The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-28

I'LL
God moves in q mysterious way.
His wonders to perform, etc.
Prayer by Elder Lorenzo Hatch.
The choir then sang the hymn.
He died, the great great Redeemer died. 'etc.
PRESIDENT GEORGE O. Cannon read
from the fourteenth chapter of the first
book Of Nephi, Book Of Mormon, begin
ming at the fifth verse, and said there
were great many predictions concer-
ming the time in which We live con-
tanned in the volume he had been read
ing from; the fitness of the world and
the fulness of the work with whichshe
was identified were referred to in plain
ness, and there were many things
which the Saints might be IN doubt
about were it not for that record. Be-
fore the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
ter-day Saints was organized, when it
had no name upon the earth. God fore
told in the greatest plainness, in records
written hundreds OF thousands of wears
before, ofits organization, the difficulties
IL would have to contend with, the
manner in which it would be received,
the treatment which would be extended
towards it, and the fate of many who
would be connected with il. In the
record read from, there were promises
made to the nation of which
we formed part; everything in CON
nection with the discovery OF this con-
tinent; the peOpling Of it. and the bring
ing to the Gentiles of the Old World the
knowledge Of its existence; the man
ner in which the colonies should be
established; the struggle for indepen-
dence; the coming forth OF the Cos
pei; its reception by the world, and
the fate of those rejecting it, had all
been prophesied; not one word, thus
far, had fallen to the ground; every one
great extent, had rejected the message,
and the result was anticipated The
position of the Latter-day Saints In this
respect was peculiar; God had COM
handed them 70 declare that the day of
Gods judgments was at hand, when the
calamIties and destruction which are
to precede the coming OF the Son
of Man were to be witnessed. All
the prophecies that have been uttered
viii be fulfilled and reign Of truth and
righteousness viii be uShered in. The
Saints declared that God had spoken
from the heavens and had restored the
church of the Lamb of God, and
that the mother OF denominations was
fighting it. The vision OF Nephi told OF
only two churches-the church OF the
Lamb of God and the church OF the
mother of denominations. Paul called
the latter Babylon, and all who areiden-
titled with IL are not members Of the
church Of the Lamb Of God President
Cannon read another extract from the
Book of Mormon, which, he said, re-
ferred to this nation, which spoke Of the
people, in the pride of their hearts and
in all manner of hypocrisy, SHINING
against the gospel, when the Lord would
take the gospel from them and leave
them to their fate. He looked for that
day, when the elders would be called
home and the gospel withdrawn from
the nation. Then would the gospel be
preached to the Jews; the prediction
that it would be sent first TO the Jews
be transposed. The Saints were
commanded to take the gospel
to the house of Israel, and when they
did so the Lord would visit his judg-
ments upon the Genti;es if they CON
tinued in their wickedness. The mis-
sionaTies of the Latter-day Saints had
gone, from year to year, without purse
and scrip, enduring priYatiOn. con-
tumely and abuse, and many OF them
laying down their lives freely and will
ingly, in order that the world might
hear the message OF life and salvation,
and this they had done without tres
passing upon the rights Of any. When
they were Smitteu upon one cheek they
have turned the other; they had sub
mitted to assaults; moved from one
scene Of persecution TO another, leaving
their property behind them; their path
way had been stained with the blood Of
martyrs; every mile of their progress
had been marked by graves of limo
cents; their prophets and leading men
had beer shot down, and al this III
land of liberty. in which the ancestors
of numbers of those thus prosecuted had
fought and bled for freedom. Every
prophecy in the book of Nephi had been
fulfilled. Within few weeks mis-
while conducting divine ser
vice in one of the sovereign States OF the
Union, had been shot down, Bible in
hand, and those who had believed
their testimony had since been
warned to flee from the State.
Wherever the Saints went they were
objects of scOrn and attacks. Why?
Because they advocated anything con-
trary TO law and order2 No. Because
they preached the truth and based their
belief on the Scriptures. They did not
counsel people to be wicked and trans
gress the laws; on the contrary, they |
advised ali to abstain from every evil !
and worship God, exhorted them to love |
their Deighbors and their Father in !
heaven, and severed those from fellow !
ship who violated the holy principles of |
the gospel. In closing, President Can
non said: LET your hearts be com
forted; God is with you and watching
over you; not hair of your heads shall
fall to the ground unnoticed; our lives
and cur liberties are in his hands and ne
viii oyerrule everything for our good;
he has delivered US in our direst ex-
treInities in the past; his arm is around
about US; every word concerning Zion
will be fulfilled. Let all be faithful to
the covenants and principles they have
and God will, in life or death,
preserve and exalt."
PRESIDENT JOHN TAYLOR said he had |
been interested in the remarks of Pres
ident Cannon, and every Latter-day |
Saint who was familiar with the word OF !
God and under the inspiration OF his |
spirit could fully realize the Importance
Of the things he had referred to. We (
were living in an important day and age /
OF the world, when God has de- |
signed to accomplish many marvellous !
events II, which tho whole human fam /