Show SUNDAY SERVICES CS the usual sunday services of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints were eia held in the meeting house on sunday august 28 1887 at a 2 p in actor the usual opening exercises ELDER J I 1 TALMAGE addressed the congregation ile he felt fell to respond to the call mado upon him and fill the position with feelings of pleasure mingled with it 11 keen sense of responsibility as is usually the case with the elders of israel whon when culled called to address the people asked fur for an interest in the I 1 faith ta a and n a prayers pra era of tho the saints realizing that no ila one I 1 la able to address a congregation of latter day without this aid for it 11 1 they 1 1 have assembled in the proper spirit P 1 1 and possess tho the pom po or of discernment and observation they are able to I 1 a under what i list spirit taa elder speaks speak a and influence the operating upon hini hi in we should question ourselves n regarding barding the particular motive or orobio object ct we ne have hae in coming coi nini here doubtless they would be varied but I 1 trust we liao have gathered for religious motives and to bo be obedient to the command to meet together often in jesus name nam e for lie ile has promised promised if we would do so lie ile aou would d bo be with nith us and that to bless us tie cho obedience d tenon is the characteristic of every true sou sell and daughter many of the young oung aro are apt to consider that obedience means slavery but bull I 1 do not think it is tile tho design of the the cre creator a tor that any man shall live upon the earth without no ac a superior necessary for him to look to some being greater than himself and to obey such a one the lord has haa both in in ancient and modern times shown lie ile is pleased with obedience and liaa has visited with great auger anger those who have been diso bollent boli bodie ent ut look at israel of old there was a 11 time whon when they were is ere brought into tile tha strictest obedience under joshua they took the city of jericho with such ease that nothing seemed impregnable to them they then set out to take another city that of at ai spies were sent cent out and they sid said it was wag not necessary fur all israel to go out to battle it appeared they wore were so BO sure of success several thousand men were sent up but the people of at ai defended it and the israelites Israelit ca nero iero driven back with great slaughter it was w as th the e arst detent defeat israel had sustained for many days they expected their enemies would scatter like half chair b before e fore tile tho wind joshua then went be before fore the lord in humility and pro or to enquire tho the reason 1 h e lord bruyer to told 1 I lil him 1 it sin ain had been committed the israelites had been ordered when taking the city of jericho to put everything to dial deat even the cattle should bo be destroyed st that tho the city should be cursed joshua then east cast lots to see where the sin lay and it fell upon the tribe of judah and they then hell beld responsible jjr tho the slaughter of isra israel 01 joshua then traced it down to a household lie ld and there found that am a man an named A awhile as a soldier at Jeri Jerich chobad ohad taken some BODIO silver fiher and gold notwithstanding that tho the lord had told them if they touched anything they were accursed joshua then took him and all that he had bad and put them to death in bight of the camp of israel in that way does the lord punish disobedience I 1 ask myself sometimes is not the anger of god dod resting renting upon this people or that imily when nhen there is something forbidden or hidden away aal ay in the camp that 1 will ill bring death among th the 0 latter day 8 sainta faints that now as aa of cl old d when the divor of the lord lordia 13 not with ilia beope n hen ills his smiles uro are taken htwa anay wil will ile he not take great pains to do ally all he can to injure us its I 1 troubles and distress shall begin at the of tho the lord every ever one may expect his share let us ua ry be careful la reful that thal we BO may not by bet being ng disobedient bring displeasure that might have hae been taken away joshua having lone done this then went again before the I 1 lord and ana the lord said take ai and ile he would be with thein the lie next day joshua abent up lili his men tu to AL AI the thea men of at rallied again but thu tha lord was with them now and timid not a inan woman or child escaped from alie doomed city tho lord lie israelites tuat that they should have all in at AI and it was sanctified and kilei NI p I 1 unto onto them it if other instances are required think for or one moment of saul the ilia Ama lokites aabol hj hid promised saul abat god would be with him and would make him a mighty man when moses had led the them to battle the Ama lekites had bad come down upon them and ana slew blew many I 1 in battle but the lord had said the day would come w hen boa the would be destroyed samuel went to saul and told him to subdue them that they were a curse in the eyes of god and a dread to the israelites in days then past saul was commissioned mis cloned to take his hia men to war and was commanded to slay sla them all and to burn their substance sub iUnce after the tha battle saul went to samuel and told him he had lone done at as commanded but when hen samuel asked why then do I 1 see and hear theme cattle saul paul replied we have kept the best beat of tho the oxen to offer as sacrifices 11 but bat said raid samuel with t that li a 0 over v e r m memorable e m 0 r abl e se sentence ante n c e ll 11 ls Is no not t 0 obedience b et li e n c e b better e tt e r t thaia lia a r tt c eifle e t to 0 hearken than the at of ram eSaul had oven even brou brought alie I 1 0 king of the to e VI tt t