The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-08
SUNDAY SERVICES.
A Discourse by Elder Seymour
B. Young.

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Sunday afternoons services in the
Tabernacle, were commenced by the
choir singing the hymn: 4a1
o Thou, at whose supreme command
The hosts of darkness fiy,
Upheld by whose eternal land,
Thy Saints can dale or die.
Opening prayer by Elder A. H.
Raleigh.
The choir sang another hymn
Jesus, once of humble bi tn
Now IN glory com 10 earth;
0nce he suffered ief and pain,
Now He comes to earth to reign
The Sacrament was then administered
bv the priesthood OF the Twentieth
Ward. 400
ELDER SEYMOUR B. YOUNG addressed
the congregation and said Jesus
promised Blessed are those that mourn,
for they shall be comforted." GOD
created all things, so the Bible tells US,
and pronounced them good. Accord
ing to the purposes of the Lord, Adam
was permitted to partake of the for
hidden fruit; and it was ordained that
man should earn his bread by the sweat
OF his brow. Having become subject to
sin, the law of sacrifice was instituted.
being typical of the sacrifice made BIZ
our Savior Jesus Christ in atoning for
the sins of the whole world. The re.
quirements of God are commands to
the children of men which they are re-
quired to obey. Hence, Jesus said that
obedience Is better than sacrifice, and
to hearken, than the fat of rams' The
prophets and holy men, as recorded in
the Scriptures. lived TO obey the COM
mandments of God. Jesus declared
that He came not to destroy, bat
to fulfill the law. The angel
gave Joseph Smith instrac
lions what to do. and directed him
where to find the ancient record whlci
had been hidden up in the. bill oi
Cdmorah. He was not permitted to ob-
tain possession of the engraved plates
comprising this record, until he had
shown his sincerity through perio:: OF
four years, by fasting, prayer and de-
votion Soon after chat time the power
OF evil became dem 0nstratiye through
n S npighbors and friends. in speaking
q N. ier of i'll against him because he
declared in holiness that God had re-
yealed unto him His will. They were
not willing to give him credit for sim
cerity of purpose, but miSconstrued s
motives and imputed unto him all man.
ner of evil intentions. Nevertheless he
lad simply sought for and obtained the
word of the Lord, and did ri ceive power
and authority through being inspired OF
God to again set up His kingdom ON this
earth. as an agent for the restoration of
the true gospel of Jesus Christ. in all Its
purity. This gospel requires men TO be-
ieve and havin faith to repent of all
their sins, after which they shall be
baptized and receive the gifpof' the Holy
Ghost, through the laying on of hands.
Joseph Smith was commissioned OF
God 10 do this WORK and to give author
ity unto others to otficia;e in the orain-
dnces of the gospel the same as the
apostles were commissioned by Jesus
Christ himself. The Latterda Saints,
therefore, dreauthorized TO say uuto the
world, this Is the way OF lite, repent
and be baptized that we may receive
eternal life. God has revealed His
day. 1t is our duty to proclaim the
gospel in all lands and to all people.
tAnd the spirit of God has testified unto
those who have believed the message, SO
that they have knowledge that this
IS the church and kingdom of God.
Tie Latfer-day Saints have endured
prosecutions and trials from the days OF
Missouri and Illinois until to-day. be-
cause they know that they endeavoring
to serve God. They have endeayored
TO manifest their regard at all times for
the laws of right and have the highest
regard for the constitution of this coun-
try, believing it to have been inspired of
God. We have verified the Savior's say
ing, the BLESSED are those that mourn,
for they shall be comforted" We have
been comforted by God. but neverthe-
less we mourn that our brethren are
incarcerated in prison, and that we are
prosecuted unrighte ously. We mourn
that the liberties guaranteed unto US by
the Consultation are taken from us, and
that we are deprived of our rights.
The gospel has made us free, and we
choose to serve God. $50
The choir. sang a Thanksgiving
Anthem
Benediction by Elder Theodore B.
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