Show SUNDAY the regular sunday services in the tabernacle last sunday were presided over by arcs W C horsley the attendance was fairly good god considering the fact that the sunday school union was being held at the same time in ili the second ward ine meeting eting house after an announcement that next sunday would be observed as a sunday on account of the quarterly conference coming december ath and reading the program pro grani tor for thanksgiving day the choir sang the hymn upraise ye the lord invocation was offered by elder J M iless after which the choir sang the hymn again we ive meet around the board during the passing of the sacrament which was administered by the first ward bishopric elder jesse W hoopes read an article on the origin oi of man by the first presidency de nc Y of the church in the improve improvement I 1 ment era ra i aless eunice and russell hussell ensign sang a duetter duette and elder bider joseph it II watkins jr of beaver dam who has recently returned from a mission to the eastern states was introduced the speaker expressed pleasure at being biler back home again and was happy t to Q bear witness that tile the things pronounced upon his bis head in a patriarchal blessing but a lad of 12 years had been literally fulfilled while lie he had been in ili the mission field elder had had the pleasure 0 of visiting the birth place of the prophet joseph smith and had sat before the hearth stone where lieas an infant undoubtedly had been washed and dressed many times tim the sensations which thrill ones being bein in witnessing these scenes are of a character to bear t 1 t testimony es that joseph smith was in deed a prophet of god 7 the speaker then related the first vision of bl the prophet enlarging upon the fact fact that god Is indeed a personage ot of flesh and bones as Is also ills his son jesus christ and the children of god no longer have need of depending upon the n word ot of the old prophets nor upon the testimony ot of others but the heavens have been opened and god has spoken again ngali to ills his child children renand and ills eer servants are upon the earth today having baving authority to officiate in his elder watkins bore a strong testimony to the truthfulness ot of the gospel and reported having haj a splendid time while absent on h his 9 mission rna the choir sang the hymn how flow great tile the joy etc and patriarch wm L watkins was was the concluding speaker the restoration ot of the gospel was the subject chosen by the speaker and lie he told how the world had been blessed through the prophet joseph smith and the message he brought to those who are honest of heart and desire to know the truth I 1 sp spoke oke of the progress the gospel is making in the earth and and how the ciders elder sare are being received and are able to go forth without putting their trust in tile the arm of flesh but the lord prepares the way and softens the hearts of the people to receive the message elder watkins rejoiced in the gospel and tile the kindness of god to his people and and bore a powerful testimony to the lie truthfulness of this latter day work work it if we love the things of this world better than we love locc the thin things of god it will be a sorry day when we shall stand before the judgment bar of god to give an accounting of the deeds done in the flesh this life is but a fleeting moment but eternity Is inconceivable cei vable and it will pay to keep sacred the testimony of the gospel and the light of faith the closing number by the choir was the hymn god be with you benediction was pronounced by elder N L hansen |