Show SPEAKERS EXPLAIN I BAPTISM FR DEAD Tabernacle Services Describe Work of Utah Genealogical cal Society REDEMPTION OF DEPARTED ROW HOW IT I MAY MY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE T LIVING LG In the te Salt Lake Lo tabor taber tabernacle nacle nacI yesterday afternoon treated of the subject jt of Redemption of or tho to toD Dead D Through the te Efforts Efferth Efe of or tho the Ilo of or Utah Uth An AnthoR thoR thoa II H 1 Lund presided Jr de Addresses tv were ere Jd by C C W Pen rose and Fr M L Lyman Joseph F Smith Jr r delivered dUvere a lengthy paper on tho to tork work rk of the te Utah Uth Genealogical soci society soc sod ety et etyThe The opening prayer pryer was wu loUvered delivered by b Arnold The choir sang sane 81 Song Sg or of the te Redeemed Anthon H Lund then delivered a short or address on the tho to history of ot the Utah Uth Genealogical cal cl society and ad the progress that tha was wa being made In the te redemption of hu humanity huf f manty manity both In tho the spirit and the to toe flesh llesh by ly baptism for tor the lead dead ded e Joseph oseph F Smith Ill Jr then ten delivered the work of or the genealogical ti a paper on tf te J His Joseph cal cl society Icet subject was Smith Sll and an the tho te Redemption of or all al Be Beings Be jugs ings He said sad In port part pa The e paper which I X am about to ton read was w aa prepared for the te quarterly n meeting of or the te Genealogical society of or Utah t In tho third thir chapter capter of Malachi lah we have hao the tho prediction of ofa that tt in tho latter later days dars cs tho world a would be redeemed and that tat nil 11 people would be b united unie Tho To day days dayis Js is s not Dot far ta away away when the Jr our Redeemer shall appear in the heavens hov ens n in his robes rb of white and take tako tao the ungodly and re on te ad r wari those thO who are o faithful Some Somo think tink that tt the te prediction of referred to t the tho to coming coining of or John ohn tho the Baptist and ad others other that tat it I referred to the coming of oC the tho to Savior in the te latter days da when all al should receive their final reckoning roning The To prophets of or old believed that In the tho latter later days there thero ther should bo be a reckoning of or all 1 things end and nd too who were godly would ouId te to 1 8 restored to t the kingdom of or the Lord Lor rore We Wo e are ae now living in tho the day of or restoration when alt all the te things tin which those prophets predicted shall Gl be ful rut fulfilled filled Some of the prophecies of or the themen themen men mea of ot old have havo already been n fulfill fulfilled ed od Smith WAS W called cled by the tho Lord to t preach the gospel upon this thu earth carth eh and an was wan WB clothed with the power to preach the true te gospel fel of or the Lord Lr to t tl the people on the Uie Ue earth er Alt All of or orto 4 the tho to prophets prophet of or the olden eWen olen times came camo to Joseph Smith and held hel council Jh Mm him m and conferred cere upon him tho priesthood things and an the te power to t do these theeo Mission L ol of or Prophet 0 The Th e Mine tane ue was WI conferred upon l n Joseph Smith as was W conferred upon John ohn the Baptist This Ti priest priesthood pr t tho te conferred Joseph hood hod ho was W upen upon Smith on o May M It 1 1 12 11 is This priest priesthood pret priesthood be bo taken from hood ho shall II never neer again ten the ml tf earth After the first priesthood W was e conferred upon spOn Joseph JOOePh Smith the tho high h priests conferred upon Joe Jos Joseph Joeli O te eph ph li Smith pr the keys kea to the tho gospel of or orthe the Lord Lr With t the te conferring of or the te priesthood upon upen Joseph Smith it was wa va made possible for him to establish the tho I Iono Mormon mae ono church On April 3 1836 to Joseph oseph oth oUr r high priests came 4 Bij S n 11 and conferred upon him the te Jc ky ys to a all aU of ot the te gospels pJ Moses Mosos Moo gave cave ve him the keys kes of oC the gathering of ofte the te tribes of o Israel The To keys koys or tho the gospel of oC Abraham Abr were then conferred con conferred cn upon him him In due duo time all nl of or orte fere the te keys ke from the time Urne of or Adam Ada to tot th t thA time of or Peter and an John were cn con conferred Joseph Smith tere Christ up is I to come ome to tho the world and abide with wt the Saints Sint The Te earth ert will wl then be the abode abde of ot the faithful To do dl this ti Joseph