl anil Coiimrlor (. Vf. .'cnrme llu vpalcr t llie.tlitruailr. Tri-acle. H.1I Uta Cite, Hnn-lay, ftbro.r ' '9-' ""'"'"'? " " "m., l'wIJnl Annua M. Cannon '?l!erlinlriii Iho lijiun brlnnliiKi u,a Thou h.l Mir h,i anjaten nit tiro t 11 IM r i'""' W " I ""'"' " 1'rayerna.ot.ered l.y l'.IJcr Uenr jtmwooO. TU choir nut WHS lb unthcra: took up and v ' "' "J-Tlie "J-Tlie I'rlraihooti of the Nineteenth ,tJoniclit-i In Urn Jutinlitrtillou cf U,.!.orJ'Hur. ruimaronut o. iamiihit vu ntl to hiUwm Hi ii fixation. H, ..IJ that liavlnir la on iintietei. Ircallf.1 uti to iak lliat rtliemoon, ),. liu.tr I tint liu might bo promr leil IrthtBilrlloftlie 1-orJ. Tlie Latter-it) Latter-it) rJnlnle wero liriiietl n peculiar 0,le, nnt one of llio icullafltli ImidJ mouit tin m waa tlio cutlom of calling un 1. Ultra from tlie eonnrc nation to aJJtiM the Unil la without iu iioTliua warning. lie knew that hUlillillon waa line, tutit wntouo Ihlni! to have leltl Diao) of tlila fart ami quite miollur lu la-alle to Iniprwa otliiia with lliat ttutli. If lie naked how he I rime octti"l of tho knowlttlire of Ilia Until of tin' lell.lon which la i rcft-Mutl, li might tut U- alio to imko u very tatltfeitory txilatintlnn to Uinta who hail no faith. Whlloll waa iull tall.fjIoK to lllill. unlewlher-lam to whom ho might Mtimrt to i tier tho ii lanatlon w. ro wtna-i J of Ihctnnio nlrll, hi) would not Ui likely In com errlitml Um Itatliiionloa that ha I lieen iilten to lilm lliniiKtli tliooiriallon of tl.B Jlolj H Irlt. Tho truth which ho ha 1 1 mUict il hail hrin reinlednnew lu IMa ar; It It at tli. tame tl 11 that ua readied lythe Havlor auJ Ilia atottlut It had let u ritond nitalo to llio earth allrr the InliatillauU llirrrof ha I U on fur a lout rlod deprived ol It, tliry IikvIiis (oil mill Intlielrnwn war an I iletliiil cruda to Milt them teller. It waa aald of old l.y tho lord through Hi" I'roplitt Jcro inltdi that the ole hat ioni mltlfd two aim till) had tor-akin lllni, the Ituo anil tho llvlnir (lad, and hal lawn out tor thtti.ilial rokiu cl.tffiia which would hold no water. That txpnaalon lultclit aptly t n llcl to tl n irteja Willi ll t-lto I Iwtli now and when the Uo tl waa realored to the earth. In tact, ho oclletfl the irolict foretaw an I hud Itihlaniln I (he vartout rillrloui ayatfoii whkh txlitil at tho rraiut llmo wh nlir btrd Ihofo worls. IftherlulmalfthoiiowliOFttahll.hed thiae illllureut reilxioua ijitnm were analytfd It woulj ho found that the authority whkh the armitatid to thrniHlTra waa not Vrrv villi I. CVf taloly they did not rmlvo It from the Aprothm to whom thuromul.lon an llirn I y the Savior, not luxlng lived ostbeiarlh in thuiritay. Tht Iord coudirctnlnl to mtVe I Down Ilia will lo the liy 1'roilul ;fh Hmlth, who a.iukhtll Inl In iirottt irayir, ilt.lrlni; lo Know ahlcliof tho cricla tin u extant waa tbeitoprruuefor him tiMtiitmct. To I la aur rUi1 for auih a thouKht had licrvr tntf ri-d hla mliiJ he waa told ty the heavenly nieaaeiiKira who vlilted him that tliey wero all nroni;, ai I that liethoul I emhrace ntlther of tbrui. Hie vatloua becta, he waa In formed, wire all tt-aihliiK furdoclrfnee tberouitimiiJmentaof