The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-07

works. Ii q Judge here did not luoe
every man according TO his work
a we would at once say he was an III
just judge. God would judg
everyone justly and accordin
: to his works, in every thini
} II man had violated the command
ments of God be would be cast ouI
and enter the place where ther
would be weeping and wAiling an
crashing OF teeth. THIS was MOI
monism." The saints believed tha
the Judgments would be on all things
temporal as well ss spiritual. Tnei
gospel led them through life ant
taught them in spiritual and tenn
poral matters. Though the5 preached
faith, repentance. baptism. apostle
and prophets. angels from heaven
the Bible and the Book OF Mormon
and administered the ordinances per
tanning to them, il they he'd not au
tbority their acts would not be &C
copied by God and prove Of non avail
but with authority their ministrations
would be accepted God had never
bestowed his shirt nnnn wicked
men and never would, but be may
smite them and check them in their
wicked course. Those vino were act
ing in the name of God without his
authority we're imposters, and their
work would not be accepted.
ELDER GEORGE Q. CANNON followed
with a brief sermon. He said the
circumstances surrounding the saints
brought pleasure to those interested
in their welfars. II he were to Judge
of the Latter day Saints by what he
had observed in their meetings be
would say they were most excellent
people with few faults, and that they
were marching on to perfection But
that might be an unfair judgment.
Conclusions arrived at from sueh OBJ
slruct'ens would be incorrect. Many
things exist among the people that
we're directly in conflict with the
counsels, the doctrines and teachings
OF the saints. As had been remarked
by Elder Smith concerning the Bible,
those who spoke and wrote the things
therein contained, did so correctly but
when the work fell into the hands of
uninspired men. the errors crept in.
The doctrines taught by the saints
were pure and holy. becauss their
author was the fountion of purity
and holiness; but men were liable to
be wrong. The elder could bear his
testimony to the truth OF the
words heard in the meetings to-
day. He knew they we're
the words OF God, and that
if obeyed they would be the means OF
saying people and bringing them
into the presence of God and the
Lamb. All were liable to 60 astray.
The evil one was abroad, throwing
temptations in the way of the people,
and trying to weaken the faith in
God; hence constant Wstchlulness was
necessary. Some were going astrsy,
yielding to the temptations that were
cast before them. Once in this
territory their were not so many
temptations as we're now seen. Only
a short time ago Intoxicating drinks
we're not sold publicly on the streets;
now it was not so, and some Of the
people we're yielding TO the destroyer.
The elder did not think a man had
profted much from his experience in
religion il he could not Withstand
temptation. If one retained the
resist evil. Il was for this purpose
that the gospel had been revealed TO
give believers power over their weak
nesses and appetites, and help
them to Withstand evil influences
Some might think j. 10 sin to get
drunk, but such should repent as ain.
There was great work before the
saints, and they should be preparing
to perform it. There is in the world
such a condition of things that unless
God interpO.es to deliver mankind
ruin is inevitable. Evil influences
we're abroad everywhere, and it le-
quired the spirit of God to overcome
them, and make the earth as it was
intended to be. Elder Cannon was
gratifed to observe among the ssinte
q delightful disposition to care for and
love each other. Sill there could be
a large improvement in that respect.
How,many poor, decrepi., widows and
orphans were there wh0 were not
cared for by the rich There were
benevolent, chari able people who
did much to ameliorate the condition
of their fellow creatures, yet the
miseries and sin seen in the
great cities we're enough to
cause the heart of a sensitive person
to bleed. Though among the saints
there was a disposition to help the
poor and needy, and suffering,
there was room for the enlargement
and development of this benevolent
inclination. People should cultivate
a feeling of love for each other, and
try to help their fellows. They should
let no one feel az if he we're alone in
the world, without friends or those
who cared whether he lived or died.
He did not mean to sustain the idle
or cultivate vice; but to help the
worthy, employ those who were
deserving, and make all feel thst
their lives were not useless. In
closing the elder exhorted the people
to exercise charity. to pray for each
other, to be humble, and TO live
to1ether in peace. love and happiness.