Show annd 1 l 1 MM fik when tho the the tho prophet et joseph joseel taught hb b principle of at immediate I 1 revelation reye rey elation tation what ah outcry was wa raised by professors and non professors of religion bias blas horrible 11 11 falsis prope prophet tf 1 11 was ita ira s shrieked shriek e a forth rth by blinded zealots zealous zea lots priest and people joining in the cry the very presumption of declaring that wan ulan man could have llave conia eonia f u n with the eternal world that the ifie vail vall which intervenes between mortality and the condition of those who have departed from vom tabernacles of ok flesh could be lifted and man roan be permitted to peer beyond was some thing too terrible to contemplate for declaring if joseph smith and nd those who believed his hia testimony were persecuted maligned mobbed and driven in no martof the world was wlas this thia feeling of bitter animosity more strongly manifested than in this nation n a tion some sone received the principle believed its truth and obtained a knowledge for themselves but what of those wilo wiio opposed it tc have they tirey remained steadfast stead fast to the th e traditions of their father fathers amdi traditions eions s fo por for r which hey they were not afraid to imbrue their bands hands 1 in 1 the innocent I 1 I 1 I 1 blood of t prophets p i and saints Is it s startling ekr tiiu g to declare that the advocates god grew gre W louder odde r and a n ad more nio r i e deadly dea r d ly the laying on of hands for the healing of f the body was viewed as worse than assumptions arkrog arrogance anee ance or charlatanism it wasi wast vas denounced as blasphemous audacity fow tow the millions of believers in spiritualism are notified by auyer adver through their printed organs that they can be healed of diseases by the laying on of hands at so mu ch per cure or manipulation there is no glory rendered to god go it is not a it blessing bestowed beW bes towed upon the humble and righteous servant of the lord Ms mesmerism clairvoyance elec elee tro biology and the aid of spiritualistic mediums who gho says bays satan has not power over the bodies as well as the minds of the children of men the outcry ag against a dinst these and kindred principles liles of the gospel was nas as fierce and itter bitter 13 when they were revealed as that against other charac charae characteristic C doctrines of our faith has been in still later times but now the world is becoming familiarized with them fr from 1 an fn other sour sources bes des and nd are they gaining in return tj it is the spirit of god alone that can lead i and gulde guide into all ail truth other spirits can tell only what they know their knowledge now lidge is bounded and limited e d upon every subject they delude the mind lead stray astray the imagination foster e error i and draw closer the bo bonds ads of death with which the inhabitants na of the earth aie ale are bound god is the fountain of 1 light truth and knowledge from him cometh every good and nd perfect gift and he will have his name namo honor honored ed among mankind fr for this cause he jias aas revealed the gospel gos pel pei requires obedience to its ita principles and will vill save save and exalt all those wholine wh olive according to them |