The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-07
visible from this time to the winding
up scene. God bless you, amen.
APOSTLE MERRILL.

AHOS11E MERRlLL.
Apostle Merriner w. Merrill, who was
the next speaker, felicitated the Saints
on the blessing they enjoyed in still
having the president in their midst.
He referred to the great necessity of
living oracles to teach the people, and
said that these were more important
than the Bible or Book of Mormon or
any other written scripture.
Apostle Merrill then gave attention to
financial affairs and recommended that
the Saints do not mortgage their
homes or become indebted in any way.
PRESIDENT SMITH.
President Joseph F. Smith amplified
the subject Of financial affairs, and in
cidentally referred to the rights of the
priesthood TO guard the flock in tenn
poral as well as spiritual matters.
APOSTLE ANTON H. LUND.
Apostle A H Lund spoke of the ne
cessity of Latter-day Saints giving their
children a religious training. There
were plenty of institutions for their in
struction, he said, and there could be
no excuse for parents looking upon
these matters indifferently. The prepa-
ration afforded by home institutions
was, he concluded, Vasly beneficial to
the young men in later life when they
We're commissioned to go as messengers
of truth TO the world.
Elder B. H. Roberts preached the
first sermon in the afternoon. He be-
gan with q reference to his evangelical
work in the eastern states. He had
found, he said, that there was less open
opposition to the elders than formerly,
in accordance with the promises of the
Lords spirit. He had been in the world
before, he continued, when there was a
spirit of murder in the hearts of men
towards the elders. But there had gone
out a softening influence with regard
to this people, and they now realized
the greatness and nobility of Mormon
ism. In nothing was this more appar-
ent than in the change which had
come over the spirit of the press. He
and Elder Morgan, several years be
fore. had tried to gain access to the
columns of the papers, but at that time
they had entirely failed. Now a revo-
luton had taken place, and now the
situation was reversed. and the news
papers sought the Mormon elders.
That is not only gratifying" he con-
tinued because it enables us more
easily to proclaim our warning to the
world but because it shows the change
in the hearts of the people. But even
now 1 think I can see again q return
of the waves which before beat in op-
position to US. But that is only a spot
upon the horizon, and now the meSSen-
gers of truth are able to do a vast
work
The missions are all prosperous, and
a glorious harvest is being gathered
there. Much praise may be spoken for
the southern states mission, which Is
now fiourishing above all other fields.
The time was when there was a great
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to the south. and there was danger of
The mission being closed up. Word was
sent here at one time that elders who
went to the south must be willing to
take their lives in their hands. The
south is now reaping the harvest after
that planting made by that father of
he southern states mission. Elder John
Morgan. Elders should all be proud of
going TO the south, the north or the
EAST. and work has revived upon the
foundation laid by the early messengers |
If the truth. There are no better mis-
;ions than these. There is cause for !
'ejOicing in this universal impetus /
which the work of God is receiving.
SAMUEL RICHARDS.
Elder Samuel W. Richards. late
president of the eastern states mission, |
addressed the audience briefly. He |
exported favorably the work of Nor !
nonism in the east. He had gone there |
stranger. he said, but there were
low friends on all hands and the
iearts of many people were glad when
hey looked upon a representative of
iormonism. Men of many nationali-
les came to the elders and commenda-
DRY articles frequently appeared in
he Brooklyn papers. The fruits of the
abors of the elders had been shown in
large number of baptisms. There
vas great necessity for more laborers
nd this was all that was needed to
ain vast harvest.
PRESIDENT CANNON.
President Cannon made brief con-
luding address, in which he referred
o the request from the Jubilee COM
mission to have the Brigham Young
latue removed to the southeast corner
f the temple block and the erection of a
roper pedestal for it. He recon-
lended that contributions be made for
ne purpose and that the work be
ushed as energeticaily as possible.
President Cannon then referred to the
octrine of Christian Science, which he
aid was one of the devices of Satan
D lead the people from the true fold
This system he said. has taken
lany women from the Latter-day
ANTS. Spiritualism claims that the
isciples of the system. even men of
orrUpt lives, receive revelation
trough this channel. That in itself
sufficient to condemn the theory, for
is apparent that God does not re-
aa1 him self in this way Cod has 70