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Show iUMlAY SKItVll'ES. A Illiconrie on (Iwl't OrJrr tail the Kternllf or lilt Worli. llillflou terrier werolitMal the TaUrnacle, Halt I.aVe City, Humlar, Juno Wtli, 1831, tommtncliiKnt2p.nl.. Counselor O. Vf. t'enromj,riinir. Tho cliolranil congregation tang the lijmn l)f glniilnji I'VtV." '""""l. T ttl.t. ot tbe Lord. It liM tor Tour I..1M, lu, nuiitti eorl. l'rarer u ollurcj ty KlJet Homer Duncan. Tho cliolr nultanit Hm Itjmtit lit dltitl Uk llrut IU1.,, dl.., AJ letael'a deathlere (,,( to , Tin l'rlcttliowl of Ihu Ninth Ward onicUtwl In tli.sJmluUtr.lloi, of Hi. Htcrtment. tii.stion ciiAiit.m v. tr.Miwii: mIJ ho haljuet breu re.UeeteU t0,J. Urmllioconnri'ittlon, and Irtlrrdti trtponJ In ll.t tplilt of tho Uoe-l. 1 1 true ureal t'tlrllrite j meet toiielhtr aetlieyilM that afternoon toworthln (lod In the r that lleluvl j.polnu-l nil according to tl dictate f their cuniclencee. It IM tm. t..i nut purlieu, wm guaranteed to llirni liy tho cotiatltutlou of tho lanj In hlch thty llt-J; It waa the -tv lige of all fa-opto who tlwrlt Ihrrrln to roihlp (Jod a twined .Iwt to them. Ho that thrr did not Interfere with other In their weithlp they r-rre to tho .ilt,lf not Hit It-lltr. of tho c.n.ll. lullon and the free In.lltiill.inecf llile country. It waaaereet irlrllrxc, lu. deed, , not tiJnjr.l In ,my rtor Ihe World, There Were Mine cuUlitrlte III which tho Utlri-day Saint, reuui nt meet, aa they li.a ihti iitmooii lu great umtra,wlthoult.ngniolted, nj ithi tiidr tnietliigt broken up hy the ttrongami of tho law, If not by 1110b rldlrlKe, ' At a foundation for free runtikt, lie would read tome tatetatra of eili-tnretol-ofoundoniU tV,th lente if Ihollooltor Dot trine and C'ormanle, Itow, I filiate tho Itrni "iltiit," niTlleUlotlieMteUe, would not tult tho niltiili of pome irw.li trtHoli lirnrtjIiovouMollirk Lilof en.lit.. Hon. Tho l.attrr-dtr KtloU Ullerrd In tho Word vt lloj, and that oil euch crlpturo wan irottatile for rer-rimf, for cortrcllon, for Inttrurtlon In rlithtroue mta, at wat ttl.1 lijr tho A ielle of ol I. Th word "trill lurr."amrdliiit to Hi literal luranlnir, tlgnlrird anilhlrig that wat wrllttu; aud what Hit Atoa. tlo etldtntlr Inttndrd U (niiVty wat that all Herlturu iilttn lyr li.ratloii ofUod wat for U runt and nlHIni. Hon of tho Church of tfod. Tho Hcrhturra to which ho at thatllnio itutlralarly alludrl wrrr, hu doull, tho Iw.kt (I tho Old TnUiui-nt, f raiiM tho w Tittamrnt wat not then wrltlrn, and tho llltlo, lu lit n-rhl n-rhl form, wat not llwn runi4lrd. Tho Hcrli'tumwhldi I'tul had rrh'irncoto, and connrnliig which hu rihortri Timothy, wno (ho luukt of tin OIJ TnUinriit, "tho lawt and tho !'roh t-U,"at liandtddowutotho Ior1o c( hi. tin... V who llrrd In IhrM lalrr llnirt alto UIIothI III Iho wntlnxtof IUhI, lilt auoclalrd aulhn, and other mm who wrota at moTrd un hy Iho Holy Kl'lrlt. Ho Hut tho C--J Chtlillaiit of tho nlnrttnth rtidury not only rr rrlml tho m rl4uir which I'tul tuko of, lutthoto which lul Ittu addnl to thcniln Ittrrtluut The I Jllf r-diy Halnta wcntallttlo furtkrr Hun thl-t Ihty not only ! Ilorrd In tho 101 httt which l n-rrUrd lhaIMJnut ChrM,aiid tho will, lutrtof tlioto who ranio Immedlttvly afttr Mini, whom llv H-nt, hut tl the Word of UolM rrvialol In our own tluirt, and whm that wat wrltlrn II jr l.i llifin irrlitum lut at uiurh Wat W lliritl FVItj lull ju mm uiuti at Hi wiltlnji of tho ancient iro4irtt orattlw. ... All Krlilutollutwailvtn hy In. plrallou ol Uod w at ror.ttUr, aud tho 1 look of Doctilno and (.'