The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-26

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= feet " numb how;
p hou .Ur suit disdain;
> we seek thee. Lord H. vain?
P1lyer by Elder Edward Steven
- he choir sang The hymn on
Ii:
= b re- approach thy table, Lord, etc
ELDER JOHN NICHOLSON. adj
dressed the congregation. He said
the plan of salvation presented g
rich field for consideration. He
presume ] there were many in the
ngreg lion who were not
acqualn I'd with the doctrines Of the
Latter day Saints, the gospel of the
Savior. The Lord had said that in
the latter days he would set his hands
to perform a marvellous work in the
earth. To the speaker the most
marvellous part of the work was
that it was not received generally
by men. The first principle in the
gospel was faith-faith in the Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, who died
to prevent the sleeping forever of
our bodies. Through his death we
may live forever after the resurrec-
ton, the first fruits of which was
Jesus himself. 1t was necessary to
obtain this everlasting life that one
must have living faith. The sec
tarianS teach faith in Jesus Christ
in order to attain to salvation,
which was correct in ameasure, but
there must also be works. An es-
sential condition to entering into
the kingdom of God was
first a remission Of sins,
a forgiveness of trespasses,
that the believer might receive
the spirit which God had promised
to all believers in him. The only
way to obtain that remission was
through baptism in water by one
authorized by God to perform that
ordinance. Some said this ordinance
might be performed in various ways,
by Sprinkling, immersion, ETC., &C
cOrding to the inclination of the
person, but this was not according
to the law given by the Lord, who
defined the mode as burying in the
water, and rising again as from
the dead-being typical Ofthe burial
and resurrection. Then came the
greater blessing, spoken of by John
as the baptism Of fire and the Holy
baptism of the spirit. The
saints thought the authority neces-
Sary to administer these ordinances
had been restored in this day by the
prophet of God Joseph Smith. The
Church Of Jesus Christ in its entirety
and fullneSs had been organized
through that same prophet, with
all its officers and ordinances. AsI
evidence that Smith was a prophet
If God, Elder Nicholson read rev.
elation given through him on Del
;ember 18th, 1882, predicting the |
ate war of rebellion. Some may
Jay that any person might have pre-
iicted that war because of the issues
n the country at that time, butt
when the revelation was published |
t was treated with scorG by the |
nation, even up to the breaking out
If the war. Now, prophet is one
who foretells future events, and
JOseph Smith had actually foretold
'uture events. This was but one
Instance of hundreds and hundreds
If his predictions which had been or
would be fulfilled literally. He pre-
licted that in this day there would
come breaking up of the govern
nents of the earth, through secret
agencies, which was actually COM
ny to pass now, as reports of 1.-THE
spread Of nihiliSm, socialism and |
proved. The speaker |
here referred to the Book of Nor
mon as record Of ancient inhabit- |
ants of this continent, and said the
prophet who made the abridgementl
IF the record, would break off from
The subject, and speak to the Gen
tiles Of this day, warning them of |
what was to tranSpire, and to avoid |
the evils that would certainly come |
upon the earth, because he knew the
record would be revealed in this
age. Elder Nicholson concluded |
with a strong personal testimony of
his knowledge that this was the
work of God.
PRESIDENT WILFoRD WOODRUFF
was the next speaker. He said there
was one principle that had been
universally acknowledged by the
Latteriday Saints-if they had the
power, they would give all the
of enjoying their religion
TO the fullest extent: Ged gave all
MS children this privilege, giving
each his agency, and holding him
Why then should man
The saints claimed the
light for themselves to worship
God according to the dictates of
heir own consciences. They be-
ieve6 the Lord had raised up
prophets to establish his Zion upon
his earth, and that they were en-
gagged in that work. Many were
bitter in their hearts against the
saints because the latter differed
rom them inregard to the doctrines
If Christ. He wished to impress
Upon all that the principles of the
Savior could not be destroyed,
being everlasting. Men who
believed and advocated them,
night be punished and even