, 1880-08-16
LATTETs-DAY SAINTS,

F!sIElk JA!SEsf11 SMITH,
Of tho Church Of the Latter-Day Saints,
preached yesterday morning III Citstle Hall,
M. CLIO West Lake street. Tho congrcg.-
tion was not largc, but the services were sin.
pic alld Interesting. liz look his text from
us first chapter Of Mnrls, taking tho whole
as guide.
He commenced by saying tint, rs there wus
SO much difference a,lionglnGn, there should
10 soino middle ground upon whicl, all men
could stand nnu c0nlu togGther In religious
belief. The question Of innn's duty md
religion and tho hereafter was of the grayest
ous attention. Sensational effects wcro
being used In religion to attract
nIeu's attention, and to lnako them hult and
was to como. lio held that there WIS more
dom Of sin than that. The sensational re-
lkgion WIS either most cnt{cng Or alarming
at tic outside, lla the enthusiasm created
s1on ST.! titcA out; Tltnktnga l. men hopod TO $40
llgsltl,ess and dazzling character soon t!un0
away with. lie (SlnlthI hnsl tried to colifili0
himself u these ideas, by which I'M Individual
could l!e found solilgwherC near The truth.
st. Paul by his preaellilg entleayorcd 70 save
WHY It0 cnlet1yored to reveal Tod.
Thu speaker discussed somewhat otller re-
liEioas sccts, and held TINT In st,sl,G Of them
there would bU' totntt nl0re 0r leas OF the
all thnru WIS very ml,cl! doubt. ile dill not
pretend to suy that gwen his own Church con-
ialne4 all Of the great, truth. Christ was tho
only be,srnr nf Tho wholu truth. But gach
DO ultimately led into .thu .whulo truth. hut
They wore not Il! that condition tt,-tlay. They
wuro seckers ut tho truth, atuf II thUy found
oAe truth the soul would bc thus led on from
tGt tony " q u oa snd k XII S ;lts IT wsIs ss = pss s
ered. Itp'' il was NS 10 Viii, Viii soino G Of ''ei tho
most useful machincry Which had beer dis.
covered anu Invented, and people wondered
cansa It WIS 10 simple. Gud Ind said that
n'sssnsor before lIn ill., ' t" pa!s % s Tic Wy. Wy.
T!.e messenger was John tho l,nptist. There
werp easily explained 10 The scokrr aitcr tiao
truth. lio hold nl0t John the Baptist wis
my MESSENGER rrterrel to by Mark. This
messenger VIM tn lElyu thu why 0f tlle Lord
Sa ti n1ES tbs , s s ,n stisht ,sEhs H. hs na4 pet
seEt or lle would havo been discharged
from his trust. John was an ,a.stero
Mn a be1Svn wneh n S e. fae ;s,, " dseiarsd
Gospel Ut God could nut bo proachtui with.
u1t mentioning aud acknowledging tila IDLY
Ghost, AiMl ho would nut darn to llrcaGh tho
Goslwl without believing il, thu lloly Ghost.
~ asked whel. tho world would return 10
~ 9M;, 'ti!y Of sol rl te si.npIci,ty ~ Il r.
plss. They, had ,hearl 1t askud eyury 1ay
vi, wien ,1 wou.! the hy!ncrlsy ln The Chsls1!a'.
down to tlse1n Il I'D III u ail tiio
truths is revealed by. God, anil strength.
Sned each truth of religion that Ind
been previously revealed to, them.
Salvation ctulsl only is secured by seeking
out tho spirit Ut truth, having for It's central
portion only tho spirit 1T Cod, and any Otilor
that tho souls Of mon wera worth u ulllcii
tday K; Is IN tho tiays * feter and John, aud
why by. which an men could bo saved il It
was only embraced, and "tt!s spirit OF The
Ghost, antl nona wero excluded from tGi liz
salvation Of Jesus Christ