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Show B ( : I BUS1IAY srilVHTS. I ' llollgloua mitiom were liU at the ; Tabernaole, Halt I.k City, Hunday, i i! December S3lb, 1802, commencing at 2 jf' o'olook p. Di , Proildent Angui M. (Si Cannon presiding;. ?,! The choir sane: the hymn beginning: ! I' lIotlali.Bwalel with aagall Join, - A And cnaet the solemn la, II I'rayerby lllihop Wni. B. Preston. : , ii The choir asng then) mm RB Jeaas, once of humbls Urth, Notflnftlorrotil9ctttb. w The rrlostliood of the Twenty-lint ' f'( watd ofllciatod In the administration ' 1, of lbs BocramenL It ILDFll JUNIUS I. WBUfl I Ii waa tbo fl rat speaker. He dislrod, lie ,' fu said, to have the tjplill of tbo Lord to ? guide lilni In what to say. Ho rejoiced i U la ha prlvllego of being lo Ibe aaaeiu. ! tllcaof Ibo tia ut, la beat lb counsel if' of tbo fcrrarils of the Lord ami to j psriako of tba emblems of the sacra. Wm Blent, Ho alto rejoiced In thetestl. S mony ho had of the truth of the Uosi el J 9 and fell to boar lu humility uud - i K'atltude to Uod for hating rorcalod J this truth, becauso ha believed truth j wmuoI known to tba people of Ibo II wolld. L'hrltlendom la without Chrl- I tlaiilty. In the Christian world, not- I withstanding all conlesaloua to tliu J contrary, there la not tbo aaiuu faith j aa there waa lu tha flrat Church. The j beautiful teaching! of Cbriet I are partly aocetted by nnllo- 1 eophtrs, but Ibo rlgnt cornprebsnelon of Jilt word and works, It hardly S found. How many believe lu the '5Y rulraculoua birth of Jusua and accept H Ilia mlalatry aa eaaentlal lo aalrallonT 8 Man are willing to concede that B Chrlillanlly l a ayatem with a inltilou B lu Ibe world,aa other rellgloua systems, but beyond that Tiry few understand B what mat religion la, B ily the fruit yu shall, know them. a, j a In title age the Jjord has restored the ft, M Uoepelaaltwaaln ItaprlmltlTeiurlty, Rl 3 Tbla we teitlfy aud aak the world lo K ft ludge of our testimony by the fruit I ii produced. ft' li The speaker mentioned tba fact F' B that In all agta, from the flr.t tlruu 5 Q a promise waa irlTen of a Messiah, the ' B Angel of the Lord has beoticotnniunl. jh H eating the mlud au I will of Uod to IT B men. Bo alto In this age glorious IP jB manifestations barn been rItoii. n K) Through revelation Joseph Uinlth was I A told that tliecburobta bad gone astray. p k lie rsoelved a aure testluouy, for II i V was glTen lo htm lo see the facu of Uod 4 and hear the Tolce of the Hon of Uod. ? Tliere wu no room for doubt. Icr There baa never been given any surer ,n testimony, l'romlsu were alto made unto nlm. His future life we fore-told, fore-told, when be was given to understand that be should be the Instrument to ,'1 re-establish the Church on earth, and . s lie waa given tbe authority nrceeaary I to accomplish this wcrlc. What hai If Cbrlatendom to ray of such ministry? (p J Hucb things as mlnltlerlng througb f If augelstsnot eron known to modern V K Chrlatlanlty. Not only to Joseph, but F V to others have the bearenabteu open. i - ed, aud today thouunds cuu teitlfy to p the truth wnlch Joasph proclaimed b The speaker rejoiced Inr this testimony .: and this faith. He could say that he V knew that the J.jrd lives, and will lE , answer those who pray to Him. Hla B . counteuauoe shines In favor on those njVf wko are willing to stand up for Him In M- this age of Idolatry. sm i There has never been a time DMl In the bbtory of this leo- Jf i pie, of which It can ba aslj V j with more truth than now, that the fc. j harvest Is ripe and the laborers few. Vt There are many who do not believe our fljx testimony that the LorJ has spoken, Br ' but others there are who are willing K'U ami prepared to receive It. It Is there. K I fore our duty to warn mtuklud aod Bk t declare the will of the Lord. It Is our ) I duty and also our irlvllege, for in LBJu , greater honor can be bestowed ou a MB person than that of being sent as a MB ueasengerof heaven to our fellowmen. H ., The Lord has ludeed favored Zlon. B ( When We see the pDWer aud strength B V visible among us today, we leu bow B,P much we have for which to be thank. HK 1 fill. Tho speaker hai bneu led tore. Er I UectithU morning on the Journey of Bjp I tho early Balnui with all tho hardanlps Hj they bad to endure; and thin k uu the condition ot the people MJfctit today with their