The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-06

Singing of the hymn,
Again we NEE. around the board
OF Jesus our rede eming HJrd.
ELDER JAMES 7. WOODS. occupied tn
stand, andsin the course Of his remark
said he had Seen a resident Of the Terri
tory thirty-two years, but had Eeye
before enjoyed the honor Of addressing
q congregation IN the Tabernacle. liz
! mind reverted back TO the early days o
| the settlement OF Utah, when liberty
peace and happiness prevailed among
The people. 1t Is true, he remarked thaj
the Saints then had trials to bear
the most noteworthy being what was
termed the 'ErasshoPper var. Elder
/ Woods had been engaged for about five
Years in pioneering the extreme
southern portion o. the Territory Ia
! the tour years prior to 1859 he.had sui
tered from the grasshoDpeT pests, and
IN the year named had been for ed To
come 10 Salt Lake City g. escape star
vatIon, as result IF the devastation
icaused by the hoppers. Later, ne
! formed one Of company CT pioneers 70
| Arizona where he had q valiad expert
ence in assisting 10 settle up That COun-
! try In 1913 he was compel q, by sick
! ness 10 return to Utah where, 81 81.
! George, he labOred in the temple. de
| had noticed in MS movements among
! the people, since his return, an iuGlfi-r-
/ enee which be was sorry to see. HIS
experience in the south was q checkeTed
/ one, until February, 1855, when be was
called upon TO I'll q mission 10 England,
! He acknowledged his indiyi ,uai weak
ness 10 undertake the task, but with the
| help OF the Almighty he hoped he had
| done good. There were those IL the old
world, be said, who, while they believed
the gospel he preached, were deferred
from Obeylug It's ordinances by lear Of
loss Of situations or patronage His
labOTs, he thought, would result in good.
In a b:Ief manner. be advised the Young
men holding the priesthood 10 magnify
their CalingS Elcer Woods return,
across the Atlantic, was a memorable
one; the company experienced consider
able >ea-sicEEess, and his m'niStrauOnS
among tbem were somewhat note
worthy. He related that while crossing
the ocean. there was an endeaYOr made
by the officers Of the ship to learn the
number of Saints on board, Tor the
purpose, he understood, of forming the
groundwork of q plot 10 hinder a poI-
JIOn Of the company from landing at
New York. HIS understanding was a
correct one, for an attempt was made
on the arrival or the Wyoming at New
York, to prevent the company going
ashore. He dsCTled, in strong terms. the
methods observed b. the emigration
officials in the landing of Steerage pas
sengers at Castle Gardens. In COuclu
sion he exhOrted his hearers to wake up,
overcome evil and prove themselves
worthy of eternal life.
APOSTLE H. J. GRANT followed, at the
request of the presiding officer, and
hoped to have the prayers of the Saints
that he might say something for their
advancement, as well as MS own, in the
kingdom of God. There was nothing be
aimed for more than labOring for an eX-
altation. He said God had been good
TO the Latter-day Saints in giving them
knowl, dge Of The gospel There was
nothing which would profit a man or
woman more than in keeping the COM
mandments of God. 1t did not matter.
TO the faithful Latter day Sain' 8, how
much trial or suffering be might be
called upon to endure for the gospels
sake. 1t was strange that men should
try to retaTd the work Of God; il was
also strange that there we're those who
endeavored to stop people from coming
to this country wneTe their cITCum-
stances would be much improved. IF
the Saints did not know that the world
would oppose the work Jehovah. they
would wonder at the actions OF the out
side in working against the plans and
operations of the Almighty, The Lat
ter-day ) 3ints were prosecuted because
they bore a testimony Of those things
which they knew to be true. lie feared
very little what the world COuIl do; he
was fearful for himself; he was afraid
that he should stumble and fall He had
misgiyings for those who Gisregarded
the commandments and covenants OF
the Lord; there was no dependence to
be placed upon them. He ridicUled the
worlds idea Of the nonentity OF the
GOdhead the belief of the Saints in
the personality of God was the cor
rect one, and although the Saints were
accounted ignorant, in this they we're
sensible and were Of the weak
OleS who should COnf0uud the mighty.
The Saints were. ready and willing to
travel and proclaim the tidings OF 10Y
embraced in the gospel. For their own
good? No; for the benefit OF mankind.
They were of those whom Jesus said
should be hated Of the world. The
Lltter-day Saints at present are passing
through ONE severe trials, and would
pass through more, unless they repented
and did better. Unless the elders did
differently some holding important
pOSitiOns-they would be removed from
their positions if they continued 20
break the commandments of God; be
they in high or low positions. No man
can tamper with sin and retain his
position in the priesthood. And the
day is fast approaching when those who
continue 10 work iniquty will fall 1t
behOOyes all 10 purify themselves.
There were many who had held Ligh
and responsible positions who had fallen
through commencing disregard SOME
apparently Insignificant command or
law; others had fallen because they had
used their priesthood for their own
aggrandizemeut. The true Saints con-
demned sexual crime, and this was
acknowledged by the officials in the
United States courts. and yet the Saints
were accused Of. being corrupt. He
read from the I21st section of the Doc
tr;ne aud Covenants; re-read it, and
asked the Latter-day Saints to read it on
reaching their homes.
Singing of an anthem, and benedic
ton BY Elder Elias A Smith.
PlSal PussI PnssI