The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-09


and women to leave their native lands
ana all they love and travel to a barrier
country, are the principles of the work
of God, which we uphold. We are en-
gagged in the work of God, let the world
say what it will. We know that Coo
has revealed to US the new and ever
lasting covenant.
! 1t is no new doctrine, he continued
! it is the doctrine of the days of the
| Savior, lost doctrine, but revealed
anew to us the chosen people Because
| Of the prosecutions of the people OF
| God, this doctrine was lost and Chris
uanity was introduced. The spirit OF
| the gospel is love, joy and peace. We
worship God according to the dictates
| of our own conSc3 ence. There have beer
preachers Of Christianity who, in day:
gone by, would not hesitate to take the
lives of those who could not listen tC
their false teachings. The earth has
been drenched in blood; men have
fought fer their religious rights, an6
there IS no teaching from God or from
The apostles, by authority of the priest
hood. that ever interfered with the re-
ligion II Others. And notWithstand-
ii.lg the prosecutions that have befal-
len eur y5Upic, we have never inter
fe.isd in any way with the religion O!
pe apie III our midst. Our houses OF
worship nave been thrown open tc
them. We have never denied them the
ri;;at to found their churches in oul
midst.
We believe God is the same now as
he was 1900 years ago; yes, thousands
Of years ago. He is the same yester-
day, today and forever. The principles
that were essential ages &c are essen
tial today. Hence the GOSPEL. as re-
veaied to Joseph Smith. is the same as
that taught By Jesus Christ, as record
ed in the scriptures.
We are well aware of the fact that
Joseph Smith is spoken of as a very
ignorant man. They say he had no
educ3 ton, no learning necessary to
found church. The credit has been
given to Brigham Young, but it is
1alse. Whl4e we revere the memory of
our president and prophet Of God, it is
not so, and we cannot say it is. He
built the foundation of our church as
laid down by the Prophet Joseph
Smith as revealed to him by God.
Since then there has been nothing
new introduced in our church. Everv-
thing was new in the beginning, and
the promise that the church will -four
ish and grow and It's followers will in
crease VIII DC fulfilled.
II was believed when the saints first
came mere, That they were coming to q
land Where life could not subsfst. They
were laughed q and scorned by men
ana women OF wisdom, and even by
travellers who knew the barrenness of
this country.
One man offered $1,000 for the first
busneI OF wheat grown in Utah. and
now look at the change. We raise the
pest wheat IN ali the world. These are
tile blessings that attend the saints
Look to the beautiful trees and lawns
thal surround our house of worship.
everything proclaims the spirit of God
ana tells us plainly we have made no
mistake Instead Of one bushel of
gram, we now raise millions nf acres.
;; l ne Mormon people are beginning to
De acknowledged as a wonderful peo-
pie What are tne opinions of travel
ers who pass through our city day by
Gay: they say it is the most beauti-
land that they ever seen.
me speaker concluded his remarks
by speaking Of revelation He said if
the people should cry out to the world:
What shall we do to be saved % this
cry would come from every denomina-
uon: Believe in the Lord and thou
shall be saved" If we say Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us and we believe
he is the true and living God then we
snail be saved. He spoke of the neces-
Slty or repentance and baptism for the
remission Of sins for our salvation
President George Q. Cannot then ad-
dressed the congregation saying, the
heard reminded him of the OBJ
iecI of the Lord, and the beginning. in
sending forth missionaries to teach the
ways Of eternal salvation unto the
world, and also in giving to us the
lOclflneS and covenants, which we re-
eeiVe as the word of God.
W e are told TO go forth unto the ma
lions of the earth and preach the gos-
}ai ne said as in the days of our
savior and we have sought to preach,
his, the primitive gospel unto all the
world. The missionaries of that far off
world proclaimed that unless men re-
)ented and were baptized, destruction
you'd overtake them and they should
)e damned. This same message has
)een proclaimed to all the world for
iXty-fOur years and unless they hasten
ina repent there will come a time as
n the days Of old, when tine wicked
shall be swept off the face of the
-alth. Look to the condition Of the
.Ountry now. There is a conflict on
oct, a wa between labor and capital |
IAN we predict the end? He said he
lad urged the saints fer years to be |
-areful against cOnniVing themselves |
v:th secret societies, and to keep aloof |
rom all combinations Self control |
vas needed now more than it ever was. |
5e suited that although feeling unwell |
lie felt as though he must address the |
people on the subject and concluded !
Us remarks by urging the necessity of
,rotherly love, saying that if they felt |
my hesitation about any undertaking /
70 to their closets and pray to the |
ord. Don't lose faith he said |
Don't get mixed up in strife; BE- |
moved all Of you, men and women, to |
ee the way Of truth and righteous
.ess; Uphold the cause of liberty and |
yrong no human being; trample on no
mans rights
The congregation was then requested !
. sing with the choir hymn number
so
How firm foundation We saints of
sod."
Benediction was then pronounced by |
Cider ". S. Brown.