men, butlhat if lerovtd faithful, the t-ord would In iluetln.o t(eal unto him the truo lioajrl, anlthr tixh lilm utal.ll.h ilia ( liuruiaul Klnium upon the inrth. It wa., howeM r, verj grnerally dial i lltvrd, and the I J. a waa even rl II-rulrd, II-rulrd, that heiwnly mieaiiiKera ever aiprareil to the l'ruhtt Jo h. Hut why not audi an occurroure lu Ihia aue aawellaalnlhiiamUntdaia? If welelleviilllo llltlu we nillat tailleve thatiuih thlLna did haulii utl aitir; than waa It uuriaauii. alio lo auj onu that they oc urrrd In tin lattir day.; 'Iho J.ordihandwaa not ahtrtemti thai lie mull not vo, ndllur had 11U tar RrownhMvy thatllecjuld nothear. It uilKhit,howi.vir,wlthtliiewholwtlt Untlie tarth InllieitiM-ut da), ai Italabtlttlaridof nmlmt lirail, that llirlr luliultlr had rruiratnl (itiwun thrm ami their (1 jJ, ami tin ir alna haa hi Idi n Ilia faco from thtlil. It might la due, ci;alii, to u lack of faith. If peolo dlil not havo fnltli lu than. i.lnii'c of (lol, Itwna iiiiieuaonaUoto lilleve that He would anawir their iraytra. JtiPih Hinllh waa aiiunlo tuouirhlto lellevu that tho Urd waa canal) of htarlnK and niiwerlii jraytr In till. ai;e Juet as liitheaftea that had awnd and Koue; and ho went and bowed In faith Utore I Mm. The t alhtr and the Hon a i artd utilo him aitwo mortal bulniia an budll) ha md ke lo him. The fnllnruol pro'i-n-lM ' lirMtana to havelhtlr pratrann. Httrd niliht Iki nttrlbulvl to thilr I'Ck of IntelllK'i nt faith In Iho exln. enieoflhelhlty. A laiwn wholial tucha f.llh-a dlallm-uUhed from n llllld faith III Hit) txlalelice of tho Hilly had gmn Idia of Ilia rlmrnoter, an 1 lie thought Hat waa tho tl d of ultli whkh the Apoatle rrfirred to w en hu Infoiiiiul ua that without faltlilt la lnij.ll le lo leae God. l.vm now, liotwllhetaudlni; that 10 ruaoj jnra had iljpiod lmo thu l.oMrefalulliinMlf to tho l'rj liet doa.ii. there a a km nt lick of Inlth tlircuiiiout th world In reitudtotlie tiun character of tho Dell), and It uaa nowalniuit unlvtraally hvl I thatllo aaianplrltotily, aui not inaMfewl uf boilll) imwiraorpathj. llut tho Lai. '" JaBalntienleilalnelanaltojelher dlOVrcnt view from Itiathel I by i rof. ns( htlatlana iimerally, 1 heyhelli i rd ho Almldbty wai capable, If lie ill jiiid to do ao, of diareudlnu; mil holllng cotiMiae with ilia 1'rophtU l'! iov,'' I" ImUi.i, lie ,111 ""''A'faliani, tliaUIeioinmlnliintxl 'Hni.iilo act lu Hla uarai, ant mat lie waidlaplea.nl with thoro who took II UuUunuelvia lu .uuit with, cut authority fiom Him. 1boowlio oniclated lu the Church of Jwu.Chrl.l i ''? It '' 8ln, '" "" ' "me of the lrdilld o with authority, and wo x pecleJ Ihel.ord to a, knowledcothtlr fob, and lie did ao. In , roof of thl. they had the tiatlmonlta which wore ii..'