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Show MJMA Si:itVllKS. Illthop WMtnt-jr liMrti.M Hie Tomrt pallim it tlia 1alifrtitle.-nen'i Verlt la 1 Jwlxrct, lot I,; Out. nanl AiiraraiKr, Ijut ,j Allml WorHi. Itelllllotiaaervlne were In 1.1 at Hie Tat made, Bait I,Ae City, Humlaj, Juno SUt, laSI, rnmmeiiclnir, at 2 !, hi.. riiJM Anjui M. Cttinou irrtlill.iit. Tho cliolriatig tlio lijnin toimutoc lntft Italic t Ihe Lord! raj larl Ikill ) le walk ao pltaaaal to auit. Prayer wim uftrtil ly Couuwlof Jote li li. Tjlor. Tlio choir and congregation wing! Tit 'pint of UoJ Ilia a Ota 1 littblbf, Ttit Uiur da; Holt Liai m eoait tank. Tlie l'tlrtllioo.1 of tUr i:i(litli v. at J offlc-UteJ In tliemlmttiUtrallon of Ilia Hacraiueiit. iiiaiiui' ousus . miiTxrv wai llieli railed upon to ail lie. Ilia coiiRttUkllon. lIeawle,ltiiutUnre, eafulluica: It la not uiual for tlio l'.Mci of Itrael, netted from Hie mlJ.t of Hie ronKftg-itlon to aaldreiai the ni le an KMtllHl U) WOntllp (1ml, to MllTl lelUivililali lu hull I itl.coutw. Aa a general rule, tlio I.IJeta clipeud entirely Millie Holy Hlnl vehoitlvet them nl the vtfjr moment wliil la uiuat Btiltneile to I tnlJ. I alet tleilte to I ileiaindiul oil that rjflrlt, and oil tlio faith ami prajrara of Ilia rialnla. Navrf-tlieleta, Navrf-tlieleta, t wlill ti take a toil thla alter-nnoiif alter-nnoiif ono that I i J r jitd from a new. arafoW cite, arjo to Mil attain ami lumltruiunatinjriclaute. 1111 read In Ilia Hor. Iir llU-hter ronlurtad Ida liitieral oertb"t i,t I. mnt Moltke, ami micliidoil If retains; tho following pn MHO frtini a letter written l,y tlio nl I eolillertm tilt tlshiMh blnli Uji 'My lli In Ufa l well nl(h rnl d. IliilwItalBilllferenleutiilard will ta a I lied Ui our eartl.ly wotk lu a (uluro wurhl. N(4tliatlrnliir(if tueoraa, but tint purity nfenilravortnd raltliful ir aevrraftru In duly, even wliatt llio ItilhaT dnno waa hanlly vUllla, will decide tliu value of huition life Whol a atrant.0 re. Baurliiietit of hliih an I low will uko .anallue1lnl Aaalio' t o know 14 wliottvvr wo kbkll hate la aailffti in cur ltoo,tiiotborf,nrea niftier will. It will tat w oil not to lay Inn murh wolitlit onoutwant ariaranT " ThtxV'iwIJ Iba proiwlior aroUiolnoiitbto(aMirol tbo wonli of a man, tbo oonalon ol a Ihrlillan. Ilo who illlliu,.lla writ." ' riiroo" aaU tha rroxhtr "aro tlio thounhU of a ChrUtlau," anil may and wltlt all tro fitly tht lliuujlm of a ljalUNty rialut; ly which I moan, lliattha phllaatliy l tuoh thai It might wtll havo omantlnl from Kalnl, a Undid of what l termed "MonnonUm." Kor "Jlor liionlim" certainly limiliatea till truth that vt mu.t not JuJje men and thlnira ty outward a varaoiet; nutalluwoonelreo ti ta Uefeltnl by the falx ilamit that rurert both Ih trtu,ral and epliltual tutrnundluici of inaululhlt fallen world. We lannol Judge, fully of meii't woiat by what wo it, or wlut It aal I an I thought of tlietn; for man It nine In Ue terlale that which U rrally Iroponant, and to riact and eital what It trivial and or lllllo woilh. Many Ihlngt which ai hidden