The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-06-21
SHNDAY SERVICES.

Services at the Tabernacle on
Sunday afternoon. The choir sang
the hymn on page Y;
Father, how wide thy gleries shine,
How high thy wonders rise:
Known through the earth by thousand
signs,
By thousands through the skies.
Prayer by Bishop Sheets. The
choir sang the hymn on page 800:
Again we meet around the board
Of Jesus, our redeeming Lord;
With faith in his atosing blood,
Our only sccess unto God.
ELDER HUGH WATSON spoke: l
crave an interest in. your faith and
prayers while l stand before you this
afternoon. To-day we find many
seeking to find bleS&ng-eternal
life. There are many ways pointed
out. 1t is universally the case that
all take the scriptures for their
basis; and the human family, if
they will but adhere unto the doc
trines contained therein, will be GER
tain of eternal life. Notwithstand-
ing this, we find great variances in
creeds; and yet the thinking mind,
when it reflects, will ask, how can
it be that so many opposing doc
trines are found in this book, which
all take as the basis for their belief?
There is but one way to gain eternal
life, and it is for the children of
men to seek for this way, or this
doctrine. IF the Bible is true, if it
does contain correct doctrines, why
not let all turn to this book and find
basis for unity. If we turn to
this old record and get at the doc
trine as taught in its purity by the
Savior, and if we find it we must go
abroad to the world and tell them of
our discovery. If we discover in the
doctrines, as preached by the Chris
tan world, any deviation OF altera-
ton, or addition to the original doc
trine, we cannot accept it, but must
again return to the, grand old record
to gain a correct knowledge of the
principles promulgated by the Son
of God. The disciples Of Christ went
forth and taught the doctrines
which the Savior had established,
and called on the children of
men to believe on Jesus, that
he was the Messiah, sent for the sal
walton of mankind; and those who
believed should be enlightened to
know the course they should pur-
sue to bring them back to that
haven of reSt-even into the pres
of the eternal father; while those
who would not receive the gospel
were to enjoy none of the blessings
promised those who did believe.
We find again, however, great divi-
sions, and many teach that baptism
is not necessary, Notwithstanding
the pointed declaration contained in
the Bible that baptism is absolutely
necessary. Were baptism not ne.
cessary, then God would be a change
able being, for he had declared one
thing in one day, and another
a following, or allowed man to do it
for him. We find that the Son of
God went down into the liquid
grave and was born again, when he
received the Holy Ghost, and was
then summoned to go forth and
preach the holy gospel. So we see
that we have no authority to de-
viate from the old plan of salvation
no authority that can be found in
the Bible. There is but one order
and but one way, and when we come
to think of it, we must come to this
conclusion. | know, as l know l
live, that the old gospel has been re-
stored to the children of men in this
age, and that no man need to be in
darkness as to the principles of eter-
nal life, and the way to gain admis-
sion to heaven. The Savior said
the doctrine was not his, but that
of God.
ELDER T.B. LEWIS then addressed
the congregation. 1t was always
with a greater or less degree of en-
barrassment that he arose to speak
to a congregation. He could do
nothing without the spirit of the
Lord, which is the spirit of intelli-
gence, and he trusted that he might
have an interest in the prayers of
his hearers, that this spirit might
bring to his remembrance such
things as would prove Of benefit to
him and to those who might be
within the sound Of his voice. We
have met on this occasion to attend
to the duties Of worship to-day. We
have a variety of duties We offer up
songs of praise, prayers, and listen to
the addresses of elders who may be
called upon to speak. If it were
only to worship God in song and
prayer, we could do this at home, in
secret; but if I have a proper con-
ception of the genius of our meet
ings, it is that we gather to get food
to last us the other six days of the
week l have a very poor estimate
of the Latter-day Saint who con-
fines his worship to the Sabbath day
only. 1t is true, the Sabbath has
been set apart for a day of rest, rest
from the weary tolls of life, and to
assemble for purposes of worship.
What admire about the faith of
the Latter-day Saints is that it is
practical, and every faculty of the
true Latter-day Saint is brought
into action in the practice of the re-