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Show RUXIlAi hKUVll hS. Jlillgloua rervlcin wtrn held at the ralierniclc, Hilt I,ako Clly, Hundnj, Arrll 12, 1S9I, cummincliu nt 2p.m , President Angua f. C union )reldlng. Tho choir and congregation aang the Iiymu coiniiHiiclugi lo what li null, tl. da; ilawa It kreakla, Ilalllex a fatara ol Irci-l-m ao I lijftt " l'rayer by I'.lJir iranilltoii (I. Part. Thn rlu.lr King the liymn: Come, tlarel lr.1, ileiraail an I deell, UrlvllUaalMip.laerary l.tta-l, Tlpj t'rlMtlioo.1 of Iho rweutleth War I oullile.1 lu llnnl nliihtiullon of IhoHairamcnt. AtVllU'JOIIVIIIItV SMITH ndilrrADCil thu conmigatiou aiibalaif tlally na follow. 'ly di-lro la lhat during tho lime t aliill occupy 1 mny likvujourayiututliy mil Iho aid of your pm cm, and that I may liavu thu fellowahloftlieIIoly Hplrlt. I have been led to wonder, many llmca. thtt tho riavlor, In tending fnrtli Hla dlacl-I dlacl-I hi, ihould Imltuct Hit in lhat If they were liken before rulira an I Judgce, tliey ehould taku no coiuldtra. tlon lieforihatid aa to what tiny ahoull tay, for It atrlkra oiinnaalniriiltrlu lull day, whin the habit liaa bci ume ao common b make raratloiia for4-nkiit ou all occa-tlon occa-tlon of a imblio character. And yet bithel.itter-Jayrlilnlathla la not i. cullar; nor la It In thu loait alrange, firuur aehoollng front tliuromuuiu-o. Hunt of the work we nruiugaged lu haa lod ua lo lie dependent Uioii tho Hplrlt for our prompting. If wo cannot liavu thu aid of that Divluu Initructor In aduilnMerltig lo the world, It li loiter loi-ter for lie lo take our eeata and give way tn thuau who m ly be more larguly Imbued Im-bued with the lii.lratluil of the Flpltlt of rmtli. There liaa been an Idia nuiou men, whlell wu Inivo mKue-J, that Ita devo. teea went lilnrlmt under a delualon, ami that the doctrlura In Id hy tho 11 tirlay Halnta would not aland the teat uf clvlllntloli: that aa noon aa tho revelutluua given to the joulhful l'mihit Jowpli rimllh were iiroiight In contact with the a) atenia of the world, the il.ee Hull would bumali Ifeal, It waa thought Hint Willi thu removal ul Hie l'rophetand hla )eraon-at )eraon-at Influence) the lyatein would full lo plecea Thla Idea haa not yet evened lo exlit. The uplhlou waa aim hell that thu death of llrlgham Young would Ireak thu etitcin In piece awl make It lravwlblu for ua timalulalu the dl.lluct aliindlug wu hal In the early time, when we ctalilliluil our hoiucaluths llocky Mountain region. Hut It wia lllacovrteil that the death of tlm l'ro liel Joaopti did imt have tho eleliterluuatiroet upon thu work aullcl clAte-J. There n aarrd ou Ihu accno men ia.ahle uf leading thu luoplc, mil they wire continually liiaplred Willi reict nod live furihedoctriiiialnlroduceilliy Joni li Hiulth, nndnltliougli many were ilia-upixilntial, ilia-upixilntial, who ilalnuit lo Iio Latter day Hnln(a,tu thu 41 nth of tho I'ro htt, becaiiAo they thought It next lo Itnjioi. albluthat hu life could lii Liken, julliu tuaaa nf the people haj received Hie testimony of tho Hplrlt of Uod nnd un dertlo-l thn courau they ahotild pur-aui. pur-aui. TliHlattir were tuner thaken lu llielrfallii. rhoeirrleucia uf thoio dayaarerememliridbyunly a email iortlouof the Ijtllerdiy Hulnta now llviii". Hut lime will ri'culleet how the Church, with Hilghaui Yuuug at theheid, notified tho world that the 1.1 lera would coutlnui) the