Show w m IT n ITHE nI ATTHE HE THE I f TABERNACLE ACU Frederick M 1 Smith of tile the Be Hc organized Church One of The Speakers CREED GREED OF LATTER DAY SAINTS Charles W V Gives Ics Com COlli Comprehensive Elder dr c Outline of or Oc OCt Occupied by Iy Utah Mormons Mormon k M r Smith ton son on counsel counselor or 01 f Joseph Jo Smith of tho tha thae e church was wa tho the first r at al the Tabernacle yesterday He lie wn was followed l I by y l W Penrose In III tilL tho tit absence of ot Churl hirs s present Angus M Cannon Elder 1 lder Joseph Taylor Ta lor presided over o er tho ti ser tun tho the hymn The Xh choir pane fang Iv Ve o souls foulA who ho stray lr r front from the rath of pence offered Elder Eldor Seymour Semour ji l r was by ty Ii P ll U K g rib choir congregation sang who communed with j r i is t the tl man JehL Jeh h JUs tint that Prophet and Seer Peer eer M I Smith the tho oldest living livington ton rolt of oung young Joseph counselor to tu 11 as president of ot the tho He Ito Church of Jelus Christ of or und anti associate edl edi iut tur of the tho aint Herald published at nt ati itIn i In Ja Introduced to the con HI it us 8 tho flint t speaker Ho lie bo hJ Zm ill ln M bl b mining lI his hi hearers hell reIs hut It Iti j wae 1111 i with feelings s that he lie stood m to represent a Il religious belief dH I that In some respects nark mark different to believed In by his minors Paid l he hI h I 1 in I ht upend spend ilk m fit kindly given me mo In III discuss bg iii them renews A hut but I doubt that that Hit I do any imy might do doMilA Mim MilA Hut But there are aro common Ilund und on which wo we stand stunt those theBo S 00 he b discussed you ou with Whether tine time the tue great Ireat hall soften often the tho differences that ul t between us only tho the Cica Crea Creato tor to ran fall t II lint In the tho divinity of jowh Joeph mission I with nu ou III In this wo vo 0 on Oil common ground ready nod and willing nt at 11 ii dims tIn to defend tho position which o vUI Tho Th shaker S then referred to the theof tr cd of the tile sail said If there was ono word wore or net Het et of words th t comprised that creed cr oll IL It was vis n found In the Iho words all 1111 truth On Oil this sIM tho speaker sneaker s1 proceeded to S using as 1111 hU hilt hUli li hs t bok ok tho the I edition of the th and Covenants Ho lie of or Jih J first vision the aUf to his hl hi prayer that all 1111 the tho sects ol of the th diy Liy b were wro wrong rong Willie tho thu an CI anier f ur ier er r was Yng no doubt II u surprise to h t th boy bo ho lie could coult do 10 lut tut to tho tue Voice of Clod od iod and act let IK j 1 to th Instructions given Iven him Th Tb love loe of ot Hod said the tho speaker Is I Imn mn ft 11 nil all tho the works of citation 1 I It stands for tor any liD tiling is It stands for Cor Improvement I I II the tile things natural do we wenD un tilt tho things that lito nb spiritual A t I ir truth was willi by J SOIL ron the great Ireat American sage page Inferring to tho the Doctrine and ond Coy Cov CO n Mr Smith It contained 11 l comprehended the great grent ie if lt f revelation lie llo then cati quite copiously from Crum ruin different diff rent lent Iv of ot the tho hook concerning tho th neI of oC mining ti and IIII educating IUt unit and of oC teaching one nn an oth r thi Lh doctrine of thc kingdom Sit iad h What H is good for toi the th try Iry is iA also good for tho the laity Can all you OU cone lu of ot anything nn educational not In these statements Hero Hem o alibi and tul sl f t me lire n ye linked I I tuff All we WI do clo all wo we say and all nil v IW w note to accomplish should be Ic with III the ia of ot the of or Ion and th Ihl florid lorin of ot Clod Tho rho n fl i t their researches to tho th Ih works of at tho the Church Lilt hat t u i I M AI Ati i 11 ly nil all good gool ROOI books and accept accent t truth u h u rever found Wo o are told that is at lu hl Great l Tan ran Tant 11 t of f His were spent ShoUt In ac no knowledge and this was wa con In the tho other eleventh el His upon tho cross Why then should Wl we e murmur If it our oU entire nr an spent In preparation The Thc written word IB Is necessary ne to nil all things that come to us said whenever met by the of men lIn It is il I He lie nl III afro o n patti Search tho the And Patti laul as all If IC to the thc teachings of the tho ireat MILs Mits tei declared Though h wo or nn an angel from Crom heaven preach any other gospel unto ou than that which WI we e linvol l let lot him him to be Jo accursed Hy lIy Ii this we 1 havo 1110 a standard und it will not be bo possible to 10 go 10 astray If it we wo buso base our belief bollet on the word vont worl of oC God Gol 00 1 In itt II the this Hook of C Mormon we Wt ve have pearls of oC great price III In tho the Doctrine nod Covenants dim of oC great worth and In the Bible Bibles words s oi j of ot priceless value Hut But they tho havo to bo lie soUght nought out Individual enter entel Is n cc