Show SEMMES the ilia services commenced with willi a singing ilgin by the choir prayer prater by rider elder fa S jones singing bulging by the sacrament was administered b by y tile the bishopric of tile the first ward elder cider G 11 II wag the first 8 speaker pe aker no ile it one of tile highest gifts gifta to bo be endowed with ft ill the authority of heaven to tench leach tile critic principles I 1 of tile the gospel allan N 11 a social being we ive are variously rion sly constituted our na natures lures and beings beem euirn to we ha havo tile name e natural senses but there are differences difference a between le tween our positions our present positions are c consequent 0 rise on our past acts when the speaker first became acquainted quain ted with tile principles ol of the gos pel pal lie he learned that thre there ass a grand scheme of salvation revealed for the happiness 1 ineas and will well being oi of man n not ot ilaff only in his present state butin but in his future state our social condition is promoted by the education idu cation of the people it is 18 predicted that zion will become terrible and will not be moved out oil pj place col for zion is la the pure in in heart beart zion on is to escape from affliction if she lit ill observe tile the laws of god vie believe tho the loril lord ila ilia his guardian angels vo 0 remember the angel going coing to see if i tile the reports concerning sodom and gomorrah wore were true what is is the report of if our condition speaker noticed as lie he passed the reading heading room a few evenings evening 4 ago about fifteen persons person there and two or three doors higher up riot not iced in a billiard hall many more now this being a put part of zion but can call we expect hect ta ill escape escapa tile the scourges urges and other that are to be visited upon zion if site will not observe the laws ind and of ahn lord 7 theford ilia I 1 ord his as commanded us to teach our child ren to observe the sabbath etli day arid an 1 to not tiko take ills his alame in in vair we 0 o are commanded not to pollute gutta inheritance if nt lie violate this vc nc 8 shill hall be hurled down men roll have turned from their belief in the gospel gopel and it ii is 9 almost universally the case that tile they finally oppose tile work they once boyc took pleasure in defend I 1 ing PRESIDENT riis niEsT duoor addi addressed essed ilia tholon c il gre gation for a short time lie ile said 0 ate e possess the same characteristics the a ancients n cien is did arid and it may b be e expected t that lot similar results will foil follow w our labors r as followed the tha labors odthe ot tho ancients it is not because tho the minority are thieves and robbers or impure that t they leynard are pl but because they I 1 listen is I 1 to tho the voice one of the spirit arid and keep kee P till of tile the almighty tim tl 0 savior walked humbly anti observed a virtuous and wise life among the p people cople but lie was persecuted and that too by professedly pious people they were w willing to crucify him just as our ene 11 ies to hy day the pious people are ready and vi lulling illing to destroy us they accused jebus jf ws of being a nine ine bibber air and art an associate of publicans public ans ang and bin arid ami of working miracles by the history n repeating itself rho latter day taints saints t are assailed anil and accused by y the tha same cl class iss of f people they believe in revelation in ill the visitation of angels and of ob sem ing the laws lans anil commandments of god this chii is 13 the extent of their of fence it is not because of their bein icken but because of their puri purity y and hf holiness ainess and their obedience to the be t daivs 1 of god latter day d ly saints dont be cast do n if tin tile yoke of dago is is put upon 3 lou on bear it patient patiently ton there is id one consolation consola cosla a tion wo ac have however however and that is 11 in the asu ranco that thai our bondage bondage gift faill bo be only for a season reason arid that deliverance deli varance and the triumph of truth will finally anae come tina this is 11 a lay day ajr r rejoicing for the lord imal clit cht short his work in righteousness the sun will rise in fit tile tat east anti and sot act in the as ai it has done wheat and an I 1 potatoes des will continuo continua to krow grow still and so go the lords lord work will con dinue to go on and prosper prot per 1 until its ilea des tiny is is accomplished in ace actor dince aith the predictions of the prophets choir sani an anthem ben benediction editon by elder isaac bullock I 1 I 1 |