Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-29

The anthem that has just been sung
brought very wildly 20 my attention "a
sentiment that ] saw written go one Of
our psalmodlos by one OF The principal
Gentle ladies' OF Salt Lake city. She
used 10 i've 40 Denver and she told me
that her Methodist minister 100 Denver
would not believe that the Latier-iay
Saints were singing here in Utah songs
that other Christian denominations
were singing in the world, and She said
she was going 90 send that psaimody
TO him on the leaf next 20 the cover
was written something IKE this The
beautiful singing and music In salt
Lake is putting all 0i the ientiles TO
sleep and when they Waken up they
win AN be- Mormons.'
In my heart / wish that the Latter
day Saints could be present here on
some occasions. when the notable men
and women OF the earth come In TO
look at this building and ask questions
concerning the Lottcr-dgy Saints.
have heard from men and women In
this building testimonies that 10 me
were marvellous. and it has made me
think ~ The words 0f the Prophet
wherein he said that he saw the kings
and the rulers e. up 20 Zion, and they
stood when ufar of and asked the
question, Who can 90 up TO Zion? For
they feared the people because Of the
power, virtue and strength Of Zion.
The Governor-elect OF Illinois was in
this room a few days ngo. and after
listening 90 a short organ recital he
talked with me a few minutes / was
led 20 say 90 him that I hoped he
would improve upon the record made
by Ex-Governor Ford OF the same State.
Said /. That governor pledged pro-
lection 10 Joseph and Hyrum Smith.
two Of the great men OF this age,
and while under that pledged protec-
ton they were surrounded by a mob OF
masked men and shot. The Latter-day
Saints were afterward driven across
the Mississippi river az the point OF the
bayonet their city destroyed, their tenn
pie demolished, and the verdict Of that
State was that the "Mormons' were UNI
III 20 i've Helpless poverty-sirlcken.
cast out OF the world. they wendell their
way westward. until in ten months
travel they had covered a distance Of
about fifteen hundred miles and
landed IN the valley Of salt Lake which
then greeted them with sagebrush and
alkali And now you. the governor-elect
Of that State. have taken a palace car
and come over the trail OF that pilgrim
band, 10 see their house, TO hear their
story. and listen 10 their music" Said
], Governor, II is quite another thing
IL II not?' He ran his fingers through
his hair. and he said that that was the
most pathetic story he had ever read,
and he had never been able 10 see why
one man should kin his brother man
because his brother could not see and |
worship az he did When he and his |
party stood and listened 10 this organ |
they were overcome with emotion and /
tears trlckled down their cheeks. The /
testimonies that are borne daily in this |
house by men and women who are not OF |
us and who know not the prophet /
Joseph Smith, nor the hardship and the |
suffering OF the little band OF people /
who came TO this country-these testi- /
monies, did the Latter-day Saints have /
the privilege OF hearing them. would. ] /
believe, add materially 10 their faith /
and encouragement
FAITH AND WORKS NECESSARY
TO SALVATION
|, too, am not ashamed of the Gospel
OF Jesus Christ. for It Is the power Of
God unto salvation 20 an them that be-
lleye and obey H. A plan Of salvation
that exists In theory alone. counts for
nothing. In the world theories are
plentiful. Men and women an around
Jerusalem were saying Lord, Lord."
and that condition called forth the OK
preston Of our Master. Not every one
that saith unto me Lord Lord. shall on.
ter into the kingdom Of heaven: but he
that doeth the viii Of my Father which
Is In heaven" The Latter-day Saints
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. When {
] tell that 70 people who come here to
see US. some OF them marvel. because
they had heard that we "M0rmons" ala
not believe on Him, that we had no use
Tor the Atonement, that we We're fol-
lowers OF Joseph Smith, and that we
worshlped man not God People IN the
world today say Believe on the Lord /
Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved"
we admit that that expression does
stand alone In several places IN the
Bible; hut we reply that 20 believe on
me Lord Jesus Christ and not back up
mat bellet with works viii condemn
man Light may condemn as well as
save II Is not that the world today
10 not know enough 20 receive the Cos
pei OF Jesus Christi IL Is not that they
are not educated enough 20 understand
me Scriptures and His plan OF saliva !