The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-01
o.. Discourses at the Taber-
InS nacIe Services.
unrr SPEAKERS IN THE STAND
II !. Grant and Elders Ed
apostle partridge and Geo. Rey-
war, nolds Deliver Addresses.
,,ices at the Tabernacle on

As t the Ee ON the grass descends-
n.srsr by Elder snelgrove.
r rl@j sang the hymn beginning;
INV, I'D saint. II Christ draw near
leS.arlors promise hear
- EDWARD PARTRIDGE was the
hIDlD oocnpy the stand. He felt graft
5 a3 t ~ the opportunity to speak; had
hea ~ ~, returned from mission;
FscSn GEM to the Sandwich Islands, which
Tli''l 1,, had commanded considerable
kllsu ZION from the Latter-day Saints.
al'Sn naonIe here had heard much Of the
Ils ? Of the elders in that land. 1t
l'OO hnt small place, yet it was king
va He was called in April, 1882, to-
uOlI ., with some of his famlly-that Is,
S''- ns advised to take them, and while
t - created no great sensation he
NE 1andoavored to fill mis- mission and
- I his duty to the best OF his ability
u ~ a satisfaction TO him to be able to
tbis While religious tolerance
sa.!svaiIed in America, III the kingdom
y Hawaii there was comparative
gl,o5om and liberation. The govern
ns ant was not unfavorable to Mormon
INC Referred to Walter M. Gibson,
ii,,ror who went to Hawaii, was cut
l ~ tbe church for depriviTg the Saints
" u t FlG property; he was now prime
u ,Igt and held a number OF other
l l-arn;,,enr positions, He was friendly
p .{La Wormons and so was King Kala-
I.n 20, The lat; er attended the dedlca-
a ~ If Latter-day Saint church, and
' .U,, the elders on its compile
+ ,5-r' anil excellence. The speaker spoke
~ bigh nraise of the Hawaiian monarch,
Who n'9 Was an intelligent and gentlemanly
carson The government OF HaWalla
ETonld not permit emigration from the
Sands. There were many dlsagreeable
.binos 10 contend with in the mission
,Tv work in that distant country; but
ba borr strong testimony to the zeal
BUSINESS and falthfulneSs of the elders,
+ was trustworthy; they were credited
bv outsiders with being honest ana
,fraightforward. The morals OF the
HaWaliaus are not of the best; their
education was of high order. The
9bors of the elders had been confined
q the natives: the foreign population
5ayiDgno time to consider religion; the /
attef did not oppose the elders. lie /,
lund variety OF opinions, while |
abroad. concerning the La day !
Saints: a great deal of ignora..ce was /
manifested BY the majority, who knew |
nothing except what they learned from |
the public prints. He had had little ex
perence in speaking to an English |
congregation. Elder Partridge related
some Of his missionary experience. He
wondered why people had so much ami
mostly against the Latter-day Saints, |
whom be considered the most conscien-
tiOuS he had ever associated with. He |
used to ask if the elders ever cOunseled |
TOng-d0ing in any form; it was never
taught Why raise such hue and cry |
about the Mormons and about poly I
gamy? Because God had set His hand /
to accomplish His purposes, and the
Evil One melted his emissaries to war
iare against the people of God. When
lccusatiOnS were made he felt injured. |
During the three years of his absence,
be challenged reference to any teachings
s 1Y him that were immoral or wrong,
5Ql would yindicate the cause of the
Sant, ere long. Related an incident of
lB meeting free-thinker, 10 whom he
Iplalned some of the principles of the
gospel; the stranger exhibited some
surprise, yet that was all there was of
ae meeting: he simply wanted to
siaily his curiosity in regard TO some
y Inc things said about the Mormons.
Aelad tried to be consistent, and liked
Il to see consistency in others; if he said
-s believed the Bible, he expected to
sAll by what the Bible taught. He
sOIa allow other men to believe what
. Lgy Pleased; he would not cram his
,e-s91 down any PERSONS throat; he
E -ll let men and women act after the
; ~.'IeS OF their own consciences. Dur
j-s aN lifetime of fifty years, which had
S III spent III the Mormon church, he
1 -i- leard the Bible and its contents
s. ~. In the proving of the doc
NJ s'S T Idugnt by the Latterday Saints.
naWailanS were decreasing, by
,Ii Sv some hundreds were being
r i;.I 70 The membership of the church,
;o -,,n was Kept at about 5000. His
iF,-ae! homeward was pleasant and |
if, X. He concluded by praying
= ~ I :, blessings Of God upon all who
-'sa their religion.
ir .,.aaE OEoRGE REYNOLDS desired an
SsS 5r5'' m +, the faith and prayers of the
Il P--i-;3 Inc report of Elder Edward
he n r.o5ss Lad been interesting to him;
do. .1u ~ OF the house Of Israel in
E,n3 ~ sands and the MaoriS in the
,rscs VI ~ New Zealand appeared to en-
,Brs.. .-is gospel OF Jesus Christ; there
t5q NJ. 10 be resemblance between
l,ipiraI = OF those countries and the
sLon ma Il inhabitants of America, in
cerea,oo i I. blood OF Israel flowed. The
Uaitsrs III skeptciSm, unrest in religious
IBIS aea wei" V. becoming more manifest i'll
God. Tbio Tl transition. The spirit of
9easu r-tCh Is light and life, had been
he pqt;a"o9iy withdrawn from several of
Eve, ''Oi ny and they were left to them
Aints INT me unity of the Latter-day
rO1Eo was referred to as a source Of
he No those who were opposed to
length 'o onS' put, in unity there was
9d groTt Iu a. therein lay the success
.Z.9ay SAM u Il, The church of the Latter |
doing IL Inc Saints found no union +
ne Gg6t NJ t'' y which was displeasing in I
% Risse6Ga, God; they were not united [
'orsiDr,l ;i y but in truth righteous /
III e'e 6f,i,, curing eternal lives they
II .'lSt Was <; united. Their union and !
&mtbs roo. In God we trust. .
ing ga,s ll OF the United States. .
y, ltnoqiP t.,Iper motto when first put
Fingun ~ e people did not seem TO
F-,-gel I'm E; 'Ils motto. Tic saints