Show SUNDAY SERVICES SEim fES a the regular sunday services sen ices of 0 ti alie church of 0 jesus christ of latter day day saints were held in the sleeting house on sunday 8 afternoon at 2 choir sang lord we lomo come before thee naw nai at thy feel we humbly bow f prayer prater by elder andrew andren wimon choir sang t while of these emblems we wa partake in jesus name and for his hii sake hie file sacrament was waa administered by the bishopric of the second ward eldur EVAN realized the importance of standing before the people and attempting to instruct them in the things of the kingdom of god tho testimony of the truth that had been given give to him through obedience to the principles of the gosal gospel stimulated him in tile the position he bad I 1 ad been placed in tho the latter day saints were the roost most blessed keople people on cm the face of tho the earth had been son in the service of god about one half of ilia his lifetime life tima laboring to benefit the human family W we e should bo be lotter day saints saint not in word rord but in in deed and show our gratitude to god for tile the many blessings the lord had showered upon the people had never lived union anione z a better people than tho the latter day saints tile tho spirit of god was ft as with the them inand and where that holy influence wast waa there were good feelings and a spirit of kindness the latter day saints had been called to go forth into tile the world and preach the gospel with but purse or scrip in III consequence of these teachings we find people from all nations gathered together in on one 0 place and andea yet some atter after gathering gat heiing out have apostatized arid and gone back into the beggarly elements of 0 tho the world but these things are necessary no doubt in fit order that having our free agency we wa may choose between right and wrong light all darkness there Is only ond IVRY ay we e can receive the blessings of 0 f our heavenly rather father and that la Is by alvin living up to the principles lie he has haa revealed rev repealed ealeN u unto n rito ilia his people but if we n e neglect the observance of 0 these principles we wa cannot consistently expect to receive tile tho blessings the work of god like the B tone stone cutout cut out of the mountain without hands is rolling lolling forth and no hand han can stay its progress it la Is ying trying t r all who profess the name of god and wo we will no doubt be tried to the lite very very core wo we should fast and pray and ana attend to eve every ry duty that we know is tor for our gooth cold we have young men and young cadies ladies growing glowing up among us and god requires bequir a that we vre do all we ie can to lead them into the way in which they should go we ive are surrounded by every kind of temptation and the evil one is on the alert alluring the young from the path of rectitude t do hence we w e should ever be watchful a and do all we can for their good HID JOHN not noticing that many of th the e you young rig men were e mi a sin 9 from ilia ibe meeting ile he could celli d not no t count account etc for this but one on thing th ho he did know that the saints abo should of 1 I nice meet t to worship the lord and observe the sabbath day to keep it holy many who had embraced the gospel in years gone 0 ne by had left the fold of christ and ya forsaken r an ken the old path that leads to life eternal e rn R some bad joined one sect beet socia ln othern ode elined some e a another and some no sect beet at all those who have a standing today to day should be very cordial that they keep their standing the savior once told peter that satan batan desired to sift him even as a m an a fats wheat but that ile he prayed to his father that ile he would remember him blin and keep him its as ills hla own why did the lite savior not pray tor for john or jame or any of the tha rest of the brethren S some ome adof would say eay it wits was because peter was ft as the president of the church but he was not the president then the ahe speaker believed it t was because lie needed praying for more than the patient 11 tient james or tho the loving jolin john lie 1 1 1 had a passionate tel temper laper an and d was pr probably oba bi y inori more basty than the rest of of the tw twelve elve as wo we learn in fit jie he laso case of ins ills taking the sword arid cutting amlin oletho oil aliu ear of the high priests pr iesta servant A little temper la Is needed to go through tills life oft C it took men with temper r to convert tho the a elahi I 1 into ji ti the garden to make the broadis into the canyon to make the bridges bil dge and other oilier wora works that have been temper tell per is requisite but it must be cont controlled rol led and modern tid by the spirit of god iron is fall of temper steel li full of temper but take the temper out of them and what is left la devoid of life W we are not all subject to the same weaknesses but yet vet we have all got pom bome e kind of weakness some are very anxious to do the will 0 01 I 1 god and are aie very rarely seen absent from ills his ll sei ervice v ice A pel son n that neglects the wor shipping as assemblies iverso a b 1 les of the th lord ird and does not partake ke of the sacrament must grow weak in the faith until finally lie he dies a spiritual death it if the speaker should neglect continually tho the meetings of the saints lie he would have to forfeit hh big membership in th i church for foglio lie could not profess the name of christ and neglect to put that profession into practice we have got to observe a spirit of charily and nd liberality be more charitable to e each ach other entend the hand of forgiveness gi veness neBa to each other and continue to do good had heard that a gou many had said that there was no more tithing the lord had not changed the name ingi f this principle so far as an he knew and lie he did not want to god dod had bad revealed a principle that we must give one tenth of our increase to ills hla work which was tithing law suits and persecution to the cont contrary rury notwithstanding the imprisonment 0 n ment of the brethren was not for themselves as individuals but jhc thc alicy were ere imprisoned lor for all who have taken the n name ame of christ tills ibis was one of the god had bad demanded at our bands and how much better these kind 0 of f sacrifices were compared to the ancient sacrifices of blood lilo choir sang eang the anthem let us go to the mountain of tho the lord benediction by bishop johnson |