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fl DESERET EVENING NEWS.
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Pr9N a mnn ii matins it
tyVMi THE DESERET NEWS CO.
fl V HKjt CI1AKUVI IT, M3MME. IIUTOn.
' laaPl "nT.'.r.'ri '. Hv II, HI
HiHGu', mm i'iiLsnrrt:iiiAX timtoh-s.
Initio Oun Prttbyletlau frlendi who have
'jfflFffl favored thla city with a vlalt have been
jlB-Tili made heartily welcome, and they de
?91lfllf part wllh the good wlihM of theped
"IBBm"' pie here. We rxret that anything oo
l-'IBSiHJ curred during their lUr la enar their
':: Hln plcaeurc, but rejoice Ihet whatever ni
.yiHrch ulisgreralile did aol come from the
C;v5t' permanent residents of IMi Territory.
'li'ldft' There were two Incident! of to. meet-
lrVS' "' b,IJ ln "" Tll"u 0D S-"-J7
' n!?fjHB.' evening wblcb litre occasioned much
1 iXfaVK'' embtlo comment and received no
jWfHy little denunciation from member! of
BF.lH; the party, both ladlei auJ genllimen.
jjaiBIjK The tint wai thli lalement made by
$KH3$' Dr W. O. Iloberla:
SMLK "When I waa here before I read an
ItHav article In a paper which l published In
S.)IHX; this city wblrh said the sooner llie flsg
ym&i ' of Ihe United HUM wsl traduced and
BrftflKji' dragged In the duit of the valleys of tbe
Kfibaef SI Wasatch ILe b-ller."
JnJBrJy We venture to lay thl Dr. Itjberta
fJETfca - did not read that In any paper that re
'EjIBr ." prelected the "Mormon" people or
if.t'JfiS'' thslnentlments. lie may hare rent
JJaJBEi something ol the kind In loma paper
SKu' pretending to quota from "Mormou '
JKVHif f utteraucea or to relate km alleged
lKMKi "Mormon"proccedings, but If lie did,
(fuaBjBi tbe atatementa were misleading aad
jPjH-V" falie, and he hii totally mlenppre-
ftttfHM bended the facia. Ifliecau glreuilhe
pljHm' date of lili Tlilt or of the, paper
jKjtjHm"! In which he thinks ho read thore worde
BajEjgl or anything like them, we will under
MMJBi take to ebow that In repeating them hv
BttKLJ nMi whether wittingly or not, uc.
HHjn ceeded In bearlog fade wltneia agalrut
KyHiV Lie neighbors.
EP)Hffi The lact that the"Mortuon"brouglit
CRJBSlit the United States flag here In 1517
HfHwS and unfurled It In tbeie valleys, when
fS.' jK8 ': tbli m foreign aoll, that at the lame
Ic'VLbTu '' time flvn-hundred of Ibclr able-bodied
cljBli' men were carrying It Into Meilcau
'.fSBv ' Territory u loldlen of tbe Union; that
yKMBB lb Dae hai been complcuoui In all
ISIlVF; public gatherlngi of tbe "Mormon"
HuffHJf , people from the beginning; that
fWl.'aeR '" ""' "" M1tf',t admlulon Into
l.fi'liW.J, the Union aa a Hlate, and hare
(. ' limj repeated that application, continually,
lWilwf?j' are mattera of unimpeachable hlitory,
iltJSWj The "Mormons" bare never
fmfcfiaw. "traduced" or"draged ln tbe duet"
iBKffiearar tbe flag of our country, and never de,
mKlKilh ilred to do ao. And we are ready to
lW3BrS itand by thle itate ment anywhere and
twIfflKfn whenever It may be necessary.
lIumbbbhiv n 'n'f unpleasantness waa tbe
tJtHtffSTf' manner In which tbe ceurteiy eitend
fisjiBs,, ed by the aged t'reildent of our
iIwBRMc Church wai met In the motion
JmKaaWH made by Dr. McNlece. The free uie
IMiJaBaBB of the Theatre waa oflered for tbe
HlfiyBoaff meeting, aa the free uie oftheTaber
HmMBB cade had been lime time efo but not-
nMB accepted. Tbli wai ant by the an
BjnlVwPu nexed mottont
I fflnfCT'l 'That we accept the motion with hearty
I jHrWeali' tbanki, and that the meiuonger lo In
VfA H '. Inetructedto welcome l'reildeot Wood
ianJfl i! rutTlntu tbo rrcebylorlan Church when
i3lS yf beglveetaoglbloovldonoo ot being a good
i htH W orthodox Cbrlitlin."
I rtfla! J We ,,'ou,(". U,T0 laken do notice of
ojB thli poor attempt at a Jeit, or map at
1 lH ' the band that exleii Jed aoourteiy, or
I HHi ebabby eflort to make a fling at au ea.
I JB; teemed veteran and pioneer In thli
I faawE ' community, but for the numereui pro.
Sjk u teita which have been made In our
feawMB hearing by member! of the 1'reiby
VHJI terlan parly. Iloth ladlei and gentle.
tpieBaam i& tu"n -UTe exprened their dlteeot In
J9B I vlgoroui tormi, and their opinion ai to
UBJ ffl the manneri and Chrhdlaulty of the
uUHj 1 originator! aad aupiartera of tbli
UaV a: motion.
HoHft ff We are accuitomed to receiving thli
SbttSIoWhR or' ' trcftlmeD from peraooi profei
bVbbbh b's ' e "Chrlitlani,1 aud tobeao
Raeee$ iurlor to a "Mormon" that they
Hi'eR could not abide tbe Idea of going
wfc'aKaL to the time heaven with a follower of
8ee? v BjMtS Joieph timlth. Ho we have uo reient
tjjr'l ment at thli Intended rebufl" ner wlih
Hjif to retort ai wu might If io Inclined.
rari(Rt Hut we are greatly pleaied at the many
B k lfS''I " expreriloni which tho motion
H iiivn I hai ellolted front memoeri of
tit Sim I "" r"' who' w''" fTolog the
! H14 prowiltlon to return thanki for tho
if J -HJf , Theatre, were oppoied to the latter
il iVaaHl partof themolleu, and entertain only
H '': ''aaaf?r ""' '"" "' ,l','"u';" towariia 1'reildent
RJB WoodrutT and tho peoplo of theie
ffl'l 'aBV ' valleyi.
llMBf ' Wu with our frlendi a pleaiantlrlp
KnQ'blSr or,'a. proiperoui conference
Ill'H '" ""' c"y' "J " ,,tt rcturn t0
lkW' their hemei In Ihe Katt. We
SBi'.Bv ho1'" "" wl" 'f"k ' ""
lElt' Wm t(Mormoni" ai they fouud ue, and not
!HfJl,,ltS'. t from rumon and atorlee aud ttl'Uatur.
