Show SUNDAY eldera aneser and eff gurtsen the saints president partridge presided at tha services in the tabernacle sunday afternoon the choir sang the hymn on page prayer waa offered by elder aco taylor singing from page 50 elder madeen of brigham city was the first speaker he of the organization and government of the church joseph smith speaker said had once been asked how it was that he had such good government among tha saints and answered that the saints were taught correct principles and governed them bolves such is the condition today there is a purpose for our being here on earth their is a purpose for our receiving the gospel the saints have a great responsibility upon them and they should walk in tho path marked out for them that when this short life is finished they can gain eternal life in gods kingdom wo should appreciate the blessings which we here enjoy speaker urged temple work and said it was a duty to do work for those who are gone there should bo unity among the saints and all should be honest and dutiful the law of tithing waa spoken of and speaker urged all to live up to this principle elder emil maeder spoke next he said that this was the second time h had had the opportunity of preaching in the english language for a long while he had recently returned from a mission to germany and cave a history of hia labors the latter day saints are getting a better name abroad and better work ia accomplished the people abroad havo vary peculiar ideas concerning the saints speaker had had the privilege of preaching the gospel to many who had never before heard it ho had also had the privilege of organizing a colony are now eldera in the german mission and there is room for forty more the eldera aro all enjoying their mission and are doing a good work he urged all to live up to the of the gospel and ever be ready to do any thing in their power tor the furtherance of gods work hard times are booken of here speaker did not realize what hard times were till he got out in the world while on hia mission he had saw hundreds of people in cold weather walking the streets barefooted and scarcely enough clothing and begging tor something to eat he aaker the blessing of god to reat upon all that unity and good feeling will prevail among the saints of god elder lara E eggertsen then addressed tho meeting on tho labor of missionaries who go out to preach the gospel to know that mormonism niam is true is worth a great deal and all should strive to gain a testimony to the truth of the work in which we aro engaged the choir rendered an anthem and the meeting was with prayer by pres aeed smoot |