beautiful olllea and towns and temples. This should B t fill our hearta with gratllude. May we BJn v reallte the blessings we bate received, UK, v It la bard to understand the maguU UL , tudeof these bleaxlniss, but may ve H 1 endeavor to do ao, and serve Hlm'lalth. K i fully, who Is tbe glvor of all. B ' Tbe choir sang: HM Jeini, ItnxeroiihSTStUio. HL ' ATO31I.K AUUAIIAU II. CANNON Kl wu the next speaker. He hoped, he KS said, tbe Hplrlt of Uod might rest upon &' him while standing before the congre- KgkL gallon. The teitlmouy ol Klder Wells, MBr he sal J, Is Important. If true, thorn u' who rejeot It aro in danger; and tho'u JHk who accept It have life eternal. A LBBT, i almllarteillmenyhnsbeen borneamong BBA the nations cf the earth, aud as a nsull lit' thh people have alhered here. The Iftaft Hplrlt of Uod, which In the latter days H wai to be poured out upon all limb has BH given us a testimony tint the Uosrel SB Is true. While some bai been P done by the way of preaching Hf the Uoapel to every creature, Htc yet our labors bavo only Just com ' msuced. Many nations are jet wllh. U1 out the Kldirs of the Church. We H,f aretold that all kindreds and nations HftJ. and tongues mutt hear It. How In- K , r dustrlously we should be engaged In M bearlug our tullmouy, that In the nay Kl of Judgment men ahuuld be without nBjTJ ixcuso If they reject It. Wmli Lvsry suoocedlog yr shows, how WMPt over, aoroe advancement. Looking Hlfc back on the jeer now aoon passed, wu Hla tin o the progress niaae. Tliere R have been dlOlcultle and olutailts, Bjlllt' but these havu not been ot a nature to Ah "top the ouward courae. llliased are LBJnb they wboaru In such oomuiunlon with K our Heavenly father, that the) cuu jpJKi bear the great cluugee that are iiill to St' reme. Iiooklugattheearly hUtorjofthe K Church, we wouder that mauy g'et BJB men apoitatlioi for tbo must trivial BBM cauies, apparently. Hut wo mu-t re. BEP member tho Church atthat time wanln Bn ltilufaucy,aud smslltrlalsseemedgreat Hrr then,Juitas tu ihlldren tlio-e things Kj' eem li be of great Importance whlih flBFjT t Lese to be couildered so 111 after age, H This Isn day ou which our hearts JBHD. rhould melt In gratitude to (loi aud be in3K lllled with kludniis to our fellow-men. IHBBp'i "e should have room for only ouo BHBf i feeling, "Glory to Uod In the hlgbeat," liam for a Bavlor la bom. In this fait we mm. should feel to exol atl hard feelings (1KBH from our hearts aud lepent ol all wrong 'CHJ dologi and rlRbt what we potalbly $ , 'f,'1,0 . wfong. Wo should remem. iBlteBr ber this day our sltujtlon and reflect Si ilC S. jo our last life. Havo we done wrong iK v "' m,un,iri Mi day of all others houtd move us h amend our ways, Ihst the future may llmi us mom clctely attending to our duties than the pant. Tun (loifel haa done much for us. It Ilia undo a brotherhood of up, put us on an cjul level In the sight of UoJ. The fact thai the (1jwI of Ibo kingdom la I reached to the oor should be a Icitl-mony Icitl-mony to the world today as It was to tbe disciples cf John. Tho poor In the world are In a teirlble vendition, and where tan they turn for sympathy and relief except among thojo who have accepted the Uospel, which tenches in lo take cara of the pout? Iu the Church there Is nodlstlnctlon such as exlita la Ibo world. The poor It ft! welcome as tbe rich; the unlearned ai tho r-cholar. Yel, we cannet be saved lu Ignorance. The Uoipel dailies us to advance. Joicpli Hmltb, although eu uu-tutorel uu-tutorel youlh, when the Lord selected lilni as Hla luti'Sengtr, became one of the moit learned men of the age. Tims llli with the Hilnts. Tho Uoijel fuitbsr teachea us to lovo one nn other. Chrlil, lu defense of tho temple, felt righteous anger In bis heart, but In his (eel Inr towards men He showed a spirit of forglveniss. This should teach us to be xsaloua about the honor of Uod at the same time we feel kindly towards Iho-o who treapau agaluat us. Tills we are taught 111 tha Doclrlnu and Covenants. Tbu Lord forgives whom llu pleaaes, but we aro rtipulred lo forgive all men. We ahuuld not feel bltttrueas toward anybody. God's Justice. Is tempered with ineroy. If we could sea our weaknesses, wa would at Itott bo r attained from aaylug anything to hurt our fellowmen. The choir sung Ibe anthem, Wonder ful Coumelor. ilenedlcllon by I'resl lent Ueorge (2. Cannon, |