The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-10-21
THE LATTER-DAY ZION.
Salt Lake City Was Established
In FuIfilIment of Ancient
Prophecy.

a large number of Episcopal clergy
men and other strangers returning
from the convention at San Francisco
attended the tabernacle services yes
terday afternoon. and. on account of
their presence, the speakers, Ephraim
H Nye and G. w. PenrOse, addressed
their remarks particularly 10 the Wis
itoTs.
Elder Penrose presided. The choir
sang Prayer is the Hearts Sincere
Desire Prayer was offered by Elder
MathOnihah Thomas. ard the choir
sang "Hark Listen to the Trumpet
ers."
Elder Nye. who was lately president
of the California mission, addressed
revelation and its relation TO Mormon
ISM He said that one of the great
questions now agitating the world is
the latter-day Zion. ana, although Salt
Lake was often referred to as Zion in
testing terms. the Mormon people look
with sincerity upon this place as the
latter-day Zion. The speaker read
from the Psalms of David: When the
Lord shall build up Zion, he shall ap-
pear in his glory
WHO shall know" he continued
when the Lord is to build up Zion, and
where Zion is to be established, unless
he himself reveals it? This opens the
discussion of new revelation Where
is the man who can tell when the Lord
will arise, when they will not receive
or believe the word from him or that he
even communicates with MANI 1t
might be 1000 years hence for all man
can know without revelation. Isaiah
says that God Will come to Zion, not
to any denomination or creed, but 10
Zion He Will not come until Zion is
built up
Fulfllment of Prophecy.
The speaker cited from the prophets
Of old the quotation: Get thee up into
high mountains" and went on to dem
Onstrate that this was what the Latter
day Saints did in coming to Utah
In jackson county we were not up in
the mountains, but on the lOWlands, -
he continued, land while it is true that
we would have been content to remain
there under peaceful circumstances, the
Lord required the move of US to fulfill
the prophecies of old. We have come
into the high mountains to upbuild
Zion Away back in 1856, had we not
moved west, we would have been on the
battle-ground of the war of the rebel
lion. The Lord foresaw it, and he
would not have us trodden down in any
such manner. We suffered the torture
of mob violence in being driven from
our homes, but il was the Lords will
Who cannot see the hand of the Lord
in bringing this people out of those
INTO TINS desert country Wnen
they see the results today? 1t was
Gods win that the north and south
settle their differences, and that we
might come here and build up and
grow strong. We We're a people by
ourself, but since coming here We have
mingled with the evils and tares OF
the modern world, which was the
Lords way of trying his people"
In conclusion Elder Nye spoke of the
reorganized church and the hearty ap-
probation it gives the Mormon testi-
mony that Joseph Smith was prophet,
but how differently it looks upon testi-
mOny that his successors, from the
time of Brigham Young 10 the present
day, were prophets.
Preaching to All Nations.
Elder c. w. Penrose occupied the re-
mainder of the meeting, He said the
Lord has commenced the upbuilding of
Zion as in olden times, with a prophet
to lead the people. One of the signs
of his coming, the speaker said, was
the publication Of the gospel to all ma
tfons. 1nlS work is being carried on
by the Mormon people now. The move
ment called MormOnism. the speaker
maintained. was established to fulfill
all that has been said of the church
of Christ by the ancients. He pointed
out that all other denominations could
trace their origin to man, and that
Mormonism is the only one which pro-
fesses to be founded on direct revela-
ton from God. No power can stop the
progress of the work, he said, because
it is God work.
Our great aim. he continued, sis
to publish the gospel to all nations
and call on all TO obey the word of
God. The Zionist movement in Pales-
tine will accomplish some good. The
Jews must be gathered together, and
Judah Is to rejoice again"
The concluding anthem was Rouse,
Ye Mortals." Benediction was offered
by Bishop w. b. Preston.
Professor Giles is presiding at the
organ in the absence of Professor Nc
Clellan.