and unrecognised of human wl.loni an utreithelei valuablo ant Tlully initiitaal. Urer MTtntyinojeara ago, young ly thrn llrlng In tht tntcawooda of wrntern New Vofk.wrntout Intolho vtooda to pray unto the lrd lor light mid know Infde Uou Hie till Ject of hit eoul'aealTallon. Illtmlud wai eier-rlwilaatowhlrli eier-rlwilaatowhlrli of the many Cltrla-llau Cltrla-llau rhurrhrt wai the true our. II vatUetlrout of knowing what path to tread, for he wat lwildered hr th ndviren claim af I ho crrUj Metho ultti, lUtUata, rmbyterlant tic, nu h ilalmlux to I the true churrh, ytt all eliciting among Ultra-aelrr. Ultra-aelrr. Having trad I ho worda of Jamee. "If any of you id k wladotn, lit him a. or (lod, Hut gUellito all men HUrally and tilt. ll.lJclli not," etc , ho I larrd Implicit tonrldrnco In them, and went out to tevk for wltdom. Thlt wat In the tiring of UH, Itwatauertutwhlch Mmtd iryimallatthellme. There wat nu otleiiUtlun aluut It. A ny hoy might hate done the tamo thing. No nut. nar hint gu out to I ray ran-l t uod. Hut thlt oreut, although "hardly vltlhle,"watone of ratt momeut to thu holo human family. JopliHmlllidcilaro. that lie had no aootirr commenced to pray than ho wat telied uiuu ly a r l'l" tartlrtcd lilt tonguo and threatened liltii wllh Hilar dtttrucllon. Hut he continued to fall iin the lrd In 111' Ihoughtt, until heaaw a pillar of light d.wcjnd. Ingfrom hearen. llgradually fellun. Ill he found blmeelf ilrlltrrcd from the vvll power and iouftonlel ly two iiloiloutlwlnge.oiieofwhoiii, ultillng l.i I ho olher, Midi "Thlt It mr IfloveJ Hon. lltarhltn." "" ",Jl;'il ! nvoverpd lata wrcli, he atked whlili tif nil the churchet wat the true one. anil tectlrrd Iho a.lonl.hlng rep jr thai none wat right, and that hothoul I not unite with any; that hey , taught for Jorlilnv tl romiuatidiiieiiU of of men anildfowneartolhel-ord wllh lhr III, while llnlrlirarta , f'01nl him. The iM-aveuly Ifliwa then will drew and Joeeph found hlniorlf lying jton hit lck, Kailng up to '"" . VliU la hVt liothoony of an .rent which ll'", ".'.'" he wat only fourleon joart of age. AlUiotiib he , regardej thlt iltloii atofillvlne wlgliio. and Ihontandi after lilm have ao regarded II. let It wat wlliieawd by onlya young l.iy, and the world gtiierally fwlIV-datumldeildedhlui lor Urtlf lligln lltliulh. . ... Allor thlt Jotei i rectlytJ vliiu fro., ana" Jel who B.o I.U uamoa. Moroni and who, foclalme.l hln.l Ihi. la.t of a line 1 1 I roj I..U ''' tnl.il.lcf.l to the S.lilteH iclnl liihabltauli of lhl i online.. . nie mlflon of thlt angel wat to tlow jooeph where tome ancient jrwrut weredlHd, winululti a liltU ry urihUamllwnl an I IU ol. J i.aiuolhllcdutlngthenielilght.arid mtriicled th.O oulh wllh nganl totlio alout la iiniBui. He told mm o. "rial ludgraenlt that wore W upon lhokw otl.1 oil "I'li.'