The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-10
SUNDAY SERVICES.

The usual Sabbath services of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saints, were held in the AS
sembly Hall on Sunday, January 7,
2 pm.
The choir sang the hymn:
All haili the new born yearl
Thrice welcome to the saints.
Prayer was offered by Elder A.
Miner. The choir sang the hymn:
Arise, my soul, arise,
Shake of thygguilty fears.
ELDER JAS. BARLOW addressed
the congregation. 1t afforded hiIa
great pleasure to return home. He
had been upon mission to the State
of North Carolina, and while there
had enjoyed the spirit of God,
had baptized numberSofAindiyid-
uals, and the prospects were very
good for other additions to be made
to the church. He had visited rel
atiYes in the state of Kentucky, and
was received very well. He spoke
of the prejudice that existed con-
corning the Latter-day Saints, and
still felt interested in the progress
of the work of God, and was pleased
to know of the unity that exists
among the people.
The general church and stake
authorities were presented and sus-
tanned by an unanimous vote of the
assembly.
PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. SMITH
was the next speaker. He felt
dependent upon the Lord when
called TO address such congregation
and esteemed it q privilege to be
present, referred to the number who
had left their homes for the gospels
sake and considered they had re-
ceived remuneration four-fold. He
spoke Of the privileges the people
enjoy in their mountain homes and
the blessings obtainable through
living up to the principles they have
received. Said the saints in the
world were. despised, and in many
instances their neighbors became
their enemies. The conveniences
for public worship were not as
pleasant and agreeable as the peo-
pie In this territory now enjoy, and
the speaker considered this one ines
Unable blessing that the people did
not enjoy before they came here
and for these and other reasons he
did not consider that he had made
any sacrifice in leaving his home.
he spoke Of the amount Of money
some $4,000, sent to gather the poor
from Denmark, and said that with
out this aid many mould be unable
| to gather, and hence would not have
the privileges that they now enjoy
He referred to the benefits derived
by gathering together of the people
who came with pure motives, ant
with desire to build up thekingdon
Eof God. Said the Latter-day Saint
are the freest people upon the fac,
| of the earth, and he hoped to keel
upon the foundation that had beef
laid for it was the highest o
his ambition. His only in
sterest was in the kingdom
lof God for he had never doubted
the truthfulne5s of the work il
which he was reared. The princi
pies of the gospel were REASONABLE
and stood for themselves. He coult
not doubt what he had learned any
more than he could doubt his ex
istenee upon the earth. TIL
speaker made some excellent re
marks about bearing false witnes
and referred to other command
ments that, if carried out, woul
bring peace upon the earth. On tn
, other hand, because of disobedience
. the world was full Of wickednes
: and God would not manifest Him
self to evil doors. There was abun
dance of testimonyfor his believing
that Joseph Smith was a prophet
referred especially to the Boz k Q
Mormon and the revelations tina
were given as being sufficient evi
dence that he Joseph SMITH was
good man. He bore an earnest ties
timony that John Taylor is a pro
lphet of God. Said he desired t
lcontinue faithful to the cause h
had espoused.
Choir sang
Come let US anew cur journey pursue,
Roll round with the year.