IIhIm' rt (r4JuUlceit through wblch the I,at
ItaKa Hi . terday Halnta and the good people of
aula 'Hft' varloui denomination! havo been kept
ilflH ' apart and prevented from arriving at a
'gnyrM4'' mutual underitandlng.
iifx:. iB& Tliero are many eminent and cull!
in'- "B! vatedjieople In tbe parly, and their
F " jly f K01 wordi of encouragement and
Vw cheer far outweigh any thing of a dlf
Jf i ferent character which hat been aatd
', I', if' during th.lrvlilt. We have welcomed
1 lial them to thli clly; may tbeynow depart
'leWfLaVBl 'u f!, n, may Uod blem them In
!m9JI1 all their .ll'jlt. to iprcnd truth and'
fSli Swls benefit ru.nVlnJI 4
v P 'TlBf 't A ukktino of the Iatter-day Balnta
1 'I I ' m "' tb -"thteenlh ward will be held In
Ml. . tt i tiChuil aUiauoilWfluxJoyeveu.
flog. Itiobjectlitodecldu whether or
not the e.uilnary will Im continued
. . iixt ubool year, aud to tratiiactorthe
fs buitneu.
visit or nr.omiK w. ciiii.us.
Wk have In our mldil today the
famoua Philadelphia editor, U. W.
Child., a mm dlitlngul.heil for
hone.ty,genernltr and philanthropy.
Though only a private cltltr'n of the
great llepubllc, yet Ihe bonori uiually
paid toklngi, potentate, and prlncei
are being acoorJed toblm In till tour
through tbe country, Blncu he left
hla home In 1'blladelplila on Monday,
the Snd lu,U he hai traveled over
S,"00 mllee, and haa vliltedtbe varloui
large oillee eail of ui, receiving every.
where pronouueed inarkiof tbe eilecm
and regard In which lie la unlverially
hell by the American people.
Mr, Child wai born In Itiltlmorenn
May 12, 1S29. At fourteen he moved
to Philadelphia, where lie obtained
employment In a bookeeller'e .hop.
lty thrift) economy and Induitry
lie loon tecamo uie owner of a book
e.labll.hmeut, which waa located In the
Lulldlng of the lWilia Utlger, then one
of the moat Influential paiieri In Phil
adelphia. It Ii laid that about thli
time he ooncelved the thought of be
coming lomo day owner an! editor of
the Ijtdgtr, The Mca grew Into a firm
reatilve, and never for a moment did he
IweiUhtorthogoeliet for hti ambi
tion. From tiook-eller, he ao?n be
came publliher, au I with till partner,
the Arm of Chlldi & I'eterun achieved
a reputation aecunl to no other lu the
l.ul.
In 1501, tho J'uitlo Lcdgtr, owing to
mlimanagement of eomo kind, fell a
little from Ita uiually flourishing con
dition. Mr. ChllJi then bought It, and
ln a abort time male It more papular
than It ever wai before In Hi hl.tory.
Aa early ai 1967, threo yeara after
he aniuninl editorial oontrol of the
Ixdgtr, hla reputation aa a Juit
and liberal employer wai eitibllihed.
In that year be wai made an honorary
member of tbe Philadelphia Typo
graphical Hoclety, and In IVM preient
ed It with a valuable tract of land In
Woodlandi, near tho city, for a Print
en' Cemetery, Thli hai been beauti
fied and ornamented, and the ex
peniei attending Ha proper mainten
ance wai paid by Mr. Child for over
twenty yean.
I n all public enterprl.ea he haa laken
a prominent rl. The clly of Phila
delphia bean niany monument! of hla
generality, Falrmount Park, the
Zoological Gardoni, the Pennsylvania
Muieumand Ihebkbool of Induttrlal
Arts are more or leie the fruition of bli
benevolent and phllanthroplo iplrlt.
Hut It Ii In hla rtUlloul aa a capital
lit and employer that the character of
Qeo. W, Chtldi ihlnei moet conspicu
ously. And what Ii more remark
ably, bla business prosperity semis
lu no way Impaired by hla
liberality to bla employe.. On
o:ch Christmas eve every work
man recelvea a present in money, the
aggregate amount being mauy
thousand! of dollars. This la what be
modestly calls profit sharing. Ho also
pension! oil Mi old and Inflrm em
ployee, j
In 1670 a delegation of hla employe!
came to him with the announcemeut
that they were willing to have tbelr
wages reduced fiom 45 cents a thous
and emi te 40 cents, whloh then had
become the Printers' Union rate, la
reply Mr. Child! aald he received the
lamo from the rulHo ledger, aud for
the advertisement! In It as formerly.
HIibuilncM waa In no way Impaired,
aud tbe result waa that he declined to
accede to the reduction asked for by
the printers, and he Is itlll piylDg live
cent! a thouiaud more than the Union
rate.
In 18S0 the International Typo
graphical Union held Its annual
leiilon at Pittsburg. Ou this occasion
bolu Mr. Drexel and Mr. Chllds
each presented the Union with
n check for 5,000, without
auy conditions attached. The
Union decided that these donation!
be made the basis of a fund for a
Printers' Home. The birthday anni
versary of Mr. Chllds Is May 12, aud
that of Mr. Drexel September IS. On
the former day every union prlater
east of the Mississippi contributes the
prlcu of 100) ems to this fund, and ou
the latter day those west of Ihe river
contribute a like sum. The result Is a
migulllcent lulldlng In Colorado,
known aa the Chlldi.Urexel Home far
Union Printers. It Ii iltuated on a
slope of Pike's Peak, overlooking the
"d.rdeu of the Uodi," not far from the
pretty little town of Colorado Bprlngs.
On May IStli, Inst., last Thursday, Mr.
Chllds was present and assisted at the
dedication ceremonies, thuscelebratlng
Ii a noble and phllanthroplo manner
the 03rd anniversary of his birthday.
