Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-02
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Come. Holy Ghost. our hearts inspire.
Let Us Thine influence prove.
Prayer was offered by Elder ). II
Wilcox, Of Davis Stake.
The choir sang the hymn com
mencing:
O,my Father. Thou that dwclle.t,
In the high and glorious place.
The Priesthood Of the Second
Ward ofiicinted in the administra.
ton Of the Sacrament.
Ii MARTISEAU,
Of Cache Stake, responded TO the
sentiment "The future Of Zion. ,, The
speaker said that their INTERPRETATION
Of the word Zion was indicated In
a revelation given to the Prophet
Joseph Smith in the year iSSs.
which he read. The future Of Zion
was n theme which should be Of
more than common interest 10 Lat
ter-day Saints, for If they could but
penetrate the future they would see
closely interviewer with their
everyday life the glory and
greatness Of Zion and her peo-
pie. 1t would lie impossible
for the Lord 10 have n Zion upon
the earth, As predicted by ali the
Holy Prophets, unless He had n
people who desired To-. be pure in
heart and carry out His instruc.
lions and commandments. He did
not know where today they could
look for n people who were ex-
empiars aud standard-bearers OF
these principles which would exalt
aud purify the human family II
they could not be found in the
young and rising generation Of the
Latter-day Saints. The sneaker
adverted TO the trial, and persecu-
tons through whicp the Saints had
passed ever since the organization OF
The Church, and said the courage
ami fortitude which they had dis
played throughout had no PARALLEL
In the annals Of history. They were
taught that in the future the Saints
would have 10 endure many scourg-
.nes, many more trials ana persecI- |
ions before the REDEMPTION should |
irav near. lie therefore especialIy |
,ounseled the young among |
he Latter-day Saints 10 hold |
irmly to the principles which thcv /
lad espoused, for TO Tenounce them
IN account Of what the world might
ny would be the greatest moral
owardice they could exhibit The
Jatter-day Saints were engaged in
conflict in which truth and error
'ere the two opposing forces. but he
himself bad no doubt as 70 the ulti-
nate issue. He had no fear that the
ounE men Of Zion would depart
rom the faith Of their fathers, that
hey would barter their principles
lT political or other privileges
Inch might be held out 10 them.
ct them not . lie discouraged
ecause Of the unpopular
y Of the work in which they
ere engaged, but rather look 10
ne fulfilment Of the promises of
cd which awaited His people and
the glorious future Of Zion.
r. r. FARSswoRTH,
SEWER Stake, responded to the
ext sentiment, Testimony" He
marked that all who had conf
ence in the promises Of our Lord
lercised faith, and those who did
lis will could testify that this was
Dt the gospel OF man but Of Jesus
hrist. Ii was n wonder to the
orld why the young men and
omen among the Latter-uay
lints cling 50 closely 10 the gospel
.ught them by their parents. TO {
lat which the world was plrass,l {
call ''Aiormonism." 1t was not !
cause Of the wisdom Of their {
lrents, however, but because Of the J
1irit connected with the gospel Of :
lr Lord Jesus Christ. revealed {
90 years ago and restored 10 the 7
nth In this day and generation. 1
e, FOR one, knew that neither :
'seph Smith, President Brigham e
Dung, President John Taylor, nor o
Woodruff had the power
confer the Spirit upon mankind I
at could be enjoyed in the Church a
d Kingdom OF God at the present
ne unless God had Acknowledged
cir acts, unless they held His 4
and authority. 1t was D
thin the power Of all Lstter-day !,
ints TO secure a testimony from
Lord, IL they hut sought for 1t c
mbly and faithfully. The Church C
God would yet triumph, and not Il
the forces which man might o.
X to bring against it could stay a
progress. p
y. q. sOwARDs, n
San Luis Stake, In responding TO y
third and last sentiment, HPer- v