The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-19
SUNDAY SERVICES.


In Assembly Hall on Sunday after
noon was the one beginning:
TO Him who reirns On high,
Whom heavenly hoets adore,
The sovereign Lord of earth and sky,
Be glory evermnre.
After the epenir G prayer the choir
sang the hymn commencing:
Truth reflects upon our senses,
Gospel light reveals to some;
II there ttill should be ofienses,
Woe 70 them by whom they Gems.
PRESIDENT A. HATCH, of Was
atch County, addressed the congre.
CATION. He said TIE saints were
becoming vast people, attracting
the attention of the whole civilized
world. They were visited in this
their chief city by many from vari-
GUS parts Of the globe, and remark
ably diversified impressions were
formed on these strangers, who all
made different reports concerning
the people, some good and others
bsd: some fair and others full of
prejudice, according as the individ
uals were honest and fair or filled
with prejudice. BE thought it pre-
ferable for the people to present
their own reports, instead Of leav-
ing the matter to their enemies.
President Hatch related some Of his
early experiences In the church, and
the Impressions formed in his mind
by hearing the gospel preached.
When boy be entertained the or
thsdox idea in regard to prophets
being old men, with long, flowing
besrds, Who knew no guile; when the
elders told about q prophet having
arisen he thought it would be q
grand thing to see him. With his
parents he went to NauYoo, and
after a few weeks had the privilege
of seeing Joseph Smith in the
Temple there, and of hearing him
preach q ] remarkable and i'm
Idiscourse.1 The inn
preston made upon z his mind
was deep and lasting, though
j Joseph was not the orthodox BRO.
phet, with long gray beard and
lowing robes. The speaker referred
to the recent coming up of Ell
Mahdi in the SouJan, whom the
people called a "false prophet" but
be (Hatch) said he was q true pro.
phet so far, fulfilling his prophecies
literally. After the death of Joseph
Smith came Brigham Young, who
was also q prophet, and later there
we're numerous prophets, the people
voting at conference to sustain the
President of the church, his coun.
|elors, and other prophets, seers and
The novelty of prophets
had In measure passed away, for
III the saints were prophets In
,reater or less degree. They should
70 careful in regard to their prophe-
les that none Of them lacked of |
uldllment. If man promised to |
'ay 81 900 In twelve months it was
prophecy, and If the twelve |
months rolled around with the nom
'ayment, the one who gave the
'romise was a false prophet. The |
peaker exhorted the people to bs
and keep the covenants
hey had made; to obey the laws
hat God had given them and prove
o the world that they were true
q nation of kings and
RESTS. He earnestly desired the
of the church, and that
70 would continue to be numbered |
With it.
President Joseph F. Smith was
be next speaker. He said that
ately his labors had been chiefly
mong the Saints in other parts Of
be Territory, where he had greatly
njoyed himself. He had found q
God feeling among the people. who
Tere generally confident and faith
al in the work of the lord. He
vas pleased to note a spirit OF
nifty among the people, for without
nifty the SAINTS could not be happy.
n reference to the prophets, he pre-
umed President Hatch's idea con-
erning prophets was not different
rom that of the world at large, and
ct the ancient prophets were all
Dung men; from Adam to the lat
stainspiredImen of whom We have
ny account, they were chosen in
heir youth. Abraham was called
D be prophet and patriarch when
o was young man; so also were
is sons Isaac and Jacob. In later
ines, Samuel was dedicated unto
be Lord in his childhood; Daniel
nd Jesaiah were young men when
hosen to be prophets; and Jesus
'as only SO years old when he was
fered sacrifice upon the cross
is disciples were young, some Of
hem being beardless. In this age,
early every man who had
cen called to be pro-
het. was so called in his
outh, and he had gro IN Up under
be influence Of God. The young
oind is readily capable of being
Uniformed to the will OF the Lord;
rod has raised up men il all ages
D perform certain works, inspiring
hem, it may be, before they were
orn. Ho1 has his eye upon the
World, overruling and contr l.
ing all things; his hand is CT.
tretched over the children OF men,
nd ali things are subject to his
over. All are not obedient 10 q ;
viii, nor do all acknowledge him,
at he overrules the acts OF man,
nd briuCc aho,1t rncuIts in oooo,J