| Show tabernacle sunday 10 am elder orson pratt preached 0 on n the subject of polygamy proved by the scriptures that the lord had bad ap probated and sanctioned ita its practice among his bis chosen people that mankind have been led astray by the foolish traditions of past generations and the uninspired dogmas of ignorant priests especially in regard to marriage showed that adam and nd eve when married in the garden of eden were sealed for time ani and and for all eternity and argued 11 that persons married according to the order of god would be exalted to reign as kings and q queens jeens over their own posterity concluded by urging upon the strangers present the necessity of breaking off the bands and a shackles hack back I 1 e S of false tradition and to use the right and liberty guaranteed to all meni mend of thinking for themselves and when they found the truth to embrace it regardless of the prevalence of sectarian and catholic traditions assuring them that thai in that way only could they obtain a knowledge of the gospel of jesus jesue christ afternoon elder W W phelps addressed the congregation from the text in matthew sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof correcting it by the book of mormon which gives the ii is the day unto the evil thereof related the last vision of joseph smith the prophet a few days before hib bis martyrdom in carthage jail was greatly encouraged cou raged in the rele reflection action according to the literal meaning of his bis text as trai irai translated slated in the book of mormon that the lord lord was sufficient suf ficie at to every emergency emer sency and not the devil as published in iii king jam lam es christian bible dwelt uron upon the folly of the present generation in following the traditions of past ages sketched the infant state of the church when the book of mormon came carme forth showed the importance of revelation to know the truth on account of the variety of opinions of menno of this church agreeing upon the same point it is only by the gift of the holy ghost that man can receive the true light that lights a every man that comes into the world there was never but one true religion and that relates to the light and life which is revealed reve alad by the gospel bring converts of the chuich of jesus christ of latter day saints from every known nation upon earth to utah and they have one faith falth one baptism one lord and they are one and this oneness is revealed to them by the bame game spirit showing that the lord is sufficient unto every emergency emerged cy bishop edwin D woolley followed with appropriate remarks on the apparent carelessness of the people in regard to public meetings and especially the afternoon meetings in the i tabernacle he would like to preach to about a thousand of the brethren bret bren who were not present to irlen irben men who used to attend but have now formed other engagements it if he be could have bare those present who were gone to the hansona for wood and others who were gone over jordan hunting stock be would be pleased to preach to them in relation to their duties be he would show them the folly of their conduct and point at out to them the way of safety the 70 way 10 obtain happiness here and lite life and exaltation hereafter bore testimony to the truth of the gospel as revealed through b joseph smith the prophet and seer rep nep REP |
