The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-26

wound up" Let Israel read lot the
inhabitants of the earth read, with re-
gard to the signs of the times, and what
do you see? There are a great many
things manifested that the world DO
not acknowledgs the hand of God in
Dut We 90 and We should. Therefore
| would say to the Latter-day Saints.
it is the will of GOD that vor,
shou. d not De discouraged: that Won
should have ia tn in The revelations
OF heaven ana in those records that
have been left for Us and our guidance.
Remember your brethren before the
Lord. Be true and faithful unto this
church and KINGDOM of God. It has
been organized and established nv the
power of God, and not of man. How
did Joseph Smith have power, as
have before said, to organizs the church
as 1t has been organic 3d-the best or
ganlzation on the face Of the earth? 1t
is because 1t was organized by revela-
ton. How did these hundreds and
thousands of elders of Israel, many OF
whom are here to-day, have power to
go abroad, without purse and scrip,
and preach the gospel to the conVinc-
ing of the sons and daughters of Adam?
1t has been done by the power of GOD.
No elder in this chu1ch has had power
to go forth and do the will of God onIv
by the power of God. If we have any
power, it is of God, and we should trust
Him with regard to all things.
Brethren and sisters, do not be dis
couraged. The kingdom of God is es-
tablished here in these valleys of the
everl lasting hills. These are the valleys
and these are the mountains given by
our father Jacob to his son Joseph
the utmost bounds of the everlasting
hills, promised unto Joseph, who was
separated from his brethren, and whose
sons and daughters ye are. Let us be
faithful. Let US try to do our duty.
Let US endeavor to honor God. We
have long eternity before us. We
have great future before US. Zion
will arise and shine, and the glory of
God will rest upon her. Israel will be
gathered, Jerusalem will be re built.
Zion be Established and thro 1n do yn no.
more forever. These things are in the
record of divine truth. Not one of
them will ever fail of fulflIment. They
were given by revelation. No matter
what the feelings of our enemies may
be- No matter what the feeling
may be of those who differ In prin-
ciple sfrom us. They have the right
to their own religion, and We have no
right to disturb them. But if they war
against God, against His Zion, against
His people. they have got to pay the
bill, the same as we have for the deeds
done in the body. This nation will be.
held responsible for the course they
have pursued toward the Zion of God.
1t has always been to me one Of the
strongest evideuces-and it should be
to all Latter-day Saints, if not to the
world-the fact that all earth and hell,
if may be allowed to use such an ex-
preston, have been combined against
this church from the day that Joseph,
Smith brought forth the Book of Nor
mon and organized this church with six
members. Why is this? Would this
opposition have been if it were not the
kingdom of God? 1t would not. For
that reason the powers of darkness are
stirred up. Darkness covers the earth,
and gross darkness the minds of the
people. The judgments of God are in
the land, and the day will come when
the nations will learn and understand
that there is a God in Israel.
l bear my record and my testimony
that this is the work of God. The Lord
has called Us here and We should not
forget Him. We SHOULD not forget our
prayers. Go before the Lord and make
our wants known, and He will hear
our prayers and sustain US in carrying
out this work until the scene is wound
up.
1 pray God to bless you and clothe
you with the spirit of God. What
responsibility il is to hold this heavenly,
this eternal, this everlasting priest
hood? And we shall have to give an
account of it. Apostles, seventies, high
priests, elders, and all men who bear
any portion of this priesthood that has
been given unto US, will be held respon-
sible for 1t until our spirits return unto
God who gave them.
1 marvel sometimes, when [ reflect,
why l am alive. l was going to say
that there is not man living, scarcely,
that was acquainted with in Kirkland.
A whole quorum of apostles has been
taken into the spirit world. But for
some reason the Lord has preserved my
life until the present day. And l sin
cerely desire, in the remaining days l
have to spend here, that may do what
little good l can. I wish to magnify
my calling. l wish to do my duty. |
wish to know the mind and will of God,
and try to do it. l pray not only that
these blessings may be given to nae, but
to all the elders of Israel and the Lat
ter-day Saints, which may God grant,
for Christ's sake Amen.
The choir sang the hymn commenc
ing
How will the Saints rejoice to tell,
And count their sufferings DER,
When they upon Mount Zion dwell
And view the landscape DER.
Benedietion was offered by Bishop
o. F Whitney,