Show GODS S MANS WAY WAYA A Discourse Delivered l lELDER by ELDER ORSON F WHITNEY At A the Tabernacle Salt Lake L ke City Sunday Sun y August A l st 11 IL 1907 1901 Reported by L F V V I 1 am reminded by lS the tho ot or oro so it o fly it 11 tin th In of 0 service II Hint I I I i t or r 1 wherein 8 ho he honk i r those tho 11 h t church hurch repair mil 1 cir UI IN th I 11 1 but hul tho LI th I T no flO fault raul with wih ur lr Him v 1141 me 1 V c to 10 with withdraw Lh draw In II order to I fl tk tt Fur bar hetti that Hint they th leave lelle Hi it 1 the tile thel l during the tho Ihl service it 1 IH I 1 fair tahi t II Lu i pro that there thel Are arc orn ninny many Inny In iii II the tic congregation nini cong i hat hl t sum 11 of Ir them have come to thu Tnt ti not i merely to in hour hoir the HIe g 11 and ond listen to 10 tho I choir r bin Iju I also iLl to t loam a II little I con Cn IIII what wh t the world terms nor Mor If 1 I may hove have the Holy loly Spirit willed which manifest the of or God OrnI I will wi to on I our friends of or ortho tho the In iii which the tho Mormons or Saints believe hI I ITH TH MEANING OF I Is 19 n L nickname for or tho the Gospel oC Jesus Christ alit olid Ir if you ou wish to 10 find out JUt wh what t IB ore ur lt Its Ibl doctrines lt it iK government Its Ia alms and alid purposes you need nod only make malco yourselves acquainted with the tho primi primitive tive to Christian chinch Its government lt iA itH alms and purposes for to 10 in tn I is IA n the ancient Chris ehrL Christian tian nUb faith restored Vv e do o not preach n a I new Io Wo We 0 would not date Ilat e preach any nn other gospel than that which shIeh Christ I Ills HIl apostles IO preached Vo We 1 her in mind the of or Paul to toI I ho the Thought Thou h wo we or an nn angel from heaven preach pr any an other unto you ou than iiii that which wo we hove have preached unto Illo you ou lot tol him bo be 10 accursed ni does doeR not claim to be ba now It I may nitty hu new presentations und anti a new en environment thin thil Is IM II a 8 I or of tho the gospel hut but the the gospel Itself which t hIchi the Iho world culls ethIs 1 IH Is II nothing more Inore or leas les thou than the everlasting lug ing gospel ospel unchangeable eternal the tho samp earl today lolay ami tinch forever is ht are ure the same name an OR those which equipped Hip ancient Christian church Its I doctrines tire are nr identical with wih tho t taught by b lonus Jenus Christ and 1111 tutu Ills Itis apos apostles ties and the which It I hns hits In Inlow view are similar to o 0 theirs for rl er this IH Is II Christs tl work 1 it tint Uni I wan ChrIst Christs work The he difference II c between this thin dispensation 0 I I I and which hove have 1111 preceded It I IH 15 thet Thu Gl bos ht now purposed to In gather together In II one ole all al things thing In Christ to unify ull Ills HI work worl tn to restore all ni und and bring to 10 pass pal the Ihie fulfillment of or all 01 that hint the Inc h I prophets have spoken since 1111 the III world began hegan In Iii other thi Ih Is the hl winding winching up Ui Ul scene the dispensation U tho t ho ln In II t I time that God Goti will wi speak to mAi his Is the day clay for forthe Or 01 Orthe the of or tattered scattered lerel 1 and tile the th u In of the thE millennium the tho era of universal peace pEW and good will vIll wil is a jv preparatory work worl for or orthe the tho of or the thc Ing of ot the Lord Jus Christ In Ills Ila glory gloryA A VIEW VI I 1 v s as ts the other OthOl day with witha witha a good Christian l woman who had outgrown as site she wild lull nil nl the Ihl Christendom When I 1 asked or of her about Ito 10 religious faith she Rhe said she was WIlS once onca a Methodist but did tild dl not rib now no to IQ any on particular creed cred did not 1101 to ally 1111 particular sect but hut in the In Iii God Goti be believed In serving Him and aurl In doing good HooI She Sho thought the Mormons