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Show GRATEFUL FOR AGE OF BROADER THOUGHT Eldor Lon J. Haddock, in Tabernacle Sermon, Discusses Trend of Times. Elder Lon j. Haddock- of Salt Lake atake, who delivered the sermon yesterday yester-day afternoon at the tabernacle" services, serv-ices, emphasized in the course of his address ad-dress the manifest evidences of the progress of truth the world over and the great growth of the spirit of tolerance and religious freedom. The day was il Genealogical" Sunday, and in prayer, speech and song, stress was laid upon that tenet of the Mormon faith which teaches man's opportunity for salvation after death, if his relatives or others desire to follow the prescribed ordinances ordinan-ces of the church. Elder Haddock called attention to the historic fact that within less than the lifetime of many men now in Utah, the center of the great American desert had been transformed into a. thriving, prosperous pros-perous city, and the barren wastes had been made fruitful fields. TTe rejoiced that in this age people generally accepted ac-cepted the truth more readily than ever before, and was particularly pleased to note that the spirit of research was driving away old traditions and errors. He said that the blessing of God was clear lv upon the American people, and that there was never any cause to fear that the democratic foundations of this republic would not stand. Anfhon H. Lund of the first presidency presi-dency conducted the services. The tabernacle tab-ernacle choir sang "An Angel From on High, ' ' and Elder Arthur "Winter offered of-fered the invocation. The Seventeenth ward double quartette sang "Loyalty," written by Professor Evan Stephens. At the conclusion of Elder Haddock's ad dress the chow sang the anthem, "Let the Mountains Shoot for Joy," and Organist Or-ganist J. J. McClellan played Handel 's "Largo'' with splendid interpretation. The benediction was given by Hugh J. Cannon, president of Liberty stake. |