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Show SUNDAY SERVICES. iimsile Abraham 11. launo RB Connvlor Cliarlcj IK l"cBror at lho Tabtrnacl. Iteliglous ttrrtccsj.wi,To licld at . tho Tabernacle, Salt tike 'Cts ' Sunday, Xov.nd, lS&(i,ie3mn,en lng nt 2 p. m , Vrtussltr Joseph TajkrcprraMIlig. The tliolr sajig H1L. hj , denclng' Oloriom thines or thea arc ei.t ion,cllj-orourGo)l - ' 1'raier wa- BtTured by .Cider J) 1a JMTc. The choir next tan; tbe hj mU: CnfflMhoa jlonoa. dT ot promUe. toac4.nrM1UlxrtwrfM4j.. .Thf tath Of tho Third Srrrcfeain,hea,'u,uis- "KT the Sacrament, U-OSTTE AtiRAlfAM II. CAN.NON aJdressftl the congregaUon It swmsstnnge.lw.sa.d, In remarking remark-ing uin thman-elos mft which GoJI,asTOmMeflcttu , Ul0rth h,'J,a,TfP'P'e are convinced of Iivlni.i TheLatUr-daifealnts arefre,ICeuUy led to wonder whv It Is that intelligent men aS how wonderfully H ias tSShl among the uaUon, for tUIm PlWiment of many twite Meh its tolClraent, u farasniMSL. . wSSl-JSS?Jg wlltoT-"-? which to theaiselres is so plain, llut ceivetbe truth; thet- nrtfer tiirt nessand wkkeJneasto 1 cht kuoRledge. ven when o-r fcld "rs have gone forth bearing the G pel message, ,nd reeking to esiab. been mobbed and pefewli-d and In pmo Instance. Usj'nv Nevertheless? hm?Lnl a1fi,- that thelru h?s natoral, that God is directing His People and His work, and will ,n! !i'Ue o IUi over It u.tlT cvryl thing which has been spoke-ton 3iUll.ae.r't,a deeming ri?3 HiL KlDr''o nas been ful-filed. ful-filed. Thi rolld will vet be coin-pcjlwt coin-pcjlwt fc bow the knee aad acknow-ledgfetbe acknow-ledgfetbe Savior as Klagofkiurs and laid of lords. U5' AS?1'! tra-lng tha growth of tho CTmrch until it ha. reached ita i pres-nt proportions, the speker rertrrej to the rtmirkable fulfll-rnent fulfll-rnent of the prediction r She ar ol the Hellion, rears before was led by the Spirit of Pcd not only toprectigret civil war In this Unl.btitO. all the cause. whWi j yonld ptoduee II, and ho went to fir, under the inspiration of the lralghty, asr to designate the place -where tho strife would commence. Speaking of the judgments and calamities which it had been declared de-clared should be poured ontttitian tboe nations which njeclW the W of G9d, the speaker asked, What do we find in thoe places where our Eldersliave been derided, where their testimony has been re-Jeacd, re-Jeacd, meeting n ith na retfxinse In the hearts of the people Whj.that trouble is brewing among them, that their hearts srenow rilled with a fear of something about to occur, hut which they ctnnot understand And Jhis kiud of fear Mils the minds or men in hlh pj'itions In this Elation. In rtm mrlM- f ... Union secret organizations exR which threa'en the peact and safely or coniniunitlr. In the banthern .States men are assassinated because they raice their hands agaist'jme. and threatening letters aro sent to prominent individuals because they dare to call upon the oflicers of the law to suppre-s crime aud drive out criminals In this country, again, we find that w ealth Is belngconcen-1 tratcd In tho hands of a few that a condition prevails here similar toi that which exists In Grecit Britain, where it is said some hundred men own more than half tbclanJ. There are found men, too, iu tins country gathering tbe titles to the land into ' thelrown hands, renting out their) property, and denying a big income I frvn th poor farmer who tills the foil. The statement is made, Indeed. that landlordism ex-s ex-s Ists to a far greater tVent in these United States than iu tbe British Dominions. Theemenarc not seek I ng tho welfare of t be iabor-ingekuses, iabor-ingekuses, or the people generally. Most of them are unscrupulousaud by unscrupulous -means have succeeded suc-ceeded iu amassing great wealth. The fight between capital and labor Is a source' of great danger to the pesp'e, and tbe mini of these moneyed ones aro filled with appro henslonsof .anarch, the fear that ihe masses will rise up against them aud demand what they de-em to be their rights. Latter-day Saints, have j our eyes open to the events which are occurring occur-ring around you and stud them by the light of tho Holy GhosUha! 6u may see therein how Qodl d wo'klng to fulfil His word anth that your faith ma) be thereby strengthened rn the wor amori! the Latter-day Saints there is a panacea for all those evils which exist In the world. We should always be s-cking to know what the will of God Is concerning con-cerning up, so that in the day of trouble, in the day of wars and rumors of wars we may UauJ in holy pliqes and build refuge for tbe oppressed of tbe nation. When calamities are poured out upon the nation, then will tbe righteous turn their eyes Zionward and we in these mountains among theq humble Latter-day taints, a people who are at peace with each other aud with tlie worJJ, they will see tho place where the Spirit of God dwell", for where He dwells threjs no strip), no contention; nothing but peace and goodness. Da not spend your time in Idle folly, to fault finding, in aiming to gather wealth, but s-ek. to dlflue knowledge, to gain wisdom from tho source of all light and Intelligence. Seek to live tbe Spirit of God in your hearts, so