Show c 1 AA V f yV Freedom of of Worship of at 0 atI t I II I Present I I A New Ne ie w Dispensation nn Incomplete God tho time Fattier of or All AlAn An 1 Of O f The TJ IJ Ie Gospel 6 I tho Gospel God of or an ni Formerly of or Tho Thu Ordinance or of antI amt Operation of at tho time Holy Ghost k Need of 01 New Now lies I Discourse Delivered In tho time Tabernacle Salt Bait Lake Lako lol City tto Sni CI of tho Go Confirmed 9 Sunday November 1001 1 OI by by Characteristic Gospel 1 s ft ELDER CHAS S W V 1 Follow of or Saints 4 t C of ot tho tIme Truth et m thankful 1 for C the h privilege pr I c of o t as f Uni with you Ou this title afternoon my I Iel tell el and anti sisters sl and friends to toi i ilp Ip tho time Lord Lor und anti to spend a little 1 tM tImi In n reflecting upon those things to our 01 present and ond eternal Welfare eiTe c uc I havo Just been een called upon to to k antI and anal I urine arise afe to do o so BO believing th shall have the time assistance i of ot your vt faith lt and your attention at and earnestly i that I t may bo be led by b tho the Spirit c of truth to say so something which will vilt wil linter ie Interesting to the congregation and fr fee our mutual profit yo e are Ir blessed greatly In dwelling in iii II in nd of oC liberty where we can assent n worship God according to tie tates tales ot o our consciences without IT V r of ot molestation We Wo have tho the In It this country ot or thinking bout being restrained and of at ex ox sing our thoughts though ts to others othern If it they 1 II listen without fear of at punishment I bIng b lg heterodox In n some seine countries s privilege Is not enjoyed but ut wo we el etil ill In this Republic which the fath Cath of ot our country were Inspired of at God Gol set up III and Ind which the Lord has hI wed ed their descendants descendant and all 11 who wilo V ve ye come cine hore hera in III 1 maintaining I fur Cur j 7 one ono appreciate the tho the freedom that we 11 and the tho opportunities that tha t nr afforded cus us of ot cOining coming together anti ond ex ox expressing pressing our anti and sentiments anti of or declaring freely thru which I v we I a believe the time Low Lord Lori has revealed mind and com corn commanded commanded Us u lii to 10 deliver del 11 to others othet We are living in a 0 very momentous age Sometimes f It I Is called a fast age It I Is an OR In which tin time of men memi eon can be t tn en n a tho time wings of at lightning as ni It I were to all ni nations of ot tho timo earth to all 11 civilized at lit lt least a day I wo sti Wi can cnn communicate with each I other and when nations are brought together Uy fly 11 rapid m of ot locomotion and by y the tho developments and discover discoveries lea ies of oC science There has been great nt In human bitmap knowledge In Inmany Inmany many ninny departments but It appears to tome tole tome me le that there has hal not been the same saro degree ce ree of oC progress In regard to religious ious bus principles anti Ind actions UNBELIEF LIl IN N W REVELATION One reason for Cor this ihl hi Is because tho time people of ot tho time present age depend i almost entirely upon that which was WIS ie re railed In lit past ages The doctrine of ot present ven revelation Is not entertained by bya a very ery great many people Those who have been be n trained In the tho doctrines of at modern Christianity and who are paid pall to teach the people religious doctrines believe that God O d did reveal roel In tn Informer informer former times but that Ho does dou not v do so In these latter lator times tm a They Tho be bo believe behove hove lieve 10 that Clod lod to the ancients by tho time prophets and that Jesus of oC Naz Nazareth whom they believe Is la the tue Christ came caine to reveal the time Will 1 of ot Ills s Father to mankind and amid that the time Apostles whom He lIe chose wont vent out with divine divino authority to proclaim Ills Hla 19 Gospel to the time world but for tor many centuries they have hae entertained the notion that limit tho time last book which Is placed In tho time vol volume volume ume called caled the Bible contains the final 1111 revelation of or God to mankind There Therefore fore they do not accept any revelation I from tram God loti 1011 today tOtty They rhey do not ask luk for tor forIt forIt It To use their own expression Tho The canon of Is closed clo the awful voice volee of ot prophecy Is In silent forever God GOll will wi no more niece speak to mankind Him Himself tm self what wo We In th Is 19 oil nih 01 that Is In II necessary for tor salvation All Al the tl nots lI rind and ni as take this view I antI even th tb mother the Unman also alco denies the thc of ot continued revelation while that hat tho time church Is II the time prop of ot the time holy scriptures lint church planes places Its 11 dependence unon the thing that are arc written In time tho boo bol contained In Inthe inthe the tM Old and New Testaments nd d 0 o church Is II but the Ih Interpreter of ot the things 1 Jn thoe books The ind of or the nom flon no church hutch Is claimed to b bo be Ir Ir r in 11 n tion ton of ot out hut they thc do a ot claim he Is 1 Infallible InC as unman a man ai al II III I somo oine BOle People suppose While however they timey proclaim him hll Infallible