The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-08
FIFTY SECOND ANNr1@
CONFERENCE. L
SECONDARY.
October ], 10 an


Come, o thou king of kings!
We've waited long for thee;
With healirg in toy wigs,
To set Thy people free.
Prayer by Bishop D. H Cannon
Hymn on page 266:
Come, listen to prophets voice,
And hear the word Of God,
And in the way Of truth rejoice,
And sing for joy aloud.
APOSTLE LORENZO SNOW lead a
few verses Of the 14th chapter of
Exodus. There is a great lesson
contained in these verses, and it is
applicable to theLatter-day Saints,
and to all other people. The child
rem of Israel had not had the oppor-
tunities of being so well acquainted
with the mind and VIII Of the Lord
as have the Latter-day Saints, so
when the IsraellteS saw the Red
Sea. before them and the Egyptians
behind them they were afraid. 1t
is not impossible that the saints in
this day may be placed in similar
situation; some circumstance of
comparison are contained in the
history of this people and further
and similar ones may come
to this people. The children
of Israel through their lack of
knowledge, blamed Moses for tax
ing them from their flesh pots in
Egypt. and he murmured also to
the Lord. If the people could see
the purposes Of God, they would
ALWAYS be content and not murmer.
When the army came against US in
Missouri, and it seemed that unless
help came from a supreme power,
there may have been a very few who
trembled, but the saints had faith in
the promises of God and did not dis
play the folly of former DAYS
Israel and banker again after the
flesh pots Of of the world, but ex-
pected and obtained the deliverance
of their God. OF course the saints.
as well as the prophets in this day,
like those in former days, have had
their weaknesses; Moses had more
faith than knowledge, and some
times erred. In the circumstances
l have read the prophet told the Is
raelites to fear not, but stand still
and see the salvation of God. The
former part of his words was good
enough, and it is good enough now,
good enough for every one of our
elders ana every one of our peODle.
but the Lord told Moses to tell the
people to move forward and not
stand still. 1t was not wisdom for
the people Of God ever to stand
still, out keep moving forward and
onward, for the purposes Of God do
not stand still. The children of Is
rael never would have crossed the
Red Sea if they had stood still.
The saints have trials, Of course.
and the victory over these trials is
accomplished by overcoming them.
In the days Of Jesus, when he was
the natural views Of men
led them to believe that the work
was over, and some OF the disciples
even returned TO their fishing: but
though these agents Of tile Lord
upon the earth were morbid and
quiet, the work did not stand still:
one Of the grandest parts of Christ's
was being accomplished
the doors Of the spirit prison house
were being opened the servants of
God on the earth and in the spirit
world could work together and
bring about the designs and pur-
poses of the work which was to
reach every son and daugh-
ter Of Adam; and there
was no standing still for it.
When the saints were prosecuted.
pillaged and driven in Kirkland in
JacksOniCounty, in Far West,and in
the work did not stand
still, but was moving on all the
time. This should be our motto:
Fear not; keep moving on; keep
preaching to the nations the princi-
pies of the gospel; keep gathering
in the honest IN heart; keep build
ing meeting houses; keep opening
up enterprises and developing the
resources of the territOrv-anythinr
that is just and cOmmendable in the
eyes OF good men. The speaker
brought TO the minds of his hearers
the illustration of Shadrdck. Me-
shack and Abednego being thrust
into the fiery furnace, who were de-
liVered without even a hair of their
heads being burned; of Daniel be-
ing thrown into the lions den be-
cause he would not bow to
human or false God, and who was
delivered unhurt and unframed.
An illustration of the outcome of
the present position was given in
the history Of this people in Hi
nOis. One of the generals Of the ma.
litia that was sent against US in
Missouri made the remark that if
one of that poor people should acct
dentally shoot down one Of the mob,
the whole state would sWOOp down
there upon The MOrmOns and de-
5trOy them entirely. We were de
Spised and driven, and then To-
2ated in NauYoO, and the legislators
were influenced to give US charter
rights, and they gave the prophet
Joseph more privileges and rights
n a military capacity than had
been given to any other man in the
same position. When we were
1riven from NauvoO, and crossed
he desert plains and settled in these
mountains, Congress gave us an or
yanlc act for the territory, made a