The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-06
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afterward drifted away and were finally
destroyed by inter-nicene strife. So IL
was with the Nephites, who were de-
stroyed by their brethren, the Lamar
ties, the latter were found here
WHEN CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS LANDED.
Even the latter was looked upon as
crank, when in Rome he asked permits
sion to go abroad on the waters on his
voyage OF discovery. That he was in
splred is beyond question. yet there are
few willing to ADMIT the fact, save the
| Latter-day SAINTS. We also know that
when the colonies from Great Britain
came here, they grew and prospered. The
Lord inspired the parent government
| to bear down upon them with such
| heavy hand that. unable to stand the
pressure longer, they arose and de-
clared the mselves tree and independent
States. Even though th people have
| always be5n a iaw-abiuing people, yet
the government has not under
| stood US aud has borne oown
| heav Willy upon Us. What of it?
S)me of these days they will I'M
derstand us batter. From the days of
Christopher Columbus, everything that
has proven to be of benefit to US has
been the result of inspiration, for here
God in.en Is to bring about His work
and estao lish His purposes in the latter
time.
President Hugh S. Gowans,
of the Tooele Stake. followed. The
brethren who had preceded aim had re-
viewed the history and progress of the
Latter-day Saints. 1t might seem
strange to some, this testimony that,
Notwithstanding tbs prosecutions, the
work of the Lord was never in better
condition than at the present time.
Theis was testimony that, no matter
what we are called upon to undergo, it
would rebound to our credit. We feel
true. rejoice in this to-day, and not.
withstandlng what we have been called
upon to pass through, we have been
tried before the world and have been
found tue and faithful. l have the
pleasure of being counted worthy
TO stand up among you and bear my
testimony to the truth of the work OF
God. No one should have any dubiety
as to the outcome. It is the right of
every person to enjoy communion with
| God-that ne may always have the con-
viction with him that he is a child of
God. This is my son in whom l am
| well pleased" should be in the heart
of every true Saint. l do not suppose
that it is now necessary that we should
be cast into fiery furnace or be
| thrown in den OF lions, but it is neces-
sary that we should be chastened. We
have many evils in our midst, but it is
not necessary that We should partake
lzS LII I'll
however, that our faith should increase
in the works of God. The nearer we
live to God, the more we become like
him. This is my testimony to you, my
brethren to day. And may God bless
US and strengthen US that we may ad
vance in the WORK we are engaged in
is my prayer ia the nam, of Jesus.
Amen.
Councillor d. H Wells.
If there is one thing that commends
itself to my mind more than another, it
is the Gospel that has been revealed, in
which see nothing unreasonable: but,
on the other hand. everything
pertaining to it commends itself
to my learning, to my intelligence.
There was nothing unreasonable about
revelations. It is more reasonable to
suppose that God would communicate
with his people than that he would not.
Why should not the Lord comnuni-
cate his mind and will to the people
who live upon this hemisphere as well
as those on the other? A great bug
bear is made of revelation. We are
told that we have the body and that
that is Sufficient. This was the most
unreasonable idea that ever gained
lodgment in the brain of man. All the
man made Christians in the world
could not confer the holy priesthood.
They might go through forms and
ceremonies to the end of time, but un-
less it was done
WITH THE SANCTION OF GOD,
it would be of no use. 1 be-
lieve the Lord inspired Chris
TOPPER Columbus, General Wash
ington, and a great many others, who
have done good to the children of men
yet he did not confer the priesthood
upon them. This is the dispensation
OF the fulness OF time, and We have the
great privilege of living at this time.
The adversary has not had the power,
as he had in the olden times, to check
up this work, which has progressed
| from the time of its beginning, and will
continue to progress. The educated
people of the world deny the principles
of the gospel. They know too much,
and some of these days, they will dis
cover that they we're not so wise as they
thought they were. The trouble is the
word is full of unbelief and infdelity;
many have gone astray, but the gospel
will prove light to all who receive it.
| The anthem, Jerusalem, my Glori-
Gus Home" was sung :by the choir,
Elder John Morgan pronounced the
benediction, and Conference adjourned
TIL this morning at 10 o'clock.
Excursion Trains for Conference an
| the air.