At the request of
my brethren, I arise to offer a few remarks. And in order to give them to some
extent the character of a sermon, I will read the seventh verse of the third
chapter of the Prophet Amos:—"Surely the Lord will do nothing, but he
revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."
It is my design
merely to draw the attention of our friends to the subject presented in this
text. When God has a people upon the face of the earth he can own and bless as
his, he always has Prophets among them. "Surely," says the Prophet
Amos, "the Lord will do nothing, but he reveals his secret unto his
servants the prophets."
Now, it is not
certain that the Prophet always reveals those secrets unto the people. It may
happen in many instances, that the Lord will reveal unto his servants the
Prophets many things that are to come, and yet leave those who are not
enlightened by the Spirit of Prophecy to wait until those things transpire
before they are apprised of them. (George A. Smith, “The Privilege of the
Saints to Enjoy the Spirit of Prophecy,” September 4, 1859, JOD 10:66-67)
