The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-09
AT THE TABERNACLE
Elder A. H. CannOn's discourse
on sunday Last.

ms columns on Tuesday and Wed
uesday, as 3 result of the President
message. has delayed the publication OF
last Sundays Tabernacle report un''i
this morning.
EIpER ABRaHAN II. CASINOS spoke on
the first principles Of the gospel. IL me
religion of the Saints is false, he said,
thsn was that taught by the meek and
lovly Jesus also untrue. The Saints be
Iieyed Jesus Christ was the Son OF GOD,
that he came on the earth in the meri-
dian of time that he fulfilled his mis-
sion. and became the Redeemer-
The Saints did not believe that faith on
The Lord Jesus alone was capable oil
saving people. Each individual must
answer for the sins committed IN HE,
in order TO gain the glory iof Wnlch al
Christians are laboTing. TO this emu
certain laws and ordinances were es-
tablished. The first IS fsltn. An IN
diYidual's repentance must De rom Ins
heart. There is another ordinance, ana
one which the Son OF God himself
obeyed. That is baptism. The Savior
sent his disciples in the world TO oap-
| tie promising gifts unto all those that
obeyed. Peter, also, on the Day OF
Pentecost. told those who cried out,
Men and brethren. what shall We do
/ 10 be saved?" Repent. and be oaP,
tized, every one of you. and ye shall
receive tie Holy Ghost" The
law of baptism IS binding upon
every son and daughter OF Ada9;
Several instances were mentioned
wherein those who had obeyed the in
| junction to DE baptized had received the
| Holy Ghost. These. briefly. were the
/ first principles of the gospel taught oy
Jesus and By the Latter day Saints.
The latter-day gospel is the only gospel
| through which mea can be saved; II IS
/ the only plan of salvation. All. except
the sons Of perdiIion, will receive glory
far greater tina" anything they can
conceive of on this earth. There were
many glories, and they were graded
Men would receive their glory according
to the deeds done in the body. Mhat
will become OF the countless millions
who died before the plan instituted by
Jesus was made known2 What Of the
heather and Pagan, and all those who
lived in the dark ages7 There had been
no duly authorized agent Of God upon
the earth sir &c the days of Jesus; there
had been reformers who did much "a
improve religious matters on earth
Would these men be ignored in the
blessings of the celestial world. No
the good they had done would be taker
into cons Iteration in their Judgment
The principle of baptism for the dead
by the living, was briefly mentioned oN
the speaker, as being psrt Of the grea
Man ~ salvation which Jesus Instituted
The object of the building Of the tenn
piles throughout the Territory was ur'
derstood by the Saints, entrance int
which would be earned BY latin
fitness: where service in bling Daptlze
, for the dead could be done; where othe
and higher ordinances of the gosp
could be attended TO. The early build
ing of temples by the Saints va
mentioned by Elder Cannon as a
instance that this always formed q pol
ton of their belief and practice. Tn
! Saints were anxious to see the Temple
Tin Utah completed, wherein they coul
enter and perform the work ior me
dead dear ones. Everything IN III
work is perfect and complete, becaus
il was Instituted by God. The ang'
John the RevelatOr saw had flow
/ through the midst Of heaven ana n
Saints claimed to have received frol
him the everlasting gospel. An anS
appeared 30 Joseph Smith and CON
manded him TO be faithful, showed hi!
the plates hid in the bill Cumorsl
= The Book of Mormon was translate
by the aid Of the Urim and Thummin
il contained record OF the histoi
of the aborigiEes Of the America
continent, and also a corrobori
ton OF the teachings OF y
Savior and His disciples In q
Old World, and OF His visit t. this CO
tinent. The translation OF the Book
Mormon was completed in 1929. JOSEF
Smith received the Meicheseiic prizes
hood at the hands of the authoriz
messengers Of God, and became du
empowered to administer in the Ordi
ances OF the gospel, after which, on 9
9Th Of April, 1880, the church was o
gained with six members, and notgii
standing opposition, murder, drivin
and so forth, il bad grown and spre
phenomenally. God was at the head
IL. II may be maintained at the cost
lives and much persecution, yet
would live. The liberty OF action m
be restrained, but that of the soul c
never be. The opposition array
against the Saints should be met Will
|. Father forgive them, for they kn
not what they do"
Elder Cannon advised purity of hea
- the Saints were not battling for the
selves alone, but for unborn millio
> Let those ridicule who may, the San
e. would yet rescue the Constitution a
20, preserve it from the wicked. He adyi.
all to fight for justice and rig
would appeal to the great God
heaven, who would give them.
Singing by the choir, and benedict
, BY Elder Aurelius Miner.
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