Tim lloms Is a splendid struoture,
containing 03 rooms, Ihe largest one of
which has a capaolty of 100 beds. From
asanltaty point of view, the locatloaof
the Homelsalsounexcelled. Although
Mr. Chllds presented the craft with a
cemelery, lie lias alw done something
toward keeping till fellowmen nut of
that reitlng place us long as possible,
The oilier acts of l-enevolonce,
cbarlly and philanthropy, aud par.
tlculan asMOlated with them, per
formed by this noble aud public-spirited
man woulj till a volume. We bid lilm
a cordial weloomw to our clly nnd hope
his so)ourn here will bo pleasant aud
satisfactory.
1'nor, -Tame 1!. Tai.maui: will lecture
In tbo hlsth Ward mooting house to.
morrow evoulng, on "Modern Idolatry."
l-rco to all.
A Mono the visitors to the city who
made a plea-utit ilml welcome ctillatllio
NMVNOllloelhil morning Mere llie Itev
Thomas Tyiu w, ot lllulu's Tower, X J.
OnlonM w. II. liiruoil, 1'rMnrlck lty,
Md.i and Mr. I P. Hprngue, nf Auburn,
N. Y. Tbe la.t named gentleman Is a
(ollegA mate of tir. llcnedlct, by whom
be was lutroduoed.
SUNDAY SKIsVICKS.
EMrrThirlrs. Vf. Prnrd-e lllieia Lucid
Kilanatlon of the 1'allb or the
.kalot. l'rrsldrnt UoodrnlT's Tes
timony. Itellgious servicea were held at the
tatiernacle, li.lt I.nVo City, elunday,
May 15th, 15M, commencing at S
p. m., President Wllford" Woodruff
presiding.
Tbe choir and conf regatlon sang tho
hymn commencing:
Mow Sib s roandstloo, ys Sslsls of Ins Lord,
I laid ror tour fallh In Ills sirslltot word.;
Prayer wai cflered by lllder W, C.
Dunbar.
The oholr eang tbeanthem:
O, lati, (iod el I.rssl, Iss bonl Is ear lle-
The Priesthood of the Twelfth
ward oMIcialed In tho admlntstratlou
of theKacrament.
The Tabernacle wai crowded In'
every pari, a large number of the
Presbyterian parly now on their way
to Portland, Oregon, were preient
CllU.ISKUin CIIAHI.K1 W, 1'K.NIIUHR
delivered the following address! I
have leen requested to sj-sak to
the congregation this alt-moon, and I
rise to Uo 19 with pleasure, aud also
wllh some timidity. This Ii generally
felt by our brethren, when ddled upon
toipeakln this larn.e meeting-bouse,
from the fact that It Is notour custom
to prepare Ulacoursee for the occasion.
Ho, like my brethren who aru called
Uion from lime to time to occupy Ibis
Hand, I have to rely upon Ihe filth
and sympathy nf tula congregation,
and upon the Holy Hplrlr, which I
pray aud dealro may rest down upon
me and upon all who are present, that
ourmlndi may be mutually enlighten
e I, that we may he able to undentaud
that which Ii brought before our atten
tion. We have met thle afternoon ai Ii our
custom on the I-ord'i Day, to partake
of the Holy Hacraruent, to worship be
fore the Lord, losing Ills praises, aud
to be Instructed to have our mlndi
drawn away from the common thing!
ofllfeaud directed toward! tho object
of our salvation toward! Uod and Ills
Hon Jesus Christ, and to those Ihlnge
which have been revealed to us for
our edification and obedience.
The Laltcr-dav Halnta are a body of
wonl.lpoll who believe In OoJ. Thoy
believe In the Uod of Ihe Illble. They
believe In Jesus Christ. They believe
that Jesus of Nazsretli was the
Hon of OoJ. Theynlaubellevethatnll
nieu and women who dwell on tbe
earth are tbe aoni and daughter! of
Uod; but In a special sense they be
lieve In Jesus Christ ai the Hon of
tlod. Hla only begotten Hon accord
lug to the flesh. They believe also
that by obedience to tbo command
ments which Uod glvia through
Jesus Christ all mankind may be
saved, and that without obtdlenco to
those tulngs(lhey cannot tie saved and
exalted III the presence of the
Father. The Inttcr-dayHalntibelleve
tbatlulheMdaya, In Ihe nineteenth
century, Uod haa manifested Himself
again-ai He did In times of old; that
Jesus Christ who dlid on Calvary has
revelled Himself, and that He haa re
established His Church In tbe same
form and after the same pattern In
which He established It whenliudwelt
on the earth In tbe flrsb. Tbey belltvo
that there Is but one Uospelof Jesus
Christ, one true religion, and that If
people desire to obtain the blessings of
Uod In this life, and to dwell In Hla
preaeuce, to enjoy tbe lulueas of His
glory lu the next llie, they must'be
obedient to that Uospel. At tbe same
lime, they accord to all penons. every
where, the right to worship Uod
according to the dictates of their con
sciences, to worship as leemi right
In their eyei; to believe thit
which commend! Itielf to their
ludgmrnt; to form religious societies,
to iiubll.h tbilr oplulons, to preach
what they think Is right, to build up
their societies according to their beat
Judgmeul for the good of mankind, to
be perfectly free, ao far as conscience
li concerned, and In the ipreadlng
forth of principles which they may be
lieve to be rightno matter how erroue
oui tbey may aeem to ui, and to do all
Ihiugs that are deemed to be rellgloui,
so long as tbey do not Infringe upou the
rights of othere.
I have with me this afternoon a
small card con-alulug the Articles of
Faith of the I.itter-day Balute, which
I will read tolhe congregation, as there
may be many present who afenotac
tiualnted with our doctrine. Nodoubt
all people have heard something about
the Latter-day Halnls, or "Mormons,"
aa tbey aro more commonly called.
