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Show Spoke of some of the ways in re-rr re-rr v 1 'o tho manner that law carri-"! carri-"! ir in Mexico, showing that the po pio have been led by the Catholic Cath-olic priests in many ways and that they have been led astray by those priests and that supersition and ignorance ig-norance have, to a great extent, been taught the people. Said the saints in Mexico are industrious and they are soeking to be independent, inde-pendent, and honest in all their acts. James Andfus said, I am glad to be back in St George, having been away about three months. I have been connected with some this winter who were born in this church and who were baptized and since then have took no part in the church, and when they had lost some of their families, it set them to thinking and some have made promises that they would try to get a testimony for themselves of the truth of the gospel. Said most of the members of the legislature were men who had been willing to work for the good of the people. I found many in the north who wore not of us and were not all friends to this people. I am thankful thank-ful that my family are here in this southern country. I know that the gospel is true. Edward H. Snow said I am thankful that I have had the privilege privi-lege of returning home. Since I was here we have been engaged in making laws for this new State and I believe, as a rule, wa have been trying to do too much, but if we have done anything to the injury in-jury of any one it has been through ignorance on our part. We may 1 have been inconsistent in some i things, even in economy, for we have seen that the necessity of the people required strict economy. We have gone to the full extent of the limit in taxation that is for State and School purposes of 8 mills, but we know that the land grants from the general government govern-ment to the state will be very little lit-tle benefit to us the present year. I, too, have seen that in the north i there is a great amount of vice car-ried car-ried out that we do not have in southern Utah. I was surprised! to see thMi many of the young peo-' pie in me north . visited saloons and partook of many other vices of the wicked. I hope that we, as a people, will live up to the blessings bless-ings of the gospel and the privileges privi-leges that we enjoy. Choir sang an anthem, "Peace, good will to men." Benediction by James G. Bleak. Wm. Atkin, reporter. Sunday Services. At Jt. Go or go Tabernacle. Sunday April 16, 189G. Councilor E. B. Snow presiding. After the usual preliminaries A. F. Mcdonald said lie was thankful for the privilege that we enjoy of being permitted to worship God . according to the dictates of our own conscience. The order of baptism and other ordinances of the gospel are of that nature and power that bring to us a knowledge of the truth of the gospel which we have espoused; and the people who have ' embraced this gospel know that by living their religion they do have n testimony of this great work for themselves. I am thankful that I have this testimony for myself and it brings joy with it continually. The gospel brings with it a joy that banishes tVe fear of death, and we are preparing to meet our heav-inly heav-inly father as a true friend, and not with fear or even dread. As we advance in years, we see things in a different light to what we did before we heard the gospel, and instead of fear to maet our Heavenly Father we look with pleasure to the time when we shall meet, and receive tho reward of our deeds done in tho body. We should keep the covenants wo have made with each other and our God," and by keeping them we will drink of the fountian of eternal truth. Bpoko of the beauties of the resurrection re-surrection of the just and the blessings bless-ings of eternal life that those who keep the oommamdments and laws of God will on joy. Spoke of thft railroad as bringing bring-ing evils as well as blessings to the people. Ve should not expect that all people ara as we are. Wo must not trust all mon as wo trust one another, if we do wo will be deceived deceiv-ed in many ways. |