The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-08
CompIetion of the Pioneer Monument

Apostle John, Henry Smith opened by
! declaring that he believed truly and
thoroughly that if each law estab-
lished in the Lords house was strictly
observed. great victory would have
been gained. He wanted he said 70
speak of the finishing of the pioneer
monument. About one-half of the con-
tract price had been paid, but that was
for the work of modelling. The breth-
ren and sisters had not recognized
their responsibility in connection with
that work. 1t was the will of the
president that the work should be done
or it would never have been started
He declared that more had been done
upon the monument than had yet been
paid for and the man who had done it
wanted his money. If the committee
/ had not had faith in their brethren
they should never have permitted the
placing of that statue until the money
had all been paid. He had no fear
that the money would be forthcoming
when the people understood the neces-
sity for it. Apostle Smith also referred
to the present manner in which par
ents allowed their children to indulge in
worldly anlusements without the guild
ance and commingling of older heads
He believed in all proper amusements:
he believed in amateur theatricals
when properly conducted. The mature
people should always be with the
young. President Young always min
gled with the young at their entertain
ments. But in these days the prac-
tice of parents in accompanying their
children to places of amusement was
not kept up, and he feared that great
evil would result if the present state
of affairs was long permitted to exist
Consistency and prudence showed that
the moral and social welfare of the
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tention of the old.
Afternoon Service.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion the choir sang. GLORIOUS Things
Are Sung of Zion" L. A. Kelsch,
president of the northern states mis-
sion. offered prayer. and the choir rem
dered, GLORY to God on High
Apostle Lyman On Tithing.
The first speaker was Apostle Fran
els NJ Lyman, who declared that there
was a time for all things and that the
time had now come for the Latter-day
Saints to pay attention to the law of
uthing. The Lord had announced
through his servants the necessity for
putting this principle clearly before the
people. The law of tithing, he said
was the revenue law of the church
One reason why 10 per cent was the
amount named by the Lord was be-
cause that was just exactly the amount !
necessary to try the souls of the chill
dren of men, He warned his hearers
that obedience to that law did not alb
solve them from living up to others. |
Sins We're not forgiven through the
payment of tithing: those who asked |
that must repent and sin no more.
He was followed closely through a |
long discourse, in which he explained /
the duties and privileges of the mem |
bers of the church, which, he said, was
in membership everywhere.
The Lord was extending its limits, and /
he would continue TO do 80 until it en-
the earth. "Your redemp-
ton and mine he said, ''can be Sc
cured only by purchase, and it could
not be purchased by obeying the law
Of tithing alone. All statutes and
of the Lord must be kept
If complete salvation is secured.
Apostle Joseph T. Smith then took :