The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-06

thorlty that Frank Everett, the
lden City banker, who suicide1
in+hree weeks ago, was SHIRT in
monism with del ositors to a
bad seen the time Whetr NE Sl00,-
the words given by the servants OF
God. He had never been taught
any principles or been required TO
do anything, by the authorities of
the Church, that was not for his own
good and to make him a better man.
The Gospel had helped him to OYER
come many weaknesses of the flesh
and to know more of God and our
Savior Jesus Christ; he had been e: =
abled to understand the cslamities
which were coming upon the world
according TO prediction. AS far as
the Latter>day Saints were living
the principles of righteousness, they
would be righteous men and women.
The Saints were, or should be, pre-
pairing themselves for the future
state, for the exaltation, for the
municipalities and for the powers
which all expected to receive. He
rejoiced Ia the restitution of the
gospel and the holy priesthood, and
that ne was permitted to live in q
day when prophets and apostles
administered the ordinances of the
gospel tbs same So did Christ and
His apostles. He knew for himself
that the gospel was true. and also
knew that the testimonies received
by the Saints had enabled them to
endure the priv ations, hardshirs and
prosecutions of the past. If they
had depended up0n the testimonies
of others, they would not havs had
the courage OF faith to bid farewell
TO their homes and relations, All
had received the Holy Cos
pei, WHICH gave them IN.
mi=takable evidenca or tho di.
vinity of the mission of Joseph
Smith. God in his mercy had given
this gift to all, in every age. Elder
PaXman said it seemed to the world
q marvel that the Saints had en-
dured and undergone what they had
for their religions sake; but he bore
his testimony that God, the creator
of heaven and earth, the God OF
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the
father Of Jesus Christ, God OF the
the universe, had required of them
obedience to the principles he had
revealed from heaven; that God
was the author of the gospel of sal
walton, aud that all who yielded
obedience to its requirements would
be saved and exalted In his presence.
Strong testimonies were being given
to the werld that the day of Gods
vengeance is at hand, in the pesti-
! lences, diseas es and plaques which
were being visited upon them.
Speaking to the Latter. day Saints,
he said they should rejoice in the
privilege ofmeetirg together to par
take OF the sacrament, and to bear
testimony to each other that they
were DESTROYS of living pure and
upright lives, of stunning evil and
living as become Saints of the mos
High that they were willing to for
give their brethren of trespass, even
as they hoped for forgiveness from
God their father; if they did not do
this they were eating and drinking
their own condemnation. II they
lived faithful to the go;pel and
abided by the celestial principles
they would attain to celestial glory
II not, they must he satisfied
with terrestrial glory. Thera were
many degrees of glory, and 1t be-
hooved the Saints to be on the
watch tower in order to obtain ex.
altation. The Lord had been and
still was merciful to the Latter day
Saints; He had preserved and pro-
tected them in peace in the tops Of
the mountains, according to the pre-
dictiou Of isaiah ; He had be-
slowed blessings on them, tempo
rarily and spiritually, and had fec
them with the bresd of life through
His servants. In Conclusion, he
prayed that all might live sccoiding
to the principles OF the gospel; tha
none might give way. The ,ffecu
OF WroBgAdOing, of gratifying fsls'
appeti es and of shoaing bad ex
amplss to children were to be seer
| every Gay, alu nOpeu aIl WOult
profit by the experience of the pas
and reform, and orlng up their chill
dren to be worthy sons and Gaugh
ters of Israel. He exhorte1 all t
educate thsir children in the princi
pies of the gospel, SO that the rising
generation could not accuse them
in years to coma, Of not having
taught them as they shoald, urge
upon all to read the revelation
bearing upon this subject, an
wished that ali would realize the re
sponsibilities resting upon then
and endeavor to be better Saints.
APOSTLE HEBER J. GRANT sal
that he had never before, with on
exception, spoken to the Saints i
the Tabernacle, and did not knol
whether he could make himse
heard. He had no other desire tina