Show tabernacle St SUNDAY INDAY nov 20 at 10 AM AT elder IV G mills addressed the congregation selecting 0 as a foundation for his discourse the words contained in I 1 john 3 chap the latter clause of the ath verse for this cause the son of god was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil 2 he spoke of the elevating 0 tendency of contemplating and understanding the wisdom and power of god as displayed in the works of creation around us and meditating on the designs and purposes of our father in the creation existence and salvation of the human family that man were too prone in all ages to look at god and his purposes through narrow creeds and conceive that they alone are the favorites of heaven and that salvation is offered for their individual society alone but that jesus atonement was so extensive and effectual that wherever in creation among men in death the grave and hell the works and influence of the devil or evil are felt and exercised there would it be ultimately successful to destroy them he then showed what Wha were the works of the devil ad that god designed to destroy those works and ad the means appointed to destroy them ile he discoursed on the efficacy of the great sacrifice of christ the revelation of the gospel and the salvation of the whole human family jew and gentle bond and free that the wicked should hear and receive the gospel if not in time they would ouia ouid in eternity showed the charitableness of our hol hoi holy y reli reil religion 0 ion lon compared with the creeds of men and exhorted the saints to works of charity liberality to all men and by faith and humility work out their salvation which christ had in his mercy purchased for all men at two pm elder geo D watt walt spoke of the present practical duties of the saints the glories of the future as shown by the gospel and to be obtained by obedience the universal atonement pf af christ and the designs of god in relation to the salvation of all ill m men en were themes that in spirited us to persevere in the path of life and were calculated to show to the sinner his position and privileges and that the only true riches were those of 0 eternal life while however we can view the curtain of futurity unfolded and can anticipate its glories we must not forget the present duties temporal and spiritual incumbent on us to perform that the saints must remember that today to day leads to tomorrow to morrow and the duties of the present properly attended to have a bearing upon the future ile he exhorted the saints to be careful and economical to seek to clothe themselves with the workmanship of their own hands and to turn the products of our mountain home to our benefit ile he felt halpy happy in the religion lie he professed and wished himself and therb others to walk in life so as to meet men and god without a blush of shame elder erastus snow followed in the same strain and showed the danger of neglecting our home produce and recklessly dispensing with our grain corn ac for the ga gay trappings of life and gew gaws ere melad we had secured cu red to ourselves sufficient against any failure ur e of crops to which we in this region and barren country are liable advised the saints to do all things for their comfort coal ort at home and a avoid avold V 0 1 d all waste and that god would bless his people by attending to their necessities and beautifying with our own labor and produce our persons and homes and that we should be diligent in business fervent in spirit serving 0 the lord |