The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-24

scriptures, but not understandings and
knew nothing of this the church Of
Latter-day Saints.
this mighty work was begun-nOt mighty
from The standpoint of wealth, but
marvellous from the part of its humble
origin to the place it now occupies among
the churches of the world.
We are sending out hundreds of mis-
Sionaries to all parts of the world, who
go without purse or script and are not
a burden to the church. Some are not
prepared ITO do the work they are sent
out to accomplish, but none ever return
that have not met with success, and if
they go with a doubt in their minds they
always meet with some proof that con-
YinceS them that we are chosen peo-
pie.
Faith is the very foundation of the
work. 1t was that which gathered this
people together and however wise they
might have been they could not have &C
complished the marvellous 1esults that
have been attained without 1t.
Our elders are instructed. when they
go out, that they can promise those
adopting the faith a testimony, not
worldly testimony, but spiritual one,
of the truth of our belief, and one that
can not be scoffed at; and this is the
testimony we give to every people, race
and tongue as guarantee that this is
the true church.
every thing depended upon him, and we
should work as though everything de-
pended upon US. Even though we re-
pent of our sins and are forgiven when
we are baptfsed by immersion, we should
be repenta.nt always, for there are none
of us but in our daily walks of life trans
gross continually.
1t has been said that pride goes be-
fore fall. l have thought that the
Lord was going to try us perhaps 1t is
comparatively easy to be humble in
poverty, but now that there are so many
of US who have accumulated more than
we ever thought possible, when we see
This vast amount of wealth in the hands
of a few, 1T seems as though there might
be danger, God is opening up the treas
ures of the earth to the Latter-day
Saints and although the possession of
wealth is not sinful in itself and there
VIII be no danger so long as the people
are humble, If we get boastful and full
of pride, the fall will surely come.
:. We must not forget the poor in the
time of our prosperity. There are many
poor, some too proud to say so, and we
plenty with them. L TRUST that God will
give us the spirit to live properly and
wisely.
President Cannon said he arose to bear
testimony to that which had just been
said. God had been wonderfully kind to
the Latter-day Saints as a people, giving
them SO many evidences of the truth and
1t was cause of pleasant thought to him
10 see what marvellous work God had
accomplished among men. He never look
ed upon congregation like this, but
what he thought what a mighty work
has been accomplished in that so many
nationalitieS, so many creedS were brought
together in union. When he thought fur
Their of the means that had caused it he
was put to wonder at the work of God.
The elders we send forth are unprepared
in point of education for the work they
are called upon TO perform, but they have
a message to bear and relying on the
Lord they accomplish much and when
they bear their testimony it is borne
with a spirit that will always produce
response from the listeners, and they be-
lieve the testimony that these humble
men have brought to them. And the great
work will continue until all the evil has
been thrust out and the church of Latter
day Saints will have accomplished the
mighty work for which it was created,
and in strength and unity will stand forth
as a beacon light for the humble and dis
tressed and its work of preparing the
earth and the people thereof for the des-
truction that is to take place will have
been accomplished.