The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-14

choir singing the hymn commencing
Gently rise the sacred strain,
For the Sabbaths come again,
That man may rest;
And return his thanks 20 Gooi
For his blessings 10 the blest.
Prayer by Elder Robert L. Campbell.
The choir next sang:
O nv Father, thou that dwellest
In the high and glorious place.
When shall regain thy presence
And again behold thy lace
APOSTLE GEORGE TEAsDALE addressed
the congregation. He began by saying
the HYMN last sung was one the Saints
never tired of singing; it was set to vari-
Gus tunes, yet the sentiments it con-
tanned awake feelings which no other
sacred song could. he then entered
upon a review of the events that had
transpired since the death OF Jesus; the
gospel had been taken from the world !
the powers and influence enjoyed by the
apostles had been lost from the earth.
The saving, what man knoweth the
things of man, save by the spirit
of man which Is IN him
Even SO the things OF God knoweth no
man, but the spirit of God, was under
stood by the saints, and the principles
of the gospel and order OF the priest
hood were clear to them, as they knew
of them by the spirit OF COO. In
Ephesians iv, IL, it is written, ANA ne
gave some, apostles; and some, pro,
phe:s; and some, evangeIstS; anu
some, pastors and teachersr. Ihese
were called by inspiration, and their ne
mission was "for the perfecting OF the
saints for the work of the ministry, for
the edifying of the body OF Christ.
These officers were essential to the per-
feet organization of the Church: they
were set in the Church "for the work OF
the ministry" and were to continue
their labors till all came unto the
measure of the statute OF the 1ulness OF
Christ" As long as the gospel re-
manned on the earth 1t was preached by
duly authorized men, and If the Church
had been continued on the earth SO also
would the apostleship. All the apostles
save one. were slain, the seventies IKE
wise. and the priesthood was then lost
rom the earth. Since then there had
sprung I'D COO different religious organl-
cations: there were COO ways to be saved
COO sects teaching the plan of salvation
and CRYING, "Lo, this is the way, The
Catholic church claimed Peter conferred
the powers of the priesthood, but no re-
cord exists to substantiate this claim
John. on the. Isle Of Patmos, saw 8
"child which was caught up unto God
this represented the priesthood-ant
1.-THE woman fed into the wilderness =
this was the Church. The voice O
inspiration was lost, and "darknes'
covered the earth, and gross dark
ness the minds OF the people. 1n'
| Latter-day Saints were preaching l'
kingdom OF Heaven is at hand, pu,
| the inhabitants OF the earth would no
receive their declaration. Ihey were
| telling the world what Peter, on the ia!
of Pentecost, stold the men OF Juoea
"Repent and be baptized every one o
you in the name of Jesus Chrlst LOT liz
| remission of sins, and We snail receN'
the gift Of the Holy Ghost. Ihey "er
explaining that baptism by immersion
1 was the only mode Observed by the an
| clients. He next referred 10 thS con
ferring of the Holy Ghost by the lay1n
on of hands, and quoted from the Ne1
! Testament to show that fhllp' tlousi
authorized TO bestow that gift; 1t wa
for Peter. James and John, who had tn
Melchisedec priesthood, TO do. In
Holy Ghost could not be given unles
nv authority. "No man taketh TN
honor unto himself, but he that IS calle'
of God "a was Aaron" It was neces
sarv to receive the Holy Ghost, whlcl
teaches the principles of the plan OF III
and salvation. Who can teach the way
of the Lord? God, the eternal Father
WHY are the Latter-day Saints an
their principles deSpised2 He couio NO
tell. unless it was that people preierre'
darkness to light. The SAINTS Pre-
claimed that the angel which John tn
Reyelator saw flying in the midst .
heaven. having the everlasting gospe.
had visited the earth; that the pres
hood had been restored TO man; ina
God Is the Father OF our spirits; ina
He has revealed Himself from heaven
and that If mankind will believe and
haptized they shall receive the Hol
Ghost. He asked If his hearers beheTe
this testimony, and said that If they Oh
not the time would come when the
would believe il. Those who receive
the gospel and were baptized, thong
their sins be as scarlet, they sha
be as white as snow; though they o
red like crimson. they shall be rs WOOL.
If any wanted TO be redeemed IroI
he'll. death, the grave, error and supeli
stition, they should believe the gospel
and if they were humble theY shou y
have q testimony for themselves OF \
truth. The speaker bore MS so sol ~,
, testimony to the truth of the goSpei, II
divinity of the calling of Joseph Snllt
; and the legal successorshlp OF brlena Ia
Young and ohm Taylor he knew %heT.
of he spoke from experience W no,
asked. could say that Jesus was ~
/ Christi No man, unless ne hau -
spirit of Col. Is the testimony OF q
! wicked taken that Jesus was the NhTi ~
/. No. Why not take the evidences OF e
: timonies of the Latter-day SAINTS th'
. tha;r religion is true, and that JOSEF
5 smith was a prophet OF God. Inc Inl
sionaries of the SAINTS %GLe 80 o.
: the gospel under difficulties @gae ~ -
4 ing 2Come out of her, my peoPle' W. W,
! We be not partakers OF heT silio, az
that We receive not of her plaques
Tbev We're pleading with the people an
o 1H "e to preT,are them for the sec9I
onn;IS5 Of he Messiah. He referred
a revelation, given when me Sl. ..So :" !"
first established, which sai -, ~ ~ ~
lcould assist in this VOTE SAf 80 ~ =,
e should be full OF love. lslIhi m I'M Nm =.
q chsT;tv being temperate IN al mug ai5,
It Wbatis the object Of religious "oIsi i.
y he incurred. 1t was that the NaS =;
: tho tn IL Iard may be taught. Presu 1i =.
etiS A>OnN --..;,,ad the gOSpcl II