The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-11

dveit here WI Just as much entitled
TO His projection and love as those on
the eastern continents. That God was
no respecter of persons, was truth
than which there was none greater
There were vast oceans intervening be-
tween the two peoples: there was no
inter-commuaicauJn between them.
Jesus sent out his apostles, who taught
the ancient Jesus b. practice AID pre-
cept to look forward 10 the GLORIOUS
resurrection. THIS He did for those on
the eastern continent. Were those on
this side tue ocean lett to perish1 Was
no church gwen To perfect them; To
unite them IN Christ J,sus2 In the
Book OF Doctrine Covenants was
"a able n eruIng tweye SOS bis
effect: II man nave twelve sOn- can
he tax one of them and j the lin IA
fine raiInent and make nIm 90 inherit
all his gOods and seat hin on his right
hand; then take another of his Sous
and clothe him IN rags and make him
10 inherit none Of his possessions and
seat him on his left hand, then LOOK
upon his sous aud saw, ] am just1 The
speaker thought no.. Mi hSr can God
treat his chIloren uujustls. God is not
a rrspecfer ot PERSONS. Yet modern
Christianity would have Us believe that
piles of the two continents. ig giving
10 the one a plan If s4lv ton, and leav-
ing ihe o her without. MorJat nism
teachers differently and maIntaI..s that
Jesus did not neglect the western
hemisphere; but came himself ami
placed item on an equal ioOtng with
those On the eastern portion Of the
world; their trsIino mics were unitsu
with their Jewish bie,hren. There
were further instructions given by
revelation concerning the lost tribes,
which the Latter-Day Saints beloved in.
There were other distinctions between
modern Christianity and Aormonism.
The two extremes OF the hereafter-sup-l
RENE everlasting bliss and eternal hell
sheol, as now modified. Ministers
of the gospel followed red handed muir
derers TO the scafiold, telling them 10
hope on the Lord Jesus Christ, and II
they accepted Him as their Re. eemer,
they were promised position In AGRA
hams Recommendations that
patiiarch's many wives. On the other
hand an honest man, If he fails TO ex-
press his faith in christ. he Is sent to
everlasting perdition. The speaker said
there was hope for the millions who had
died without even hearing tn name OF
Jesus. The Christians, represer TED
Tue OShtA AO1A hAAA't
II the teachings OF modern Christians
were true, would be but fuel for the
endless fire In hell throughout
eternity He ridiculed it and
styled Il a SANDER on Deity. Were this
the character of the Deity, he would
sever his allegiance to sucn God, as
the speaker himself had = higher con-
ception of justice than that. He had
road in the scriptures OF the different
heayens-Jesus said: I'm my Fathers
house are many mansions, and | go 10
pr pare place for you" There were
different glories of the stars, OF the
sun and of the moon. These were cited
as typical of the resurrection. The
brightness of glory was different accord
ing to their grade; so was the glory
attained by individuals graded in like
manner. God had ordained that
the work of Christ would not
be confined to this life alone
it was IS high and deep
N the armament There would
for ever be advancement and progress.
The Latter day Saints were building
temples for ordinances for the dead Is
well as the living. The work of saliva
ton would go on until all Gods chill
dren should be rewarded with that de-
gre OF glory their iai.hiulnesS and
capacity would warrant.
He reverted back 10 remark at the
commencement of his discourse. The
early saints suffered considerable pers,-
cution at the hands of their enemies;
they were driven from place TO place.
But Jesus had said: blessed are We
when all men speak evil of you" it was
this that had bore them up through all
adversely. The Mormons lad likewise
been prosecuted, driven. ridiculed; had
suffered and Whined not. The oiiticians
were now racking their brains for more
legislation for the Mormons. In
these regards the Latter-day Saints
resembled the fcrmer-day Saints. Go
on, but bear in mind every prison you
build to incarcerate the Latier-day
Saints, every chain you forge for them,
Is but heaping up testimony that the
Latter-day Saints are not Of the world.
The wrath of bigotry is being poured
out on their devoted heads, because
they are not Of the world. There were
many other principles he could have
spoken Of, but time would not permit.
The gathering of Israel, the building of
Zion and Jerusalem, the salvation Of
the human family; he had in fact but
brought his hearers 10 the Threshold
of the great subject. In conclusion he
prayed the Saints might be faithful TO
the truth.
After an anthem sung by the choir.
Elder Robert Marshall, of Toquerville.
pronounced the cenediction.