Show SUNDAY SIM SERVICES the regular sunday services were hed in the tabernacle last sunday at 2 p m elder jacob jensen taking charge the singing was under the direction of elder C elias jensen siuga ghe the nations rise and men conspire prayer by elder brigham wright singing prayer is the souls sincere desire the sacrament was administered by the bishopric of the ard 3rd ward bishop shop lorenzo NT stohl read the rd section of the doctrine and cov j enacts singing lord thou th au wilt hear me when I 1 pray elder 7 merrell was the first speaker he began by referring to the numerous nume ious plans of salvation taught by men iren in the ho world tod today ay saying that all cannot be tight light but all may be along it devolves upon its is then to determine it is a light plan being taught which it is in speaking of reformers formers re such as luther wesley and calvin etc lie he in ti deduced educed to show that these men did not clalla claim authority such as the scriptures declare is re an an illustration calvin answered when asked where he got his authority 1 I received my authority when the arch bishop of cante laid his hands upon my lead head and called me to this work the scriptures declare that men do not take unto themselves tills his authority but are called through revelation lilie like aaron was now tit in referring to revelation the latter latte r day saints are the only people who lay claim to that manner of calling to the minis tory the restoration ot of the gospel as made through the instrumentality of the prophet joseph smith coincides perfectly with the method laid down in the scriptures ile he reviewed the hand dealings or of god with ancient israel making numerous lefer ances to show that where they were faithful and obedient unto the hie teachings of god given through moses they prospered and were blessed but when hey departed from those these teachings they suffered buffered the speaker bore a strong testimony to the truthfulness ful liess of the gospel and expressed an earnest desire to so live that he night might retain the spirit and N N is be a useful member in the church singing ye ve simple souls who to stray 11 elder IV S ol of fielding said that most of his experience of accent cais in ili public speaking had been along the lines of business rathor rather than le ligion still lie he said when we reflect upon the matter we are com compelled penea to admit that the question of eternal life Is surely the most important business we have to deal with he referred to the testimony borne by the previous speaker and continued the subject by giving external evidences of the divinity of joseph smiths mission in early days the plin principle ciple ot of tithing was ni 9 by non mem bers of the chuich healing through falth was not known outside of the el chuich luich the word of wisdom lad never been given as a dh ine inc rule etc but today we find that the principle of tithing has been adopted by numerous religious bodies healing through the power of prayer and faith is attracting a great deal of attention and file word of wisdom is being adopted by religious ind and scientific arcu the over in urging in the he ins to support those thos e wh who 0 have beer been ec ted to lend lead in the affairs of th arf church he said 1 I it r I 1 the lie Pies president ident rr r the chan church ch his counselors and ie les ate aie satisfied with the ident of the stake why should I 1 not be and if the presidency of the stake are satisfied satis Ged with the bishops or of the wards why should I 1 be dissatisfied with them the speaker took occasion to compliment the local choir upon the excellence of its singing saying that lie he often attended ser sen ices in this city mainly for the purpose of hearing the singing the choir sang the anthem jesus lover of sly my soul benediction by elder paul stark |