Show sunday services general services in the tabernacle sunday afternoon were conducted by president IV C horsley singing by the choir see the mighty angel flying dying prayer by elder william singing 0 what a boon the sabbath day the sacrament was administered by the of the first ward elder august F jeppson read the chapter of the gospel according to st luke singing 0 1 my father president horsley called for the attendance of various off icer and sand members of the priesthood at the meeting with the following response home missionaries present 71 7 acting teachers first ward C G second ward 13 third ward 17 fourth ward 6 all members ot of the high council except two residing iri fit brigham city were present all of the bishops in the city with their counselors were present except bishop etolil and bishop wright and counselor john S bingham who were out of town and had been excused elder carlson of salt lake city was the first speaker he was companion of elders james nellif hansen and P W JC knudson of this city while they were laboring in norway as missionaries elder carlson paid a high tribute to the character I 1 of the young men who had been sent from BrIgham city to that part of the country to labor in the ministry lie said that in his own experience lie he hail had cared little to reap the fruits of 0 his own labor but had been content to enjoy that peace of mind that comes from a sense of dutY duty well done ho he had the lie privilege of opening up five new branches in the cl Christ ris lania Con conference ferenc e during his sta stay 31 in that land ile he described his experience in gaining a testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel and gave his breeh re credit for bringing him face to face with the question as to whether the gospel was true or not and that it earnest solicitation of this br brother otiler that he e had followed the admonition of the savior todo the will viii of the father and lie h e should know of the doctrine whether it be from god tr or irom from mauke mauhe said that lie he it had ad a agreed gr eed w with ith himself th that at he would refrain from further c carelessness and improper conduct and would try to live according to the teachings or of the gospel he said he had made this covenant to himself in his own heart believing that the devil has not power to know our thoughts but it if we speak them aloud as so many are I 1 prone rone to do when they make resolutions to do better lie he will vill take I 1 advantage of it and thwart their purposes ile he referred feelingly to that testimony meeting held in fit the salt lake As hall on the of june during the mutual improvement conference where so many people had arisen to bear testimony and where the prophet had made such an impression upon upon his hearers by the testimony that he bore to 0 o the truthfulness of this gospel the speaker said that he could not say whether he was ready to die for the gospel or not but he could say in all sincerity that he vas ready to try to live for it something he believed was mu much ch It harder arder to I 1 do ile he referred also to the laxity displayed by so many returned missionaries sion aries narles in the missionary field they feel very energetic and zealous in promoting the welfare of the kingdom of god but when they come home they throw off the harness and drift back into the old ruts from which they came he said the devil says to us you have been a good man your have performed your duty now you ought to take a rest etc etc spoke in high terms of the impression he had rece reveled led from the late president lorenzo b enow now concluding his remarks by saying that only two other faces in itts his remembrance haye have inspired him to higher life in an equal degree with that of president snow and they were the faces caces ot of president john R winder ind and his own mother elder P W knudson followed with a very friendly reference to his former companion and present visitor elder carlson and felt very thankful thanh tul indeed that he had fallen into such company the speaker thought that it was a mistake for us to tamper with evils of any kind and related in support of his contention hii an ULU old story which however very pertinent IY y described the situation A stage owner had occasion to hire a new man and received applications s from three drivers for the position to the first he said how close can you drive to the edge of a precipice without going over T the he driver thought that he could drive within an inch and run no risk of falling failing over the precipice in answer to the same question the second applicant said that he could drive so close that halt half the tire would hang over and still he would pass the danger point in safety the third said 1 I do not know just how close I 1 could drive with safety but I 1 can say this much I 1 would e endeavor to keep just as tar far away as possible needless to say the last man got the job the speak er referred ta 9 the fact fac 0 his is having been rei released eased from his mission and made preparations to come home to his family and friends when lie he received a communication from the president of the mission asking him to remain yet a while in the ministry ile he said had I 1 not known for a certainty that I 1 was engaged in the work of the lord do you think I 1 should have accepted that call and remained there another year patriarch william L W walking itkins gave a description of the feelings that possessed him when he had joined the church in his native land he said that the feeling of gathering was so strong upon up oil him that he be could not resist its impulse the remainder of i his remarks were devoted to td an admonition to the saints to live so that they might preserve their first love of the gospel the gospel spirit will inspire those who possess it to greater and nobler deeds than they might otherwise be capable of he said i y it is not physical trials that we are subject to today but our trials today are spiritual our faith is tried and our principles are tried and it bellao ves us to retain the spirit of 0 the lord that we might have the power to discriminate between that which is 15 right and that which Is wrong president oleene oleen N stohl felt gratified over the increased atten attendance dince and urged those present to continue their labors as missionaries that a greater number of saints might be induced to attend these regular sacrament meetings ile he believed that a great deal of the difference that is felt by some of the members of the church is due to the fact that they do not attend to these meetings abid partake of the sacrament the choir sang the anthem god be with you benediction by elder N C christensen |