iniquity, and as the world's Judge.

The Church holds that in the light of revelation, ancient and
modern, and by a fair interpretation of the signs of the times,
the second coming of the Redeemer is near at hand. The present
is the final dispensation of the earth in its present state;
these are the last days of which the prophets in all ages have
sung.

But of what use are theories and philosophies of religion without
practical application? Of what avail is belief as a mere mental
assent or denial? Let it develop into virile faith; vitalize it;
animate it; then it becomes a moving power. The Latter-day
Saints point with some confidence to what they have attempted and
begun, and to the little they have already done in the line of
their convictions, as proof of their sincerity.

For the second coming of the Redeemer, preparation is demanded of
men; and today, instead of the single priest crying in the
wilderness of Judaea, there are thousands going forth among the
nations with a message as definite and as important as that of
the Baptist; and their proclamation is a reiteration of the voice
in the desert--"Repent Repent! for the Kingdom of Heaven is at
hand."


The philosophy of "Mormonism" rests on the literal acceptance of
a living, personal God, and on the unreserved compliance with his
law as from time to time revealed.