The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-19
At the Tabernacle.


The services began with the custom
airy prelim:naries, Stake President
Angus M. Cannon presiding.
Elder Nephi L. Morris, a missionary
lately returned from England adj
dressed the audience. He said that
England had, perhaps, furnished more
converts to Mormonism than any other
/ cline. The number of proselytes now
made is comparatively small when we
consider the immense number brought
into the fold by the early fishers of
men. The gospel has now been
preached there from the largest metro
politan city to the smallest village and
| hamlet. Prejudice and ill-feeling still
block the efforts of the elders. Yet in
tracing out the source Of such hatred,
some foundation is found for it. Per-
haps Saints have been derelect; perhaps
our elders have been guilty of some
indiscreet act.
In that great metropolis, London,
| there is ample room for labor. From
this point the elders extend their labors
to the surrounding shires. In doing
this somewhat remarkable circum-
stance has been noted. These small
hamlets become greatly stirred up
when entered by the elders. The peo-
pie at once look to their Bibles and
the desire to investigate their teach
ings is awakened. Often such an in
terest in the gospel is fruitful; some
times it soon gives way to Indifference.
There is a man in England, well
known to the Latter-day Saints, who
has pursued the elders with inveter-
ate hatred and invective. No name is
more familiar to the Saints than Jar
min. The elders met him on many
occasions. Each time he commenced
TO spread Infamous ISLANDERS regarding
the Saints. We note with qualification
that the people are no longer SO gull
Hble as in past years when he ap-
peals to their worst passion in order
to work the downfall Of Mormonism
in that land.
The work of God goes steadily on
in England. There Is a spirit among
leading ecclesiastics today towards the
amalgamation and unification Of the
different SectS. The pope'S late en-
cyclicaI invites the Professionals to
unite with the mother church. Unity
was one of the chief characteristics of
the early church. When Paul saw dis
sensions among the Corinthian Saints
he appealed to them to remember that
Christ had taught them to be al
brothers. Such a unity can only be
consummated by the presence of
prophets and apostles in the church.
These officers were placed at the head
of the early church to remain and
their chief office work was to bring
to a universally of sentiment and be
lief all believers in Jesus Christ. II
has been shown in all ages that to be
prophet is to be martyr.
Joseph Smith was raised UP at the
latter day to disseminate among all
people the true faith. We know that
he was true prophet; we know his
was Gods masterpiece; we know that
he has unlocked the door to celestial
blessings and they have been show
cred upon his followers.
The Saints should stand firmly upon
the rock of new revelation, and, re-
Numbering their true position, be in
vulnerable in their defense of truth
and virtue.
Apostle Brigham Young was the next
speaker. He said that it seemed pre-
on the part of Latter-day
Saints to go among the most enlight-
ened nations to preach the Gospel OF
Christ. The Elders are not superior in
or letters to those among
whom they mingle. They merely go
before the people and call upon them
to investigate the faith upon which
their hopes are hinged.
lief, the learned men and ministers
have the opportunity to show them
lies their error. The Latter
day Saints are not Liberal; they are
not self-righteous or bigoted.
Have the Latter-day Saints suffered
untold prosecutions and affections, have
they travelled unsheltered and without
money in a strange country because of
a liza delusion? If this is so, then is |
there a. man with humanity sufficient |
to show the Saints the error of their
way that these trials and Eufferings !
may cease to be?
The leaders of the Church receive the |
revelations of God Can any other sect |
make such a claim? All Latter-day !
Saints can testify that God has in |
spired them with His spirit and given |
them an enduring faith in His word.
Joseph Smith was a true prophet. !
We who have seen his prophecies full |
filled, heard the God-like uterances !
fall from his lips, cannot doubt that |
ne was Gods annointed, Gods seer.
It will yet be said of the Latter-day |
Saints that they are a blessed and a !
Tod-like people. Yet while the people |
Of God do not lack His inspiration, !
they do lack the unanimity of purpose |
His people. The truth should bring the |
people together and bind them as with
bands of steel. ,
There has never been a time before
N which the work of the Lord was
more steadily developing and being ex-
banded. The Saints call upon all peo-
pie to search after the truth and in
vestigate the faith which enables the !
Saints to endure all things The Cos
pei is destined to spread Until it be-
comes the universal faith
President TOSanb Smith
briefly. He said that the audience had |
received words of counsel, of instrue-
ion, of wisdom. In a recent letter a
friend said that there was no religion |,
higher than truth. In one sense this
s true. Yet it is also true that there
s no truth higher than revealed relig-
on. The trouble with mankind gener-
lily is that they do not know how to
search for or discern spiritual truth.
lob says that there is f. spirit in man.
)ut the spirit Of God giveth it under
standing. The Latter-day Saints hold
hat the truth Of Gods religion can /
'nly be appreciated by an obedience to +
His will. When Christ told Nicodemus /
hat it was necessary to be born again.
le made q declaration of truth. Men I
.annot attain truth by their own
They must be born again !
n order to attain to spiritual wisdom.
,hrist's words, are wrongly believed by I
christians at large to refer to a change
# heart or conversion. God did not
ay anything unnecessary or superflu- /:
us and when He said that a. baptism !;
~ water and the spirit was essential. 4
hat is what He intended the people to
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