that whenever you aretneJyou will see In your trials the hand of God nnd acknowledge It. Thur you will have peace and safetyanJ finally eternal lire. couj.snim chaju.es -ur. i wwe Was the nexl speaker. He bore hU testimony to tbe remarks of Apot'Jr Cannon, and rejoiced in the fact that, to some extent at least, he could discern the baud of God in tbe mlist of His people, also to see that He was moving among the nations na-tions of tho earth to accomplIh thoo things which were predicted by the prophets of old, and which had ben foretold by -the Prophets tif God In tbe latter days Tho Lord, ho said, brings about His great.purpoees by what wo call natural means. Thinirs appear supernatural to those who do not understand natural laws. We only comprehend a few of the laws of nature. Things aro taking place around us all the time, which we cannot thoroughly comprehend. Tho sialter, In JllustratioU ofhis argument, briefly referred to the science of astronomy aud other ac cepted theories, and remarked that certain things occurred day by day of which we took but little notice because they were what we thought natural, though after all they were in one sense miraculous. God worns in and through nature, and the laws of nature aro the laws of There Is a nafunl jet spiritual principle called faith, and it is the first principle of the Gospel or Jesus Christ, faith in the true aud living "God. Thlt faith, In one sen-, la arriiielplecf iwer,us vie understand under-stand IU It is art ofourtrrfd. ibssaiiZ''-' i-j,. , ";w'0rta!thli,J'rr'f faltfe'rtst ' Pk to the iL'?vmlxea'' b"t He material,, nfrteaiettfsrV istetl, w,Yi.mSn citato ex-BlnraVra- without ll ; WJaJhth0,?''oolbann!. "SIo info bo fJin?01 " 1110 -iw. gif- .Th elements nutterls-e enfsVV'' ! ttcrn1 "d Particle, e,",' iu elemenliry "ft i, ,MfW tome per-nwnj per-nwnj men! Iffi W n water and 3id nWl"1 W98 the ndihevlLM e."nw' "ieap,' ld not hk ?nd ev?lthe b Christ was . ,u Jcsu' Kffh- the spiritual force, and though we rnv not know how to ujeTyatY, ffithS iX th? 'fiDs; - itf . . ? l,ime ,u natural ihin-T. ."M0n!,rinCi',,'lW'Wa ne!s'o?n,Usl1" fart,1J laUiallke. fnlriin.1 tl'J"ere UiB " tl fJL'ntH'',r rrfftetlon in the calbryotic state, aud if we, will ta&o the course lie has pointed out, look . i'?PIBf,ett.comiuune with Him, f ii ,r2 "- ! HSCS UB lalts fulness, we will come tin like l?,"ll't!.,,lir(,!tt -Brother, to the 'ruliocf tae Godhead bodily," audlicrclvsall tbe wnerstbat be. loogtoDcitj- .- - .w , ialth opens the eyes of tho t lrlt and enable;, us to secant dlscjrn !,i?".a M PUI". Wosliould cuItWMo this principle within us, the first principle of th uvirlastinz Gospel. It coxu-stpusby heart rt the JVord or Qod. Tint S nAtrsI I roecss, though w HiA rilJ Ii saper. as.'?rK 4l-,Wl,"ME not converted" enll.ely hi lieaHts- lrt Word; it mu.tbeaccorojarvrea by IhSfTplrlt. FalUi ! cinb'eJ by wotks. If, therefore, ft cw HI exercIo faith in tlie iUHHpel tliat we have rccelveJ and do its works day by day, that faith will Increase mtu tlie using. Jutlikeauj other faculty that we ". There is a great luck ef faith iu tha world, it Is at a dlscojut anJ we Latter-day balnU should try :d bring it to a premium. Thcruarce-ertam gifts of tbe Hol feplnl, and tSe lrd has revealed tij uslu these la'ter day that ail these glfla are for u. tverj gift enjoyed by the primitive Chu-ch is fur this Lhureli a!Q. Amn(j Hleo lho speaker Mem Uohed the Kilt o' knowted, or wisdom, or Ui'CcmrathU. or healing and Jre'ng healed, sinSin5 In tongues, the gift cf propaecy, of seeing visions anl having tiivino dreams., A II these eoaiu from the excrrfS: or filth. But the exercise of faith Is notsimpiy for the U-ntflt oftheinlividual, though he cannot obtain salvation without it, lie has to exercise It far the good of others as well asliimself. btudy the principle prin-ciple of faith, it is worth) of inves -ligation. All things. mnt. be done in faith, for n ilhout it it is impossible impossi-ble to please God. When we pray we shouiit pray iu faith: hj we want to accomplish anythiug that N good we should ex-ereiie ex-ereiie faith, then tliu Iprd wlllhear usaud worknrth us. fl ere is an increase of spiritual force wh:n two or three are agreed In its exercise, as there is in I hyeleal force-. I u yodr prayer meetings triett together iu faith, an J let there be-Bniun in the mld-toi theb-tlhreh. We ought to ba a people of faith in these, mountain alleys, for we came to Z'ou to build up the lving-dom lving-dom of God. Do not iuuulge in skepticism; do not lei your mind run iu tnat direction, buttraiuyour children td lno faith iu tbe true aud living God It u txcrelse faith togetiieraiid weuill li able to remove trountiins of I njudk-e and ill-will against u. We are a small eoplc numerical-Jy. numerical-Jy. and nl-i as regards wealth and and learning, but wo are Improving I la that direction. We-are small iu mani ways, but if wo have filth i and usu It Iu the wiy God has appointed, ap-pointed, the imra unseen will j HOT with thoee that ire sceu, Slid together ill mirfailtuAu will j'rerjll, ood Ood iill3lvu8tLeictory. I "Tlii cbidrin tlie anthem, "The song of the redeemed." lleue-dlcliun was frunouuceil ly Llder Henry r. Itichards. |
