The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-08

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the usual opening exercises.
Bishop william B. Preston.
1t is very important that those who are assem-
bled here to-day should he very quiet that those
present may hear that which is said.
The gospel of Jesus Christ is
PERFECT LAW OF IIEERvY.
five do not enjoy this liberty OF the gospel we
are OF own bondsmen. If We do not enjoy all
the blessings OF the government OF God II IS pc
cause we fail TO govern ourSelVe IN regard 70 the
principles Of the gospel; 1t is because we lack
faith in the principles TO put them lHto practice
in our daily walks and conversation one with
another. If we will not put them into practice
we cannot enjoy the gifts and blessings Thereon
The Asronic priesthood is giVento US that we
may be helps in governing. and TO perform our
humble part in the work OF the latter days. In
This prieSthoCd are bishops, priests, teachers
ana deacons called to labor in their various
offices and callings the spirit of the Lord may
give them ability TO aid in this great work A
bishop is expected 10 be a father to the people
over whom he is called to preside.
have sometimes thought that as bishops, we
do not take time to magnify our calling. a
father is expected to COUNSEL his children to ad-
wise them 10 adrnopish them, 10 enable them to
battle with the cares and responsibilities OF lfe
1t is our duty as bishops TO deal in temporal
matters, to see that there are no poor IN zion or
II there are, to see that they are provided Tor
with the necessarieS of life.
The gospel demands that every member OF the
church should do something for the cause Of
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THAT WE OURSELVES BE CONVERTED
to the gospel and set before others an example
worthy of imitation. Let us set our houses IN
order and see that we ourselves are right.
NV prayer Is that God may bless each and all
Of US in the performance Of our various duties,
that we may enjoy the blessings promised unto
the faithful.
President Geo. Q. Cannon
then arose and read the following verses
from the Book of Doctrine and Covenants:
Ny servant Orson Hyde was called by his
ordinance to proclaim the everlasting gospel, by
the Spirit of the living God, from people to
people and from land TO land, in the congrega
lions OF the wicked, ia Their ynagogues, reasen
ing with, and eXpOunding all scriptures unto
them.
And behold, andlo, this is an example unto all
those who were ordained unto this priesthood,
whose mission is appointed unto them to go
And this is an example unto them, that they
shall speak as they are moved upon by the Holy
Ghost
And what soever they shall speak when moved
upon by the Holy Ghost, shall be scripture shall
be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind Of the
Lord shall be the word OF the Lord, shall be the
vice Of the Lord, and the power OF God unto
salvation:
Behold this In the presence OF the Lord unto
you ye my servants
President MILFORD Woodruff,
who hal asked President Cannon to read
these few verses, said he wishd TO make
few remarks concerning these words
He briefly cited a part Of his own eXper'
fence in the early days of the church, stat
ing that he had been with Joseph Smith,
and many others connected with the church
in it's infancy. God had chosen the weak
things of the earth to confound the mighty
and most prominently has this been the
case in the history Of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith
was certainly weak to the eyes of the
world but he was schooled by God Himself
for the great work he was to perform
Through the instrumentality of Joseph, the
Book of Mormon was translated and pre-
scented TO the world.
In the days of King Nebuchadnezzar God
revealed to the prophet Daniel that king
dom should be established in the last days
This great event was shown to him in the
Interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream;
and this event is being fulfilled in this age.
God has set His hand to bring about this
fulfllment and he will continue to sustain
His kingdom. The saints must of necessity
undergo persecution because greater in
number are those who are against them.
Let the saints be prepared for the tribula-
tons 10 come upon them for the Lord will