Just jut HI good gOOi on as the thu Methodists anti an tile the Meth Just as us good I od rw this Hit Pets Pres Presbyterian h 11 1 the and und not one hue whit better SIlt She believed that till II good fOd PO would bo he saved lIat anil 1111 would go o to to t heaven helln of ot their creeds creed As AI sho she put pul It Il All hl 11 rOads roada lead heath to UI lies Has Boston ton Ion I on and a 01 It I I lined not nol mutter matter unit which cli you taU julie This Is ie u ii view by Iby many honest sincere people anti and they thoy tile uio very Oly in the ex cx expression of It They rho to thinK it thir It anti and nn of nr r Of iti GoI d They hold that lIe He will recognize any sincere profession of If re ic auth that It dues docs not matter which church chunh we Wl bolting helon to 10 creed wv W v to 10 so tiO long 10 g us its our OUI hearts are arc pure And our nit intentions honorable So S as we wo believe In Iu God Clod anti and do dothe the heat beat we ran fon to 10 serve s ne Him IBm we w are 1110 all al bound to tt be b saved All churches And tint lIll have equal claims claim to tz divine favor fa 01 That thin this good 1 TIm TilE MORMON W While I r her und and ad nit her tier of I 1 cannot tIr r with he ii lib 1111 liberal eral tal view 1111 1 I jul also nIo o believe that there are uro wl people In till nil and torne I to I Ii in lii all at I religions rel I 1 hu IO o doubt doti lit that God Coil lIiOI l II sincerity and auth hue pur purity I thy ity It of motive In hon hl and that He 11 I Ic 1111 ultimately nave save all gout good and Ii all ull good women en but hul Pu t thin I hi Is filet fact dues not nut do tie uway Iway with fiLet fiut equally which 1 is II that hut God hUH hiltS spoken and made mad known Imon ills HIt mind and aitt wll viii to tp t man llan Ho has hiltS revealed a plan planor for or mans salvation sa Ia t 1011 Unit und Il 11 Iu Is not nol for man alln III iu the tho face fuce ot or such buch it revelation tion to lay Jay down the law tutu his IH own oln mode of ut being belll saved We 0 sits Hay to tt our OUI Father who vho provided before th the foundation roun ll of or ortho I the tho world a I gospel who bout bont His HIM Son our lur Elder JI el Brother Into the Ih world to todie todie die 1110 that wo w might live IIvo eternally through h obedience to tho luwI and ln or of or that gospel we eon con wiy FitlY in Iii tho the taco faco of o theBe facts 1 i will bo be I 1 will b bo be truthful I will ho lie and virtuous and I think that will do tic that Is la all nil that God Gall ut itt my hands My Ily friends this will not 1101 answer TilE THE POINT D Suppose 0 wo yO Illustrate the point The Tito government of or f the United State Is the thu most rno t liberal government under un the tho sun suit Jl jut laws Ians at or naturalization uro aro probably more limit those ot or o any ln othur other but bitt hU what hl would Uh you o think of or u I man born In III II u foreign rOI lath land l coming coining an tutu I allun to tl the shores or ot the new world and on being required to 10 Ii H I I certain oath to sign hi lii order t hit t ho might L u a tnt full I citIzen ulI of or thu States putting forth rl rth a it pica Illen of or this kind Why Wh I t dont think that Is III nt at all n tic c elry I lum urn am a good man 1 am lUll honest s I II I 1 from II a country My I waru veru Rood good people I 1 nov hilt nover hilter er ar robbed S l hover hover com entity ellmo I 1 am worthy of lit hilI hut I liuro and lund r f think t hi tilt that tita I will wi I I I do not propone to II luke your YUill oath of If no Do yon you think thus the of or thu HUtts would stand fur for a it thinK thing of ut that Luau kind hiatt Do Po you think n a laKe would bt Ill u it rUI M yip ii 11 of or this thiN Kr greist at al republic vho wim Willi thus tilI di 4 te ti tin to tn be bit b a 1 II Itt y unto Ii Why W VII no tie ut lit course you OU do not 1101 Well SeiI ell do ito you yllI imagine Almighty Gad leil In lii