The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-10

cIlnles. Inc aaUtteFer Commits q
greatest sin that he can be OILS niSs the
next to murder. A man w 5b"nty OF
advantage of a woman, tbro mU SSaSea
attractions or by persuasion IL gh his
OF a CRIME next to murder, and JJ'lsy
the Judgment day he will f @Uo On
pay the penalty of committinoe -, %
he1nous crime. God will haS3.ae
chaste and pure people. Adn dIte a
Is the great and crying sin ~ ny
nations to-day. Woman il - vac
denied and her cries ascend 4
piteous apeals toithe God of besvo!ll
Those cries will be answosll
without fail. God has chosen ne
be the salt of the earth tn I If %
downtrodden women, to exalt ba sf "
men the principles of purity 't 0n
righteousness. We should tea eau
these laws 60 the young, T SSel
should be taught lessons of nn my
We should have our daughters ~
derstand il so well that thew wo NJ,
rather die than be defled. Cod SS IN
said to men, you can take nv danaSS
tiers to wife and raise up a riehtaSSSa''
seed, but you shall not eor IvOgS
adultery, you shall not seduee LII
defile them. Let the young men A y.
warned in time not to bring damn
ton upon themselves by transoT.oa,aa
ing the laws of God, and T Ts0oS,
ladies to keep themselves as Guys y
the angels. God is a God of nsTc ~
but no man or woman can blot ~,
the effect of such sins. Even ~
| look upon a woman to lust att,
her is adultery in the heart of a mss
who so acts.
Drunkenness is another source M
great deal Of crime. When u
such a condition a man commit,
acts that he SORROWS ovs,
for the rest of his Ia
| Alcohol perhaps at times NAV
good as medicine, but we pa6n@
fellowship an habitual drunkaT
His course will carry him out of Ii
church. God is listening to an
prayers to an extent that he geys,
has before, and he is blessing us ina
wonderful extent, for he WiShesh
uplift US as a people to a highs,
plane. Butit is an individual lsbm
the authorities cannot lift the saints
from their position only by mon
suasion. The power of God willh
made manifest shortly to a greater
extent than ever before. We must
struggle with the evils exiStingin
our midst, testingonr strength inch
by inch and show forth the power
that is granted US. We must grow
in righteousness till we become 50
mighty that cur influence will be
felt throughout all nations. We
have tested our rights, and we must
not shrink from the contest. for if
the principles we profess can be
destroyed by contact with the evils
that are found in this city, then
the sooner they are destroyed
| the better. Our children also
must be tempted and will have 10
rise above the sins of the world
There will be such an increase Of
power in the education of the young
through our mutual Improvement
associations, Sunday schools, etc.
that it will be felt everywhere. Blu
we must come up through muel
tribulation. This people will no
want for a man to stand before TIL
Lord as long as the earth shall las
for the men and women are here be
fore me whose sons viii stand upa
mighty ministers before the world
May we fight the good fght valiant,
to the end that we may come up il
the first resurrection with Jesus
Joseph, Brigham and others of thu
prophets of the Lord who have
fought the good fight
APOSTLE FRANCIS NJ. Lyman
occupied the remaing time allotted
for the morning meeting. lie said
the principles of the gospel are bui
slightly understood Sy- the saint
and not all by the world. w
learned that it was necessary to eX-
ercise faith in God eur father, theI
that we should repent OF reform
But thesePrinciplesare not popular
We did not embrace them becaust
of their popularity but our judy
ments have been converted by tht
power Of God. God has wrought
the conversion, ard established, and
carried On this WORK. The prophets
have said that a kingdom simila
20 this established in these noun
tains should be established in tn
| latter days, which should stand 70
| ever. If any saint doubts leAhin
remember the testimony of tb4TTfT
wants Of God uttered at this b, !
ference. for il Is as sure tor q
fulfilled as are the predictions OF tn
holy prophets given in any forme
age of the worlds history. ha
God bless this people, and help then
to become the people propheSle
of;ssto which bear my testim0Dy'
Yhe choir sang an anthem.
Benedieti0h by Bishop A. =
Smoot.
PPM.
The choir sang the hymn
/ From 81 that dwell bsnesih the iSs
Let the Creators praise arise
Prayer by Elder J. D. T. Near
lister.