Theyhave beard, uo doubt,a great many
very foolish things about us, a great
many erroneous thlogi, because I
know that misrepresentations bavo
been made concerning us, our faith,
ourileslgns, our course of life, aud our
objeclaln being herein these inouu
tain valleys. These misrepresenta
tions have been ai-attered broadcast
throughout the world. "Falsehood,"
we are told, "will go a league before
truth csu get Its boots on," aud this
haa been thu case very much In re
gard to the people called "Mormons,"
ur Latter-day Saints. The term
"Mormoa" la not the name we should
be kuown by. The disciples of Jtsui
Christ, tbe numbers of hii oburch. In
early days, ao wo read In thu lSew
Testament, were first called Chrhtlaua
atAntloch. 1 do not know where tbe
Latter.day Balnta wero first called
"Mormons," but this is the naruo by
which they are generally known lu
the world, because they believe In the
llouk of Mormou. It would belust
atioiitaa reasonable toi-allus Pauls or
Peters, or Jamesis, or Johns, bet-uuse
we tielleve what Paul wrote, what
James wrote, what Peter wrote, and
alsj what Mormon wrolu. llul our
proiier title Is the Church of Je-us
Christ of Latwrilay Hslnls. It U His
Church, built up according to Ills
directions, nnd we aro called Litter
day Halnts to distinguish ui from the
former-day Halntx. The proper name
by which the mrmtieri ol Chrlst'a
Churoli were kuowu In tlieol leu time,
II we may bellevo tbe Jtll.lt-, both the
old aud new testament, was thlnti.
Thoso who believe In (,id and keep
His commandments, who Itvo
lor lilm and lor the truth, are
railed Halnta; and we are
desirous of U-lugHluts, of striving to
be Halnta. We do not pretend to be
very much better than other people lu
the world, Uitwearo Jotmd together
In tho Church of Jvsui Christ lu order
that we may tiecome Balnta, be pre
tared lor the l reseuco of OoJ, to en
Joy His society and the society ol Ills
sou Jesus Christ, and all the good, the
noble and the best or the earlb who
will U saved lu Ills glory. Ho llie
proper ume of this Church Is the
Church of Jesus Christ of Litter-day
Halnlf, and these are tbe A nicies of
Faith of that Church aa arranged by
Joseph Hmlth.
xnru 1 1- or faith
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
lltr Kulnta:
I. We belleta In (11, the lUornst
I'ather.and In Ills r-on, Jeius Christ, and
in llie Holy (lliml.
i. Wo believe thai men will bn pun
l-hr-t for their own sins, and not tor
Adum'a transgaretlon.
3. We bailor Jllist, through the atone,
ment of t'brttt all mankind miy lie
s.ited, be obedience to the laws and ordi
nances of tho (lo-pel.
4. We lielleve that these ordinances
are: IlrrT.l'alth Intbe Lord Jesus Cbrlsti
second, liepen'an-'i third, lisptlam by
Immersion for tbe remission or lnt
fourth, iMylngon of 1 1 suds for Ihe dill
of the Holy Uhott.
A. We lK-ilcve that a man must he called
nf Uod, by "prophsey, and bv.tho lay
ing mi of bsud-," hr Ihote who aro In
authority, to preach the llo-pal and ad
mtnltter In tbo ordinances thereof.
0. We believe In the eime organization
Hut exIMod In Ihe primitive rhtirch,
nantelr, Apimlles Prophets, Pastors,
Teachers, Krangetlste, etc.
7. Wobolleve tn Ihe gift of longuee,
prophecy, reveUllon, visions, healing,
Inierprrrtatlonof tonirues, oto.
8. We believe tbe llible tube the wortl
of Uod, aarar aa It Is translated currently!
we also believe Hie Ilook of Mormon lu
be the word of Uod.
Ii. Wo lietlavo all that Uodhaa rovcittod,
all that Ho does now reveal, nnd we be
lieve that Ho will yet reteal many great
and Important llitoga pertaining to tho
Kingdom of (lod.
111. We believe III the literal gathering
of fsraet and In the restoration nf ttioTrn
Trlbmk That '.mil will be bulltupim Ibis
coinlnent. That Christ will reign iersii
ally ution the oar.h, and that tho earth
will be ronewed and rueolro Its para
disiacal glory.
II. Wo cUlm tbe privilege of worship
ing Almighty Uod aivonhng hi the tile
Intea of our const i-'iico, aud allow alt men
the name privilege, let them worship
bow, whero or whit thoy may.
12. Wo tielleve In being anbect to
kings, pre-ldouu, rulsra and magistrates,
In obeying, honoring and sustaining the
law.
13. We bellere In being honest, true,
oh.--.to, benevolent, vlrtiiuue.andln doing
guud to all men Indeed we insy say that
wofotlowthealinotiltlon of Paul, "We
la-Hero all things, we hoie all tilings,"
wo hat e endured many things and hope
to bo able to enduro all things. If Ihero
U anything virtuous, lovely, or of good
report or praiseworthy, wo Mtek after
lbeolhlnga,--Jr.rrii hvitrii.
I think If these articles of our fallh
wero scattered a little more exlenslvo
ly throughout the world, tbo erroneous
Ideal which n groat many people may
have eutertalned concerning ui would
1 lotnowhat corrected,
Aa I before listed, we believe that
tberu Is but ouu true tellglon. We
l-elleve that tcaute there Is but one
Uod fur the Inhabitants of the e.rtti to
worship, when thoy worship any
thing but that oue truu Uod tbey com
rait Idolitry. Wu Uillore that this
ono true Uod has a religion which He
deehes the Inhabitants of the earth to
follow, which He revealed It, former
limes for their guidance, aud which
He has reveatud anew lu these latter
times, (toil thelnrliiltf, Ihe r.ternal,
tbo All Wise would not make a dozen,
ur a hundred different religions to con
fuso aud bswIIJsr pair humaulty.
There can be bus- one true1
religion, because there li but uno
true (Jjd to wonhlp. At the same
lime, nil people on the earth aru at
liberty to receive that rollgion or to
reject It, or, If they so desire, to make
other religions. Ilut torthlsthey will
have to answer tn Him whou every
man liudged according to his works,
'either can they receive thoies Mea
ling! either In this world or Ihe world
to come that they would have received
bad they obeys J the true Uospel. Hut
wo l-slleve that therowlllbo a period
In the hl.tory of all men and women
when they will come to au under
itandlng of tho true gosiet, either In
thli wurld or In the world to come.
