The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-07-10
SUNDAY SERVICES.

4hO SAO14 OauS
How sweet commur.
With those who've
BISHOP o. F. WHITNEY addressed
the meeting. He expressed his
satisfaction at returning to the
association of the saints, after an
absence Of nearly two years which
had been spent performing a mis-.
sion to England. God in his mercy
had pointed out the way to the
children of men in such plainess
that il had been said a wayfaring
man though a fool need not err
therein. On examining the princi-
pies Of the gospel abundant reasons
can be obtained to prove the cor
rectness of the same. The idea
obtained in many tarts of the
world that God had ceased speaking
to his children upon the earth, and
that he would not reveal himself
again. This was a mistaken notion,
for he had said through his prophets
that he would do nothing save he
revealed himself to his servants the
prophets. A similarity of circum-
stances may be looked for in these
days to those in the days of Noah,
for 1t had been predicted that as it
was in the days of Noah so shall it
be in the days of the coming of the
Son of Man. We are led to believe
that marvellous work a wonder
will be performed on the earth,
when it should no longer be said
the Lord liYeth who brought up the
children out of the land of Egypt,
but the Lord liYeth that brought the
children of Israel from the north,
and the south and from every land
WhitherSOever he had driven them.
In fulGlment Of prophecy all ma
tjons are gathering up to the tops of
these mountains where they could
learn of Gods ways and walk i'll b S
paths. He testified that Joseph
Smith was prophet of the Most
High, and rather than deny this
testimony he wished to die with
the words on his lips.
This being the quarterly confer
ence of the Salt Lake stake of Zion
the stake authorities were presented
to the conference for their approval,
and were unanimously sustained.
APOSTLE ERAsTUS SNOW Was the
next speaker. Under the reVela-
ton of God such men are called to
SOW the seeds Of life to the world,
who have yeaTning desire in their
hearts to forward the work of the
Lord. The elder 70 forth lrom one
land to another a, hunters and fish |
er5 to hunt out {. z scattered seed of |
Israel, and preacA TO them the Cos
pei. Through the Psalmist David |
the Lord said gather together to me
all those who have made coven-
ant with me by sacr9fCe. John the
reYelator heard an angel calling,
Come out of her, DYE my people |
that ye partake not Of her sins, that |
ye receive not of the plaques,
The Savior likened the kingom of |
heaven to a mustard seed, The small |
est of all, but which in time be-
comes a mighty tree in which the
fowls of the air take shelter, and
beasts of the field seek protection.
When we reflect on the restoration |
of the gospel, with all its ancient |
gifts and graces, in the dispensation |
Of the fitness of times, we can but
regard it as the commencement oil
the dispensation when all things
will be gathered together in one IN |
Christ Jesus, whether things inI
heaven or on earth. This was to |
extend not only to those living in
the flesh but the gospel also was to
be preached to the spirits in prison |
and the doors Opened for their liber-
alton, through the vicarionS action
of their fellow men yet in the flesh.
In the meridian of time the Saints
in all probability had not the oppor-
tunity we have of attending to the
baptism for the dead. Bat the doc
trine was not unknown to them,
which is evident from an argument
Paul used to the Corinthians conf
corning the resurrection OF the dead.
lie argued that if there was no res
erection what shall they do which |
are bapt1sed for the dead, if the
dead rise not at all? Why then are
ye baptised for the dead E?
The Apostle Peter said that
the gospel was preached
to the dead that they might be
Judged according to men IN the
flesh, and live according to God in
the spirit. The foolish notion which
has so long existed in the world that
if men do not accept the tenets Of
any of their contending churches,
they will be eternally damned, was
becoming obsolete. Many men are
now wiser and broader in their
views. All men had agencies given
them of God for their salvation or
condemnation according to the use
hey make of such agencies. They
have always had these agencies. 1t
was through them that Lueifer and
third part Of the hosts of heaven
rebelled and were cast out. The
of body and spirit is
called death, and it is death to those
who witness the scene on earth, but
t was quite as right to call it a
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