The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-15
SUNDAY SERVICES.

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The choir sang the hymn coz
q mencing:
: Behold the great Rsdeemer died, etc.
I APOSTLE WILFoRD WOODRUFF
: addressed the congregation. I
! read the 10th section, Doctrine an
r Covenants, concerning what ha
occurred after the dedication of Ii
| Kirkland Temple, and the mantle.
tatiOnS there appearing. The eide
delivered discourse on the ord
nances of the gospel, and the exten
iof the different priesthoods, th
duties, powers and privileges q
each. When man was confiImel
the holy ghost should be conferre
upon him, and not the gifts of tn
holy ghost. The holy ghos
was the testimony of TIN
Father and Son, to enlighten thei
minds, The gifts of the holy ghoS
were the power to speak in tongues
to cast out devils, etc. There wa.
a vast difference between the two
One might be obtained by baptism
of the spirit, but the other cOuIC
only be received by a baptism O.
water and of the spirit. All the priest
hoods had been conferred upo1
Joseph Smith by those who held
them, and through Joseph they had
been given to others and were held
by the church. The gospel of Christ
was cheap-it was Obtainable with.
out price-it was not sold. The
elders travelled many miles and
preached the gospel without purse
or scrip. They conferred the priest
hood man without cost to him. In
himself no man had power to ad-
minister in the ordinances of the
gospel, but as ministers of God the
elders could confer the priesthood,
and the gifts that follow an accep-
lance of the gospel. The Savior
held all the priesthOods, and minis
tered in them. Christ held a singu-
lar position in the world, his mis-
sion being to redeem the world, to
make PREPARATION for the origi-
nal sin, and save mankind. No
other man held so singular
a mission. His work was not vet
ended. He would come forth in the
first resurrection, in the clouds of
heaven, and hold the evil one shut
up for LOCO years, the millennium, or
period of rest. He would set up
his throne in Jerusalem, and reign
for 1000 years, during which tenn
pies would be built and the work of
redeeming the dead be performed.
Then would be all peace and happi-
ness, the wicked havingn no influence
upon the earth. When the work
shall be finished at the end of the
millennium, and the devil be again
let loose, Michael would gather the
hosts of heaven and overcome the
devil and cast him and his followers
Town to the place that has been pre-
pared for them. Then the earth
would be perfect, and Christ would
present it to the Father. One thing
that the Lord required of his saints
was to build temples and do what
they could in the flesh towards re-
leeming the dead and preparing for
-he coming of the Messiah and the
inal winding up scene. TheI
Earth belonged to the Lord,
md must be prepared for
lis children to dwell upon,
when the devil should have mol
power over it or them. This had
)een ordained before the organiza-
ion of the world, as had also been
he kingdom of God. The saints
we're Gods people, and he was with
hem, watching over and protecting
hem against the opposition of
mankind. The speaker had no fears
the Lords kingdom; his
My fears were that men might lose
he spirit and fall away from the
ruth. The work, however, would
% ahead, no matter who apOstati-
ed and left the church. God held
he destinies of his people in his
and, as he did the destinies of all
'eoples on earth. Individuals
ould not change what had been |
.ecreed. Gods kingdom was eter-
al and everlasting. and opposition |
nd oppression could not blot it out
T stay its progress. But the saints
must look to themselves and see
hat they did not fall by the way
ide. They should be faithful in
heir duties. and hasten the compile
ion of the temples in which work
or the redemption of the dead |
ould be performed, and when they
vent before the Lord they
ould make a good report,
nd after this life could claim those
f their relatives who had gone be-
ore them without the opportunity
f receiving the gospel of salvation |
While in the flesh. There was al
.reat work to be done in order toll
edeem the dead, as there were two
n the spirit world to be saved to
ne on the earth, and it required as
luch to redeem the spirit of one
Tho had gone before as it did to
ave one who is alive.
APOSTLE JOHN HENRY SMITH
Elder Woodruff. He said
e was probably as much a con-
eTted Latter-day Saint as any per-
on on earth. For a long time he
ad studied the religious OrganiZa-
ions of the world with a desire to
ecome acquainted with the faiths
Which led religious societies to-
ether. He wanted to learn which
f the many organizations possessed
he truth. One book that he had
cad gave the histories of go organ
cations and systems, included in
Which was a history of the estab-
ishment of the Church of Jesus
,hriSt of Latter-day Saints. Hell
ound that each possessed some por-
ion of the gospel, but none had it |
n its entirety and purity. Each |
'uilt upon one pillar. One had one
rdinance, another claimed an
ther, and so on through all |
he long list. But when |
e read what Joseph Smith |
lad said that all men were response
lie for their own sins and be judged |
" their acts, it made a strong i'm
resSion npOn his mind. Finally
e had examined the doctrines of |
lis cousins, the sons of Joseph |
ninth. He attended their meetings
nd read their books, in order TO
nd if they had the truth. Alex
nder Smith, before leaving the city
ONE years ago, asked the speaker
What he thought of the principles
hey taught, whereupOn he Ghe
peaker said he thought the Joseph-l
ties had the chaff and the church in
Jtah the kernel. 1t was a duty
hat the saints owed to themselves
o study the gospel and understand
IS principles and doctrines. They |
hnI1ld lahnr. for fhair own Wpll- |