The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-04-07
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The choir sang,
"Mortals, awake. with angels join.
And chant the solemn lay;
Love, JOY and gratitude combine,
10 hail tn suspicious day.
| Apostle John Henry smith offered a
beautiful but short prayer, and the
| choir sang,
Glorious things are sung OF Zion.
Euoch's city seen of old,
Where the righteous being perfect
Walked wi God in streets of gold
Radgsr Clawson.
Apostle Lorenzo Snow then intro
duced TO the congregation Rudger
| C!awson, President of Box Elder stake.
He asked for an interest in the faith
| and prayers of the Saints to sustain
hlm and enable him TO say something
that would be If profit to all
present. He felt that no man
could instruct the Latter-day Saints
and edify them. while being
divinely inspired from above He never
arose to speak but what he felt spirit
TO shrink, and was always reminded
that chose who hide their talents ana
will open their mouth because of the
fear of men, the
ANGER OF TIE LORD
is kindled against sucb." He therefore
felt to always respond to every call
made by the servant of God. 4 few
years ago and this church was organized
with but SIX mem bers. And day,
the Latterduy Saints are numbered by
the tens Of thousands. This is astonish-
Ing. And yet when we consider how
this came to be. then We can appreciate
the fact. The testimony which Jos -ph
Smith bore was one of power. He stated
that he vas not only
VISITED BY ANGELS
and instructed by them in things per-
tanning to life and salvation, but
be also makes the assertion
that God, the Eternal Father,
and Jesus Christ, His Son, appeared to
him in person. This might seem
strange to the world, but it is true
The Gospel plan has been revealed
anew III this the Gispensatiou of ths
those who should obey the laws it
specified When we reflect upon the
conditions of the human family to-day,
We must conclude that there is no
other power but that OF God that could
hold this people together as a body as
we see them bound in union and thus
in strength. The testimony of the El
ders of this Church did not come from
any maa; this means is with the midi
viduaIs themselves and they receive it
from the throne of God and it satisfies
them of the
TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL
and its divinity. We understand that
this gospel Is the power Uf God unto
salvation; and this being the case,
every loan and woman should live to
obtain living testimony of the truth,
that the gospel will save men temper
ally as we'll as spiritually. There is
nothing upon the earth of so great
worth as the gospel, ana all else should |
be of secondary consideration. It is !
beyond price, the richest gem. 1t can |
not be estimated, and no value can be |
placed upon it. 1t is free, and for this !
reason many are prone 10 undervalue !
its great worth, and especially here in |
Salt Lake City, where, if q man has |
piece of property in pleasant place, he
considers that he is very well off. and he |
seems 10 prizeit. And sometimes men |
lose sight Of the
THINGS OF GOD
in their eagerness to grasp for tn man.
On one occasion a rich |
young man addressed one of the apos- |
ties, and, after seeing the power Of heal
Dg desired to buy it with money. BUTT |
ike thar have TO be worked for and |
earned No doubt this young man had |
me same idea as many among us-he |
wanted TO speculate upon the gift of the !
Holy Ghost-the gift OF God. He de-
sired to make merchandise of |
t. But the answer of the apos-
lie was. fool, thy money perish |
with thee" And it does seem that
many are willing now, TO barter away !
the blessings and gifts Of God, and |
things God has intruated them with, for
the almighty dollar, which will canker |
The soul. There is no sacrifice we can
make that will compensate for the loss
OF THE GLORIOUS PROMISES
which have been made to this people.
We ought to be willing to stand all
Kinds OF persecution, sCorn, and the con-
,umacy of the world. 1t had fallen to
The speakers lot to go to prison
IN the year 1884. and for |
three years and one month he |
was confined within prison walls
,or daring to believe in the truth of
heaven and h"ying obeyed the princi-
pies of celestial marriage, which is
If m God. And during these three
ears and enc month l saw some 800
Of my brethren come in thst prison for
and obeying what they felt
would give them the highest exal;a-
ion. And some 220 served out their
terms of imprisonment, while l was
here, and were Sc. at liberty again.
[ feel first rate myself. l feel that
the laws which God has given
as are true. have greater faith in the
work of God to-day than | had three
years ago. and l trust my faith will in
crease. as / increase in years. The |
gospel is worth everything to me.
IT IS MARVELLOUS
now patiently those men, who were i'm
prisoned for conscience sake, stood |
the Imprisonment they did, with |
rather than renouDoe !
the principles of truth and |
renounce the wives and children |
which God had blessed them with. |
| know that the Lord can meet with |
His Saints in prison as well as outside |