The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-04-20

parts. When the time came for es-
tablishing bis church, there we're no
apostles on the earth, hence he had
10 send the old apostles 10 ordain
others to the apostleship. and thus re-
store it to tae earth. That was the
only way that it could be done.
None of the Christian churches had
authority to do the work of organizing
his true church, hence the Lord had
to do it This was the Zion that had
been foretold, that was to prepare for
the coming of the Lord. David said
his prophecy about Zion was for a
future generation. A people would
De created that should praise the
Lord, when they are gathered to-
gether in the mountsins. Have you
beard Of such a gathering? Nc; but
such time is at hand, close at our
doors, when a great ration shall be
gathered from out of the world to
serve the Lord. Isaiah also under
stood this great subject as is recorded
IN the second chapter C. his prophecy:
And it shall come to pass in the last
days, that the mountain Ofthe Lords
house shall be established in the top
of the mountains, and shall be exalted
Above the hills; and all nations shall
flow unto it." David and Isaiah
were both sctuated by the inspired
influence of prophecy There was
great difference between a house
Quilt by uninspired men, and lettered
IN gilt OF the 'front.', "The House OF
he Lord" ''St. James Church, !"
and go forth, and a house built by
direction of God, who gives its dimen
siuns and shape and commands that
It be constructed. In such q house
Tod will be present, filling it with his
spirit and presence, as be did in the
temple of Solomon. When the
Iorli shall hear that there
is another house OF God, and
apostles and inspired men they will
say that is the church for them.
Away with your iGolatry, your hollow
form; give US a church with prophets
and apostles and inspired men. They
will say, Let us 20 up in the noun.
.ains to this Zion." There will be no
doubt about this Zion. which will be
made plain to all. When the Lord
shall set up his Zion there will be q
manifest change. People will come.
DOT by a few ship loads, but By nations
TO serve the Lord; they will discover
that they must go up to Zion to learn
IF Gods ways and be instructed to
walk in his paths. Elder Pratt read
the first verse, 18th chapter, Issiah:
Woe to the land shadowing with
wings, which is beyond the rivers OIL
Ethiopia" and interpreted this as
meaning North and So tn America,
whose geographical position and snaps
answered the description. He also
read from other chapters Of Isaiah,
toretelling Of the lifting OF San ensign
On the mountains" by the Lord, VINO
''shRll assemble the outcssts Of IsIasl
and gather together the dispersed O.
Judah from the four corners OF the
earth" All this, he maintained
clearly foretold the establish.
ment of Zion in these mountains
Elder Pratt closed by referring to the
tu,ure of Zion which, according tc
Isaiah. was to swallow up all nations.
1t is true we are part of q great and
strong nation; but the cities of the Gen
tiles shall be laid low, and there would
be no one to occupy them, when the
saints would inherit and make them
Inhsbitable. This prophecy would
be one of the early judgments to over
take the powerful nation on this con-
tinent. If they repent not the Lord
will visit them till their name will be-
bloited out from the nations and theil
cities become desolate, aud the chill
dren OF Zion will make their cities
habitsble. In these mountains will
be a great city called Zion, fulfilling
one of the palms of David: "Beauti.
full for situation, the Joy of the whole
earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides OIL
the north, that city of the great
king" This Zion must be built be-
fore God shall come. He declared
that God had again spoken, had IN
sealed his voice, called forth apostles.
and prophets, established bis king
dom and lifted up an ensign on the
mountains to which the nations must
come from the four corners of the
earth; all of which was written in the
Bible.
The choir sang an anthem, and
Elder Joseph Johnson pronounced a
benediction.