The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-21

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! Air, with all its beams and ShOYers,
! Heavens infinite expanse,
| Seas resplendent countenance,
| All around and all above
Bear this recOrd-God is love.
Prayer by President Joseph E. Taylor.
The choir sang the hymn:
How dark and gloomy was the night
When Satan did his powers array
/ Against the Prince of life and light.
And Judas did his Lord betray.
ELDER joan 7. GAME was called upon
to speak. In responding, he asked an
interest in the faith and prayers OF the
congregation, that what he might say
would be of benefit to all. The calling
of elders to address assemblages with
out notice or time for preparation was a
popularity of the Saints and was not
known in other denominations. Why
| did he respond to the call thus made
upon him2 Because, ike the Apostle
| Paul, he was not ashamed Of the gospel
of Christ, for it is the power Of God unto
| salvation. God had manifested himself
unto the Saints and had shown his
power in their behalf The fact that
f! the Almighty poured out his spirit upon
the people of ancient times and inspired
men in previous ages was acknowledged
by every believer in the scriptures
| Why, then, was it not reasonable that
! He should do so in the present day2
! He had not changed, nor was His power
limited. The Saints meet to worship
God, partake OF the sacrament, sing
praises, and so forth, and it was
their privilege to do these things
under the influence Of the Spirit of God
/ The Savior once said: aye shall know
! the truth, and the truth shall make you
free" The Saints had heard the gospel
( in the various nations Of the earth, on
! the continents and upon the isles OF the
I sea, and wherever heard il was the same
plan of salvation, the same message OF
! life, no matter by whom il was delivered
! Thus il was, that though gathered,
some from one land and some from
another, one out of q city and two from
. nation, as it were, the Latter-day
! Saints saw alike ard were animated by
+ the same spirit; they believed there was
! one Lord, one faith and one baptism
and one hope or our calling, and 1t was
! this spirit OF oneness that enabled them
. to survive the opposition OF their enc
mics. It was necessary Tor them 10
continually look 10 the Lord for susten-
. outside sources; and it behooyed all to
( have the Spirit OF God always with them,
for by it they were distinguished as His
people. Was there anything TO be
ashamed OF in being ministers OF saliva
ton 10 those who were in darkness No
on the contrary, it was Z glorious
occupation; for they knew It was
the power of God unto salvation,
and ii they proved faithful. persevering
in their lahors. they should receive the
reward promised To III who did. The
Saints were free from the shackles of
( the religious bondage OF their fathers /;
I free in Christ Jesus, and free from sin
and iniquity If they lived Alright. He
asked his hearers TO look at these sub
jectS, to be faithful and TO realize that
as Saints they had been called from
among the nations OF the earth TO
minister in the holy priesthood and
/ service of the Lord; that il was their
duty to 90 forth and communicate the
+ plan OF sal alton to the children OF men !;
I it is high and holy trust. The Latter
day Saints were looked down upon !;
! the finger Of ScOrn was pointed 1t them i;
I they were unpopular, and prejudice
existed against them, because they were
not understood; the Savior and his
! followers were not understood and they
also were prosecuted and reYned, and
the Saints of these days were no
better or greater than they E;
they suffered for the truth; why
should we escape? They had been
! prosecuted and driven, many of their
/ associates laying down their lives for
I the gospels sake; and here, in this free
and enlightened country the elders of
/ the church had been required 10 do
likewise This should be a testimony to
those outside as well as within the
church. Examine the New Testament
and other records OF the prosecutions
of the foTmer-day Saints and where, lie
asked, can a people be found who are
reYiled and prosecuted as they OF old
were, except It be the Latter-day Saints
The speaker realized that the power Of
God had protected the people. II it had
not, what had? Had not the Almighty
laid bare his arm and shielded the peo-
pie, they could not have withstOod the
attacks Of their enemies. The Lord had
permitted this people to be driven from
place to place prosecuted and harTassed,
and why? That they might be tried and
proven He admOnished all to not al
low trivial things to drive them away
from the truth; 10 be faithful and per-
form their duties, so that when they
had completed their laborS here they
might receive the reward in store for
the righteous. For a year or more
Elder Game had been engaged in work
ing for the political rights OF the people
OF Utah. The MormOns were accused
OF mixing politics with religion, and he
thought that the former would not
suffer much by the introduction Of more
religion into it. lie maintained that
the government was good enough; that
it was the best on the face OF the earth;
but the administration of it was not all
that could be desired. He realized that
/ he had had the faith and prayers Of his
brethren while laboTing as the Delegate
from Utah, and asked that when he
should again 90 to the seat of govern
ment he might have a continuance OF
their confidence, rs he had great faith
in the prayers of the righteous. In con-
clusion, he prayed that the peace and
blessings OF God. the Eternal Father.
might be with all, and that al would
earn the reward in store for the
righteous.
! PRESIDENT a. NJ. CANEoE reioiced in
. the testimony which Elder Game had
borne, and trusted the Saints would sns-
I tain the elders by their faith and
( prayers. BY this means the Saints had
/ been sustained until now they were
marvel nnfo tho world lie declared