The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-25

prayers of the Saints. for it helps
/ them. 1.-The prayers of the righteou:
man availeth much.''
In conclusion Elder Hollingworth ex
horted all to be faithful that the worl
might increase and fill the whole earth
and the will of the Lord be fulfilled.
Elder Abraham Hatch next ad
dressed the congregation. There are
/ no people, he said, that are enjoying
| the blessings that the Saints enjoy
Are they living up to the light they
have received? He could only answer
for himself. There is no such thing as
perfection in this world, but if we will
be guided by the spirit of God, we will
progress toward that point which Is
yet far in the future. The mission
aries abroad indeed need our sympa-
thy and our help.
The speaker referred to a book
written on Jerusalem, in which the
author met the first thing on arriving
there a sign which said "Old bourbon
whisky" Of course it was a shock to
him. And likewise here, people look
to and call this city Zion" and ex-
pect something better than elsewhere.
sfThe teachings of the prophets to US
and the principles we have received
should make us better and we should
ask ourselves, are we doing all in our
Are we doing our duty as we should
do?
He referred to the constitution be-
ing made for the new state and hoped
the trainers would be successful in
their labors. He had been twenty
four years in the legislature but had
finally chosen to be a priest only and
not a politician. He defined his posi-
ton as in favor of prohibition and to
elective
chise.
There is too little heed given to the
sacredness of the marriage vow. The
words of the Savior were read which
saw whom God hath joined together,
let no man put asunder." He further
said that Moses gave writing OF
enforcement because of the hardness
of the hearts of the people. The Lat
ter-day Saints should heed these
words. The marriages contracted
should be made from a knowledge OF
the compatibility of temper of the
parties and should be held as sacred
as ANYTHING could be held. When the
people learn to live out the laws of
God in this line and the promiscous
giving of divorces is done away with,
we will be in the line of that progress
sion that Our Father designs us to
take. n
quorum of the twelve apostles, was the
next speaker. He said that it seemed
that it was in the nature of man to
desire to do those things that they
should not do The prophet Joseph
said he governed the people well be-
cause he taught them correct princi-
pies and allowed them to govern them
selves BY teaching children early in
life the Spirit of God can guide the
people so that they will need even
the suggestion of prohibitive laws.
He desired to see the Saints setting an
example to everyone. Parents here
are too careless in watching over the
time and associates of their children.
Many are too strict. They should use
every endeavor to show them the re-
suits of evil doing and not cast them
out at the first appearance of wrong,
but use every effort to bring about a
reform The divorces among the
Saints of those married for time and
eternity are very few.
Elder Cannon referred to the terrible
disaster in wyoming, in which thirty
two of the sixty-five killed were mem
bers Of the church. We should re-