.VrDtnUroil-Ulord (.'.VrDtnUroil-Ulord anumttrof rrrrutloni l" tlmugli Iho ninlrrn I'roiht-t.Juwih Hnillh. Thlt lxik ronttinnl tomoof tho Word of (loil u will at Iho old and tho now IraUmmlt. Tho lllhlo wat utually called tho Word of Hod; a iirMl dral of It, bowtfrr, wat Hit wordt of men. Wo had alto lu that took tho wordt of Hattn-lho wordt of rood moil and Hum of Ul worJ of Iho dtrll. Tho lllhlo did not contain thcoutlroWordoftlod, atwtiu'lodhytcallrdChllIUnh who UlI.Trd that all IhtlthoUrd hadrraW wat to U found HiMiln, aud that llo would not rovral auy more. To tuUtaiillilo that Idea rttrr-cud rttrr-cud illTluro rrlrind Ul to Hit but I htl ter of Hio look of IhmUlloiii, whortlu worrad Hut tho angtl of (lod who tiuko to John on I'aliuot uw.1 thru wonltl "For I Irtllfy unto ovtty lutn that hraroth tho wordt of tho proihocy of thlt look, If any man alia I alduuto Ihrw llilni;., Ootf thill add unto him tho lt(uui that aro wrlltru lu lull "riii-to wordt ol tho anjcl clearly ro. frtrrd to tho I'ook which John, ly him, wat rontmaudrd lo wrllc. Thty wrro no prohibition of Hod Alnihrhly.for. tlddlnic Mm l !" !'J"i'1,". '," thor.uor did llwy iroclaiii Hat llo oud wot rerf lllm.tlf airtlu. I :". 7-...I- . ..imi..i nr wtrulmr to sawi.vw ... I. .i which Johnwucomnuindrdtowriw. In the hook llUwlirn tliatJohu rerwiullr icclrrle mlttlon-lhat lie ffi Ku futlh and "rropbery Ufor. any iitllon". !. , ' "i litiroiJiicyaflrrlliit !", '','"'. ton'ai d It what John i.r..liliJ rtrr lio wrote that hook hJ alw Uu writ- wrlto, when " " 'll"ll M "-"f wii.ri,y.fS,yo,,..ui..b. Ami will I I'""; iViT ,, a, aa I md Waal JL m.'. ' lM,A Hiy no..and t ulro nolo i .. ' "' comnundliii.nl, thai no man lull coino limn ibo Ktthrr toil hy ma or 1 Jrd' ' W'll'!h " '" liw' "llh "" i?.',"i',!rrj'"'1i; ,,,,, ' '" tneworM, ...!''," 'S "'dtlno.1 of men, hy ihronn. or prlnclMlltiet, or ,., ., '..f-'ii.i,,,, or ntiiin, wbalMorer thty nuy l. Hut aro !.,llJ,,h'1'i,M hy my wor.1. laiih iho Ird,.hall iirowll J,wn.tnd .hall . S "".? "" """ ,r" ,l''i It'lUier III nor aller Iho rwurreitlou, aalili Iho lord jrnir Holt l-Orwhtlmaror tblma remain aro by lno and whalxieror Ihlnia are nol by ma .hall boabaknenddJ.troyt.L Tho lord pmclilmed here Hut lilt iioutowatahoiite of ordeij therefoti', when Wo taw anything thai tended lo ""'" ott-whon tint conru.loii l(. telf In the world, In any drpirlim nt of toeltty. In religion, In til,llo worahlp, in Iho fornu and cereinoulea of men, among the wctt and rllettliat men had urented.tlod wat nt there, lilt hand wat not to be teen there. He wat hot the Author of Hut confualon. '"'f1' ll't Ho did wat In order. Nol! wlth.tandlngiholnimenw number of tlarryworldathat moretlln the rirne ainrnton high, there wat no coil fualon among them. lUch one monil in IU own order and occupied lu own I'litre, and hel.l to prcereo the eiulllbrluniofthoothert. Thla wat beoauwihey wero conlroled by Iho lower of ui. Again, thelw.of(lod whlcliRoeeriinl Ihlngt on latth, when not Interreted with by men, were per-lect. per-lect. l.Trrylhlng mored In complete order Tho teaamt camo and wont, the teedt wat planted and the harrett real. There wat no