| Show DISCOURSE 7 s r ELDER ORSON PRATT a ji in ae the fourteenth mard ward assembly booms rooms sunday afternoon a 11 f november 15 1874 4 i ii BY DAVID W HANS wh profess latter day saints tobe toli eliv oliv iry irv ing ina inn dispensation called the dispensa tion of the falness of times t a dispensation commenced and committed to men in ou our oun age by the administration of angeli angels by the tho revelations of tho the holy ghost by bringing forth the word of god to the peo people ac by restoring authority to the hf bf n en to administer or toe too gospel and by t dulieu Is required to ae be published among tha inhabitants abitanta inh of the earth it Is very evident from what was declared by the ancient apostle that thai ana ara an other dispensation af after ter his day was to be introduced among the inhabitants of the earth we read in the fors firs of rauis fauls epistle to the 1 that in the dispensation of the faines falnes of times all things that are in christ shall b be gathered together in one it Is in accordance therefore with this thib dispensation that we seo see the people gathering here in this territory and extending their settlements east and west north and south bouth but yve nye ye aro only a very tery few of the people intends to gather baher tb together aether iii in one in this tins dispensation q it Is lo literally a dispensation of gathering not merely a gathering arc are here bere on the earth inthe in the flesh but before it is completed deleted all things in in christ which are in heaven viii hlll aiso niso also jd jae gathered and band united are aro in christ on oll the earth carth we have but buts barely commenced jp this glorious the church chuich has lias been organized by divine revelation an gis kis geis gels bave have appeared the apostolic authority haa hao aa acen restored by the ministration of angele angels and aid the kingdom of god lias been set get HP up in fulfillment 0 of the edthe ancient prophet daniel a kingdom which shall never he be destroyed neter never a again out on of the earth and never to lo another smother people but it shall ishall continue forever while all human governments of whatever naina name thay thap shall be will bo be rooted out ont of the earth by tho d divine judgments that will take place as the kingdom of god ralls rails forth among the nations this is clearly foretold by nearl nearly y all the prophets whose words are recorded inthe divine scriptures they have spoken of the day when the gospel should be restored they have cave spoken of the period hi lit which the kingdom of god should be set up and what it should accomplish they have spoken of the sign signs i s that should shoula be made manifest in tho those so d days ars ays yoth voth both poth in the heavens and upon udon theearta the earth they leave reave 0 ave ava told us concerning the gathering not only of the literal descendants of bf israel from the four quarters of the earth eartha but also of the gathering of all the saints Th these escare are aue matters so clearly foretold that I 1 have often ofton wondered in my ray own mind that people professing to believe the bible and to to receive the plain and pointed instructions contained therein hava have not been bota looking ra far i a dispensation connected with all these events that I 1 have named what can possibly bo be the meaning lat ter day saints of that prediction in the revelations of st john that another angel should fly through the midst of heaven hating having the everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on tho the earth to every nation anak and adred and ton tongue c saying baying with a loud voice fear gormand god and give glory to him for the hour of hib his judgment Is come and worship him that made heaven and stud earth and the sea and the fountains fountain bof bot of waters I 1 possibly be the n meaning ning of this prediction vre diction and vision of john in relation to io the future and the hour of gods judgment if there never was to be another dispensation made manifest to the children of men certainly before john saw this vision the gospel had been very extensively preached among the inhabitants of the earth to both jews and gentiles BO paul prior to this time speaking upon the subject of the preaching of the gostol says it had been preached to every creature under heaven whereof hereof I 1 raul paul am made a minister it to his declaration that he kad bad an understanding in some way either cither by revelation or from some other source that the gospel that was committed in his ids day had already been preached before his death to every creature under heaven yet john after this period while on the island of patmos after bao bay ing written several epistles to the tho churches that were built up called the seven church CE cz and ana reproved them for or their wickedness tarn yarn mess threat remove bhe rhe r candlesticks out of their places and fighting them with the spirit of his mouth month after having seen all this in vision on patmos and writing to these churches had presented before him im a scene that was still stin in the future a scene of darkness apos tacy lacy binand wherein all notions nations should be more or less which certain pow ers should arise and fight again against it the kingdom ot god and come