In regna to doctrine they do not no believe beleve that ho lie 10 receives now communications front from tho the Most High They rhe are aro with wih the Protes Prates Protestant Protestant tant tont world In this doctrine that the books of ot tho Bible B le contain all nl that has been licon written that Is In I essential for Cor salva salvation tion ton that these thelle books when whon properly understood and Interpreted by the tho ruin min Inters Intern of ot tho the church contain all ni that Is needful for Cor people now So that tho tim whole Christian world today depends upon the time things that were written hun of or years ears ago ngo The Time Saints belonging to the Church of ot which I have havo the honor to bo be a 1 member take taka different from this Not but that wo we believe In tho time scriptures We Wo believe that the books of or tho the Old antI New Testaments are profitable for tor us that they are In Invaluable Invaluable valuable lej that the tue timings things written by time the prophets were vera Inspired of oC God that tha holy men inca mel of old wrote and spoke as ns they were moved upon by the tho Holy Ghost aholt and that their words tho the were words wor of ot the time Lord to time tho people to whom these revelations were given ghen and that they are profitable for Cor us today So we be boo believe lieve leve In the tho Bible Uble At time the same name time line we wo think there thero are arc some mistakes In it through mistranslation anti because c tho the original orl manuscripts havo not been I handed down don In nil all their purity But Dut taking the tue Bible m le ax its 0 n a whole although It was wan not nt revealed as ns a n book It I Is In a n splendid work It I Is 11 a n priceless book hook It ItIs itIn IB Is n a guide guille to our feet felt and a n lamp to tn our path patim for tor In It we wo learn what God Coil revealed In iii ancient times rind Ind we wo got get t today some of ot Ills His IiA word worl that lint was M de do delivered livered to the he people In former days AN INCOMPLETE INCO TE m COnD The Tho Bible does not contain nil all 01 that fit God lol 00 1 revealed In former Cormer times tithes because we wo can lan tenth rend In It of ot a It great greot many things that were vere written by prophets which are not contained In that volume All MI Al the epistles of oC the tho Apostles are fre not contained In the tile New Testament It speaks fp of oC n it 1 number num er of oC epistles written by imy the time Apostles A which are arc not to be bo found oun In that book but which W no n doubt were Just as ns valuable as thos which have Some of at them we wo were not In imi existence when the book bok called caled tho the was wal compiled Tho The BIble Is Isa I Isa a 1 collection of ot books containing words that tat wore ware given at different pHI pen periods pHIal ode al by r nt persons person in different ages under different Were tre Iro not compiled by my divine commandment Time The convocation or 0 council counci which complied compiled them hoot did not pretend that God Oo had commanded It neither did they thov pretend that God Clod gave them thrum word worl In tho time selection of ot tho the books which should com pone the tho vol volume 01 ume lime They put IUt In what they thought thou ht was right they timey threw under the tho table tu lo what they time thought did not com CO i nort ort with Uh the tim others otherl But what we I have havo In the Bible Is a splendid collee collection tion of oC works written by men who were of ot God In olden times anti nUl from tram this book wo we can learn many great amid precious things which are arc as n I aid uta bl The rie Saints believe however Just as os tho the Bl m bio blo bl that God Is tho the samo yes yesterday yesterday yesterday today and forever We al also nho o believe beleve according to the teachings of ot that that book 1001 that He lie is III our Father and amid that we c 0 are Ire Ills His Is children that all ni races of ot men inca Qt every over nation tongue and people le are me the lie offspring of or God CoiL that lint the li R Part of man time the Inward being hel which receives I retains retain Us its ts Identity while the time body hody changes and Ind which remains Intact no ito 10 mattei what may take place with wih tho time outside covering that that being boll la is a n ason ns ason son s n or daughter ot of the Great Eternal God who made the time heavens and nn tho the earth the tho seas and tho the fountains of or I waters Therefore no matter what may be our complexion com pI ox lon or tho ho differ difference once ence elce between us UA In 11 stature In feature and In color colon we are brethren anti sis sin sisters Sil tore the offspring of or Deity Tho The spirit of at man Is a n son somi lon of or God GodI I k GOD TIlE THE Tn OF 0 ALL T This l ls is what we believe anti and mark you 01 this thi Is II what the ancients belofI ns all la we WI learn leant by h reading the tims th This Is I what Je JIRUS Jesus us Christ emphatically pro proclaimed pr claimed when h n HP II on elm nI earth oarth among men mel Ho lie Ie was horn born into lute time the world worM on nR we iss have haw been He lie w wa u a son Fon of or God THE Son ion n of ot God Oo As the New No NoTt Testament Tt 18 He lie was