The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-12
AT THE TABERNACLE.
Addresses by Elders N. s. Nell
SON and David Candland.
NO PERFECTION WITHOUT SIN
An Able Sermon Setting Forth the
Necessities of the Atonement
and Adams Fall.

at the opening OF the services III tue
abernacle on Sunday afternoon, the
choir and congregation sang:
God moves in q mysterious way,
HIS wonders to perform;
He plants HIS footsteps In the sea,
And rides Jpn the storm
Prayer was offered by Elder David
Candlaud.
The choir then sang:
OGod, tn Eternal Father.
Who dWells amid Ihe sky
ELDER N. s. NELSON,
who arose 10 addr> IS the congregation,
SAID that It was pleasure for him to
STA, d before his brethren and sisters to
speak to them. Probably nowhere does
a minister occupy so peculiar position
as before an audience of Latter-day
Saints. The gospel is so broad that 1t
encompasses every truth in the univers @.
II was COED for Latter v So mt to
speak upon almost any 8 ct,
whether temporal or spiritual, t
bears upon the welfare OF his brethre-,
and sisters. The speaker referred to
ole point which had been suggested to
his mind by the prayer and singing
which had just been rendered. LII was
mat of toe sacrament which was
instituted for the purpose of keeping in
rsmembrancs the broken body and she'd
J blood of Christ. To many, it might
: seem rather strange that mans re-
: demption should p. nd upon the
death of one being. Infdels questioned
the fact that the sacrifice which
Christ had made could atone as a
ransom for fallen man. 1t was other
wise with the Latter-day Saints who
do not look upon the atonement In the
same light in which many Christian
scots view it. Neither do they look
upon the sin of mankind in the same
!, manner as other Christians do. Elder
Nelson also alluded to the fall OF Adam
by which death was brought into the
world. Many people had been led
to declare how great mistake
father Adam bad made IN yielding to
the teuipter, thus bringing sickness,
sorrow and death into the word. In
heir mistaken views they might be led
TO saw. If it had not been for Adam {
sin we would all have been in Paradise.
Although our first parent had not peen
compelled to partake of the torblooeI
fruit, yet it was according to the divine
economy that II was permitted te
come into the world in order that mar
; should come to knowledge OF good ane
: evil. Through The sin OF Adam oeaIh
: was brought In to the world. thus bring
r ing the human race into state OF NOR
S tsiity. We are told that through suffer
Ings i n this life Christ was made per-
: feet. Luke says that He grew In stature
E and in wisdom From this may be Id
. ferr ID that in this life He had mucn &c
learn which He could not have Learned
in heaven, The LatJer-day Saints de
clare that for a wise purpose, tn
human racs should pass through pro
bation of mortality. In order that mel
! should be ex 4lted aud attain to perfec
} ton. thew must, like the Savior, pas
through sufferings and make sacr1n ces
In his mortal state man has to fight IN
battle of life in order 10 acq Ilre KNOW
u edge. virtue, and salvation IN accord
ance with the gospel OF Christ which /
a gospel of works. By one mans SIN
death came into the world. so by on
q mans righteousness came eternal NE
Christ conquered death and became u
first fruits of the resurrection. Conse
uuently all must be resurrectea. IL
& way being thus opened up Tor man re
dem ptlon and exaltst on 10 the KIN
dom of God, it is required OF us
render obedience TO the ordinances an
re requirements of the gospel TO: secut
IL that end. John SAYS "If we walk in tt
u light as He is in the light, we have te
. loWship one with another. and the BLOC
OF Jesus Christ, His son, cleanser
r. Ms from all SIM" such are the conc
re tons which God has given US IN orc
IT. 70 escape the consequences OF sim II
princlples O, faith, repentance. oapus
and the laying on Of hands are not su
6cient means whereby We can attain
% the highest eXaltation, Paul mere
terms these the foundation OF goo
wolks. Every good work is. as 1t wer
a brick built in the structure 10
reared. We must not lay again e.
foundation, but go on unto perIectlol
The Saints of God should examine tnel
II selves and have within them spirit
lie forgiveness towards those who tran
era gress against them. In order 10
worthy partakers of the Sacrament;
. is not enough to love those VINO 10
them. Even the heartless do this. do'
love is greater than thus. Ills love
tends to all mankind.
The SAINTS euOulU uOt uC oSL
acknowledge Jesus as their Lord a
HE Master. If they are ashamed to pr
the and acknowledge Him before men,
ed will be ashamed to acknowledge IN
ms before His Father in heaven. 1
tan sneaker. in conclusion, said he re]ols
his in the plan of salvation which God
his revealed. He hoped that he would
, in wavs be enabled to bear the testimc
which he possessed. and desired. IN,
,oo name of Jesus, that God would 81
those present.
=, ELDER DAVID CAUNLAND
. also made few brief remarks. He
sired to bear his testimony to the W
nm VIII CHI he was engaged. Having b
for in the Church for forty six years
also considered that, in that t
opli. he had sufficiently weighed
OF d 1ctrines which he had
, noe bibed. After such long experie
1 n1 ns entertained no thought OF
day nouncirg the religion which he
lclu- taught 10 revere. TO him there va
P. m uncertain sound, no dublety; Dut
pro- satisfied with all he understood,
spoke briefly concerning the M
temple and temple worS.. He real y