The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-05

. wants of the people are more iudic-
lOusly cared for than in any other
state or territory in the United
States. We have not one defaulter
IN office here for ten in any other
state. There are some who have
heard so much of this tWaddle about
being priestridden that they think
unless they vote with their enemies
they VIII be put down as Mormon
Slaves; but rejecting men see
through these things. There are
people, who instead of beginning to
better the world by purifying their
own hearts and homes, try to serve
God like the devil by turning their
attention abroad, and thus create
anarchy. 1t is like the idiot. who.
because he is himself houseless. and
is compelled to sleep on the stems of
the nabob, will put the torch to the
nabob's palace and destroy it. Fools
can destroy, but it takes wise men
TO build up. The time viii come
when these extremists of the land.
undermining the guarantees of hui
man liberty, when the voices of
such men will be heard in the land
like the tornado, so that the still,
small voice cannot be heard, and
people will think it the voice of
a God, and will be still and
see saints slaughtered. When that
time comes God will raise his arm
not to be withheld, and will rebuke
this fury, and destroy those who are
attempting to destroy the viii of
God and the Latter-day Saints will
form a nucleus, around which men
Of intelligence, who can think and
see, will rally and strive with the
saints to maintain the standard of
human rights. All presidents,
senators and others, who attempt to
destroy public liberty, will sink
them into Oblivion and disgrace.
When persons find themselves on
the verge of death, then they are
ready to follow the physicians pre-
scriptiOns; then they are ready to
put themselves in a saveable posi-
ton. All law, human and divine,
should be directed to the end to
saving and blessing all mankind,
and no farther.
ELDER JOHN NICHOLSON then
arose: 1t is matter of much sur
prise to me to be called upon to
speak to this vast assemblage. l can
scarcely do more in the present state |
of my feelings than to bear witness
to the truthfulness of this great |
work. am living witness to its |
truth, manifested to me by the spirit |
of God and this is one Of the most |
striking characteristics of the work, |
that we need not be in darkness as
to the course they are pursuing.
This distinguishes it from all other
religious institutions. 1t is a pro-
mise of God, that the evidence
shall be manifested to those who
desire to know whether it is of God
Or of man. Since l last had the /
pleasure of attending a general con-
have had the privilege of |
the gospel for period of |
about two years, in Great Britain.
[ had one OF the most striking evil
lences of the progress of this work.
while l was there preaching and
There are now many young
men on missions there, who were
BORN here and in the church, and l
iay, as the result of experience with
slders there twenty years ago, that
t has never been my happy
ot to meet a more devoted, intelli-
gent and Drawer class OF young men.
As result of a comparison with
he elders who labOred in that mis-
ion years ago, and the young men
low there, L must state that the COM
)arisOn is largely in favor of these
7oung men.
Elder George @. Cannon then read
cad the report of offerings for the
Elder Joseph F. Smith announced
hat those elders expecting to start
IN missions on the 18th inst, will
lot now leave until Tuesday, the
9th, one week later.
The choir sang the hymn on the
seth page:
Guide US, o thou great Jehovah,
SaiDts into the promised laT d.
We are weak, but thou art able;
Hold us with thy powerful hand.
Holy spirit
Feed US till the Savior comes.
Benediction by Counsellor ID. II.
Wells.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock on Tues
ay morning.