The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-16
SUNDAY SERVICES.

70 10c eeINiCcd III tDS Ohib 6uAC
sembly Hall on Sunday aiterno
were opened by the choir singing t
hymn beginning:
Though nations rise and men conspi
etc.
Prayer by President II. s. EldredG
, The choir sang:
he diedI the great Redeemer died, Ell
ELDER EDWARD E. BRAIN, who be
recently returned from q mission
Europe, addressed the congregatio
briefly. He expressed his pleasure (
being home again with family an
friends. He bore 3 strong testimon
to his knowledge OF the truth OF To
gospel, which be knew would preva
and spread through the nations of th
earth despite the opposition that va
brought against lie progress by th
Christian denominations of the world
ELDER JOIN NICHOLSON, also jus
returned from a foreign mission, fol
lowed Elder Brain, giving . shor
account of his lsbors in the ministry
abroad. He left Salt Lake for Eng
land in August, 1873. and had
lAbored chiefly while away in the
editorial and publishing department
Of the European Mission, at the
Liverpool Office. He had expert
enced much pleasure 10 bis work,
having been blessed with the spirit OF
God. He spoke in high terms Of
praise of the administr alton of Elder
William Bulge. president of the
who had been instrumental
in doing much good. There had been
circulated. not only among the
saints. but among the people Eener-
ally, vast numbers of the standard
church works, az well as many thou
sAnda of authorized pamphlets ana
tracts containing instruction IS to
The gospel. There had also been in
he mission much open-air preach
ng, the elders maniiesting an I'm
Usual degree OF valor and enthusiasm
q forwarding the work OF God. The
Toung elders particularly had been
Industrious in their lAbors, and lor-
ward with their testimony to the peo-
de. A growth and development had
,een going on in the work, such as
must have been delightful for the
Ingels to contemplate. The gospel
york abroad was going forward with
steady growth. For the year ending
uns last, there had been baptized in
europe l, 143 persons, aud during the
'sst six months, the increase had
cen at an even greater ratio. During
be present season there had emf
rated from Europe for this country
,720 saints. ThousaDds of dollars
sd been received at the Liverpool
flee from Utah, to emigrste the
slstives and friends of the contribu
,rs. While the elders had been
realty interested in their immediate
uties, in forwarding the work
broad, they had watched every
of the CHURCH at home.
hey rejoiced especially in the pro-
.edinga of the conference held on
pril 9th, the jubilee conference.
be elders return to their homes with
ngs OF JOY. None could appreciate
10 pleasures of home and dwelling |
ith the saints 60 we'll as those who 8
I'D been denied those privileges for I
time. As they neared home they {
1t as if they we're breathing differ I
It and better atmosphere. Here /
ey constantly meet friends and bro G
ers, who wish them we'll. Elder i
lcholSon declared that be knew by {
aniiestasions. and by the spirit
thin him, that this was the work of q
ID, aud he wanted power to serve a
c God OF jacob, and none other.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON WAS +
9 next speaker. He said it was
sasiug to hear the testimony OF the
wants of God who had returned [
,m missions where they had de- q
.red the word OF God to the people Il
the nations. The lAbors of the e
issionaries were most remarkable. L
10 preaching Of the gospel was not
but it Was not 9 common
ing for men to go forth, putting ?
cir trust in God, and relying upon =
d for the sustenance to enable !
em to live. There we're mission "
les In this valley who had come
I'M the states to enlighten the saints
ID point out to them 9 better plan q
salvation; but they came because 1
WAS their living; they were paid FOL
ming. But the elders of the Nor
on Church went forth without
Irne or scrip, devoting their time
ID energy to the work OF God. He
not know OF q greater proof that b
ulo be given Of mems sincerity to =
o work in which they were engaged.
ID had commanded bis elders to go I
rth and preach his gospel. not for /
re, nor for pleasure, but that they
light be the instruments IN bis
Gnds of warning the world and bring .
z TO it the gospel of Christ. The mis-
1nsries did not want for food or
dying or care, because God bad pro-
Used them that they should be pro-
ded for. The speaker feared the
ints did not fully appreciate the
Ilue of the training that the elders
ceivs while travelling abroad
yithout that training they !
ould not have 80 good an
oportunity for testing the lord, I,
Or proving how faithfully G d
ould answer prayer and otherwise
manifest his power. The history Of
10 missionary elders of the church,
compiled, would contain many
,markable and marvellous manifesto
ons o. Gods power, these instances
lsking a book q great deal larger
IAN any sacred record of that char
cter which had been handed down
} US. God was constantly showing
imseli or his works to the elders,
nd be did not suspend natural laws
y doing so. In this respect the Lat
sr-day Saints OCCUPY a position such
6 no other people on the earth hold
n regard to the earnestness of the
outh. Elder Cannon said this would
'e more go. The $4,000 Sunday
chool attendants and the thousands
f members of the improvement as
were reading the Bible,
md the consequence Was, faith was
bringing up in their hearts. If the
Iew Testament we're read by q child,
md if others did not interfere, its
leart would be filed with faith. In
luiries would be suggested to its
mind. 1t was tradition that inter
cred, and told children that revela-
inn end nfhpr manifestations and