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

Bishop V hitney offered up an eIo-
quont and touching prayer.
APOSTLE r. D. RICHARDS
addressed the congregation. l much
appreciate The opportunity of at
tending this Conference, but ]
recognize the fact that the minds
of the Saints are mainly on the
approaching dedication. 1t has been
decided to commence labors in the
Temple one week from Mocdsy, May
2Sth. Those desiring to ger the ordinances
of the Temple will need at once to
secure their certificates from he bishop
and have them carried up tor final en-
dorsement that they may be returned
by or before that date. President
Daniel Il. Wells is to take charge of the
lators in the temple. He " II answer
questions concerning the arrangements
and tie WORK there. The dedication of
a temple of the Lord is al eV5nt that
has occurred seldom on the earth since
the commencement OF the fu ness of
time. at the dedicati IN IF he Kirt-
land Temple, in the spflDg o. 1856.
choice blessings vera Des;o owed upon
the Prophet Joseph and those
with him. This was the first
Temple dedicated that We have
any record of since The dedi { ton Of
the Temple of SCION IN some 3 100 y, ars
ago. We find little record IN Il BlLle
or Book of Mormon of the dedication
or laying the foundation OF d te nple.
But frequent reference in The Bo of
Mormon is made t. the existence of
| temples. When We turn to the reve-
latlons CT the Prophet Joseph, We find
! there that the people OF God are told
always to build temples to HIS name.
Enoch must have had temples in his
| day, for Enoch had the Same doctrine
| that We te lch. He taught it to his
children and it had bean taught to him
by Adam-that in the meridian of tim e
the only begotten Son OF God should b e
given as a sacrifice. So we find Ahel
giving a sacrifice. Then came Noah,
showing that il was recognized as a r.le
among those who obsyed the Lor6.
Adam did not know tae purpose of the
sacrifice until the angel explained it to
him, that it was intended To Keep in
mind the coming sacrifice nj the
soa OF man. 1t was an ordinan e
established just as the ordinance OF
baptism. In the great work Of building
a world and peopling it. God gave it 10
| Adam just as rich man would buy
[ large plantation and give it to his son.
! Thus he became the head of the ear b.
| The Lord wishes to imprint the ap-
preaching sacrifice upon the minds of
Adam and all his Children. He there
| fore instituted the sacrifice of animals
to keep in mind the coming greatsacri
fee. So through the flood and the
| chosen seed came down the sacrifi ,e,
for without the shedding of blood there
is no remission of sins. This great fact
had to be preserved Thus it was that
Gains offering was not Acceptable be
cause there was no shedding of blood,
to keep in mind that there would come
redeemer whose blood must be shed
for the remission of the sins of the
world. Noah, Abraham and Others
built alters and off red sacrifices show
ing that they remembered the great fact
of the sacrifice and its purpose
The law of caInsi command
ment was given as a school
master to bring the people to Christ
sacrifice was therefore Just as necessary
in the economy of God as baptism. But
when the Great Sacrifice himself was
come, the sacrifice then required was a
contrite spirit and broken heart. We
are blessed that We have this gospel
revealed again to US as it was to Adam
And We have been taught the necessity
Of Temples. Having now attained Tt Q
privilege of dedicating Temples at Kin
land. Nauvoo. st. George, Logan and
the fifth here. It is iateaded TO give
all of this Temple district and others an
opportunity of attending the dedica-
ton services If it takes three or even
four days. It will be impossible fo- all
to go in the first day. You must there
fore be patient. and bide your tins,
that we may have joyful season.
APOSTLE q. J. GRANT.
I look forward with pleasure to the
dedication of the Temple Monday mex
As understand it, the desire of the
President of this stake is that the pso.
pie of this stake give Wa, ior a tne to
the strangers here, and thst .hey let the