Smith was w restored to tl full fun power The truths of or the tho heavens heRS pr were wera made known to him him The Zionists Zionist movement has ha as been re renewed r wed over the te en tiro world and the barren barzen baen lands landa which for tor centuries have havo havo laid idle are o becoming fruitful By Dy Bythe Dyte Bythe the restoration of or keys ke of Abraham Abraam the te gospel of or tho to Lord le Is being te preached sl to t the te entire world The Tho To promise that tho the children should bo be restored t to t their tr fathers is well wol known to the te Mormons but tho the other oter kown part of et f the Christian world Is I in Inah ab nb absolute pa te solute ignorance of oC these teo teachings By Dy preaching and being baptized forthe for tho the dead de these tho spirits shall bo be re ro redeemed deemed This work however must be T performed in the Ule temple of or the Lord Lr by saving I ordinances The Te great goat b numbers of dead ded la in the te world are a be being be belag ing lag saved through trough the work of the genealogical societies te by which means me the tho people are enabled to know who their ther dead ded are ae and in this ti way tray w can be baptized for tor them iem The Te first frt C genealogical society alet was w organized in Massachusetts in 1844 Since Sine that tnt time Ume these societies eUe havo have spread to t the entire world until at present they are ar numbered by b the te thousands The Tho o ot Utah t society et was wa organized In 1834 1894 Wo Vo hope hpe to t make this work werk w rk as Important as that tat of any ay ether other corps cors or of the te church We hope that th In the tho to near future societies will wi be b organ organized 10 In the te different wards war and that this ty work shall al b b be carried mrle on to a brilliant end en We thank the tho Lord for forthe forthe forThe the prophet Joseph Jo ph Smith for through his hi priestly prey powers all an things thing shall al be united unie as a one ont Wo 10 thank the te Lord L that t the keys ke to tho the different dispensations of ot time have been revealed to us Ul We rejoice that the earth eh to Is I to t be cleansed elen of or oil all al that f evil and ad corrupt and that tt wo we wo shall lw b b prepared for the time when the tho to Savior shall appear appe in person peton and mako make himself known O 0 0 W V Penrose Speaks The Tho Te choir coir then thon sang Mg Hosanna HOnn C W Penrose then delivered a n short shor address adre en on the te spirit of or the which had Just been bean delivered paper b ju ben by Mr Smith He said ed In part pa The genealogy of or our ancestors is Important imort to us and ad to those who ore are ae dead dea It I is a practical thing ting as n all aU aUp parts of the te church are practical The Te p church has ha boon been practical since It I was wa first ar organised and will wn con continue cn continue to bo be practical until unU that that time when all al people shall Ihal be redeemed If It the te dead do not arise aise it will wl be beb beb b because ue no one ono was WI baptized for tor them Wo We havo four tour temples where ere baptism tom for tor the te dead ded I 1 done dono on aI anti i where the tho to dead ded are are receiving the tho or ordinances of the faith F Pr Fr r the tho sum Bm of ot 10 one ono can cn secure a n Ife member membership membership ship in tills this society or can o secure sure temporary membership by the te pay payment mont meat of small monthly or yearly urns sums It I Is through this organization that the tho tat dead dea wo we hope to unite tho to living and nd Francis M L Lyman Lya then ten gave JV some Imo of ot the tho to congregation who had become hot bot and weary a n slap on the wrist wt ford for over leaving levinG before beor the te services were oIt It Is an offense ho he said sd for tor or any a ono to t leave lene a Christian gathering during the tho to services We are arc ao like all al other oter Christians wo we like our friends trend to come and nd remain throughout the to services The Tho ho salvation of ot the dead dea is I God Godlike Go Godlike like Iko It I was WI ordained by the te Lord Lr The Te redemption of or the living is as a difficult as the work worle of ot redemption of or the dead dea and In order that this thi work shall shan not bo be in vain ln we must live according to tho the teachings of ot the Lord Lr in tho the flesh as I well as a a in the spirit The services were concluded by the choir singing Wo We 0 thank Thee Tee Oh Lord for a n Prophet |