| Show SUNDAY SEn SERVICES VICES in tho salt laks laho tabernacle aclo april sunday morning dawned bright blight and cle clear ar but there was not a I 1 perceptible or cep tible increase over the atte attendance id of tile the sunday before which was very small within tho the last few months nion flis tho the attendance lias has beamed to decrease front from week to week a very curious fact there were several notable persons at tal who were seated on oil the stand the music consisted of the and the hymns and a i new low anthem glorious is thy name during the services it was announced by pres president aident george Q cannon that next sunday has been set bet aside by the first presidency as a general thanksgiving prayer and fast day throughout all tile the stakes in ill this territory and the surrounding states and territories ile he said the principal object for prayer would be that the lord will enable the people to complete tile the salt lake temple so it can call be dedicated on oil april ath 1893 0 on that day the ince meetings tings will b hs held 1 I in the ward meeting houses instead of in the tabernacle bernacle Ti and subscriptions IP i to help in fi tile the temple will be received at all the meetings ELDER elden JOSEPH IT 11 DEAN was the first speaker I 1 have always lad ka great joy in the knowledge of the true gospel and I 1 feel in my heart to thank the lord that I 1 am ain upon the earth in a day when ile he liis has restored ilis his true church aud and lias has given unto nian mankind kind the various gifts which have always been given with his church but it seems to me die that tile the members of this church do not seem to appreciate fully the blessings 0 that they enjoy for they seem to have their souse sense of appreciation dulled by their familiarity with these blessings 0 now we nrc look upon the prophets of old or seem to do so in a more reverent light than we look upon the prophets of our own day and I 1 believe that all the prophets of old had as many human faults and failings as ii haac cilc 1 at le pr T ets 0 of f afi our the these Q have not been recorded and we only know of what they did for the glory of go and we revere them for tho the good work they accomplished complis hed and as we look upon those prophets in this day so will vill future generations look upon tile the prophets of our day no man knows ony on of the thins things 0 of god unless lie have tile the spirit of god and lie he can only gain tile spirit of god through keeping 0 ilis his commandments each man mail wi will 11 bo be judged 0 by god in the hereafter by bv tile deeds lie lias has done upon earth and than will be taken into account the ability of that nian man if lie had much light much will be expected of him and if lie he have lave little liht light little will be ue expected of him much inch that is false is told of tile people residing 0 in these valleys and the people of tile the world have very queer ideas in ill regard r to us ua they think we must be a very simple people because we be believe love that joseph smith was wag a i true prophet of god those people should lie be asked why joseph smith should not be a prop prophet liet of god those people should be ba asked why joseph smith should not bo be a prophet ilie t as well as 03 any of til thi prophets of old all were born of woman and it is just as consistent that god should raise up a prophet prop liet in ill these days an am well in ill the lays days 0 gone one by and if lie raised i up 11 a prophet in these days there is no reason why lie ile should not and a d good goo d reason why lie should r raise aise up ul joseph smith sinith who was Q a 11 young youn boy who had not at that time lime lia biad d the principles of the other sects instilled into hirn him and was prepared to receive the great truth if we will keep tile commands that are arc given to us fron from on oil hi high gh that this thia is the true church of goil god ind and that it lias has the true gospel but lie obeys not tile the commands of god will not receive this testimony or if lie ho lias possessed it it will be taken from him and lie he will bo be in total as to the things of god APOSTLE ABRAHAM 11 CANNON there is one thing that is ver very y pleasing I 1 e asing to tile me in this church and that is that there is no individual member no matter liow how weak liow low young or how old but who can call be used by god in building up his kingdom king adom this people has been gathered to these valleys from all parts of oatlie the earth and among them thell are area a variety of qualities but all have lave been drawn by god to botho tho ae accomplishment of his divi divine nic purposes tile the work that they have to do is to spread the gospel to over every y kindred tongue and peo people pleon on the face of the earth and a lid tile instruments st for foe this work are sele selected eted of god I 1 think that thero has been a n place provided for every member of this so that lie he 0 can all do much f r tile salvation of th the 3 world and can work out liis his own salvation tion but sometimes through the imperfect understanding of the servants of gol god those who are not fitted are arc appointed to fill places in the service of god Missi missionaries missionary onari les are arc front nt abroad who are not fitted for the work and all they do is to bring chagrin upon voi and disappointment upon those under whom they are laboring now we will find others here who are not fitted for temporal labor but who are ire eminently lifted fitted t to 0 spread the gospel and who might do much good if sent abroad our young men pre begin beginning nine to to have tile the idea that they should not go abroad on missions until the they have laid by enough 0 to keep their farni families Lies while they are arc gone and to support themselves th this is is a mistake for your yo men ile should go ngien when they are arc called and turn their temporal affairs into tile the hands of their brethren who have a talent for managing those things there are arc many in the church who have special and remarked talent for financial management and these should nut not be selfish but should be willing 0 to spend their time in managing t the affairs of their brethren who ar arc c out in the world laboring for the up building of zion in a swiss watch factory where the finest watches in the world are arc made I 1 once saw a grey headed old man working in one of the departments part ments on inquiry I 1 found that lie had worked at the business ever since he was a young boy when I 1 talked to him 1 I found that lie he lad had worked in one department all his life and only knew how to name one pert of the n watch lj in r alil I 1 taa klatil bilier dapa q t yi Z biti delions cais sl similar I 1 do not wish tho the people to confine themselves to any one thin thing but to exercise all the talents cael each possesses to their highest 0 bent but if any one of us sho should uld have any special talent in any adyline line he should use that one talent for the best interests of his brethren and should do that kind of work so that they who are arc fitted for something else may do what they can call do best when such a time comes when every member of the church shall strive for the well being 0 of the whole then we nye will see sec this people prosperous at home and we will see our missionaries missionaries merl men who are especially fitted for that work by nature there are other oher opportunities for saving P souls without I 1 going abroad is as missionaries and I 1 would urge zae every one 0 of f my brethren to do all the work vork they can call in our temples so that those who have lave not had an all opportunity of hearing tho gospel may become saved it will be better to lay up a wealth of 7 good deeds in ili ir heaven naven than to lay up riches on earth F for or tile the earthly wealth can call be stolen while the wealth of heaven is everlasting 0 and cannot call not be taken iway away rj YOUNG |
