Show af the news the telegraph is bi ginging us glo glorious rions news ad daily aily the gallant and heroic S sheridan has achieved achi evea another nother i victor victory 7 he fie has by report captured gen early and routed ins Asar hrnry nry gen hancock IIan cork I 1 is placed in command of the armies ot of virginia while hastens to the gnp port ort ot sherman it will vill be no 1 ini ing news new s to hear bear at any moment of the ohp evacuation of Richt nond and perhaps the demolition of lees grand army grant drant 11 has a firm hold bold upon bun hain and his bis vigilant eye watches every movement that ho he can possibly make while sherman and sheridan will handle bundle w ath iab afia masterly terly strategy and vigorous igniting lr all the foes the fit p richmond nil papers are ara most woo rill V their hopes once b are now blas blasted fedL 1 and their dej de signs fi flu nitrated 4 they arb arelous are loud louil in their d denunciations e of jeff davis and the SLA Departments eral at t the currency of bf alie confederacy racy is worth hardly the aper atlis madu made ot of 01 Foreign ol t agag 1 intervention aaion 1 is 8 no rebel cai congressmen have left their iii ure flee ing to grants lina jine rt bunI of gins aru being our brave bi aab heroes T yau ill doaa load and telegraphic tit r rebel arf b eing 1 severed by sherman and millions of dollars worth of property cotton ac arbeen ar bein c santas ti of tha gallant victorius vict prius of our moble soldiers ol diers 1 VII 1 in if sacia ib the confederacy y tin under der the auspices ii le 0 s oatha of the chiv alron and d desperate deap e diate faw is but a bhelt niad ready to burst with rottenness and corruption it irwill wall and IM 4 soon muttered they can withstand dd the ali but a I 1 fv few mouths longer when en phily tb wd finally 1 yield lil in in humble bum pea r abst st ful saying but it is true it will certainly come topa to aa 1 1 alfr V I 1 I 1 I 1 welcome you with gladness into he abe family or of the ahm church cli of df jesu jestic c chrict may yon oil ever be visible and manifested christians your practices practice everywhere bearing it a high testimony to what is elevating to the race a branner displayed in behalf of the truth to yon is this day committed a sacred trust the lionor lion or of christ lit in tile theom community where you reside your fellow men inen will vill look to te you lor for an example of chati whatever vel is ia exalted and glorious glo rions in christianity let them not look in vain do not r st on a mere men profession but present to the ilie world a lilu life adorned and beautified by the fi emits utts and graces or of your religion j wherever you move by your you purity ol of motive anil and consistency of conduct be asses known loved anti and rep eced is ill the wit 11 and conless ois of jesus and air you yon will over ever remember with gratitude and joy this hour tile the lovers of abatt n hahler ver is pure puit and elov el eting in principle pleana to split the b race to illan hodd d did to unite throughout our bicad la laid id will look with glowing and with di arpei ing s to ill the little church here d on oil ahr broad and eternal pi principles in ciple or of the raith once delivered livered df to atit i he saints and when nhen it if 6 known in ill tile the suites that the binner or of ci jacs pure and hope insipid hig s is given tile air of utah and that blavo bl avo christian hearts bearis iv beating 1 and around it pledged to kerp it and to make it triumph gloriously vt r opposition may arise new hope will vill be awakened in tile the hearts of thousands ind and lor for this little consecrated brind bind ill MI tile the van or civilia altion the pl pr friyer L iyer ers of the pure and good will bricend to the god rand father ol of u us all the christian Chi istian the nun of bifid anil enlightened views who ahn hive studied atud nd the history of nati 11 II and aiho bo see lit of the only stable b isis of republican institutions tut ions and who liace back to out nur ire ne 1 sch schools our institution ot of learning and ami tile lie teachings or of our pulpits tile the gr gi ui devur and 0 glory thit will survive all our di baters sis its as a people will hall hail with glad nt nes s this new movement its as the dawn ol of brighter hopes lor for this portion ot of our col lutry tile the enlightened 1 I 1 christma christain Christ MU in inot liuis of anit