.l ihifu lranxiru ou. Hoalalo-I tlit lliwljll- .roVCg.utll.awruto ii nd that Zlouwaa hi llillt up ami f ,,..l"g.th.ml-JoriJ. Ui Jg and the remnant of Ju' ''',', a, around coming of the l"7;,lianW,t Vol, thla 'll'lt?'l;,jo. I iJu.'Sw.VM hU U.llnuuy.audU Jniattthotettlmony of tlieB.iliil.to. Jin another occatlon, laler. we ate toiii of a Klorlvui maulieettlliiii to Jch Hmlili and Ollvor Cowdery, who were then tngnged In tiantlallnit "wllookof Mormon. On the nflicnth day of M.y, isWi un, imnthtoi, went out liiln iho Wlw, lo ,ray rr llicltt. Uloulhotuljrctof U.tl.ni hylmmef J on fur the rcnilmfnn of ln, i,r which hy were ti-aiing In the work Ihey litl bee,, iMt,.f,Ung. The doc-iilwwat doc-iilwwat mure or lw atltangoonr. KoraethtUUtna, It It Iroe praellred ' Im Utni I y tmmenlon, but not fur the riliihaloiiof tint, olliett M rlnkled or tired water iion Ihe (aulldalMi for baill.nt. Ilutlt wat noi regarded aa ef entlal lu taleallon. ) it net wat mentioned lpll-m by Immer.lon for the rrmlaelon of tint, and they ueelte.1 to be rnllghUnnl on Ihla IniiMlnnl Jul Ject. JovihrrmimUri'dliuwIloil liaiianawirt-dhlaittelouMuipllc-ftllon an I he noolved lo goto the anno aourro for Infornullou. While the two youtht wore ( raying, hoieenly luutMiiger diecendol and placiughlt handi iitnu their head, tke thrMi wonl.1 "Uon you my fellow tertanlt In the natoo cl McmhIi, I cunlorthe rrleithood i.f Atton, which holdtlho keyioflhetiiluliteilog ofangela, and ofthegoloftipentticP, amlofU. tlain by liiiiuerrloii for Iho renihklon of tlna, and thlt thall never again l IkVen from ths earlb. until tha tout of lvl do ofler again an ottering to the lnrd In flghteonii.(M." n.Uangeltald hit name waa John, luetame who In ancient dayt, while otiiaith, wat known aa lheila4it. He Mid he acl.-l tin I. r lha illrrcllou of 1'ihr, Jaineo and John, who hel I Iho keyt of lha Melrhlenlrk I'tle.l. bouil which lliculd In due lima l ennhffod tlt)u them. Trum thlt hour thie Iwnyoung men wee tulnl.trtol('lirlt,wllh authority lo tioch and lo l tlu for the leiutt, Ion of tlna, and Ihey wile the only men living who hi Id Ihnketa of thlt ralnhtty, II wat a very Important event, Ihe kryaof Ihetolvatlonnf Ihe human race being placed liilhehanda of theoe two youlhr.anil yel.w ho raw It eicrHtheeetwoT Mufcly, the In.puf tance of an event doca not depen 1 u ju Ihenuinlt-rof Ha wIIiimb. Ouanolhtr octaloti IVter, Jamen and John came and orda1md Jotepli and Oliver lolliu Mrlchhwilrk I'rlret hood, emtowcflng them to lay on bauda and heetow thu Holy llut, which llghla up the kiiI and lmtla a Uollnwny of the tlottil. Vet the wofl 1 wat not nollHnl of thu a toarh of three heavenly mtwoengert. The doctrine of angello vl'ttallotui waaloallL'hfUttndoiii ttrauge one, awl not only Irauge, licit ftlae ami I taa heniout. They could not com) re lietul the woall llliy ol llod'a romlng down In permu and n-a.ln In to humble a prrton aa young "Joe" Hiulth, aa he waa called III dtrlalon. The woil I did not conceive of (lod at a rtonage, tut aa a arlrlt, tvuy where dlfluie.1, which ewtrma It tkt att, rtlreiktt to Ikt krtee. Utowaltlktture, tt4 Uoeeoma la Ikt lief. Hut ht.e came a Ivy who ha I Ihe audacity to airft that (lod, the mil-vtraal mil-vtraal Vathtr, watattreou, a living, liealhlngllng.atwat auu Hie Hon, Jetut I'luhU