dUcord: all waa harmony and beauty. It waa when nun tepid In and Interfered Willi I no mine, which tll had ralabllahcd thltPonfu.loilelMurd. "o lu the rellgloua world. When JetiiiChil.tcame on raitliandt.Uh. Il'hetl lilt Church HenUbllahed per feet order. That Church wat organ. red oner Iho pattern of the human lHly; uwh member had Itt own l.laeu and all irera.enUal hi tho good of Ihu whole, lint after a while dUen.hiiii tnlerr.1 Itthfoughlhofollyand wicked. neMofiiiru. It wat when mvu Itvan lo dlrergo from tho path whlrli Hie 1ttd had milked out Hut trouble came. Iliiterent twia had Men ln.. uted, dlirerent ecclcalwllnlorganln. bint built up.tince Ihetlme w hen Jetut (.hll.taud Ilia Apottlntroilliled the (.hurch. All tin an Intention of men had tended lo bring nlwul confualon, o Hut n the nliieiivnlh century, In what wat termed Iho aire nf v,i.l bwie, "confualon worte iimr.miiileil" rtlgnr.1. Thlt wat bevauw tiol wat nol In three worki of men. Among all Himdiricrrnl eeclt there were, no doubt, t-niio pilnclpht which (lod ha I roTealnl; tiieie were ome tretlgra of the Church wlilclije.ua ( hrlat act up when on the lurth. Men had patterned afler them to tome e. lenl; hut they had Introduced blent and notlout of their own, an I confu. Hon wat the mult. The Idea teemed to rertll la the Chtl.lUn world Ken-trtlly Ken-trtlly Hut men had the right lo mitt together and nranlia a rellgloutw clety, i-.Ubll.h religion, fortiit and ni toma, Juat at Ihey chiee, according towluiaultrd Ih.iu, without taking, the lord Into cunal loratlon at nil, aud Hutllewaaloiindtoarcept all their olleilnga; In fart, tome teenu-illolhliik Hut HemighttoUi Tery much obliged to them for lUKtllig together oil Hie liorl'tdayand worahlpplng I Urn In Ibelf own way. Hut according to what he (Hie t-eaker) had Ju.l read, he lord would not accent an olfeiliur me .wm eoum uoa aci-epiail Ollvllllg uiiletiltwatniilelii lilt name and according to lilt own nniulntiuent. Altrrarehreiice to the hlitory of Cain aud Al-el aa Iwarlugdliectly intiii lhlt.HIoiioriiliMil.lect. Ala-I'taacrl. fire Ulng Hut which (l.l had ap. lnltd, Caln'a Hut which ho chow lu oiler, i:idtr rrnrote ttld that In tracing Hie blatory of Hie worM from Hut day down to tho piraeul wo found a tlmllar tplrlt ex latlnglo Hut which rharacterliol the attlonaofCaln. Tho l.allerxUy Htlnli hail eirlencial iiunlfretalloiitof that tame aplilt of blllemeea and anluinally while aeeklng to terra Hie lrdln Ilia apilnte. way. rertoutlielougliig to v.rliMl. Iliilllullona whirl, ma.ii Im.l eariout inauiuiiont which men nrul Ml up had 'letted thla Church with a tplrlt of hatred, and had i-rrwrutiil thnee who carried out tho command, tnenttwhhh (M had letrraled. The tplrlt which had driven- the Halnta from city lo city end from place lo place, which lul tiilllatl the hlowl of JoM-phand llyruuiriiulth aud cauaed the inarlyrdoiii of other good men wat the tame ailrlt that bullied In the tajeom of fain. Hut the time would coma when rverythliig which (lod had not eataMlahcd would aiMi and fade away, w hou all the w oikt of iiirn and all their liittllullont would bo Woken up ami dittroyed; then lie would "itibdue all thlnga unto him. Klf." Thegreatand thief dltrrrance bo tween tho Church of Jetut Chrltlo Latterdayrlalutaaiidtho varlout de nomlnatloiii lu chrlaleodom anil hetthendom-wat that Iho former had