The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-06

lne "OLQs given by the servants sol
God. He had never been tauohl
any principles or been required Il
90 anything, by the authorities OF
the Church, that was not for his 0wr
good and to make him a better man
The Gospel had helped him to over,
come many weaknesses of the flesh
ana TO knoW more of God and our
Savior Jesus Christ; he had been e. :
aDled to understand the cslamlties
winch were coming upon the world
according TO prediction. AS far as
the Latter>day Saints were living
the principles of righteousness, they
would be righteous men and women.
Inc saints were, or should be, pre-.
pairing themselves for the future
state, for the exaltation, for the
prlnclpallties and for the powers
winch all expected to receive. He
reJolced Ia the restitution of the
gospel and the holy priesthood, and
that ne was permitted to live in a
cay when prophets and apostles
administered the ordinances of the
gospel ths same IS did Christ and
His apostles. He knew for himself
that the gospsl was true, and also
knew that the testimonies received
oy the Saints had enabled them TO
endure the priv atoms, hardshirs and
prosecutions OF the past. If thew
mad depended upon the testimonies
OF others, they would not have had
the courage OF faith to bid farewell
20 their homes and relations. All
had received the Holy Cos
pei, which gave them un.
ml7takabio evlaenca CT tha d.
vinity of the mission of Joseph |
Smith. G1d in his mercy had given |
this gift to al, in every age. Elder
Paxman said it seemed to the world |
9 marvel that the Saints had en-.
dured and undergone what they had
for their religions sake; but he bore
his testimony that God, the creator
OF heaven and earth, the God of
Abraham, Isaac ana Jacob, the T.
rather Of Jesus Christ, God OF the
the universe, had required of them
obedience to the principles he had
revealed from heaven; that Cad
was the author of the gospel of SAL
vation, and that all who Welded
obedience to its requirements would ,,
De saved and exalted In his presence.
strong testimonies were being given !
10 the wcrld that the day of GODS ,
vengeance is at hand, in the pests !
ences, diseases and plaques which :
we're being visited upon them, ;
'peaking to the Latter day Saints, !
le said they should rejoice in the :
privilege ofmeetirg together to par :,
axe OF the sacrament, and to bear =
estimony to each other that thew :,
1ere DESTROYS of living pure and +
pright lives, of stunning evil and =
wing as become Saints OF the most !,
llgh; that they were willing to for =
I've their brethren of trespass, even :,
they hoped for forgiveness from =
cd their father; if they did not do II
lis they were eating and drinking y
leir own condemnation. II they n
we'd faithful to the go:pel and Il
oided by the celestial principles p
ley would attain to celestial glory a. a.
not, they must he satisfied =,
it'll terrestrial glory. There were ..
any degrees of glory, and II be- :, -
'oved the Saints to be on the 90 az
atch tower In order to obtain ex- III ~
tation. The Lord had been and t ~
i'll was merciful to the Latter day =.
'ints; He had preserved and bro, %
efed them in peace in the tops of he
e mountains, according to the pre-. in
ction ct isaiah /; He had be- n
owed blessings on them, tempo. re
rlly and spiritually, and had fed ie,
EN- with the bresd of life through de
is servants. In Conclusion, he do
Ayed that all might live sccoi ding NJ NJ
the principles OF the gospel; that ~
ne might give way. The fleets bo
WroBgAdoing, of gratifying false so'
patl es and OF showing bad ex- tn
lplss TO children were to be seen To,
cry day, and hoped all would 10
oft by the experience of the past oh
d reform, and oring up their chill I'M
en- to be worthy sons and Caugh- ne
s OF Israel. He exhOrte1 ali 10 70,
ucate thsir children in the princi- ~
IS OF the gospel, so that the rising 70,
neratlon could not accuse them, he
years to come, of not having %,
lgnt them as they should, urged Ea
on all to read the revelations rio
aring upon this subject, and vac
sned that al would realize the re. no,
'nslbllities resting upon them, s On,
q endeaVor to be better Saints. H.
APOSTLE HEBER j GRANT said n,
1t ne had never before, with one III i'
ceptlon, spoken to the Saints in e On,
, tabernacle, and did not know tr n'
lether ne could make himself s s-o
ard. He had no other desire than A. A.
say something which would bens. h ai