I ot or IR than thull till the theco co ut of lit tin th I tos J P Pon n nou on ou I Y lu tan i a II I I t t a elt I In hi III I kingdom l i 1111 ill all II IIi h upon YUi UI In I I nIl ila n you Ull lii II ta III I PI in in i II I N bl i by Il h prescribing hal you lire II ill 1111 to In ut du ito and n l I 1 nie 1111 jut m ui I II I Ii ii b iu yond Do lu lJ ui ui It III 1511 51 1 tIlt In the ut Lit t lI on oil mich i III ly r will you to III it triVo the tho Ill Iii of I f C ii I tiM lit I I t N ri bi to If I I the thu lu lit lur s si i r III I j I I ui 01 U I 0 I I ze Ito lust I J i i the titi of ihm Kingdom hi li i you OU will Ill It 11 Itin in lit y in lii vi ti 1111 iv V to tu 1111 iy Oh Ih JlII its n Ii n Union I an nil II Old IH as an Hl Hlf 0 f I M It Il I t U I dl the Ihl t iii whether lie lieu v i u 11 It in u II 1 Ii I L i II n tint u II lr h a t 1111 i Ill ii U ui a 1 t clod ell y thorn till nil Ho 1 I he will III I Ih he or glory to 10 all nil tt it i 10 1 lull matter V hai lIn you hUne no ia u hiir MK n you lr II I i iI lo t I i do In I Co flo it lung hung lun us lit a r r t u aio ILIC ILl K OI I i t ii ii 4 l I I a tolt nl i I ih I It a t I tH H Ik ill nil all that the Lord requires This very ary good very ry plausible but AB ste It as WI a II It we Mormons do not b lIo It II for U it IH iii I not hot the gospel goitI H l or of Jesus Chr chrIt t l Theo aTO ro the views of or inon the vain Imaginings of r those who ore un not lot satis Ocd nod with thy thu plan for fOl Or mans which God Himself lf has hitte Instituted and think forsooth rOI that they havo have found IOn a mo o e excellent oj way WilY WHY TUB rIlE GOSPEL GORP I WAB OIVEN A wa w 11 once Olle asked of or mo too 0 by b a friend o u lady not nol then a It her bor ot or the Church hough sItS sho hB sUbsequently fluently Jollied It Shu wits Imbued with much tilt the same Idea idon the Ihl he good Christian woman tOnIan held of or whom I 1 have lul spoken and call site she said to tn me tnt If It I am sun hottest honest truthful virtuous benevolent lent loriL anti and charitable why wh Is I that th t not to God hot and ami malta me tw acceptable to hint Him I answered her IWI thus U n L would doubtless bo be If It II could effect the end desired If IC y U could save rl 1 your own soul nui you yon would ho bo expected to do II it It If men nItI and women could save themselves eternally It would woul be III required of or them theta Tho Thu does doeR not put Iut a it premium on indolence Ho expects nina man to do 10 alt all that he con can canIn conin In III working worl ln taiL out his hl salvation Mormon MormonIsm Ism recognizes probably lily more mon I than list a U all other oilier religion that works are aro necessary as aA well as us nithi that there Is IA i some something thing for man mali to Li do tIn that ho lie must not nut C I God to do everything ovet Self help hell Is essential but hut after otter we have havo dono ilOno our little till all there Is IA a great grout deal still lacking Jacking anti and we cannot do It II a That Thatis hat hatla Is la what renders necessary a It Savior mid and mida anda Ild I a n Ol God Gad does doca for or man mun what man cannot do tin for fr himself He tie H know be tie beforehand b forehand that I He ito would have hll to 10 do It and Ilm so o Instituted In tn the lIw heavens butt ens u luau plan of or salvation I and auth a Savior was Willi provided to 10 come into the world to lay IllY lit down His I life to shed Ills hits limed blood 1 In ill or order her der to 10 make applicable J slid and effective un tin unto tinto to mans salvation those principles of redemption and eternal progress that th t were welo Instituted before the creation of or orthe the would WHAT IS TUg THE GOSPEL I Mitt And what are those princIples principle We Wedo Vi 10 do not have hu vc to consult 0 liS II It our friends our good Methodist brothers and sisters upon Illicit ul on this point Vc We e do 11 not hot to 10 ask this Catholic Ce