Uen aploliited of the lord. Joaeiih Hmlth did not build It up) the terranlt of Hod who had followed him In the liadrrahhi of the Church did not orgtuUt It; but It wet organlietl by the gift, .itrer aud command lueut of ilml. All IU Inatltutiout wero dltluely etUbll.hed, and therein lay the dlllereiuti to which he had alluded, lie tald nothing agalutt Hie iiitmberi of other cburchit, or tuch correct I illicit ht M lt"y I'rofiated lor all truth originally came from Uod; but Hie iratrma aud ettabllahmenta which nienliadtrt up were not of (lod, and llo would not accept them nor their adinlnlatrallona. Jetut had declireil "l.trry Inelhtt My rather hath not pltided thai I t rooted u;i. There wight ho icraont lleaent watching for tome ttprtatlon Hut thty might inlt. cotialnio at being treasonable lo Ihu gorrruDicnt under which we lived. Hut he bad i.o Intentlou of wring anjlhlugof the kind. 1 he lord lud lol'tut fn the look from which He had real that the Conatltullon of thlt country wat lull Ired of Mini. It wat .,i,tablu to Mini, liecaiiau It win frain-l by Hghleout men whom Ho mM Jl "rmlaaiai tii fu( lliat very jmr. '"'The lord culled upon ut to build up glootlle had appointed ut to Hut work, aud thlt muat l-o done lu right eou.niMaud purlly; for the puro In heart, He tald. were lilt Ion. The liilublttultofXIoiiihould tirlclly ob. leu e Iho HabUth day, keeping It holy Hiemielret and alto teaching their children lo kiep It, and to "walk In all ho Intit Wore Uie lord." The Hah. ,i of (b'l aptulnlment Ho had alti appointed Hut they thould ', Alone leulh of Ihelrliicrea.iiaiinual. Iv inlay Iho foundallou of Ion, ami bull J II up and wnd foilli lilt word to S iallona. At It waa In ancliut dan w It today; not only wtro he tithe to l lIJi out oirerlugt were ilrt wheraadefu lheltjii.il ol Iho ur. and hence their faal.lay, on Ll.l.-h they were called Utiu to fat, Beit togtlhtr, otfti U'Hj pray.rt to the MrJ, and bring In what had li-cn tavctl of their foaling for tho benefit of the loor. The lord had ntto appointed that Hlitirvantt who held tho Holy l'rlett. ihooil ahMill mlnlater lu holy placm forthollrlngknl the dead, 'flits waa ofetry great lnirlaiice lo the Laller. uayHalntt. The tlieaker here pnllcll-Itily pnllcll-Itily adverteil to the Mondordlnince of niatrhtiony, remaiklng the lord had declared that what lilt tervanht teelcd on the ratlli hy Hit authorllyand apnlntnient thould bo tealoil lu liiaveu. In the holy hornet being erected on (lod 'a pattern, nud by Hit aiiiwlntinent, Ilia tcrvanla lulu-latent lulu-latent In thla ttcred onllnanw, afler a tlmllar atltern to Hut by which our (Iratiiarenta were united In Hie garden of l.den. They were then Immoiltl. Hut they broke Iho law of do.1 and to brought death Into the world. At the tluiel.ro wat given unto Adam lu marrlaif there wet no death. They Were toll to "IncriaMt aud multiply aud rcplcnlah the earth and tuUlue It, and have dominion." II wat after their intrrliire that they tinned. Hut Jitui Chrlat came, In tho meridian of time and Uleil for the lne of tho wolld. "And at In Adam all die, even to In ChtW will all be made alive." In the rr.ur. rei'tlon ttato Adam and Kve camo liack where they went In tho beginning, begin-ning, and at huabandand wife they will have dominion, .landing at the head or the race. When a marl and Woman Werejolnetl together hy (lod'e appointed tervanta In lilt ai.nnlntcd i way It wnt for time and cternlly-for Hilt world and the world lo come; hut when a t-a rrnioiiy wat tetformed In ay which (lod had not npalntcd,and when Ihu authority caerclted waa merely human. Hut uulon l.t.liil only till death, nnd wnuM not lie lecogulted on high nt eternal. When death came, that would to the cud of the contract. Homui-rnplemadeftmlataki! In at telling that Hie litier-day Hi Inlt, retaliated civil marrltgia ami Hiiimi which men i-.Th.rmH In oilier rellg. louaoriianltatloiitln the world. The HtlnUdldiHithlugoflho kind. They rtTiegiilKctt them at contraita to tm fallhrully kept. Hut In thla country they wero rrgahlcl tlmply at civil ContracU tfoto Hie law. lua-lo lo ta.t "ily iiiilll death uitti-l the couple-andn couple-andn great many ill I not wen wait for death to part them. There waa a Rriitldral loo much pntllng of that kind In Ihu country. When he taw jo'iiiKiietiioproie.ing ui-ei i.Mier day Halntt going oiitaloe Iho rule and pHntineut which (lollitl made, nd marrying after the fali!ou of tho world, he fell torry lu hit hearl.and lio lleved Hut they muat Uellber very blind or very wilful, What a woeful mla take for thoae to male whoao ilea had lieeti once ol-e nrd to to the tlilngauf eternity; When n .toting man or young woman went outaldo Iho new nnd ercrla.iig covenant and ivn. Iractedainarrlage.lt could only bu for lime. They might have diaaiintr. Iia mi long at ttmt Iteled, but not more than two nut of ten nude a happy union In Hut way It wat not a good thing for -.-ile or opialng fallha In marry; he did not care whether they were Intlerday Halnta or nvt. Man liialltuted that kliol ol marriage which la common In the world, It wat binding while It laaleil like any oilier ctiilracl. hut would hare an end when the pari lea wero diad, and would nol reach lulo the world lo come. In Hie rwurrecllon Ihey would all lraltl from the loinls but they would come tiptearaleand .Ingle In llielr.av.il Condition atld la, tint aa the aliLTpla. Hut a man and woman who were mauled according to (lud't appolul. meiit, though death might tt Iheni, would. If faithful In all thlnga. come forth In the fleet returrecllon and In. herltthe gin of tlenul llvi-e. With their children they would form an eternal family union, and of the In-creaaool In-creaaool thefr glory and niajettyand dominion Ihcre would ha no end, .. IJtll'MayHtliitt thould rejoice that Ihey had la-eiiahlo to iimlerttaud tome of Iho thlnga w hleli lil lia-lapt.nnt.il. and which would endure forever, Hut Ihey had la-en brotighloiit ut the world Inlothe Churthor Chrtet, tave.1 from their lata! Iranaffreaalnlia anil u-r..l...l le4iiol Ihelr tint Inlheblood of tho Umb Ill oU-dlenrolo, Ilia cummaiid. iniiitt. Ul them aerre Hie Urd with all their lieattt, keep Ilia comiuandnieuU every day or Ihelr live., il away the Ihlnganl the world aiidlhewaytorineii. to far aa they were evil, buildup Ion and flvo by every w old that proceied rroiai Hie niwtli of do.1, and preiara the way lor the reining of ciiir Urd, who had declared that al thlnga that were of lllm thould abldufor ever. The choir tang Ihu anthem, "lleattalr Talker, are wnol-l wureUe Tlr treat taut Ibla halton ed dtr," ilia eoloa l-lng ti.'eudldly tung by Mra. AgiieaUlaeiftlioiua. The laiietllctlon waa tironouticwl by Apoatlelleber J.llrant. ' |