The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-06

Arise, my SOU, arise,
shake of thy guiltyfears;
The bleeding sacrifice
In my behalf appears.
ELDER w. SEEeNILLER. OF Washington
County, in arising. remarked that be
felt timid but relied upon the aid of bis
heavenly Father for words with which
to address the congregation. Speaking
to so large an assemblage was a new
duty for him. His experience had been
limited in preaching the gospel. vet ms
life had been made happy IN the knowl-
edge that ce was engaged in the work OF
God. he said there was ample room
for all in the exercise of their privileges
as Latter-day Saints TO perform their
duties. He mad observed that many OF
the commandments Of God were I'M
needed by those who We're recognized as
Laiter-day Saints; particularly was this
the case with the young in regard to the
word Of wi-dom. This was one law
which must be observed by those who
expect to secure the blessings promised
those who sre worthy. The gospel was al
WAYS sweet to honest-hearted people, and
the happifying results which followed
an observance of ats requirements were
worth striving for. In the early EXPERT
ence of the Saints they were told they
should be 4 tried people; their present
experiences, in fighting the enemy of
truth, verified this. That was a great
responsibility resting upon parents in
planting IN the minds OF the young the
principles OF the gospel. He felt great
concern for many OF the rising genera
ton, who were on the broad nigh road
TO destruction, and wished they could
be induced TO travel in the narrow way
which led TO life-everlasting. He had
been associated with, in the Sc Ike IN
which he lived. and had noticed differ
members o. the church in the south.
When first Elder Seegmiller came to
Titan he observed an entirely different
condition to that which existed to-day.
Parents were not so sohcitous then for
the safety and welfare of their Off
spring as they were to-day. In
he hoped and prayedfor the
good of the Latter-day Saints; that the
priesthood might see to their duties:
that the Saints might be prepared for
the duties devolvIng upon them; that
they may labor for and not be disap-
pointed in the reward of eternal life.
ELDER JAMES MCMCREIN asked an in
terest in the prayers Of the congrega-
ton that he might say something OF
interest to all. A knowledge Of God,
our Heavenly Father was necessary
for all who believed in the principles OF
the gospel. In order TO obtain this, the
Saints should 90 to the throne of
heaven, in humility, md pay for light
and knowledge. The teachings of the
world led TO the understanding of n
God without body. parts or passions.
IKE sdaa Ef1ar MaMurrfn rfffrnfal
1t was preposterous. He referred
to the peculiar circumstances which
the Saints at the
present time, and said il was
time when the people should seek
more Of the Spirit OF God, and not be
waited about by every wind of doctrine.
In the earliest history of which we have
in the Bible-G' d was
said to have made man in His own
image: yet in the face of this the seets
Of the earth proclaimed that He was a
g wIthou, body, parts or passions.
Not only is the doctrine taught all
through the Bible that God was i
glorious being; but in the New Tesla
ment. Jesus was represented as the
exact image of His Father. IL was
strange TO the speaker that the people
of the world could find consolation in
the doctrine OF q bodiless God. He
could not entertain such belief. As a
Of this teaching among the
So-csIled Christian sects, the people are
divided and scattered in their under
standings of the gospel and of GOD.
It were better, he said, that their
missionaries in order TO do better
work, should remain at home,
among their own people, than 20
to the heathens with their ideas of the
Creator and the work Of salvation. The
whole wo Id, he stated, were without q
knowledge Of the true and the living
God, and. consequently. darkness COW
cred the earth, and gross darkness the
minds OF the people" He reiterated the
foolishness OF the efforts OF Christian
missionaries in trying to reclaim and
redeem the heather, when they them
selves bowed down to and worshiped an
imaginary being. He r; spected the
heather who worshiped the sun more
than the civilized citizen who worshiped
q nothing without body, parts or pas
sions. The Bible taught us that God
would love those who worked righteous
ness and hate and curse the wicked
Are these not passions2 Yet the Chris.
tians had taught that God had none.
While this b lief was advanced. the
creeds Of the sects abroad declared that
Christ was in the IMAGE of the
Father. The death. resurrection and
ascension of Jesus were recited. to show
that He, who has assembled into
heaven, glorifed being. would again
return IN like manner. The beliefs and
doctrines OF the Latter-day Saints were
such as would eventually save and ex-
alt them. Should they relinquish them
because OF the onslaughts and pers, Gu
tisns of their enemies7 Should tbev
give up their religions faith because
others could not have the same7 Thev
could not afford 20 cast aside the know
ledge they Possessed. 10 accept of the
err neous doctrines OF the so-called
Christians The doctrine which taught
people 10 forsake the true and living
God, also taught them thai death would
separate and sever the family ties he
Saints believed that in the next world
the love possessed here would be in
tensihed and increased: that the han
piness OF the celestial world would bs
uneounded. The family relations
would be maintained; their covenants
would be preserved inyiolste. The
doctrines of the Saints rrare eu-.-s--