The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-29
SUNDAY SERVICES.

The afternoon services in the Tab
ernacle Sunday were opened by
the choir singing the hymn COM
mencing:
Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Let rs thine influence prove;
Source Of the old prophetic fire
Fountain OF light and love.
Prayer by Elder Abraham H.Can-
non.
Singing by the choir of the hymn
commencing:
Again we meet around the board
OF Jesus, our redeeming Lord;
With faith in his stoning blood,
Our only access unto God.
APOSTLE MILFORD WOODRUFF
addressed the congregation, begin
ming by saying: The saints meet
together to partake of the sacra-
ment and also to receive instruction.
He always considered it his duty to
bear his testimony, wherever and
whenever called upon to do so. The
saints were always dependent upon
the spirit of God to guide and direct
them in speaking of the gospel and
it's principles. There was no man
qualified to speak of them only by
inspiration of that spirit. When
ever there was a church of God
upon the earth, the officers and
members thereof were all inspired.
The teachings of Jesus were all sim
plicity, and Ia their simplicity lay
their beauty. He referred to the
parable of the wheat and the tares,
quoting from it and explaining that
the field was represented by the
world, and the sower by the Apos.
ties. No one will deny that if the
revelations and prophesies are to be
fulfilled, and the people of God are
to be gathered together, and wheat
and the tsres are to be separated.
The principle Of gathering was re-
suit of fu fillment of this parable.
In regard to it, it was with that az
with every other inspired word, not
one jot or little should pass unful-
filled. The revelations Of John, on
the isle Of Patmos, regarding what
should transpire in the Last days,
and the preparations for the coming
Of the Son Of Man would all be
literally fulfilled. The proclama-
ton that an angel was sesn flying
through the midst of heaven, hav-
ing the everlasting gospel, was full
filed, and that gospel had been re-
stored. On the 9Th day Of April,
1880, it was inaugurated by Joseph
Smith, and the bringing forth of the
Book OF Mormon. That gospel was
being preached to every nation, and
though established some fifty-four
years had had a marvellous growth.
The Lord had set His hand in the
latter days to fulfil the predictions
and prophecies that had been ut
tered In regard to this dispensation.
The speaker had seen the rise and
progress of the Mormon Church,
which he likened unto q grain OF
seed, which had grown I'M
til it had became large herb. He
first came to Utah July Oath, 1S47,
when all was a barren waste; ne
contrasted then with now, and
Gked how such great and remark )
able result had followed? By the
power of God, manifested in al His
dealings with His people. rhe
power of the Priesthood, shown by
their works and the fruits they had
yielded, was an evidence thai they
were inspired snd had authority
from heaven, and all the world
should understand this. The Priest
hood was in its entirety in the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
day Saint; il WAS received directly
from the hands who had held it
in former days. Joseph Smith did
not pretend to introduce the gospel
until he had received the genu-
inc authority from John the dis
ciple, who sealed upon him
the Aaronic Priesthood ard
gave to him every power, authority
and key to administer IN the ordi-
nauces of the gospel. The gospel Of
Jesus Christ was being preached by
,he elders of the Mormon Church,
and the first principles of faith, re-
pentance and baptism, were beirg
5sught by all its missionaries who
90 forth with their testimony, with
out purse and scrip, learned and un.
learned, relying upon the aid aud
of the Almighty. The
Of the Saints all bear
that the revelations of
God had been msde manifest to
hem, individually, by means of the
Holy Spirit. Great opposition had
oeen met by the elders and by the
Church, but the gospel had the ele-
nents Of success in it and 1t had ins
yariably been victorious. Who
,ver had heard Of church without
apostles, prophets and other author
zed officers? And yet, the world
'idiculed the Saints fer asserting
,hey were necessary and were part
If the organization Of their Church.
rhe Lord had set bis hand to the
gathering OF his people, in accord
arce with His word, where they
could escape the judgments and Wis
tations that would surely come up
IN the earth, in all its parts, |
oefore the coming of he SIN of
Man. He advise the Saints to
exercise their faith; 10 note the pro-
Dhec;es look at the providences of
he Almighty in guiding and gu r,'-