For we believe that man la Immortal,
that the spirit of man will enduru
when the bjdy com tntothe grave,that
Ihe body will be raised agalu
frim the dead, aud that In Ihe
resurrected body each Individual will
stand before Uod and "give an no
count for the deeds done ln the
body." We do not believe that thli
mortal iphere In which we dwell Is all
there Is of life, uor tho only plnco
whero the mercy of Uod cau reach
Hla crtaturrs. Wo believe that the
tender mercies of Uod are over all
Ills wotks, that throughout alt His
unlvrrse His power reaches, the lUbt
of Ills truth can penetrate, and His
salvation can be extended, and that
those who do not have the privilege of
learnlug and understanding the one
truo waynf life while they dwell In
mortality, will And the opportunity
hereafter In thearlous mansions pre
pared tortho children of men ijlieii
tbev tlenart hence.
Wo believe that all people will at
somo time hear the Uospel tbe Uospel
of Jeiui Christ the true plan ol salva
tion. We believe ln a "defined plan
nf salvation;" that It was prepared by
Uod; that true rellglouorlKloates with
Uod tbatlt comes fromUoddownward
to man, and not from man upward to
Uod. Though men may seek out mauy
tnveulloiis and make many religions,
jit Ihe true religion of Uod must come
from Ul; tho religion of Jo-tis Christ
must come from Jesui Christ. Chrlit
aud the Father aro one, notune In per
son, but ono In mind, one In spirit,
one In doctrine, oneln principle, one la
nil thing! In which two or more Indi
viduals can be perfeotly aud entirely
unltod.
When Jesus was baptized In Jordan,
ln coming out of tho vt ater the Father
spoke from he.vtn saying "Tllll Is
My llelovedHonlu wburo I am well
pleased," aud thu Holy Uaost defend
ed uitou him ln the form or sign of the
dove. This shows that lliey are separ
ate aod dlstluct aa to penouallty, to
sulistanceand get ouo In essence. In
prluclple, lnlslth,lu doctrine ami In
allthlogslu which dltlerent persons
can I-Dnslbly be united. Well, then,
the rellgloti of Ud Is the religion
of Jesus' Christ, and the religion
of Jesus Chtlst ll the rcllitlou of tho
Father. It la sail He declared! "My
dwlrlne Is n it Mine, but His thai seut
Me; and If any man shall do Ilia will
hu shall kuow of thu doctrine whether
It le of Uod or whether I speak of My
self." Truo rellglou, thou, C'-mrsfreui
Uod, through Jesus Christ, and all
nuuklud may be saved by obeying Its
principles. AU maukiud, except those
who are unsavable, will at sometlmo
beiavedby theouoUospel. Aa Christ
preached it to men In thutlesh, when
He dwelton the earth btforellli cruci
fixion, so alter Hu waa slain anl
His body lay In the tomb, "Hu wi.nl,"
ns Peter njs, and "preached to the
spirits In prison" who were "dls.
utedluut In the daya of Noah, while
the ark was preparing." He went and
pri ached to them the same (iosjiei
which He preauhed to men In the
tlt-sh, ai we are told by thu lame
Awstle. What I have Just quoted
you will lied lu the MM chapter of the
tlrat Kplitle uf Peter, 10th nnd Con
venes. In the nextitiater auJ the
Otli verse we nre told! "Fur, for thli
cause was tho Uospel preached alto to
therulhataro dead, that they might
1st Judged according tu men In the
Hesti, but live according to tlo.1 In the
spirit." They were not men In Uie
flesh; they were men lu the spirit.
Christ weut and preached to them
while Ills boJy lay In Hie tomb. "He
Ing put to death In the flesh, but
quickened by the spirit,
He went and breached unto the spirit!
In prison." lledescendeillntollsdei.
He said to them In darknen "show
yourselves." "Ho led captivity oap.
tive."
Tills Is one of Ihe prlnclplri of our
fslth, and we expeot that tbe time
will come when the heathen nations
that have not heard ol Jesus Christ
will have the gospel preached to them
In Ihe spirit, as those people did who
dwell on tbe earth before Ihe days ol
Jesus. There are the millions of Jews
who havo departed Irum thli life lu
unbelief very much through
uo fault of their owo, but through
tho vrrori . Of their ancestors.
Kviry soul of thorn, according
tn our faith, wIlMirartbeaospel All
men.lii order to be JuJgeJ by It, must
hear It. Hut "How cm they hear
without a prvnoher, and how csu be
preach except he lie sent?" He must
l-o sent nf Uod, not of msn. Meu have
a right to preach; they havo a right te
lecture, to publish, tu spread abroad
tbelr opinions nnd views; but to preach
theUcspeland Administer In the or
dinance of It wllh authority as the
Lord has appointed, man hai to be.
called nf Uod, to he appointed, to be
ordslned, to receive authority, or his
ministration! will l.ol be effectual.
Aud the time will come whin, aa Jesus
preached to tbe spirits ln prison, so His
servant!, called, ordained nnt ap
pointed of Hint will go to the thousands
and miliums of those who are dead aud
publish the Uoi4l of tace. Aud It
shall come to pass, ns Isslsh ssld, that
Uod shall "Punish the host of tho high
ones that are un high, aad the kings of
the earth upou the earth. And they
aball be gstnered together, as prlsmers
are gathered In the pit, aud shall be
shut up In the prison, and after many
days they shall ho vlsltod." Iialan
xxtv, ;i, IS. They also will hear tbe
word of the leord. Ai Christ went to
preach deliverance to tho captives, the
opeulng of the prison to them ttiat were
bou ml to declare tho acceptable year of
the Lord, as Isaiah predicted (III,
chap. 1, 2 verse), so Ills servants,
clothed with Ills authority will preach
the Uoipel to "overy creature," until
"every knee aballbownudeverytougue
coufrsithatJeaus Is the Christ to tho
glory ol Ul the Father."
Tint Is the kind of Uospel Ihe Latter
day Balnts bellsvo In. They are not so
narrow and contracted lu their Ideas ai
some people Imagine, The Uospel that
wa have received Ukea In all humanity.
Those who have lived upon the earth
In former day a those that dwell among
tlieuatloiistoxlay-hcathens,Chrlsllans,
Mahommedaus, Jews, all people every
.where, at some time, whether In tills
world or lu (he worll to which woare
all liastenlngwlll hear the toun J of the
one Uoipel and have an opportunity of
recelvlug It or rejecting 11 for tbem
solves, of thek own volition and
through their Individual agency.
