MORMONISM IN GLASGOW.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 66, 31 October 1864, Page 3

MORMONISM IN GLASGOW.

On Siinday, on two separate occasions,' the hall in connection with the BoU Hotel was , filled to excess, as it was understood that the Saints meeting there would have the benefit of the pro'sence and counsel of two men- ao -eminent 'for zeal in the Mormon cause as 'Brigham.Young, juri., and the old chief's second counsellor, Mr. Daniel H. Wells. In the forenoon' the sbrvices, wore mostly of a routine character, the different district missionaries and preachers being callodon to give eacli a short report of the spread of the new, religion amongst the people, devotional exercises having' been previously engaged in. JFrom the statements made by Mr. Hood, it appears that at present the Mormon community in Scotland; have enrolled sixty-seven elders, thirty priests, thirty -six teachers, sixteen deacons, and that 'during tho last yoar seven liavo been excommunicated, four havo died, and eighty-six have been shipped to .'the now world. ' v Tho afternoon services haying been opened with pi-aise aud prayer, Mr. Brigham Young, jun., addressed the pcoplo thus i-^-I have been called upon to speak to youforftshorttimethisaftornoon, and I do so with much pleasure, inasmuch as it affords mo another opportunity of contributing my testimony to the Gospel, and to tho promulgation of this great Latter-day light which God has revealed to me, and of expressing to you the gratification I feel in finding that the Latter-day Saints are following the path that must lead them into tho glory of His presence. This Ido in the testimony that many more besides myself are living out through life. Many hundreds of our members are this day bearing testimony to the fact that thoy know God lias given us a kingdom upon earth, and that he has sent prophets upon the earth to instruct the childi'cn of men, so that they may be prepared to enter into tho presence of their Father and Q-od in Heaven. When I realise tho fact that this knowledge of tho mind of God "has been revealed to me, it ha 3 been made bo plain to me that tho Latter-day Saint 3do belong to the kingdo"m of GS-oJ., it scctns almost itnpossible ■fclux.TX mon. should not he ready at onoe to einbraoo tlio bolitif that you rejoice in. Yet ifc is a fact that many will not learn of tho elders, thoy will not stoop low enough to recognise tho principles of tho Word oH Grod. Most of the ciders are simple men that have not perhaps' received the benefit of a very extensive education. As it was in the days of Christ, ao it is at the present stage of tho world's history. It is true that the wealthy, and tho proud, and tho self-satisfied will not stoop to the reception of these principles- which wo hold. With us, as at other times, Q-od has made the weak things of tho world to confound the strong, and the simple to put to shame the wise. It should b 9 a proof to all that the Latter-day Saints of the present day are of this class of poople. It is tho poor and the meek of the earth with whom Christ comes into fellowship. Christhimsclf has said that it is as impossible for a camel to go through the eye of a needle as for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. If a man enter the kingdom of U-od, and if he be found worthy so to do, ho must put aside riches and serve God with a pure heart, otherwise he cannot obtain the happiness he is seeking for. Many will not do this, will not make this sacrifice, and so it happens that so few of those who are rich are numbered amongst the Latter-day Saints. The principles of our faith that we bear we do not bear of ourselves. God has been pleased to reveal himself to men, and lias commanded us to go and promulgate these principles amongst all nations. If He had so revealed Himself to you, would you, at the peril of your eternal salvation, have refused to act as you were commanded ? That is my position. I know that G-od has prophets on the earth. I know that God lives, and that he is the same to-day that he was yesterday, and that he will reveal himself in these days as he did in the olden times. The people are ridden down by priestcraft and crafts of many other kinds. Why are we persecuted and looked down upon? Why are we regarded everywhere with derision ? The answer simply is because the nations at large are under the influence of the spirit of darkness. Nevertheless God is working amongst the nations of the earth. We cannot see it clearly, yet it is very visible that the people of the earth are blind in what the Almighty is doing to His people. I am here but as the weak instrument in His hand, and can but bear my testimony to what I have received of Him. Mr. Young concluded his address by instilling .on his audience the necessity for a holier life- walk, and a deeper and more earnest attention to the truth.