The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-29

them who should believe upon His
name. The foundation stone of the
fabric known as the Church of God and
the gospel, is belief in Deity. With
out this belief it is impossible for man
to please b God. Following this
belief in God the Eternal Father, is a
beliefin His Son Jesus Christ and in the
Holy Ghost. 1t has become fashionable
with large proportion of the religious
world to claim a belief in
Jesus Christ, and they anticipate
being freed from the sins of this life by
the announcement of that belief
There are others who have been reared
in Christian society and have listened
to the words of eloquence that fell from
the lips of those who have been edu-
Gated for the ministry, who do not be-
lievein the divinity of Christ's mission.
Listening to the words of those who
point out the beauties of the character
of Christ, they regard the whole matter
with doubt. Their hearts have not
been influenced by that spirit which
makes evident the truth of Christ's
mission and the benefits derived from
an observance of the laws of God. On
examining the actions of those who
make no professions of belief in Christ
with those who do, they remain in
doubt. The speaker said that to him it
seemed impossible that men could gaze
upon this beautiful world and doubt
the existence of a Supreme Being, who
rules and controls the universe. They
reject the scriptures of divine truth and
stand coldly aside denying the efficacy
and power that is so apparentto others.
1t seemed strange that such coulu
be the case. The structure of
the universe, the multitude of
stars in the heavens bore unmistakable
proof that there was a design
In placing them there. When looking
around upon the earth with its shrubs
and plants, with its mountains and val
legs. with its rivers and lakes, and with
the living creatures which move upon
it, one could find evidences testifying
that God created and designed them.
Man, according to his organization and
the conditions in which he is placed
no matter in what state of civilization,
is respondent being; coming into the
world a helpless babe, he is nurtured
and cared for until he is capable of tax
ing part in the battle of life. Even in
maturer years he is not free from this
At length he falls prey
to sickness and disease, his intellectual
activity is lessened and he is dependent
upon others. In spite of these things
and the sins which form the source of
so much misery in the world, many
have thought there was no need of
SAVIOR to come to their relief when they
could not help themselves. God,
in placing our first parents upon
The earth, gave them mission
TO perform. Through disoEedience, sin
came into the world, and consequently
men were placed in a condition from
which they could not redeem them
selves. According to the gospel plan, a
SAVIOR was provided to meet this con-
dition. The work of the atOnement
was in harmony with all other designs
Of God. The Messiah had been sent to
be the great Deliverer to rescue man.
kind from the consequences of sin.
In closing his remarks, Apostle Smith
desired to impress these things upon
the minds CT the young. He testified
that God existed, and prayed ohat his
brethren and sisters would ponder in
their hearts those truths of which he
had spoken, and never allow them
selves to doubt that God had provided
4 way whereby they could return to
Him.
The choir sang an anthem. AID the
oener lotion. pronounced by Bishop G.
F. Whitney, brought the services to a
close.