?,1 '' ,"' mcmW aortlilaCliurib, battue) kniiwthtJo.illo betrue. in iMarloit hla owij .oh inn ttailmony II eel h1,',l"," "f1"-' M lhl " iieyc.uliionl) i.im ihli knuwlcdxi M-rjtliluK the world held dear-fame, houor, wialth, aul all elie Liable theyahould notriititd thitMtilmeaa ItloR liMKtelt It waa the bltai-lmra of tlou lu thl. life ami elm Hon hi natter that the Latter lay Balnla wcie attlvlnit for, hence they wore content to have the finger of aiiirn pointed at them, to lie hated of tho world. In Income unjoi nlor amou llnlr Mlowa If I y ao living they could out) kolu eternal life. In irdtr toaccuroand cotitlnuu to rnji) tblaailtlt we mutt folio v tbn p.iui which the Mivlor had marked out deny onraelvo, lako up tbecroe un I follow Him. Wo mut anbinlt ou-n ou-n n will and Ju h;ineut to that of the Almighty, aud keep all Hla romtn mil utiitn. WhiUvarlhn trUla through whkh the l.'.rd miht riipilro th rialalatoia.a In order toelft and tut thriii, and rvo their Integrity, bu truated that they might hold fatl W thn end an 1 aecure for them.elrea that irlrowblch th.y had et out lo galu, eveti ilernalllfe, Lol NtLtxili c m. 1 rxnuar waatbu nixtaiiaktr. Ho took gnat h atun , hu aald, In llalinlni; to the li-llm uilta of hla biethreu In regard lo tl.o Uo.tl of Jeaua Chrlil, 1 1 cau.e theaanietcatlmoiiy whlcli they lioru bad Uen vlven to him, and their worda fotm I an echo In hlahtart The tiatlmony Ihey had luurd from l.lder Lamlitrt that afteruoou waa true aud faithful. It (ught not tn be accniiuti'd a atraiurelhliiKli a (loJ ahoul I fpeali lo Hlajeoile. Imre who welecullM Chrlitlaiu, no matter to whatdtiioml. nation thty liil iimul, rofieed lo lielleve In the book calle I the 1111 Ir. The thlnica contained In that record weroaui iioaedtn have mine fromtlod by tevelatlon. In the Now return) nl wo read that holy men of o'd apakn ai lit) were luniil un ly llio llolj (limit. Wo alio real lu Die latcliai-ler latcliai-ler of Iho l.plitle to Hu. Hebrew.: (n.1 wboatainlrrtlinraalilhidllera uuiiuuranpiiko In lima, laallililu tho fall era hvlbe rropheta hath lu ihrwo last daya kiOKcu unlo ua by Ilia ou,M ctu. Aceordluit lo the accepte 1 Verplon of the Isew Icatnnienl, l'aul wrntu the el latle from which tin had quoted, al though ho leliered modern arcitita ixprea.eil aome doubt aa to the author. 2ioue, however, knew, for certain, who wrote. It, unlea It had been made known by rovolall m and fo la now. adai did nollako much alock In mod. rrn revelation; but all aedaand partlea colllaiallig what wai Clltel L'hrlaten-ilom L'hrlaten-ilom rofeiwod lo lielleie In tho Old and Iiew reilametita, and the trail monyof Inlli hooka wot that Ood In former Unite an I lu divert inanuera dldt aktolhoeiiplenf llieearthhy miana of ro lieta. Hnch being the i ate, why ahould Ho not apeak to Ihu.e living In thl. at, or tho worl I? (loul I itnyono irivu a gofl leaton why He iliould m If Hnneof their UlirlatlaD frknilt ail, I, "O, than-tHtiomi than-tHtiomi 1 for It now; we are ao en lightened, weareeovil.e; uu ate llv-li.t- In tliu nineteenth iinlmy, woare lol living In the dark kie, nit lu tl e agi of Uoritl bU, and wo have It irned men who havo Mulled Hie nirlplurea, who have liecn toalleite, who havu Uen educated on urpoio to be mlmttcrt to tho vople; wi hive ao much Unlit, to muoli luririiiatlou, to muih aclmco that wo do. nil need any vulco of Hod now . That waa all very well In the dark da) a " Waalhnta good reaaori, thb tHnkir atked, wh) Ood ahould not tevial lllniMlf to u. In thtae time? Among tho 101 lo who rofoeaed the grtatitt light, tlto