The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-24
At THE TABERNACLE.
ADDRESSES MADE BY SEVERAL
RETURNED MISSIONARIES.
The Principal Discourse Delivered By
President Angus M Cannon-He
D1sapproves of Sabbath Trading.

The services at the tabernacle Sun
day afternoon were opened with Sc
lections by the choir, followed by an
invocation from Elder William NJ. Nc
Laughlin.
Elder William NJ. Pitt, just returned
from a mission in Great Britain, gave
assurance of the success that is at
tending the work there.
Elder Elijah Weller, from the south
efn states, said the opportunities are
becoming more encouraging and that
church buildings which formerly were
closed to the Latter-day Saints are now
opened 10 them and they are also per-
mltted to preach in many court houses.
Since the religious world is so torn up
with dissension, no wonder, he said,
that Latter-day Saints, who have a
testimony that the gospel is true,
should be greatly exercised for the
welfare of men, A testimony is quite
necessary IN order to convince others.
Elder Jesse Badger was happy on
his return from a European mission,
being blessed with testimonials and
Knowing that the counsel given to the
brothers who go forth is true. The eX-
per1ences had not all been pleasant,
but through the trials was the assur-
ance that they would come off victors
in the end.
Elder Joshua Sully, just returned
from western Pennsylvania, announced
the conversion in two years of 200
Saints. The new generation that is
growing up Is without the prejudices,
he said, that We're formerly characters
istic of people there. He had read with
horror of the persecution of the Saints
1n5the eastern states formerly ana was
surprised to find real hospitality in
Pennsylvania at present.
President Angus NJ. Cannon, who de-
hFered the principal discourse; said
that it was A years since he left for
the eastern states on mission. When
he was a wanderer and knew not where
TO sleep, the Lord had always provided
for him. 1t is as important, he said,
for the gospel to be presented to those
people who reject and are condemned
as for the honest in heart to accept.
He admonished the people not to par
take of the fruits and forget the hand
that fed them. 1t was given to the
Prophet Joseph to proclaim the Cos
pei and he laid down his life for us and
placed US in a position to enjoy pros
perity. The parents had been cruelty
prosecuted, but their hearts We're
filled with hope as they faced the
wastes of these mountains. 1t filed
his heart with indescribable sadness
when he realized that any of the chill
dren had turned aside from the teach
ings of the gospel.
President Cannon then spoke of being
moved, by the Holy Ghost. He once
thought he had borne false testimony,
because he had told things which he
was not aware that he knew, but re-
allied afterwards that God had given
them to him in a glorious dream.
In conclusion, he spoke against mer-
chants having for sale tea, coffee. and
other things which were forbidden.
They should, observe the Sabbath, pay
the titheS and express sentiments in
the family that will tend to make them
righteous
The choir sang the hymn, "Hallelu-
jah," after which Elder Henry P. Rich
ards pronounced the benediction.