The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-28
AT THE TABERLACLE.
The Services of the Latter
day Saints.
EsgMOYY OF ELDER R0ANEY

And the Sermon Preached by AIoeE !
John E. Carlisle-Ths
Hymns Sung. :
At the opening of the services IN the
Tabernacle on Sunday afternoon, the
choir and congregation sang:
God moves in mysterious way,
His wonders TO perform;
Ee plants His footsteps IN tie sea,
And rides upon the storm.
Elder William D. Newsome offered
prayer.
The choir then sang:
sveetly may the blessed spirit
! on each faithful bosom shine;
! Nav we every~grace inherit,
! Lord, we seek boon divine.
| ELDER GEORGE R MEEY,
Having been called upon to address the
congregation, said that be realized his
Inability to say anything that would
benefit those present, unless he Tad the
assistance of the Holy Spirit. He felt
his need of depending upon God, and
asked an interest in the faith and pray
ers of his brethren and sis 'ers as
sembIed. Having been member CT toe
church for nearly half century. he
could testify of its divinity. He knew
that those who preside over the church
are men divinely appointed to DO so
end that the work in which they are
engaged will endure forever. he felt
thankful to God that he had been
privileged to exist upon the earth in
I this age of the world, when the chan
mel of communication between the
heavens and the earth has again been
opened.
Though a cloud of persecution may
hang over this people, it is but one
: evidence that God has not forsaken
, them. but rather that He loves them
: and chEstizes them for diVelting from
} the path of rectitude. The Saints can
afford to have the finger Of scorn
, nointed at them; for, unlike the people
e of the world, they have testimony
e within them by which they know that
q thew are engaged in the work OF God.
Life is bat as a span compared with the
= countless ages of eternity. In this pro
;, bation the people are permitted to pre-
mare themselves for an everlasting In
: heritance in the kingdom Of God. The
:, Tstter.6av Saints know the God in
e whom they put their trust. They have
q tried Him in almost every condition IN
= life. and He has always proved theli
friend. Instead. therefore, OF being
u sorrowful they ought to lift up thell
heads and rejoice.
ELDTR JOHN E. CARLISLE
also spoke. It was great privlleg'
. for the Latter-day Saints to show thel
faith il God, their heavenly Father
The more faith they have in him tn
more they are blessed and better httec
to perform the duties devOlVing upol
them. In fact, nothing can be accom-
nlished without faith; and IL IS ais
taught that faith without works
dead, This is not only true IN mattsr
pertaining to religion, bat also IN tn
ordinary affairs OF life. The man in tn
world who accomplishes the most ]
he who has faith in himself
and shows that faith by his WorRs
This is clearly seen in the lives of thos
who, by diligent effort, have accom-
plished the most.
Speaking of faith in purely religion
sense, there are, perhaps. no peopi
iupon the face OF the earth VINO nav
s, shown greater faith than the Latte Ga
e. Saints. Through their faith they haV
ACCOMPLISHED works which are ~ arve
ous. By comparing The teachings {
the Bible with those of the elders VIII
hBve gone forth in this age procialmln
the message of salvation, the
have been led to believe in the princl
6 nles which they heard proclaimed
- Their faith led to obedience or work
and thus they receive knowledge th'
the gospel has again been restored uni
men upon the earth.
It is inconsistent to believe that Go
should reveal His wisdom to men
q this age as to believe He revealed 1t
Ss any other period of time. 1t Wcu
seem most natural, therefore, To CelleN
in the testimony of living witness
rather than in the testimonials recorGe
in the inspired writings Whica ma
- heen handed down for centuries.
". MIGHT be expected that the religion
world would sooner accept the ties
mony Of witnesses living In this g.
tb rather tnan the testimony or tho
, who nave died hundreds OF years az
b Butmen are apt to cling somewhat
he traditions of their fathers becau
such traditions have been handed doT
from generation TO generation.
When person comes claiming TO
prophet OF God, we should
anime the message when
- bears and the principles which
JSs teaches. We should compare th'
principles with the principles that ht
oeen taught by the servants o.
IN former ages; and If they cona
for similar truths, if there IS nothing
nd i+e;lorable in the message borne,
have 40 right 10 xsject such MESA
In tie case of The Pfophet jose
smith. everything TENDS to point TO
o4r faet Tat the angel, which John 81
'ES nxme o him and that the gospel VII
hg preached was the same COS
which was taught by Peter, Jan
loan and other apps les: II
SINE gifts and blessings follow
a;,miuist Nations of the servants OF :
in this day Is followed the servants
end in former times, we nave 10 II
80 reject their teachings. Men car
Eiustiiy themselves ON the ground
prejudice or of having heard eyil
boris concerning the servants OF =
Cor if they do, they could be equl
lfE-4sGoA roiantiuV the MISSION