The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-29
anniversary OF
FOUNDER DEATH
Apostle Whitney Delivers En-
logy of Joseph Smith at
Tabernacle Sermon.
TRACES CHURCH HISTORY
ATTRIBUTES BRIGHAM YoUNG's
GREATNESS TO PREDECESSOR.

Conference meetings OF the Salt Lake
stake were held in the tabernacle in the
. afternoon, and in the assembly hall in the
evening. At the afternoon session Apostle
oFson F. Whitney gave an address on the
life of Joseph Smith. the founder OF the
Mormon church.
Apostle Whitney said:
To-day is the anniversary Of a most sor-
rowful event in the history of the Latter
day Saints. SiXty-fOur years ago the
Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother,
HyTum Smith. the patriarch of this
chufch, were murdered in a Jail in Car
image, Ill. They were thrust in prison to
await trial and while under the protection
or the governor Of the state an angry mob
which had been Joined by the jailer and
MS guards assassinated the men, crying,
They can escape the law. but they cannlt
escape powder and shot "
Apostle Whitney then told the story Of
Joseph Smiths life OF how he had lis
tened 10 the teachers Of many faiths. but
would not accept any of them. Finally. %
said Mr.. Whitney, che went 10 God and
asked him which creed he should belong
10. as each preacher had said his church
was the church OF God. A few days later
the angel MOrOni came TO him and re-
Vealed 10 him the place of cOncealment
of an ancient record. giving the history of
this continent from the earliest time until
the third and fourth centuries OF the
Christian era This had been hidden in a
hill and the Prophet Joseph translated It
by the power and gift of God, and the re-
suit was the Book of Mormon. While
translating this record he received a visit
from John the Baptist, who told him or a
priesthood that had the power 10 baptize
for the remission of sin and TO use the lay
ing on hands for the gift of the gospel
ON these principles the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded %
Early Mormon Church.
Apostle Whitney then related the early
history OF the Mormon people, their eX-
periences in Jackson county, Missouri the
trials and prosecutions in Illinois, and
finally their exodus TO Utah under the
leadership of Brigham \ Oung.
That Brigham Young was great man
no one Will deny. continued Apostle
Whitney, but the greatest claim that
Brigham Young ever made was that he
built on the foundations laid by the
Prophet Joseph Smith. II was Joseph
the coming OF The saints 10 this beautiful
valley and who prOphesied the fttingness
of the great Institutions that Brigham
Young built, and when the roll of great
men is called Joseph Smith will stand at
the head and greater than any man con-
nected with this church Those who are
not Of this faith see only the outward
work, but there is an inward work which
Is as much greater than the temple as the
heaven is greater than the earth.
1--WE do not worship Joseph Smith; We
worship God and His Son, Jesus CHRIST
We recognize Joseph Smith as a prophet
of God and we maintain that men today
can be servants Of God and receive Ills
revelations today the same as they did in
the days of Christ, and II We follow him
and believe in his works then there is no