Show SABBATH SERVICES thi Are Exhorted to be faithful confiscation tases lucli acts would cause a f to come to t v baca faca of the usual sabbath sen icea of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints were held at the meeting house on sunday president john presiding the choir saag alie morning breaks the fl u lo 10 zions standard is unrifled prayer was erad by elder M L pratt alie choir sang 0 god th eternal father who dwells amid the akles the sacrament was administered by the bishopric of the third ward JACOB GATES felt that it was necessary that we should so live that wo might enjoy a goodly portion of the spirit of god we are taught that faith ia atio first great principle of the gospel this principle will prepare our minds for alie reception of kotlier truths I 1 hava often thought in reflecting upon chii principle that alie saints should try to enough faith to call for alie aa bittance bi stance of heaven in meeting the trials and temptations of life it to in comparing the operations of faith thi t our faith is not equal to our experience i and the lord has a right to expect more faith at this stage of our existence vu are taught that faith is a very powerful po weful thing in small quantities we are told that if wo have faith as a grain of musi ard seed we can coa imand a mountain tube removed and it shall be done there are two kinds of faith faith without works and faith with works I 1 it is the apostle james that tells us that faich without works is dead I 1 would eay contend more earnestly for alie faith as taught in the earla days of gospel we will have a faith that will lead us on from step to step until w c have a full knowledge of ahe dospel as taught by jesus clorist Cl irist it is knowledge we want the prophet tells us i that we often over alia bilings we are looking for it is because we have not discernment 1 and in my experience that many of the saints and choso alio have borne the name of saint are hesitating they see alie world arrayed against us and they faith to break through this opposition we are seeking after alie principles of eternal life when we compain comp aib this life with that which is endless it is but very indeed but if we neglect our privileges in thia life wo may be delayed hundreds of years in our advancement we have been shown that there will be another chance the gospel will be preached to those who have not had alie privilege of hearing it in this world but they must depend upon their friends in this world for an entrance into the kingdom of god this baptism for the dead is a great principle life ia very bhart and we are not allowed to know everything many of alie ancient prophets learned principles that it was not lawful to utter paul saya that the gospel is the of god unto sal vaton that is the gospel but not in detail if we take up alie doctrine and covenants we ditl be told of tha key that will unlock the door of the opel anere is nothing lacking in the principles of the gospel that god has revealed to the people in this age of the world even the animals I 1 believe will par tik t ik of this gospel we are told that john on the isle of saw the angels riding on horses but death J believe bs lieve sat on a pale horse being sons of god we become heirs of the kingdom what does that mean why v e arc entitled to all that the gospel holds in store for us you brethren who have received the it is possible for you to become the sons of god in the fullest sense and you will be entitled to become one of the heirs of the kingdom if we could only learn to a certainty that c are a friend to god we would learn that lie is a friend to us god made great promises to abraham and jacob and I 1 believe you my brethren and sisters are literal decan cants of cheso men and are to all the promises made I 1 want to say right here that wo will not be driven from aliis place ve are too firmly riveted here the lord said in 34 it is not my will eliat my people should light the battle of zion I 1 will will figlia them the destroyer liaa already gone forth the destroyer that sweeps whole villages at one breath I 1 want to bear my testimony before I 1 sit down I 1 know this gospel is true and I 1 know that joseppi smith was a prophet of god I 1 pray that god our heavenly father will bless the Saints that they may be as a light set upon a hill to give light to the whole PRESIDENT JOHN desired to bear liis testimony to the remarks enado by brother gates in saying eliat wu would never be from this laud it is true the saints paid three or four million dollars for property owned in missouri and some day they will KO back there and will build a temple there not only one temple will be built but a dozen tempels will be built in the state of missouri aliis cannot bo done in a day or a year but it will be done where is the people that could withstand the heavy blows made by the press the pulpit and by congress against this people they do not exist 0 o other people than aliis could withstand such blame I 1 feel ashamed of this nation to aliey would take the means saved by this people for the purpose of building temples and bather aag home israel it is a disgrace to aliis gibat nation it would caff e a blush of shame to come to the face of washington I 1 have no malice towards the people of this nation but the time will come when they and the people of kotlier nations will be mown down like grass we will not do it but they will do it themselves wo dont need to tremble in the knees because a little property lias been taken from us we have lived in tents before and wo can do it again if it is ne cesary but we wont have to do it I 1 bieard a man say the other day that it what is told of the saints as having occurred in the endowment houses and alicy ought to be franchised disfranchised dis I 1 have labored for four months in a temple and I 1 have never heard one tiling said that would not be fit for an angol n heaven to listen to ELDEK GATOS desired to state that he had labored for years in the temples ind he had never heard anything spoken except what was pure and holy and for the betterment of mankind the choir sang ye who are called to labor and minister lor cod elest by the royal priesthood and called by ills word benediction was pronounced bv elder T G maeser |