Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-10

pand their intellects, to devel.
op their ply powers. 20 as 10
enable thom to become race Of beings
superior TO any who live on the fncc OF
the earth.
In the course OF his concluding re-.
marks Apostle Cannon spoke upon tho
subject 81 chaiity, which he urged the
Saints 10 10 exercise ~ to win the
hearts Of men. When thcy wefc perst-
culed let them do good In return; when
they were reviled let them reviie not
again. When the Saints were driven
from their homes they came on 10 these
mountain valleys, and some " the
very mrn who were before instrumental
Ia fobblng them Of their property, on
passing through these settlements
TO the gold fields Of California
were cordially received by the PEG.
pie here, some u whom actually
gave the bread out uftheir own mouths
10 feed the hungefed ones who were
trnversing those jrcary plains on their
way In search Of wealth. ~ was this
charity that they should continue to
exhibit towards their fellow men,
which would win them over even In
spite of themselves, aud make them
understand that the Latter-lay Saints
were really the friends Of humanity.
This people desired to benefit the
whole world, and not merely their ow u
exaitatiOn.
God help Us TO practice the principles
that He has revealed ~ W., that we
may show nn example 10 the world
which mankind san ptonnbly follow,
returning always good foT evil.
APOSTLE IiEBrR J.. oRAsT
addressed the congregation briefly. lie
said the Gospel OF Jesus Chris, which
the Latier-day Saints had ospoussd
wa, calculated, when they studied IT,
height and breadth, to Ill the hearts
OF each and all OF Us with thankful
ness TO God our Heavenly Father
None " the revelations that had come
10 ~ In the latter days gave him more
profound feelings OF gratitude than
those appertainlng 10 the duties which
devolved upon tile Saints IN laboring
In the Temples for the dead. The ~.
marks which had been made by
Brother Cannon hal brought 10 hls
mind many reflections. He could con.
ociye OF nothing that would be moro
revolving 10 the feelings than the
thought that because mn lndi.
vidual died without testimony
Of the Gospel, without hearing word
regarding the plan Of life and saliva
ton, he would be-, oternslly damned.
Hence he had been thankful, In study
ing the Gospel n restored 10 us in
these latter days through the Prophet
Joseph smith, that he had never yet
discovered anything but what was
calculated 70 inspire him with lovcnnd
reverence for tue same. IL seemed to
him that u he were member Of any
sect "A part Of whose creed taught that
n person who had not heard the Gospel
ON earth would be eternally damped,
his feelings would rebel 10 strongly
against such au idea that he
would he Inclined TO reject the
remainder Of their creed altogether.
Tho speaker, after reading from the
articles Of faith Of the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF lntter-day Saints, remarked
that TO his mind no more important
revelation had been given 10 the Saints
In the latter days than that with rrRari
10 the vlcarious work 10 be done for our
ancestors who have died without 4
knowledge Of the Gospel.
Apostle Grant dwclt upon the plan
Of life aud salvation and referred 10 the
labors la which the Saints were en-.
gagged for the redemption Of
mankind. Iie observed that many
persons were becoming infldel-
because they rehd and heard but one
side Of the story. The world might
ridlcule the Latter-day Saints for their
bollef-might even assert that there was
no inspiration; hut those among the
Saints who had seen the eyes Of the
blind opened, the rars Of the deaf un-
stopped, ami those whose life had been
dospaired OF raised up ~ It were from
the dead, they knew Of what they
spoke.
lie had himself received a
testimony from ON high aud knew
that God had again revealed
the Gospel TO the earth, that joseph
Smith was a Prophet Of God, and that
the work belng performed In His holy
temples was accepted by Him. May
God bless Us one aud all, and help VI
10 be faithful In all things.
Tho choir saug the anthem,
Grant a. peace. o Lord.
The bcnedlotlon was pronounced by
Elder u. IL. Roberts.