The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-23
DIVINE WORSHIP.
Services at the Tabernacle on Sun.
day Afternoon.

day Afternoon.
The usual afternoon services were held
in the Tabernacle on Sunday, commenc-
ing with the choir singing tue hymn:
saw mighty angel fly,
To earth he bent his way.
Elder Joseph Hall offered the opening
prayer and the choir sang another
hymn:
Again we meet around the board
Of Jesus, our redeeming Lord.
The priesthood. of the Fifteenth Ward
attended to the administration of the
ccacrament.
. ELDER JOHN NICHOLSON addressed the
congregation and said: 1t affords me
much pleasure to behold so many per-
sons present to-day. Ny experience
has demonstrated the fact, that we never
appreciate privilege until we are
deprived of it. During the last few
months have had time to reflect upon
many subjects; opportunities consider
| the way for us TO become in fact and of
a very deed true Latter-day Saints. We
are liable to become narrow and con.
| tracted in our ideas of the religion we
have espoused. We are too apt to con
clude that having become members of
the church, being baptized, and observed
various ordinances and rites, and re-
ceived blessings in the house of God;
| that but little remain for us to do, and
that "our election is sure" 1t is posi-
BILE that persons may be unrighteous,
Notwithstanding they have observed
every sacrament and ordinance. Forms
and ceremonies are but the frame work
of the structure. 1t is essentially neces-
sary that we be pure in heart, and that
our conduct exemplifies our belief, con-
sistent with our professions. This Is a
subject of the utmost importance to us.
| The gospel of Jesus Christ embraces IN
its creed every truth and principle of
right. We must cultivate disposition
to encourage every good feeling in order
to be inspired to carry out every good
principle IN our lives. The word of God
and the mind of God are truth; and if
we possess the truth we must be in har-
mony with Him. The truth cannot be
obliterated; and we should be and must
be exemplars of the truth. We fire.
quently deplore the lack OF justice being
/
ourselves are strictly just. Charity
should begin at home. have we been
just to our fellow beings in every re-
spect? Every human being has rights
which we are bound to respect. We
must 1--we the truth for its own sake,
| prepared to do right to every one under
all circumstances, despite of consequnn-
ces. Justice will yet conquer injustice,
and the truth cover the whole earth.
Truth and justice will prevail. Every
man and woman must encourage and
cultivate within them the principle of
love. God is love and His love permeates
| everywhere. One of the fruits of the
Spirit of God, is love. Our everyday
love towards all and every one. The
spirit of retaliation cannot be enter
tanned; it does not belong to the gospel
of Jesus Christ. If we do not constant
ly stand on the basis of love and mercy,
then are we no better than the rest of
the world If we engender sentiment
of hatred towards any human being, it
does not add to our peace of mind. A
spirit OF vlndictiveness cannot bring us
happiness. The gospel requirements
are perfect ideal for us to strive and
work TO. If we do not possess the prin-
ciple of sympathy and love, we lack an
essential Ingredient of the gospel. Dur
ing my recent experience of five months,
passed in the Utah Penitentiary, l en-
joyed that peace and satisfaction which
in measure compensated for the de-
priYation of liberty and the society of
my family and friends. have occupied
a position which 1 would not have
chosen of my own accord, and in so
doing have been enabled to learn more
inf the 1aSS0p fbof oil br1p,o ~
children OF God. No matter how low
and degraded human beings may be-
come, even as low as the animals, they
evidence the feelings of sympathy and
affection in some little degree. The
Latter-day Saints have demonstrated as
much of sympathy and love towards
humanity as any body of people am
acquainted with. They have ever been
willing to lay aside their own interests,
and as it were take their lives in their
hands, to benefit and bless their fellow
beings. The Latter-day Sains have been
called upon to renounce their religion,
and are making a record in history of
their determination to suffer and make
sacrifice rather than deny that which
God mas revealed to them. They are
telling the world that death is preferable |
to dlshonor or an abandonment Of reIi-
gious truth. Under these circumstances |
we stand upon the higher plane of the |
gospel, and instead OF feeling spirit Of |
retaliation towards our enemies, saw as |
Jesus Christ said, Father forgive them, |
they know not what they do" We |
must not commit the mistakes that |
others make in their conduct towards /
US, in being guilty of injustice. May we
continue to labor in the cause of truth
and justice. Amen.
The choir sang Guide US, o thou
great Jehovah" with solo by Mrs. An
ME Peterson Poulion, and Elder George
Goddard pronounced the benediction.