to the people when th the e L lord 0 rd had bad commanded him to destroy a all li S samuel a anuel at ones hewel the am e king in pieces wore before the israelites israel ites as atie lord commanded and saul was rejected J acted from that day from being king over israel while jesse a mere shepherd boy was wa placed in hit his stead as 11 a king we have commands given tons to us we have not to go with sword glord or to til kill oxen and sheep but we e are comin commanded and that we must be obedient love our neighbors its aa ourselves for that is ia the first and greatest commandment it is hypocritical to say we love god when we do not love our neighbor the windows ol of heaven are open wide the stream of revelation flows it if observed through the proper channel but when we ile t take the gold and silver as aa did acomb we cover it up and we may ex catt the displeasure 0 f the lord will wil I 1 be eeck kindled against us in ia many litany in stances instances because ho does not take instant revenue revenge we think god approves of wit what at MB ITO do w a profess to lie ie holy mon men yet we k know ano w tb that at we ft ado do not keep keel the commandments mand ments of 0 god we wa are responsible tor for the example we set before other sand when we stand to be judged let it not bo be lor for having been the tempters of young israel we should bo be exam exemplary plary not alone when talking in the stand but when talking hocur neighbors it is especially ally essential for men who occupy important positions in the church to be e so 0 for a great responsibility rests upon t t them b em others pattern after them a and n d take lessons from what they do wo we are not justified in trying to excuse the immoral among us we are to be men and women today to day exercising qualities god lias has given us and we ive should know by the example whether it is is good or evil ivil evil temptations come in fit ways the least expected satan does doea not always tome come in the Torm of a cloven loot foot and head of horns born s ho he comes sometimes in polished form of a nan man or woman an and I 1 0 I 1 atis tho the character lie he assumes mes just now ile he comes come sometimes in the guise of our best beat and dewest dearest friends Rad tempts us tie in our weak cointe I 1 feel ini dined to refer tomy to my own owa experience I 1 will draw aside the inner drawings dra pings in my v lounger aunger days I 1 formed an acquaintance ft ith a oung man we studied together and formed a kindi kindled ad attachment but I 1 bad to leave that friend and in in my y field of labor again took into conti conn de dence ce one in whom there thera seemed ft a similitude ol of the lemur former but that young wait man came nearly being a temptation to me until his bis true nature mature came out often times then we be tempted byan by an enemy when not a friend hence n obedience bed lence to coq is ia necessary keep the channel open to god throw aside these imperfections as list fast as aa we can we have duties to lo perform of a varied nature Igno ignorance ranco is what we have to battle with today to day Remember that that knowledge which we impart must be tew temper odwith with the spirit of truth and revelation a 6 spirit of cf helgi religion oil we 0 profess at a all I 1 times ilow how many today to day would cast their vote to undo the legislation in regard to our schools and have chomas thorn as president young washed in the tha hands of the saints all I 1 think for we w 0 can now see the condition it has brought brough t us its to missionaries of 0 other denominations non inactions have said if they could only get our children to educate edn cate mormon lam ism would come to an end sooner than any other way our teachers are re not as oust fe etla tic as they used to bei wish they were we e are cureless careless in regard to the welfare of our chilgren chi leren man many will send thealo th these ese sectarian schools hof because they see t they is can save a dollar 0 lar or two in tuition ahe lie speaker hoped ol 01 ed we would mend our ways was continue in n the good work and pasture our chil yen in true paths ELDEB LDER B S 9 J VEs endorsed the remarks of brother talmage Talma 9 said that we ivere frere traveling too much in in the ways wa s of gentiles believed in in being liberal in his views the llie gospel was bag sent to no individual but to all mankind and we must give heed to the trite gospel it Is ia necessary to keep nil all ilia commandments of god oil As with the israelites of old we have bave been lukewarm and have not ex cx etc eissed ased that control over our families a milies at times thit that we should have done the latter day saints are to be honored lionor cd we or are to lead the virld in all things are aie we doing I 1 it today to day wherein are we lea leading irig them not in anything savo save it be our virtues do we lead them in our manufactures Is it in the tha garden is it in business circles are we in a coi condition jill to control good for tile he welfare of all 11 I 1 think not but the virtues of this people stand preeminent above an any y 0 ther other people on the earth but zion d does b e e not nourish 0 u r ie aliu a as s i t 0 h 0 u ill d odo w we e a are re not not I 1 so 0 O prosperous ro s p e s a as s w we e i should i d b be e D do 0 wo know where our children eire are wo we should take them into our oar confidence pray for them that thoy they may do right light wo we are negligent nt in in many things many to do not attend atten meeting eti g but men will bo be men and we all have have our oar failings this goa pol pel was restored for me as a well as you arid and god will holdas hold va accountable for it we must think of theme thee things and k know now that there is something Bom ething 10 lor r us to live ive for or |