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

works reformation and imn INN ClldI
man; baptism brings about P lives
sion of sins, when connected- o LL.t,
faith. The spirit conferred n,,o YIN
by the laying on of hands has I 6oru Us
testimony to US of the mind onJ
will Of the Lord cOncerninr ' oII
walk and life on this sDbere oDd
told us of the power of tina nri tsllo
hood conferred upon man. This
spirit has enabled us to gather. has
bound US together in unity of mind
and purpose, and had we been less
selfish and more devoted to the 70.
OuirementS of the Lord we would
have been even more united and
had moro of this testimony and
| power. There IS a proper amOunr
/ of time and attention to be given To
| the development Of the earth. and
! become acquainted with what there
is in it, and there is aIS0
a requirement that we sbOuId
gain knowledge of God and
his works, of the plan of salvation
Of the principles that develop the
elements of our moral and spiritual
man. God has enriched and blessed
us more than man could anticipate
in such a land as this was thirty
wears ago. If there come tryiDc
times now we also know that we
have had trying times before. In
the days OF the prophetic Oseph there
were trying times; In the DAYS of
Jesus the saints were tried and the
Lord himself was prosecuted even
to the death, as also his apostles.
Opposition to the purposes of God
has been upon the earth ever since
the days of,Adam, and it is natural
to suppose that it always will exist.
Can we endure it? We have en-
dured it, and can do so with the
knowledge that we are the servants
OF God and we will be supported
and sustained. it is not possible
that we can sustain ourselves BY
our own strength or the power Of
the sword; that is not our purpose
or our mission. The mission Of the
kingdom is peace on earth this is
the keywOTd among Israel. Re
member this, that 1t is not by VIC
lence that Gods purposes will be
established. Let us feel calm and
serene and collected in our spirits.
for we have the majority, God being
on our side and being our leader
and friend, and he will watch over
us to help US. If some may be
prosecuted, let US remember that
other good men have been perse-
cuted before US for Righteousness,
sake: but if wrong has been done
by any, let them repent and stand
pure before our king and our leaders.
BISHOP JOHN SHARP was pleased
to have The opportunity of meeting
with the saints in conference. He
could look back upon the records of
this people with entire satisfaction,
and has no anxiety OF trouble as to
what designing men may endeavOr
to bring upon us. He did not eX-
pect that the people would have it
all their own way, and do just as
they please all the time, but if we
live by the principles that have
been revealed the protection of our
Father will be around us and about
US, and the purposes of the Al
will be accomplished. 1t is
for us to live our religion in our
every day life and leave the result
of mans designs to him who dispOs-
eth of events as seemeth best to ac-
cOmplish his purposes
BISHOP w. w. CLUFF rejOiced in
the gospel and the work we are en-
gagged in-in establishing the work
CT truth and righteousness upon the
earth. We have fluctuations, of
course, and expect them in our
walk and life, but we have the
Of knowing that all will
be well and come out right. The
saints had to pass
through persecution. Jesus SAID if
we preached Righteousness we
would be prosecuted, and the world
always has despised those who were
on the side of the Lord. We can
look back at the time when we re-
celVed the gospel and obeyed its or
dinanceS and it was a happy, a
glorious time and ever have rejoIced
and been cOmforted ever since,
while we were walking in the path
OF duty. The prejudice that
exists in the world has been brought
about by ignorance Of us and our in
situations. The government of the
United States has no better defend
erS and admirers than the Latter
lay Saints, and the pressur. brought
against this people has been the re-
suit OF ignorance among the masses.
We have no fear, no trepidatiOn;
other communities might be shaken
very much by the same circum-
as surround US, but we are
peaceful, attending to our duties,
our elders to the nations Of
5he earth, building up the kingdom
II God OH the earth and keeping his
commandments.
BISHOP ABRAI HATCH realized
20 some extent the magnitude of the
work i'll which we are engaged. and
ne often reflected upon the iabOr5 Of
he people in the early days Of the
church and the labor of the elders
n opening up the various missions
n the world. The labor was great,
md 1t was the more so when the
small numbers Of the mem bers Of
he church was taken into consider
alton, and in connection with this
IaSt labor the saints also had to en-
lure persecution. We have pro-