The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-23

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President George Q. Cannon deliv-
cred d sermon on the subject of repent
ance at the tabernacle yesterday after
noon, after a number of returned mis-
~sionaries had most encouragingly re-
ported their labors.
Invocation was pronounced by Elder
John A. Murdccl. the choir singing
All Hail. Glorious Land"
Thomas Naylor, an elder from the
Indian Territory, reported the work
rapidly progressing, as did Elder An
drew Smith, from the southern states.
Theodore Nystrom, a presiding elder
OF the European mission, gave an in
terestinS- account of the work in and
around Switzerland. One family, he
said. spoke the French language, while
probably next door the occupants know
nothing OF French, and speak German
exclusively. With this condition."
he continued, lit frequently happens
that one elder will address a congre-
cation in French, and half of his hear
ers do not know what he is talking
about. Then a second elder will de-
liver about the same sermon in Ger
mar for the benefit of the other half.
THE officers of the law are petty in
some respects, and Go ali they can to
annoy the elders. For instance, a tax
collector came to me one day and in
sisted that 1 pay him an income tax.
When I told him 1 had no income
whatever, he scoffed the idea. The
only argument advanced was tina no
man is fool enough to leave home and
preach for two years without conlpen-
satlon. He estimated my income at
2,00O francs a year, and levied accord
ingly. Further than this, he threat
ened to take my clothes away from
the Rouse if 1 did not pay. To save
any further trouble, 1 paid what he
asked, knowing. as well as himself,
that the income tax law in Switzerland
is unconstitutional; that he had no
right to collect; but the elders have
to submit to these things in order to
prevent trouble"
In Paris, Elder Nystrom stated, the
religious law is liberal, but the people
are anything but spiritual. There is a
broad field there for missionary work.
Elder Alexander Card, who labored
in Australia, had to say Of the country
that 1t was a much better place than
the average American thinks for. The
people are very Indifferent towards re-
li61on, particularly the male sex. and it
is not uncommo to see but two or
three men in a whole congregation.
The people T hospitable, when they
come to know you, but it is hard to
overcome the effect of ~faIsehoods and
nefariouS literature published and cir
culated by other sects. The mention of
Brigham Young or Joseph Smith calls
forth anything but words of approval.
The great trouble is that we
haven't enough missionaries in Aus
~traiia," said the speaker. in the city
OT SVdnpU with a nOnuIo finn or oha,,+
SOC, 600 souls, there are but two elders,
and n OF these, the president of the
mission, finds very little time to
preach. In the whole country, with a
population numbering some 1000, 900,
there are about twelve elders, and
there are places in Australia where the
Latter-day Saints have never been
heard of. This is why the reports are
not so gratifying from that land"
Elder Thaddeus Naylor, who returned
some time g from the southern
states, spoke Of the powerful testimony
he had received while IN his mission,
and expressed the belief tina the same
was in store fer all who exeTted them
selves in this direction. He exhorted
the young men to prepare for the field
by study, and not to leave it until they
were called to the labor.
President Cannon expressed his graf
1dbiO III 1loNCilliS " tfle IOUiS t1-
derS' reports and adTnoniShed them to
preserve and cherish the spirit and tes-
timOnies God had given them. He re-
called the time, fifty years ago, when
there was great darkness and misun-
derstanding of doctrines the elders
preached. The sects of that day taught
there was no future for mankind;
at death the being was taken to
heaven or plunged into he'll. The ter
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aroused; it was the principal creed of
the preachers at hat time, but Joseph
Smith, inspired of God, revealed the
doctrine that mar would be judged ac-
cOrding to his own sins, and ii has beer
productive of great good.
There is but one name in which a
man can be saved, and that is in the
of Jesus Christ. But there are
who never heard his name.
What shall become Of these poor souls?
answer w vas made, but Joseph
Smith revealed the truth, and it has
Our elders now go forth,
equipped with these revelations, ready
% compete with the most learned men.
So it is with all the doctrines of the
everlasting gospel. The world is bene-
tied by the preaching Of these young
nen.
Repentance, above all, must be
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III, and Cod cannot condemn his chill
lren who do not lear it, but those who
ear and win not believe will be con-
God has commanded us TO
,reach repentance, and we must do so.
[ is a glorious principle mad more
glorious when we "a say to h unbe-
Repent with all cur heart,
you shall be saved" And they
will thus be placed in the path of right,
where they can go onward and uO-
1.-The happiest hours of my life were
pent in preaching to mankind" con-
the speaker. and no heaven l
imagine car give me greater hap
As we progress, our spirit ad-
,ances, even as our Father in heaven
dvances. Repentance brings salvation,
is the word, the great cry
he elders of this church are command
d to use.
II say as a servant Of God that there
: a spirit among the people here that
1ust be reoented of. l am ashamed
f the things that happen here every
There are men among us who are
ar from being actuated by the spirit
God, and we all mus repent; We
lust repent every hour"
The choir sang Nations Bow to
etc, and benediction was 9ro-
eunced by Bishop William B. Pres
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