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Show Seymour B. Young and Joseph W. McMurrin the Orators, FORMER RELATES THE MARTYRDOM OF PROPHET Killing of Joseph Sinifh Compared Com-pared AYith the Crucifixion of Savior, Elders Seymour B. Young and Joseph Jo-seph W. McMurrin wero tho speakers at t,ho Tabernacle services Sunday af ternoon. Both addresses wore largely of a historical nature. ICIdor Young drow particular attention to the fact that a few das ago. on .Juno 27, was tho anniversary 01 tho martyrdom of the prophet .Joseph Smith ami his brother Ilvrum Smith, the first patriarch pat-riarch of the Mormon church. lie recited the facts leading up (0 tho shooting in the iail at Cnrthnge. Til., nnd road from tlie authorities of the church engaged in such stirring scones. He began with tho foundation of tho paper called tho Nauvoo Ex- Fositor, which ho insisted was right-ally right-ally suppressed by Joseph Smith, who was then Mayor of Nauvoo. and his consequent arrest and indictment for his action was taken. Claiming that tho ontire proceedings wero part of a plan concocted by the enemies of the prophet, assisted by apostates, he told in a graphic manner of the killing in the .iail and his own carlj' recolloctions of tho ovont. lie described tub announcement of tho death of the prophet ns having called forth such -sorrow as had not been elsewhere else-where siuco the crucifixion of tho Savior. Sav-ior. Ho urged all, especially the younger members of the church, to keep green the memories of those who hnd lain down their lives for tho cause. First Presidency. Following up tho historj- of the church, he described the organization of the first prcsidoncj' in 1S-17, with Brigluini young .-is prophol, seer nnd revelator, and slated that "In indorsing indors-ing the successors iu the governmout of the church of theso men wo aro sustaining sus-taining tho prophet, Joseph Smith. On every occasion when wo uphold the leaders of tho church by our votes in tho conferences wo aro indorsing tho knowledge and testimony lie has given to us and the world." The coming of the first heavenly messengers mes-sengers to the young boy Joseph and the then revelation to him that all the religious denominations in the world had departed from tho truth; the. handing hand-ing out to him of tho golden plates on which I he truth was written and their subsequent translation through tho medium med-ium of tho Urim and Thummin were touched upon. This Jed to a discussion on tho belief of tho Mormon church in the inspiration of the Bible. "Wo believo in tho Bible," ho said, "so f;ir as it is corroctly translated, and only so far. It is nearly correct as has boen shown by tho use of it b3r tho prophet Joseph. We believe the Book or Mormon lo bo absolutely the word of God and that it confirms Iho teslimon of the Scriptures." Divine Revelation. Tho establishment by divine revelation revela-tion by Joseph Smith of prayer and work lor the dead nnd the revelations of the prophet in the mattor of abstinence absti-nence by the saints from wine and tobacco to-bacco formed the balance of his discourse, dis-course, lie pointed out the beauty of tho system whoro children, whose forefathers fore-fathers had lived too aoon to profit by the now dispensation, could bo baptized and. work" done for their salvation and tho wisdom of tho leaders of the church who had furnished for that purpose largo and beautiful temples. Elder McMurrin added his testimony io tho divine mission of the prophet Joseph and compared with the death of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum ihe divine sacrifico of tho Jtcdoemer on Calvary. Tie- thanked Ood for Mor-monism Mor-monism and for the character of tho men who, working through his commands, com-mands, wero carving it out. He also urged his hearers not to lose sight of the divine work in which the loaders of tho church were engaged. |