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Show - """suxday'services. Religious ferviccs were held at tho Tabernacle, bait Lake City, Sunday, June 15th, 1S93, commencing commenc-ing at 2 p. m , President Kliaa Jror-ris Jror-ris presiding. The choir sang the hymn commencing com-mencing rotM,UoljGIot.oiirliMnl-ri-. . Let ni tblne InCaeoce lr,Tt-Prayer lr,Tt-Prayer by Jilder George G. Uy-walcr. Uy-walcr. The choir sang: O God, UV lKrnl Htb-r. Who dwell amiil Ibe rkr The Priesthood of the Fourth VOg-L$fficiated in the administration administra-tion of the Sacrament. I RESIDENT t. A. IIAMMON'I, of San Juan Stake, was called to : I address the congregation. Be first referred to the great changes which had taken place in the appearance of Salt Iake City during the last I few years and next remarked that he had been Intimately associated with the iople and their hifctor I since the j earl St 3, when he came I to Utah from California. The speaker speak-er adverted to the persecutions nhlch the latter-day Saints had undergone since he first became acquainted with them, and spoke of the time when their conferences were held under the shadows of haystacks. But destiiU all the trials through which thiy had pasetl they still lived. When Joseph Smith died the world verily rejoiced and thought I that that would be Uie end of "lor-monism," "lor-monism," but the Church still remained, re-mained, and the ieopIe Mere still J numerous enough aud ne-wsed j influence enough to largely interest j the governments or the urld President Hammond dwelt upon his recent Journey through the Unltxl htatesand mentioned with satisfaction the difference in the recertion now accorded the "Jlor-nion" "Jlor-nion" .Ciders as compared with twenty years ago. In the course of his travels he met with a great manj people who were dissatisfied with their religion and much unrest prevailed among tiiem as to whether or not the doctrines doc-trines which they had been taught Were true. Twenty years ago he found it a hard matter m the region in which he had journeyed to talk to the people about "Jlormonkm;" their ears seemed closed and their hearts full of prejudice. Io the doors were opened lo him wherever he went, and he was gladly welcomed. JUicli ignorance, however, still prevailed in regard to "Mormonlsm," upon which subject the minds of some even educated itrsons appearctl to be a complete blauk. He rejoiced to know. that the Saints were still actively engaged in carrying out the imrposes of God upon the earth. For sixty jars assaults had been constantly made agaimt this people politically, relig-iou-iy, and financially, and though it times tin j might become some-vhat some-vhat dUrcura ul. thev knnnr that God was with them an J would deliver de-liver His people from all harm. He ould bear off this work triumphantly, triumph-antly, aud bring redemi lion to ill o)i!uin His oh a due time. t LDK.t JJIIN MC11JLS3" followed He delivered an address jP"U the authenticity of the Ilouk of Mormon aud theptrsoualrulni'trj of Jesus Christ aruoug (he ancient people of this continent, immediately immedi-ately after HI: resurrection. The choir ang the anthem "Behold "Be-hold His Praie," and tho benediction benedic-tion was p-ouuounccd bv Elder J-imcs IZ. Talojge. |