The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-01
At the Tabernacle.

! EuucdIlOn ana lnndellSy are not III
league; as the former grows the latter
will disappear.
At the Tabernacle.
/ At the tabernacle yesterday a large
congregation gathered to attend the
o'clock services. The choir, as usual,
charmed the congregation.
Prayer was offered by Elder William
Dunbar
Elder ]. W. Walker, missionary
/ recently returned from the Southern
/ States. addressed the congregation.
He said that the inhabitants of the
! south are the most hospita BILE people
among whom he had ever mingled.
4 In contemplating the magnitude of
! the latter-day work, the words of the
/ Prophet Amos, that Surely the Lord
his secrets to his servants the pro-
phets.'' are brought forcibly to the at
! tention of the saints. Prophets have
always been raised up to warn the
people of the approach of mighty
events. The Inauguration of all dis
penSationS from Adams day TO the
present, has been heralded by prophets
of God. to whom a divine messenger
I had been revealed. Holy Writ teaches
that in the last days ali things in
heaven and earth shall be restored to
the earth, and that Gods kingdom
will be built up in the land. 1t is
not strange, therefore, nor unreason-
able. that prophet should be raised
up before the contamination of this
great work.
The days of which early singers and
prophets sang for centuries, have
come. The principles that will bring
peace to humanity have been restored.
The organization which was eStab-
lished by Christ for the perfection of
his saints, is again among his people.
The spirit of God has been poured
out upon his saints, and the time will
soon be here when that Spirit will be
received by all flesh, and the gifts
and graces of the Gospel shall prevail
among the righteous.
Presidents Angus NJ. Cannon said
that the glory of an Elders mission
did not lie so much in the number of
converts he made, as in the spirit
of obedience and zeal he manifested.
The Gospel must be published among
all nations, as all people are to be
judged by chat standard.
1t is not illogical to believe that
Christ, who was without blemish or
sin, should be a ransom to mankind,
and should enable man to rise above
the ordeal of death and the terrOrs Of
the tomb The Redeemer made saliva
ton possible TO mankind, and for this
reason had a right to lay down the
conditions by which salvation could be
obtained. The Gospel Is that high
code, by obedience to which men may
become heirs in Christs kingdom. All
the sons of God must hear these prin-
ciples, and have the privilege of yield
ing that obedience which is enjOined
by the divine master.
Christ brought many blessings to
mankind. After that stern, Jealous
man, John the Baptist, had performed
his mission, he who was to baptize
with fire and the Holy Ghost min
istered unto man.
Obedience is precept of vital i'm
portance in his teachings. Even in
earlier days, the Lord required of his
servants a strict accordance with his
will. Job and Abraham each showed
his obedience by being faithful through
trying tests. Even the Son of Man
was tested when he tasted for forty
days in the wilderness. The arch
tempter tried to overcome him, but
Christ remained faithful unto his
calling. Without implicit obedience he
could not have become the Savior of
the world; without obedience there
can be no salvation. The Saints have
gathered together partly that they
may be more strong, that they may
have more power to resist evil and re-
main stcadfast in the faith.
The Saints have made many sacri-
fees for the gospel The Lord re-
quires this of his people. Yet, in re-
turn for this faithfulness and humil-
ity, the Saints will receive the boun-
ties of this world and eventually gain
an inheritance that is incorruptible
and that will never fade away. The
Lord permits his people to pass
through many trials, but all these are
necessary for the perfection of his
Saints. If the Lords chosen people
are willing to live by the celestial law,
an inheritance in the celestial king
dom will be gained. If obedience is
given only to the lower law,
however, the Saints will receive
only a. terrestrial glory. The Lord re-
quires evidences of fidelity and faith.
To keep on the armor of obedience is
the only safeguard for the Lords
elect.
The wives and children of the priest
hood are sacred trust. If the Saints
are not faithful to this, they will not
be held without reproach at the last
day The Lord requires that his peo-
pie be true to themselves, to their
posterity and to their God.
The choir sang the anthem,
Awake Mr.. Ashworth and Miss
Nellie Penrose rendering the solo
parts with fine effect.