| Show CLDVIPPC AT TIlE TABERNACLE ofilli HLo Al llm lAiiLlwAtLili Eloer B II Roberts Speaks Upon the Divinity Divin-ity of the Gospel Oul SIlulOl I holug tllo II nloUun lolh 1ll < r UI El ler Joseph 1 Taylor of the bloke lerellencs prof leI I lei over lie aervUes at the Tabernarlo Sun lay afternoon Jan 23 USS The choir sane the hymn forth with her ten thousand flowers Air with all Its leans and showers I rayer was offei cJ by 1 Id > r Abram Hatch Hark je mortals hist h 1 o still Yoles from Cumorohs hili rider II II Roberts was the speaker lie began by nadlng a portion uf tho first cl after of I aul s cplstlo to thr Corinthians taking for a text the words Every one of you sallh I am of I aul and I of Alwllos and I of Get has and I of Christ Is Christ dl I xldcd I Tho plain Inference from thfso ord Id the speuker WIUI In the negative to the question asked but notwithstanding tills the condition In Chrlslet dom to day was ucli as to call for to same Inlrrallon III this connocllon Ih sl1k BFkj hos prrolnUv It was 10 suj which of the mnny Imonlnollons extant wOR rfghTaid which v4S wrong IO m in nth 1 lhat right snld ho Hlelongslo I Hod the llulcr jf th Ul Iverse He alone Is I In a position 11 do U nt 1 Ihls lie has done rur In n revelation la Jospeh Smith Iho laller day prophet llu said that none of tho churches then organized were true They 11IL1 I all Irlfel away from tho Gospel as It was ireaihed ly Christ nnl Ills Apoitlis nnclentlj nnd In doing this they for felted their right to a membership In the Church of lesus Christ Following thl revelation came n number of olhcrs ly which the trun Gospel 1 was set up uion the earth nnl Ihe Holy Irleslhool conferred UIlln tho ho wr the Inlrumnt In tho hands of Ihe Lord In t ringing Us rcsloratlon about II hn 1 been 1 organIzed organ-Ized according to Ihe pattern laid down by Ood Himself and II us was eslab llshed the Church of Jesus Christ ot Laller day Salnls Ihe only divinely recognized rtllgloua 1 oay upon the cnrlh 1ldr Itobert rferred to the gatherIng gather-Ing together of the Latter lay Saints In gencrol cOllfrence and Ilolnt1 out the Bpro nce oflbeTlvfnK oraclestho trorhctsand vposlles whole prorofn live It was lo l reach the word ot Gol to Ills ptople and to pronounce Hess Ings upon them through the authority which they held This Church was 01 o ot unity this Church possessed the powers possessed by the Church of Chrht clently The power of tun Ing tho hearts of the fathers to the chll Irn and the children to the fathers hal also been given unto the Church In this our day by which all manklnl htMr thy IIve In the Inrk ags oe not oul < l he gltn the prlvllej nnd the o rtnnlty of cmbrnclng the GOR pel In the spirit world If they had not don on this orth The Church was hen said the speak rr and Its destli y was a glorious 01 e U Ind leen given nil the pnvers nee eesnry In fortify It against nil opposl linn and Its strength woull triumph uil Go I would brine al nut His purposes pur-poses victoriously He ha 1 calle ui on the weak thing of tho earth to eon founel the grat and the wi 0111 thl Ihiy illi not In their own strength however hut In the Irenth which accom anlcl the owr IIn S lrlt of the Iorcl Ta till coo Chrlot wa not 1Ivl 11 III Church I a oIlPns harllcleMlle of the unity whlh eX loled hetwen HIm and III Apolle8 Itefrrlng to the remark of Dr Itplier recently the speaker acknowl lged hi lonre nt the obcrvnllon of the genllem lo the effect that onr Church was stronger miro beautiful nnd 1 n ore complete than It was will In the power of Us 1 oIdrs to depict Yos It w Infinitely greater than It eme 1lnd 1101 nohcrts on1 he wa thankful to Iho Pathcr thllt It W n that Irn mpn from tho 1 am could BCO It nn 1 so proclaim to Hi poNe Tito reason for this superl orlty of Ihe Church was Us 1 llvlnllj Hobert refrre < to the foiling away which was lo take lace In tie I eurlh 111111 the rclntlon to John whll on tho Isl of latmos John saw an angel ll > lng through the ml 1st of heaven having tie cvcrlanllng Gospel This Cospel was lo be inached unto everj nallon kindred tongue and people peo-ple ont In this tho evllence of the aposlasy v as complete and cnnhatlc In that Its being 1ach1 to all people upon the earth I roved conclusively that those eoplc l were without thu Oospel nnol that thr WI8 a npclly for Us restoration In the hour of God judgment Llder ICoberts took up the ordinance of bO llsm al1d Fhowcd tho ncslt of llsbcnR aNIIC < by one hl1lng au Ihorilj Without Us elng 1 so administered ad-ministered It wan voll and of no effect let said he one of Ihe grenl eet religious bo dies I upon the earth with h adiiuarters at Home permit led this ol lnllnco to leapilltd In dlfferen forms nnd by those who held no nit Ihorlly whatever This Church mul no allowance for the vicarious work neicssiry for the redemption of Ihe deal dm He the scriptural evllence showing lhal It elonged 1 to the irlml live Church nnl was a vllal part of the true plan of salvallon Infant baptism was also a part of the church ref rred lo hul 1 such a procedure was In no wise I authorized by the word of 001Tho The Church of Christ was lo be one of unlly nnl without the same orga nlzatlon that existed nnclenllv ouch a conclltlon wns Imlolhl he word of CM Indicated ihnl ihere shoull leI le-I oslles FTOJ > bets I aslors Teachers 1 vantcllsts clc and sill without Ihese nullmrlllei said the sienker numerous dnolnlnotloll In tho oorlh had laid claim to blng the true Church of Christ In conclusion Tiler Roberts polnlcd out the pro perlly unending the Church of Christ In Its worl In the earth It hal wllhslood the persecu lions of the nicked nnl ungodly at all 11m ono woulll conttnuo tn 10 0 hower crllde lto fOsntallon unto the ie > pie l The truth was here It was GI da controversy with Ihe na lions and He woull vindicate It amoo Ill IIO l of the orth Tho jlelllng obedience thereto woull gain a testimony of Us divinity and would be bliss d In their desires to follow In the foolHet of the nther The choir sing lh nnlhcm Song of the Redeemed lIen lcllon was ronouncol b 11 r JOIh E Tnlor |
