The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-27
HONOR MEMORY Of
PROPHET AND SEER
Special Services in commemo-
ration of Joseph Smith Held
in Tabernacle.
FOUNDED MORMON CHURCH
PRESIDENT LUND AND APOSTLE
GRANT DELIVER ADDRESSES.

Special services in honor Of Joseph
Smith, founder of the Mormon church.
were held in the tabernacle yesterday
afternoon. The music was appropri-
ate to the occasion, and addresses de-
livered by A. H. Lund of the first pres
idency of the church and Heber j.
Grant of the quorum of apostles were
on the life ana mission of Joseph
smith.
The service was opened by singing
Praise to the Man Who CommuneQ
With Jehovah" by the choir and con-
gresatiOn. Prayer was offered by John
NJ. Knight, ana the CHOIR sang the an
thems Sing the WOndrOus Story ana
Restoration of the Gospel" and d
quartette sang 20 Give Ne Back My
Prophet Dear"
A. II. Lund pTefaced his address by
saying he hoped to be prompted by the
spirit of the Lord, that " hatever he
might say would be edifying to all. He
said the birth of the Savior had been
celebrated the previous day, and al
though there was no certainty of the
exact day, it made no differ ence so
long as all knew of a certainty that
Christ was born and that he died and
was resuTrected, and by performing his
earthly mission he had brought atone
ment between God and mankind. He
said the coming of Christ had been
prophested, and He came unto his own
and his own received him not" This
coming, he said, had also been an
nounced in song by angels in that well
known strain, GLORY to God in the
highest and on earth, peace, good will
toward men,"
Peace and Good Will.
Mr.. Lund said that ne who was then
born was to increase the glory of God
on earth and to bring good will to
mankind and to restore that which was
lost through the transgression of Adam.
His was the message of love and Of
good will to man, and he laid down this
commandment which embOdies all other
Love God above all
other things, and your neighbOr as
yourself" In return for this message
of love, peace and good will, the speak
er said, Christ was prosecuted of man
and finally put to death on the cross,
where he gave his life for his brethren,
eXemplifying the statement that
Greater love hath no man than that
he give his life for a brother"
Conquering death, Mr. Lund said,
Christ then formed the organization of
his church on earth, and the twelve
apostles and the seventies started out
on their mission to preach the gospel 10
every kindred and every tongue. Al
this time, he said, the apostles Of the
early church looked forward to the
great CpOstaCy which was to follow.
and the speaker. making no reference to
verse or chapter. read from Pauls
aTfrFTa 70 TThoeeo IN,
the warning was given against looking
for the second coming of Christ too
soon. Again quoting from John, Mr..
Lund read the prophecy of seeing an
other angel flying through the heavens,
the everlasting gospel
Prophecy Fulfilled.
This prophecy was fulfilled, the
speaker said when the gospel was re-
stored to earth in this dispensatiOn
through Joseph Smith, who was born in
Vermont 104 years ago last Thursday.
He said he had often wondered if the
date of the birth of Joseph Smith OF
the day after the shortest, and darkest
day of the year, had no greater signifi-
canoe than that of circumstance.
Mr.. Lund reviewed the early life of
Joseph Smith, denying the attacks that
had been made on the founder of the
church, and this review of the life of
Joseph Smith included the telling Of the
story of his seeking and finding the
true religion through the will of God.
He told how the plates were found and
translated, and finally published as the
Book of Mormon, and how associates
Of Joseph Smith had testified that they
had seen the plates, and, although some
Of these witnesses had been cut off from
.
the faith, none had repudiated his
statement regarding the plates from
which the book was translated. Argu-
ments on the resurrection of Christ and
on the divine origin of the Book Of
Mormon were compared by the speak
er, who also said that Joseph Smith had
the civil war many years
before 1t occurred. This prophecy, Mr.
Lund said he had read in Denmark IN
1856.
Christ Above Reproaeh.
Heber J. Grant spoke on the same
subject, saying that although he would
not be guilty of comparing any man
with God, ne proposed to compare the
mission of Joseph Smith with the mis-
sion of Christ, because these compari-
sons could not help but strengthen
faith. he related that during the min
Istry Of Christ there was no possible
earthly reward offered, and just so
when Joseph Smith organized the Nor
mon church he offered no reward to tn
men and women who accepted. but, o.
the other hand, like the followers of
Christ in his day, the followers of 10
seph Smith were assured that the
would be prosecuted and despised or
men.
Mr.. Grant said the character d
'hrist was above reproach in every re
spect, and. likewise. the character o.
aVerv true Mormon was above reDrOach
IN this connection the speaker sail
here was no religion that had yiel5e1
greater dividends in the lives of w.