The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-11
SUNDAY SERVICES.
The Religious Meeting in the
Tabernacle.
AN INTERESTING DISCOURSE.
E dsr b. III. Roberts Delivers an Ex-
.celIent Discourse on MormoBism
aud Modern Christianity.

The services at the Tabernacle onSun-
day afternoon last were begun by the
choir singins.
o, Jesus. the gIver OF all We enjoy
Prayer by Elder Arthur Stayner.
Singing of the hymn on the 40lst
page.
ELDER B. 81. ROBERTS felt pleased
with the opportunity Of meeting with
the Saints. He hoped the coming to-
gether might not be in vain; that the
spiritual strength of the people would
be renewed. Tbs Saints were blessed
in great many ways; one was in living
in the present age. The last half OF the
century had been more remarkable
than any other like period of time since
the creation of the world. He reviewed
the advance made since the days of the
Pony Express" No great event
occurs nowadays but is heard the next
day all over the world. 70 day Glad
stone NAV make a speech; tomorrow
We will be enabled TO read il in our daily
papers. In 1882, when Prof. Morse de-
yeloped the principle of electricity, five
years later, in poverty and struggling
against ridicule, he succeeded In secur-
ing an appropriation, and the
first message announcing the Demo-
cratic nomination of James X.
Polk for the Presidency was the
result. Now the whole country is a
net work of wires, which flash intel
ligence from place TO place Nor is this
the only vast Improvement. That of
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Liverpool and Manchester. The in
crease and growth of this mode of
transit was most marvellous. The
most distant parts of the country. are
brought into almost immediate connec-
ton. Distance was annihilated. The
| triumphs of steam were not confined to
the land alone. Machinery which per-
forms work formerly done by hand Is
another marvel-wondrous in the ex-
treme. The conversion OF a handful of
sand into a powerful lens was another,
bring the stellar and atomatic worlds
within our view. The wonders in the
scientific world, and world of art con-
tain much 10 ponder over. and why
food for thought? Mormonism he con-
sidered a religious wonder, and he
would briefly review some Of its leading
features. 1t introduces no new God
for the worship of the children of men;
il requires that all should worship the
Creator of the Earth, in and through
the name OF His son Jesus Christ. 1t
does not introduce any new Messiah,
though many in the world believed the
Latter-day Saints preached Joseph
Smith in Chrls,'s place. This he con-
tfadiotei; Joseph smith YVES merely
q humble servant; faithful 10
the last extremity. Great as
the Mormon regard was for
him. there was one who stood still
higher and more powerful than he, to
whom they looked Tor salvation. As
Aormonism introduces no new God. no
new Redet mer, neither does il intro
duce any new dogmas They said If
we or angels from heaven preach any
other gospel than that which Christ
and His apostles preached, let them be
accursed." He related circumstance
in discussion with an infidel. when he
was announced as the advocate of new
religion. He told them ne had no new
duced and preached by Christ and his
apostles. Jesus taught faith; so does
Mormonism; Jesus taught repentance:
so did Mormonism- The sinner was
taughtn not the worldly sorrow" spoken
OF by Paul. but cody sorrow, which
worketh a reformation of life, Jesus
and His disciples taught baptism,
laying on Of hands for the gift of the
Holy Ghost. So does Mormonism. In
all these respects Mormonism is like
ancient Christianity as laid down in the
New Testament. The Savior set first
apostles, teachers, etc., in the organiza-
ton of the church; 80 also did the
Mormons. Mormonism was fac sinile
of the ancient church of Christ. They
corresponded with each other as the
face did to face in the. mirror. Elder
Roberts here recited the hymn, what
was witnessed in the heavens"
There is difference existing between
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints and modern Christianity.
Modern Christians believed that all the
revelations of God were contained in
the Bible, and there was no necessity
for any more. They began in Eden
and ended in Patmos. It Is not quite
400 years since this vast continent of
America was discovered; its inhabit-
ants were chiefly savsges, except IN
Central America, where they were semi
civilized, surrounded by the ruins OF
fine cities and works Of art. There were
cities doubtless contemporary with Tyre
and Sidon, grand and magnificent,
which hourished on this continent.
What was the relationship of the in
habitants then living on this land to
our common FGther7 From the de-
claration of Paul. that all were the
children Of our God, il was acknow-|
LEGGED that the untold millions who