Wo also believe that In Hill ouo Uosjicl
of the Lord JesusChrlit there aro lawa
arid ordinances aud precepts which
must boobaerved, or the blrsttiigs can
not come. Ws believe that all bless
ings are predicated upoulaw, Toevery
law there Is a blessing; anil also a ieu
ally. Ho that obeys tho law will re
ceive the blenlnr; he that does not
obey It will not receive tho blessing.
There Is uo favoritism In this but thu
principle of law, nnd obedience tberefo
Is rtitulri-d. He that wilfully rejects
the law of Ood, that closes his eyes to
the light, will not look upou It uor try to
receive li nod comprehend It, Is uuJer
condemnatlou and will be puulsbvd
tor his trarsgrtMloiis.
As I have read tu you, the funds
montal principles of thli Uospel, Its be
ginning., are faith In Uod aud lu
Jesus Christ. Next, repentance; then
baptism for thu remission of sins; then
tbo laying on of hands for the xlvlin;
or Imparting of the Holy Uhost; and
to lilm who receives thtsa fundamental
prtnolplea will be added line upon
llue, preccptupoo precept, here a little
and tberu little until he is thorough
ly furnished unto all good works.
Fallh Is the first prlnclplu of (he
Uospel ol Jesus Christ. Without fallh
It Is Impossible to please Uod; without
faith no one can approach (lod proper
,ly. ItlibyfalthJhatthn bUatlugs or
Uod are drawn dawn upou us. It Is
by faith that every blessing pertaluing
to the Uosd of Jesus Chrlit Is Im
parted, and without fallh there li no
true rell -Ion. This (fslth must he not
limply nn nseeul of the mind to the foot
that (lod lives, that Jesus of Nazareth
wailllsaon, but a living prluclplo In
the soul which la quickened and
aroused by the preaching of the wori
Faith Cometh by hearing the word of
Uod. Wheu that word li preached by
authority, under the Influence nud
luwer of the Holy Uhoat, faith li
aroused or quickened, er brought forth
lu the iouI ol man nnd ho l led to Uod
his Father, and to believe ln the
Lord Jesus Christ, Actios upou that
living faith fur "Inlth wltnout works
Iidead" hegoeaon to tbo next prln
clple, which li repentance, nnd that
mean! not limply a lorrow fur sin,
mourning over past follies, but a fixed
and firm determination to do right In
the luture by the help of Uod; to urn
from evil, to put away error, lu depait
from all that la foolish aud vain, nnd
lay ho! 1 upon that which Is right, nnd
true. This Is real rerieutance.
Wheu a person believes and thus re
pent! lie li a fit iiibject fur baptlim,
that Is, to be lulled In water In
thellkeneiaof the death and burial of
Christ, to bo brought forth In tho like
ness of His resurrection; In that here
cetveslremlsslon of sins. Not that re.
mission of aim comei froJt the wuli
lug of water or from anything that la
material. Herniation of sins comes
from Ood by Ji-susChrlsl, through Ills
atotiemeut, He dying for uurilus, He
paying thu death penalty for us. Ilut
lie has only paid the penalty for the
actual transgressions of those who will
obey His commandments. Christ's
atonement Is perfect and complete (or
the transgression of Adam, which
Is called original slu. "As lu Adam nil
die, even tu lu Christ shall all bumvle
alive." As through liietriiisgreislon of
one, death has come upun the raoe. so
by the atonemeut of Christ shall me
ttle resurrection of the body come to
nil tho race Ihe gooJ, the bad, the In
dlllerent, the black and the white, thu
bond ntid the frie. Kvery eon and
daughter of Adam whu sutlers death
hecausn of tho sin of Adam, will bo
raUod from thu dead by the righteous
mis nud atonement of Jesus Christ.
Hut In regard to actual transgression,
Ihe deeds we have ourselves committed,
lu order to obtain remission of sins,
wa must obey Ihe comuiandmenla of
Jesus Christ. He died for the t-ans-gresalou
ol Aiant unconditionally;
He d)d foe tho psrsoual ttansgreaslus
l
of all meu conditionally; and the con
ditions nre that wo obey Ills com
mandment! and tecelve Hit Oospel.
And so when the reientant
believer Is taken down Into the water
and bulled thereby one who has the
tight to use the name of the Father,
and of the Hon, and of the Holy Uhoat
by ono called, appointed and or
pained, who so nets ou behalf of Deity
when that repentant believer Is thus
hurled In tho water In thellkesesa of
Christ'! death nnd burial and Is raised
up ajsln In the likeness of Christ's
reiurrecllon, lie receives the remission
of sins through his obedience tn that
ordinance. The remission cornea from
Uod through Jesus Chrlst,and Is given
In baptism. That baptism Is the ono
appointed by Jesus Christ. DlDerent
baptisms have been appointed by
men. Hut we have one Lord,
one faith, nnd ono baptism, that
la lbs baptism of repculanco for the
remission of sins, and In that baptism
the Individual who Is properly bap
tized, having fallh, and having re
.pented, hss a regeneration worked
upon hint by the power of Uod. UIJ
things have pssned 'away; all things
become new. He Is cleansed, he li
purified; he comes forth clean from the
water, and though hla sins were as
scarlet, they are washed whiter than
snow. He li a newborn bibe before
bis Uod and his past slut are blotted
out. Ho li then ple;iared to reeelve
the Holy Obost, which "dwelleth not
Inuncloiu tabernacles," and by the
Isylngcnof tho haudi of men called
nnd appointed for (list purpete the
Holy Uhost Is Imparted to tho bap
tized, repentant Iwliever,
Now what Is tho effect of thiiHplrlt
upon thli iiersoeT ll Is thli: He la
"bornofthoHplrlt." A bit body was
enveloped In the watera of btptl.ru, so'
hii soul Is enveloped In tbo Holy
Uhost, and he li biptlzod wllh divine
tire; ha Is filled with light and the
iower of Uod rests ujon hfm; he re
ceives a testimony thai ho Is accepted
of Uod. Doubt fleea away; nil dubiety
concerning hie ncccrtance with Uod
la gone; he Is a new cresture In Christ
Jt-aui, and henceforth hell expected
to walk In newness of life. Ho Is
"horn of Iho water nnd ollhe Hplrll"
and rasdeacltlzeu of the Kingdom of
Uod.
