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Show SUNDAY SEEV1CES. J Religious services were held Inj the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, I Sunday, Drc 7th, 1893, commenc-Ing commenc-Ing at 2 p.m.. Counselor Joseph E, Taylor Presiding. The cboirsangthe hymn! lenJ, Thoa wilt hear ne wbta I pray, I im t ore ter Thine. Trayer by Elder Wm. McLangh-lln. McLangh-lln. The choir sang the hymn commencing: com-mencing: Uirkl lUUn to the Irampeterst The lean J for volulctn. i The Priesthood of tho Eighth 'r Ward offlciated ln the admlnUtra-; admlnUtra-; tion of the Sacrament rncstoEXT Sbyuour n. youjcq was the sneaker. Once more, he said, they had assembled In that tabernacle, which had been dedicated dedi-cated to the Lord God or heaven and heard tbe prayer of faith of-fercd of-fercd In their behalf, that they as a congregation or worshippers might enjoy holy communion with the Spirit ol Gsd. When wespoke about the worship of the Lord and referred to the ordinances or-dinances or the Gospel, we hoped to be edified, blessed and comforted thereby. Those who had come there that afternoon with a prayerful heart and a contrite spirit, with a spirit of forgiveness and brotherly lave, and a desire to be fed with the Bread of Lifo would be benefited and made to rejoice wben they departed de-parted from that bulhllng. mere wasaieeung prevalent In tbe heart of the human family everywhere to worship some being greater than nnnklnil. We found tliis to bbthciuoeea among the benighted natives or tbe dark continent conti-nent of Africa. The North American Ameri-can Indians today, in keeping with the traditions of their fathers, had their daya of feasts and rijolcing and ot thanksgiving. They had-their harvest celebration!-, and their co-called "ghost dance." EUcr Young nude referenco to tie movement among the Indians, in which ho believed there was con siderable tradition and Ignorance mixed up with some things that might bo correct and expressed the Ilea that when the Dord bai any general work to be done connectel with the present dl'pensdtlon He would, as He had promised, "reveal His sccrU to Ills servants the Prophets." Turning to Ilia suiject of the dally lifo of the Litter-day Saints, . the speaker quoted from tho address of one of the Apostles at a recent quarterly conference at Provo, who icniarked how glorious a thing It would bo if tho President of that Stake could f Laud up before the people peo-ple and declare that there was not one mtu in his Stake who Indulged in Intoxicating drink, in profanity, or who ever took tho name of the Lord ln vain; but that all the Latter-day Latter-day Saints In that Stake were living godly lives honest, industrious, humble and earnest seekers after tbe Kingdom or God, living and working work-ing in harmony with their brethren under the direction or tho ftteslhood nnd those who presided over them. But the President or tho Stake admitted before that same congregation that he could not truthfully do this, notwithstanding notwithstand-ing all the teachings and Instructions Instruc-tions which the people received from time to time for so many years past Those teachings and instrue-tioLs, instrue-tioLs, he honestly believed, bad a beneficial eOect generally; still, ho reared there were some members of the Church of Christ today who needed to repent or their sins as much or even more than when tbey first went down Into the waters of bartism for tbe remission or thoe sins. He was glad to say. how ever, that there was a marked Improvement Im-provement In the ranks of the Latter-day 8alnU, the majority of whom were striving earnestly to keep the commandments of Qod, to establish tho kingdom of riehteous-ness, riehteous-ness, and to win souls unto Christ by their precept and example. The speaker next dwelt upoa the mission of the Latter-day Saints. It was not one of conquest by force; the message which they had to bear to the world was one of peace. But the Latter-day Saints had not themselves always eDjoyed the privilege of living In peace; Indeed It would almost seem, at times, that the Lord's hand was laid heavily upon Uia people ln order to chasten them and bring them te a remembrance of the covenauU male with Him and with each other. Notwithstanding this, the faith or the Saints had never grown dim. Once in a while an Individual had gone Into darkness because or h's onn traussresslon, but the majority cr the people rejoiced today in tho knowledge that God had been mercl- . rut unto them and permitted them , to maintain within, amid all the trials through which they had been called to pass, that Spirit which before be-fore led tbem unto a knowledge of the Gospel of tbe Lord Jesus Christ He exhorted the latter-day Saints to llveitrue to their religion, to pay their tithes and offering, to remain steadfast in their faith, and to bold unbroken communion with God. No power on earth could prevent the spread or tbe Gospel and its power being made manifest in tbe midst of the people. The choir sang the anthem: tt lh moiitmlas hoatforpv; after which the congregation Joined with the choir In singing the doxology. The terries concluded with the pronouncing of the benediction by Bishop William B. Preston. mi rP5?f 'nKe,nc" meeting will be held in the First Presbyterian Church to-morrow (Tuesday) eve-. " t 7:3". under the auspices of gaWomanChriitlanTemrieranee Union. Tbe License Hytem as a remedy for the curse cf the Liquor Traffic wW &e the subject before he nesting. |