The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-10

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Grant gave up the pastorate Of one of
the largest BAPTIST churches in the land
because lie knew and declared that there
was no constituted church on earth. But
the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints has the gospel Of Jesus
Christ.
Churches to Fall.
Apostle Grant read copiously from the
ulteranccS OF Il Unitarian minister in
not the spirit of the Lord nor the Holy
Ghost. and that soon all churches must
fall, from spiritual standpoint al
though they lead AS "a social institution.
APOSTLE Grant thanked God that the
elders of the Mormon church have the
spirit. Tho gospel has lifted UP many
a man from the slough OF dcspond.
There Is more than human clements In
Morinonism. and hundreds and thousands
nave had visions of tho truth Of the
gospel.
More miracles arc being performed to-
day than ever before. said Elder Grant,
and If record were kept Of the miracles
that are being wrought. there would be
many times moro than could be con-
tanned In a book as large as tho New
Testament. Apostle Grant testified to
personal testimony that hc had been
made we'll py prayer when hc was grave
~ ILL., and that his brother, who was
thought dead. had been restored and is
now a president of a stake in Zlon.
The gift OF tongues was also pro-
claimed by Apostle Grant 10 be Il gift
" Ni'br dll' llS bDlt testimony IIlIL MnGil
he was more child God had spoken
through ono of the noble workers in the
church. concerning him. and twenty
years later the things that had been
prculctcd Tor him came TO pass.
Patriarch John Smith bore testimony
That Joseph Smith WAS tho prophet OF
the Lord and that his successors were
prophets. too. He had known President
Joseph +. Smith from childhood, and bad
carried him in his arms in his infancy
thereafter he was familiar with all The
and he, asserted positively that all the
good things Joseph Il. had said about
himself Thursday were gospel truth The
patriarch WAS also firmly convinced that
there is the power of healing I'm tie law
ing on OF hands by inspired men and
those authorized to perform this Office
lie himself had frequently been cured OF
ailments by Iailh.
Lyman on Unity.
Francis NJ. Lyman. president Of the
quorum OF twelve, said that tho Latter
DAY Saints are united; that they are alike
IN the same spirit. the same faith and
arc indeed the servants Of the Lord.
President Lyman had discovered this
spirit of unity TO "A unanimous degree
among the authorities and the elders. Iic
did not appear TO bc ri all surprised at
this discovery.
President Lyman said il was an In
spinliuS sight 10 sec the great cougrce5,-
tionS Of Saints. $1,000 representing "A
church or fewer than 10000 members
~ 'll 'll' Npl'h. lltl IiD come because
they had the spirit. There may bc In
diyidual cases OF men who have not tho
spirit. said Elder Lyman. but the great
majority of tho people have ii rich meas
ure of this spirit.
Tho union among tho people OF the
church, said the speaker is in Consc-
Gucncc Of their doing tho will of the
Father, The strength of tho church is
duo 10 the strength Win which it is en-
doWcd by God. Apostle Lyman said
there Is permanent advancement and i'm
provemcnt in the Lattcr-day Saints and
that they are n magnificent people, gath
cred together from all tho nations OF the
world, men and women who nave indc-
pcndcncc of charJctcr-thcsc have been
brought together by tho Lord They have
made their home here and will remain
here. This church, he said, is di-
rcctcd By tho Lord aud VIII have at lis
head man through whom nc can speak
and rely upon--a true shepherd. and tho
church had that true shepherd.
President Lyman said that the mon
who had prosecuted the Mormon church
were some OF them or tho opinion that
they were doing Gods wnrlS-Somc ~
them might haV" been w!lfuly wicked,
but he did not care TO speak about that.
Ii was because they had bccn blinded
and were not possessed of the Holy
Ghost.
After blessing tho authorities. the
priesthood. the congregation, the choir
The organlsts and all mon and nations,
President Lyman said that tho Church OF
Jesus Christ of Lattcr-day Saints would
never grow less but that il would grow
stronger. aud chat there would he con
ycrts brought hither from Russia aud
other countries not yet pro8clytCd.
President Dcnounces Foes,
President Smith was tho last speaker.
lie expressed much pleasure at tho tcs-
timonials that hgd been borne. and then
started Off upon rouSh-shod procession
up and down the backs OF the so-calcd
enemies Of the church.
have II great deal of sympathy for tho
innocent. honest. deceived and miSlcd
Lattcr-day Saints" he said. land they
have fierce judgment TO pronounce upon
their wicked and designing leaders.
wish To say TO our friends here today
that there Is no man nor set of mon on
earth today that can mislcId this pco-
pie very far out OF the path of recti-
tUdc and righteousness and faith in the
diyinc mission Of the Prophet Joseph +.
SMITH II can't he done. Why Be
cause you know the principles Of The Cos
testimony 10 this truth TO tho world al
most to man.
1--WE send out 10 the nations OF the
earth two thousand elders every other
year. practically. They go abroad to the
spirit OF this gospel. fun OF the ,cstl-
nony OF Jesus Christ. which is the spirit
OF prophecy. They go ont With III" spirit
OF the gospel In their souls 10 bear t"s-
timony OF it to the world And they
do bcar that testimony TO the world.
And they come home ripcncd in Tie
knowledge Of The truth, confirmed i'm thcsr
convictions. established in the knowledge
Of the principles OF The gospel Of Jesus
Christ.
mo power beneath tho celestial ISing
dom can turn them trom VI. except they
tvanSgrcSs the laws OF righteousness
themselves. Other men would turn Them
aside. Other men would confouDd them.
Thoy know the truth for themselves.
They have learned II in the school OF cN-
pcricncc and they have learned it by thc
gift and power OF the Holy Ghost upon
them. and they know the truth and the
truth has made them free.
There are no slayes i'm the Church
OF Jesus Christ OF Lattcr-d9y Saints.
There arc no deceived In tho Church of
Jesus Christ OF Lattcr-day Saints. There
Is no man or woman worthy TO claim an
honorable standing In the Church % J"
sus Christ of Lattcr-day Saints who is
not a free man or free woman In the
highest sense Of the word,
''What VIII bc the result The result
will bo that We will teach tho principles
OF the gospel tEal We have received.
That we have learned 20 be true, 10 our
children And We win cndravor To have