The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-10-07
Benedietion by Patriarch John

| O'CLOCK p. N.
The congregation was called to
order by President John Taylor.
The choir sang the hymn,
''Zion stands with bills surrounded,
Zion Kept By power divine"
Prayer was offered by Apostle
Moses Thatcher.
Inc choir sang the hymn,
i"HoW firm foundation 7e saints Of the
Is laid for your faith n his exc lent
APOSTLE B. YOUNG arose
and said: What had been said dur
ing the present Conference might
almost seem like Boosting OF pre-
sumption. Indeed. had he not been
made acquainted with the principles
OF the gospel, he would be led to
suppose a man presumptoUs or vain
IN making such statements and bold
assertions as are made by the elders.
not 0nly'here, but when abroad in
the nations Of the earth. The gisest
and most learned men OF this
age fail to grasp, IN the least degree
the revelations OF God
through his servants today.
Why DO men REJECT reasons posi-
lively proving the divinity Of mod.
ern revelations which they would
accept in proof Of secular matters.
Every lawyer knows the foundation
of the present system of national
laws is found in the scriptures in
Mosaic Code. There has nothing
been designed by man that can com
pare in beauty and harmony with
the plan Of salvation; man is not
competent to manufacture q means
of salvation and cannot discover one
unless aided by the spirit Of God.
The Bible informs US that the Cos
pei is hid to them that seek It not.
Every religious body can unite with
their opponents when the object is
to prosecute this work. No matter
what yagavies they advance to the
people they are prosecuted, but let 2
Mormon elder preach the doctrines
that were taught by the ancient
apostles and he would get few will.
ing listeners and q great deal Of per.
secuti0n. An elder IN london once
made practice Of preaching ire
principles of salvation to the people
and not telling them he was a Nor.
mon elder, until he had almost fin.
iShed his remarks. when, IL every
instance, he would almost be de
serted by his listeners. We have q
! growing community, but nOtWith-
Standing this many among us do
not understand the gospel Of Jesus
Christ. Why Will50,000,0G0 Of Deo.
! pie in the United states contribute
Of their means to send their min.
| listers here who, when they arrive
here try 30 their bitterness to Ger.
Isecute Us rs ! people ? What
sort Of an effort should the saints
make TO educate their children
i These men are aware that the Older
/, heads in this church cannot be con
: verified, SO they enGeaYOr to dissuadt
.!their children from the faith .
,itheir fathers. The only Foundation
4 upon which a man can build witt
| safety IS the gospel, for It is the ONLY
one which the winds and floods o.
persecution cannot Injure. I have
| had it said TO ne that he would
! teach and instruct my children al
school and not instruct them in any
religion. The fact Of the matter
was he would not teach them any
religion, hut q the place ttereO,
i infideli:y ard skeptiCisn. Oul
children should be educated so they
can stand before kings aud nation:
and declare that they know the Cos
| pei has been restored. We viii b.
j struggling with 100,00O.000 Of people
| soon, as we are now struggling will
this nation. l have no c0nfdenc,
/. in my OWE strength but rely upOI
u God. The speaker considered thii
people were as weak as an infan
unless aided by the Almighty. Mum
Il bers amoug us had broken their coy
enauts, and as a consequence theil
enemies had much power over them
: 1t was SAID by the MODS in Ills
souri, that Joseph Smith coulC
not make the saints cOnsecrat(
, their property but they, the mob
would do So The men and W0meI
who do not repent IF their luke
Warmness in this church, will be
fore long desert the ranks and 90 Il
} perdition. The labor of each MAJ
, IS to control himself, who is gener-
, ally the most unreasonable person
in his family circle. May God hell
, the Saints to be faithful to hil
, cause.
APOSTLE N. THATCHER addressed
+, the assembly. He rejoiced in the
r gifts of the gospel and the testi
J mony of the spirit, and believed thai
, unless the church was built upoT
the basis of revelation it could
not stand. 1t had been decreed they
should come up through much trib.
ulation. They need Eet expect t.
gain crowns in this generation more
easily than in any former age. W.
, are instructed to regard and keeI
sacred the covenants made with
God, IN doing which the Saints re
ceiye his spirit and finally gail
, eternal life. With all the
knowledge the world possess, the,
know neither God nor bis son, Jesu
Christ. God has taken the veal
things of the earth to confound tn
: great and the mighty. As a peOp'
, we are peculiarly favored in Eavin.
: received positive +. 5w .edge. TO
by the hearing u the edr or .iiese
. ing Of the eye alone, but our whol