The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-22

God himself. 1S ID gwen 10 eAcn IS
the undeis anding of each requires. l
say you have not the Spirit OF God
among you: ana he who stands here
and tells you the Spirit Of God is among
us, aud its fruit lies before God, where
is the gift of tongues, of healing, OF
prophecy? This spirit is no; among
us as it should be. We will find If the
gift OF healing and other gifts are not
among US, that we cannot survive. we
are getting wealthy; bat OK what avail
is il? We may build tenn Les until they
touch the sun that hiss beem given to
light the world, but ih'y will avaif
naught if we do not serve the Lord and
keep his commandments. We are get
ting rich, but we are apostatizlng.
want you 10 hear me, for l am in the
same boat with you. l say we are not
keeping the commandments of God. Do
| We enjoy the fruits of the Spirit? We
do not. Why are there so many deaths
in the family. My sisters, there is q
way 10 stop so many desths-by doing
the will of the Father. have heard
young men say they never heard per
son speak in tongues, never saw the gift
of healing, never heard the first princi-
pies. It is promised that if we keep the
commandments of God our children
shall live to be as old as tree and shall
| NV VIC We HHU DOyS' DikSeI Auu hoAO
handsome than l, smoking cigarettes
and putting away as though it was the
source of everlasting life. lind a bishop
sinking of liquor like the very
devil. They say they do it for their in
firmities. There is nothing hat grows
that l would not take, if knew it
would do me go. But what do we find?
Some of the towns already half aposta-
tized. The presiding elders use liquor
when they like, and they like it very
often, and the people are falling away
from this cause; and the people follow
in the sins of their officers. How many
of you have tasted this last Year, l
will warrant that not over one-hah Of
you tasted fifty-two times the
| last year. How many of you pay
tithingP Is there one-half Of you that
/ pay an honest tithing? do not say
you do not. The danger is that the
disease of one will affect Us all. Your
graveyard is getting too large. The
distance between the headstones is too
short. This may be corrected by keep
ing The commandments If God. There
II also a lack OF respect for the priest
hood. If we forget the respect due
those called by the Lord the Lord
will forget US. Bishop Whitney and l
were travelling south. We got 10 Salina,
l
| taking US was tagged out, and he tried
to get a team in that settlement to take
us to Richfeld. He went for an hour
| ard half and came back and said he
couldn't get them. Then tried to buy
! team, but they wouldn't sell. Then
we started to walk with boy; and
we're afterwards overtaken and carried.
Whenever l see any elder, or officer, in
ueed of q team, and l refuse to help
HIM along. l hope the Lord will take
] from me my teams, cows. even nv
wives and children, aud send me forth
as l cane into the world. In Logan,
! the great town We hear so much said
of, l was twenty fCur hours before
| was asked to eat a mouthful, and /
made up my micd / would starve before
| asked for q meal. had such an ex-
perience in Randolph. A brother kept
me talking while the wife and son ate
up the dinner. When | left he asked
me to call aud stay with him sometime.
told him l would, but 1t would be
when l was not hungry. He told me
| how much he was prospecting, and
wondered why be could not feel IL in
his heart to offer me meal.
APOSTLE JOHN HENRY SMITH
spoke next. 1 rejoice in the gospel of
Christ. 1 have testimony of i.s truth.
The duties thsE pertain to as are many.
| Our hearts are burdened with the cares
of life. The Lord has seen your sacri-
| fees. He rejoices in the goodness Of
your heart and liberalitv. Let rs come
| in fasting and pray er, that in each heart
| the whisperings OF the Spirit may say
| that our sacrifices have been accepted.
| While we may not discharge our duties
as wisely as we might, we can at least
| show to Him that we are prepared to
dedicate OUT lives to Him. l have bad
| ioy in my visit here, and trust that Joy
may be yours. l know that God has
accepted your work and that we will
have peace and joy. May our hearts
grow in peace ana Joy, and our MINDS
| be filled with wisdom and desire to DO
COOS Will at all times, is my prayer n
the name of Jesus Christ: Amen.
ELDER BATES MOBILES
took the stand. 1 am thankful for the
privilege of bearing my testimony to
the truth of the gospel. 1t was my
pleasure to be acquainted with
the prophet for a time. 1 feel
| that if our desires are pure
before God, and that we de-
sire to do right, all will be well with US.
The foundation of all good is tie culti-
Walton of ourselves IN good and pure
principles. We are making our own
record. Mark this well l accompan-
led the prophet the day he left for Car
tbage jail. l visited them in prison.
had then as have now the Joy and
satisfaction of knowing that tits work
has come to stay.
ELDER JAc3B GATES
was thankful for the OppoItu-
nifty of meeting 80 large con-
gregation. In the privilege of being
in this important era of the world, and
seeing Israel spreading forth and fall,
filling the words of the Prophet Joseph.
Ny heart rejoices beyond the power OF
words 10 express. l can bear my testi-
mony to the truth of this work. We
may feel weak in everyday tell yet
when the inspiration OF Col rests upon
us, we feel like man refreshed with
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