The Holy Hplrlt li dlvlno light. As
the light of the sun revials the physical
objects of creation, so the Holy Uhost
roveili spiritual things thu things of
Uod. .
They are thin made plain to Iho soul of
rain. That Is Hie Hplrlt which gill Ji-s
unto all truth. It takes nf the things
of the Father and of the Hon auJ
ihowi them uulo hltn, and alau roveafe
things to come. It makes man!.
fcsl Iho past, makes clear the
present, rolls up the curtain which
lildea the future, and be la brought
Into communication with his Faihor
who dwells In heiveu, and he Ii rre
pared for the ministration! of the Hou,
even Jesui Christ.
The Holy Uhost which IsrscelveJIn
tho Uoipel of Christ Is not merely an
Imsglnnry Influence. It la not simply
the good feeling created In Ihe scul by
the acceptance of Dlvlue truth, a'
aome peoplo try to make out. It It an
outpouring cf Iho ;tiwer of Uod
upon the Individual, It Is n
dlvlno manifestation tu htm. Thero
may be nothing physical about
Ha edicts; he may not soe nnylhlug
wonderful with his natural eyea, or
feel any nbnormnl power restiug U-ou
him "to affect hla body In n aujier
natural way, but he has within lilm
that "itlll email voice" which pene
trates nil tho Innermost ro-e.se! of the
heart, which manifests to lilm that
which Is right aud true, and also that
which li untrue, that ha may be able
(u choose between light anddatkneas,
between truth and error. Uod will
give unto lilm luch gift! ns' ho seeks
for by faith aud prayer. At- In the
oldou limes when the taints wuulJ
meet together, some had tho gill of
tongues, some pnrhecy, some visions
to relate, some divine dreamt,
some a relation of tbe hual.
Ing iiower luado manifest ln
their behalf. Hi "tho fruits of the
Hplrlt are today" not only love and
Joy, tbe peace which "passeth all un
derstandlng," patience, forbearance,
brotherly kindness, charity not only
these, but tho gllti nf prophecy, of
tougues, of Interpretation, of heatings,
of visions, of the manifestations uf the
iower of Uod In various ways, and no
gift that was bestowed upon the early
Halnti ll withheld from the J.itter-day
Halnls, according to their faith And
their diligence In seeking It. Theie
nre additional witnesses to them that
they are accepted of Uod and ln Hit
Church.
Now, I repeat thli nternoon, from
persoiuit knowledge, I know these
thlnga aru s. This congregation are
my wltuossee , nnd thoy exist thromth
out nil these vnlleyi of thu mountain.,
nud they have ootno here tiec-iuae they
have reoelved tbesa things. The
1. Mors of the Church went to tlioni
aud preached faith, and repentance,
bsptlsm, and the hying on of bauds,
aud they saw by reading tho Hcrlp
lures thai these were the uld doctrines,
that this was "tbeold path" restored,
and they commenced to walk lu It, and
have found "rest to their- souls."
They rspenteJ, they were baptized and
received Hie Holy Uhost, They knew
they hsd received It, and that Is why
they aru here. That Is my testimony;
that la why I am here because I bo
lleved, and repented, aud was bap
tized, and received the Holy Uhost,
and know that I had to
celvod It. I know that tbla
li the i-ower of Uod, that It
Is the itme Hplrlt which retted upon
the poor leof Uod ol old, by which the
scriptures were written, by which holy
men of old wrole and spoke. It Is the
same divine Hplrlt. and It Is free to all
who will obey the Uospel.
These aru simply Ihe fl nt prlocl pics,
the fouudstlon of the doctrlues of
Christ. If any man has this glltof
the Holy Uhost he la prepared to re
ceive every principle ns It comcito
hltn, that Is true and divine. When
Ood ipeaks, His word will find au echo
lu the heart ol lilm Hint has that Hplrlt,
When Hie light of Uod comes down
from on high there will be something
to iorresioiid with It lu the eoul of
tbst mm. The reason why there
Is so much confusion aud
strife In the world In regard to ro
llgion li because. Ihu Holy Uhost lu the
samudi'greeandmeuiuroof power ai
given In the Uoipel of Christ uf old,
hai not lieeu among men for so loug,
Ilut It lias been restored la the dsy In
wblcb we live, and this la our testi
mony lu Ihe world, Thli Is what we
are here for. and our mission tu man
kind Is to call upon oil people every
vi here to rei-ent, to obey thu everlast
ing Uospel. forthohour of Uod'sjudg
meut Is at hand.
A great change Is al out to coruo over
this planet. It Is about to preparci for
Iho coming of Htm whose right It Is
to reign. And as one ot the signs pre-cedln.-
His advent, "this Uospel ol the
kingdom Is being preached lunll tbo
world for a witness untu all nation be
fore tbe eud shall oome." Ma-1. fl, 1 1,
I lar witness or It todav Io in I
gregstlon. I know that tt I."',1' I
Know that Uod ha. .wVenatV'0!- I
the heavens, that v.. "h frit.
Church again u ,,,. .h.V,.1,1l "5 I
Uospel wui,,,, ', , i,j;,,,Mr.ll,,
HI.. The truth " it ',,,, '""I'd u
my whole being, In ,,,.?" ! I
orgi.nl.rn. I know It ' U ro, I
loul.Ifeel It In my &! t I
Uod. And IhUU xStt.S. ,n I
nil th. f.Uhfui Lali,M.taM,ll I
This la why we are wli iLl'"" I
things, lo enduMsd hR,''"'!
Uoipel'. eake. Al 1 re" iffi "'
haveendured a great m.iy tj" ', e i
wo hope to lie able to .n,i '""J
thing,.!; WeareglS'-Wl
lime when we tan take5 jcT-J, ,
spoiling of our goods. W-
rather n hard thing (o bear; butM?"
beginning to see the hand of Ood In n
mill irelolce In It. "'"oain
Now, we tetleve wn outkt b. i,.
the privilege of toibllshlng Ihl.n "'J
We do not wish1 to In" i"i "?!-.
right, of others. W, belf'vo T,I,'.5
peoplo ihould linvo that freedri tlS
Ii part of our fallh. Let meVeaM
vene or two from the llxk.iu'2
trine nnd Covenants. This bnV.i ?.
I hold In my hand (the lkJoW1
trlneand Covenants) we real ai ..
the Hook uf Mormcu abd a weo?.?
