The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-04

1AASAA eAieJ VIII IlOL DSSObAV Wv
qually yohed with the unbeliever Where |
that spirit prevails there will be no dis
sension, and it viii make Us true to I
are loyal to the laws w Of ath and Of
helping the poor we Will take pleasure |
IN doing these things That spirit comes I
from the holy spirit. When that sPiriy |
is there it draws its possessers. TO the I
church. to the gathering place, Zion, 20 !
the various authorities, laborS and rules, /
established among the people for their
good, 1t will never allow a spirit of op-
position to the inspired men Of the Lord I
TO dwell in their hearts The teachers in (
the wards know the difference. In some I
families there is the spirit OF loyalty and
things are harmonious: but in others (
there is a lack of that spirit and there is
dissension. This spirit exists and gToWs
are certain orders that exist in the church
| that the Saints should be committed to-
| That spirit tells US when are walking
in the right path. When we do wrong it
tells us by its withdrawal We have a
right to know that every step we take is
acceptable. to the Lord. and the spirit
| tells US 1t is or withdraws itself when we
are wrong. And this is the JUNCTION be
slowed uDOn US by the Lord in answer to
| our obedience TO the gospel BY that
! spirit we know that the gospel was re-
| stored with all its gifts and powers. 1t is
given unto every man born of woman,
the possibility to believe and to DO right.
or to do wrong He si has given US s that SPIT SPIT
| have the independence of the Latter-day
| Saints The Lord gives It TO us by restor-
ing that holy spirit, which brings the sPir-
| it of loyalty. The repOrtS given Yesterday
We're the best he had ever heard, and he
would encourage them to be sure of the
advance taken and to advance still far
! Their. IT takes persistence, determination
and consistency to progress step by step
| until we reach the presence of our Faith
! er. And we should perSevere by repent
| ance. not for time, but from the time
of repentance forever after. True repent
! aDce is not where one returns to sin
again. To obtain salvation we must not
only commence Saints but end Saints.
The power is given everyone To do right
I 1t everyone else gees to destruction, or to
do wrong if everyone else goes to heaven.
I 1t is harder to do right and travel up hill.
because we all incline more to do wrong,
but the one road leads to destruction and
the other to salvation. and we should cul-
tivate that spirit of loyalty that we may
receive our exaltation in the kingdom OF
our Father
President George O. Cannon felt graft
flied at the reDorte of the morning meet
ins and Judging by these fruits, which
| the Lord was looking for from US. they
we're living near the Lord The Lord has
given US a great amount Of intelligence
and revealed much of the cast and the
future to US, and no other people has the
same knowledge He has told us who We
are and much of the knowledge of the
truths of the plan Of salvation and how
it had ought TO lift US up and sanctify
us and make US The most perfect people
on the earth! Yet for sixty odd years we
have had to he told not to drink tea and
coffee or chew tobacco; end st has to he
told over and over to the Saints. We
should be raising generation that alb
stains from these things. Ladies and gen
tlemen of other denominations had asked
the attitude of the church on the proposed
subTnittal Of q prohibition clause in the
coming constitution to the nedule. If the
Saints lived they should they would
i've above such laws and the millennium
will not come until we do i've above
them. What a lesson it would be 10 the
world and what an influence it would
have, if no tea, coffee, tobacco or hquor
was sold here; if no Latter-1ay Saint
stole or lied and if all we're honest and
truthful! How it would preach the COS
!, pei! If We do not live these lives We are
individually. There is a spirit in the
world to turn to this people. The famine
in the west have caused the sufferers
material prosperity of this people and ask
US to tell them the secret of it all. And
i we obey the commandments of the
people of the world. they viii ask us how
, We do what brings us prosperity. And
: if we follow the lessons that are taught
us us We can n, DO it. But the people have
IS time to repent and we should live SO
2 high above these things that our children
, will see that there is virtue in the Word
( of Wisdom and will observe it The
l Saints in this stake have both advant-
I ages and foundations over other stakes
YiGe is festering beneath the surface ir
E Salt Lake City and parents should e1.
/; ereise exceeding watchfulness over thefl
i children. and know where they go anG
D With whom they associate. Above al
e from earliest childrenhood that It Yer,
better to lose their life than their virtue
. or the sons to Commit anv sins. of thai
. . character President Cannon closed b,
3 invoking the inspiration Of heaven on thl
people that thew might do their duty anc
. reontve the Lords BLESSINGS
6 The choir sang the anthem:
e no come let US sing unto the Lord
2 Benediction was pronounced by Eide
d John Henry Smith, Of the twelve apostles
q In the Evening.
e The evening meeting was com-nenced
e by the choir singing the hymn, fon page
!, 311.
S another day was fed and gone
e Prayer was offered by Elder Abraham
H. Cannon.
o The choir sang the hymn on page IS.
t ''What was witnessed in the heavensi
e Why. an angel earthward bound"
i Elder John Henry Smith was the first
: to address the congregation. 1t is be.
n ginning to be hard to supply the wants
d of the people he said. Formerly there
! was more work to give the people anC
q they were willing to accept what was
i !
n greatly changed since then People who
have come here in the last few Year,
# have been better able to find work they
e were accustomed to, without resortinS tC
It the shifts formerly necessary. The re
, port OF the presidency OF the stake il
n the morning was to him anything bu
n pleasing. 1t shows that there are {
u great many in this city who are in very
n destitute circumstances. While he Wal
re not sure what was best to be DONE We
# he had noticed in other stakes that PEG
, pie who were following agriculture Wer
lie whether we are not drawing ourseive
ID too close together in this city ana no
m branching out enough. The figures giVel
re would but illustrate the labors of PR
" Yate individuals. The practical chdracte
le of the gospel in the past, in giving tn
IS people their own homes should not b
to lost sight Of in the building up OF. tn
at should be made to enable men and W0
b. men to have that Independence which
n is their right TO have. Some avenu
IN should be opened up for the ,provisio
or sisters. It may possibly be found tina
er many able-bOdied men and women an
~ children are in the position of receivin
IN aims. We should avoid their having tn
Ill education which people have in som
&c parts of the earth of being hereditar
1T seekers of aims. Every Latter-day SaiL
lis who is placed without the necessities G
rs life, should be supplied with them, br
without taking away their proper fee
ing of manhood or womanhood- The
should be required to use their abilitif
Sc up and beautify the city. An idle peopl
viii never be a pure. honest or loyal pet
pie When, the pangs OF hunger sle2
al a man there are few who ca
ge ate that which will satisf
his CRAVINGS; a happy people are neY,
foundation Of industry deeply, and the r
Ter marks made in the afternoon on lOyan