griateat lotellltelire, who profi -aed to havu made the Rreati-t nlrinccmetit In all thetu mattere, they found an utter lick of knowledge In regard to (lod and the thliigi uf (lol. Wbero waalhire u lutn In nil the arr) of theological Intent, wljdom, hihI exirlence who cotllt aiy of hla nllitlouatheorlea, "I know thtaltao?', VI aa there auy man among tl em who could at) , "1 know Ood?" whooYUli a-iy, "1 know that Jeeiit of Xazmlh whom the Jena iruilfled wnalhermu of (lod?" Wax there auy nun im ng them who could lay down jirlm.i Ir fortlieguldameof tho eople In rell. Bloii that he could tay, on lentlou.li , he knew to bo true and from (1 ilf Waa there not doubt, umirlAlnl), variety ofoilnloue, dlMiird, conteii tlont, dl.Utatlon and ilehate un all thtae ImtorUut thlnga irii among tho moat learned, exierleiicil and win, and aaioLg thoae jieo 1 w ho pro fiaaed the .rtalet faith In thu thtiia of (lod? Miy, i.rlalnly, and when Hie) attempted to make revlilona nf a comiaratlvelyanikut creel Ihey got Into dliuaton and couknttoii, and aomelhuea niaiiire.tid au)thtiu but a Clirl'tlan arlrlt. Why wire there ao ninny different iirofeaslona of the Chrutlau faith, each larilng from tbnolhiir If tot) wero tilled with knowlidi.eaiil wero not In mill t and unrtrtalnii, wh) did they not all aeu i)e toe)e In rtgur I to tho thlngaof liod. u waa tho im In thu tally Chrl.tlin ihurih lu thoie "dark llge.f" In Iho daya of Iho Aalka, whin I e le wt re led to hilleve In dud an i Jiaiia Christ, thty ri ponied of llielr alniaud wt roliaptlriilb) mm who had reiilvtd Divine aiilliorltylo act not auttiorlt) fn m colliKa,tcliooli,aynoda and counclla, but from (lod; and tbeae ueu, haling rertlied aulhorlt) froui on high, atooil In Iho laie of Dolty. Ificto who lima hclkudand repented ami were bafllzcd reielvcd Hie Holy Uhot, whlcli la tho aplrlt of riielntlou. Hlute that time w hat a groit change had taki u lace lu thn worlol After tho Apottlot fi II nilti pthi Chun h went luto ilarkutfia and error, dlvMntm crept In among the ieoi lo mi 1 apltlluil dark. ntMcame ovirlbo face of the tarth, udhowwailttoda),' Had Hiatal Irlt ual ilarkiitaa Utn removed Were we nally living lu an ago of thu (Ijh. Il 1 1 ixe .' or waa II not rattier n tlmo of theolojlril ihirkuiea and wnnt of faith, of kttlclni, if lack of knowleilge, ur contention conten-tion lalween net and Hoct an I tu'tTKII llldlvl luala lu Ihoae aeiti' AndtheMry men who atnul upnaix log the mllilalela of the l.jr I weie eon ten ling one agalnat another. Ihey were boti ud to conk eatholr doubt uu crrt duty and lack of know h dgo In re l.ariliitliellilngaotOiKlwhenlroigbt right to the toucbtloue. rJnnuof thuu ha I klruiic faith, but thla Ltiowhnlge which I iMientlal tu talvatlon, the) III not obtain " I hit I. eternal llf., taldJltua, "Inluow (lid nnd Je.ua (.hrlat whom Ho halh aent " Would It not be a tuu.l Ihlug, In tho nilJ.t uf all thu eoiiUiitlona which exlit In regard tu rnede, lu rikard to (lod, Hla ttaenee, Hit iiraoualll). Hla nature, Itln chatacterlatlca, Ifweiutl i,ei ermiu thing from Ulni dlreit, that wo might know eomiMiIng about lllni? Among all Ihtau vitloiit forma, ceu monka and