The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-06-03

plaques nor parsake of her sins. To
this end they are gathering into one
place. Repentance on the part OF those
who rebelled agaiDs. God and his ser
wants was required, in the fullest and
n. ost sincere sense of the word. God is
the Father OF all Latter-day Saints, and
be would protect and preserve all those
who obeyed his commands and lived
lives OF righteonsD' s.. The puDy arm
o man may be raised, but for how long ?
ror just as long as the Lord wilied, and
until He Should 7, quire It for "a wise
and glorious purpose. Those who are
the yotaries OF the Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Latter-day Saints will kEcw
that God reigns. IL behooves all 10 know
that God has spoken through his SER
wants. There Was not a naIlon which
the elders OF the Mormon church had
not visited and trayersed. One of u
family and two OF a city had been
gathered therefrom. The Sa nis were
81 spised for holding 10 their faith and
refusing to relinquish the principles
they held dear. for their unCaunled
faith they suffer prosecutions. were
being incarcerated in prisons. reyIled-
and villItied. The Lattrr-day Saints
not only believed in the ordinances Of
the gospel. but we beyond, and be-
lieved in the works Of Abraham. He
had a plurality of wives: so did they
For. doing the works Of Abraham, they
ere beng punishe !. afi .cIed. and The
,irms OF tne UniIed StALes were being
measured against them-bot them. ex-
&c iy, but against their God. He viii
tight their battles. They fought not
with the steel sword, but with the sword
II truth. They sre willing TO extend
ha n Al u -. III II.
vi hug 10 uo. goOu aud rishi. 1t was
noi their church. nor that OF JOSEPH
Saith. nor Of John Taylor. nor of any
Individual. but the church of Jesus
Christ. and II was agains. Him the
shafts VI opposition were directed. The
trials ana difiicuirse- being experienced
would come. but. il was said. IL would
be Woe unto them by whom they
some- The LATER day Saints were
filed with JOY and pleasure Theforty
nine now IN the Peniteniiary felt well
because { ey had the spirit of the Cos
pei in their hearts; they realized thai
their convictions and condolences were
pn e The protested Christians believed
the Scriptures when they were closed
the SAINTS believed them when they
were opened and correctly interpreted.
rney had the fear Of God before their
: YES anu d4ilcu 10 10 his VIII anu Keep
HIS commandments. The gospel net
gathered of all kinds; there " re defec-
tive ones - none was perfect-yet
thew were improving and progressing
by the help Of the II mighty. Judge
not, that We he not judged" was the
counsel Jesus gave. Investigate for
yourselves. LeArn the correct work
Ings Of the gospel as taught by the Lat
ter-3ay Saints, and see whether they |
are as they represent themselves. That |
was ali they asked; truthfulness- and |
lot misrepresentation. To those who |
fairly my stigate. with right spirit |
ami contrite heart. the speaker promised !
they should receive n knowledge The |
world would be responsible for their |
adoption o. rejection of the gospel as
oy Jesus and promulgated |
b. His duly commissioned servants !
They desired to be yir nous. truthful. |
and were working TO earn the pIaudit; |
Nv. Ia done good and faithful servsnr,
enter thou into the JOY az thy rest" In I
he exhorfed the Saints TO |
continue in their good work. until the 1
world saw the light which was begin l
ming TO shiae from the tops OF the |