The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-29


mortais. awake with angels Join,
AID chant the solemn lay,
Elder W. n. Williams offered Il
opening prayer and the choir sang ar
other hymn:
Songs Of praise the angels sang,
Heaven with hafelujahs rang.
The priesthood of the Third War
attended to the administration Of tn
Sacrament.
ELDEg G GORGE ROMSEY, JR.r addresses
the congregation, saying: WhenI lool
around me today. and consider TIT
7icissitudes and trials through which
the Latter day Saints have passed, I, a!
a young man, feel proud OF what ha;
been accomplished. We are now reap.
ing the benefits of the labors Of those
aged persons among us VITO have toiIed
and subdged the elements of nature in
pioneering their way to this western
country. feel proud that we have
men who are enabled to so Worthily de-
serve cur appreciation. The church
and kingdom of God will pTogreSsuntiI
il fills the whole earth. l know the
work with which am engaged to be of
God. and pray that L may ever remain
faithful to It's interests, -rt- =
ELDER HARRY A. You've said: |
rise to bear nav testimony TO the
church and kingdom of God. l would
eXhOrt my young brethren to strive to
gain testimony of the truth, and to do
that only which they know TO be right
We are constantly required to resist
evil and temptations of every kind.
How do know that this is the work OF
God? Why justin the same way that
I know the sun shines, by feeling the
influence of its rays of Zig ht. So do [. !
by the Workings in me, and influence Of /
the Spirit of God, know that | am EN- |
gagged in the church and kingdom of |
God. Let us young men, remain true |
and faithful to the teachings of our /
parents, and not forget our duty to
God. res
RIDER RODNEY HILLAM said he had
pleasure in listening to the testimonies
Of the two young brethren who had
spoken. His experience was that the
teachings of the Latter-day Saints
would, if put into practice, make bad
man a good man This is the country
OF my adoption, tor L have spent the
create part of my life here. [ firmly
men who organized the United
States government, to include in /
its Constitution such glorious liberty. |
The many religious beliefs are leading |
the people astray. The Gospel of Jesus |
Christ IS the same to-day as it ever was,
and IS believed IN and taught by the /
Latter-day Saints, in all its simplicity.
The New Testament contains the pro-
mise OF the Savior, that if we do His
viii, the world will hate us. We have
proven this to be true, for first our
most intimate friends, then the people
Of our neighbOrhoods, and communi-
ties. and so on even until the nations
hate Us and speak evil of US. The trials
of to-day are to me like unto the growth
OF wheat, which constitutes the bread
# our natural life. First the ground
is plowed, the seed is sown, the
grain grows, and bears fruit in the
ears Of wheat 1t is gathered, /
but has to undergo process
of threshing to be freed from the straw
and chaff, until finally the bright and |
clean grains Of Whelt are ready to be !
made into the -four for our sustenance. |
PATRIARCH LORENZO D. You've said [ |
can testify that from my childhood up. !
[ have been taught to pray to God and /
to have faith in His abundant goodness. |
When I arrived at the years of man |
hood, my parents were members of the |
Methodist church, two of my brothers |
being ministers of that faith. I treasure |
up every good sentiment and truth that |
learned when in their society, but its /
tenets did not satisfy my ideas, as being
in accord with the scriptures. An
Elder Of the Latter-day Saints came
along and declared that an angel had !
flown through the heavens bringing
again to earth the everlasting gospel,
and revealing. its principles to the
Prophet Joseph Smith. This brought
about the ill-feelings of the people who \
showed e desire to mob him. I have
experienced during the ffty-three years
of my connection with the LatteT-day
Saints church, many similar scenes,
the results Of false and foolish re-
ports which have been circulated about
the Saints. But God has planted the
seeds OF truth in the earth, they have
taken root and viii continue to
grow and spread and Ultimately
fill the whole earth. The Bible
tells Us that the time shall
come when every tongue will con
less and every knee viii bow aud ae-
tNaOWleOge inc ScepJre OF hlm whose
right It is 70 rule. The work of God in
tereSts eve-y man and woman on the
earth. Why did not the Lord reveal
His WORK 10 some great and eminent
or notable men ? Why did he select an
illiterate and innocent. unknown, OBJ
scUre youth. Joseph Smith, to be the
instrument of making known unto men
the truth , Why, because Gods ways
are not as mans ways, and He chooses
the weak things OF tAe Aeafth to con
found the wise and so-called mighty
men. The work OF God is gradually
moving forward. There is a God
N Israel, and He is working
among men, but the people of the
world are so blind that they cannot
perceive II; they do not understands
want % say to nay brethren ana
sisters: Gather your children around
y5u- f-esides. and e a'h unto them the
,rue principles Of the Gospel. Teach
them the principles of sobriety, of
reverence TO God and His servants.
Teach them TO love the Lord with all
{. cir hearts, and their Heishbors Jas
themselves, loti1g one another hike tnto
children. Do good unto all men, pray for
them that hate YOU. the lust and the IN