orgaiilaatloua enlltd l hrlttlan, would It lint lain good thing If wooould uu dintand fromlheliurd Hlimolf whkh wat the truo Lhunh, how It alioild I ori.onlze.1, what thoiill U Ita teueta, oidlnancei and doctrlnet, ao that we might not bu left lu tbudark uud tuiatd to and fro aud tatrk I about by every wludof doctrlllC We read that the laird wat unchangeable "the aanuil yeettrday today and forevi r," lliat the courunt (l)d wnauue eternal rouiul rntli If It waa Hla way In the uldeli timet to ak tu the fithi rt tytlu I'r i hela, why tlioul I lie not ieak to Hie people lii thu latter tlinrt ty I'roilitta, In a almllar wa)T He had never )it heard a good rtaaou why He tin uM not. There Wat not a Hue In tho old Teelaiiirnt or the uew which tal I that the lime ahould i omo w hen (loJ w.ml I I. nt up Hie htnveui an I teal tntiii over thu hiada of lilt chlllreli, ai that no di vlnt wor I thnul I again come dow u from on hl,h. Tin to wero I re illctloiit that ilarkntm tluuld come upon tbu Hce of Hie tilth and groat i.atknaa covi r the peopi. prtdkilont Ibaitho (Koplu would cle their tan agilitt the revelatlona or (lod, and lorn fnm touml ilnetrluo unto fabht. Waa it nil a fact that thete pru htelra bal cunio tit pnat A great intti) people ill I not want re elation from uu high the nurd if (lil dirictfroiii lllni. riiey wanted a preaohtr aftir their mil lii-all aome miu they colli I hire aud ay aa their trrvant. who would traili Iu'Hkui that itlilelilhi) wlebed to htar. They paid a tuau for tl. kllng their "Itching can " llietpeitker referral to many of the itrontoiia doetrlnea, or fabkii, now taught among to-called Ihrltllau ectt Homo of llioto fabka wero batched lu muua.llo rlolttera In by. gonednya-tho nel "dalk agtt" by li III ate lillliVa In their eella dark hlraanf (ioil and Hit Jutllie mon ttroutldiaaoftlio Pelhtr of the rare, nnd of (loJ'a dealluga with Hu criaturrr. The Idrn that (ltdwoull roatt Inf-iuta In turning tlimta for evtrlieautu they wero not "elect, " thai he would ut -eo le lu eternal mt.it) an I never tako them nut of It again Ju.t U-caute ttiey did not be. Ileveiomcthlngtley had neirr under .total, waa one of tbu fabka ef tnolrrn Chrltleiidoin irtaihid by nan iro fettlnglu have authority from (lod. Auulbirof their Ideat wat that our lather waa n Ilelug wltliout bud), pirtaor ilon. that llhr. litre waa everywhere aul Hla clrcuiiikreuiu nowhere, that He Jt'ted nllaiacu ant )l took up uu room, raking theto and teoriaof other falk a that miu hal luruel Ihelr ara to Instead of the truth, waa It not leaaoual leto believe that (lod thould reveal aotntthlug to ut now that wo ojuld uudcritand, In orhrtoexpluln aimtthlug pt out Hit w a) a and what He tiqulretl of lit.' The tHaker'a exntrteme In rigard to (bo truth of the (lotpel at revealed lo the l'rophtt Joe h Hniltli wat tlml lar lo that of l.lder Lambert. When be llrt heard It ho thought II ton good lo be tine, but hu dl I not throw It atlde without luvtttlgatlou, though only n bi) at the lime. Huhad btuu tlalned tolelleelii theChiMHn religion; re-ligion; hehainiadehlnmlfacipliluted with the lllhle from lilt early iliillhned. aud whin hi- hotrd about