The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-11

Lord. L man might repent and
make restitution for the non-payment
of tithiug. but If be committed sdul-
terry, bow could be repair that wrong?
The speaker could not zee the way
out easily. The sin was against the
sinner, sgsinst bis God, his neigLbor,
his brother and sister, and the wrong
could not be undone. The injury
was irreparable. The speaker hoped
the saints would reflect upon this
subject, and inquire where were taeir
SOILS and daughters and what were
they doing. The Lord would not
wink at the follies, Inconsistencies and
evils of the saints whom he had called
out of Babylon to be better people.
God would commence bisjudgmeutin
the house of the Lord and 90 hence
among the nations of the earth until
Babylon was 20 more. The CON-
mandments that the Lord had given
20 his people we're all Important and
-qually exac.ed Tue saints should
not commit adultery, lie, steal or
take the name of God In vain. They
could ignore none of these commands
and enter the kingdom of heaven.
fhe Latter.day Saints should look to
themselves that they partske not of
the sins of Babylon and be not afflicted
With her plaques The people of God
were called by the voices of angels to
come out OF Babylon. There was
a time when Salt Lake City
0sd a name OF being a place OF
virtue, of safety for life and property,
but 1t was not 50 now. We had gone
DOWN the bill instead OF up. The
righteous and we'll disposed had not
been led astrsy, or contaminated, but
those OF an evil character had been
suffered to ply their neiarious business
here. leading aside the weak, the un-
wary and the youth. II it were in
the power of the speaker he would
put q check upon the Infamous prac-
uces that had become 30 prevalent
here. He would make the stranger
teel that this was city OF virtue, and
be must conform 10 the rules while
he sojourned within the gates. The
elder was severe in his structures upon
those pretending to be saints, who
we're guilty OF drinking, of visiting
houses of ill-fame and committing
other ofenses against morality and
the church rules, and called upon the
bishops to deal with such men, and
take away their priesthood. 1t should
make no difference who the offenders
were or whose SOILS and daughters
they we're, they should be dealt with
severely and equally just. Elder
Smith spoke of the petition being cir
culsted for signature a-king the City
Council to regulate the liquor traffic
He knew the members of the Council
we're willing and anxious to do all
that they could in the premises, and if
the people would stand by them per
haps they could do more than
they had been able to do 10 the past
But one way to help the Council was
for the elders to cease their drinking,
snd quit visiting saloons.
APOSTLE JOHN HENRY SMITH spoke
briefly, endo ng the Instructions that
had been gwen, and saying they we're
meant for each and ell. No man
would receive any OF the blessings
unless he obeyed the law of God. All
would be rewarded and punished &C.
cOrding to their deeds. As to the law
of tithIDg, it was a duty which de
volEed upon all, and parents should
teach Ii to their children, telling them
to pay an honest iithing. When they
grow up they would be apt to con-
tinue in the observance OF the duty.
After the choir sang. the congrega-
ton was dismissed. Elder Charles
Nlbley prOnOunciDg a benediction.