The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-29
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He gave q brief sketch OF his mission
airy labors, his first services being in
Council Bluffs, when be held a series
of meetings, which were well a.
tended. He found there many people
who took pleasure IN listening to the
dot trines of the church, and some
were baptized. He thought much
good was done there. He also found
there several peuons who had for
merry been members of the church,
but had apostatiz ID, and now belonged
TO various other churches. The peCu-
! liar conduct of toe persons was a
constant warning to him of the
necessity of the saints living so as to
retain toe spirit OF the gospel, so they
Wonli not iorsske the Truth and
apo, tatizs from the true faith. After
leaving Council Bluffs Elder Cum
minls proceeded to Pennsylvania,
where he held a few meetings, and
IL Philadelphia be spent rome time
in searching the records for genealo
gies for families here who had en-
trusted him with the labor. He then
went to Brooklyn, and afterwards to
/ New England, where be remained
more than q year. There be also
searched the records for the names of
the ancestors and relatives OF the
saints, and was very successful 10
1S45, few Boston gentlemen formed
a historical aud genealogical society,
which had grown to 5000 or 1900
members, scattered all over New
England. They had worked indus
lriOasly, and the results of their labor
would be Of great benefit to the
saints, when the temples were fin
ished, and the way wGs opened for
performing necessary ordinances for
tee dead. Elder Cummings had taken
great delight in his lsboTs in behalf OF
The dead. The speaker had spent the
past FIVE months with Delegate Can
con, at Washington. During his
labors in toe ministry he had been
blessed wonderfully, and had seen
many evidences going to prove be-
yond q doubt, to his mind, that the
saints were engaged in the work OF
the Lord, and that the gospel was the
gospel OF God. The sick had been
healed under his hands, and other
miracles had been performed in the
name ofthe Lord.
ELDER GEORGE Q. CANNON next
addressed the congregation. He said
it would afford him much greater
pleasure to look at the congregation
and listen than attempt TO speak; but
as that might be a disappointment to
some, he would speak. He was e1-
ceedlDgly thankful Tor the oppor
tunity Uf again returning home, and
| finding the circumstances surround
| ing the people of these valleys 60
prosperous and promising. He was
also thankful that be was the bearer
of good tidiJgs. The prospects OF the
saints. SIS people, were good. When
he left here last winter for Washing
ton 1t seemed that the elements we're
| threatening the saints aud their
liberties. He had had occasion and
opportunity during the past lew years
to notice the signs OF the times, and
at no time had circumstances looked
more threatening than they did last
December when heWent to Washing
ton but the clouds had been dlspeiled,
and everything had turned out well.
! The threats had come 70 nothing.
The worst enemies to the saints we're
those who. bg reason OF their associa-
ton with the people and knowledge
of facts, should be their friends The
hatred towards the Mormons bad iis
origin IN this territory, and was
stirred up by those who reside here.
| But Elder Cannon was pleased to
know that lately there had not been
on the part of the press, nor IN Con
gress, nor by public men, clsposl-
ton to adopt harsh measures IN the
treatment of the people of this terri
tory. Some persons here had appar-
emily feared ina. Congress would treat
the saints as they should be treated
would give them their rights as
American ciiizsns and admit Utah
into the Union az a state. These
| had done all il their power to mis-
represent the people of the territory;
had circulated falsehood, represented
the MormOns as disloyai, and not
worthy OF being entrusted with cltlzsL.
snip; ha1 said that should the terri.
tory be made state the priesthood
would exercise its power 60 hsrsbly
taat il would be impossible Tor any
one not a member Of the church, who
possessed independent views, 20 re-
main here. These stories were not
now believed by publlJ men. The
railroad had done much TO dissipste
| the cloud OF Misrepresentation that
had go long overshadoWed the people.
| Persons came here and saw fer them
selves. Elder Cannon had zone all
in his power to induce public men to
come to Utah, because he knew the
effects of such visits were beneficial to
those who made them aud 10 the
saints. He did not know of man
in either branch OF Congress wkc bad
visited Utah, and was not the friend
of the people here, 10 fer ss accord
ing them their rigbts was concerned.
During the past session OF Congress,
measures against the saints had been
introduced by those wbe had mania
fer gnch things; or who expected
thereby to make themselves popular
With their constituents; but the per-
sons to whom the delegate had gone
for assistance at such times were
those who had been to Salt Lake, and
seen the people. They were men
, who did 10. believe in Mormonism
and were not converted to polygamy,
but they had seen an industrious,
thrifty people here, and their minds
: had been disabused Of the talsehood'
, that they hsd heard before. There
: were those wbo attributed bad
t motives TO persons who came here
spd went away with friendly feeling
r towards the people. Elder Cannon
had been familiar in Washington
=. with men who had been appointed tt
, office in this territory, and be hat
told them that if they desired It b
> would continue to be friendly AM
familiar with them, but if be did s
. it would be charged that the official
- hsd been bought by Ethe Mormons
4 A better understanding was gslnin
: ground everywhere concerning tn
, saints, aad the speaker expected