Show RELIGIOUS SERVICES the eloquent remarks at the house THE RUCKS IX aull PATHWAY when we neglect our unties alien arc we liable to sti uy irto the usual sabbath hen ices of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints were held at the meeting house yesterday president david john presiding the sang lord we come before theft now astuy feet we humbly prayer was by bishop J P R johnson the choir sane while ol 01 these emblems wo per tahe the sacrament sacrement Sa crement was administered ty the of alie fourth ward ELDER SAMUEL addressed alio congregation he biad resolved in hia youth to attempt to do all thit he was called upon to perform jt liaa seemed to me many times in my hilura in the gospel that I 1 was but a week frail mortal we meet with many difficulties many trials in laying before the nations of the earth the principals of the gospel seemingly all of goda look at the road to salvation in different lights god has marked out a channel that through obedience we can reach his one of alie old prophets tells us that alie way is so plain that a wayfaring man though a fool need not err therein if we go forward and perform our various duties in the gospel to the best of our ability gadwill be well pleased with us 1 have heard many of the different doctrines I 1 have heard many of the different sermons of the world but they never seemed to me that they were the same as the principals laid blown by our Savio nr it seems to be a day of trial for the latter day saints but any man be lie old or young if he has the principles of the gospel in liis bicart will receive strength from alie lord to bear up under these trials I 1 have when in the world that I 1 could get up and bear my testimony to them of alie truth of tins work and eliat joseppi smith was a prophet of of god but it all seemed as I 1 was speaking to a stone wall if I 1 did not succeed in converting many to the principles of the gospel I 1 at least had the assurance that I 1 had borne tu them my testimony regarding the truth of this work when we neglect conr duties hen we do not seek continually continua ly to honor those requirements which god hag asked of us then are ve liable to stray into bye and forbidden forb ideen paths ELDER K G MAESER had listened with pleasure and satisfaction to the remarks of bro bunnel while lie was speaking many reflections have passed through my mind if had been any doubt in my mind of alie truth of this gospel they would have been removed by those reflections brother bunnel says that speaking to the nations of the earth ia like speaking to a stone wall we are told that there is a day to come alien unbelief would come to the world if the alders were to go out as they did at the beginning when the first sweet notes of the gospel were heard when thousands of honest in heart were flocking to the baptismal font if I 1 say this condition had continued until this our day we would very naturally have come to the conclusion that the end was far off indeed but when we ste that one affer another of the signs begin to appear we think the end is near just us we know the winter will come after alie fall these signs that are multiplying us cast their shadows into our midst the word of the lord has been given that this work shall never be taken from this people and given to another until the day of fulfillment has come we need have no fear on this score but it is to us individually that serious contemplation temp lation should arise there is no prophecy given concerning cencer ning our individual bacety this salvation we must each work oufa for our own individual selves when I 1 beautiful comparison of apostle gagnun about the ships starling out and running on to rocks not marked down upon llie chart a whole sermon was preached in my mind I 1 compared it with my own life my course in life had been marked out I 1 had the maps laid out by the gospel plan there was the strength of the winds in my favor but I 1 had also received a warning to look out there are hidden rocks not marked down on the chart when I 1 speak of myself I 1 speak of each one of you we must each look out for those bidden jocks these rocks are not io our neighbors eath but in our own individual path 3 there one of us tbt can say here is my map I 1 can follow this course so many days and then I 1 will arrive at my destination here are marked dangerous storms and there are rocks but along this part are deep waters and I 1 can sail in safety Is there one of us that can say this la there one of us that knows himself so thoroughly that he can sail along without being on the lookout for hidden rocks I 1 think not 1 have several hidden rocks in my path that I 1 must try to avoid and I 1 must judge my fel by myself how many hidden rocks I 1 have that I 1 do not know I 1 cannot say we must have faith that we may have these rocks pointed out to ua how to get this still small voice to whisper ro us and point out the safe way thatis the question we may have our father mother brother sister or by our side but we must each sail in our own little canoe and we must each look out for the rocks in oar path if one of our brethren or is wrecked on one of the rocks that beset heir path we cannot say that it is our own smartness that has carried us through for in the hour of our safety we may be wrecked on another rock alie rock that is presented to our neighbor is perhaps not presented to us we cannot afford to run in our canoe one day without that one great guardian to take us safely through now let us take these signs as warnings to carefully care tully watch ourselves let us daily walk in the light of the spirit of alie gospel let us put our trust in god let us tell him how much we depend upon liim in our daily walks of life let in the gospel to the nations of the earth not by our words alone for they will not listen to them but by our daily walks in life SMOOT felt eliat we had had a very beautiful illustration of gospel f by llie previous speakers we great wave of infidelity that is sweeping over over the earth it should be an admonition to us all we must be careful not to be connected with babylon for she must soon fall and when she falls she will come down wih a great crash there is but a very proportion of the nations of the earth that have the fear of god in their hearts they have shut the heavens out from them it is like braes over their heads when we talk about communication with the heavens it is nothing to them the president here narrated a conversation he had with a stranger in our midst the day previous as illustrating the condition of the world the most liberal portion of the world are the skeptics those who take no the great whore ofal ohp earth it is important for us to be on the look out for these rocks and breakers in our pathway of life it is impossible for them all to be marked down upon the chart and we must try to live so that we can have hia assistance in pointing out these rocks breakers and eliat will come in our path let us heed lie caution that e get from time to tine ard thereby the iii in i by irea dabul jian |