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Show PROF. N. L fjELSONj PREACHES SERMON SUNDAY SERIES discussed First Principles of Gospel ssTaught by Latter-day Latter-day Saints-Good At tendance and Music. The services In the tabernacle convened at 2 p. In, Sept, 20, 1008, Cohnrelor Hnlhrook presiding, The chpir ntul congregation sang, , "Kedif mrr of Israel," and BWiop Kcrg .f!ertl,jlie.prayer. The ihnir Hynft the untliou, 4,0 LonI M.-st Merciful.5' 1 Klder I" Kelson discoursed Iihiii the text, "For 1 am not HRlmtnt-d of ilib gospel of Christ, for It 1 tlit power of Gi'd llhto wlvn lion to every one tliat helibvethj lu the dew first nnd also to the iJreek"i The speaker said In suh-Malice suh-Malice the word gospel is BotlietimkB linxl bs a cllre-nll for all the ills of life and to make it of sttch importance import-ance we must think it bio U deeper, meaning than is generally Understood Under-stood by the common people. The ordinances of the gtepel, faith, re-pentem, re-pentem, baptism, and laying oil of hands for the reception of the holy ghost, are die material things through which we are made acquainted ac-quainted with the true force of the gciHil. They are not the powers that nave, it is the spirit of the Lord or the holy e ghost that brings iivatiqa-itftfe juteii fir?CTnl 'ilhtratiouff.-howjHg how'the power of the gospel can cure the ills of the human family. The word Christ was explained as a principle of power associated with the man Jestls becoming n factor in the salvation of mankind. This power is iflade' i))amfegt in ligt pvpry person weiving this power iau u Imlo of vbrightues8 around him. Moses oould not havenecn the Lord without n jmrtlun of thin jmwer and the part that remained with him when ho returned to the camp of Israel was too great for the Israelites to look ujwn and a veil was put over his face, Jesus while upon the mountain received n change- of body being filled with this power of salvation tliat WaB manifested to his dlulplos In light, The wicked man through his unholy un-holy actions darkened his mm), but the righteous Is a continuous. In crease of brightness. Prfajdentifreler nnnonpel that on uepnimt o the Ktnural MunUu ntial conference coming on the first 8unday of next month, the regular monthly fet, meetun: m tins stnKe will be held next Bumlitv and the priesthood meeting next Saturday, and the high uolthuil of the stake will meet Jiext Thursday evening, Brn. Joseph A. Huttle gave notice not-ice of the Young Men's convention mating nt the Klttt ward loolal hall, Sunday at 10 n. ni. and S p, m. In the evening bI 7.30 the mutual mu-tual convention will convene in the stake tabernacle. All are invited to attend especially the oflicers for a general idea will be given of the course of study intended fur next season. , , , , "O Lord Abide With Me" Was the Mithem tang ' by the choir for closing, Elder Walter Scott pro-nounced pro-nounced the benediction, |