| Show TABE tabernacle RNA CLIE 02 0 RM CE 3 icia held in salt lake Ta barnaclo on juno uno alth religious services eer vices were held in tile tabernacle it at S silt it lake lluc city sunday june 11 1893 commencing at 2 rpm pm elder angus M cannon aiesi dent of the stake presiding tile the choir eang sang the hymn commencing melle frio corea dearest loid descend and dwell vy BV faith and ild love in every bicart was offered by bv elder wm win C dunbar du neav the choir san sang 0 lie ire died the great redeemer died and israels daughters epic erit around the priesthood of ortho the nineteenth ward officiated in administering 0 the sacrament ELDER ELDEK B D 11 II ROBERTS was the first speaker tile the following 11 is substantially what lie he paid aid the prayer invoked invoiced gods god spirit that the saints might pray acceptably it is even more 7 necessary r that the holy spirit res rest t upon the speakers gratitude WS was W S expressed in the prayer for the many temporal comforts anil and bleg blessing sing enjoyed by the saints the people are not always ready to acknowledge gods 0 goodness notwithstanding in 0 the fact that evidences of prosperity are to be seen on oil every every land hand earthquakes and cyclones bac hanc not visited the land and the homes of the saints are unencumbered there are still greater evidences of gods favor in the rich spiritual feast that the saints have recently partaken partaker par taken of tile the blessings and promises received at the dedication of tho the temple should cause the saints to live more righteously in the future and guard the people ammi wata sm g e Mi ar partaken partaker par taken of by the saints at that thata time the spirit of god was there and testified to the people that what was said and done was true the saints were told by the prophet of god on earth that the house was acceptable to him that house the foundations of which were nvere laid by a poor burdened people but not only was tile the house but the givers of the gift were also accepted of god the great prophet of this dispensation tile the saints were told had aasem assembled bled together there the faithful oi of 1 this a and n d other dispensations A and n d doubtless the faithful ones of t the 10 ten tribes who hail passed away were present and carried the great sannah IIo shout on oil and on oil V till ill it reached the heavens the grandest extent of a thin thing is often not realized to its fullest fullest extent because of its close hut but as it passes farther away in time it seems to rise in sublimity and beauty the joy of the dead ones on that occasion i 0 ii was v as probably greater than that of tho the 9 saints alts here through fasting 0 and prayer 1 among the people a 0 greater union was brou brought a about the saints aill t R forgave each other and love Q and peace prevailed throughout the whole boda of the church it was promised that there should be greater unity hei cafter and for these bles blessings sinos the saints should be and are arc thankful tile the saints were assured that lucifer should have his hid power to work evil among the people curtailed for this power tile the S saints a i n t s should also be grateful the right to rebuke him is in the hands bands of god As the leavens heavens triumphed over min him in primeval times so shall it le be again the saints should not rebuke him nor rejoice in liis his bondage 0 but ata a 0 greater reater blessin el than all these was promised the saints were told that their sins should be blotted out this I 1 consider the greatest blessing g of all the crowning blessing was received in the promise that prosperity if y should attend the labors of the people eople this is is evidence that gods table able was loaded with spiritual food with such promises as these ill the saints may bo be assured that no power can sever this church from the divine ruler this is no time for disunion and wandering after the great spirit 1 ual blessings blessing 11 it will bo be strange if everything 0 is not done to thwart tl the i purposes of god and bring disunion union and strife among tile the people the godhead was present or the banks of jordan when when christ was ba baptized sized not long after this great demonstration Venion lie ile went into the wilderness to bs be tempted of the evil one all his tc temptations followed tho the great spiritual anani manifestations fe and foll following oKing that of the saints satan will do all in his liewer power to overcome the people in waltons Wil tons paradise lost is beautifully related liow low satan fled from ad adim ain anti and eve when the latter was telling tile the story of her awaken awakening satan could not endure their happiness and abild thus thias lie he went abroad to shake bilake the very foundations of the church when those blessings were rece received ivea and promised goti god 1 is the refuge of the saints and lucifer shall 7 be over overcome corne tile the spirit of sod god will strengthen C the people FIDER ANGUS IJ CANNON spoke briefly some points as to tile the robes and garments of tile priesthood were explained god has promised foroi forgiveness 0 veness and the saints must come before him in in humility let the saints livo live lightf righteously bously and in the temple re reared arcil to his ntine name complete their own glory by trying to redeem their ancestors the choir sang the anthem let tl TC a kesler hosier 1 |
