Show THE PAST DAY the tin s morning in the provo meetinghouse meeting house this morning at 10 alie meet ng house was crowded with latter day saints assembled to observe the occasion set apart by the first presidency of the church for fasting and prayer the services opened with a very impressive prayer by president david ohn alio supplicated sup alie father toro bember the wrongs of ilia people and deliver them from alie power of their he also beseech cd alie almighty to work upon the hearts of this nation that the rights of alie saints might be preserved unto them president jacob gates endorsed alie prayer that had been uttered tjien followed a few introductory remarks by president smoot when the meeting was given into alie hands of alie assemblage booth was alie first to speak he read from alie book of mormon concerning alie imprisonment of alma elder karl G maesar followed admonishing the saints to exercise feitli in god eliat angels might once more mingle us the congregation then sang 0 my father thou that bellest del lest etc elder josiah W duff felt eliat we would yet live to see the arm of the lord made bear in our defense booth then lead congregation in singing god moves in a mysterious way sister that the day was not far distant when the lord would come out of his hiding place she exhorted all to be faithful and prayerful elder N L kelson related the circumstance of the savior conversing two of his disciples after his resurrection elder S P jr folsto rejoice in mor roon ism and to say not my will but thine be done alder J T arrowsmith was reminded of jacobs beloved son joaeph hia brethren hated him but he was alie savior of liis country elder L arilson felt that the spirit of the murderers of and carthage were battling against this people and that all we could belv on was alie spirit of god elder robert till thought it was time for us to call upon the lord and make resolutions for doin right president smoot in a few concluding remarks felt to say to the saints that the prayers of israel would be answered the congregation sang praise to alie man who communed with jehovah and alie benediction was pronounced bv elder W H king similar meetings were being held in the wards ai we went to press |