True, (.hiMendom had lit I thla dccltliio In Ihe Hcllplurea for aget. Tor llure It It vipfiaely tlaleit that man waa ttc aletl In (lod'a Image and Ihatthe Hon It the cirna Image of the Father. Hut Ihe wnlll hail for. gollen It and Joh Hinllh had lo re-eniinclale thegtiat Inilh, and uld ms although derided and 4feecuted for It. The very hit that he announc ed llitt h had aerll Uod waa ell'High loturutho haired and tcoru of the whole wofld agilmt him. Hut why tltoull thla claim he I mull tloiuT Waa It not luatlble, after all, that Jotr h Huillii waa a much greater lliig than the woil I tuMwtil hlniT How wat It wllh the iniihtta atirlriilly, and with Ihe HavlorllliUMlf? Ihey were all ir.. ruled and hatnl In like maimer. The ap"ollra In whi.ee honor great and magnificent cathcdrala are now r tie.1, wefe In their own grneiallon klllnl aa Imtwtort and mtlefactora. 1 he mtly ( hflatlana were thrown to wllj UuU, dragged to death, ciuclflitl, atoned, aawn awind.r, coated Willi tar and burut at to;chea hi light the garden, of lmrlil Home. That wat Ihe treatment ao itirdel them lu Ihelr day, although they art now lauded and moiled hy Ihedeoceudanta of Ihelr alujtti, who dnlafellial ll llieyutu Mini in ine dtytof their father, Ihey would not have iTm-rutcd the roiiela. I am uot m mi aluut that, liowevi r. There came the greatett ronhet of all, IheUuly Hrgoltin of the ralhir, laving laid ailde lllaglotr, having become, from klng.a aur, ho walked over Ilia own fooulool, hudlog wllh Ilia own crealufrtlo he rr.oglilel for what He aw. How did Hit) receive Him? l.viuJohu, Hlafoteruiiiier,dld llotklflMlutltlvolykllowthatllewai the Hon of llial, lut ha I lo tend met-tengetttoaacertaliifiom met-tengetttoaacertaliifiom Hit own llpa Ihouatureof Hlau.Utlon. Theiewta no halo around III head, no titling Hinormoou, audi at we tee In lnt lugt. The evidence! ghen to John were Ihatthe tick were being healed, devllacait out aud lo the r the (looi-tl wat pleached. A few galhi red rouud Jetut, riwgnlilng Him at the Hun of (lud, but lo Iho great majority Ho a. only the car'.ilei'a ton. an I they hated Hlmand finally put Illm loan Iguomlnloui death. If the world did llieto Ihllice to tho anrlebt rivJiett, la It mr il.lng that It tliouH do tho aline to the mudifli I'roiliela? If they brhendd IVulaud iruJlfliJ I'rtir, why eliooll Ihey not thool Jiei h rlmllh lo dealh; Human nature la Ihe uiua In all agra. A flihtnuin lilt u could uot U nrelved at an Al-Ue-, a fartner't boy today cotilJ not i.tlbly be a I'roi hit of Clual. Weareloo prono to Judge by outward out-ward eiiiarancet. Men ale oflen rollnialeJ by what Ihey .M of IhliwoiU'igooda. Wlut would Ihe antwrf have Ueti twu lbouuinlrim aguhal theriuittl3iiU.iia.lje.il Who lathegrealeet mail In all the wofl IT AuguitualKur, the Homii. I.ni.l'r, would duublle! have been Iho general rmly. It woull cerlaluly nut have heeiiJeMlior Natli4h. And let III IhelMly of that babe, who wat Uirii In a manger, wat eutlirlneil the lilt of a .l. He came to tave Hut great emperor, If he would 1 aaved. Jetut wat Inflnllely