Mry It needs to bring forth foith these thew priceless Jewels In conclusion the tue speaker wild Whether or not our differences shall ever Cel bo ho modified only the heat lieal Clod can cnn say Hut of ot this 1 mn inn assured that tue Iho ork established by the Lt et Joseph Smith shall triumph In the tho Whether It be bc this or tho the which are despised by b ninny und and all andI J I 1 four also by IJ tills this people that will viii build tho the great temple of ot our lad 1 I cannot my Sn I 1 hao given up uJ everything of oC a II worldly nature to strengthen and II sup SUil support port lort this ork or and with tho the help heip of oC jod 1101 oil I 1 shall continue to use 1180 my lii III best bost efforts toward Ita its advancement 1111 lIt I thank you ou Eider 1 lder W W Penrose e was the tho speaker Ho lie said It II always A guys guvo hint him pleasure to Iwar testimonies CUll con concerning corning tin tho divine mission ot of the tho et It t Joseph no 10 matter from whom hey came cattie because I the tho work cork entail estat by hy him him was by hI b direct revelation re anti ind brought fotti nil all tho thu principles 01 or power authority Y gifts Kirts and blessings characteristic of or previous dis dispensations At Jt different times our Heavenly Father had raised up 1111 men inca to receIve and declare Ills His words As stated In the tho 1 to tl tho the Hebrews Jod who nt lit sundry times and In III dl Ill diTers Tern In III time lIme past unto the this fathers by IJ l the tho prophets hath halh In these last days spoken unto us by hIP II Jilt Hiu Son whom Ho hath appointed heir heit to all things by IJ whom also Ho Ito made the th ld Wo We believe helle continued the speaker In iii the testimonies of oC the ancient pro prophets prophets Pr anti and III In all nl the tho principles declared by h I them theta which hive have been heeti IU and handed hii titled don dOII ii own to us ilK In I it the t h e III ble al III although although though that book hook does docs not contain them all 1111 The rho Bible has hus been the Brent pre vr o tarn l for Cor the t o work of the tho In It to 10 the last times and attil the work vork that would be brought In lii this dispensation This dispensation com comprehends t the tho gathering together of ot all nil allt truth t rut ii nil all iti I the lin I ordinances I an nees gifts and powers of or former dispensations and things also licit kept hit hid from front the tho foundation 4 tion lion of ot the thu world To usher l hor In this thiM work communication had to be 10 opened up UI between hot antI earth Elder lenrose said that t despite pos sos lon of tho the Bible tho the Christian drifted Into great confusion Darkness covered the tue earth and gross GrOHS darkness the people In lii the midst o othis or of this confusion there was vas no faith In Inthe tho the minds of ot the people who vito believed It In inthe the tho Bible In the tho doctrine of Immediate revelation The mistaken notion nollon was wan entertained that tho tuio contained d nt nil that God Clod had ever revealed There was Willi no to say ea Titus Thus saith tho the thoI I Lord ord as OK there thero had hall been In times past and atul tho Ito I world tid in g Its pro belief bellet In the tho Bible II Ie was as In i it II state of ot darkness 81 and unbelief This was Willi the condition which existed at the beginning of tho the nineteenth century when Joseph Smith the tho Prophet was born The rite speaker referred to the Mist first vis is visIon isIon Is IsIon Ion of ot the Prophet and tind the tho answer en ell him that nil till the tho sects then existing were serc wron Not that there were no good i among them but that al till altho tho the sets sects and denominations hail had gone Honc ostha And AntI hero let me sn sit salt said tho the speaker that we do not content that tha t there thero Is IA no truth In the tho various organizations of Christendom Jut hut M ai 1 1 the th Hook Book of Mormon declares declare nil all that lead leat to do tb good Is of God no mat flint matter ter tr where whore found or through what chan chait channel nol nel nd It comes Truth Is not confined ti tithe to the Saints or to any ono one sect or denomination hut Dut all nil truth collies from the same source So Ho wo cu cnn honor nil all who stand up for Cor truth and hold holti to It with sincerity nut But the hy hypocrite h we 10 abhor and I believe be 1 the devil holds them In contempt What hat Is the standard of truth The Tho gift of the Holy 1101 the Comforter which Christ aid was to lend lead anti and lint guide Into all nil truth The rite Spirit of or truth Is tho the standard of truth It s al all things yea Cl tho the deep deell things o or of and nOli Tho The authority to declare tho the worth word ord of oC the tho Lord loril can cnn conic como front from Him alone and be living oracles In tho the last chapter of ot Luke lule Christ ChristIs Is quoted as us sending his Apostles to preach the tho Gospel 01 to every ever creature and