The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-04-18
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Inc opening byIHH dG Gu6 SCI F'Ceo
in Assembly Hall on Sunday after
noon was the one beginning:
Hark! listen to the trumpeters!
They sound for volunteers;
On Zion's bright and h5w'ry mount
Behold the officers.
Prayer by Elder John Nicholson.
The choir sang:
Twas on that dark, that solemn night,
When powers Of earth and hell arse
Against the son, e'eu Gods delight,
And friends betrayed him to his foes.
ELDER NJ. A. EMPEY addressed
the congregation briefly concerning
the missionary labors of the elders
who 90 out 10 preach the gospel to
the W0rld,and the difference between
| the saints and those claiming TO be |
Christians.
ELDER JOHN MORGAN next ad- |
dressed the congregation. He had !,
recently returned from the Southern |
! States, where he had visited the
several branches of the church |
there. He said there is an idea
abroad, that if a man or woman
could get out of Utah, there would
be no desire to return but though
his kindred and friends were in the
east, he was always glad when away
from home to get back. There are
ties here stronger than those Of
consaguinity, of home. or of friends.
They are the ties of the gospel of
eternal salvation. On his late visit
east, he found a great change had
come upon the people. a year ago
public sentiment was wrought up
against the saints. To all human
appearances, it seemed as though
the forces were at work to grind the
saints to powder, and crush out
their system. People thought the
end was about reached. Now, all
has changed, and it is conceded that
the saints have not yet been sup
pressed. Newspapers were disposed
to be fair, and give the saints q
hearing. Public men are becoming
better informed with regard to what
the saints believe. The elders receive
many inquiries as 10 the belief and
practices of the saints, some Of
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The gospel is day by day spreading,
going where it has heretofore been
unknown, and making impressions
where in the past it could not do So.
The elders have all they can do to
fill the appointments where they
are asked to go. The opposition has
died out or is slumbering. The more
the elders become acquainted with
the people the better the former
get along. The people are always
pleased to meet the elders after once
becoming acquainted with them.
Business men have come to realize
that the Mormon question is no
longer an experiment, and the word
of the saints is believed by them
implicitly. The late prominence
given to the Mormons through ad.
verse legislation and discussion OF
the congressional laws, had set rea-
sOning men TO investigating the
question, thus the people were
being cached who could not here
tofore be gotten at. The question
was interesting to the whole people
The newspaper comments are quite
different from what they were {
year ago. The elders attribute thu
change to the people becoming more
familiar to the doctrines they teach
Q Many are surprised to find the Nor
y mons believe the Holy Bible, anC
accept the teachings of God an(
q Jesus Christ. The world had beer
} SO misled that it only had q vague
idea of what the saints really d.
believe. There were many applica
tons for the Book of Mormon, anC
explanation of its contents. These
who are baptized in the southern
states are endeavoring to gather
= with the saints; their surrounding
are not pleasant. Most of them e
to Colorado, where they are settling
creating homes, and, as a rule
are prospecting. Some turn bach
dissatisfied. but the majority art
doing well. The people by
whom they are surrounded
| treat them better as they be
come acquainted with them tina.
they did formerly. The elders il
the ministry feel that the Lord i
with them and opening the way TO
them to spread the gospel. The,
fRd that those with whom the,
come in contact are more willing t
accord to the saints their politica
and religious rights. The hand G
God can be recognized in the histor
of the church. Were it not for hin
the saints could not survive, bu
would be swept from the earth, bu
with his aid they will continue t
thrive.
The choir sang an anthem, an
Elder @. w. Penrose pronounce