com erthe cribe the saints alid add then power should be established on the earth under the nameon of the mother of harlots Harlot sl an ecclesiastical power described as a woman bitting on a scarlet colored beast having a golden cup in her hands bands full of the flit til fessand abominations abominate ons odthe of the earth 6 rth caus ingall Ingull nations to drink out of that cup cap and making them drunk wih wih the wine of the wrath of her fornication john saw this portrayed among the events that were to take taka place after af ter his hasday day ireson he saw the saints overpower cd and as the apos tle tie paul had clearly predict eda edn great falling away take place and that men should be lovers of an belv selves R proud boat aa a I 1 t ers ere disobedient ta tor parents 1 unholy va lv paeng ti breakers breake c form 0 06 Q t 1 ss but buit dc nying 2 inet ithe itne iio lie pier or th thereof c fp lia ila w b clearly cleanly the a at Q at ae as by the t c apostle paul faul a ur after having seen this bo beholding bolding all nations overcome bli all people kindred landred and tongues worship ping according to the creeds and ceremonies of this great ecclesiastical ponc that haq had risch risen and cupping 1401 cli cil cup tha the angel angil who birddie berddie 4 to john in order that this wickedness would not rot always congon him A kie TIA wo ll 11 manner in in which god ifould would again i the inhabitants of the earth add adb and he uses this prediction which I 1 haye have quoted about the coming 11 of another angel it seems that this thib angel was toco to come meat at a ulo MAO kind cco 9 tongue vue rue lor jor or earth thau that thad the pom pov hc gospel swu videan jrr 1 clent apostles b had a d very different vie vic views s on this subject from entertained by the of the present day almost all christian denominations suppose that chere harp been christian churches orith onabe earth ctet evet cvet sleep since of othe the apostles according to the new testament pat pattern temmie teffie but the ancient apostles sr siw w that ins lus instead tead of being churches of christ they would have tl form of or godliness denying the power in other word words they would have no power to administer the gospel as it was administered in ancient times and this apostasy apo stacy should bo be so universal dinits nature that all ail people nations and kindreds upon the face of the aiho whole le globe should lie be overcome by it eo so much so that there should be no christian chu church ra leak left no people left that dhave authority cobeo pie left the ces res of the and hence it needed nee dedo bo be reter edyt th fhe JC at 0 d of wils hosto hos wits ros rosto to be barby by 9 ef from heaven hearon if we go among all these those differ different cut de themselves christians and enquire of them if god has sent an angrl every bo no angel ilas has ca coaick m bur bun 0 ur aa day y go god d sent sont angels to the christian 91 istian church in the primitive ages of christianity anity aulty but now for something like ilke seventeen hundred scarp ye ar we have haic not been visited by angels and aud a adno no newnes message sage has been given 11 this will betheil be their declaration throughout the four quarters of the globe wherever christian churchel churches sa so 0 called ailed are organisms organises iea ses GO 0 great grent iother existence professing christianity and make the her members and they will mane make mace the game iame same declaration no message atar than that given in the New Testament god has said nothing by new revelation to guide gulde our church tho holy scriptures and the traditions handed handeg down gotai the fathera fathers are arc rc our rules of faitha faltha raith faith and aud hd practice 1 1 goto go to the which separated from t the he roman Gatti catholics olles the intra members basof of which arenow aranow eo so numerous that thay number their millions mallion and aud ask them if it they haye have received an rny any message froit from godana leey they will gire gite give an answer latr simi simular lir lar to that given by the catholics nothing ecclesiastical blas sias author authorities 1 itle arc are archbishops arch aroh bishops cardinals ac do not reveal neav newe this you will fi nd recorded in their writings they declare that it Is their business to interpret the old and to bring forth what the fathers have said and the church must ba guided by these interpretations and by the decrees of its uninspired authorities christian world in tho tto four quarter thereof and ana we wb fidi fifi d aa acknowledge and declare that thi an gel gei spoken of by john the ret rdv revelator Rev clator imi IMF neter never appeared to any of them supposing that wo we now enquire of the latter day saints what dodou do 3 ou believe latter day saints about this matter why your universal answer Is 1 jac as Es a te people without ong one voice belicic behave behove with allu aliu r hearts timit goa God dod ll 11 has ai zent bent his angel from heaven and restored the ever bastin dospel in all its falness ful fui ness ahat do you yon bouay bay say you you rou missionaries eiders ciders and high priests and you seventies and apostles who have gone forth during the last forty four years an these tidings ings inace in the four quartets