The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-08
SUNDAY SERVICES.
On Sunday afternoon the services
in the Assembly Hall were opened by
the choir singing the hymn beginning


the choir singing the hymn beginning
Great Lord attend while Zion sings
The joy that from thy presence springs;
To spend one day with thee on earth
Exceeds thousand days of mirth.
Prayer by Elder Claude Spencer.
The choir sang the hymn COM
menciDg:
How dark and gloomy WAS the night
When Satan did his powers array
Against the Prince Of life and light,
And Judas did his Lord betrayi
ELDER JOHN NICHOLSON addressed
the congregation. He SAID there we're
many subjects connected with the
plan of salvation that were OF interest
20 those Eho we're seeking to be saved.
Il was sometimes difficult to select q
subject that was specially suited to
present circumstances. There vas one
subject, however, that was always inter-
resting, that of the divine authenticity
OF the Book OF Mormon. Taking up
the book, be said the saints believe it
vas given into the hands OF the saints
by divine direction, through Joseph
Smith; it was generally rejected by
the world. Its divine authenticity was
derided by the world, but it was q
fact that the world had not read it
and was unaceusinted with its con-
tents, hence it WAS unjust to reject it
before investigation. The saints h6ld
the book to be record OF race that
formerly occupied the continent OF
America. It was hardly necessary
Tor him to state that this continent
had been the home of peoples who
we're acquainted with the arts and
sciences, and who had attained to
high degree of civilization. The evil
dences were being presented to the
world every day. When Jesus Christ
established his gospel upon the earth,
be com missioned good men, his
apostles, to go into the world and |
preach his word, saying that those
VINO believed and obeyed it should be
saved, and those who rejected it
should be damned. The apostles fal-
filled this duty nobly, but their labors
did not extend to this continent.
There was people here, and accord.
ing to the mercy OF CD, they were
to the benefits of the gospel,
The Book OF Mormon explained how
these people were ministered to in
he things Of Christ. Sometimes pas.
ages OF Scripture were read to sub.
tsntist9 the things recorded ia the
Book of Mormon. The speaker read
me such passage where the Savior
lad said there we're sheep who were
lot OF the fold st Palestine, and that
was necessary TO bring them all
lto one fold. Alter the cTucifxion
be Savior visited those other sheep l
nd established his gospel among
hem, as recorded in the Book of I
1Ormon. The fold was the
hurch of Christ. L had always '
cen the same and would be
} the end OF time. Men /
tho are reasonable upon other sub L
scts than religion, seem to be salts '
aid with anything that promises '
Aviation. 1t was strange that people q
Ould read of the organization of the L
ncient church. aud then accept a t,
nurch o. different description I
ltirely. 1t requires toe same to-day il
save men and women, as it did in 81
ncient times, and the church must Il
? the same now as formerly. Re-
lrning TO the evidences Of the an. il
leuticity of the Book OF Mormon, Il
ie elder said the best Of these evil p
snces we're to be found in the book il
.elf. in it's teachings, its morality, Il
J religion. Another stricking evil al
nee WAS what Eephi had prophe. te
ID las recorded in the book con. "
rning the restoration of the gospel, th
the book, of the Jews, the Gentiles So
ID the Indians. Many had found it al
thc0lt to believe the words that Ell
We been written. especially those
ncerning the Indians, who were to m
brought to knowledge OF their in
hers and become q white and ar
Iightsome people. Great efforts had de
en- made by the elders to bring an
sse things about, but the Indians ia
d become so degraded that it til
,med sometimes as if labors of the pa
pisters were fruitless. However, be
: record vas inspired and what had riG
an prophesied must be fulfilled. nj
ven years ago God had moved upon tn
, minds of many of the mt
1isns, and they had applied by col
res to be baptized and receive the thu
pei. Three hundred of them came mi
one tine. The work OF reclama- COZ
q had set in and would continue wo
til all was falfilled. In connection tut
b this movement among the Ia col
rs it had also been said that at the tbs
ne time should begin the work of vii
herring all Israel. Elder Nicholson csI
! that events that had lately trans do
ed in the world, showed that this ont
er promise was being fulfilled. tin
estine was being obtained and re-
Piled by the Jews, WHO were return ton
to their own land; he also thought me
prosecutions of the ancient rule VIII
I'D sooD cause the Jews to reestab- ia 6
q Hebrew nation in the land OF Wit
II fathers. There was everywhere ma
iceable fresh impetus in the full ers,
nent OF the ancient prophecies. age
roni, the man who hid up the life,
,rds where thew were found by of a
,ph Smith, had warned the people eler
apeut of their sim and escape the quiz
} that would descend upon the No
iren of men. he had also iore-'be