The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-15


Prayer was offered by Elder Ed
ward Partridge. The choir sang the
hymn:
Jesus, once of humble birth,
Now in glory comes to EARTH
Elder Brigham Young, of the twelve
apostles, was the first to address the
congregation. He said in brief: If
there is a people on this earth that
need blessings it is the Latter-day
Saints. They have more than others,
but remembering their responsibilities
they need much of the holy spirit 1t
is not only in settling these valleys
and gathering here, but there is a
greater work TO be performed. Men
OF the world honor us for the work
done here, but it is but a drop in the
bucket, as it were. The Saints are
here that all nations may flow unto
them and to accomplish the purposes
of God. Their work is not only tenn
poral, but spiritual as well. Strang-
ers see a body of people united in
building commonwealth. but these
beautiful places are but the founda-
ton of the superstructure. If honor
is given those who do this work, how
much more Will be given them who
work for the rejuVenation of the whole
earth and the redemption of the souls
of men.
The world accuses US of influencing
politics. The government of God will
be established upon earth, but not by
church influences. for then the polit-
zeal horizon will be clear The speak
er did not believe in politics being
controlled by church influence, but
there is a point where, if people for
sake the gospel, they go wrong. If
the people can exist without the word
of God, it will be new thing in the
history of the world. All the laws for
the rights of mankind are predicated
upon the revelations contained in the
Bible. When virtue and honesty are
forsaken, politics degenerate into tyr
amy. There can be no political organ
ization that can endure and bring
happiness unless it is dictated by the
spirit of right. This people is coming
TO the front and being appreciated.
We have proved our fealty and 10y
atty to the government. There has
never been a people in the United
States that have shown the patriot
ism that this people have within the
last few years. In other places Wig
But never here. Though there have
been hundreds of men who deserved
hanging, mob feeling has no place
among the Latter-day Saints. Elder
Young said he had served through the
Indian difficulties and had been hurt,
but had never hurt a human being in
his life. His father had taught him to
be submissive, to get away from per-
secution if he could, but not to OPP
pose the law Men on the earth have |
had missions given to them to |
the Mormons out, when |
they could not see the mote in our |
eyes for the beam in their own.
The Saints have a mission to per- |
form that has to do with every soul |
that ever lived upon the earth. Peo-
pie who work for this life as a STEP
ping stone to the life to come cannot |
be judged by the spirit of man. The
Saints are the missionaries
who are establishing the kingdom of
God on the earth. Those who labor
for this cause are working for the re-
1emption of the whole world. All
will hear the gospel, either here Or
beyond the veil. Jesus visited the
people and preached the
gospel to them. And those gone be-
fore are laboring in the spirit world
for the redemption of those who have
not heard the truth. This is the
church of Christ the kingdom of God
y
growing up here that will yet become
he pride of this nation. If this peo-
pie keep the commandments, they are
he only people that are directed by
he revelations from on high Those
Who live by the words OF God in the
will live to the age of a
rec. These are the last days and the
lay of the coming of the Savior is
lot far off The Latter-day Saints are
~ l,a
,arth. The people yielded the point
o the law when in conflict with it,
md the revelation to obey the law is
ust as honestly kept as the revela-
ion to obey certain principles was.
President George Q. Cannon was the
Iext speaker. He said every follower
f Christ and his spirit is benefac-
or to the human race. He came to
he world and lived and died for the
aviation of his fellow-men. # they
ad received him he would have made
he earth u heaven. His teachings all
ad this tendency. The lives of the
blowers of Jesus were ones of sac
ifice. They thought only of saving
nen from sin and ignorance. Those
Tho do not manifest this spirit will
e repudiated by him when he comes.
hose who style themselves his
hurch ought to be filled with this
ruits thereof. We will all be judged
Y our deeds and by our desires to do
God or evil as well. Men who have
OF the opportunity to accept the Cos
Ell will be given the opportunity. God
God of justice and mercy. He is
OF cruel being. He is love, and hui
ian beings can worship him because
f his loving attributes. We would
OF be acknowledged as his people I'M
,ss we brought forth TIE fruits of
lis spirit AS q people ara individual
we are yet very imperfect and
,ithout Boosting, yet we are trying
do something for the redemli ion