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Show Tabrrnacle Jleetin. The congregation lhat aes-emhled ou Sunday last w is fiot addressed hy Elder JIenbv Ueakch, who tited he bad just returned from a mission to Europe, lie had been ars'ut about eighteen mouths; and previous U fuing ou Ibis mission he h-id labored three years on the Sandwich ielaLds, having been t homo but six weekf between the two mitsicne. He feh pleased that he had erjoytd tht priviUgo of preaching tue gospel, which was tbe power of Uod unto irtlv.i'.ion to all who received the name. In his lraru!s be hud proven the truth of this woik. He Lad found nothing which could compare with the principles tuht by lhe Laitei-Jay Oainla. 1 nere was a t me wbeu be cuuld not say be Knew, but only that be believed llioue doctrines were divine, hut now be could bear bis testimony that be knew they were true. He bail attended the meetings of various vari-ous denominations, and enjoyed many opportunities of conversing with Ibe learned, collsgebred professors of diviuiiy; Ho once attended a revival meeuiig in Yorkshire. He sulicit-d an iuL-rview and had three nours' conversation con-versation wilu lhe miosetera. Ttiey thought be 'stuck tou closa to tun scriptures." Kelerrcd lo baptism as the fuitiilment of the nqnirement that nitiu must be born ag-mi, "horn ol thu water and oi toe tpHil.'-' He criticised U:u various modes of std ministering baptietu as preached among thu vi-.rioua Lects ol Ulinsten- i dom. He was tlianklui that he had returned to the gathering plai-e ol lhe sniuls, aud prsyed for tue blessing of Uod to rest uuou nil lhe faiihtul. - Elder (jEouge tj. (Janno.n was tiie next speaker. Tuere was prohaniy no more interesting topic mail Uie preaching of the yo-pel. There "was 1 no belter method of obtaining a knowledge knowl-edge ot the truth, than to gi and preach the trtitn. 'The Laf.er-.1ay rial ii is weie edsemially a missionary people, acd tbe gO-Jp 1 wliicii they preacu'd wia not u to .ory alnne, f.jr it 'oti.d then b:.- a I:u:ure. ;ij a coni-piete coni-piete pmu ul s-nvuUuii. i'uls w.is not a Sunday system at:d not confined to buudsy meeting-, but w..s extended to ewryu-ty file. it was luis feature that c.iuctLi jo much misaporeheuiou anJ prejudice. Bro. Di-ucb, in his testimony, iiu reiaiea mi mtiereoco iu some respects between thereng:ou ot lhe aaiuto and those ol me religious word at large. It wjs tiot unly uects-Liiy tnal man shou d be epint-tiuliy epint-tiuliy mc.intd, bat he shuu.d be prac-ticlly prac-ticlly wuat the gojpel tauglii bun to be. Hu muct manliest bis taith by bis wc rtd M'jro uoiiiritioa van nut ihontily element of repentance, but a man uni.iL ulsu fureake ain and put it awny ir.jiji him, or be was not truly repeuUnl. Belie! w.ta 0"d and ntcii sary, hut a man was not saved simply by belief akme. Tuere were otuer teachings of Uie Savior, wnicii were us great eosCDiUls to salvation as that of belief or repentance. Tuern was bitptism. (JhJssl was U.tptizid of Juhu in Jordan, "to (uifil ail rihl-eoueu'ifs." rihl-eoueu'ifs." Being imnicrsed in w-r and coming up out of the w ner hi waa born ot water, fur baptism iu the proper form was a symbol of a birth. It was a!so necessary lhat they should be boru of tbe spirit, without which hia salvation would be incomplete. Men must conform their lives to all tbe teachings of me Saviour, or thoy cannot become "heirs ot tiod and joint heirs witii Jesm Christ." An elTect.ial religion muat mur into the walk and conversation of th- hel;r;vnr, it nuict ui;.ke hiul a ue.tlei m;d p..rer man, or Uis hit was nothing but iat;U hypucricy. In bis dealings wit h hia lelluw man be slouL1 b e huneet a-i an annel. In his dealings deal-ings wuu the otiur sex, he should be etiaoie as me driven snow, us far ae buincii nature would permit, or lie fjiis ul the standard eot iblisned by the Savior, who taught that "lie that loottetii on a woman tu hint .-ller Iitt, hath i:oaim'.lt-d nJultcry ain-ady ;n his heti-t.'' It wn nc's-t-ry ;i. ii ouch a gtii-pi'l shoti.d be taught now, lor tlie Liirlh was lull ot currupliou l'tie. more persevi-i iiig an eider w is in preu bii.g this gosoel, t..e mom b-Would b-Would ii- hle.t. Tuere Would b..-persi.-cuii-.ii or dri.uui-uiou il lltf-!.l,l,r lltf-!.l,l,r went !,.rl:. aii'l till tin- pe'-pl'-uow pure ud iiglitt-.u-i liny w-r-but when my co'.oeui ue ltn- wieK'-d-lUncji ol the fttie U atirrcd uu She wrath ol lhe corrupt and disn.'iieol. It was regarded as presumption; as much ao us when Christ ciil ;d tae fi-iiermeu cf Gabiee lo preach to tbe Jcwd, who thought mey wcrJ io p:is-se.-sioii of u.e uigbKr-t learning, an! cried out mat " N e Iiavi; 'Mia 'a and the prophets. We are lhe children of Ahraham " It wr.uid n.i an aunmaly in the world's hietn y to allow a propaet of LJod tj live in peace on the earth. Il was incidental lo the gospel tl.ai "all who wo'ilit live g diy in Cnritt Jcsu-Bht'tiid Jcsu-Bht'tiid Butler neraecution." It was also true lhat a mm who would not live right eourly could not stay lone in the rhnreb, unless be repented of his sin?. Wh'-naman became popular with the world and ran witn t,e stream it was a proof that he and hi doctrines were not of tiod. People mutft no, look amone thnae v.-hn busked iu tho light or popular favor for lhe true f-iith. but tluy ou!d gen- erally bi fcur.d among tho hattd and despised, though this vnia rot tha only ictlicntiou of '.he truth., for nnu must he pure and honest-in he;trt to inherit eternal life; and no number ot onliiiances or religious proL-s.-i.m would save a man who was wicked ;it heart and U!-e to the principles ol truth, unlve he repented and heCitme a servant of Uod in deed and in truth. |