Iblt (lottil he, like othert, at flttt laughed at It. llut whin hu looked Into Hand compiled com-piled the teaehlnga of Jofeh Hullth with thoae of Iho Xew rittelntlithe found that Ihey currttioudeil In evi ry pirthulir with Ihutitchlnga of Jetut and Hla Aioatkl. Alter Invrtllgatloii aud talllug upon (Jo I to kitjihlm from error, and lead hliulu thuirutb, ho waliAtleedly unuii claiming tu have authority Irom (lod In thu time way aa did the ancient Apotdha and tervantt of (hid. Ho then ricelved a trittraony Ir mi Uoi that thla work waa true, and bo found thla la be tui trior lo tho teeing of theiye and the hearing of thriur, aud that Information which may lie giinol through nur tinM-a. for we wireartlo lw dttel led touo ttinea vin byoureyea or eir. The llol) Uho.t never dtt-clvtd. ben a jt rtuu heard teallmouy of tho truth tpukeu by In-tiilratlnn In-tiilratlnn who watt! ictre In heart and dolled the truth, If he would follow up thelmirvwlou which he ha t rtutved, It wuullkalhlinttipb) Hep Into the light of truth until he obtained the Holy Uhott the Couiortir, and bit whole being would I e rilled with llht. llu kne.v that thla tplrlt of truth waa nrtallt) aul not an Imaginary thing. "No man kuowrth the thliut of trod hut by Hid r-plrlt id llid," un I "the tl itlt tearelieth all thing, )ra, tho deep Ihlnga uf (lod." rim n .nun why the ritlott had gathered to tbetu moiintalnt uaahe-i-iu.e tin) hal rccelvul that tplrlt. I he Latter-day haluta wete not undi r Hood by thu world, and tiny would iiwt lie at lu to make Ihtmtclvca undir ttood until ioupleaaw thu object and purpose which thty hal lu coming lure, fhey bad not come hero lu C3iullnu Hgtln.l an) gotcrumtnt, to le toolt or tlaveaof men, to I o dictated to nn i domineered uicr ly any out, whither they were called rlnt or pro hi It. they recctud Imtlmony of thu ttulh in thoie pallt of the world weru thry heard it. Thty rrtilirdthe Holy Uhu.t, Ibui, thiy received a toithu ui) tint (lod Uvea, that Jt am wut llio Ohrlit, aud Ihalthey wereacceitul by (lod, alter tin) Weru bai t ttd Into tho Church; audit wat that 1 lilt w hick had ltd Ibem oil nnd inabltd them to ovorcomu the tllllkultltt which U) lu tbrlr path. Itijeikdaud laitout by llitlr frlendt, tometlmia ny llitlr own lauillle-e, they oaied not for llio world nor Iho ihlnga of the world In oouirarl-ou with what thiy hal guluul Irltually. ah the) lind left Oehtlil them waalitdnat compared with the exiillemo or thn thlnga of Uod, Do tht) tumid Ihelr backet .li their native lands and all thiy potaetaeil tin to and t line to thete vtthtya lo encouutirtrlalt and hard elllpa net for wealth, but for tho truth. rhero wat uu He a) ttrutig at that which lioiind Iheiii togetbir ut brulht rt nnd tlattra In tbu (.oiel by thla one tplrlt Into whkh liny had Lien bttltd. Whatever tluywiruor oihevid or dlalellevtd lieroii, thiy wiru how tho tone and daughtert of thu Ixjrd, aud had all I ten i baptized by oi tplrltluloono liod)." 