Show AY lent H IL CM speaks HOUSE the saloons in our midst by whom are they patronized word of wisdom the usual sabbath services were held at the meeting house president cluff presiding the choir sang T sweet is the work my god my alne to praise thy give thanks and sing prayer was offered by elder william mccullough the choir sang author of faith eternal word whose spirit the active flame the sacrament was administered by the priesthood of theT burth ward and the choir sang a sacramental hymn president H H cluff addressed the congregation he earnestly craved the confidence faith and prayers of the saint H read a few verses of the chapter of II 11 nechi beginning at the first verge which defered to the wickedness of the people of this continent in the latter days and the consequent storms pestilence etc that would follow these are the words of the lord to ona of the ancient prophets they came to ua as the divine words of the lord jesus christ it concerns the nation in which we live and it concerns the people of zion god has been so plain in revealing his plans tons that he has told ua where the center state of zion is to be and A nd here we have the word of the lord what is to be the result if the nations of the earth fall into wickedness and fight against zion we are told how their destruction is to be brought about it shall be by earthquakes storms plagues and devouring tongues of fire we have in the doctrine and covenants bome very important words in relation to these times see section as doctrine and covenants this agrees with the word of the lord ax read from mhd hook of mormon this comes to us from the lord jesus christ through tb prophet joseph hWo have hare illustrated the condition of the saints of the living god and be condition of the gentiles who shall war against them there shall be no wars or strife in zion but all shall be peace the inhabitants of the earth shall say let us not go up against zion for the inhabitants thereof are terrible this seems very strange that it should be said of such a popl that they were terrible it means that the people of zion would be so peaceful and oud that wickedness would not be tolerated in their midst this is far from being the case today the lord has conferred cont erred upon us 9 priesthood and if we magnify this priesthood as we should do the ungodly un godly would lear t come among us the air the climate and all would not b agreeably agree abla to them we have today in our midst evils that are drawing the youth of zion aside they are drawn into these saloons arid aro tempted from the paths of virtee and rectitude I 1 was told the other day that the anaa of was spent annually in this city I 1 trust that these figures are exaggerated statistics of the united states place the amount of money spent annually for liquor at seventeen dollars per capital but this sum which I 1 have mentioned would place the amount ax provo at over twenty dollars per capita one thing however is certain there is a large amount of money spent annually for in toxicants toxic ants who spends this money Is it the seventies and high priests of zion I 1 fear it i to a large extent the gentiles in our midst are not numerous enough to support all of the saloons will the lord pass us by and thrash the nations of the earth while such wicked nabs exists in our midst I 1 think not wo are called upon to observe the word of wisdom to refrain from the uia of strong and hot brinks if we observe this word e have certain promises made to us W are promised that we shall run and not be weary and that we shall have health and strength my and sisters let us try to so live that we may escape from these wars plagues earth quakes and pestilences that will sweep across the face of the land the choir sang the anthum 1 I will lilt up my ayea benediction was pronounced by elder S S jones |