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Show ,1 ' rAhTI.N0 AMI TUAYKIt. :M : Q i" ettncjof IlieClnirch. jHH J Tu IU iHrrito; Saintt In Zion und BJR 0.nugliOi.t the imrtd. Ail lliloved llrethren and Hitlers A Vjj Hule over two Jiiti ro wu were In). I'lBB jrrtied to call upon tt Latter-day ;Hl Halnta to let stall day for '"" Wmm I and solemn irayir unto the I-orJ. fVJ ' . Our potlllon at "' llm" "" ,uch J that It'tecroed m though no earthly fWm lwtr cou1'1 dcllvor u' '""" "" "" ijBI , which environed ui and which Ihrtat-IEM Ihrtat-IEM ' ' ened our overthrow. Turn which Rfj' ' way we would, evtry avenuo scuioil HH clodjlitui. llumtnlie,liwael.o- uBS yond our reach. Our eyrsendhearta iK under those clrtuniitancn, tumtd to jH the Lord aalhe only mer lo whlcli Hi j w t-ouid rr,ml '" " " " 9JH s,y loo much when we testify that the BE J,ojd did on that occasion condescend MS to hear and answer the supplication KJK , of Hit people II " Their humiliation before Him wan 1 "" not without Its frulu. If tho oljecla jfln which were augtealed In our circular 91' Utter al that time to t I rared for I HjA Jiawlned, the results villi allow how Hjf ' wonderfully the lord Iim granted the fllrfj I rayrra of Hie people IKE lnvlewoftuls, and the great mercy H ihown unto u by our I'atlier In M Br heaven In rinlttlng ui, al our recent l; (lencrat Conference, to lay the ton ill' stone of the Halt Uke Temple with ISj shouts of Hosaiitia to lol and the VKt , Lamb, It hat suggested Itself tout that HW It would bo meet appropilale for the jKH Latter-day Paint to gather In their jMHj vailout places of norshlp, on Bumlay Ml) tho flrtt day ot Ma), UK, and In fatt- HkiljJ Inland r'ayer, oRir up to thu Mo.t HJjH HIrIi their heartfelt autl lolrran IfSjB ' tbeiikittlvliigt for ltli iroodnciii and jfawBl rurrcj, which lie hu iliown unto them MeU and the dellmame that Ha has Ml wrought out In their Uhalf. BVi tiurely, no people ham grcnler cauia Kji furthauligliltiKand pralie than hate tB S the Latter-day Halnla throuithout thtM LBg irountalni. And ai wo cannot ha re BHi occaalou for IbanaiglTlui; Uiauieof IjBI deliverance wrought our for u, with- lljfri out our brethren and tliteri In ether INC landa iharlng In our Joy, It la rruptr VSl!' , thatlbcy, too, thould lelect a day, oa tbvv may lJ eultanlo and louvenlent to &iw tbrm, In llao manner to faat aud pray ' and oiler up tlitlr gratitude and thanka III" ill t to the Ureat Creator for the blrulDka BjjJBM He haaUttowed upon lilt people. H' We hTo decided to eelect Hunday WBij (or thla purpoie, Lrcame It can mrtt 'aH"f w'11' """" RDr"'' oUireance on Bjlffl the jx.lt of all the pfople thau would be fllt jtoaatble uton any other day, Bl& lZvery man, woman aud child be K longing to our Church ahould Join M I: ' lu thla glad terrlce, for, although TKHf! we have many obataclra to cou W!5 k tc,ul "'"'' "a " adverury of our ntlSl "'u'' '"' uo' n""' t'uee, nor laid If B3' down hla aruii, Jit the Lord haa .liBrj' aimlled many of hla achemrn, and dee- IfjK troyed hla tnarca, aud haa provided for MjBjji uaa way of iHiaie from hlaHtwer. jBJe In our prayera we ahould atlll aup. lAfi!' I llcate the Almighty Father to con- w m 1 tlnue to blcaa and di liver Ilia Zlon,and MtM to prepare the way for the uiherlnglu Rf of the full reign of rlghteouiutaa aud !VC J, truth, when Ho wlioo right It la to 111 if! 'elgn thall hold undlipuled away ovtr Ij? I alltheearth. I Tho following teeolullonwM unanl- jA t moualy adopted by the Immonae aa- IB i aomblage of people at the liylug of the jE l to)-atouo of the Temple: IV llellevlng that the Inatructlon of Mil l'rtrldrut Woodrutl, reaecllng the jjililf early completion or the Halt Lake Bv Tt tuple, la the word of the Lord lo ua, Brl ' I ropote that thla iwemblagt. pledge HRf themfelvva, rollecttvely and Imiivldu M"shK ""'' ' fn'nl'h. aa fait aa It may I e HiT' needed, all the money that may Le re BfF w quired to vumpli tu the Peiuple at the IK-iJI earlleattlme luaalUr, M that the ded. Pvw ration may talto ilaie on April Olh, faVtp rianahavo Uen augtjtited for the lllSaV ' collection of the funda needed to com sltUf pletethe Temple In accordat co with RCSffl ' thla reaolutlon; but wo have d.rldeu nvfvRw that iio Utter occaalou could oiler for pTJlvti thU ' urpoae than the time n hen the U'ljwfi 1 Halnla ahall te atnmblid to ok-BilUaY ok-BilUaY arrvethia day of praytr and thanka-1 thanka-1 1 1M ' giving, Bulctltlona can then be Hi If ' takmly the varloua lllahopa and other alvV ' ,rtldlog otllicra (roiu all who are ll f I truant at Ihu nulling,; and If all are xfli r ' jot prepared to give that which they II lealreto auhtcrlle at the time, thiy 3B tan make their arraugtmenta to pay uB i i oy fnatalhneuU. V Ilia very deilrable that tula labor ahould be completed ao that the aacretl building can be dedicated to the Lord at the Central Conference, April Oth, IS9.1. Blepa have already lien taken to have the work done, with tho lull eictallou that the lunda which were voted for when thla ni. lutlon waa adopted will hnforlhroinluc In time tu lmet all the aymenta. We feel awured there will I Ho dliap polnlmentlnthla, If the lllahopa and other presiding authorltlce Uo thilr duty.i There la no labor In whlcli (he !! ter-day Halnla feel mora deeply Inter etted Ibau In the building and com pltllt g of Templet. Thla rem) le at Hall Lake City hat long been In ricete of erei Hon. fly tho 0th of April neat, forty yeart will have ela) ted ilnco tho laying of the foundation founda-tion alonrr. Ititema proper, then, that the eM Iratton of that erlod ahould wit-neta wit-neta lie dedication. Wo truttthatno etertlona will boapared toaccomllh thla end, and that all will reind liberally lib-erally to the call which nlll be made ujion them. Praying tho lord to !etow upon all the Latter-day HalnU upon thla occa. alonthe ajlrll of rayer and thanka-giving, thanka-giving, we rrnialn, Vour llrethren, WiLruiiD Wooniiuri, tlKO. tj. Canov, JOBFIII F. HMITII, Flrat I'reldenc7 of the Church of Jeriia Chilt of Latler-day Halnta. |