11)' Iho hi Ip of thu Lord they 1 1 t cttd to go on logtttK r, no matter w hat might itiine In the wii). All Ihey atkid of their frlenda who dleagrted with them waa to leavethem alum that they would pkatu let (lit in worahlp (loil uccordlng to thu uk tutei of their own conai lence, aa the Intttrdi) rialnit who quite Hilling that ulhera ahould do. liny clalmiti Hint llbtrly which the) ought lo tu) ) under thu conatltutloii of tin Ir louuiry, ' and to be frn,"udded the tiaaker, "at we thould tie, ao lung aa wo do tint brtak any law of the laud. We do not with to do tlllt, lilt lo hu auloervletit tu thu lawt of uur country. We ttealio to aid In tnatntalulujc e,uod govtrnmonlaud promoting the ntlfuu of our fellow nun." The rialutt I clliMd In ill vino revelation revela-tion toda). At the luud of thla Church -to al n man who wat n I'roi hit, riier aud Itovol itor,tuttalnei In that prlllon ly Um vote nf the whole lod) ofltt momlivrt W I en tho Lord wltheti to tliaktollla ( lllirch, aa a liod), lie nuulddoeo ttirotit.lt that Individual, llu tervant. l'rrtldent V lford Wowl I tutr wati man of wl.lom an ex 1 1 riir.ee, and they rttayed and ven crated lilm, Hit 'S '"d not belli vu niaieraonal vlewaur lllleralitet wile revelnllona lrom (lod, and when rinia aalth Hie Ininl" came Irom hlm.theHalola luvitllgaled II, Hit) did not thul tbtlr eyea and take ft ilownllkea Ilk When be Iroiight fotlli light thiy J"ll-il to eoliti rthrlld II. l.tght, truth, llittlllgence,wltJuni, progrrat.grow III all tho llme-tuat waa 'Mornionltin" - ',-' .!".?"'" and tho knowledge of the truth. When the Lord detlrtd to apt ak to the whole Church He did to through Ita head, not throuili half a diaen different cbaiine!.; laaauto lu tuch an event there would t condition The Lalter. day Hllnlt wrtle not t llndly led by I nd.rtor I Iludly dlrecte. by rtU.ta, but every man could receive thu Divine Di-vine tiallmony In hla own heart and lie n prlctl in hla own hou,e. lie waaglad to have the olportuully ofbeailnglilaleatlnionyli tlii-.e great .tilths. Hekncw that Uotl lived atu had apoken from hinven Inthitutimi.; uud If tie wlly, of II o Chrii lian world would become wl.e and hearken to the V lie In their ml lit liny could It am how tu I ut away all Ihelr dlllcrencca. all tl clr (iho doc Irlnet, alt their dlttutii, for In the roielallona wUleh thla C bun h bad re tilved from (lod, nnd whltli wtre I laced on relsrili Ibele waa a .olutlon foroviryonu of the lailnta lud.tito that now nro.u lu Hie ml. lit of tin 1'hrl.tinn world All dllllrull iollrma were eolvtd l.y the Uorl of Jttut ( bikini revealcJ Ibromih the l'ro; bet Jottl h Suiltli and hie turn-wira rbo experlcnceof IheUalnta wat Hiatal the )imii rolled en, ami na the thick Mil which lildit eternity lecomtt thinner thin-ner au I thinner, and Ihey ap I reached nearir to (lod and tcrnillhlii.e, their light at. t tiitrlll-geticu tiitrlll-geticu Increased an I tbitr Joy la tame Itrinter. May (loil help ua ti I tar a faithful tiallmony of tin. e thing to Iho wuild, that w u ma) I ring othtra to a knowledge uf Hie truth and he to ttretiglhelitd na to be able to llvo our religion and bo a tl.nnlhig evidence In our llvia that (lod It with ui, an I that Hehaa revealed Hlm-tlf again to men otiinrlh. Amen. The choir tiiigtheantbem. "Tie tttlereiaalnti llonodktlou by l.lder Jote;li I). V. Voung. |