The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-02


choir singing the hymn:
We're not ashamed to own our LORD
And worship Him on eArtni
We love 20 learn His holy word,
And know what souls are worm.
waer George F. Gibbs offered the
opening prayer.
Pie choir sang another hymn;
Again we meet around the board
Of Jesus, our redeemiBg Lord;
with fai, b in His stoning blood,
oar only access unto God.
TAa holy Sacrament was administered
By the priesthood of the Fifteenth
Ward
RLDrE GEORGE 6. BVwATER addressed
The congregation, and said We have as
ssmbAed together this day as body OF
religious worshipers, to honor His name
in sacred song, and to listen to the in
spirations of His holy spirit, through
His servants. When the SAINTS meet
Together under such conditions. He
does not permit them to separate with
out haYing impaired that spiritual sus-
tenaace so necessary 10 their eternal
welfare. | do not deem it my duty to
this afternoon occupy your time In
making uncharItable comparisons OF
the many empty forms OF religion
which to-day exist in the world. 1t will
better become us, and the more benefit
us to remember the Mormon creed to
"mind our own business. We
will obtain greater advantage
bv contemplating those princi-
pies which have been revealed
to US through the Prophet Joseph Smith.
Tattlers and busy-bodies are the scourge
OF any community. What is true of
neighbors and communities, is true OF
the whole world. There exists a neces-
sity for us TO continually expOund unto
eur friends and visitors the truths of
the dispensation of the gospel of Jesus
Christ which have been committed to
US. 1t is the dispensatiOn of the fulneSs
Of times, its object the salvation of the
human race, nothing less than this can
meet its designs; nothing greater can
be contemplated. The practice of its
principles and doctrines in the lives of
meA and women, will produce the same
new and remarkable, being the same
grand and life giving gospel of ancient
times again restored to earth. Never
theless the honest enunciatioA of its
truths, come in contact with the exist
ant so-called religion of professed |
The dispensations of the |
gospel in every age of the world. have |
had for their object, to make known the |
Fin OF the Creator unto His creations |
and offspring, the children of men, He |
claims it to be His right to so direct |
md rule those OF whom He is the eternal |
father. Hence the folly is great for us !
O commit treason against heaven, for |
aen to rebel against His divine and |
upreTne right. Men assume to say, he
hall not reveal HIS will, or require you
o obey His revelations when in opposi- |
ion to our man-made governments. If |
nv one shall attempt to worship Him |
n any way contrary to ours, as we are |
q The majority, say they, we will coerce |
morally and politically the lawmakers
f our government and cause them to |
nact laws. that will punish you for dis
0yalty, should you presume to obey
lis will Such course is in harmony
nth the warfare against truth, that has
cen going on for ages. The progress
t truth and liberty has always had to
ope with such opposition, whether
socially, scientifically, or
Nevertheless, the opposi-
on has been compelled to lose ground,
tile by little, and will eventually be
ntirely overcome by Divine truth. The
dvocates of truth have always been
cared, by the man-made institutions of
len, and to-day the Latter. day Saints,
mere handful of people, accused of
siDg unlearned, and composed of the
cor and ignorant. are feared lest they {
ndermine the government of q nation ;
lat numbers its scores of millions.
aeh fear to observing men, amounts
moral cowardice. 1t was SO with the ]
.omans in the days of Jesus Christ,
no complained that if He was allowed I
preach and practice His doctrines it
0uid destroy their government.
Then men OF humility and purity of :
yes endeav0r to teach and practice the
i'll of God, they are accused of dis s
yalty and treason. They did not
;cuse Christ of any wrong doing. but s
lat He cast out devils, cured the sick.
stored sight to the blind. etc.,
c., all of which were acts of
indness. Nevertheless His perse-
ltors, the Romans, ciamored for
lis death, saying. This man
ITS himself up in opposition to our
MS, IN seeking to establish the king ! .
ON OF God" They instructed the
Idge. and coerced the courts into COM ;
lifting the crime OF judicial murder, in :
'DteHeing the Savior of mankind to die
4 the cross. /.
These facts are parallel instances with ,
ne position of the Latter-day Saints.
} there any wrong in our offering to
Re whole Christian and Pagan world .
Re same doctrines and principles of
nth as those taught by the Savior .Je-
IS Christ? Is there any wrong in ask
G men to refrain from sin, to cease
adultery immoralities of all
nds in asking men to carry out the
'lden rule of doing unto Others as they
build have them to do unto them? is a
wrong to ask mankind to be virruonS $
d selt-denying, to live pure and holy i
tore God. and conform their lives ac- c
riding to his divine will2 We are will l
9 70 allow for people ignorance we are 5
xlous to understand our own ignor- .
but we know that to-day we have
e dispensation of the gospel OF Jesus =
'rist- We know that He has made
own His will through His servants in 4
r days. Our duty is to bear the fruits Z
TO be kind, forgiying, T
lg-sutfering and to exemplify them in t,
7 daily lives. And if these fruits do d
I abound, then are we not living in a
asonance with the viii of God. It is A
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