The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-06


ments have been set in operation.
looking to the destruction of this
people, but the speaker predicted
that nothing harmful would come
of them. All of our belief might
be killed, yet would the principles
live on. God will take care of us.
The way has been opened that man
can obtain salvation, but there is
obedience and sacrifice. The speak
er had no doubt but that persecu-
tions are awaiting; and said that a
great many really pious people
thought they were doing the work
of God when they helped to perses
cute the Saints. The church has
been established according to the
will of God. We are convinced that
we are right, and anybody who
will follow our course may
also know it. This is what I pro-
phesy, and l appeal to you whether
or not you have the knowledge of
the gospel to which refer. If you
have not then has your time been
lost. The speaker closed by in
pressing upon his audience that
honor and glory are only reached
through obedience and sacrifice, and
closed his remarks.
PRESIDENT GEORGE @. CANNON
then read reports Of the free will
offering Of the Logan and Manti
temples, whIch were accepted.
APOSTLE ERASTUs SNOW was
gratified for the opportunity of
meeting with his brethren. Realized
that the Lord was raising up men
younger than himself to begin to
bear the labors of the priest
hood, and that was right. 1t de-
wolves upon the priesthood to
carry the gospel to the nations and
to gather the saints. The field for
such work is wide, and it is i'm
portant. Until the gospel has been
preached to all the nations the end
shall not come. Many years have
passed since that word was first
given, and we have largely in
creased in numbers and in ability
to labor properly; but the respon-
sibility devolving upon Us has not
diminished, it has increased. The
spirit of the Lord, through His ser
wants, prompts from time to time
time in calling members for the
ministry. The feeling that caused
some persons to ask, on hearing that
some brother had been called on a
mission, "What has he been doing?"
was wrong, as it intimated that only
those who had been guilty of mis-
conduct were called to preach the
gospel. This was all wrong, and
should not be INDUCED in. Mis-
sionaries were not called because
of their misdeeds, but rather in
view of their fitness In every par
ticular. Among the qualifications
of all missionaries should be: a de-
sire to do good, a thorough know
ledge of the work they We're about
to undertake, and feeling that
their whole heart and soul were
concerned with them; they should
De men who, while at home, set
worthy examples to their brothers
by attending their meetings, paying
their tithes and dailyimproving their
lives-men who were true saints.
Missionaries were not always
selected from those persons who
talked the most or protested SO
much, who were loudest in their
pretence of being and doing good.
The speaker was pleased to be able
to state from his travel among the
saints that there was a steady
advancement and Improvement, and
such was good in the sight of God.
Still there were many things yet to
be accomplished; many weaknesses
to overcome; evils to be put away
and it was the outy of the local
priesthood, assisted by those higher
in authority, to see to such matters
1t is the duty of every parent to see
after the welfare of his own child.
rem; that they might be industri
Gus; taught the fear of the Lord
and to have faith in Him. People
should not rely so much npon medi
cal men, but call for the elders OF
the church-the prayer of faith
should heal the sick. If we are
compelled to resort to surgeons LET
them be those who have faith in
God, for those would be far more
likely to do good-the other class
cannot be relied upon. Remember
these counsels; cleave unto the
priesthood. Let the elders heal the
sick. Let them rebuke evil and it
shall disappear. Hrust in God,
rather than in man. Medicine, I'M
less administered under the light of
truth, is calculated to do much
more harm than good. Keep the
Word of Wisdom; walk circum-
specify; avoid liquors and tobacco;
set an example to your children,
that they may be able to point to
their fathers and mothers as the
chief means, under God, of making
them good and honorable men and
women. May God keep US, and
may we not fail in all that Is re-
quired at our hands.
Choir sang the anthem, 1.-THE
Gathered Saints" and after bene-
diction Conference adjourned till
Saturday at 10 a. m.
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