The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-25
way the foolishness of salvation by

away the foolishness of salvation by
grace
"A noted divine preached recently
that the burdens of sin were placed on
Christ. and since Christ gave them
grace. men would be judged by the
Righteousness of Christ There is no
such comforting theology in Mormon
ism. We must keep the commands Of
God. and weave through our lives the
golden threads of righteousness
The weakness of man shows that
the people need Gods grace, but there
is comfort in the knowledge that they
may be humble: but his grace is suffl-
cient for the humble. Those, neVerthe-
less, who accept this dispensation, are
expected to live in harmony with its
spirit.
another great mission and duty is
always with the Latter-day Saints in
regard to the world. The truths of the
dispensation must be carried to all
the world. This is a duty which the
elders are performing commendably-
For small community to send out over
q thousand elders is great and re-
markable thing. Yet that is what God
requires. Paul said, Woe to me if
preach not the gospel He felt the re-
sponsibility that dispensation brought
with it to carry the tidings to others.
Saints have learned how to be saved.
how to gain Il reconciliation with God.
how to unite the hearts of the children
and fathers. Having learned this, con-
domination would fall upon the Saints
if they did not disseminate it."
Elder Roberts quoted from a revela-
ton to the prophet, in which elders are
instructed to gain knowledge and
achieve humility, God had promised
hidden treasures of knowledge to his
/ faithful servants. Our present l1nowl-
edge was like the leaves ON the trees
I
all the trees in all the ages that are
| to be. In gaining this great knowledge.
( the Mutual Improvement associations
had a special and primary mission.
! There is a great mission TO be per-
! formed at home" continued Mr.. Rob
| erts. "Thsre is an enrolment of 1900
! in the Mutual Improvement association,
many of whom have not a testimony of
! the truth of those principles upon
which Mormonism is built The truth is
| the birthright of the young men OF
! Israel. Saints should attempt to con-
vert and enlighten, each man his neigh
borhood. The desire is to instill faith
! in the hearts of the young people The
! Mutual Improvement society is not for
the qualification of en- idle hour. but
| hard, earnest and painstaking labor in
searching for the foundation stones of
faith.
when one sees the error in the
world, the world looks grand and stu
| pendous. The Saints must have a phil
| osophy different from what the world
chooses that we may build so strongly
that we shall stand when all Babel
falls"
President Joseph f. Smith made the
final address. He said that the work
which the Saints were engaged in was
so great that it was difficult for the
finite mind to comprehend. 1t was to
teach the young the greatness and
reality of the work that the Improve
ment work was instituted. The work
was worthy the whole attention of the
people. The Saints could never fulfill
their mission in the world until they
comprehended the work in which they
are engaged The vital well being of
the people rested in their obtaining a
knowledge of the truth.
President Smith was surprised that so
few people living here investigate the
truth. Any one finding shining metal
in the desert would never cease to in
vestigate to see if it we're gold II it
proved to be this, he would go back
and search for more. 50 men should
search for truth. Men spend their lives