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Show Tabernaclo Meeting. The congregation, on Sunday last, was addressed by Elder Oeson Peatt, who commenced hia discourse by quoting a pisaage from tbe New Testament: "A good fountain doth not aend foita loth pure and bitter water," etc. Many of tbe Baints had by long experience become acquainted with the ideas of the various religious denominations, and had belonged to some of them. The youth that had been bom in this inland territory had had but Utile opportunity to form as o dear an idea of the doctrines taught by the psople of Christendom abroad; - not so much so aa those who were r older and more experienced. Those 7 who were experienced in these mat-3 mat-3 ters had manifested their unbeliefjn and their distaste for these doctrine by obeying the ancient goepel and s leaving the confusion and antagonism that prevailed among the sectarian world. These oreeda might be judged by their fruits. What waa the standard by which the fruit of the tree was to be tested ? He wibed to Oill tbe attention of tbe congregation 5 to the standard of Gcd'a word. Ibm word when ifsued in its purity mut be correct standard. This word in-t in-t lormed us that it was the privilege of the children of men to repent oi their sins, and to turn from evil, and learn to do well. It was also their privilege to be baptised in water for remission of their eina. The speaker . am not wish strangers to misunderstand misunder-stand and suppose that the aainla believed in the mere act of baptism assufficiently efficacious to remit sins; for in the first place they believed be-lieved in the atonement of the Savior, and it waa because of the commandment he had given that baptism was rendered efficacious and neceesary. He then dilated to some length on faith in Christ, and the vnrioua initiary ordinances of the church as preaohed and practiced by the Latter-day 8ainta. He also referred re-ferred to the nature and offices of tbe Holy Spirit, and showed how this spirit led to the production of good Iruit from the tree, and that without it there was a tendency to bear evil fruit. Elder Pratt then criticised the disposition among the various religious religi-ous parties to create and maintain class distinctions, and Bhowed that if this spirit existed in the church of God, it waa because the people bad Dot yet thoroughly overcome the traditions that had clung to them in tbe nations of Babylon from whence they had gathered. The saints would be tried and chastened nntil they did overcome pride and selfishness. The time would come when the com J3 and would go forth for the people to return to JackBon County, and then would be the time when tbe law would be carried out in regard to property. Notwithstanding the improvement that might be made in this regard in Utah, he did not think it would be carried cut in ita perfection until the call to Jackson County Bhould be made by the Lord. The people bad yet to become sanctified before the Lord, and their armies very great and their banners terrible to all nations. How would their banners become terrible? It would: not be until they were a much better people than they were now, not until they were willing to live up to tbe oelestial law in its fullness, not only in spiritual things, but also in tern poral matters. They would then be willing to lift up their hands as well as their hearts,, and say O Lord, if tbou wilt redeem Zion and wilt allow us to return to tbe lands we uave purchased in Jackson County, wo covenant before thee and before angels that we will keep thy law to perfection. Then they will eee the day of the Lord's power, spoken of by the moutha of ancient prophets. Tbia had not yet been realized, although many gifts had been poured oat and enjoyed, but the great day of God's power was yet to come as predicted aforetime. He then read from the Pearl cf Great Price conoerning Moses, and Btated that God would, in the last days, raise up a man like unto Moeea, who would redeem Zion and deliver tbe saints as Moaes delivered Israel at tbe first. |