The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-07

IA Q II htnS I'D. VfsuShd b1hb We nave uO
malice IL err hearts aid snst We caa
coioe before him Ia sincerity.
Whenever 1t happens that our pray
answered, :hera Ia some caIss for
that. rs long as that little
|'Sirs which connects tire. COZ:
tfnenss Is CONTINUOUS an i'unnrpken hrl d
the instruments are in Ds rfeos 0rdar,
we eau communicate with Tbs tastera
hamispheIe; tut X tia wire be cu., If
tbs iustruGnsDts ba out Ct order, COM
municaticniS stQL p5d. In gecorSRocs
with au sAaia9ous law, ler u t4~sa,u
thas il the chanel OF com mum :at o:i'
between Insn and God is uhintefTt4Iiled
;aeiT prayers will e1ch the taFo,.l, t0
sich tiaey are Add eessad. The p-wrj-
81 prayer is beng recognised IL. tigs
! world to-day more thSl. / ever .ias
| 5een recognized Before. MsrY- I.seb
| OF soieuce anu Of learning Ar. .ros
fasesdiy ia6dals becEuss ttey Has. l1ns
c-}nscierE0Usly believe IL thai hin,i Qt
God mat Eas boon preached q fhtrh
by their religions instructors. piuI
| lessor 1yI4dalI admits that ib@.g il
some mysterious power connected With
DrRyer which be could not exptaia. i5e
ssv ~ tho t51sIcs OF men. aad stnIne1r
Gho appeared 70 oe GylOg, When ni~Jti
csi Treatment oguid rot avail and F;lan
! IL seemed as If nothing could sayp them.
But re hed Epfu tho father, @nGiher. 3
near re'aava Cr Il friend of the Ii yiug
knesl ard pray TO soma heipg whuut ts
| could not ses, some power 1bigp bR
could not feet, some Influence which be
COL MT ma te1 stand; and be saad sas
! that dis. ase cease rom that very hour-
! Oonvae~cennS set In euG heath YVES
given in thst ratieut. The words Cd
Prof. ffadnit Ialy be regarded rs tl>e
words g, :ta sH-gTaost among the ranks
of tns ssarnNd. There is Z power
cOnnecgeh with prayer which tss: 80.
ente OF to-day has noE been atia ~
explain This ia free for the b.nef.
anu announcement Of all VIM viii
avail taem9elgas of the sGvantagso
offered 10 them, 1t matters little 10
whst words their prayers arc framed,
II the prayers beAr upon their fGlth,
anu sincerity. they will reach their
destination and there receive the Rtten
tion they demand. And our Eat4.t
has deo's red himself that de is pleased
With the prayers Of His saints VITO
hava fsil h IN His promises. A Ia.te-
loves 10 hear mis- enid rsE IN sluo. MY
and conf Gellcs, that he naignf give b N
what ne wants; and nuT Fataer j
g,Iessed 10 DO SPOKEN To- He hs de-
liarsd that He is always wiling ~ an
swkr the supplicauons taat may COME
IL linn from o proper aUurGe. ehca
prayers are to him % sweet o10r and q
Pleasant saV0r. Toe III 'cis oil
ths power OF prayer have been
recognized at ali iiiNeS Can
t. mlud tie case Of Peter the Apnsl!e
~ NH cpx ~
death. 4 handful uf csinta MT to-
getnsr in z privats houee anu 5:,sre
they prayed 500 thai, If &c were as
viii, Peter might be GaiiYeIe0 ifum The
hands Of tie oppressors. That prayer
E8s taksn ana reported at the thrOils
% grace, and az angel was diEpatched
10 see that 1t Was answered proparly.
While Peter slept npon the prisan. f1or
between the guards, he prison Was
tiiied With light aud an angel entered TO
del.Ysr him. tbs ctains rel! from
Peters wrists and feet, a3;t The prison
doors opened before that superior
roWer. Peter and tho angel Esissa
ont and the other gate swuag back
When Peter recovered his na;0rA
sense, be found nimaels tree ia he
sireeta OF the c,ty. ae aaetensd 20 shs
house where the gsiats were, aadel
knocked a. tie gate. O2e si&te. +:
responded Go tho kncoE, and seeing |
Peter, shs was overcome With Joy and |
ran hack 10 tel; the 0shers tbaG lheir |
prayer was answered, The Lords arm |,
is not shortened to-asy. He is rs vi!
ling 20 answer sinoare prayer nov es |
He ever vas. Tia gives Us enD0ursse-
men in our epd"avnrs 10 worship And [!
t. ssrvs Him. But IN 1t not true that 1
II gone cases We do cot recognize HIS |
words when they come 10 US? We are
much like little SsmueIi the boy
propket OF G6d. One night, rs
be lsid himself down 30 res., !
he hard p voice calling his name cisa- !
~ anu distinctly. Thinking that his |
master called linn, ne hssleneG to the |
prophets room and said, Here l an"
the prcpher Told Samuel that he did |
his room. When he lay down tbs !
second zine, he again heard the VOICE.
Again ne fastened to the prophst. Els |
told him il he sn0uld hesr the voice !
again 10 answer It. Aud when Samuel |
lay down the third time, ~ !
heard hi; name pronounced dis |
tipctly rs before. Samuel an !
swere6 the voice, and the Lord TALKED |
with the boy, telling him things Of deep
meaning ard import. The Lord told
Samuel that he was diapleased with his |
master the prophet because he t0ier-
sted sin amongst. his sons an- re-.
baked them not. The Lord atsD tolc .
Samuel that he was to OF prophet in |
his masters stead anu counseiisd hm |
TO prepare himself Tor his high calling. |
feel that many of " are ike SamUei |
We here the call for assistance IL re
gard To our duties; az We think Il is !
so,ue man calling, when it is III Truth !
tire voice Of COD speaking 80 gs.
Let US learn, like Samuel. to knosi the |
voice OF God. and be Wiling II say
Speak. LORD, thy servant heaseth
We ought 70 study with great Gary tbs !
science Of our church. knew OF ~
fxcuse for ignorance upon matters per
tanning to the church and klngdom OF
Goj. l ssa no sXcnse for a deaGon,
pfie t, or elder beicg ignoranl OF the
duties of mis- calling. But 10 am0uut
0i knowledge aions will gave either yen
or me. 1T IS ooo1iGnGe- Let Us study.
theology and ,he science of cur oharoh
for ignorance is uniusufaols in The
sight Of God, Our Father has never
yss piacsd premium on Ignorance