liy by their teachings dioning fa the nation 1 character clitia cier and oving 7 tu lit nes ne s nd lid tie be auty to the national life ditl e will also welcome ome thi this i new movement with wih vs and lor for us its their prayers pra y ers will ascend mightier in their tender anil and confiding pleadings than all the forces that can call by be bt bi ought to heir hear ag dinst us its judged by alone you may inay not seem toimi foi dable to tilt the powers ol of birkness dir kness s and in moments or dt cy as if N our I 1 resources sources le were inadequate aie 0 tile dusina achia achievement and erlat at 1 demanded I and expect led ot of yon you yon ma nicy y ining s hoin tile in holp oil on which eirls your ilita 1 to te anter but bilt it tille thie to your 11 1 eq f f to your coie covenant nant vows ever moving out to duty at indana in tha sti bength of olllie tilt greal gif gi f al M mrs ts er the conviction will yet yut hu he tonel folven ton el upon it a and beppy people that even in WIS tuis dy day of sin bill ill things I 1 a wv 1 owe wis was established in utah with designs and pi irp 1 a bioly laearl band undying ai those Of clint ibriq t tile or of I 1 fiut libil h olit in tilt thi liv lives us anil and e of a is tile alie mighty to pi aroused arouni dop oliph poi lion and torri to tri lr t abut al iv biot node depond so much upon lipon numbers even ev n it tew rw may exert ekert fiand in in the hialit of their risen press dvir ii IV v jy y t to 0 conquest etwas so in alpe th primitive a rac e and it lias has been s so 0 in in every ago 1 filin fht period to 6 the present tin tife ew ell anent for their enlightened attify atti fh ment to christ and to his principles and for their love to the race viewed as it a vast and needy bro herhold he have every eliere aher Ir written ritten 1 we ice conquer conque Fl on oil their duty ditty jn in ilir ahn h dal af prace lid lia le e every everywhere abre been found the earsy disciples were few in num ben bar wili earthly ar cornsi mi me or power Bli bucat tat the co command minand of their master they beni went forth to iho coial ill the world to uplift tilt the na tion s to lighthipe light hope and liberty at tilt the via very di tb their vl r new caecer career t in all their apparent deevie fee blen n ess tess they had to meet resist of influences p priestly a and nil kingly craft were everywhere every eliere arrayed and to i crush olit hope of the word i 1 systems 0 of f bi hoary 0 u r y wrong the th e evil il ath 1 of ages s ent reached in ia the ai haried ani and arof ill he people ina like formidable I 1 ac 0 effs bevc everywhere irown browned vil upon them ami w v I 1 here vr II the hen went vent tilt the new doctrines llie principles files of elevation and tile suspicion of the tyra tyrants lits was agil against ilist them speaking alting how inadi inadequate the resources ot of the early di disciples to meet and overcome the terl terrible ible tion of their oppi oppte e burs sors and on oil thea nin of it their theia blood aloud stained alcuis ted thrones to establish the pure anil and pea peaceful cef kingdom of the Mes messiah sial and yet they hesitated not tho thoy they y turna turned d not nol aside assailed and pen their motives villi fied fled their names name it a reproach yet their influence went on increasing alid deepening the moral foicey ol of loaf or e tenderness pity self sacrifice foi 01 the tit good of others hers unyielding constancy con 4 iney and deathless ri resolve olve were all on theil side and what was wag the result light everywhere spread abroad that no on en circling waa wals of isolation and excite exclusive live nes ne s no lower towering hil battlements ot of wrone wron could keep out the chains ol of ignorance 1111 oppression g alj that tile thu tyrants imd hod forged forced began to buist from the expand ing limbs ue earth s z nations tind and peoples her oppressed milli millions t ons bezan beean to start tart up lip from tilt the sepulchres chres of the file and to experience the throes throe and pulsations of a 1 spiritual resurrection fesui ruction ill the kingly ind the priestly tyrants who had lots r 1194 ages by bv lies craft and terror kept tit the people down crushing out heir belt ever every y manhood anil in using them thein lor for their own unhallowed purposes now lound found it a new power disputing with them the ill vill empire pire ot fit ihu dic world a power divested