hulk or that Presby Prosby Presbyterian terian terl II for Or III nu On opinion regarding such matters We Wc e need only go 10 to te till tho writings of it tho the ancient prophets and aid apostles and tint flail out cut Jesus hitta self and ami Ills Salt said concerning these the c thing things They fh Tile dill did not express a n amere mere opinion as liS to 10 what was tills as for or salvation They its liS is they Ih were vore moved upon pun by 11 the Holy Hol Ghost They wrote as nil they were o Inspired by bythe b bythe the Spirit of or Truth and that thal was scrip scripture tart ture and nul we tee have hu e access to these Scrip Scriptures tales tures Wo We 0 have havo ancient Scripture as us aswell well as HI modern mo orn revolution revelation r to 10 us noon these vital lial points I We do not nol to II to have this opinion or that CO lU 1 God huE has He lid Hehns hns lin laid haiti down the law Ho has hal pointed out nut the path pat He lie says nays lu Thin TitIs Is the way wa walk ye t In It We V Ve cannot sub stab substitute any an other way wey for His Ills wiy vay It If we try tr to do so to wo iwo must abide this the th con TEACHING ll What hutt tIlt did Ii Jesus say niter alter lie He had mid made the necessary atonement to wipe away lIway the tho effects of or the transgression ot or 1 f Adam Hr I i appeared to the till chosen twelve whom lie He hind hall before hits His I Is and nut gave JCu v them this thil Go 00 ye YI Into IUlo nil all the tho world lund and hUeh 1 the gospel nosed to 10 every ever creat crent I I I ure tire He lie that Ic o th and auth is lIe be and he that hIatt not hot shall be tic damned And these signs shall follow rollow thorn theta that th t In iii my toy name shall they thoy cast out devils they the shall speak with now nor tongues If Ir they drink any un deadly thins It shall not hurt hurl them they tIIe shall lay la hinds hands Il on eu the tho ERIC and they shall recover Go ye yo and teach nil all nations hap ball baptizing them In tIle the tho the Father and auth of or the Sort Son and of or the Holy Ghost teaching them to observe nil all things whatsoever I have hae commanded you OU mill and lo to I L am nan with you alway even een unto the end ot ol the world tInt But tarry tar ye e In lii the lh city of or Jerusalem until ye be bo endued with power pOel from forn on high TESTIMONY And Anti on un u II certain day 01 obedient to 10 this behest they the at nt Jeru Jelu Jerusalem salem and there thure came caine Into Inlo the room where the thor Lucy were ere seated a 1 sound as 1 of ur ofa ura a mighty flight rushing wind anti and there sat SUI upon tile the heads of or these apostles l cloven doyen tongues of itt Pro lire and they thoy tile spoke with other othel tongues and prophesied began II I to 10 manifest l the miraculous signs that had hiatt been promised 01 to the true hello believers ers rs Some holne who were witness witnessing ing big this extraordinary spectacle for It wn Will the th day da of or a It public feast the felt feast of or und and Jews from front various notions nations were assembled there ome of ot them hearing these unlettered Gull Gall leslie leans speak spook with other tongues mock mockingly ugly I Enid eald These tacit men U lire are t full rull to II ot or orne new ne wine Hut Peter the chief ehler ml denied the that t they hey I were veri WI drunken and ho Ito then preached to the till multitude mull telling them In iii simple words word that thul thuy Iho hud hind tho Iho of lIfe lICu and glory that Got God had raised trim Him from fromn the h dead doud mund that He lie sat sal at nt the Ito right hanu of or thu the Majesty on omu high bight hll h und and way was this the theauthor author ot or salvation to 10 mitan The rho mul multitude pricked In tilde their hearts cried out Men Ien und and brethren what shall we w do du Peter replied Repent and hut LWI be baptized every ever one of or you In n 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