Show TA tabernacle BERNAdE SERVICES nola held at salt lake city on march loth 1893 two apostles speak for some nine or ten weeks we have not had a sunday a storm with the consequence that there have been comparatively small con congregations 0 at the tabernacle during that time and last sunday was no exception for tile the day opened up with a sleety storm and with the air freezing and it continued mean all day APOSTLE GEORGE TEASDALE spoke from the stand for the first time in many years ilia his remarks cereas were as follows I 1 have lived long enough za in this world to know that man of himself is weak and most liable to err arid and that he must needs place much dependence upon tho the strong ar arm m of the father in heaven to prevent mim from falling 0 into bad ways and making many grevious nils mistakes and when I 1 become convinced vinc edof of this how low can call I 1 be otherwise wise than to become convinced that we must all seek the father to obtain the aid of liis his strong no arm there is but one way to seek god that is through the paths that lie ho himself has pointed out in my my travels I 1 have seen the right 0 paths by bv which we es cn n como come to a 1 knowle knowledge aye lf of god and obtain his help in the trying moments that will come in the life of every man and my faith has become more and more strengthened that this work we are doi doing n 0 is the true work of godana god and abut we have his true gospel that has been restored to the earth in these latter days so eo it can be preached by the servants of god to every nation kindred tongue arid and people ou on t the 1 e face ai of the earth I 1 know that god is ever the same and that his hii ear is as open and his love as strong in in this day as it ever was and that this people have been endowed with all the gifts and graces that were given to the church of god in tho the time of jesus there is no fault among tile the people that be cured that is a n neglect c elect z in the education of tile the growing g generation to teach them thoroughly the principles of life and salvation to teach them that no amount of earthly learnell lear learning nill will ever show them the truths that god holds out to his people but that the only way in which this truth can be obtained is through revelation from god and that revelation ic can be obtained only through faith for how can an earthly father expect to teach hie child anything 0 if that child lias has not faith in liis his counsel and if such cannot bo be expected of an earthly father how can we expect it of our heavenly father who lias has given us ils power to do as we wish god revealed to joseph smith that he be who would wish to have any part in the work of god must have fa faith ith humility hope charity and love and if we believe in god we must believe in the principles he taught 0 a and nd must live consistently by them if we are to be followers of christ we must be as nearly like nim as possible endeavoring dea deavo ring ever to follow in his footsteps many say that the latter day saints are de deluded ludel IN would that all the earth were so deluded would that all men would come like the saints and throw themselves at the feet of the maker in humble self abasement and show themselves ready to take up th tho 0 work that lie he has to do many alan y hano hang back from doing this because they think that they will become deluded by plausible but erring men but they need not be afraid of this for each one who lias has faith can appeal directly to the fountain of all truth and can have the truth made plain to him by god himself no man need fear that lie he can be led astray by any power of evil if he has the faith to take upon himself the true gospel arid and plan of life that is offered ered by us I 1 all mankind are arc the children of god and are brothers and sisters of the royal family ot of the house or of israel therefore we should be ch charitable ari table one toward the other and should have a love for humankind that will take in all the children of god we are sent here to do good works and we should bould do all that is expected ofus of us if we do well we will reap a reward if ill a punishment for as ye sow so shall yo ye reap APOSTLE TOUNG spoke for about fifteen minutes on the evils that bat are arc creeping in among the saints particularly emphasizing pha sizing the evil of card playing and of self adornment and adornment of houses arid and farms in order to outshine others lie ile said that the saints have been placed upon the earth to do a certain work and that if they love and do the things the world loves arid and does they cannot properly perform this work while if they hold themselves aloof from the contaminating influences that surround them and do only those things that god wishes them to do they will accomplish the work in the intended way EUGENE YOUNG |