The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-18

RoSiAo-SA IL tAo payers respecting Tue |
Latter-day Saints and that meeting. |
Elder Kelson was thus led to see the at /
utude or this great power upon the |
earth. The religion of the Latter-day
Saints was grossly misrepresented, and
that, too, by some of the leading re-
porters in Europe.
1t is taught by some that the elders go
forth with a rather peculiar commits
sion, especially to the young. Some
nave been led to believe that the mis-
sion OF the elders is to draw
the young out to this country for the
ggrandisement OF those holding au-
thority in the church. While crossing
the ocean with some of his brethren, the
speaker one day talked for about an
hour on the gospel. There were some
present who entertained this idea.
Many OF the brathren present consisted
of humble, hard-working men. He re-
ferred to the false impressions which
some had imbibed and showed that the
| character of his audience might refute
their mistake The SO humble brethren
could get nothing but by their labor.
Was it crime to give such men labor?
There was no argument in this to show
that the elders might be personally
benefited for their labors in the mis-
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| flimsy preteXts to bring up against the
Latter-day Saints.
The speaker professed to be of sane
mind in going forth to preach the Cos
pei. He had no disordered brain, but
sincerely believed in what he preached.
The Latter-day Saints are not dupes.
They are not slaves to the will of
anybody. They are as free as any peo-
pie on the earth, and they are proud to
say it. A Latter Day Saint missionary
is not hired by his congregation, and
has no fear of being discharged. He
does not measure his congregation &C.
cording to what he shall receive for de-
liyering g discourse. but he desires to
preach 10 honest souls. He does not
go forth to sell the gospel. The gospel
is not his to sell.
Elder Kelson said that his mission
was a pecunlary loss to him, but it
yielded him infinite gain. He had faith
in sacrificing something for the spread
of truth, and expected that he would
yet receive fruit from his labors. He
believed that he would be enabled to
be faithful to the end, and he had
the assurance that be was accepted oil
his Heavenly Father. He desired that
he would be one with the Saints and be
saved with them in the Kingdom OF
God.
The choir sang:
Come all ye sons OF zion,
And let Us praise the LoTd.
ELDER JOHN MORGAN
also spoke. He asked that he might bt
enabled to say something that would
benefit those present. He desired tt
add his testimony to that of the preyi
GUS speaker. He knew that Joseph
Smith was true prophet and tn at thu
!, Kingdom of God was established upoI
the earth never more to be thrown down
About half century ago the Lore
, revealed His will to a humble youth ano
, IL was predicted that his name shoulG
.. be good and evil spoken of throughout
, the earth. Many of the predictions o
Joseph Smith have been literally full
filled as well as the predictions of TIT
ancient prophets. 1t was revealed tina
i mems blood would be shed and thei
, lives sacrificed in the PRONUNCIATION o
. the truth. These things tended to tn,
i accomplishment of the designs OF Goo
upon the earth and the bringing abou
, of that liberty which men wish to en-
{ Joy. The time will come when mel
o will have truth and liberty through
out the land. Through the suffering
. and tolls of the Latter-day Saints
shall these results, IL the providence:
q of the Almighty, be brought about. Tn
!. sneaker also referred to those who, IN
a der an oppressive system of govern
r ment. are deprived OF liberty and WIZ
b feel the tyranny to which they are sub
d jscted. The time, however, will com
' when the law will protect men in thei
;. religious worship, whether they be wea
or strong.
q The choir sang an anthem, afte
e which Elder Stayner pronounced To
e benediction.