it indeed ol of tile the Il lippins t of tile the earthly greitner s seeking not the auxiliary or of the forces the sword of earthly power to aid its conquer t lint but having within itself all the might force and 11 pledges 4 of f final victory a power poirer over oi er minds and he lacut art aa dipping ulla tilt the very il 10 ne 8 and 1 altars of 0 tilt the f ilse filse gods and tit ot their eiders and in a lew few years by fit the forces ot of mone alone desp despite it 6 iby opposition appu even home the PI proud fisl mistress fesq of ill the world yielded to the new po power and tilt alif banner ot of tilt the cruss cross w aved ived in triumph over tit lie capitol of the CEe sars it hns ever liven been so there then is no system of complicated wrong or deep se searil atil mat moral tl debasement bRement de now on oil earth tilt the c rated alvini elements nt of which Ch cerili anity anay has haq not already alre uly nieta met and iid triumphed over and it wili wil ever he be so I 1 envy nt not the chri of that man or of hi knowledge or of the loic logic of history tilt the philosophy of all tile the past 1 alin I 11 dot doubts ilits ot of tilt till ultimate finate triumph of ill the di eiliv vine religion over whatever proud and boastful boast lul religion may ralso rais its leont blaspheming the llie god of pill in polluting by ita ils practices tile ihu air 01 ol f heaven against all tilt the th friis of er and dep deceivers elvers and the wild it pain ind and fancies or of the credulous I 1 point to christianity as a life and h I 1 fert et and alid beeble be its fol lowus a even in ill the ilai darkest kest portions portion of barill y yeti et theris i i a living power there and it will yet conquer coner coller qu er but WV we 4 possess tile tiie Ch tire life it is in vain to arros arroa rate att to ourselves ives saintly names vs claiming to bt be god g s pi peculiar culiar crople pi ople practice lit in it it ir mony with high anil and sacred prine principle ip 1 sounding stun stin ding aling out our betcie tilt the world litwin lit win lifs lies the element ot of power and triumph imph this is ill my y hope to d ty ly I 1 care dotso not so much tor for it ir is tho pure calm calin i aloi nal might inight of moral inflict influence lice I 1 took look to live tile the chi stian lill life e brethren brell irell that esthe grant graml secret of usefulness I 1 herf here if ia logic boyic in a consistent christrim Chri srim lift life bocon vinca the ln anost i OC O C seep leal of the power or of the truth give thi co comma bilty u pure and beautiful example flood this winde re ngeun 21 ion with ibe light ol of christain Christi in purity ity let iet your deportment lit br buch that your worst ene mies tC annot cannot and respert respect it au y aind a nd aliis icci acen awil will be rt r with gratitude and joy long antei ahalt jave h uvo gobie j ayour higher bev ie cra many abany who are not with us its now and who avi perhaps haps have buist mistaken akell notions ol of our mission to io utah will vill live to tobies bles tile the day aen w hen it b cristian Ci I 1 istian bilut c i wits wa here i sublimed d tin in the institutions ol of intellectual 1 l moral elevation which will n aurally liy spi spring ing up lip under the fostering lo nee or of christiari afy benedic tio j tire arn in store for foi themselves and thell hildren children wt we can afford 10 lo lio bt be mi lim der stood at pye presente presen sent tt I 1 out our ino motives tives in mi aligned and our purposes when n from the lwy lofty of principle we can look forward to the time when ihm ini Maken judgment of tho present shill be ever sed and thousands rise up to call us blessed when christianity in its purity comes to a people tho the blessi blessings ot of civil and religions ious libey liberty ly themi loses are taught taugh L their I 1 io ail jp lid their duty d acty from name leBB aps tuii Y for in ill to the great Te achee tho fow wh who ri ge to place a and n d po t through tina ignorance abill lalla 09 0 phe li insina tho adae i nt of chri for fol kiy v dread 1 her emio linz dilill if alices but bill tile day is is cominar ninfi ninfi 3 in ill janod will everywhere iw and in Chris hall their deliverer and from froin the 0 opples siona all and wrongs the by hymn nill of jubilee will go pon lip p loud as of numbers without nun number iier sweet a as of blest voices uti uttering ering joyt joy |