The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-06
EVENING MEET. NG.

Choir sang:
God ia love.
Prayer by Junius T. Wells.
Choir sang:
We are no! ashamed to own eur Lord.
PresidentsGeo. Q. Caunen said, In
rising 10 address the congregation he
desired an interest in their prayers
that be might speak on such points
of doctrine as would best suit us and
the circumstances that surround us.
The position OF public teacher was
very important one, and he be-
lieved should not be assumed by any.
one. unless called and directed by the
Spirit Of Cos. A notable feature OF
the present age, a characteristic and
increasing feature of our time and
race, was the prevalent unbelief and
lack OF faith inS God. Scepti,ism is
increasing on every hand, and if it
we're not for the faith that il cherished
by the Latter~day Saints, and being
perpetuated in their children, there
would be no religious body OF which
he had any knowledge who have
implicit faith in God. The world
does not believe in any special pro
videuces, or Intervention OF God,
nowadays. Everything is attrihu'-
ed to the laws of nature, which sre
said to bear alike on all, and so con
troll Jehovah in one continued or
der, that He does not show any
special regard for any OF His crea
tons. When | have spoken to
friends not of our faith, concerning
the Divine interpretations in our be-
half, and the special deliverances
we expected Him 10 have wrought
out for us, | have been met with a
smile 2t my cTedulity, and told that
Providence is on the side Of the
mi2htiest numbers and those who
have the heaviest artillery. But we
know that God can hear and ans
wer our prayers, and that God and
one good man are great majority,
against whom the powers Of Satan
are OF no avail. His purposes will
come to pass, AID he will interpose
in behalf of the individual com.
munity, or nation, that is seeking
to do His viii. We have proven
this, at least to eur own satisfaction.
The history of our church
IS replete with instances that
demonstrate the reasonableness Of
our implicit faith in God. Divine
providences do not necessitste any
suspension of law; on the contrary,
they are attributable to higher laws.
Electricity to On ignorant person,
when used to produce light, would
appear miraculous, the ignorant
person not understanding the law.
So with telegraDby and other sci
ences. IN olden times it would have
been considered neX5 90 Impossible
TO accomplish the now every day
facts. With our Father in heaven
all things are possible, He under
standing the higher laws, of which
we are ignorant. The travels OF
this church, in crossing the Mlssls
sippi and Missouri rivers over the
ice. traversing the desert wilderness
with no knowledge Of the country
to which we were destined; ioiloS-
ing Indian trails passing by the fer
tile spots in Iowa and Nebraska
without any disposition to stay st
these places, I'll showed an implicit
faith in that Cd who led US safely
through and has enabled Us to cui:
tivate these valleys so that they VIII
sustain human life. Brigham Young,
the pioneer, when he arrived here
with his company, was directed ana
prompted-by the Spirit or Coo 70
here locste the efCing place OF the
Saints. The subsequent events
IN our history have demon
stTsted to Us that God can
and does helC our praYers, and thss