The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-21
SUNDAY SERVICES.

afternoon the choir sang the hymn
on page Z:
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion. city Of our God!
He, whose word. cannot be broken,
Chose thee for his own abode
Prayer by Elder Francis Cope.
The choir sang the hymn on page
Behold the great Redeemer die,
4 Broken law to satisfy;
de dies q sacrifice for sin
That man may live and glory win.
ELDER JOSEPH HORNE addressed
the congregation. He said the
saints had greater cause to be
thankful to God than any other peo-
pie onIthe earth, the yhad been favor
ed with direct revelations from God,
and were permitted to live in this
the last dispensation of the fullness
of time-A time spoken of in the
Bible when the gospel would be
restored TO the earth and the priest
hood conferred upon holy men.
Some thought the people had been
OH The earth ever since Jesus was
here; if this were SO, why had it
been foretold that it would be re-
stored? Gods ways were diff
ferent from those of man. He
| came with no sp.endUr to attract
mankind. Jesus came humbly, his
| cradle being manger. We might
marvel that this was SO, but it was
in accordance with the mind and
will of God. When Jesus came III
this day. he did not come to the
great and educated, but to a hum
Die boy occupying lowly place
among men. a boy who, to all ap-
pearance would have little intiu-
tn e on earth. God wanted his
children to give him the glory, and
not man, for it was his work. The
saints had multiplied greatly, yet
they were few in number compared
with the population of the earth.
They were also represented us a pc
culiar people, because the world did
not understand them and the princi-
pies they taught. Anciently they did
not understand Jesus and the plan
Of salvation which he preached.
The saints understand that Jesus
will again come upon the earth and
reign thousand years; the world
believe that he will come, but only |
in the hearts of the people, but the |
saints believe he will come bodily |
and dwell with his people. For
that cJming they were preparing.
All people having mission from
the Almighty wree a peculiar people,
differing from those who sur
rounded them. AS to persecution it
seemed necessary that a righteous
people should be afflicted. Jesus
was prosecuted even unto death.
Notwithstanding he had broken no
aw, and had done nothing but good.
The elder had had some exper-
ence with the saints enduring per-
'ecutionr they had not broken the
aw, ana were only teaching the
plan of salvation as commanded by
Jesus, yet the cry was against
hem. They were hunted and per-
secuted. From the organization of
he church there had been persecu-
ions, and as the saints had in
.reased the opposition had grown,
irving them kfrom city, coun-
~, state and nation. Notwith-
landing the opposition the saints
we're going on with the work COM
handed at their hands, preaching
he gospel to the world and irving
o bring the human family to a
knowledge Of the plan of salvation.
they were instruments in the hands !
# God to accomplish the work of
up Zion,and gathering the
rue in heart from the nations of J
he earth. Il
ELDER WILLIAM BARTON next +
ddressed the congregation. From
us earliest years he had been en-
aged in the gospel work, and every
ceiling Of his heart responded to
he appeal that was made to the
hlIdren of men in regard to the
Dlan of salvation. The saints were
preading the gospel is labor of
owe, not for the sake of gaining
redit to themselves; they had been
disappointed in not finding the
world ready to receive the truth,
or comparative few had accented
he gospel plain and beautiful as it
S. The saints had left all for the
axe of the gospel, and the Lord
lad blessed them, guiding
nd protecting them for
he accomplishment Of his own pur-
Ioses. There was a hope within |
hem that nothing could daunt or
.estroy. They had no fear, but went
'orth to the world, taking their
ives in their hands, for the sake of
the mission to which they
ad been appointed by the Lord.
'he opposition was because Satan
vas around and knew that Gods
york would never be taken from
he earth until it had accomplished
Is purposes. But it was necessary
or the saints, If they would retain
be spirit and confidence of God, to
re faithful to their prayers and all
heir duties. In the present crisis
he faithful did not feel daunted.
hey realized that God was with
nd would protect them. The saints
hOuld remember their covenants
nd obligations. being faithful and
nited; otherwise they would suffer
rom the loss of the spirit and from
postacy. They understand too
inch of tho nt1rDOco- of tho AL