The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-28

are entitled to the saving power or God.
1t is according to the mea>ure OF our
faith. No more, no less. The cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah were no more
surely doomed to destruction than is
this people, If they have no more faith
among them than those ancient cities.
And the comfort which God has given
TO this peoples the assurance that they
have that faith which will endure.
God has promised to perpetuate
this work: He has said that
this kingdom shall meyer be
thrown down nor given to another
people. That is the pronise, the as
surance that there is within this people
living faith. 1t is within the hearts
of the humble and pure Latter day
Saints.
Salvation m lst come from within.
The tree blossoms and bears fruit by
reason of the life that is within it. The
sun from heaven, the water from tie
earth, may assist the growth and favor
the development of the tree, but they
cannot place within it the power
tt perpetuate it's kind. The teacher
places not one ounce of brain not one
PARK Oh in;ell gence within his pupil,
nut be draws out and ministers to what
God has planted there. If there is No
lie within the tree, The sun may blister
It's branches the water may dtluge its
roots, but it will main dead, for death
is within it. and death, like life, can
only bring forth after its kind The
works OF man are mo tai as himself, and
must perish. No man ever maze
thing that was superior 10 himself No
mar in his mortal state ever created
that which would not Rave an end. But
God IS eternal; His works ars also
eternal; for IKE gets like forever.
ALI religions have truth in them, and
all truth, like the light of day has a
common origin. God has revealed the
gospel to man in different ages IL may
be called "Mormonism' to-day, CHRIS
tianity" ye> terd y; men may pile nick
names on it l. ountain high; these are
out cObwebs that may mar to human
eye the beauty of the jewel. but they
cannot detracG from It's value. God re-
vealed the gospel to Adam, Abraham
Moses and others. Christ introduced 1t
10 the meridian of time. La the latter
days he has again revealed it, and the
Saints are now p eaChing it to the world.
This sounds arrog n aid presum ptuous
out We say III all soberness ana
humility, that GOO has again resto ed
he EVERLASTING and interchangeable
gospel in this the last dispensatlun. He
mas raised up mighty prophet, men
call him Josph Smlih. when they are
respec full enough to do so; but Lney
enerally style him ice" Smith. 1t
matters not what men may call him.
He was Gods prophet. Men may dis
pse him because they only know him
as "Joe" Smith But what was his name
in hesveu2 The question alone
to be cnn,lderedis, "D.u God send him
or not2 Is he servant of God or a
servant of the devil?" If you can de-
eide that question. that is ali you need
decide If God has revealed to our
hearts and minds that this is indeed His
wo'k, we cannot be too careful of our
course and calling. We cannot cherish
too highly the principles of truth, Tor
they are worth all they cost.
In concluding his remarks Bishop
Whitney testified that the great work
# the latter days was of God, and
| promised that those who would oney
the principles of the gospel would have
| this assurance for themselves. He also
INVOKED Coos blessing upon those who
| nad already received the truth. and ex-
! nurted them TO strengtben their testi-
mony. for the day was at hand when
none could stand in this work who did
| not know 1t was of God.
The choir then sang an anthem, after
| VIII en- Elder Arthur Stayner pro-
nounced the bsnedictiun.