The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-18

against the missionaries was comparable
to the effort made by the wicked Hannah
in the time of Queen Esther and King
Ahasuerus to prejudice the king against
Mordecai and the Jews the effort OF Ha-
man resulting in his own downfall Inc
speaker thought the same fate would be-
fall those who spread the seeds of preJu-
dice and misrepresentation throughout the
world.
Many persons who live today. said the
speaker, accept Jesus and the Bible, and
ne said they should be equally willing to
accept His teachings. He said IT is not
sufficient that men accept Him alone, but
they must walk in His way. 1t is neees-
saTy for men to carry out if their lives
the precepts He carried out in His life.
The speaker said the gospel of the Savior
is an eternal one, not having been meant
alone for the time in which He lived.
Attention was called to the fact that the
Jews were in possession of the priesthood
when Christ came on earth, but He did
not accept their doctrines because they
were not ready to accept the greater light
which He brought. They had only the
form of goodness and He brought, not
only the spirit of the law of Moses, but
the higher law.
The speaker said the Latter-day Saints
believe that the gospel should be preached
in its fullness in the earth. this having
been the belief of the prophet, Joseph
Smith, and he received a revelation. The
speaker said that, because many persons
do not understand these things. they are
ready to drive out those who believe them
He said the principles of the Latter-day
Saints are fully in accord with the Bible
the principle Of revelation fully in accord
with that in the early days, and that
the priesthood is necessary, in these later
days, to guide this work.
Much FaIsehood In World.
The speaker said he knew that there
is lot Of falsehOod in the world. much of
1t emanating here at home. He said he
of he oh iC hat Of
the Lord. while we as Latter-day Saints
nave our opinion" said the speaker, ''let
US not interfere with the rights OF others,
so long as they do not interfere with good
government, but let US live in peace with
Others"
The address was followed by an anthem
by the choir. when Thou COmeth to the
Judgment with solo by Mrs. Lizzie
Thomas Edward. This was followed by
the address of Mr.. Sjodahl, who took his
text from the second chapter of Judges,
IN which reference is made to the fact
that the people served the Lord all the
days of Joshua, but another generation
arose which fOrsOok the Lord and served
Baal and AshtarOth, The speaker said
the book of Judges is a wonderful literary
Work and demands attention and study.
he called attention to the fact that ii
has been said Of the Scriptures that there
is not verse which has not served to
give comfort to some heart or serve some
other purpose.
He examined into the text and called
to several lessons which might
be drawn from it. One of these was that
OF human weakness He said it took only
enc generation to ObliteTate the grand
history written during the wanderings
IN the wilderness, the generation which
followed that of Joshua and the elders
having Torsaken the Lord. He said the
tendency of human nature is to retro
grade.
He said the idea Of those who attempt
TO DO away with the Lord and substitute
IS nH-H~n To-
OF this stand could be shown by this fact
OF the tendency of human nature to go
downward, instead of upward Unless
man has an Almighty power to sustain
hlIn' ne IS bound to retrograde.
Man Must Be Cautious.
The speaker said that, while the ordi-
nary hunra8 being may be accomplished
IN some way, unless he exercises himself
IN THIS way he will become weak and lose
MS proficiency. Another lamentable re-
SUIT of this downward tendency, shown in
the case Of the IsrdeliteS the speaker said
was the tact that they not only took up
other religions, but they called down on
themselves the punishment of God, He
SAID the human cannot fOrsake his God
without calling down His wrath He said
II IS easy 70 serve other gods and harder
70 serve COO, requiring some sacrifice of
time and means, but the true Latter-dav
rifICe. 9''0
oOiilc ptISOnS lhlnk Ildt the Isatter-dav
saints ask too much money and property.
and that religion is costly said the
speaker. THE religion of Jesus Christ
Is not cheap, and cannot be had at a bar
gam counter 1t is the pearl of great
price"
The speaker said the generation which
followed that OF Joshua and, the elders
would not have been so ignorant if the
preceding generation had instructed their
chlldren properly, and he called attention
10 the need Of instructing the children.
Deglnnlng at an early age, that they can
nave an idea of the plan of salvation.
Must Be Ready.
1t is no use, the speaker said. to ioin
an army just for parade or show. II is
necessary for the soldier to be ready To
90 camp work, 20 drill, to obey the Of
I1cerS OF the army and to fight when the
captain sends him to fight the foe. So
the Christian should be faithful to the
captain of his salvation The sneaker
SAID also that training is necessary for
me next life and the church of Jesus
Christ is founded on earth to get the or
binary mortal close to the Celestial Refne
so that when he is called hence. he NAV
Know something of his Heavenly Father
The closing anthem of the choir was
COD OF israel Hear Our Praver.' vfTb
500 oy Mrs Edward assisted by a uar-
Announcement was made. that there
would De no evening ward meetings in
Floheer stake, the conference being re-