The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-05-30
SUNDAY SERVICES.

The services in the Tabernacle on
Sunday afternoon began by the
CHR singing the hymn commencing:
See! al! creation joins.
To praise th' Eternal Gcd
The heavenly bosts begin the song,
And sound his name abroad,
PraJ er by Elder Arthur Stayner.
The choir sang the hymn begin
ming:
Thou, earth was once glorious sphere
OF noble magnitude,
And dds. with majesty appear,
Amorg the worlds Of God.
PRESIDENT GEORGE @. CANNON
addressed the congregation. He
said the LORD was visibly working
out his designs and intentions in
connection with the Iatter-day work.
1t seemed that all engaged il it were
seeking to comprehend more fully
than ever the duties deyolvIng upon
them. There was great increase
Of zeal, devotion and knowledge
concerning the work OF the Lord.
He WAS glad Of this, ror wisdom was
necessary on the part of the saints
to enable them to cope With the in
creasedlevils observable. Formerly
the saints weTe not exposed to the
great evils that were here to-day.
1t was an excellent system of the
gospel shat it was so admirably
adapted to the various circumstances
surrounding the children of men.
God endOwS men with knoWledg
and gives those wisdom who seek
for if, equal to their needs. God
gives the faithful strength to over
come the obstacles in their way.
This was true in regard to indiYid-
uals, and no less 50 with regard to
the whole people, to whom grace
had been given to endure the trials
put upon them. The saints had
Gaily cause to give thanks for the
goodness Of God. The whole work
in which the saints was engaged
was phenomenal. and differs from
all other systems on earth. Its like
cannot be found anywhere. No
topic excit the interest in the
world that MOTmoniSm does, the
topic being enc of undaggIng inter
est. This is not because the MOrmOnS
are numerous or wealthy; nor be-
cause they exercise such political
power. They are not numerous mol
wealthy, nor do they exercise polit
idal power to any extent outside
their own community. One says
the interest in them is because they
marry more wives than one. 1t is
not many years since they did
not believe in nor practice their
peculiar doctrine OF marriage, yet
they then excited as much enmity,
notOriety and persecution as since.
They are an ilIiterate people; it is
said they are under the control OF
shreWd masters; there were various
theories advanced to account for the
wonderful interest excited by the
saints, sbut they were all wrong.
The saints are gathering from
| the nations Of the earth, the poor,
the unlearned, the ignorant, and are
preaching the gospel to them
teaching them how to live, to learn
and to gain knowledge and power
| how to avoid strife and contention
how to love one another, and how tC
| be better men and women. If they
| had their way all would be pure and
free from the vices of corruption,
drunkenness, gambling, etc. Union
and love were two of the great
characteristics that attended the
preaching of the gospel by Jesus
! Christ. Jesus taught his disciples
| to be one, and that those
who believed as they did
should be one with them.
| Jesus prayed to that end and his
prayer was answered. Precisely
the same effects follow the procla'
nation of the principles of the
gospel in this age. When it was
revealed to Joseph Smith that the
ancient gospel was about to be re.
stored, it must have seemed almost
likel an impossible undertaking
The world was full of religions and
sects. Smith was told that the
same effects that attended the
preaching of the gospel formerly
would follow its prOmulgation by
| him. He was told there was nc
authority for proclaiming the Cos
pei, and he must wait until the
! Lord gave the authority. He die
| wait, and q heavenly messenger laiC
hands upon his head, and conferred
! the authority to baptize for the re.
mission of sins. and by.another was
the authority given to lay on hands
for the reception of the Holy Ghost
Some say Ghey do not believe
in the administration of angels
but suppose the statement made BY
! Joseph Smith that an angel told hin
no church on earth had authority
from God were true, how could thu
gospel be restored to the earth I'm.
less a messenger brought it from
! heaven? Joseph Smith impaired
the authority to others, and they
went forth and preached the gospel
promising that if the people Woult
believe they should receive the gif
of the Holy Ghost, with the accom-
panying gifts and powers, as wa
promised anciently. If these gift
did not follow belief, then Smith
was an impostor. It was fact tina
the promised blessings were con
ferred upon believers, who hal
gathered out from the world b1
tens of thousands. and come here