Show SUNDAYS SERVICES two eloquent sermons at I 1 louse TUB SAINTS SHOULD ae UNITED we have not befit Cill cil iy ay allan lut we leave ieca railed by go the usual sabbath services ol 01 the church of jesus christ of latter di saints were held at alic mcewing mc eting house on sunday president A 0 presiding I 1 the choir sang happy the arsa alo fandi grace the blessings of gods chosen race prayer was offered by bishop myron tanner the choir ebing ye children of our go ye saints of latter daay the sacrament was administered by the bishopric of alie first ward elder wm II 11 king addressed the congregation lie felt a timidity in arising before tho saints but lie trusted in god to direct liim aright in what lie might say we find thai from the outset this kingdom lias received the bitterest opposition it thatis god had not been aliis people they could not have assumed the perfection that they have reached god docs not reveal principles of truth without stamping his character upon them the principles of our gospel bear the imprint of the dicine hand I 1 we may announce it that tho principles plea coming from god always met with alie we find that alien goda servants have warned the nations of the caioli those nations have risen up almost to a mar and denounced those prophets history repeats itself and the same caused always produce the same results from adam until alie present time it will be found that human nature is much alio same alie vain and babbling philos would say if god desired to present truths he would compel the people to acknowledge them therefore he would say christianity is wrong there is division in the ranks I 1 say that this proposition is not true it will be seen in his orv that every truth that has been revealed to alie world lias met with opposition god will force no man to heaven every man is a king and can do as ho will he sends ilis messengers to warn his alde an to point out the correct way to them thus far lie goes and no farther mans ways are din from gods ways man will convert by the aid of the rack and the sword mahomet swept through nations with alie sword compelling people to acknowledge him as a prophet god docs not work on thia principle we been called by man but we have been called by god he lias called us out of tho world alie phe nominal appearance of the latter day saints can only be attributed tri buted to alio work in which they are engaged who can say eliat it is the wisdom of man that has produced this kingdom we have been driven but god lias wat clied over this people and has ministered to them a hundred fold for all of their losses the latter day saints should not be discouraged but feel encouraged I 1 believe that alie history of this people until clorist comes to reign on this earth will bo one ot trials and affiliations president young bcd to say that he wag glad that the devil was not dead or the sainta would go to sleep those men and nations who have had the greatest opposition have accomplished the great ebi f I 1 believe it requires opposition to solidify a people the iron bars in alie hands oi the blacksmith require to be heated and hammered before they will weld together we are like so many pieces of iron brought from alie various nations of the earth we have all of our weaknesses and leanings towards babylon we must be placed in alie furnace and hammered until wo arc united and made firm so my brethren and sisters aliis opposition comes that we may become united and see oye to eye we find in armies soldiers coming together as strangers but flioy feel eliat they are fighting for the same cause and they will stand shoulder gh to shoulder on the battle field we are soldiers of god and we must fight shoulder to shoulder we must be welded in the same hole we must lie as one I 1 feel at times that we all forget god and his great truths we eat and drink we go about our business and seem to forget alie great gospel of god jn ancient times when israel was united nothing could egand them but when they became disunited alio weakest foe could conquer them if we serve god the clouds will disappear and the promised land will loom up in all its glory before us for us to enter in elder B decler trusted that lie should be actuated by alie same spirit that biad characterized the ore rious speaker wo are daily beset with difficulties but is not this what we have been told by alie prophets it is now eighty five years since joseph smith was bom from alie first ho met with great opposition many times his life was threatened many times he was ensnared the toils of the law many times lie saw liis friends depart from his side there were oliver cowdrey anil sidney Il igdon they were both shoulder 0 o shoulder with joseph for a while but they grew cold ami left him notwithstanding this they never denied alie testimony we leave our trials to contend we have our tribulations to are we not willing to pass through all these and contend for our rights and leave alie result wilh god when god shall call upon the strength of zion to go and build that beautiful city will be ready we may have to contend for our rights and we may be stripped of them one by one but tilt s kingdom will triumph in the end I 1 pray that we may work earnestly to maintain alio position wo have readied in alie name of jesus amen the choir sang an anthem and benediction was pronounced by elder K G macs |