The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-10
A Discourse by Elder Will
lam Fl. Lee.
ELDER WIN. FOTHERINGHAM
Also Speaks on the Principles of The
Gospel-Remarks by Elder
George b Wallace.

| Nunuay AFTERNOON commenced with the
choir singing the hymn:
An angel from on high,
The long, long silence broke,
Opening PRAYER was offered by Elder
George 3. Wallace, after which the choir
! sang another hymn:
He died :he great Redeeme= died.
ana lsraels daughters wept around
The Sacrament was administered bv
the priesthood of the Ninth Ward.
ELDER WIN. H. LEE addressed the con-
gregat:on and said: We come together
to be instructed in the ways of life and
salvation. If persons are absent from
their meetings for length of time, they
do not realize the benefits to be OBJ
tanned; and are not in the line of their
duty. The gospel found US in various
countries, the fisherman cast out his
nets and gathered us from various ma
tlonalltles. The gospel received from
the Holy Angel, by the prophet Josepb
Smith. differed from that taught by
Jesus Christ himself when on the earth.
IN one feature only. The apostles and
saints in those days understood and
realised that they would be overcome
and that error would drive truth from
the errth. We understand from God
that IN our day, the gospel truth shall
not be taken away from US, nor given
to another people. The principles of
the gosple are plain and simple. Hav-
ing understood its fir principles and
obeying them, the saints each and every
one have defined duties and obligations.
Our. elders are laboring faithfully to
spread the truth. 1t is Gods business
to take care of His saints and it is our
duty to live in every respect as becometh
saints. The saints are growing, becom-
ing stronger in their faith Circumstan-
ces viii come along that will bring them
into still closer union, those who are
faithful VII become more so, while those
who are negligent viii become more
negligent. The dividing line is being
drawn between those who will serve God
and those who do not. We have every
cause to rejoice in being saints. After
a life of fifty years, and resident in
Tooele County, Utah for thirty-fiye
years, l feel proud of the privilege of
being Saint. Born in Clay County,
Missouri, l was early led to appreciate
the liberty experienced in a life in the
western part of our country. Every
thing that can be shaken will be shaken,
for we will be tried to the core, and
purified from all sin by trials and temp
tations. We gathered to this Territory
tor the love of the gospel, and we want
to SO live that that love will continue to
predominant. Let us cultivate the
spirit of God, and live humbly before
Him, and he will not desert us. May
God enable US to continue faithful to
the end.
ELDER WIN. FoTHERINGHAM said; We
are realizing that God is our friend.
God manifested His power when the
angel Moroni directed Joseph Smith to
where the record plates were buried in
the Hill Cumorah. From that day
unto this Satan has been waging con-
test. By and by the people who have
opposed the truth will discover how
they have been deceived by the evil one.
The gospel is the science OF life. saliva
ton here and hereafter. All the sciences
consist OF principles of truth, which pro-
duce harmony and union. The mariner
learns from the principles of the
science OF astronomy, how to direct the
course of the vessel across the trackless
ocean. The principles or truths OF the
sciences are the same in every part of
the world, and under every condition
of circumstances; and it is so with the
gospel of Jesus Christ, the plan or sci
ence of life and salvation. A great
prophet, Joseph Smith, has been raised
up and given the keys, powers and
blessings of the gospel. If people will
but investigate what we teach, they
will discover the truth, Just as the
mathematician does. by the science of
figures. obtain results of his calcula-
tons. The Saints are like unto the |
wheat which has to pass through the !
thresher and be fred from all chat, |
dirt, ETC., to become clean and bright. /.
We all have mission to perform on [
this earth. We have to apply ourselves !
to learn the lessons of the sci |
ence of life. Those who fight against /
the truth will eventually De disap-
pointed, like the hungry man who sleep /
eth and dreams he feasteth, but wakes |
up to find himself still hungry.
ELDER GEO. B. WALLACE took oppor-
tunity to bea- his testimony of the
knowledge he had of the truth of the
church and kingdom of God, which he
had learned by an experience of forty
three years. s......--..u.a4 .t3
l have resided in Utah thirty-eight
6d1os w dc OOiA IcdTSQ W Lie |.
Of manhood in the State of New Hamp-
shire, being one of family of twelve
children. My ancestors fought in the
battles for independence, one of them
died in the battle of Bunker HILL They
lived and labored for truth and liberty; 4
and wish to enjoy those rights. We
know our religion to be true, to be of
God, just as clearly as knowledge can
be obtained of any science Obedience
to the first principles of the gospel will
,ntitlea everyone to the Holy Ghost,
which will impart to you a knowledge
If this being the work of God. Those
Tho have not taken these steps cannot
Judge of the work in which we are en-
tagged. They have not true concep.
ion OF Gods work. am now an aged
nan and desire to remain faithful to
he end.
The choir sang the anthem ooh, be
oyful in the Lord" and Bishop o. F.
Whitney pronounced the benediction.
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