The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-02

Lamb s'ain from the foundation of
the world. They believed that all
who were baptized and had hands
laid on them, by authority, would
receive the Holy Ghost. He knew
tbs principles OF the gospel were
true, and he would say to all, seek
and ya shall find, knock and it shall
be opened unto you, ask and ye shall
receive; and whoever did so would
receive the same knowledge that ne
was possessed Of. He testified that
John the Baptist conferred the
Aaronic priesthood on Martin Har-
ris and Oliver Cowdery. and that
Peter, James and John had given
the keys OF the higher priesthood to
Joseph Smith, and that the Saints
were in possession OF them to-day.
This testimony he bore and had
borne to the world in every form,
yet he Gas termed deiuded. He
kneW that. he taught eternal prin-
cipies. and those vino had re-
ceived and obeyed them also
knew that they were true. The
knowledge of the Latter-day Saints,
the world over, was that God had
spoken from the heavens and re-
stored the gospel to the earth. It
was the privilege of all to kno
this. He exhorted them all to be
kind to themselves, to listen to the
voice of warning. The gospel was
being preached to all the world as
witness before the coming OF the
end. He urged upon all TO make
themselves acquainted with God
and His principles. In conclusion
he bore his testimony that j Joseph
Smith WIS prophet of tiod, and
instrumental in bringing forth the
gospel; he testified in all eoberness
and left the testimony with his
hearers; and hoped all would be
true and faithful to the end.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON
next spoke TO the Assem- blage, say
ing that the church of Christ and
the work OF God in ell ages, had
been a peculiar work, coming in
contact with peculiar ideas. In
every age when truth had cen re-
vealed Is has had hostilities to con
tend with. No great principle had
ever 6ssn established Without
costly sacrifices. The religion OF
Jesus Christ had been established
at the cost Of inestimable
blood. 1t had Eeen the
fate Of all good men to be
revi!ed, hated and opposed. There
were men who thought they were
doing Gods service in killing the
Latter~day Saint elders. The truth
has been restored, and people living
now look back to the days of their
forefathers and aay, "If We had
lived in those days we would not
have killed the prophets" Ii would
be incredible, II not seen AID
known, that people would be perse.
cuted in this nation tor religions
cake. To make such q statement
fifty. four years ago would have
aroused incredulity; men would
have scouted the idea that meu
would ever be persecuted for their
religion. 1t had never been the
practice OF true religionlsts to shed
blood in order to propagate their
principles. How ridiculous it
would have been in the days of
] esus Christ to go forth with the
sword, destroying those who did not
believe as they believed 1t 1a,Io
the method which true men take
Ha! but, say some, you are bigoted,
and it would be ju-titiable % kill
you. This was great confession
to make in land of law and liberty,
II was terrible confession to make,
that murder should be resorted to 10
meet what they considered false
doctrines and those who propaga ed
them. He was taught IN the early
days OF the Church, that the gospel
might cost those who embraced it
their lives and all they had on
earth, and thus far In the progress
OF the work he had not been disap-
pointed. Precious blood has been
she'd, and the truth is not now be.
ing established without great sacri-
fees. God would test and prove
his people and give them ample op-
portunity to show their faith in the
work and in Gods providences
When he reflected on the greatness
Of Jesus Christ, his coming to the
earth clothed in mortality, his suf-
fering and ignominous death, he
thought the Saints should re will
ing to endure hard. hips aud trials.
even to the loss OF homes and life.
I God called them to pass through
them for the sake of the truth, and
they should try to endure them
The work of the Church of Jesus
Christ would never be given to an
other people; it would stand for
ever, accomplishing Gods purposes
This was glorious reflection The
Saints may be driven, slain and cub
jected to contumely, but they had
that promise to buoy them up. Il
might be prssumptuous for people
to entertain such a hope. He haG
been told that the Saints would be-
overwhelmed and destroyed, blu
what wonderful power was on the
side OF the people when God va
u with theml Great results had beer
accomplished by the preaching o
the truth. Thousands of per
sons had been caused to renouncr
errors that they had previously
believed in. 1t wss the duty of the
Latter-day Saints to cary tbs