The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-15

cred an interesting address on the peace
movement. He said that while we may
| oli1er in our views with respect to the
dlferent religious dogmas, that all peo-
pie are united in the desire that peace
may rest down upon the earth that
the spirit of peace may prevail over
error, that the spirit of war with all of
| It's devastating influences may depart
i from among the nations of the earth.
The popularity of the cars peace pro-
| posal was referred to and reference was
made to the first impression it created
and 20 the fact that now the PROPOSE
ton was treated with the greatest ia
Vor
The speaker did not think that great
results IN the the way of disarmament
would come from the conference at The
Hague, but said that the seeds would
De soWn and that all steps looking to-
ward such noble end ought to be en-
Outraged He stated that the policy of
RUSSIA had been one of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
but policies change, being ruled by
the Lord of Hosts.
MI Penrose stated that peace could
not prevail without righteousness, and
spoke of Enoch and his people as an
example of peace following righteous
ness The Lord has said that the peo-
pie in the latter days shall have the
same spirit. The Zion from above shall
come down and meet the Zion from be-
low. Peace shall Regimen shall cease
their war and beat their swords into
ploWshareS and their spears into prun-
ing hooks.
The Latter-day Saints believe this
I'VE are to seek the kingdom of God
first, as no peace can come until right
eousness is established. All the proph-
cts looked forward to a time when per-
feet peace should prevail, so that the
lamb and the lion should lie down to-
gether and Gods spirit should be upon
ali flesh. How shall all this be brought
about? The steps being taken are in
the right direction and ought to be en-
couraged. The Latter-day Saints rec
ognlZe truth wherever found. both in
heathendom and Christendom; but
there are errors in both. Were it not
so Christendom would be one. Some of
the doctrines in Christendom are ter
rible in their conception. All such no
lions as that God deals wrath on his
own children come from beneath and
not from above
All Christians come together on some
basic principles some of which are ut
terly false in their nature. The doc
trine OF salvation by faith alone was
TO. the speaker quoting from
the Scriptures to prove that the New
Testament teaches that man must do
Numerous passages in the Old Tesla |
ment were quoted to prove that peace
would follow righteousness. He re-
ferred to lsaiah'S prediction that before |
peace should come the house of the |
Lord should be established on the tops |
of the mountains, and stated that this |
prediction was now being fulfilled by |
the Late day Saints.
God has restored the gospel and our |
90 har dc Of 20
all the world. The carrying out of the !
gospel message is the beginning of the |
work of ushering in the reign of peace.
But the gospel does not always bring |
peace. Those who receive are filled with
1 feeling of heavenly peace, but those
who reject are filed with a desire to
stir up strife
He referred to Game and Abel and
he spirit possessed by each, and
;laimed that the same spirit of strife
Exhibited by Cain has been in the world
eVer since that time. This was the
spirit that actuated the sects in Mis-
souri, in their prosecutions of the Saints
We as people haven't it. What is
he matter with those who go east and
ravel around villifying our people?" he
lsked. They are filed with the spirit
hat filed the Pharisees and Saducees
If old The speaker said he exper-
enced the same feeling that Christ had
When these modern 'whited sepulchers'
90 out and villify the Mormon people.
Elder Penrose stated that the way to
Usher peace into the world was to
'reach the gospel and prepare the peo-
lie for the millennium. But before this
hall be accomplished there will be a
-reat conflict. All things spoken of in
he prophets will come to pass Our
warfare is with evil, not with good. /,
Let us have peace in our homes, in our
eighborhood and in our settlements.
nd let us welcome the spirit of God
nto our midst.
The speaker closed by bearing tes-
imony to the truth of the latter-day
york, and eXhorting all to be faithful.
The choir sang God Moves In Mys-
erious Way" and Bishop Preston pro-
ounced the benediction.