The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-14
TABERNACLE SERVICES.

choir singing the hymn peginnlDgi
{ Ny God, the spring OF all my joys, &c
Prayer by Elder R. V. Morris.
The choir sang the hymn com
mencing:
Come, follow me, the Savior said, etc
ELDER ALBERT CAKRINGroN address
sed the congregation, saying ne often
marvsled at the great lack OF wisdom
displayed by men and women in their
conduct. 1t wac singular that in all
the truths that had beer and were
being manifested from heaven,
We should deceive ourselves WITH
things that were vain. Ger ain facts
had existed and would exist through
ali time. There were in this world
good and evil, and sll had the privi-
lege, as they preferred, OF doing good
or evil. No one had right to do
evil, but all had q permission to DO
evil. Why 20 large q portion Of the
human family have from the begin
ming, chosen evil rather than good,
to select darkness in preference to
hght, was strange. 1t is because
their deeds are evil. There may be a
degree OF enjoyment in doing evil,
10 gratifying evil passions. but no
benefit had come from it, and never
would come from evil deeds. In view
OF this, why had not every human
being from the beginning, preferred
good to evil? Wby did not all to-day
prefer light to dsrkness9 Because
their deeds were evil. The great
majority were bound down by erro-
neous tradition, which kept them
from obeying and accepting the
right and truth. He had no harsh
terms for those who were honest in
their erroneous traditions. He rather
pitied them. The gospel that he be.
lieved in was not violent, harsh or
coeroive, or oppressive; it was instead
mild and persuasive, reasoning and
convincing, hence be had nothing
harsh to say agsinGt those afflicted by
false traditions. God had insugurated
his latter-dsy work of regenersting
mankind through Joseph Smith, an
unknown, illiterate boy. Why should
Jehovah have passed over the noble,
the learned, the mighty, and chosen
the illiterste boy through whom to
restore his gospel to the world? 1t
was strange, but it could not be
changed by man, neither SO to the
time. place or person. 1t vas fixed
fact, no matter what people might
say or do. God took his own way to
perform his own work, in bis own
time. Joseph Smith was chosen for
the work by the council OF Gods, and
the speaker wished the world could
know the fact. Among the other
lsb1rs placed upon joseph Smith was
the laying of the foundation OF the
church end kingdom OF God in this
generation, for the benefit of the
children OF men. II was strange
thing that when Joseph Smith began
tho Establishing o! the kingdom of
God, on earth, he wac opposed by the
world, and ye. all throughout Christ
endom the prayer vas ascending,
Cur Father which art in heaven,
Halloween be Thy lame.
Thy kingdom core.
Thy Will be done, in esIth a. it Is in
heaven.
lie trusled that no one would say
! the governments and Kingdoms of the
world were so perfect and full that
there vas 10 room for tho kingdom OF
God. The speaker had never had
the slightest desire 10 revo!utionize
any of the man-made Kingdoms, nor
even to transgress any law of sny gov
ernment of tire world. He would not
stop to say anything about one law
OF the American government, which
was passed contrary to the great fun
damentel Law OF the nation. Was it
not strange that all the world did not
turn to in their might and sssist in
establishing the kingdom OF God,
when the Lord soughi TO bring about
bis will7 Il wac singular that instead
Of this the Lords kingdom had been
opposed even to the extent of staying
prophets and apostles, end Of perse-
cutting and taking the lives of the
saints. There is nothing but the
truth that will benefit the human
family; then, Why do not all investi-
gate the gospel aud accept this truth?
Because their deeds are evil, and
they love darkness rather than light.
They naight not be wicked, but they
were stubborn--it might be honestly
60, and were reared in and controlled
nv false tradition. Tbs gospel would
be preached to ell peoples, and the
truly honest, the pure in heart, and
the upright, WHEN they heard the
sound of it's voice, would investigate
and believe and be gathered and
saved. Referring to the gathering OF
the people from out Of the nations.
Elder Darlington said all kinds were
being caught in the net, a5 could be
seen here where we're good, bad and
Those who were very Indifferent.
When the gathering was oveE there
would come the time for selection,
} when the good would be chosen and
the others cast away. 1t then stood
the ssints in hand to inquire OF them
selves whether they were so living as
= 10 be- numbered with the good Who
would be saved. The Litter day
Saints, unhke The other portion OF
/ 1.-The human family, were under obli-
cation to Col to acknowledge him as
the giver OF all good, the author Of ell
intelligence, aud the benefsctGr TO
whom thanks should be- given for
every blessing bestowed for the bene-
ct @. the human family. Elder Car
ripgton said he hoped it would not
be regarded as treason in him to say
he believed in the teachings of the
prophet Daniel, who said the little
stone cut cut OF the mountain would
grow until it filled the whole earth,
when ether Kingdoms must neces'
: sa1ily be broken in pieces aud pass
t away, Il would certainly come &c
pass that IN Gods OVID set time the
nations that did net accept OF the
Lords teachings and acknowledge his
gospel Grd kingdom, would be
5 crushed, and pass out Of exis; ence,
for Gods Kingdom must prevail il
righteousness the world over. The
time when this Ennld come was mo-
IA. distant. for the kingdom was fss
. rolling forward. He hoped that a.
5 would be wise and pursue this course
Y that would lead them into the king
dom OF God, where there we're 10!
4 and eternal life.
0 The choi- saCg an anthem, AM
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