Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 3
we drove to Battle Creek and assembled
the people for meeting.
Address By President Young
President Young arose and said:
"I am not in the habit of taking a
text but I will now take for my text the last lines that were sung: "God
is his own interpreter and he will make it plain."
But do the people understand those things which are
for our good? The Lord will not explain all things unto us. He
understands; but he will make his people walk by faith. He will
not explain all his mysteries to the people. We read in the New
Testament that faith is the assurance of things hoped for—the evidence
of things not seen.
Have we all got faith? It is our duty to have faith
in God and his word and promise. You have to trust in God.
He will not reveal all things unto us
Some men are tried with the counsel given and
will not obey. They will not have glory in the Kingdom of God
They are bastards and not sons. The Lord intends for the people
to be tried so as to prove the faithful. What God does reveal he
reveals for the purpose of leading men in the way of salvation
The people do not know the way of the Lord
They come here and say I am going to build myself up. I have to
work so hard I cannot get time to pray. But are you doing right
when you do this? We may labour to get all things about us yet
the Lord will control it as seemeth him good
If you get into the dark still hold on to
the work of God. No matter if I don't feel like praying I
