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Show this is rejoicing and prayer," Ho showed that this commandment was also given to Moses in his day, and that it has been earnestly taught by our elders to the people of our church from its earliest existence, ex-istence, and we are in the right when we say, we leBeach you all to keep the sabbath day holy. Sunday Services. At lit. George Tabernacle. Sunday, November 8th, 1S9C. The Rev. Mr. G. W. Hardy of the Presbyterian Church was allowed the privilege of preaching in the Tabernacle owned by the Church of Latter-day Saints. He took for his text the words "The sabbath was made for man and not man for the sabbath." Ho showed that God designed that both man and beast should have this one day in seven . to rest, as their nature required it, and also that man should have this ' . " one day in seVen " for divine wor ship. ; Gideon Lafayette Andrus, son j of Bishop James Andrus, who is expected to leave in a few days on a mission to Australia, spoke a short time and desired that the , Latter-day Saints would assist him with their faith and prayers while on this mission, as he desired to assist in carrying the truths of the Gospel to our fellow man wherever wher-ever his lot may be cast. In the evening meeting was held in the basement of the Tabermacle and words of encouragement were given by elder Orrin H. Snow, of Pine Valley, also by Bishop Andrus And-rus and his councilor Tomos P. Cottam, and then elder James O. Bleak took up the same subject that Rev. Mr. Hardy had spoke on in the afternoon, namely, the keeping keep-ing of the Sabbath day holy, and read a portion of a revelation as recorded on page 223 of the book of doctrine and covenants. The 9th verse reads "and that thou mayest more fully kep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day." And the 13th and 'f- 14th reads, "and on tho day thou shalt do none other thing, only let '; thy food bo prepared with single- ?; ness of heart that thy fasting may bo perfect, or in other words that thy joy may bo fulL Verily, , r ... t |