Show E elders john squires J J M blair and president orson smith the divine services held in the lo lugan loan c an tabernacle sunday afternoon were presided arci aided over by president orson smith after the usual opening exercises and administration of alic the sacrament I ELDER jell squirms addres addressed cd the congregation our OLIC object in as enabling ing together 0 ther on oil the sabbath is to lav lay aide 1 15 lo 10 tile cares of evera ev enday dav life and reflect upon calill bilings s pertaining to the hereafter we have como come here to be frd fod we do not sup pose that we are going to hear sonic some new doctrine advanced but it i is s necessary tint that we have these things bro brought violit to our brances and for that purpose we ire were told to inert together often the latter day saints are not the only people who recognize the bible I 1 ihla ai 14 the word of bod god the christians of the world lic believe lieve that it is a divine record we M c find that some of the predictions therein centa contained ined have come to pass and that fact helps to prove that those who uttered them were wera moved upon by the holy some pome of these prophecies have been fulfilled in ill the meridian of time ind some are predicted to come to pass in the latter days prior to the judgments that shou should ld lie be poured out upon tile nations it is recorded in second timothy that in the last days perilous times should come men aien should lie be lovers of themselves jhc thc ns elves they would be cove co proud boasters disobedient to parents unthankful and unholy false accusers de depicts p aers of those that that ire arc good lovers more than lovers of god havin having a form of godliness godlin 33 but denying the power powel th thereof e re of this oaf way was t 1 tE e ait va I 1 froin tile daily pa papers p e rs we ve learn of the perilous times throughout tile the len lenth length 0 th and breadth of the land only recently japan was ivas vii visited ted by a terrible c earthquake by which ci eight leir lit or ten tell thousand lost ali their live the sea in that country has over reached its banks and the things that are transpiring M abroad are t fulfilling prophecy we ave should respect every every man in ili his bis religious belief for thi this s i is in accordance corrance cor dance e with one of our articles of faith this is a good thing L for young bouno brethren who go C out into the 1110 w world orld to think of mark out buur bour road give ehni your reasons for bein being 0 cirei ent piove giove I 1 what hat you have to say respect men as you aivish to be respected and you ire are not so apt to have opposition I 1 am pleased to say san that I 1 have a testimony of the truthful truthfulness nets of the work in ill which we ire are engaged en aged when we are faithfully living our rel religion hion 0 our testimony is ii the strongest tron est we vo should so order our lives and conduct that when sickness ick comes upon us its and we have called in the elder or are called to others we nye will have faith in the alie administrations trat ions of if the servants of god I 1 was aras struck with the remarks of brother rother JS thatcher last monday afternoon ter noon that we are arc very a apt pt to acknowledge bowled now ledge n c the hand of the lord when we are arc prosperous and everything goes well with us ui but when reverses come we begin to inurn murmur ier and ire are not so no ready to see tile divine wisdom in the changed conditions condition ELDER kr DEK J M in standing before you I 1 desire ili an interest lit in your your faith and prayer era that I 1 may air be dictated by the spirit of god I 1 have lave a testimony ony to ajar I 1 know t that nit this ib tile the 16 kingdom 1 ILl of god nil pvc c have con s anted to serve erve i the lord ani and for my illy part I 1 desire with all my heart to arve s god and to do right but I 1 have weaknesses to overcome I 1 am a I 1 beli elicier cur in wealth I 1 believe that god will blabs blebs till latter day i with vic wealth alth this people came liei hei 0 poor ta 5 en ien i cr c e god ani and I 1 believe ile he will bles ble s tile them with will plenty so long as they ther make inake a right ie of tile same fame president prisident joseph F smith filid faid lie would rather be poor all and 1 I ile be ft faithful hill to the gospel than have wealth and forget god mv father said to me ile beffie ical le ili liis death stick to iii for this is tile ocly people tile face of tho the earth that hint god acknowledges bowled now ledges cs as his people awol de it is the de she of my heart t to 0 be true to this people it is my nin first duty to i arro got god I 1 have covenant covenanted eil to do 10 that and I 1 cin call testify here I 1 today to day div that there is nothing I 1 in ill the world that gives pleasure than trying bryin to save mankind and Piol note