ami In the tho last of oC Matthew Is quoted as nit saying Go Ut ye e therefore there Core and teach nl nil but bu they tho were commanded to tarry at Jerusalem until they the were cro endowed with power float on Ott high Thus This power they received at Jerusalem on i ithe the day dllY of Pentecost Then Ihen was waa the tho first Gospel sermon preached by h Peter lIe He held the tho keys of ot the kingdom and therefore hind hilt divine authority When hien ho he finished his sermon we se weare seare C are told the multitude were IOro pricked In their hearts and they the cried out Men Ien and brethren what shall wo we do Then It was 1111 that Peter letor stood forth Corth anti and de tie declared dared Repent anti be baptized ever eor ono tino of you In tho name Dante of Jesus Christ for tor the tho of or your our sins nail and ye 0 shall shull receive the tho gift of the thu Holy 1101 Ghost This Thill gift was adminis administered by h tho the laying on of hands of oC thoc tho e who held authority and Its effect was to unite them and anI give cho to them thom a IL money of ot the tho Spirit l lder sail said that for Cor or many man hundreds of ot years tho the pure lure Gospel or orthe orthe orthe the Church Chuich of ot Christ had lund not been upon the tho earth curth In Its fullness Hence Henc tho the need of Its lis restoration re In iii the last lust days dOH Ho Sc the thc Lord promised oll Joseph In duo dUll limo the tho Gospel would bo Jo restored anti and Ills 1118 Church established Uon the earth The Tue speaker referred to time the res rell ration to of the tho and dek the tue th first t by John the tho B who hold held the thi th keys of or that nu au the tho latter by Peter Ieter James s John whoso whose right It tt was to confer con Cor It II Thus ihus the ito dispensation of the tho fill Cui iii ness of times was vas ushered In and men were iere once more marc commissioned to preach the tho Gospel Cl and it ad administer his ter Its II I is ordinances I nances And Ancl tho the was that this work ork should never be ho taken from the earth or given to another r pee pea people plo pie lint hut should continue continuo and he bo perpetuated tinted Elder Eider saul said tho time Holy Ghost was as the tho test of oC truth and man IMn mankind kind kihl did ditl not hot have to depend upon that which was written hundreds of oC years ago RO if they the lund the tho revelations of ot God Coil to guide theta them He lIo was thankful for Cor forthe Corthe the time but Jul tho the living present won of ot God Clod was the tho guide for tor us today Hut But God sold he hue will never noer reveal any nn thing contrary to that already reveal revealed ed cd for Cor Ills His word In is true and eternal smut will endure forever Tho speaker quoted liberally from the Iho Now Testament and from COm coin tho tIm Doe Dor trino trillo and Covenants eo concerning tho the last host dispensation showing that It was vas vasto ClI ClIto to continue to the tho great groat con coti consummation summation 1111 III iou having declared that time the keys of authority hail boon been sent Ment down tIow out of ot heaven hM cn for Cor tim tho last lays clays rout and for or tho the last lime iliac and that In this dispensation Ho I lo would bring together tOI Hall hail things that are In Him both hoth In the Lb e heavens heave as and 1111 on ou tho ho I en all 1111 truth nil all power till all authority nil all His people everything pertaining to the re to r of ot the tho race The rite work vork of time tho Saints In InIn Inon nn on educational way i ny as liB taught by b tho tim Prophet Joseph Smith wan llIn referred to tons toUR toOF ns UR was Walt also tho the fact that they tile the were ere oro bonding every energy possible toward the spread of tho thin principles of oC truth anti righteousness They Thoy wore sero like likewise wise vIsa utilizing tub Joseph Jo received for tho the ordinances of lC the time temple anti and tho thu redemption of ot the he th I frail dead I Said the speak or Cr r Vo o honor the tho Prophet Joseph I amid hU hIs ors Hut wo we do not worship him It Ira or them hem Wo WI t worship I ii no mOil man but honor all as CIA Clod flod honored them Joseph Smith stands nt at tho the head bend of tho the dis dispensation of tho the of ot times we ie 11 Din oro his hiM humble followers toll and arc attempting to ti carry out cult his hilt teachings Wo o 0 welcome tho the truth from every erry an wo we have havo no against those who are arc In error Concluding the tho theP P bore hort n ii 1 fervent testimony to tn the th thyme divine mission of nt the tho Prophet Joseph n predicted time the triumph of ot the latter tiny tin la work Time The hl choir sang the Theres Theresa a 1 sound from from tho the vale theres therel n a voice train from th thC tint mountains mountain and auth the tho tiomi was pronounced by Patriarch John At t the close of the service thorn there was ns nn nil enjoyable and well 11 attended organ recital given by Prof J J 3 McClellan |