work, anl that there waa no ntcelty for any break In tho regulallona for thu uU llaiiiiuiitoflhea.'upleluthuiirlncllia oftliiido-pcl. Aiuldit ndven-lty mid trial, tho community being mobbed and robbed, they atatUnl Wrtlivnrd, und fur ninny jeara wtm able lo congrrgalu togitln r nnd enjoy the wlaulnatruttloua of llrlgham ouug. I'eato relgm-J within our lurden until wu were falwly accuied of being lu relielllon acalust the Lrovermtli ill. mul of having deatro ed the record? of the courta, uplii thla tlmu wu had enjoyed ounehcafu thu prlnclpleaof thoUoa p 1 01, in a meaiurc, a illallnct a le. True, there w t re thoao among ua, who were not el our faith nnd who came In Hie larly tlmea, and lu aomii limtancia tiny atill remain hire anl enjoy Hie prlvllegee aud nrltyntteii lingua. When food an I clothing weruaiano uud weweruaurroundeil with lioalllu trlboa, thu iwtr and Inlluence of our Kriatliaderweru felt,more than It may In today, poulbly. l'or Hun uu were few comiarcd with what wu now are. The ilrcuinataneea bur rounding ua then required an extrcleeof iowor nut now iiecvary. The wladom of the counaelof l'reil dent Young who founded thla com mouwtuilth waa aeen u lieu he urged tlisuerenlty for Uiu peo)loto gather lu vlllagea and protiet themailtia. Thla wo can now tin lerrtand, but ery fiw cau coinprihend tho great re anlblllty that retted on hi aliould era. rho aamu remark npplha to tho methoda adojted lu procuring food, clothing and other nci laaariee. Tor then, to wu.to food meant etarvatiou, and not to take care of clothing waa toeulter from expnaureto the cold, BIuco our aoujourn In our mc.uuh.lii homo, Btatee have grown up north, eaat and west of ua. Hnvngo trlbea wlioforinirly uted toconioluu)nua from all eldta to ateal uur cattle, are now coniwiratlvely liarmliaa. When they wire lioalllu we were tuught not to retaliate, but our duty waa lu fud, ilutli uud educate Uiem aafirnawu loulbly could. It .. much a irlmu tu ahld a red man's blood aa that of n whlto nun, rim great man who tood nt thu Inad of the Chun li lived and labored for thu duuloi mentor thla Ian I, luurdurtiiat aiacumlghtirevall nud wu luiru to (iractlie lliu rliulplea of thu (loxpulnt revealed to ua In our day, Tho woild did not underataiid thu iplrlt In which the. ieolo gathered lu thu daya of llrlgliam ieiing, Uit limy lilluellt IKiiulblotoatatter them If they coull diatroytlie Itadir, Ho aai.l away loacofull, however, lifter many jtara of aucnaaful ndmlnUtratlon ua I'rci.1-dont I'rci.1-dont of the Church. l'rtalJint llrlgham Young waa fol low 11I by other bn llireu. Ki tclil 1 linnge tiauaplrwl through hla rwnoMil. The BalnU uuiittnuail tu labor iiMri where In Ihu aamu apirlt aa lufure. Wiigrew lu humbera nud ixirelnd iMry right Idloiiglng tu ua. I Ini fiellng of the itmutry wiei worked up ngalmt ua, and a apirlt of hutred, lealouiy mil alrlfo waaeugeiidired In our i.ullon laroly through inliriiiriacntaUon nud niNuii deralandluK, Wo have eiuhircil a tor. rlbluitraliioflatujoan. The goMiru. ment,wnnUid to aupireaa lerUfii con dltloua among in, aiourfillowcllU 111 m emtil to feel that w u w 1 ru not na liny wlalwJ ua to he. Ihu wu havo nt lent led tho eoudltlotu luipoaeil upon tu. fcSI Wladom nnd )nlidcncu guldeil the routmlt t;lvrut'i the wplo. They knew why thiy hal Ratlieml, nnd hoped all iho tlm j that their gilev-niicca gilev-niicca weul I Uwrrcclcil by