The first principle in that Gospel is faith in Christ as the Savior of the world.

When men have faith, then they are required to repent of their sins and be baptized for the remission of sin. This is what Jesus Christ taught, and He set the example himself. Though He committed no sin, He went unto John the Baptist and de- manded baptism of him. John the Baptist said he was not worthy to do it. But Jesus said, "Suffer it to be so now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness." After be- ing baptized it is necessary that we should have hands laid upon us by men holding the Holy Priesthood, for the reception of the Holy Ghost.

Now, if you have the Holy Ghost with you—and every one ought to have—I can say unto you that there is no greater gift, there is no greater blessing, there is no greater testimo- ny given to any man on earth. You may have the administration of an- gels; you may see many miracles; you may see many wonders in the earth; but I claim that the gift of the Holy Ghost is the greatest gift that can be bestowed upon man. It is by this power that we have per- formed that which we have. It is this that sustains us through all the persecutions, trials and tribulations that come upon us. We also have the gifts of the Spirit among us. I can bear testimony that the sick have been healed, the blind have been made to see, the deaf to hear and the lame to walk, and devils have been cast out, by the power of God. These gifts and graces have been with this people from the or- ganization of the Church until the present hour.

There sits a man [pointing to Brother Philo Dibble ] who, fifty-five years ago, while in Jackson County, Missouri, was shot through the body because of his re- ligion. If it had not been for the power of God, which was manifest- ed in his behalf, he would have gone to the grave. Other men have been in like circumstances. The Lord has taken whom He pleased and when He pleased, and preserved in life those whom He would preserve, ac- cording to the counsel of His own will. I bear record that these gifts are enjoyed by this people, according to their faithfulness before God. If we lack these things, it is because we do not live our religion; for if we do our duty before the Lord, those blessings will be with us.

Brethren and sisters, the Lord has set His hand, in fulfillment of the words of the Prophet Daniel, to es- tablish His Kingdom once more and for the last time on the earth, and to prune His vineyard with a mighty pruning. He has called men and ordained them and sent them forth to prune the vineyard for the last time, before the judgments of God overtake the world. These princi- ples are true, and if we will do our duty, the blessings of God will at- tend us. The Lord has set His hand to call forth His Church out of the wilderness. The world has been in darkness and error from the day that Jesus and His disciples died.

Brethren and sisters, this is my testimony. This is the religion that I believe in. Have not I a right to believe in it? I say I have. I say to every Methodist, to every Catho- lic, to every Presbyterian, and to all, you have a right to your own belief. We have a little time to dwell here in the flesh. I shall soon be called to go into the presence of God, and I am willing to meet all the world there with regard to my testi- mony. I know my testimony is true. I know Joseph Smith's testi- mony is true. I know he sealed his testimony with his blood. It re- quired his blood, apparently, to seal this dispensation, as it did the blood of Jesus and the prophets of old, to seal their dispensations.

Brethren and sisters, I want to see you faithful. I want you to be saved in the Kingdom of God. I want to be saved, too. What is gold, what is silver, what is honor, what is the glory of this world? It all per- ishes with the using. Where are the ancient prophets and apostles? They have fallen asleep. Where are the generations that have existed before us? They have gone to sleep. Our forefathers are in the spirit world. I shall very soon follow them, I ex- pect. So will you. Our future des- tiny lies on the other side of the vail. When I die I want the priv- ilege of going where God my Heavenly Father is, and where Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, is—He who taught the doc- trines that Brother Cannon and I are teaching you today, and that the Elders of Israel have taught from the commencement of this work. I want to dwell with them, and with our people who have been true and faithful to God.

I believe God will save all people, except the sons of perdition, in some glory. There is a glory of the sun; there is a glory of the moon, and a glory of the stars, as one star differeth from another star in glory, so is the resur- rection of the dead. All sects, all parties, all people, except those who shed innocent blood or commit un- pardonable sin, will have a glory ac- cording to their condition and the lives they have lived on the earth.

As Brother Cannon has said, God offers the Gospel to a generation, and if they reject that Gospel it will cost them dearly. It is a serious thing for any dispensation to reject the Gospel of Christ and to shed the blood of the prophets. What did it cost to shed the blood of the Savior? He came to His Father's house—the Jews. He brought the Gospel to them, and warned them of the wrath to come. But they rejected the Gospel; they crucified Him and put Him to death. What did it cost them? Jesus told them himself what it would cost them. He said: "And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away cap- tive into all nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down by the Gen- tiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." That yoke has been upon the Jewish nation until the present day, and it is not broken

I say to the Latter-day Saints, do your duty, honor God and remem- ber your covenants. I want these young men and young women of Israel to honor God, to honor their parents, and remember their pray- ers. This Kingdom has got to rest upon your heads. The world do not believe these things; but their un- belief does not make the truths of God of none effect. Therefore, I have a right to urge these young men to qualify themselves and pre- pare themselves to take the places of their fathers, and to honor God and be united.

United you stand, divided you fall. Union is that which God requires of us, as a peo- ple. I hope you will lay these things to heart. Read in the Bible and you will find that they are true, and they will have their fulfillment.