The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-24

settlements. He had noticed great
progress in secular and spirituaI
matters during his two months ah>
sence; the check supposed by come
TO be intended TO be put upon the
church was not noticeable; some
thought that under the present
pressure the Latter-oay Saints
would begin to fall eff in their en-
beavers TO perpetuate their selief
and religion, but he had never be-
fore witnessed more eteadfastness
and frmress; persecution, 1t seemed
to him, was needed to induce them
to remember their God. He prayed
that the Latter-day Saints never
would be very popular with GER
tain class OF prosecutors in the
world. He directed the attention
OF his hearers to the farms, the resi>
deuces, the settlem ents and indus
tries of the people of Utah, which
were all the result of hard, honest
toll, and asked what they were be-
ing created for? The Mormons were
preparing for the second coming Of
The LORD Jesus, and besides attend
Ing to their interior work, were car
rying on their backs the whole of
ChristendOm; they were also labor
ing for the sires of the very men
who were prosecuting and har-
RAISING them; they were baptiz-
in for the DEAD, and in
performing this herculean task were
putting forth sunerhuman efforts
the world did not know this, yet he
wished they did. He eueried what
the Saints would do without oppo>
s.tion, and said that If they were Of
toe world the world would love
tn m. He concluded by praying for
strength to bear up under all bur
dens and to aid in carrying on the
work assigned to every Latter-day
Saints.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON
next spoke. He Rad liste, ed to the
remarks of der Young Wi b inter
est. IE was interesting tos him to
hear respecting the people in the
distant settlements, of tt cir faith,
growth and development in things
spiritual and temporal; it wa en-
couraging to hear of them being
alive to their duties and the per-
formance Of the obligations which
rest upon them. He remem bered
the time when it was thought that
II the Saints increased to any extent
and got beyond the control of their
leaders, that Mormonism would soon
be- dissolved. The elders of the
church have testified that if al
would receive the testimony of the
gospel in the spirit in which it was
given they wonId be enabled to
withstand the pressure against them.
MOrmOnism had been on its trial !;
the inhabitants Of the earth were
testing it. The duty devolVing on
the Saints was to live the religion
they protested, and they would then
not doubt the result of the machi~
nations and workings of their ene-
mics; he never feared the result; he
knew rs well as he knew that he
stCOi talking where he was that the
Latter-day Saints would come out
triumphant if they only lived their
religion. II they were unfaithful,
careless and derelict and neglected
to serve G. d with the faithfulness
and zeal that he expected from
them, they may expect to be
sc0urged and their enemies given
victories over them; God would use
their enemies as a whip to keep
the Saints in line. He considered
it of great Importance for the Saints
to be attentive to their duties, and
for all who had families to place
them in position so that God would
approve of them. It was incumbent
also upon every officer of the church
to look after the interests OF the
people; to see that drunkenness, for
nication, adultery, Sabbath-breRk-
ing and other sins and wicked
ness was not permitted. The
umbers OF Latter-dsy Saints were
insufficient and their wealth and
strength not enough to be self reIi~
ant just yet, and it behooved them
to rely upon God for protection and
aid. If they placed their trust in
him they would become strong and
mighty in the earth. They were
working about a great revolution ;,
disproving that GOd is on the side
OF the "strong artillery" and if the
Almighty was on their side they
would most assuredly gain victories
over all who opposed them. Presi~
dent Cannon was thankful that God
had spoken once more. Persecution
was nothing. What was there to
make the Saints tremble if they
knew that God speaks and lives,
and that he ia the same kind, bene-
fcient and all powerful being? He
would that all men would seek Him
and gain the knowledge the Latter
day Saints were possessed of. IN
reference to persecution, he SAID
that that which was termed perse-
cution wSs only the discipline
for development, and that
by it an experience was gained
which would give the Saints a
preparatory to fill
ing the higher destinies
they were striving for. He thought
: people like the Latter-Gay Saints
Y = accomplish mighty results,
believing as they did in one doc.
trine, being industrious, frugal snd
withdrawing evsry quality of
greatness; they must achieve distinc.
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