The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-09-19

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so. Jesus, the giver Of all we enjoy.
Our lives to Thy honor we wish to em-
ploy," etc.
Prayer was offered by Vim. D,
Binder.
The choir sang
''SpiIit Of faith come down;
Reveal The things CT Cod" &c.
ELDER t. B. LEWIS addressed
the congregation. The peculiarly
Of the religion of Latter day Saints
is greater than that Of any of the
beliefs Of the various Sects OF
Christendom. The gospel Of Jesus
Christ is enduring, being Unchange-
able from age to age. The
requisite qualification to a person
searching for truth is to be willing
to accept correct ideas from any
source. The Wonderment of Chris
tendon concerning the ''Mormons'
is dispelled when the motives which
actuate that people are understood.
1t is necessary that people should
understand the need Of a gospel or
plan Of salvation, similar to the
one that obtains among tue saints.
These principles were not new.
They were preached by Abraham
and the ancient prophets, and by
Jesus Christ and his disciples. at
times in the history of The world
the gospel had been taken from the
earth. at such time, however, the
intuitive inclination of man cluSed
him to manufacture religions or
creedS, and in some instances, i'm
ages to worship. The Bible. ac-
cepted as of divine origin, speaks OF
the necessity Of a plan Of salvation.
The grand comprehensive principles
organized for the redemption OF all
mankind, Of all races, ages, creeds
and colOrs, were proclaimed by
Jesus in the meridian Of time and
by his decipIes. On the day of Pen
tecost, Peter, the ap0stle,proclaimed
that those principles were for the
benefit of the people, "even as many
as the Lord and God shall call" If
our hearts are open to truth, we may
learn from Paul's writings the cor
rect organization Of the church
which consists in apostles, prophets
and other officers properly commits
stoned 10 administer the ordinances
of the gospel to the body Of the
church. Before this church as or.
gained, in 1880, there was no church
containing these officers and power
In all ages men have learned all
they knew about God through the
channel Of revelation, which also
was the crock" upon which Christ
told Peter he would build his church
Upon this foundation Christ's
church was always established, In
connection with apostles, prophets
gifts and spiritual blessings
When Joseph Smith was told by the
Lord that no true church existed
upon the earth he cid not attempt
to manufacture a creed of his own,
but waited until the Lord revealed
the gospel through him. He took
no honor to himself. But revelation
was not acceptable to modern
Christians. II the Bible were ap.
pealed to it would be learned that
apostles, prophets and the authority
to communicate with the heavens
was to continue in the church "til,
we all come to the unity Of the
faith" But no man, according t.
PauPs instruction, should take the
honor of the priesthood to himselt
save he were called Of God, as wa.
Aaron, who was called by Moses, The
lawg1ver. When Joseph Smith haC
established the power Of God firmly
upon the earth he sealed his testi
mony with his blood, and the princi
pies he advocated are taught by
the power Of God here in these
mountains and also ia the nation;
of the earth. The testimony Of tht
spirit of God is enjoyed by thu
Latter-day Saints and they are no
inclined in the least TO rebel agains
the laws Of the United States. Thu
speaker in the name Of this whole
| people repudiated the sentiment 0
| treason with which the 'FMOrmOns
were charged. He had no feeling
of luminosity for anyone much les
for the government of the Unite'
States which he loved; he did no
wish to defend any wrong doing O
sir or wickedness, but if he wa
prosecuted at all it should be 70
righteousness sake. The church !
becoming Invested Of evil as fast a
practicable. This life is but shor
at best, and the true object of /
should be to cultivate nothing Ill
but that which viii live forever Il
the presence of God the eteTna
Father. True religion did not wall
| in filth nor corruption, but was pro
gressive and ennobling. That which
lis divine viii stand forever, but tina
which is earthly viii perish. The
work OF the Iatter-day Saints t,
the nations Of the earth is TO pTeacl
| She plan Of salvation for the redemp
| ton Of all mankind. Unless a MAJ
is born Of the water and OF tn
spirit by one who is COm2issiOnet
from on high to administer thes
Ordinances, ne can in no wise ente
Into the kingdom OF heaven
| While others despise US for our re
lligiOn, the speaker was Thankful
THAT he had no iii Will for any man
and could pray for the President 0
the United states and all his sub
| ordinates in Office, down TO the leaS
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