The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-27

And what of the future? Is Go.
at the helm? He is. Will he guido
the ship Of Zion? He will. Will h'
save all the people? He will not; h'
will ONLY save those who obey hi
laws and keep his commandments
s.Not every one that saith unto me
Lord. Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven; but he that
doeth the will of my Father which
IS in heaven" said the Savior. And
this applies to all of US. Have
the pioneers done a good work?
They have. And all those OF
the sisters mentioned? They have,
and I say, God bless them. Have
our educators done n good work?
They have, and let US continue to
increase our educational facilities,
and to go on improving them until
we shall be as far ahead of this and
other nations in regard to science
and intelligence of every kind as we
are to-day in regard to religious mat
tiers.
Respecting our youth, 1 feel
pleased to see so many of our young
men and young women represented
here, and | say, God bless them, and
[ say to them: be true to your
fathers, be true to the doctrine and
principles that God has committed
to you, maintain your virtue, your
purity, your integrity, and while
others speak evil of you falsely in re-
gard to these matters, maintain
your virtue and God will bless you.
Zion viii continue to grow and in
crease, and our brethren will
help US, and our sisters
will help us, and we
will help them, and we will help
one another and operate together in
the welfare of Israel, and in the roll
ling forth of the kingdom of God.
And l say to you, men and breth-
rem, holding the priesthood, do not
dishonor it, do not disgrace God
and the kingdom of God. Be hon
est, be men of truth, integrity, vir-
tue, honor and purity, and live your
religion and keep the command
ments of God. Train up your chill
dren in the paths of life and you,
sisters, help US to do these things,
and we will bless you and you will
bless US, and we will bless and be
blessed; Zion will go forward, and
Notwithstanding, in Gods con-
troversy with the nations, dark
clouds will pass over Us, God will
guide Israel and protect his people,
and we shall come off triumphant,
and the things spoken of in the
Scriptures will all be fulfilled, and if
other people do not know how to
treat you Alright, you learn how to
treat them Alright. We can afford
to be generous, to be liberal, to
be just, if others cannot. We
do not want to follow their exam
pie, but we must get along with
these things as best we may and
put our trust in the living God, and
God will control all men as you have
heard he has done in a remarkable
way. 1t will be more remarkable
by and by. Our mission is a mis-
sion of salvation to all men. These
nationalities that have been pres
ented to-day are a witness to this
fact. Our flag floats for all men of
every creed and hue. We are citi-
zens of the world and all mankind
are our brethren.
God will preserve Isracl.H e is
watching over this people, and le-
giOns of angels also, and there is
nothing that will separate US from
God and from his protection but our
own waywardness, our own careless
ness and indifference, and in many
instances dishonest and incorrect
principles. Let us lay them aside,
live our religion, keep the command
ments of God, and the blessing of
God will be and abide with us from
this time henceforth and forever.
And 1 say: God bless the pioneers
and their posterity after them. God
bless the Battalion boys and their
families and their generations after
them. God bless lions Camp, those
that are left Of them-the others
are all right enough-and their
posterity after them. God bless
the Relief Societies, and may the
spirit and power and blessing Of God
attend them in their administra-
tons. God bless the Young Mems
and Young Ladies' Mutual Improve
ment Associations. God bless our
Sunday schools and day schools, and
let us all seek, as Elders in Israel, to
advocate right, to maintain virtue,
to sustain everything that is good
and honorable, that we may have
the blessing Of God to rest upon us
in time and throughout all eternity.
God bless our bands and cur choirs
who have given us such good music.
God bless all Israel who love the
truth, and grant that we may go
forth in the strength Of Israefs
God from cOnquering to con-
quer, until the kingdoms OF
this world shall become the king
doms Of our God and his Christ and
he shall reign for ever, which will
take place as sure as GOO lives. Zion
will not be removed out of her place
if we only put cur trust in God. He
will stand by US and sustain US, and
we will stand by one another, like q
band of brothers and sisters and
keep the commandments of God,
and finally be saved in his kingdom.
God bless us all, the Twelve, and all
the Holy Priesthood, and lead us in
the path of life, which l ask in the
name of Jesus, Amen.
The choir and Careless Orchestra
rendered the "Hallelujah Chorus,
from the Messiah, after which Apps
tie Erastus Snow pronounced the
benedictiOn.