The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-05
PRINCIPLES and ordinances OF the Ros

me ADVANCE On tQS ICAu bQat lettua A
o immortality. The mex. step was =
sith, which gsvs one coafi lsnce aud =,
,ope in what was TO come. to have =
,eliei in revelation from God. By
.eason of Adams fall there was n
7eil drawn between BIN and God, .
and hence we could only know OF the y
Lord through revelation. We could h
not even know there is q God except
through faith and belief in revela- !,
lion. The time was coming when 4
the veil would be removed, when man 4
could zee God, but now, in order to )
know there was God, We must have /
faith. Revelation also was necessary :
at this time, that We might learn OF
the Lord and his works. Gbe speaker !
referred TO his early experience IN
accepting the gospel. When he :
heard toe Mormon elders preach he ,
realized that they might, il they |
we're imposiors, teach strange ,
doctrines, but they could not fill his
mind with the spirit OF God, SIS it bad
been filled, If they were impostors.
He knew for himself that the gospel
wss true and from God. Ii did not
require the assertion of man to con-
vince him; he was satisfied in bis own
heart, and nothing could remove the
conviction FROM his mind. II the
elders we're not borne up and sus-
tanned by honest convictions, and
knowledge that they were doing God's
service, they would not go forth into
the world and preach the gospel as
they are doing, leaving lucrative posi-
tions, and endless suferings, priva-
tons and hardships. God bad COM
msnded them to do this work. to
spread his gospel, and no hardship
could deter them from the service.
In closing he exhorted his hearers
who had not yet embraced the gospel,
to investigate and accept il as truth
from the Lord, which would save and
lead them back into the presence OF
their maker. removing the veil that
had descended when Adam disobeyed
his father and was driven from the
garden. Anyone who would be bap-
tized in fsithfulness would know that
Joseph Smith was prophet of God,
and that the gospel was true.
ELDER II. W. NAIsBITT was the
next speaker. He said many years
ago, one who was entitled to be called
a sage had said il was better to repre-
sent ourselves than to be misrepre-
scented by others. He thought it was
better that the Latter-dsy Saints
should tell the many strangers who
visited the city of their dootr'n mes, than
have others who were enemies 10 the
people inform them. Many of the
tourists who passed through the city,
visiting the Tabernacle services on
Sunday afternoons, we're men an
women Of more than average intel
ligence. They held positions il the
churches of the world. but whether
they were connected with those or.
CARNATIONS by reason Of their own
Investigations, or through their uocisl
, and business associations was not Tor
him to cay. Ia knew that in many
cases people were members OF tbs
: churches because their parents Lad
} been members before them and no'
> because they had investigated, aud
accepted the doctrines so truths from
God. When man came into contact
with other religious sects than those
3 to which he belonged, he was apt II
, compare what be saw and heard with
=, the ideas and doctrines to which ht
had been accustomed to listen
There was more or less curiosity II
: the hearts OF those who come here, g
: tourists; yet there were many visitor
a | who seemed to have 10 curiosity OF
!, desire to investigate. They seemed
to believe that they knsU all abou
the peculiar people who reside here
t and after remaining in the city I
! week or day, auumed to tell all abou
. the appearance and practices and IN
stitutions of the Latter-day Saints
> They must be gifted with more thai
the average degree OF penetration
] they can see all in day or q week
and penetrate the secret OF the success
of this community. What we're To
Latter day Saints in contradis
9 tinction to the other religions7 The
t believe in God, and worship him
4 they may not believe he is withou
body, parts or passions, that he sit
on the top of . topless throne, that b
= isincomprehensible. butthey do belisv
9 that he is the father OF the huma
. family, and that he is deeply inter
ested in the salvation of his children
They believe in Jesus Christ, an
II that he was sent into the world to re
q deem mankind. They believe ths
which he taught is all essentia
and the only system through Whic
= mankind can be saved. They bellev
that he taught no non-essentiGl doc
. trine or principle; that obedience
: the system that he established Ma
It necessary to salvation. They believ
in God and his instructions indisput
;. ably. II Jesus ssys repent and b
u baptized they do not believe in queI
q tioning the command, or discussion
d The saints invited all to contrast thei
n principles and teachings with the an
cient order, and If any change cou!
be found they were willing to &C
L knowledge themselves sectsrians still
y II the church organizations of tn
3 world could not show that their doc
J, trines we're like those established o
Jesus, whom they pretend to Low
o and worship, the saints asked tha
!, they would accept the truth, and 10
original orders founded by the Savoir
and especially did they ask them nc
to oppose and fight Jesus gospel
That gospel WAS salvation and re
demptiou for all who accept 1t. 5u
there was penalty for all who re
: jected it. 1t was revealed for the sal
r vation OF the human family. bnt
was the duty OF the saints to preacl
it to all nations They intend Il
obey God in this and sll else.
The choir sang the anthem, beau
tiful are thy towers" and BishoI
Kesler pronounced benediotion.
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