of br the tie grobe globe why your universal answer is wherever we have becude been wo have published that which we were commanded namely y that god hass hasz has crit sent his ids knect fram heaven that that angel by his administrations in our day has brought to light a called the alook of ork IR mormon orman conW containing nIng the falness of the everlasting gospel as it was preached in ancient times upon this am american erl eri continent am ong the forefathers of the indians this has been your testimony for almost half a century has it yes why oid did you bear this testimony among the people because you were commanded to adso do 0 it was wasa a message saga committal and if ad riot tuli tull filled glenan th 1 m would have been under con condemnation dem then BO far as the faith of this people is concerned it is consi conci consistent stent with the prediction that was uttered ty by the apostle john john ealda sala that sieh bieh sich should be the case the latter day saints say eay that such ond ono be in the flit future the ot other othen or it has akrc conie conic id pass a and nd bur at a ni 31 asilo 4 d t it ang aug claud that le L b lar lai app frdd ml in vo lne ine A nd thic committed th the 0 fui falness ful ness of the everlasting gospel to the human family and commanded them to bear record of it to all ail pc people ople opie thene there inconsistent sistena 9 so f fae foe as this fid fia fihs corned berned 4 6 r JP f hena but bat here will wiil arise arise a question in the minds of some who have not investigated this subject they will admit that if 0 our ur testimony is truc ithe message which we proclaim U is one oud bf do ilo most important that has been committed to moan roan for seventeen years year sj past st this all oil will ivill admit erht d concern one nation alone vone but bat all nations for fur as jphn dehn stated it is tolie declared e d to every eveny i bit fit nation lon ion klu kip d tongue and ana people why of them had bad the thu begos gospel el at time it 1 revealed the reason if there had brn bon lien lyen one oue opt lihle comer comen of tv tho the earth where fhe the pel pei was preached dand and its Us by authority there would hatli been no necess recess necessity ity ton fon tor its atsa sest west gral grai ion lon bj vy ali an la ngel angel all ail iro lre ire we would I 1 f hi a d it 4 0 bee been bohun 9 11 up that thai liitle corner corder e rf tho the car carth oarth t 1 W bmw Q bomp gomp tongue oi or people ha had lad id tho the 0 gospel ope Is and the tho charch church organized organize t I 1 acm t they dould could ha ya baptized an d nd and to us nten aTen jaud taud all the jessing the tery very fact that thai thirgert thIr thra acro n ip r mch each people co uio the gero gera four our cj quarters aple atle U rl olo OJO of it t had bad td be anaw anew thil this iuds is our amr to lie ino rno ind liy ity and I 1 it r V pluri I 1 me aa p pointed clu ciu hit alt the aitery Is arnan who hana hapa nabb note its lt t dibe thia tr true t JW 1 rt t am mong ong tho tuo tb ca loftt basra hasip at accompanied the committing of ih gospel lof meu in I 1 anai an idelet knedel in eiel edel elet me X yewl ter xoa yoa tb jeloso pose poso were ivere given before ihla khia church hros aros arosa hev hew hav heo joseph farmer huy hur was was to 16 ta t thakill Q ian tan 0 M ir ordin tite the plad af deposit hg pates nom rom N apok 44 mormon ws wa tran fran t 0 tra traus trans laic th theair cufr evir when ti he mas was was ed to ao bis his big wark ana hila JV a et ot performing it the lard god tent bis his an au gello three inen idin besides IU ahk tra and aud acif by igar af tho the unsealed uli scaled portion of ebesu these plates and at jah panic baule tim lim tho voice br the lord loid from haaven lihaven fils fias heard festl y ing lag that I 1 he ag work had been heen translated correctly and commanding thera to bar kar witness of it unto hnton all ali people nations atlo atio usand and tb tongues acs to tb nth whoa whom this work silo ehwald sid mid bs be senu sent they hey therefore profit monyon the chebook of mormon Mornion to thatty that effect testifying to the ministration of the angel to seeing the plates and th the 0 eil eli engravings ther thereon n and fo its correct t transition here then were four witnesses the translator and three others before the nse rise of this church who testily that god gunt sent hiel hisk angel it ia is not a matter of speculation with wilh them but something absi certain they could conid not dot be deceived la iri to this matter joseph smith conid could not be dec deceived clied when whon the angel adzel told h him to doaa EO obtain these plates and eave cave of odthe the very place where they were deposited and he ha actually obtained them aind bind with them the thee and ahnin mim by which he translated there was wa no io possibility ot 0 his ilia deceived in relation to the thi ni atter matter afu aff and when her these three men in irk lo 10 their prayers pra yera saw the angel in MB hib glory saw hi him m descend from heaven clothed with glory baw taw haift take these plates zaw theli in his hands heard hearg tha the noice voice of god from froia heairt bear ing testimony 10 lo the correctness of the tho tp 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