Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-09
AT THE TABERNACLE YESTERDAY
words OF wisdom From the Mouths
of Elder Harris and Apostle
Grant.

AT the Tabernacle yesterday afternoon,
w. T. Harris opened the rehearsal by
lengthy talk concerning the principles OF
the Mormon religion and the peculiar
people OF Israel inhabiting Zion. Hemade
but one interesting departure from the
well-beaten path-in abiding TO the Gen
tiles trying to uproot the Latter-day
Church of Jesus Christ. He said: 81 am
sorry that there are in our midst Sunday
concerts, called sacred. They are, as
you well know, but an opening
wedge to wickedness; let them alone.
The Saints should pay no attention to the
wicked and ungodly. The brethren must
not pay SO much attention TO men who lie
and deride the Saints. This is a peculiar
period OF history in the existence OF this
church, and men must live by faith in.
stead Of sight. We are the despised and
outcast of the world, but so long as we
follow the teachings OF Jesus Christ, let
them howl rage and prosecute we know
God lives, and we will never give up nor
be supplanted by another people. Let
men take our lives, let them prosecute,
yet Zion shall be the glory OF the earth.
APOSTLE GRANT
Followed Mr.. Harris with an alphabetical
! meange. He said: Living the religion
of Latter-day Saints is the only way out
of the hands of our enemies. Any true
Latter-day Saint is ready at any time to
lay down his life. He marveled and
wondered at men coming to Utah, and,
after seeing the exemplary lives Of Saints,
going away and branding them as insin-
cere. He also wondered at that law
now being exercised in bringing good,
honest men into bondage because
accused of crime in the worlds eyes.
mo true Latter-day Saint will ever COM
init any crime. One OF the first com
the earth. In high standard life in New
school children out OF congregation oil
1900 souls. Here in Utah we have over
700 children out of 1900 adults. This
shows badly for the so-called moralsts
You all know that our brethren in the
penitentiary are
AS HAPPY IN FELoN's CELL AS AT HOME
And because no true Latter-day Sain
will break his covenants to save himself
from going to jail All men in science
art, literature and the refining studies o
life have had to combat the clamor of the
world, as we do. The Saints OF Utah ant
adjoining Territories are going TO live
their religion. have travelled from one
end OF Utah to the other among our PEG
pie, and know the United States arr
wedding out few hypocrites. We wan
no luke-warm, doubling members. Nc
member of this Church, whether presi
dent, apostle or an elder, can commi
adultery and be found out without being
excommunicated. When q boy, seven
teen years of age
MEN OFFERED ME WOMEN AND WINE
Would but go to houses of ill-iame;
would not go. One OF the newspapers @
the world, published in this city, som
time since said they would be glad to Sc
a Mormon boy lock arms with Gentil
the ike, for for it made the" the Mo,
mon boy an American citizen
although they had rather see some othe
means adopted. l don't want any of IN.
children to ever become American citi
zens ii they have to deiile their bodies t
become such. The world say we brin
people here from all over the globe toro
and fleece them, but some of the mora
lists who come here to Judge lis woul,
sink our children, body and soul, int
degradation.
The young apostle became quite ell
Unused with the fire OF the Saints towar
the last, and took his seat with lou
Amen from the audience.