Illble. We boiler; thst lb. ?, ,!
written In tbli book have cous . i!'
Uod, for Ibe benefit of mankind. SB
we do not believe that we ought to Si
tu force these things upon anybod,." '
"Wobellore that religion Is lnttlii'...i
or Uod, and Hist men are arnerSffiJ
lilm, nnd to lilm only, tor ihJ12t"
uf ll, unlets their religion, i oVEE"
prompt them to Infringe upon the 11,1.
luidlilierllesof others. Ilut wo Vo' i'
bellsto that human law hat a rlehl ?.
lerlero In preiwrlblng rules of worssjau
bind Iho consciences nf men, noroX,
forms for publlo or pri rate ile.eUomiiu
tho civil iiiaststrste ehotiM ; ZS
crime, but nerer ooulrol eonsclsno-, pS
Mi guilt but net cr suppress U, Jfir
of Hie soul.
"Welwllevo that sll rellslous soclsu
hivcniklillo deal wllh their irSS
for disorderly conduct, aoeontleg to ol
rules .and regulations of such toshuV
provided that euch destines be forfeltoS
slip snd L-uod standing. Ijm . dji
believe Hist ny religious soolsli ui
authority o Irj' men on IherigUtufrC
erty or life, t lake torn ihnsjifc
world'. gon,ls, or Io put Ibein In leootrt.
of cither life or limb, n-ntioTnS
any physical punishment upon fa
they can only oxcominiinloat. fro
lie rsorlcty, oud wllliilra-r from J
their fellowship." Neclkmciiiirii, "
I read Ibis that our friends ,,,,.,
may have mi Idea of what wo Ininkws
luayilo.anJ what wo mi gut not to doc
Mm to show that If thc)se who lelci,
to our Church transgress Ihe mine
the Church, they can be dedi llh f
their fellowship, aud for that only, Ws
du not believe that we hare snrrlrbt
tu deprive them of pro; erty. IVscs
not bellevo that we havo a rlild to
punish Hum physically. We du ret
bellevo that wu navu a right l IriK-t
any penally upon them.eiceituuin
relation to their fellowship. Tbrrrtti
bo suspended from fellowship, tt tbtj
can be excommunicated for trsnigrtt
alon, and that It the end of our power
In this Church concerning Ifatm. That
Is what we believe. Tbst Is what ws
practice.
Now then, while we claim tb. iljht
to du all these things for ourtelm, te
cause In It we lufrlnge ut-jii Ibe llzlti
of nu others, we else extend tttla prlv
llege to everybody else. Aud wudoicl
tnmk It right for any gsveriiment, ct
any niclety, nr nny ln.tliutloa
tn Interfere with that full Jrer-Jon
and liberty which the Lord hu
given to HU creatures. We hell-re
that governments have a light tu pua
Ith crime, we believe Hist they hires
right tusoy whttli crime. We also
believe In tbe rights sfcltlrtnttoccii
teil liefurelhecQiiittof their toumrr
every 1-olnt nf dlff. rence tint llity
may hutu with the Jan .making powtr.
Hut wu lieliovu that government.,
societies and luatltutlor.. should not
try to Interfere with rellejoua ireedotn.
W believe III rtllgloua lllierly In lbs
fullest am.e of Ihe wort; not In 1'c.nss,
not lu triaktng the. law of etir rout..
try, not In doing tint which Is ettrs
tlally ovll; but only lu doing toil
which Is good. And as tu Hie ilibt ol
belief, we belle vt. '.hat Is of Itself fin to
everybody. Wo do not bs'lere tbst
governments tin Interfere with
that If they try. Hu when tbe
Constitution of the United Hla'ti,
lu Its first amendment, saja
"Congress shall stss no Jaw respect
ing an establishment cf religion, er
prohibiting tbe free exercise tbrrecf,"
wolhlnklt momijuit what it sa),;
that ttdoei not simply mean the rlgbt
or peoplo to believe what seems lUbt
to them. Pool lu talk about tvlltivlcg
whst they please. People rinnot do
that. They cannot believe what thty
pleaao. I bellevo some thlogi tint
don't please me until I get to under
stand them aright. I dlsoelliveroros
things that would please me, only I
rind out they am wrong. It Is not
what pleast-l uie, or what suits Die, but
that which teems to be right in ruv
eyea that I believe. It Is true, its rsa
close our eyea to the truth. Wi
can shut up the windows cf out
suuls, ns we do sometimes the wlodosl
In our houses, and itill down Ihe tllol
to shut out thu glorious sunlight, fur
fesrof spoiling toe carpels; but II
let the sunlight In-let tbullgbtof tbi
sun cf rlghteousm-As nelrate our
souls, we cau see and undeistsnd that
which Is true aud that which Is right.
It Is by closing mir eyes, by lovlog
dsrkuess rather than light, that
bring ounelves under condrmiistloa
Ilut aa a rule people believe that wblcb
leenia right to them. Wu accird that
right to everybody. We are atrugtlliif
for that ourselves. And ln all that a
havo done to battle for the rlghla cl
freedom In religion, we have bad u
much In view tho rights of our friend.
who aru not of our lalth aa our on
rights, I can say this conacloutlou.tr
for Ihu leaders of the Lattsr-Jtv
Hnlnts. I am nciualntud with them.
I knuw (belr opinions and vlewi In
regardto thli mntter, Our ds.lre li
Hint all men shout 1 be free. Liberty
should prevail everywhere. There li
iiobonJsKoln thl. Church. There Is
no oppression In I his Church. 1 sop"
nrenot here, aud are not kept here, t;
tho power of man. Thoy aro here, at
I have told you, because they hive re
ceived the truth, and tho troth bat
set them free. They baveturned their
bocks on their native lands, they bats
left the graves of their fathers, they
have forsalen their relsllvsssnd tbttr
kindred In distant countries and hare
conui up here, as thu Prophet Mlrsu
saw they woulj lu tho la.t days, Into
the tops of the mountains, where Uia
house of tbo Lord is belug reared In
Ihe latter days, that they lulgbt learn
oflllru:
Hut In tho last dnjs It shall coral to
pass, tbst tho mountain of thobouss
ihe Lord shall bo established lu IM tf
oftheuioiinlalns, aud ll shall be exalted
ubove Iho hllbiaiid people sbalt no
unto It. ,
Aud many nations aball come, on