The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-13
THIRD DAY.
Saturday, April s, 10 a No.

Saturday, April s, 10 No.
President Taylor called the meet
ing to order. The choir sang the
hymn on page Z:
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God,
He WHOSE word can not be broken,
Chose thee for bis own abode.
Prayer by D. H. Wells. Hymn Oh
page 374:
Though deep'ning trials tbroug your way,
Press on, press CD, ye saints of God!
Ere long the resurrection day
Will spread its light and truth broad
APOSTLE F. D. RICHARDS said
that on occasions of meeting TO-
gether, as in conference, the speak
ers need the assistance Of the Holy
Ghost to prompt what to say to &C
complish the good desired. I am
reminded of some of the choice
promises made specially unto the
saints IN the last days; one is that
the Lord goes before his people him
self to accomplish his purposes and
does not even trust it to angels.
The parable in the Book Of Nor
mon said the Lord sent ais servants
to prune his vineyard for the last
time, and we should not allow
ourselves to forget that the work
entrusted to us is a consolidation of
all the works before commenced,
and which will be consummated in
this the fulness of the dispensatiOn
of times. The Lord has also said
that it was his duty to provide for
his people. He has also said that we
are not called upon to take up car
nal weapons of war, but that he will
fight our battles for US. These prom
iseS assure us that the work is not
to be let out to others, but the Lord
viii see to it himself. Seeing that
we have clouds of witnesses, of help
and cooperation, what manner of
men should we be? Let US look at
some of the outstanding evidences
that our Father is attending to the
work himself. In former times, in
the days Of Abraham, Lehi and
Nephi, for instance, mortal combat
was allowed to overcome the pow
eTS of Paganism and the enc
mics of God, but in this our day
it is not for us to use the
carnal weapons Of war. We can re-
member how the Lord kept US out
of the late fratricidal war; we came
none too soon acrose the desert and
away from the scene of carnage
where father was fighting bis son
and brother his brother, and we
have a continuous satisfaction that
we are entirely removed from those
scenes where we would have been
compelled to help on one side or the
other. The ancient prophets saw
the day when the servants of God
should speak comforting words to
Zion, and say, "thY God reigneth,' y
and will accomplish his purposes
though it may be in cOntraventiOn
of mems designs. Once upon time
enemies in our midst forbid US the
right to keep and bear arms, and
then turned round and accused us
of disloyalty for not celebrating our
national holidays; and since that in
Justice was heaped upon US, strange
to say the only occasion or necessity
for using weapons, that is in regard
to the LamaniteS all around us, have
become universally peaceful and
friendly and we have had no use for
our arms. This is another evidence
of God working for US. We should |
think Of these evidences and not go |
again to our cups, not be friendly |
and affiliate with the ung0dly, not be
civilized with he damnabie civili- |
zation, but remember the works and |
evidences of God and keep our COW
enants pure and fresh In our mem
DRY. l viii refer again to the time
that it was told US that there were
a million of bayOnets TO come out
against US. We know that a de-
tachment started out against US.
with their mouths full Of venom |
and hatred toward US, but before
they arrived if they were not con-
Yerted their ardOr was very much
cooled; when they reached this city
they presented more the aspect of 4
Fourth Of Jnly celebration march
ing through the streets than
an invading lmy which started out
to destroy is. / want 10 see honesty
of purpose s.nG .rInciple among uSin
our intercourse one with the other
An honest Presbyterian an honest
an honest black republi-
can, or an honest democrat can be
relied on because you know his
and he is TO be depended
on. The principles Of thelCOnstItu-
ton were obtained by our fathers
and grandfatheTs, and a standard
was Tais' d which has commanded
respect from ali parts of the globe
Every man elected or appointed to
)ffice from the President down to a {
Justice Of the eace has taken an {
path that be VIII support the coastl- S
tuition. Now when Congress sends
~ eGict to us as an attainder or eD S