The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-01
DIVINE SERVICES.
Elders Woolley and Hatch
Address the Congregation
AT THE ASSEMBLY HALL.
The Responsibility OF the Saints-The
Necessity of Obedience TO the
Laws OF God.

AS usual, the services in the Assem-
bly, Hall on Sunday afternoon, were
largely attended. After the singing of
the hymn; IS
"Great God attend while Zion sings"
by the choir and congregation.
Elder B. +. Cummings, Jr., offered
prayer. The choir then sang:
well sing all hail to Jesus name,
Honor and praise We give;
To him who bled on Calvary's hill,
And died that we might i've"
ELDER e. G. wooLLEY,
OF st. George. having been called upon
to address the congregation, said that
he realized the responsibility which
rested upon him in addressing so large
an assembly of people, the Majority of
whom had met for the purpose of being
taught in the things hich pertained to
their eternal salvation. He said the
Latter day Saints had many PECULIAR
ties, one of which was that those who
addressed the people we're unexpect-
eddy called from the congregation. The
speakers had not any prepared sermon,
but were dependent upon The Lord TO
enable them by his spirit TO lnstlli into
the MINDS of the people, things applic-
able to them. the SAINTS were now
living in time which was fraHght with
great importance. They had not the
privilege of listening TO those whom
they had formerly been accustomed to
hear, for this reason the people were
LETT more to themselves, and they ought
to be capable of knowing what duties
were required of Them. The LIS ter
day Saints had a mission 10 perform IN
preparing themselves for the coming of
the Lord, the head of the church.
Having embraced principles whjeh
tended to exalt them, both in this HE
and in the life Lu come, they should con-
tinue Steadfast III the Ialth. and set a
good example to all around them.
Doubtless many of them profess more
than they practice. They look for the
mplishment OF greater things than
they have hitherto realized. Through
obedience to the principles revealed
unto them, they will be exalted in the
kingdom of God; but through the,i
neglect of them, they need not expect
the blessings which would accrue as the
result of obedience. There is a law
governing every blessing; and if the
Saints were to receive blessings, they
could only do so by obeying the laws
which govern the same. The speaker
realized that there were great many |
evils existing amongst the people OF
God; and if they continued in them,
they would become degraded even 10
their own estimation. He condemned |
the excessive use of Intoxicating drink;
said the Saints should be virtuous, and |
should abstain from all evil practices. |
The honest in heart gather together
from different nations that they may |
more fully learn OF the ways OF COD, |
obey his requirements, and thereby Il
themselves for future exaltation in His
kingdom. The speaker considered that
example was better than precept. Ii
the Saints would follow out the instruc-
tons delivered unto them the peop.e OF
the world would notice their example. |
aud be led to see thst they (the Ssints) |
possessed power which was not COM
mon to the rest OF mankind. They |
should be as light set upon hill that
the world might know they are the peo-
pie of God. Elder Woolley closed his
remarks by expressing his desire that
the blessing of God might rest upon the
Saints and upon the honest In heart
throughout the world.
A quartette, accompanied by the
organ, was then sung, after which
PRESIDENT ABRAM HATCH,
from Heber City, arose to speak. He