the greater though cant out and apll upon, and huug aa one acciineil upon the cfooa. rodty Ihe wheel hat turned. Many of Ihoio who wtru Iheii llnl ate now latt, and nuny who w.ru then laat are iww fliaL. Jeuit la now worthlrwl hy million., while AuguiUa hat l;ii .rvl"""! hU tmiper elation and tlgulllcauci. Dm Ihla not fjftaliow what uiayktlll hapinlulheluluret It It."" I;"'; ll" hal the Cli.Wlau Jild will at ioma time admll Ihat Jie h Hn lib aatIJittberof t'aul, of liUr, of Jeremiah an I tho rophtla of old? Ilelaitaall the avldelicm of Ihedlvln lly of hi. ralnlon, leaching, I rophf tying, htallng the alck, atid, finally, oeallng hit trttlm my with hi. Idoud. "lly their frullt yo ahall know tin in1' Mormoiiltm muat liojnlgeii I y II. flnclplct, Joe I. Hmllh by Ihe tnailUof hi. tearhlng, tint ty what mentayof him. nor even by Ida own weakne.-.. Who retcnJ. Ihat he wati.r'nt, that the A.llra todny are ffecl, that any muflal can lt? Mm may IMivanunf (foil and ttlll havethelr falling.. The Alvtllet of oldhadlhrln. Ptter, that grand Irll.ott oi e occa-Ion, occa-Ion, iliuliHi hi, Ma.lir, 1'aul wa a . rtccutorliefotelieltcauieau A.lle, whoe dying tcetlmoiiy I. one of the moat beautiful! "1 have fought a good fight, I have f1.il.hisl my courie, 1 have ki 1 1 the flllht Henceforth there It lal I up for me a crown of rlghleouf m, whlrh the Lord, the tlghlcoui Judge, ili.ll give at that day." I.vi ry maii w ho over lived lull fleall hit had lilt wcaknt-eact, lut Iheee are hot tho frullt by which thai truth or Ihelr lubiiloni can lo tceu-J. A diamond tiity be hi Men In Uutt, or covorrd with cobwele e may tmi n in jungmem in ue clde who It high and who la low. Thla (lud ha. rvretVKl for lllmelf, All will have hi ttauitUrare Hit Judgment eetit. nnd be Judged for what they are ii.uj tvuilii, nut lor w link ii.-ii ,ihc Ml I and thought of them. Not Ihe fpUndorof tupca,"!.! "Ibei-utlly ol endeavor,'1 ami 'faithful ierwrver-anre ierwrver-anre lu duly, will ho thettatidanl at Ihat day. The Avallo John ai)ti "An I I taw throne, and ttuy tat lilon lliriii and ludgnic nt wat given unto thrtui and I Hi Ihetoulaof IhHll Ihat were leliradi.l for the wltneat of Jeent, and for Ihe word of (lod, and which had not worhld Ihe Iwaal. neither hit Image, neither had received re-ceived hit mark uton Ihelr fori lurid, or In tlnlr hand: and Ihey lived and reigned wllh Chiltt a thoutaud yeara. llul the reel ol Ihe had lived not agalu unlllthe Ihoi mruid )eara were nnblHal.'' Think i f II; klngt and nol let rotting III the dual, while Ihe mattyia whom Ihey tlew and ineculod ale reigning Willi Cl.tl.U Maytlulllifa lit and help lit to le humlle and faithful, nmj we feel chailly toourfellowiutn, and leach tii Hum not only by word, Lit ly eiampleo, the truth uollveml untout. May weiieterlmagltiolhal w are the only rlilldren of (lol, but ray and ttrlve Ihat all may he utisl thtough tho fir teaching Influence, and wtr oriho(liixlof('hilt. Tho choir aing thu anthtni lit kttuliftl Ua Ibt MOOtltlb. Ihiiedlclloii waa pronounced by 1'alfi.iicli Ulclnrd Home. |