Show SERVICES president smoot speaks upon mans free agency the usual sabbath services of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints were held in the meeting bousa ou sunday afternoon at 2 president A 0 smoot presiding the congregation was called to order by A 0 smoot and the choir sang know athla that every soul Is frie 1 0 chose his lne and what hell be prayer was offered by elder lease bullock the choir then banfi come all ye saints who dwell on earth your voices raise the sacrament was administered by the bishopric of the first ward during which the choir sang 0 ve mountains high PRESIDENT JACOB GATEB was the first speaker dwelling upon the nature of the gospel and the importance of not only believing the principles attached to it but also of living up to them that the salvation of the whole world might be accomplished he related some of his early experience in the church and his intimate associations with the prophet joseph smith and the other leaders PRESIDENT A 0 SMOOT said that while it was true that the gospel was the power oi god unto salvation yet it was also true that god will force no man to heaven every man has his own free agency if it were not BO we would not be accountable for codr actions it was a beautiful thing to contemplate that we have this free agency for it was one of the greatest gifts of god and would either be the means of saving ui or condemning us god has ever labored with his people to induce them to prove true to him and has fought their battles yet we are very ungrateful and oftentimes forget the loving kindness of god all that has been required of us in return for all this is to live up to those principles he has revealed for our salvation we have been misrepresented in our missions just the bame as beaus was maligned the jews called him a wine bibber and other wicked names and were not satisfied until they secured his death we should be careful that we give no cause for offense let our communication be yea yea and jay nay be guarded in our communications with the evil when we pr avlet us pray with our hearts not with our lips when we speak let us speak the truth let us help all we possibly can to root out evil let us magnify our callings let us love one another let us be one for if we are not one we are not the lords let us be thankful for the rains of heaven that have descended upon us at a time when we were almost divine up hopes of having a crop god is merciful and has shown his mercy ever since the beginning let us then not forget him in our prosperity the choir then sang the anthem fraase the lord benediction was pronounced by bish op tanner |