hwfiil meana, Thla lia 1 Iwen tried, mil thn hatllownaall Ihellniu finight within Iho co'i.llliiilonal lhnlla. Hie Halntt U'ln:: all tho time iletaiuliirilU bo In harmony ullli Ita .rlncl le There liavu Uen clianjea In Iho lenterahlpofllia Tmieli, nml I luipu thi'ralmohotnflVi.i'dtheraillior the lalb'Mlay Hilnu, Wuhaeinrt lua manly wny the ilriuMida ufiiurgoiern-mi ufiiurgoiern-mi nt louoftlin. hn Icndcrcat chorda In hum 111 nature. No other Mople would have autimltlcil to aich condition without Ireltiit illainouilierril, bid our I alherliaarelleveiliiaof thu napoml Idlllyof coiilriMiilngtlinhwanf Ihla iirauyoUiirciaintr) 1 11 1 he world. The Hplrlt luara tmtiniouy lolhe wlalom 01 1I1U muveinriit, and the Halnta, who will neck illllgeiitly lokuiw Iho truth, will inre-elve llml tiny are on thn right aide. Wu haVHrrjiiethniUirh thu 1 Xi rlencca (if the )wt. Thu work Ina trogrnandnud wenrnlun nlllon to IrairmiltourkuQwIedaeeouur lwaterl-ty lwaterl-ty aud lm res upon them nnvcrlu for Mile the faith, hut tu coutlniie lo warn thu world to eaoao frim the wrath to come. It nnkea no lifTeri lira who may leal thu ( liiirrh, or what our lomlllloui nny lie, IT wi. only attul lu ram million with Uod. l'or lie will lu. rlruet ua what loilo lu all emergeuclca, The work waa 1 11 kuiio digrtii iliti I eut iin Joe h fnilth In lila time, and nfterwarja im llrlgham Young, fortheau were chom.11 lu-trumenta lu eatahllsh ualn Ihla region, Now we arelnrt. and we are etirrouiiltd by many wlm nre not In harmouy with 111 The viewa an I rlghla uf auch thou Id U aa encrcd lo ua oa our own, nnd I truat thalour tlghla will be aaircdtn Ihoeu with whom wr. have to oimoclale. 1 trurt Iho avplu will trove Ihrin-elvca .iial tu all eiliergeuelei of thu future, aa they liavu to IIiumi of the l-a.t, until thiy ahall havo nci-ompllahed their erit intadun 011 thoearlii. Men have mliiiulirttcoil ua, not knowing that wu liavu aceiple-J our tnlaalon from Ihe Lord, to warn the world nnd to joint out thu pathway to eternal life. We- havo 111 alrange iloetrlnef. WuWIIeveln Chrlat auJ lu all the principle which hu Liiuhl. Thnutrnd toexnltmeii. They teach iiatoliitotiiirfcllnwmeii, mil 1 think I (an aay that we liavu exhibited thla loo aa mufli aa any co) le oil tho earth, nn I though nilauuleratcod, wo have the approval of our cotmcieuetra that we liavu done our duty to Iho I at of our ability, Utah haa been thu homo of tho poor, and even thoau whu havo rpokcuevllagaliut ua nave had the benetltolourwork. I have the eatlifacllou of knowing that Chrlit la the lledeuneror Ihe world, and that thu jrlnclilca hu taught arollioau by whlcli nion can be raved nnd ixalted. Thu UoikI mint gu forth unto itlin euda of tlm eai 111, mill! all have heard Hand illherree'ehed or rejected It, and only by faithfully r-aroliig out thla worUtau we In, re deemed from the blood of uur fellow, lite 11. I KIJIIDI'lr llilt(IK t. CANNON made A few clorliij- rtmarka, urglug theHalnia toouaervu tha monthly fiat dayr. The lul. utloil of theau faatvU aereauceawaatlut thu Halnta aliuuld bring their nilerlnga together for the benellt or Ihu poor. If eaoli family would fallhfully eld thla, thu reasonable wanta of the lleedj Woull bnaupnlled without It bulng ne-ccraary to aply to Iho Church for fun la for thla iuru. aThu choir tan; thu nnlhem, Hong of the Ittdaemol. lleuedlcllon wavhruuounced by KI dorlleorgotloildani. |