Show tabernacle services sunday oct 30 singing opening prayer by elder S S SJ jones onos sacrament was administered by tho bishopric of tho the fifth IV ward a rol JOKES wab tho the first fu bt speaker sp tho the latter day saints can not liola but appreciate to some do groo tho the blessings they are receiving ahou thoy they consider liow how highly eriv of tho the lord they are so few embrace tho the gospel as ai compared to tho the many millions of inhabitants who dw dwell ell A upon the arth many of choso who have hae joined this church chuich can ro cite striking experiences by which tho the lold has brought thorn them to recognize recognise and obey tho truth tile the B speaker demonstrated rated how in the course comiso of hia big own history he had once bee been led to ridicule the thought of the latter day doctrin doc trino oi also tho the great zeal his hia minister had taken in endeavoring to prejudice his hia and his associates minds against the mormons cormons Mor mons As is generally the tha case lie ho went to hoar tin ID elder speak with the intention of causing derision dori and nu annoyance but was struck by the earnest manner in which v tho the truth was expounded and tho the result of me reflection awakened by this very circumstance was his speedy baptism in spite of persecution ill the truo true seeker after truth will know when whon hois ho is doing right after one has decol received vod the gospel in a humble and contrite manner ho he will bradu the conviction i of chis faith and an abiding testimony will be bebis his this people should caroti idly illy observe the commandments of god all sects claim to believe the tha bible and yet but few of its ita instructions or anro a carried out oat tho the infidels claim that tho the sects of tho the day fail to fulfil fulfill their professions and admit that the latter day saints alone truly demonstrate their belief in the bible ELDER ja irs E DANIELS all L elders 1 I of israel aro are expected to be ready to testify to their associates the priesthood of god has not bec n conferred upon any ono one merely for a form such authority imposes corresponding obligations whoa tho the older members of this thi s congregation were young it was not considered popular to believe in in the doctrines as taught by the elders idea of latter day saints was ob obnoxious nellous to tho the world though F cormer ormer day saints could well bo be reverenced reveren ced lye e find such a state slate even existing today to day by far tho the majority of mankind believe in in a god though gh the idea of such a a being is to many poorly defined such a feeling is tho the result of tradition rather than a conviction from a personal por bonal testimony some of us its suppose OS 0 that had wo we lived in the cho days of the savior wo we would have hava easily followed his course but bill when we consider how lie ho associated with the cho poorest and lowest classes of society wo we find tho the task holud have boon been as difficult ill then ea as now our belief is ia not founded upon tho the biblo alone although wo we believe that the principles laid down in that book are correct but we have the assuring testimony 0 of f 1 present revelation the biblo bible contains a test by which the tha church of christ is to be tho principles ti aci nci followed follow eJ by this hoopla exactly e correspond with that and honce bence the admission 1 on of 0 f p eron tha il that tho the morcom alone follow the requirements quire ments of tho the bible wo have too a similar book tho mormon biblo bible as it is ia called I 1 this thia too coo the book of mormon will cont contain tin other principles of the falness of this gospel the elders should make themselves acquainted with the principles as let laid d down in tho the of inspired menthal men that the world may bo be undeceived regarding the erroneous notions attached to this people cou Coos scion DAVID jons then followed the latter day saints poa 0 sess BOSS blessings and powers which the outside world do not possess this has boon been the tha character ot of the people of god in every age in the days ol 01 of tho the patriarch 8 prophets and apostles of old its as tod today to d day ay god hai never left his people without a knowle know knowledge leige ool or a conviction of his requirements u ir emonts amounting to a fact peter james and john were with chnat ori tho the holy ing mount until saw his hiis glory mail and hord heard tho the voice ot of tho the father a ing his sou son peter lie 0 o th this alsoto also to jonir christ manifest his bis power when walling upon tho the water by chica peter wat wasi induced I 1 to 0 i imitate aral i him peter was with christ in in poverty and trial and ana shared both joy bud and sorrow borrow still this was in sufficient clent and christ told to tarry tam until the holy ghost should come to thoin them this gave them authority and power anil and caused prior peter to bear tos testimony that they did not touch adlo fables do exist today however tile tho practicum ot of sprinkling infants infanta being baptized in ill an ail unauthorized mannor claiming fellowship in the church without boing confirmed to a 61 landing anding preaching tho the gospel without a call froni from god and all such acts aro are tables fables light is needed to avoid such do da elusive f ables mul people ha lato a claim to such light wo we havo have to to ie be latter day saints with a purpose anil and fulfil fulfill out our callings rai lings singing benediction Beno Deno diction by bishop johnson Joh naon |