WOl tho time beginning beginninG of ot God tho of ot the creation creaton of ot every creature He lie le certainly was vas I Inot not the Ih firstborn among the time sons eons ot of otmen men on earth OH as pertains to tho the body hody hut But we understand by the reve of God In 11 our time that lint tat we are all al the tho sons eons and ond the tho daugh dough daughters tens ter of ot God Oo that we wo ulsted ted before we came camo hire here h rf In the flesh and that Jesus Jesul l is II our Elder Eder Brother Drother in n very ser deed d d as 18 f Ho lie Io tried to make moke tho time people understand when He Ho lived live here he God is Ills His Hs Father r anti our Father Ills Is led God and our God Gad Gade Ho He e was vas In time the th beginning with wih God and by b Him and through Him lilma Hm all nih 01 tImings thinKs were made malo that were made All Al things na Sn the Apo says are aro of oC God Coil but hut they timey are nr by y anti ond through Jesus who thio Is tho time Christ In the th beginning was tin the Word lonii amid ant the time Word Vord won wan IH with God Olt the lime Word Wor was God Coil mis 18 time the Apostle John has written Jesus Christ declared to hose who were with Him Hm that they were wore Ills II brethren and He lie le was wn their Elder Ilder l Brother He lie le como canto front from God to earth to mingle among them item and to toI I Ills IR work anti and then He lie Ip re returned reo turned to time tho Father Ho lie tried to make It clear to 10 time the people among whom He lo moved that lint God IH Is II the time Father of the time human race Saul Said He lie When ye pray use not vain oln ns as I the time hen heft heathen then do for Cor they tho think that they shall hait be ito timid for their much After this manner r therefore tofe pray Imy ye 0 Our which art In leuI This Thin tt truth should be un In understood by hy nil all 01 mankind It I seems elm to me mo that lint If it really un mm understood UI nail believed beloc this thin they would be IN 11 a little kinder than thin they the theIre Ire are to each eArh other There Thera would be bl a I stronger lt filing of ot brotherhood between I men Ilton and amI women and nations If It I nil mill ni people understood that hint the sons long daughters daughter of rif men who w rm upon the face race of ot this globe which our Father J hits has h made for tor us tl art I t brother and anil 1 sis tc tern tera In iii II anti and that we all al fame came from that Hint Eternal Father nn ito matter what many Iny h 1 he our color olor or condition We dwell here hero on the lh earth for tor a 1 little time UrI and ando we WE o shall have to 10 go JO hack and aumi kite give an account to our ur Father of the tho manner la ta which we ve have hao spent ent that tints time here her OF OI DEITY 1 Now If It this bo le 10 God Gitl is our nor Father He Is Just Ju t as ni much time the Fa Fe Father Father ther timer of oC the people who thio dwell el In the theten twentieth ten century as na Ho lie Is of oC those who lived on the tho earth oarth in tn the first fr t century or of ot those who lived In the tho centuries preceding th the coming coining com In of ot Christ how ow many centurIon centuries there thero were we do not know We Wo have formed many notions and Ind ideas ten about It I but It I does doe not nt matter whenever anti and the earth was peopled It I was wait Inhabited by the song eons and ane daughters of oC God whoso whose spirits spirit came camo from heaven and whose j bodies bOlles WHO weme formed Conned Corret out of the tho earth cartim I and the tho elements surrounding It Tho Time I Immortal spirit Is placed In III the human tabernacle prepared for to It by the tho laws lawn of ot generation and tho time body bOlly i Is quicken I cd 01 by that spirit As AI wo we 0 read rend In the tho book of ot Job Timers There la is 1 a spirit In man I and anel the of ot the Almighty them theta Tho The wise man maim Solomon In the diana disso dissolution lution luton of oC the tle hotly holy as nM we rend real In tim Eo I o I l th chapter verse fin mimes lilies the description wih these linac words Then shall the time dust dURt return to the time earth earthaR as aR It I was i rind find tho time spirit shall shah ehll return 7 unto Goil GoI who gave It I he spirit goes hack back to God the time earthly part back 1 k to the Ih elements out of oC which t was organized when that I which wo WI call death takes place phao la c therefore vo we who live Ile In tho time tW It ii century are Me really realy ant and truly so far as M Mour n our spiritual nature goes gaes les time the of ot God Coil and He Is in our Father do 11 you not think lint He lie le will wi be ho just as ni concerned In our happiness anti and welfare progress enlightenment anti eternal salvation a as He lie II was waR of those who true lived Yel upon the time earth In It I tub tip lp pears to me 11 that is in a n reasonable con eon elusion to arrive nt at God Is ha the Slim same now no an as II Ho lie 10 was then and wo wr are lr His HI 1 1 n us as RI much urh ns as 1 th the ancients were ore Therefore we re can eRn approach God Godan wo WI In an Mk ask alk Rn receive we cnn can cn seek antI and find we Wf cnn can knock knOk and havo the tIme dour door opened to u mis If J not |