Show elders and maeser speak ou the the usual sabbath of the of jesus christ of latter day saints were held at the house I 1 on sunday the choir sang the morning breaks the shadows flee lo 10 alons standard is etc prayer was offered by elder S S jones the choir sang he died the great deemer Kp die aad israels daughters daush wept around etc the sacrament was administered by the bishopric of the second ward ELDEE W H KING opened his remarks by quetin the words of the poet truth fo brocar forever around the ahrone the words of this poet exemplifies how truth has always been received in this world truth has never been universally ver sally accepted it has aldaya bad more enemies than friends the truth has always been on tho scaffold and wrong has always been on tho throne the world has always upheld error and it is too late in the day to expect any change in this history always repeats itself the human heart in every aye is actuated by the same motion we might think with the development of the world and the of civilization there might be a change but no we all have the same hopes and prejudices christ tells us that the kingdom of god must suffer violence wo are told that those who come out of the world will be hated by the world i those who drink of the cup of truth will be hatch by the world on every side have you read the fearful oaths taken by the people of missouri for alie expulsion of from that state they would neither sleep night or day until they bad accomplished this object has it bot been uniform in ayery age of tho world that the great majority havo bought the truth did you ever know a savior of the world to be acknowledged as a while he was in the world was christ acknowledged as a savior he was spit upon and treated as a wine bibber he went unto his own and his own received him not they were not satisfied until he was crucified knoal maryb cross and the blood had flowed from His veins As with the master so with the servant as with the priest so with the disciple there can be no com minging of truth and error they will not mix the conflict antedates the foundations of this world aud as long as man has his free agency there must always be truth and error I 1 believe that in the primeval world the same appointments were then I 1 believe the time never was that man could not be a man or a devil as be wished I 1 dont believe the gospel ot christ ever intended compulsory obedience would any credit be due to a man whose heart was full of wickedness to be baptized ligion when it comes by force does not come as a saving element religion that is attended by violence is a farce god has placed upon tho carth and he has shown us ayery rock and choal in the great ocean ot existence there is not a rock that we baye not been warned against we are supreme upon the vessels that we guide god does not take the com mand from ns but he baa given us a chart that we may avoid every danger if we will we may be daring or reck lesa if we will we may be prudent wise aud cautious if we will we have our choice this hag been gods dealing with mankind through all time he never forces us he always gives us our free agency the gospel has again been placed upon the earth the same oppositions are to be met to day that had to be met in ancient times perhaps you have noticed that men who are open and avowed enemies when it comes to fighting against this people strike hands and work in harmony truth is a menace to falsehood and evil and we cannot escape that ai cannot be under the banner of truth and error no man can be for the union and for the confederate you cannot be for napoleon Nao oleon today to day and louis tomorrow to morrow As president woodruff has stated when truth comes forth satan feels that he must put on his armor and go out and fight against it it is impossible for error to reign upon this earth it is like a tree standing upon the mountain side chosa roots are dead it must soon fall elijea K G MASSES prefaced his remarks by reading the verse of the esth chapter of st john here the savior when standing before he man who held his life in bis hands b ore the most powerful testimony of his mission pilate sneeringly asked him what is truth pilate was an educated man he had studied the chies and he had arrived at the conclusion that truth was a matter for men to dispute about do we as latter day saints know what truth is christ has told us what truth is there is no truth without christ there ia not truth to be obtained unless it is con tamad in the teachings of the kingdom of god why do not the world hear the words of christ any more than did pilate why do they u ot hear the words of the servants of god because the truth is not in them they do not want to receive the truth the choir sang an anthem benediction was pronounced by bishop J E booth |