The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-18
AT THE TABERNACLE.
Elders Kelson and Morgan
are the Speakers.
SERVICES ON SUNDAY LAST.
Preaching Without Purse or Scrip
Evil Forces at Work
Etc, Etc.

Divine services were held in the
Tabernacle on Sunday. The choir and
congregation sang:
Our God, we raise to Thee
Thanks for Thy blessings free
We here enjoy.
Prayer was offered by Elder George
f. Gibbs.
The choir then sang:
Oh, God. tn Eternal Father,
Who dwells smid the sky!
The sacrament was administered by
the priesthood of the Nineteenth Ward.
ELDER JOHN H. KELsoN,
who arose to address the congregation,
said that it was with very peculiar feel
ings he arose to speak. He felt natur-
ally timid, as if he would shrink from
the duty he was called upon to per-
form, but he would trust in his Hea-
venly Father for divine aid. He was
conscious of his own inability. but he
knew that the Lord would strengthen
HIM.
1t was nearly three years since
ne left Salt Lake City on a
mission to England, his native
land. To him it was an unexpected
call, the condition of which was to go
without purse or scrip. There was no
financial inducement in such call.
The question to him was, lean you
support your family in your absence
and pay your expenses in your field OF
labor"
After arriving in England, he re-
ported himself at the Liverpool office
His first field of labor was in the Lon
don conference. About year ago he
was called to labor in the Newcastle
conference until he was released to GO
home.
Soon after arriving in England he
found himself in rather peculiar cir.
cumstances. Although in his native
land, he felt himself stranger The
Saints in London were not many il
number and were unable to support the
missionaries. While thus situated
among strangers, it was not long before
his small amount of means was ex
hausted. He felt of a rather PROUD
disposition to ask assistance, as he
thought it too much like depending
upon charity. He was literally with
out purse or scrip. He had no one &C
turn to but his God. To Him he die
turn, and before long he was com
forted. He received peace 10 his soul
and he could see that the Lord opened
up his way. He felt it was better tt
trust In God than in money. Thu
money could be exhausted, but Coz
was ever able to assist him.
A servant of God while on a mission
must know for himself the nature o
his position before he can present tn
gospel to others. The qualification
for preacher of the gospel cannot b.
: acquired by worldly education. Knowl
edge of history is not sufficient, but b.
must receive revelations from heaven
The speaker learned this from
his own experience. The Eide
the gospel well supplied witt
learn about halt what he would other
wise learn.
The speaker went forth to preach thu
gospel. What had he preached? II
preached the GOSPEL of repentance. II
had called upon men to repent of thell
sins, and asked them to read in tn
Bible the commandments laid down b.
> Jesus ana his first apostles. He toll
!. them that such commandments wer
as binding to day as they were i
ancient times. He pointed out to ther
that Jesus commanded men every
where to repent and that the last com
mission which the same authority CAV
to the disciples was go We therefor,
and teach all nations, bap.iziug ther
in the pane of the Father, and of til
, Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teachin
them to observe all things whatsoevt
have commanded you, and, Il
l am with you Away, even uni
the end of the world" Eide
Kelson taught the people that this con
mandmsnt was not withdraw
from the earth, and that it is dangerol
to accept the doctrines of men ia sui
stitution for the word of Jesus Chris
). While on his mission the speak
found many to believe in the doctrin
which are taught in the Scripture
There was, however, one great obstac
which debarred their obedience to Il
gosptl, and that was the indispositiC
to rep snt. The people Of this gener
ton delight in sin, yielding themselv
&. up to the qualification of carnsl desire
In order to secure the blessings OF Il
GOSPEL men must repent of their sir
This lies at the foundation of a risf
eous life. A life without a righteo
}, foundation is an insult to our heaven
ID Father, who cannot tolerate sin. Fes
full responsibility hangs upon this ge
Grafton. They need to repent: and t
Elders of the Church of Jesus Chri
go forth preaching the necessity
repentance from sins of every ri
with a determination to refrain ire
evil in the future.
In his travels, Elder Kelson met W
varied experiences some Of which W,
9. very agreeable to him, and others d
- agreeable. On the whole, however,
was pleased with his mission. Preach
the gospel is likened to sowing Sc
a great deal of which seemed to
sown in vain. Some truths seem to
,or like seed upon the wayside. and the {
va one con es and steals them away fir
nd the hearts of the people.
The elders of Israel go forth prea
ing the gospel as it is taught in
Scriptures. They tell men that
has revealed the gospel in this 6
There are various powers exeI
w against its PRONUNCIATION. The spea
az, himself came in contact with SOM
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