Show tlr OFFERING Otis more Sabbath snd than 00 Dcmbr ij comes the TO nhr mooth Iy I Fast Day of the Chutcb Ibli being the 11101 Sabbath authoritatively Ocslj noted lot regular observance by all the Blot In their epistle on the entices the First rneldemoy say that t here alter they desire the Latterday Saint I finder the direction ol the Presidents ol Stakes aDd the lilihori to meet In their several 1 Places ol war ablp on tbe afternoon of the first Hun day ID each month wbnnr II COD ba doa conveniently and devote the i A meeting to Ibo ailmlulstra of Ibo I Sacramento to the bearing testimony by Ibo members 01 Ibo Cburcb 10 the blesslDic of children and the confirming con-firming of members In the Church and to mob other services al bare usually been attended to at sash meetings In Ball Lake City Al i the Urge Tabernacle li to he cloud en Ibo 1tDOOD ot the first BUDdy lu each montb 10 aa to gin IbeBalDll opportunity 10 m1 ID the several war la on the Fait Day III connection with the obnaDc 71 01 the lost the First Presidency also 0 gave following Instructions Care should also bo taken on such oc caslona to ice that the wants of the poor are rellod by the contributions 01 the alms In their behalf that no cry of the l Indigent or autlerlug hall arlne from our feet In the cars of he Lord of Sa I Ol bob 1j The observance of tills aa well as I tbe etber Instructions la I essential 0 10 Invoke the hlIDII 01 the Lord through a properly outerted Fait I Day It la I a sacrlfloo I which la I the meant of calling down lb e to van ot heaven A purpose of 111ble thla donation which ll suggestively fixed at the food that would bo nrcet ury for Iwo ma h that a bllog 6hould bollid be oODrrrod upon the por 4 that their appeals to the Lord might not balnTiln Illi one at the avenues the Lord has provided Icrowlol the I prayers 01 the needy IDa II Ibou who profess 10 be Saint should seek 10 class up Ibo avenue by refusing to respond to the gill then they would ho culpablo for seeking 10 obstruct the wy 01 blessing the joor ana needyan altl load that no Bale would tie willing 10 assume no through carelessness Hut when the Saint accept the responsibility re-sponsibility placed upon them by 4 tape call and provide for the needy they open the way to themselves lor increased blessings 01 a reward for their obedience The Lord remladed 111 dliclplea on a certain occasion For ye have the roor always with you but ins ye have not Always Yet by observing HIS command regarding their oflerlnga l the Poor the latter CB u receive ore and the Balms always 1 al-ways have the Loytts blooming with them It the Latttrday Halo were to fully observe the order cl Fait Cay la pretexting their fait ofierlngl In the Lord there would be little loom for complaint that any were allowed te I go hungry among the poor the amount ao contributed would be very nearly scfllolsiK to meet all requirements la this direction Hut Illemboolisla failure 00 tire part ur Rome who profits to be Halnts and parallel with big failure It might not be dlfllcult for theme who have fallen short to trace a deprivation de-privation to themselves of blessings they ecjoyed when their faithfulness 1 1 was greater Now that the loslruc T tlona of 1 the First Presidency hare drawn special attention to the Fait Day there la I an excellent opportunity far 1111 I SRI U to to resolve to live up tot tbe to-t full requirements and to keep that resolve and enjoy the blessings retult log Ihrom both 10 ilia Poor and 10 themselves |