The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-26
SUNDAY SERVICES.

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bly, Hall on Sunday afternoon was
the one beginning:
Sweet 10 the work, my God, my Kisg,
etc.
Prayer by Bishop o. F. Whitney
The choir sang the hymn coms
mencing:
Ye children o! our God, etc.
APOSTLE F. NJ. LYMAN addressed
the congregation. He said that
without faith and obedience Is i'm
possible to please God. It was i'm
possible for the saints to preach the
gospel, build temples and perform
the other duties of the gospel with
out the aid of the Holy Ghost: 1t is
not possible for the leaders to pre-
side with dignity and in a manner
pleasing to God unless they enjoy
the Holy Ghost; it is not possible
for individuals to be saints unless
they possess the Holy Ghost.
Among other things, the sacrament
was established by the Savior when
He was there in the flesh, and
after wards when he visited the
Nsphites on this continent. The
ordinance shOIld be performed
often, as q witness that the people
keep the commandments of God and
renew the covenants Of Jesus
Christ. 1t is not pleasing in the
sight of the Lord for people to par
take of the sacrement il they have
not kept the commandments of
God, and if their hearts are not
pure. II We were not in a world of
sin, trial and temptation, if there
was nothing in this life but good,
then we me might 60 through life
without SHINING; but there being
good and evil in the world, man is
liable to go astray. It isn't enough
that man should be baptized merely;
there were other ordinances that
must be obeyed; there must be
organic alton, system, instruction,
and rules for the salvation of the
people. There is warfare between
God and the power of evil. Goi and
Jesus established this work and they
have sustained it, and all who had
remained faithful in the church had
done so through the help of the
Lord, and by their own strength.
The religious world, so far as 1t had
endeavored to convert the saints,
did not understand why IL had
failed; saint could not be con-
verted to other doctrines of any
other church, because he had
knowledge from God that the gospel
in which he believes ia true, and he
cannot be turned from it. Every
saint has this knowledge, some be-
ing dependent upon others for that
but all receiving it from
God. There are hundreds of people
in the world who, if they had the
knowledge enjoyed by the saints,
would be as valiant In defense of
their faith as the saints are. The
saints cannot deny their faith, for
they would be denying truth and
turning away from the work of God.
They may be prosecuted aud see
sorrow, but they cannot re>
ject the testimony that the
Lord has given them. They have
implicit faith in the work of the
Lord, and that it will be carried
forth regardless of the opposition of
the wicked and the ignorant. The
world is doing all it can to destroy
the saints, but it will fail il the lat
ter take the right course. They need
not prepare for war, but for peace
keep the mman1ments of the
Lord in all things, correcting their
lollies, fOrsaking their vices and
out the purposes of the
Lord in all things, being saints in
very deed. If they will take this
course the Lord will fight their bat
Ties, Furnishing the wicked and
protecting the righteous. The Lord
has been very kind to His saints,
and will continue SO If they will do
His will. The Lord has given the
saints q priesthood, and they are al
most nation Of priests, all being
entitled to approach the throne of
grace for the will Of God. There
are many who tnrn away
rom the gospel, but they are
not saints OF God, nor do they live
,he life of saint. When men sin
against God they lose their faith and
ire converted to other religlone, but
when a saint remains honest and
he cannot be taken by any
,ther denominations If they did |
1ot have the spirit of the Lord con-
Itantly with them, and did not
Keep the commandments of God,
hey might be led astray. II all are
to their duties, there need
)e no fear OF the outcome of the
church. which will certainly stand
n spite of all the opposition arrayed
against it. The apostle exhorted
he saints to look after the spiritual
Instruction and welfare OF their
leading them into the
sunday schools, and the improve
nent associations, and preparing
hem for the priesthood. The early
part of life is the proper time for
the mind with religious j
There is a law Of the
,hurch which requires that children
'e baptized When s years of age, but
le feared that law had been forgot
en- by many parents.
APOSTLE ERASTUS Snow nextad.
dressed the congregation briefly.
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