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Show SUXDAY SERVICES. Religious services were held h the Tabernacle, Salt Lake. City Sunday, May 11, 1S90, comniendns at 2 p. to, Counselor Chas. W. Pen rose presiding. The choir sang the hymn beginning: begin-ning: Coae hither. all jewtuj ooli; Ye hearv llden ifonen come. Prayer by Elder Wm. B.JJarton. Tho choir sang: How btiuteoni ire their I eet who lUnd on Eioa't hill. The Priesthood of the Twenty-first Twenty-first Ward officiated in the administration admin-istration of the Sauament. IXDER JOHN JIOllOiN was called to address Uie congregation. congrega-tion. He said the Latter-day Saints differed from tho world in that they accepted the principle of direct and present inspiration and revelation Believing in tbb they looked foi Instruction by the Holy Spirit. H contradistinction to this Is the belie or most of the world that the canoi of scripture is full, and that revela Uon has ceased to be given to men The natural result of this dlflereuw Is to draw a strong line of demarcation de-marcation between tho rSalnu and the rest of tho world; II has been the line of distinction since thoboyProphet.Joseph Smith, declared that he had obtained a visitation from the Divine Master, and also rrom His heavenly messengers. mes-sengers. We find thu fame distinction distinc-tion between two classes when John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness. The Scribes and Pharisees Phari-sees declared that the volume of prophecy had ccasedpnd the heavens were closed. But when John declared de-clared that he had received light from heaven, and that God had again spoken, a strong line of demarcation de-marcation was drawn between his position and that of the Jews; and the Hue became stronger when the lowly Xazarene came. He and His followers were ostracised, till their blood was shed as a testimony of the truths they taught. So also, in this day, tho ostracism followed till the youthful Prophet Joseph sealed his testimony with his blood. From the time John the Baptist came till Christ was crucified w as a day of days to mank I nd. The Jews were told that as a nation they would cease to exist, because of their attitude toward their ford; they Mere also warned that their great city should be trodden down nf the Gentiles. This prophecy was I fraught with interest to each iudl-1 u.i.t! iu isiaci. ii was prcuictei by one ot the ancient prophets thai oueof the results of the fcatterint abroad Br Israel would bo their return re-turn to the tame land, and thai they should behold the wounds thai had been Inflicted upon the lord Jesos, and should lament over the things which they had done. The Lord declared that In Uie lattei days He would gather Israel together to-gether and make them one uatlon. This foreshadow ed the jpilherlug, after tho dbperUon, into Uie land of Judca. There they should te cleansed, an 1 would be the people of God. This prophecy is contained con-tained Inthe 37th chaperof Ezeiicl. The Lord had made a covenant with Abraham and others that'tbelr seed should possets the good! v land for ever. The Prophet Erekiel saw Uie day when Israel would reject Uie Shlloh that was to come, and would be scattered therefor. They would depart from the path of righteousness. Ezckiel farther saw Uiat lbs Ird would gather Uiem together again, and Jiiey would work righteousness and be His people. peo-ple. Thus would He keep the covenant cov-enant which He had made with their father?. Ho renewed Uiis covenant with Ihem through Eze-kiel. Eze-kiel. The covenant made by the Lord Is uucliangeablc, immutable. In the day of the restoration of Israel, Uie Lord said He would make a covenant of peace with Uiem, which covenant should be eternal. He fort--hado ed the day as that or the glorious redemption or Israel, when they would in: sanctified. After tlit- promises made to Abra-Iiam, Abra-Iiam, Isaac and Jacob, the peoplo went into by and forbidden laths, and passed Into bondage. Not only had Israel In thefiesh forgotten God, but it appears as ir Israel behind Uie vail were murmuring at the condition condi-tion or the jieople. They lamented Uiat the covenant or the Lord had not been kept. But UieAJniigbty saw farther than this, and showed to Ezeklel, lu the virion or Uie dry bones, that He was able to and would fulfil His covenant. Those who murmured said they had been cut off from the resur-rcction; resur-rcction; Just as many today declare de-clare there is no resurrection. ButtJe Lord gave unto Uzekiel light so that when he tossed beyond the vail he could declare to Uiose who murmured that which he had beheld. He had portrayed before hlro the resurrection of the house of Israel. He was thus prepared to declare to them that the resurrection would come to pass;ihat their graves should be opened, and they would be brought up out of Uiem" and be made oue nation in the land and upon the mountains of Israel. In this prophecy, connected wiUi the Latter-day Saints, are the in-strucUons in-strucUons given in regard to Uie sticks of Judah and of Epbraim. Tho sUck or Judah is tho Biblcand the Book or Mormon is Uie stick of Ephraim. This latter is a record or tho people who formerly occupied this land, aud tho events of today are proving Its divinity beyond Uie jiossiblllty or a doubt. The Lord told Kzekiel He would make Uiese twoeUcksoneln Ibe hands or His people in the latter day. This prophecy has received Its fulfilment with the latter-day Saints. The ford also explained to Ezeklel Eze-klel now He would gather the scattered scat-tered of Judca. The Prophet Joseph Smith sent a messenger, Apostle Or son .iiyue, io iieuicate tne land of Palestine for the return of the Jews, nnd the mission was performed. We are today witnessing the literal fulfilment ful-filment of this part of the prophecy, inthe reassembling of the .'cms to the land of their Inheritance. They are sitting their faces toward their own land, and tho lord Is opening up the way for them for Uielr gaUi-ering gaUi-ering from among the heathen. Though for a time Uiey may have lost sight of these promises and thought Uiat God had foigot-ten foigot-ten them, yet it ran now be seen Uiat he has not dono so. The Salnls today are watching villi great Interest theso occurrences, and an looking forward for-ward to Uie fulfilment of the glorious glori-ous promises of the Almighty, when peace shall come upon the earth, and the kingdom or God be established. Previous to this, latter-day latter-day Israel Is, as former-day Israel was, passing under a cloud. But a brighter day Is coming, for God has spoken It, and Zion will become the Joy of tho whole earth. May God hasten the day, when this shall be accomplished. The choirsang the anthem: Z be urth Is the Lordv . Benediction was pronounced by Elder John W. Whittafcer. |
