The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-11
FIFrY-FIasT COSFKRENrE.
FOURTH DAY.

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Choir sang lie Lynn Oh page Is:
Praise TO Gud, immortal PRAISE,
For the | We tnst CT WINS our days,
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Let thy rrAi-e our t>ngues mpley
Prayer by Apostle f. NJ Lyman.
Choir sang hymn Oh page -:
Sweet is the work, my God, my king,
To praise thy name, give thanks ard
sing,
To show Thy love BY morning light
Ana ia k Of al thy truths g. night
APOSTLE LORENZO SNOW said:
ask the indulgence of the cOngrega-
tIvn to endeaYOr to be as quiet as
they can, ana also that they will
consider the Importance OF en-
deavoTing to poSS. SIS the spirit OF
prayer and supp1icdtiOn, that the
Holy Spirit may enable us TO under
stand the things that are presented
10 us. 1t depends upon the hearers
as much as upon the speaker. Every
Latter-day Saint is entitled to re-
ctiVe such assistance as is necessary
t. enable him to pass through such
scenes as he may be called upon
to go through. 1t is falling on the
part of some that they do not I'M
derstand the importance of the
blessings they are entitled to pos
sess. There have been people organ
lied at different times by the AL
mighty, and made the receptacleS of
ali the privileges and gifts Of the
plan Of salvation that we have now
received. Ii was so with EnOch
and his people. They SO conducted
themselves that after years Of eX-
perience Of the things of God and
walking in his paths and ways, and
so united themselves by the celeS
tial laws, that they received all the
blessings and gifts thas follow an
obedience to the Son of God.
They had the gift Of heal
ing, of wisdom, Of tongues,
and Interpretation thereof, and
all of those gifts that on a future
occasion were enumerated by the
Apostle Paul, and also others that
justly belonged to the gospel Of sal
walton. They had the gift OF
dreams that had come from the
Almighty, for the good OF those |
that receive them. We are told that |
one of the gifts were that old men
should dream dreams, the young |
men should prophecy, and these |
gifts were enjoyed by the people of |
Enoch. They also had the gilt and |
power of translation, which belongs |
to the eternal and everlasting Cos
pei which we have received. There |
are many gifts which are the fruits |
of the Holy Ghost, that the Latter
day Saints have not yet received, J
yet they have ATTAINED good many, |
without which this church and
kingdom could never stand against
the powers with which we have to
struggle. The advancement Of the
kingdom of God depends upon the
They must contend
with the evils which attack them
individually. In the days Of the
apostles Il people were organized
through the priesthood as one body,
and the apostles endeavOred to make
them united. This was the impor-
tant command that if they wanted |
a great eXaltation they must become
one, each struggling for the COM
mon good, and showing by his dis
position that they loved one another.
We are told that if we are not one |
we are none Of Gods, and upon this
and another commandment did hang
the law and the prophets. Thou
shalt love the Lord with all thy
might. mind and strength, and thy
neighbOr as thyself. The apostles
did all they could, they dedicated |
and finally sacrificed their lives to |
this end. We bear the image of |
God. There are conferred and be-
slowed upon US the same gifts, |
power and faculties that God him.
self has, but in an infantile state.
Here are a people that have been
organized into one body by the same
power that the church of EnOch
was established, and this has been
done by the gospel; and it has come
to us as it did them. in pow er and in
the Holy Ghost. The word came to
us-faith in the Lord Jesus. Re !
pentance of our sins and miSdoingS.
then the immersion in water for the
remission of sins. and then the lay
ing on Of hands for the gift of the /.
Holy Ghost. These were the ordi-
nances, and they came to us in
power as they came to the apostolic
churches. We are told that there are
different ministrations. Jesus held
the authority from the Father to
administer those laws through
which knowledge of God might be
secured. He laid his hands on his
twelve apostles and bestowed on
them the same authority. They
afterwards conferred their author
ity on others, and when thew went |
forth with this power, manifesto
tons Of the most glorious character
followed the recipients of their
words. On one occasion Jesus asked /
his disciples whom men said that he
was. They answered, some said |
Elias, and some said this one, and |
others that one, but Peter said, Thou
art Jesus the son of the living God. |
Peter got this knowledge by revela-
ton, and upon this rock Jesus said
that he would build his church. He
knew that the difficulties which !