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Show answer our prayers, and this we do know for we nave proved it in many ways. Said tne youth of this people should be thankful that our parents embraced the gospel gos-pel Bore a faithful testimony to I the truth of the gospel as, taugnt by the servants of God in the church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and hoped, we would hold out to the end. Edward Fry said he realized that we are a band of brethren and sisters and as such we meet together to-gether to receive instructions from the servants of God. Spoke of the people of the world asking if we thought being baptized in water would save the people. Showed that it was a commandment of God and we cannot be saved by our own notions, but by being obedient obe-dient io his laws. Showed that it was not the blowing of ram's horns that threw down the walls of Jerico, but obedience to the commandments command-ments of God that produced the effect. Spoke of the sayings in the Scriptures where it Bays J'To obey is better than sacrifice, and fo hearken is better than the fat of rams," Spoke of the aged who have traveled over the plains and endured many hardships, and had cope to this land that they might raise up their children in the ways of the Lord. Zadock Judd said his life had been made up of hard, work and not preaching, but he was thankful thank-ful that he was counted worthy to have a place among the Latter-day Saint He could look back 50 years and see the growth this people had made and hoped" we would prove ourselves worthy of the - blessings God is bestowing upon us. Richard Birkbeck read from the 16 chapter of St. Mark. Said he had seen the miracles there spoken of follow the administration of the servants of God to the very letter. He related a circumstance where a young man was drowned, to all appearance, where the elders anointed him and laid hands upon him and God raised him up. Referred Re-ferred to a number of circumstances circum-stances where he had seen miracles performed by the gift and power of God, and knew that God did acknowledge ac-knowledge the administration of His servants in this our own day. Benediction by Wm. Fawcett. Win. Atkin, reporter Sunday Sorvioos. Sunday, Feb. 16, 1896. Daniel D. JfcArthur presiding, Choir sang hymn on page 266, "Come listen to a prophet's voice.' Prayer by Richard Morris. Choir sang hymn on page 161, "Ye children of our God." Sacrament administered by priesthood of Second Ward. Harmon Hafen said it was truly said that we should be Minute Men as it was very unexpected to him to be called upon - to address the audience this afternoon, but knew it was necessary for us to meet t6-gether t6-gether and partake of the Sacrament, Sacra-ment, speak to one another and renew re-new our covenants with one another. "We are taught in the Scriptures what is our duty to each other. Read from the sayings of the Apostles, the duties of the saints of God in ancient days and . said these things are just as applicable to us in this our day as they were to them anciently. These same principles have been given to us by the prophets of God in this our day. We as a people understand that to gain the favor of God Ve must keep his holy laws as He has given them to us, and and that by faith and prayer we can draw down the blessings of God upon our heads and what a satisfaction satis-faction it is to know that wo are serving a God that will hear and |