The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-29
At the Tabernacle.

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After the usual preliminaries, Presi-
dent George Q. Cannon. who has been
absent for some time. delivered the ad-
dress. He read from the Book of
Mormon, NIoroni, vii. He said the
chapter had suggested itself as being
appropriate. The Latter-day Saints
make important professions. They de-
clare God has revealed himself in
this day and has restored the priest
hood. They declare that the gospel,
with its ancient purity, simplicity and
power, has been restored. They de-
clare that, through this. the church
has again been organized with the
same officers, customs and ordinances
Of the ancient church, and that this
brings salvation to men. If this be
true, then mankind must listen to the
voice and obey it, or they cannot re-
ceiVe salvation at the hands Of the
Lord. God has manifested himself to
his people by means Of the power
which always attends the gift of the
holy ghost. Thousands can testify
that miracles have not ceased, that
God is the same as ever, and that he
hears prayers and answers them. as
he did in olden times.
OF course, there must be faith, or
prayers will not be answered. Where
there is no faith it will only harm he
who has it not. But when there is
faith God will answer prayer. God
will not lie. He will keep every cove
nant. We can rely implicitly upon
him. How bad would be our condition
if we did not have d God upon whom
we can absolutely rely. Now is good
time for us to ask ourselves If we have
had faith and continued to work for
full enjoyment of all the gifts which
God has made us? When we go TO
God do we receive all that which has
been promised? If we do not, we fail
as LatteT-day Saints. God has made
a covenant with us that if we will do
what he asks he will give us all that
he has promised. Throughout these
valleys there are, no doubt, thousands
who will testify that they have re-
ceived all the blessings God has prom
Used.
God promised long ago that great
work would be done in the last days.
But men are blind; they are hedged
around with prejudices; they tell us
that miracles have ceased; they say
the holy ghost is no longer on the
earth. But are not miracles good
things? Should we not desire the
holy ghost? Is it not good to have
the ministering of ange;s? These were
good things in ancient days. VIII
they not be good now? We know there
is good in them. There is nothing good
in this world which does not come
from God. You can judge everything
in the world by this rule.
The promise on baptism is that the
sins of men shall be remtted. There
fore, is not baptism good? We say
that if hands are laid on one for the
gift of the holy ghost, the holy ghost
will come. Is not this good? But then,
they say we are deceived in these
things. But re know we are not de-
ceived. There is a plainness about
the word of God. He is not indefinite.
He does not leave it for men TO con-
jure up their own ideas. While in the
world we often hear vague and I'M
certain ideas, hard for us to con1pre-
bend; yet the gospel is plain and sim
pie. A 10-year-old child can under
stand it.
Jesus died to redeem men; but Jesus
death also extends to redemption from
sin and death He will redeem US if
we will obey his commandments. We
must believe in him and approach the
Father in his name. Then we must
come to know sin and feel that it is
wrong in the sight of God. Then we
must repent of our sins. We must
keep on repenting of our sins as fast
as we commit them. We are prone to
sin. All men, except Jesus, have been
prone to sin. The mightieSt prophets
have been continually repenting of our
sins. Every day we should look in
upon ourselves and see where we are
sinful. When we have done wrong we
should repent. The devil is constantly
enticing to sin, but if we are baptised
and repent, our sins shall be RENTED
And then we are promised that by
the laying on of hands we shall re-
ceive the holy ghost, which will be
with us forever. This is the gospel as
preached by the apostles and prophets.
to receive the benefits.
Many friends have been exercised
much over the rise of the coming gen.
GRAFTON. God has made many promises
for these latter days. We are prom
ised that righteousness shall sweep
the earth. satan will be bound and
have no longer any power to tempt.
The millennium will be ushered in. u
know this will come" Then the sinful
will be swept away. Only those will
be saved who will work for God. What
a mournful spectacle it is, then. to see
apostacy, to watch young men and
young women going away from the
gospel into wickedness. The reason is
found in the fact that sin is seductive,
ana tneSe young people are LED away
until the spirit of God leaves them
He hoped that the spirit of God would
be poured out on the people, so that
sin would appear in all its hideousness
and the people see all that is good in
it's real purity He wanted to see more
faith. He wanted to see the sick
healed He wanted the spirit OF
prophecy to appear. He wanted to see
the people obtain more power and
blessings, so that the way may be
more quickly paved for the coming Of
the Son of God-for that glorious day
TO which all the prophets of all days
have looked forward. There is danger
that it may be delayed through the
lack of energy, the suplneness of the
people in exercising the power God has
given them. These are ma tiers of i'm
portance. God is watching over US.
There are some who are discouraged,
but they need not be. The work is in
the hands of the Lord. He knows
what is going on. Not d plot is laid
but that he knows of it. He will not
allow his work to fail for he can bend
the elements to suit his will. The
speaker said no man or woman in the
church. especially those holding high
office in the priesthood, should allow
anything to become more important
than their religion in their sight.
First CONGREGATIONAL.
In place of the evening service, which
was postponed owing to the illness of