The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-11-16

Inc CaoI sang the hymn cOmmenc
ing.
o my Father thou that dwellest
In the high and glorious plseel
When shall regain thy presence,
And sgatn behold thy face?
ELDER Henry w. NAIsBIrT arose with
peculiar feelings, arising from the fac
that he took pleasure in worshiping the
only and living God. in assembling with
the Saints, and having been deprived Of
that pleasure for a few months, with
others of his Acknowledgements. In the
order Of God it has appeared necessary
that few. should be called upon to
demonstrate to the world their love for
the truth, Those who had stood TO
their integrity had caused their testi-
mony TO reverberate around the globe
in support of the truth for which they
had been imprisoned. The Mormons
we're considered peculiar people, their
faith was a peculiar one; and in conse-
quence OF the practice of that which was
called a crime by the people of the
nation. they were hated and despised.
Elder Naisbitt with others, had, fgura-
lively speaking. been on a mis- ion, and
had returned TO tie sustensnce of their
families, the enjoyment Of liberty and
the worship of their God. He did not
consider 1t neces airy to go into details
as TO the interior workings of the Utah
Penitentiary. No man need desire to
be deprived Of liberty to go there. The
Latter-day Saints. in Christian world.
had found difficulty in propagating the
truths enshrined in the Bible, the pro-
fessionAl ministers, Sabbath NchOols,
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In their early lives they had been
trained in the belief in God, in all the
the virtues necessary 20 happiness their
parents, friends, teachers, unitedly, i'm
pressed upon them the principles Of
Christianity as they understood them.
Many OF the Saints were members OF
the so-called Christian sects, and for the
time being were satisfied TO worship and
serve God according 10 the knowledge
they then had. As they grew and the
teachings of the elders of the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Lstter-day Saints were
sounded in their ears, they repudiated
the creeds Of ChrisJendom, and had
gone back TO the original order OF
things. as established oy Jesus Christ,
and the more they had Withdrawn from
the errors Of the world of Christianity,
so-called, the more they knew Of the
Savior and HIS teachings; that which
He gave and established was of more
value to mankind than al the dogmas
and beliefs taught by man. Jesus Christ
became the author of salvation to all
those that obeyed. he had the author
ity TO guarantee life eternal 20 the faith
full. The record of the days of the
Savior had been thoroughly studied and
were wholly believed in by the Latter
day Saints. The revelations therein
contained were adopted BY them as true
and necessary to salvation. Their
belief and trust in God were based upon
that faith which was lasting and endur-
ing. They reached the inevitable
conclusion that God and His
Son Jesus were the only ones to look
20 for knowledge and wisdom. They IN
derstOOd that in the present dispense
ton the gospel had been restored and
the ordinances, priesthood and usages
revealed to man. The Christian
churches. when approached and in
formed that the angel having the ever
lasting gospel had flown through the
midst OF heaven, rejected and spurned
the messengers. The Latter-day Saints
we're prepared for them and received
them, embraced the gospel and were
duly made members Of the church In
due time the spirit and principle OF
u.
pie had endured hardships, trials and
difficulties, and many in consequence
had fallen by the Wayside. The spirit Of
opposition in its operation bad changed
somewhat in late years, and these who
believed in and practiced plural MARI
age had been arrested and imprisoned.
In the neighborhood OF $50 had so suf-
fered; others had gone abroad some in
tended 10 go, and many expected to go
TO prison in the near future. How did
those now IN the PenItentiary feel?
They felt remarkably we'll IL is true
they were not ministered to BY their
families; they had not the same oppor
tunities Of religion as those at home.
but there was considerable enjoyment
there in conversation, social chats.
meetings with those from the city, and
with their families-at distance. He
knew that the mental conclusions of
those incarcerated had undergone very
little change, theirs was different 10
those imprisoned for crime. When IL
came TO enjoying The spirit of the Cos
pei he testified that IL was as strong
and as fOrcible inside the prison walls
as on the outside or in the congregations
OF Israel. He had been placed under
many obligations TO the Saints. for their
faith and prayers, exercised in his be-
half. He believed their prayers had
been heard and answered. Those OF the
elders who were in the Penitentiary
knew they were there in the dispense
ton OF the proyidsnces OF God. Apostle
Snow is a man OF God and Is enabled 20
rejoice in the position he now occupies :;
he IS patient. unassuming man; the
example he sets is a most worthy one.
The authorities at the Penitsntiary had
been kind 70 them; favors had been
shown them, and the speaker :
good feelings had gone out toward them
and II he ever had the chance he would
reciprocate.
The Saints had a testimony in days
gone BY. and those in the prison had
not gone there 10 obtain one. They
went there because they had that testi-
mOny. Their faith has been intensified /;
their insight into the future increased.
Their reward will be greater, II faithful
20 the end. Their experience was Of
great worth 10 them. They expected TO
be co-workers in Gods work. In con-
clusiOn. Elder Naisbitt blessed Israel,