The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-03-11
SUNDAY SERVICES.

The opening hymn at the Assem-
bly, Hall on Sunday afternoon was
the one beginning:
The lime is nigh, that happy time,
That great, expected, blessed day,
When countless thousands Of our race
Shall dwell with Christ, and him obey.
Prayer by Elder Pratt.
The choir sang the hymn com
menciDg:
How sweet communion ia on earth
With those who've realized the birth
or wster-who the Spirits powers
Receive 10 genial quick'ning showers.
APOSTLE ERAsTUs SNOW ad-
dressed the congregation. He said
that in the providence of God His
people were located in the valleys of
the Rocky Mountains, in the posts
ton of a city set upon hill which
cannot be hidden. 1t was the
providence of Got which brought
the Saints here, away from the
world. They came here because they
were obliged to Persecutsd in New
York, they fed to Ohio, established
a central stake, built a temple and
sent missionaries to Europe; driven
from there they went to Missouri,
established themselves, laid the
OF temple, and pre-
pared to carry out the purpo;e s of
God. There they were again
prosecuted end finally driven from
the State by the order Of the Gov
ernor. 1t was strange that in q
country of law and order such an
order should have ap-
peared; yet it did appear and
the Saints next found a stopping
place on either side of the Missis
sippi, in Illinois and Iowa. Then
the Saints began to establish Them
selves in an almost unsettled Ie-
gion, and in seven years had in
creased to many thousands and
built the city of Nauvoo. The ire of
the surrounding people WAS again
aroused against the Saints, and it
became evident that the latter must
once more take up the line of march.
Some were mas sacred, their prop
erty burned or destroyed, and they
were prosecuted and despoiled gen.
orally, the Governor of Illinois SCI
cretly aiding and abetting the move
ments against the MOrmoDs. The
Saints next march was westw arr,
towards these mountains. All his
mad been predicted by Joseph, and |
the Saints had been looking forward |
10 the time Of theie coming here. |
All these things were matters OF
history. Many are to- day living in
whose memories thee events are |
amiliar, and they should be written !
md preserved for the children of
he Saints, who might thus learn
What their parents suffered.
Prior to the movement west
ward the Governors and LegiS-
atures of al the States were
Isked to permit the Saints to settle
within their respective borders,
where they might receive the pro-
ect!on OF the law, but these appeals
we're refused, or entirely ignored.
IA agreement was entered in by
he leading men of Hi OILS an the
saints, by which the latter wera to
70 protected until spring if they
would then depart the State, but
his agreement was not kept by the
tate authorities, as the mob spirit
ontinued to show itself, and the
ANTS were obliged to move In mid
inter. Their sufferings on that
7esry march are familiar facts of
10rmon history. All the events
ad been brought about by the over
lling hand of God for the good Of
is people. The trials of the people +,
nd sffiictiOns of individuals are lost .
the universal good that has res. ]
tied. The people had had an ex- 6
erience that admirably fitted them
II graphing with the difficulties
lcident to the settlement and re-
emption Of barren country. l
Ii this vast region was Z
,Garded as arid and I'm. y
habitable, it being impossible !
raise. grain or vegetables in the ).
ast territory known as the Great =
merican desert. The faith which
I'd sustained and led the Saints, d
iii bore them up, and they have
lown the world what could bel
me in this mountain region when
10 blessings of God was upon if.
he art of irrigation was unknown 4
North America at that time and 1
e Utah pioneers are the Epioneers L
irrigation which had been
opted by the several States and
srritOries of the arid west. The q
ord had blessed the efforts of the r
'ints in redeeming the country, =
Hiding cities, and bringing a vast :,
gion into usefulness; future his =
~ will award due credit to the =
oneers of this Territory. who .
we done so much for the wide q
est; but this would be after the II
alousies and threats of this gener- "
ion had died out. The apos- n
, well remembered these early Il
VS. also of the formation of Sta e p
vernment Of Deseret, simultane. "
sly with the organization of thel
ate government OF California. r
9TH asked Congress for admission. i
Ilifornia was admitted, but Utah
as organized into q Territory, f!
cugh he1 Constitution was equally re
publican with that Of California. b