truth ind and 0 upon the earth in ili looking gookim over theaon the congregation Z I 1 lind find very for w young youn n people cople present ire I 1 ibave lave been in in tile the southern part art of tile territory the I st three weeks where I 1 attended a meeting and in the congregation I 1 found folind very verv few y young out men and women I 1 aked where tile alie young on ii folks were and vas ivas told they hey t were alfon air oil oxen I 1 sion 9 horseback riding or somewhere else I 1 do not wish to attach all the lie blame to our young people for we ire are ourselves larely largely to blame blaine parents allow their children to remain too loo much on oil the streets it is our duty to protect the children that goi god las has given ut u we are le ie for them it in gives me delight 1 to see our young brethren conling coming forward and taking a part in the adamini administration of the sacrament in ili ni my boyhood this was aldom i the case as the oldest brethren attended fo t 0 this duty but in this city I 1 see the of tile the wards are brin bringing r iw forward these young young men and placing responsibilities bili ties upon them now this is right for young men should I 1 learn earn th tint thit it they will have a work to perform as well as have lave their fathers ORSON OKSON SMITH the apparent necessity for meeting in to together ether to have lave our spiritual spi ritual strength renewed seems to be less thought of on oil the part of some individuals dividu divi duals aly than it was when they embraced L the gospel whether AVIi ether they have arrived at that point where they are arc enabled to lic without IV that spirit is a question that I 1 am unable to comprehend but the fact remains remi ins that there is a great 9 reat gumbei of latter latler day saints air b 0 0 V bjork i ze ta I 1 e ne ate r to of these emblems emble ins in in order that they may continue the spirit there are outward outa rd evidences of our faithfulness to the work w ork of the lord for we nye are told that we ave can c ili only judge men inen by their works ily their fruits ye shall know them such is tile outward evidence of alic faithfulness of men wo li have ave no power to judge a man inari by the thou thoughts lit of his heart unless we are arc blessed with the spirit of discernment if it is necessary for on some to conic come here and partake of the emblems of the death and sufferings ferin s of our lord it is necessary fur for t the he rest of us in ili observing z this ordinance we ire bear IV witness i t to each cadi other oilier anil and before goll god that ale c iru are still in tile faith and I 1 do no kio of a man or woman who has a guarantee to continue faithful and yet neglect this ordinance we have evi evidence denee that a man mail may may fall and so s o may any of us if we fail to observe the ordinance which tin the lord liaa instituted for the continuation of our faith ciomo onic may kiy feel thit that they do not need to kniel kneel down ili in prayer with their families thy they may may not bee ec the necessity geee sity of paying pa N i ng 0 their offerings grf to the pour poor A man mail may feel ansti i stir lied led in tile thu non of one thins thing and another until lie may neglect to pay ins his tithing 0 and so fo f o on until u ll 11 til lie he alec 1 hardened harde ile to the situation until 1 lie has lost faith I 1 anil and then we find him opposing tile principles finding fault with tho the pricA priesthood hood of go rod d breaking bre akine hi his hia A covenants in various ways davs all 0 h neglecting tile humble ordinances od lias has instituted in for our protection every nian man has an all ili influence fluence for good or evil and tile the man who prays daily with his family exercises a great luene C upon the hearts of liis his children they feel that there iq something in father faller s faith which is missia missing from the professed faith of outsiders the man mail who prays in ill secret is tile the one whon who n prayers appeal tu to tile alillie almighty allty ile ho will answer uch mch prayers children should bo ja taught to go gi to god and that they may grow row in ill the knowledge of their dependence upon tile creator trained up to manhood in ill this way they will lie be able to cornin communicate ate with god od through his holy spirit and feel it its on darful protection I 1 believe that our follic nand fail k jimps ings are traceable to neglect nele ct of the ordina ordinances lice of the 1 gospel ea left to hini himself self man mail is apt to think liim hirl self great yet it lie looks beyond the e irth ind and strives to compre hend the lie magnitude of gods erea eions lie mua lo be humbled for ever I 1 play that tile spirit of the lord may rest upon us ui and I 1 11 d licup tell us to lo ile united 0 singing iv by the choir benediction hv by president t isaac igaac smith |