| Show bowery 13 OWE ry sunday october 14 10 am elder eider john taylor delivered an interesting discourse on the subject of intelligence as it Is foundoe in man and in all the creatures of god showing the author to be our father and god reasoned upon the text there ia is nothing 0 new under the bun sun 1 argued that the inventions of men are nothing C more nor less than the discovery of laws that already exist that those modern discoveries are not new excepting to finite man just as the gospel we advocate is not new it is simply presenting nm 0 to the world anew or again that which before exi exl existed sted As intelligence iacre increases ases in us so do our minds expand to comprehend the designs and will of god for whatever office the holy ghost filled or years ago it fills today to day spoke of the variety of influences that are in the world treating especially upon those that operate through spiritual mediums and quoted the text the spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet whereas those spiritual mediums are entirely controlled by and are subject to those spirits that influence them pravin proving 0 most conclusive conclusively y that the latter are not of god made remarks on the government of families and the order of the priesthood president bri brigham harn youn young in following I 1 up the subject of elder taylors taylora discourse said that all beings even the devils in hell had received their intelligence from god observed that one of the excellencies in the character of joseph smith was his ability to reduce the things of god to the capacity of the finite remarked that the spirit of revelation Is 1 always in them that bear properly the yoke of christ the fountain of the life that we cloy eloy enjoy 18 is in god the heavenly hosts are our kindred and friend friends sour our fathers mothers brothers a and nd sisters if we had eyes to see as the lord sees all the heavenly bodies would be in our oar presence jurt just just as the congregation t A are 1 an fn n t the ll 11 pre presence s ence of the brethren who preach sabbath after sabbath in this Bowery the gods follow their own laws and they love them alluded to the difficulty af pf of getting people to obey the laws 01 of this city and territory re remarking markin g that all saints should follow hla hia example and live above them and then they I 1 would have bave have no trouble for the sisters who felt disconsolate about not having 0 any children he had a word of comfort viz that they will see the day when they will have millions and when they have filled an earth like eve has done they will learn that that is but the beginning of their posterity and creation nea Aea reasoned upon the powers that are inherent in man ard add and principles of pure love an and d paternal affection rpm 2 pm president daniel 11 II wells felt that we had had a greater outpouring of the spirit of god latterly than heretofore said the oracles of god are in our midst continually teaching us ys in the ways of life the lord had given the ability to his servants to make mal epla plain into to this generation the things 0 of his kingdom and warn mankind to flee from the wrath to come but we live in a day when wicked men care less lebs ess ebs about hiding hidir fg their iniquities than they ever did since the world began counseled the saints to jit lit let jet all their efforts tend to the promotion of the truth and the establishment of the kingdom of god that it may triumph 11 pon upon the earth the gospel of jeus jesus christ is everything 0 here and hereafter to the true I 1 hearted saints and those who are faithful will inherit all things president heber C kimball made some instructive tive remarks on the subject of the new heavens and new earth showing that the earth will be made suitable for tor the righteous to dwell upon compared the present situation of the saints with what it was in the early part of the church arguing that the increase had been in the comforts of this life as well weli as in numbers and power blessed the people in the name of the lord jesus christ |
