The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-01-22
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The services at the Assembly Hall
on Sunday afternoon were opened by
the choir singing the hymn begin

the choir singing the hymn begin
ming.
When Gods own people stand In need,
His goodness will provide supplies;
| Thus, when Elijah ftints for breao,
a raven to sis succor flies.
Prayer by II. 8. Eldredge.
The choir sang the hymn com
| mencing:
Behold the great Redeemer die,
A broken law 10 satisfy;
He dies q sacrifice for sin
That man may live and glory win.
ELDER JOHN MORGAN addressed the
congregation. reading first the LIST
and I'd verses, chapter 6, Hebrews.
He said the saints had gathered for
the purpose cf being instructed in
matters pertaining to eternnl life,
and in order for them to do this those
who addressed them must be inspired
by the Lord. The saints congratulate
themselves that the faith is
built upon the rock that
cannot be destr; yed. The prin-
ciples in which they believe
are plain and simple, suited to the
capacity of the whole human family.
In the days OF Jesus it was. as rule,
the unlearned who believed upon
him, while the learned rejected him
and his doctrines. This is true to-
day, the majority of the saints having
been gathered from the middle walks
of life. They had come here where
they could sing the songs of peace,
bringing with them large charity for
the world and a desire to redeem
mankind. The doctrine of repent
ance in which the saints believe is to
turn from that that is evil and do
good; to sin no more and kt1p the
commandments of God; notbi lg less
than this is true repentance. Faith
is another principle in which the
saints believe, and it is mo,l im-
portant principle. 1t was the belief
ia this respect that had sustained
them in their adversely and protected
them against the assaults of their
enemies. Faith is a living principle
with them. and one ~ho did not have
faith could not be saint. They Dave
faith in the prophecies, and that God
will preserve them from the powers
of the adversary. After faith ard re-
pentance CANA baptism for the re-
mission of sins. The sins OF person
are recorded against him, and if he
repents and ia baptized they will be
blotted out and forgotten by the Lord.
This was the great purpose OF the or
dinance OF baptism, which was essen
tial to salvation. The laying On OF
hands is another ordinance and |
equally essential with the others, for
through it only could eternal life be
secured. God had instructed as to the |
way in which his children should |
with him. The Chris
tian world did not accept this princi-
pie, their faith net being sufficient. |
The saints believe that the ordinance
is the same to-day as in the days OF
Christ, and they have personsl
knowledge OF its operations and inau-
ences. These four principles are |
termed the first principles OF the |
gospel. They we're taught by Joseph
Smith, and by the ancient prophets
and apostles. For believing in these
the saints had been pereecuted an
ciently and were peraecuted in this
age. But the contest in regard to
them is not between tbs saints and the
world, but between right and wrong,
between truth and error. u.does not
pertain alone to the ssints, but to the 1
rood and the redemption ofthe whole
human family Laws cannot; be
passed 10 stop the struggle, fer II ia
not in the power Of man or govern
ments to stay the progress OF truth. to I
]efeat the purposes OF God. The
saints understand how the struggle
oroadens cat andextends TO the whole
human family. II was asked what
hall become ofthe millions who had
not heard the gospel. and were given
DO opportunity to accept the doc.
rines and ordinances necessary to
heir sslyationf The saints claim that
hose who desire it may be saved
through the ordinance of baptism for
be dead. For this work we're the
aints erecting temples in which the
'rlinsnces for the dead would be per-
ormed by the living. God i, love.
1e loves his children. and be will
i've all An opportunity to be, saved; if
he chance were not given in this
World it would be in the next. TIE
aipts haye scripture warrant for
heir belief In the doctrine Of baptism
or the dead in the saying OF Paul.
else what shall they do which are
'aptized for the dead, il the dead rise
lot ct ALI Why are they then bsp-
ICED for the deadr II they did not
elieve this principle they would be
nost miserable ct the thought that
heir dead relatives and friends could
os be saved, never having had an
pportunity in life for hearing the
ospel.
The choir Gang and Elder A. n.
.sleigh pronounced the benediction.