The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-13

President John Taylor hoped that
the bishops will look after the
brethren and sisters who are in
from the settlements without any
places to stay. There are plenty
of US who can take care of them,
and they must be made com
Portable.
Choir sang the anthem, "How
beautiful are the feet of them that
bringeth good tidings," composed
by Jno Tulledge, Sr.
BenedictiOn by Apostle J. III
Smith.
Adjourned until pm.
2p. m.
Choir sang the hymn on page Al
Jesus, from whom all blessings flow,
Crest builder of thy church below!
If now thy spirit moves my breast,
Hear, and fulfil thine own request
Prayer by President A. M. Can.
non.
Hymn on page 25e:
Guide uS. D thou great Jehovah,
Saints into the promised land;
We are weak, but thou AIT able;
bold us with thy powerful hs2d.
APOSTLE MOSES THATCHER had
rejoiced in listening to the remarks
Of the brethren who had spoken.
He had never seen a happier day
than this, for the spirit and power of
God is working in the hearts of the
people. The evidences of our eyes
may fail us, the hearing Of our ears
may deceive us, the senses Of our
natures, one by one, may be mis-
guided, but he who has the COM
partnership of the holy spirit will
never err. The disciples of Christ
had heard the sermon upon the
mount; they had seen him feed the
multitude with the few loaves and
fishes; they had seen him open the
eyes of the blind; they had seen him
raise the dead; they had travelled
with him, and hung upon the words
Of life as they fell from his lips, and
had, doubtless, watched his acts and
ways during the whole time Of his
ministry, but they did not have the
power to act in the ministry Of the
gospel until it had been specially
confirmed upon them; then they
could go into the world and preach
the gospel to every creature, and
every one that believed and was
baptized could be saved, and the signs
would follow the believers. The ell
ders do not claim any part of the
commission given to the disciples in
former days, but legions of profess
srs do, but the signs do not follow
them, hence their commission is
pOwerless and useless. We claim
that we are called of God as was
Aaron; qualified and empowered by
revelation to minister in the
ordinances Of the house of God.
The faith of the believers in modern
churches is pinned to a belief, and
though [ respect these believers for
their sincerity, L must differ with
them in all sincerity and respect,
and tell them their belief is a dead
letter to them. 1 respect sincerity;
l have seen women walk, with bare
feet, upon sharp stones for long dis
tances, for their belief; l have seen
wealthy ladies mingle with beastly
Indians, and kneeling for hours on
the filthy floor of a cathedral for
their belief; [ have seen devotees
willing to wear a crown of thOrns
for their belief; but that belief
lacked the power and efficacy of &C
acknowledgement Of God. From the
days of Adam man was commanded
to increase and multiply; the de-
cree still holds good on the fishes of
the sea aud the fowls of the air, but
the Catholic church says to some of
its members that they must not
obey that law, and the Congress of
the United States has said that
many of the people of this country
shall not obey the law. l do not
look for utter destruction to
come upon this nation very "a
pidly; many congressman are hon
est as far their knowledge extends,
and there is salt in this nation vet:
many more can he found than the
i've required to save Sodom and Go
1t was a remarkable show
of bravery for any congressman to
vote against the Edmunds bill when
the party lash was swung about the
ears of every one of them and the fist
Of one member was held close to the |
nose of another, daring him to vote |
against the bill; but several dared |
the party lash and placed them |
selves On record against the bill be- |
cause it " as so glaIingIy unconstitu- |
tlonal. We sent cur petitions, signed |
by thousands Of settlers here, ask
ing merely for an honorable Jmmis-
SION to come and hear the busy |
hum Of industry in our wales. |
gee the brightness of the children in
Dur schools, look at the happiness of |
our homes and find out the truth of |
5he accusation concerning our de-
Dravity. That was all we asked for.
luJ our prayer was not granted. Do
[ have any feelings Of hatred to-
wards tbs Congress, the President or
lie people Of the United States
No, NY religion has ia Ight me TO |
Or them. 1 saw men in the
est who said their names were
affixed to documents asking for the
destruction Of this people without
heir consent, but they had not the
moral courage to stand up in pubiic
md say so; now talk about the on
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