Show tabernacle SERVICES at salt like lake city rela held march 1893 apostles brigham jr speaks there was the usual attendance at tile salt lako lake tabernacle on sunday last and those who attended the services will not re regret ret having done 0 so o as apostle brighi brigham ani asung jr spoke for some time after in an absence of many beals yea is tile the music was as usual excellent arid and the attendance on the alie part of church dignitaries was good arostor BRIGHAM YOUNG spoke as follows I 1 have longed for such an all opportunity port unity as aa this to come for the pleasure of once more loo looking kilia i into alto your faces and I 1 feel most thankful that it has come at it last for ore who lias has been a stranger in a foreign land learns more inore than ever to appreciate the blessings 0 and delights of a home and when I 1 stand here this afternoon in the presence of those whom I 1 love once more I 1 can gay that I 1 feel truly thankful tile alio happiness that it V gives me to be with you once again again is is not of a physical efte external anal character but swells sivells fron from tile the deepest fountains fount ains of the heart where god has planted the deepest feelings that can call agitate men the elders of tile the true church are still sent from frem their homes out into the broad world to spread the glorious truth to all nations I 1 but al t they are sent without any gre great it hope of converting the world for few will accept the truth and it is only a few choice spirits that can be reached by the convincing testimony of the servants of god yet wo lye ite are going on these few choice spirits still accept ti alie 1 0 truth and in addition to ti eliat 11 11 t there is is a kindlier feel feeling ing growing up tip for the saints throughout the world and th the e hearts 0 of fall all honest men are being turned toward them both ns aj individuals and as a people for the great love of the son still envelopes men in in all dimes climes the ha hand nd of goll god is ii still near to strengthen 0 ahli people and is il no less powerful than of yore an and d though the people are passing through 0 and have passed through many cli chunges anges socially reli religiously 0 anil and politically yet 4 there here is no change in their faith fait as servants of god and I 1 ca can 11 testify that the work of god is going on oil and iner increasing casin in strength and power and that the 13 great kingdom of god i is approaching nigh 0 unto us and I 1 can testify thus because I 1 know these thin thins things 0 s by the spirit of god well lias has it been said by tho the president of the church that in the early days of this 0 glorious work one good sermon would convert hundreds arid and that it now requires require s hundreds of good sermons lern ions to effect the same result with one per person soll this is particularly exemplified in ill our foreign missions where I 1 have known that there has been but a single response to over three th thoua oil s and invitations that were issued asking 0 the public to attend ou our r meetings those who think that it would be well if all our enemies were swept away to leave us in peace are in error enemies are arc of uge ue and we nye need them for they keep keel us from sinking 0 out of the sih sight in t ol of nien men they are a scourge that must be applied to us Is else we lye I 1 I 1 ht d r lat fai pathe sn jc peed ral to td me attires al at times when we have achieved ed some great success that I 1 have said I god be thanked we coul dao ot have succeeded without opposition I 1 have never felt to despair in tho past even in the darkest moments and I 1 ilo ho not feel to despair in tile tho present the work of god is sure surely going goin on with good speed as is eloquently eloquent y attested by all that I 1 have heard since I 1 returned the allair affairs s here are in good condition arid and tile the saints should be thankful for the many blessings they are receiving ce COUNSELOR C W benr OSE S spoke poke for the rest of the afternoon no on on the basic principles of tile true 0 gospel EUGENE YOUNG |