Show Cecil Kenner Writes Gospel Message for Star The Time following wing article penned by Uy Elder Cecil Kenner resident of or the Sheffield conference England re appeared in the time Millennial l Star r I During the Great War Val a European paper published a n poem extolling the once-called once four our primal elements earth earth water fire and air Time The erratic author of the tho verses urse praised I the tho earth because man can oan dig I trenches and amid outs dug therein water Water water wa wa- ter for or its obscure depths depth known best to tho the submarines fire because because be be- cause it lies bloc from the cannons cannon's mouth and is of Itself a mean meau s 8 of or conquest and destruction air because because be- be cause it il supports flying plants fr from which winch bombs can be dropped dropped dropped drop drop- ped for the destruction of life lire and propel property ty on a largo large scale Spirituality Spirituality is a maligned and a I crudely caricatured Jred word it is often orten amt to mean a and sentimental sen REn- piety but that war poem Is a u picture of what this world would be bo without spirituality It is true that thiat the boning cauldron cauldron ron run of war with its misuo ml Ci LULU ami tee lor has subsided lor tor time tho time being I I the lime thunder of or guns the pall 01 ut smoke powder and poison-gas poison have been a abated ba ted in this very ClY da day und amid hour an driving power u of satanIc a activity li Is working evil ovil do designs igns in the mid d hearts of men Such as at fire ace re ai- ai thereby become intoxicated with their own sordid fancies and consequently see seo only distortion in inthe inthe the time acts and ideals of others other the they set snares for their neighbors bors time the they disseminate selfishness s the they ob ob- cule the truth und and tho they thoy the time honest hOllest in heart with sinister in tent Sporadic groups of ot many cults culls and in eve every clime seek to quench their thirst for 01 knowledge a at t Go ti- ti polluted Joll u Coun fountain tain of human Jo H q l' aimo thov Vin o and volition they fail CaU to disc disI dis- dis I c I Continued 1 o on ou Pa Page e S 8 Cecil Kenner Writes ryes Gospel Message d from page one 1 cern tern the power of faith as a gift sift from their Creator and concern themselves mostly with the transitory transitory transitory transi transi- tory affairs of life sometimes rising In angry debate on questions of ethics The They Ignore the preaching preaching preach ing of the cross and perish in their foolishness Full well weIl did the sages of old fortell this malady diagnose tho the disease and pi predict edict the pernicious J i ious ways of the i iFor 1 For it is written I will destroy destro the wisdom of the wise AVISO and will vill bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent Ho How v was this done Oh Pride Vanity Malice 1 raise not your heads in unrighteous indignation at the answer It W was de designed to come and it has come I Inot not by chance but b by the wisdom and forces of heaven the heaven the authority that empowered Moses to lead Is Israel Israel Israel Is- Is rael ou out t of bondage the power th that t anointed Saul to be king the ener ener- I I force that enabled David id a shepherd lad lad to reverse the tide of battle and give gi victory to tc tho army of Israel the divine commission that made John the Baptist the I harbinger of the Christ This same God-given God authority is isas isas isas I as necessary to-day to as It was in times of old True it was lost lot durIng during dur dur- ing the period of abject apostasy I which followed the death of the ancient an an- dent clent Apostles down through tho the centuries known In history j as the Darb Ages Ignorance and super 1 sup station pervaded light and truth were obscured life became largely drudgery or idle Indulgence The need need for a restoration of tho the ancient yet Tet eternal Gospel was glar apparent and this Indispensable Indispensable sable restoration had been provided for or in the deep counsels of the e Almighty We Ve solemnly aver that it has taken place What John the Revelator saw saw saw- another angel fly In the midst of ot heaven having the everlasting gOSpel gospel gos gos- gOS- gOS pel to preach into them that dwell on the earth and to every nation i and kindred and to tongue ague and peole saying with a loud yo voice ice voice 1 Fear bear God and give glory to 1 him liui for the hour of ot his judgment is come and worship him that made heaven and earth and tho the sea and the foun toun- o of ot f water has has bee been fl literally i I f fulfilled by the bringing of the pel of Jesus Chi Christ 1st again to ea ear ea earland I f land and that by angelic emba through the instruments Instrument i t of Joseph Smith the first prop pro proM prof p M of the last dispensation As AsI t I voice of lof John the Baptist was l hr I crying In the wilderness so no not nOl glorious chorus of thousands of or commissioned messengers I Intoning In every land and cline i song of redemption which i Is Gospel of peace s' s I II I As the bugle of the Baptist in In wilderness of Judea was fra j I with the assurance of blessings I i measurable to those who W heed repent and be baptized y J tho the tho remission of their sins and f the awful assurance of deserved I 11 upon the Ii even so 30 is tl the e summoning call of i Church toda today vitalized with the vine promise of salvation to to obedient and condemnation to i and shame of every everyone one j J wilfully and in spite of the i ing urge of the Holy Spirit rEf to believe e and obe obey I |