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


or things on earth, and the Saints AzE
been brought under this influence khey
had all been baptized in one hs;,szzsHE.
al received one faith, and were gsESe-
ered from many nations. In order that
they may be more fully instructed ~
the laws of life and better perform EFe~
duties God had assigned to them on thSss
earth they were gathered thai tReT
might be educated in the WAYS Of LIE
ana salvation, TO learn how they Can.
be saved through the atOnement- ard tn
teach others how to be saved Thev
were 10 stand las saYiOTs upon MOVIE
Zion" These were some of the objects
the Saints were gathered for; theE had
not come out Of the world simply Sss-
provide homes for themselves and fREai-
lies, open and cultivate farms. make
pleasant places, raise stock and FessCvr
pursuits OF mechanism; these thsnEz-
they had 10 do in common wisEz
humanity; the main object 0s theTx
gathering was to learn correct pzlEs-
clpleS and morals, to be pure, yirt1Szss
ana holy, 10 i've nearer to GCd a2ee
MAINTAIN closer communion With kszs,,
and Ills Son, in order that = peaz5z-
might be or the earth when the SeEkgs-
lures should tie fulfilled when 81 sLE1 2
all be taught of God" The Saints,
talked about their prosecutions, fEFzs-
tlce and oppression. IL was necessary
that they should have 10 pass ths0cg&
them there was no prospect Os sIeIE
singing themselves into eternal bllsa.
The Saints Of Old have wandered aLGzE
and were considered unworthy 0f thE
world. Babylon had been ment;01zSi-
Babylon, the mother OF harlOts. .TSss
Saints had been tod to 'sCoU-ae
out OF her, my people, that We l. sSS
paTtakeTs Of her sins, and thas > r.
celVe not Of her plaques; for her sIzz-
have reached unto heaven, ana GGE
hath remembered her iniquiIiesn F1zR-
causes men TO think sometimes. TIE
Saints were in Utah to be educa selzS
they needed a stirring mp once ~ 2
while, and they sometimes rece5Es.2 IA.
many preferred smoother paths thar
they often trod; they would have lIkeeE
to dwell IN peace N Missouri and Ii II
hnois. mas ~ because Of pO2yga2S-
they were prosecuted IN those Ssakzsf.
No. 1t was because they were EssA-G-
day SAINTS; because thew belonged "a,
the church of the Lamb OF God. 3hsE
was the great crime they had commit
TED; that Wa the great crime o. to-Sky-
1t Is not their righteousness thet Ike
world complain Of, for they kr9w taae
the lives Of the Saints are purc- tS--rs
their own. Why Is this? 1t IL ztecess-
sary Tor the Saints 10 be tried, 10 seq -
they are true. They had desire 5es
preserve the nation, and would 70 GesE
they would Gsten II they woCla neG
hearken TO the message Of sGlVatsea-
they would be left in the hands 81 zSe-
Lord. l. ii necessary that men shazlkf
be perSecutedI Is i necessary t1rsE
they should be tried? Pass :Lrcgzss
affections? Yes. The speaker h.aaZ
read IN The Bible OF John, on the r..}eGE
PatmOs, seeing III q vision, "a GFea r7Tk-
htude, which no UanEcOuld nuz -.
oI al nations, and kiudreds, and u l,,ssEss-
and tongues, standing before the thr9sz9-
and before the Lamb, clothed with ghftas
robes, and palms IN their hands. y ,SzsS
one OF the elders answered, saving az@rs
me: What are these which are aTF2vSlE
IN white robes? and whence came thexF
and said unto him, sir, thou knoWz3E-
Ana he said 10 me: These are tseF
which came out Of great tribuiatiOn. u--e<
have washed their robes. and ygngYa-
them white in the blood OF tae-
Lamb. Probably Elijah and YsE
and David and the three cha
dren OF lsrael-Shadrach, Meshach saEe
AbednegO-Wcre there. They had ut
tered and been tried 10 the utterss,sss
but had kept their faith unto the l-sz
Jesus himself suffered and was teInD&eS.
BY Satan, even 70 Offering him the y.ezgE.
II he would fall down and worship hlra-
Ii 1t was necessary for the Saints in d.
Ierent ages, and the Savior also, = psss
through these things, in order that X
might ascend above all things" =
necessary Tor the Latter-day Saints
There IS not Saint who would sE-
change his position for any out q t2e=
church. In the words of BunyE2ss
- P!!Srim'S Progress, - they would cry
Lie! ltei give me lie eternaii'1 He
asked Il that was not the feeling of rE-
and the congregation responded witA =.
loud Aye" Men who persecute{l kagz
Saints did not know what they were do
ing, and he pitied them. they weEsa.
lighting against themselves. The LsA-
ter-day Saints were entrusted with EE-e
task OF conveying 10 the world words o..
lie and salvation, and il was f1z ~
latter 70 receive or reject them thesS
were 10 go 10 all the nations OF si-Sz
earth, and they were going rs fast SO
possible; they were TO build temples. @nEsz
this they were doing with commenda Esz-s
energy. They were doing well ID thrr
regard, and he wished they were besgSrs
in many others. COvetOusness KS
growing among them. which should b.
done away with, and purity and ap-
Tightness pracuced. He advised I'D to-
let tnelT WOrU De tnelr bond, with every
one; to preserve themselves, their ESigsz
and their daughters from the attacks,
OF the ungodiy; 10 Acknowledge
God; be ladies and gentlemen IN e7eTS
sense of the terms; to sanctify TIER
hearts and homes; to purify the vaElaz=
quOrums OF the priesthood; to fssr
God. and to work righteousness. Il
they would do this, they need fear ~.
outside pressure. The work would EaZs>
forward; God had said it should negsr.
be given to another people; il wcalR
continue to roll until the kingdoms ~
this world should become the kingdanz.
Of Jesus. In conclusion, PreSi3emA
Taylor blessed the congregation and az
.he Saints.
The Choir sang the anthem, Sing Ia,
he Lord in JOYFUL strain. and El3eE-
Iohn Pack pronounced the benediciiOn-