The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-03-17

be so, in the work of redemption, disre-
garding the onslaught and prosecutions
of the world. The young should seek
unto GOD for succor and strength to
Withstand the pressure brought to bear
against them. He thought God would
not desert nor forget the faithful. He
exhorted all to be valiant, faithful and
never faint; to fear God and keep His
laws, magnify their callings, that they
might be saved in the kingdom of God.
ELDER SEYMOUR B. YOUNG next spoke.
He believed in the saying of the pro-
phet Nephi, that whatever the Lord
requires of His servants the Lord will
provide way for accomplishing them.
The Saints gathered together every Sab
bath with desire to be instructed. ben
Gifted and edited. If they had a por-
ton of His Holy Spirit, their desires
would be gratiHed. There has always,
wherever the Lord has had people on
the earth, existed spirit
OF opposition-two spirits, each striving
to gain the mastery. Jesus showed the
way for his followers to walk in; break
ing bread with them in commemoration
of his broken body and shed blood;
teaching them the golden rule, do
unto others as you would have others
do unto you" Although Jesus did this
and great deal more for the salvation
of mankind, he was not without opposi-
ton. In all ages the patriarchs and
good men had been similarly treated.
There was good and there was an evil
power in the world. and, therefore, OPP
position would ever exist. In the tif-
tenth century scientific men introduced
advanced principles, and they were put
20 r !,
a spirit of reform in religious liberty,
was summoned before the Diet of
Worms. and insisted that he had been
inspired by the power of God, and rather
than retract he would suffer death. In
many instances the spirit of liberation
was lacking among the reformers of old,
and the stake and rack were in almost
constant demand to fight them. Wher-
ever good has existed evil has also been
present. The speaker then referred to
an incident in the life of Joseph Smith,
when he said: ~ would rather lie down
in the grave than suffer this persecu-
ton, if it were not the will of God" He
was weary and sick of the evils of his
enemies, yet he persevered in his work
of redemption. fighting valiantly in the
cause of life and salvation. He referred
to the possession of spirit of hatred by
the Saints, which he advised to be put
away, and recited an instance of Presi-
dent Brigham Young, who, when a
party was about to go out to pacify
tribe of Indians, told them not to kill or
harm them, but to labor with, counsel
and protect them. The Saints we're a mere
handful, a speck on the horizon; they
numbered only few thousand people,
while the world numbered over 400, Co.,
COO. He counseled unity, diligence,
obedience, purity of heart, doing right
and no wrong, in order to increase in
faith, power and dominion. The will of
God should be sought by prayer, and
when obtained should be observed and
made known to others. These were the
privileges of the Latter-day Saints if
faithful and true. Let the prayers of
the faithful ascend for the protection of
the good men who were striving to lead
the people onward and upward.
PRESIDENT ABRAHAM II. CANNON re-
quested the good spirit. He reioiced in
the blessings he had enjoyed as mem
Der of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, notwithstanding the
persecution its leaders and members
were now undergoing. There was no
time when the church of God was on
the earth, but Satan did his worst to op-
pose its progress. The Saints had their
faults, and doubtless punished them for
those faults; but the speaker thought
that the present efforts against the
Saints would have the opposite effect to
that which the wicked intended, and
thought the Saints should not shrink
from carrying out the counsels of the
servants of God. There was a spirit
manifest to do the will of God, as mani
tested through his servants. The perse-
eution men endured in The dark ages of
the Inquisition had a different effect
upon the religionists of those days to
that exhibited in the present day.
God was at the helm and the work
would 60 on and increase. He bore a
strong testimony; counseled all to be
faithful and endure through all
the young not to fly the
track, but to maintain the principles
taught them by their fathers.
ELDER ]. H. RUMELL said it was I'M
expected, it being about the third time
in thirty-six years that he had occupied
the stand He realized that there was
more in doing what was said than in
saying much. He spoke of earning
blessings and the enjoying off those
blessings. Theology embraces every
truth; 'all truth emanates from Cod"
"Oh, say what is truth? IT'S the bright
est gem" Truth would be proper
adornment for all mankind, cardinal
virtue; Godlike, to raise mankind from
the low level on which they were grovel-
ing. Men owed all to the earth-their
life and being; the earth was termed
'our mother, it had cherished mankind
until the present time; 1.-THE meek shall
inherit the earth /" the old book said.
The works of God are perfect; can we
improve on them? As Latter-day
Saints, who expect to inherit the earth
in its redeemed state. is it not in their
power to assist in its redemption?
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