The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-05-23

Prayer by Elder John Nicholson.
The choir sang the hymn;
Sweetly may the blessed spirit
On eech faithful bosom shine.
ELDER CHARLES w PENROSE adj
dressed the congI egati0n. He said
that in order that the saints might
worship God Alright they must do so
in spirit, in sincerity and truth.
Gods ways were different to mans
and the saints have gathered to-
gether that they might learn his
,, ways and walk in his paths. No
voice had been heard from Heaven
upon the earth for many ages. How
ever, former generations have had
the scriptures which contained the
doctrines of the RedeemeT, which
were not understood except men
were aided by the spirit of God.
| Without this spirit it was as i'm
possible to discern the truth SIS to
see, without the light of the sun, OBJ
jects around about them. All things
are spiritual TO God, all things in
essence being eternal. When looking
into the internal of things which ap-
pear changeable, ali things appear
spiritual. For hundreds Of years
men have been without revelation.
They could read what ancient pro,
phets wrote, bat it was not reyela-
zion to them as those writings
were to those holy men.
Many nave been sincere in
teaching &c rtain principles to their
fellow men, believing only in those
doctrines. they did not know that
they were true. Some at one time
came out from the church of RomeE
believing that certain errors exist
| ing In that church ought to be cor
rected. These men worked in sin
certify, though not in truth. A
great many errors had been incor-
porated into the order Of the true
worship of God, and many millions
|of former generations had Wor-
Shipped in sincerity. Since revela-
tlons had been given in this age, q
goodly number had become &C
quainted with the way of life, and
all see eye to eye upon the prin-
ciples of the gospel. Before they
were baptised all saw differ
emily. Light had disDelled
this. After the apostles Of
old had been destroyed from
the earth darkness covered the
minds of the people, thousands
doubling the existence of God. But
the opening up OF this dispensati0n
OF God to man had dispelled ali
doubt from the minds of the saints
as TO the existence and attri butes Of
a Deity. In the latter days, the
prophets had testified men
should be full Of wickedness. After
men had transgressed the laws,
the ordinances and broken
the everlasting covenants, God
would come OH in judgment visit
ing men, unto destruction, who work
But it was not acceptable
to the Christian world to say that
they too, as well as the heather, had
gone out of the way. Such, how
ever was the fact. Anyone willing
to receive truth can see by
reading the Bible that just such
a condition. should take place. |
Jesus, when upon earth. taught no
doctrine Of his own, nor did his
apostles. They did not administer
after their own notions
They were to preach the livif
words Of salvation not in thee
ticing words of mans wisdom. A
the apostles had obtained the s
and power they went forth p
ing the gospel Of faith. repe
and baptism. The religion
Christ is eminently practice
a religion which it's recei- u
know to a certainty to ! I'd.
they will yield to the YER
necessary to obtain that Je Il
The saints had sep9 cond
seves from the res know
Ligious world, an rated
1eavoring to walk G Of tn
light revealed d Wtsre
1t was the privil eco riding
to approach nee 1ro m b,
God every day c eye OF the
had not ,rer md nea
God nor the H I thei litTes.
anciently wa ,Haang' cd, RIeitb,
Many poop Ad if + E e eat .7olessi
with the he e a re e a SO IS IN thi
chosen Whe ? Eseeg to rigI
ent g 1ofG ID u ,oseph Smith
this 1spens ~ o usher in the
hi, spirit o 1OIo a, men imbued
y n, not b ~d katred aose up a,
Dung In ~ ~ : Ease he was a "
1ered,beiy ,@ I,o ct because they G.
Ought n ~ Aueneed by evil, TIL
some g root Rnifest himself tn,
az uD effr man, ingtead Of thu
TeceT rtIv Eed boy. a certain d
iturr ING visited Utah and o
sta ed F 10 1is flock N the
Imf mr. 1at be would solve the
lie .a3erf 3blem by assembling a
.he p, In the Tabernacle and
; artillS mnon Of the United
with Ty upon them. In cor
that this doctrine Christ had 81
DOW he, though possessed of
me feT, came upon the earth to
de- who reviled him moi