The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-10-30
SUNDAY SERVICES.

The services in the Assembly
Hall, on Sunday afternoon, were
opened by the choir singing the
hymn beginning:
To him who reigns on high.
Whom heavenly hosts adore,
The sovereign Lord Of earth and sky,
be glory evermore.
Prayer by Elder Joseph Horne.
The choir sang the hymn com.
mencing:
Truth reflects upon our senses,
Gospel light reveals to some;
Ii there still should be offences,
Moe to them by wnom they come
APOSTLE HEBER ]. GRANT ad
dressed the congregation. He said
The saints were looked upon by the
woild as lot Of deluded fauasics, but
mere was nothing in their gospel
Enat did not tend to make them who
plactlced them better men and 40
men, No true saint ever failed 10
fulfill his Obligations, and it was
their duty to show to the world by
their conduct that they were saints OF
the LoTd, some claiming TO be saints
do not live up to all their professions.
This ought net to be the case, for
the saint should be faithful in all the
duties that are put upon him by the
gospel. His life should be an example
to bis nelgbbors and particularly 10
his own family. He should show tc
his children. il ne would have them
follow IN his footsteps, that be be-
lIsves In the teachings Of God, to
whom sll ought to be thankful for
the blessings that he pestows upon
them. The g. ints should so live,
that they will leave with them the
spirit OF God. which would help them
in controlling their families, and lead
ing them in the principles of the gos-
pei. The speaker was specially ur-
gent In e1horting parents to teach
their children to doctrines of the COS.
pei. beginning as early az practicable
and never cessing their efforts to lead
their offspring into the right path.
The gospel is all important to the
saints, being the way 10 salvation,
but many. grlevous as it was. were
bartering it away, They were loosing
their heritage through neglect of
their duties, and failure to keep their
bodies and minds clean. Apostle
Grant announced that on Monday be
would depart for a two months
mission among the saints and indians
in Colorado, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA,
COUNCILLOR D. 81. WELLS next ad.
dressed the congregation. He said it
was one OF the objects of man coming
upon the earth to learn the good
from evil, the bitter from the sweet,
in order that he might appreciate the
Joys that were in them for those who
were able to overcome the evil.
1t would have been unneces.
sary to come into this world,
had it been POSSIBLE to get
the training and acquire the knowl-
edge requisite in the other. It was no
accident that brought us here. There
was Q well-understood design in it,
that design bsing to prepare 90 for
the future existence by the process OF
publication arranged by the Lord. Il
was the purpose of God to prove the
human family and see who we're
worthy of salvation asd exaltatiou,
with this object in view he had es-
tablished his church upon the earth
through which the door was opened
fer all to be saved. There is q great
responsibility resting upoa mankind
10 this age. The work of preparing
for the coming OF Jesus Christ was
being performed; this being the dis
pensasion Of the fulness OF times when
mighty events are to come to pass.God
has again spoken from the heavens,
has revealed bis gospel, and placed
upon his children the responsibility
OF accepting or reiscting it. God has
opened the way and instructed men
how to be forgiven their sins, and the
responsibility would rest upon each
one who failed to take advantage OF
the opportunity that God had pre-.
sented. More suffering might be
involved in following the Lord, but
the speaker thought the Lat,er.day
Saints enjoyed themselves quite as
we'll as others in this world. 1t was
frequently charged that plural mar.
riage was the cause of much misery
among Mormons. This was not the
case, for there was more happiness
among plural wives than among wos
men in monogamy. The religion of
the saints y as one of enjoyment, the
believers being permitted ell happi-
ness that was no. attended by sin.
Referring to other religions, be said
man was better of without them.
They were man-made and delusive,
leading the hum an mind, that was
craving for religion, from the true
gospel.
The choir Gang an anthem, and
President 6. B. YonDg pronounced
the benediction.