Show dedication OF THE BASEMENT OF TAB tho the basement abasement of the new tab taber er na cleat logan was dedicated last saturday jan 67 A short time ago ye gave a detailed account of tilis tills building perhaps tile tiie aliki of the kind in the territory 4 A I 1 the tho following account of df the dedication We copy from fram the ogden agn as 1 I 1 the tho opening services were performed on saturday meeting commencing at 10 on th the estand stand were elders john taylor ro lorenzo borenzo renzo Sno snow wand and franklin in D richards of the twelve apostles bishops ii IV hardy and william B preston preiton elder samuel smith of brigham city C d W penrose of ogden and a number of bishops and local elders of the various settlements in cache county A large choir led by professor lewis and accompanied agn fhe the he organ by eider elder oseph joseph goddardjr God darde dardr I 1 k choir sang sing 1 afy god tho the spring of 0 f all ail my joys tho the life ot of my delights etc eld eid elder eider john taylor made afew a few hf introductory remarks after w which bich nich elde elder r F D richards richardso 1 offered ed the dedic dedie dedicatory atory pry ltv prayer er consecrating the basement of the building that it might boboly be holy to the lord and acceptable cep table in his sight choir bang eang great Is the lord lorl lord good to praised Ms elgh and holy name etc k elder lorenzo snow addressed the large laige congregation bil on the subject of the united order heehaw he show ed that when any nuj nui number hiber fiber of the Saint saints united to accomplish any work connected with the kingdom of god they the were laboring in the spirit of tile the united order this building was an evidence of what could be accomplished by union of emort effort tile the saints had not arrived at perfection and needed prophets apostle apostles s led lead them forward their union was to be physical and financial as well as spiritual they might meet with what would be cal cai called idd failures but out of those failures falter es would be gained the elpe would lead to success viewing things as many did god had made mal ahny many failures in diffie different rent ages but out atit of all things that transpired he finally accomplished his purposes I 1 establishing home industries should bo be attempted carefully and wisely with a view to the strength and ability of those engaged in them and the bishops shops must lead out in the spirit of the fathers not masters the essence of authority ta lead and dictate was the desire and willingness to work for the general good and not for individual aggrandizement they must be self sacrificing and not be jealous of the influence of others but if they found aund men more talented than themselves to put them for vaid waed 1 rejoicing in the gifts of god bestowed upon them elder snow gave a brief description of the various branches ofin of industry all connected with the institution ution in box elder county and concluded by showing that the grand object of these c cooperative operative co 0 efm eff morts efforts was not moneymaking but a union of hearts and souls a spirit ual union which would make men and women truly one and devoted to god and the truth I 1 elder moses thatcher read a financial statement showing the receipts and disbursements in the work upon the house by which it appears that up to the present not counting the labor at tho the first attempt the building had cost nearly only about a fifth of which had been received in cash and merchandise chan eban dise the balance being paid in labor choir sang G glorious lo 10 rious things ol 01 thee aro are spoken zion city of our god f f afa aaa dismissed I 1 s with j prayer rayer raier bibish by bishop op hardy s at rpm pm a very large congregation cong rea assembled choir choln sang hark tho the song eon son of jubilee loud as mighty thunders foar foan roar roan prayer by elder C W ime Po penrose nrose rose choir sang t A amanzel an angel anzel from froia oa on high the lons ions loas silence brokop broke bishop L W Y hardy c apolo po ko upon the work of df building tein temples ples pies the necessity of bf tithe tithes sand and offerings of proper at attendance at mst fast mee med meetings tings and of proper propel decorum in places of 0 f worship hip showing respect to the house of god by entering it without noise the tile brethren keeping their headd heads uncovered from the timp timo they entered till they lezethia lef left Ethia the building he said the work worle on the salt bait lake temple was to tc be continued and when that was coni plated the people in iii the neighborhood of bait salt lake laue would turn round and assist the cache valley people to build their temple elder bider CW penrose made roade albort address congratulating the logan sa saints ints on their thein success in building the house painting out the blessings and liberty they enjoyed showing that all labor was spiritual when performed in the service bervice of the lord that our labors would continue till we passed into the i rast t of god behind the vail vall that our work wa kanoc snot s not for ourselves but nor for all humanity I 1 all mankind being the children rp of one father and that we coiled no not jest rest until the work was as the whole whole race of adam aoam except the sons of perditions perdition 7 were saved from darkness sin and sorrow and placed ja in gloria glorify y the grat Graf Father and enjoy their exist eliet 1 1 ence Y elder read apor tion of a letter from the prophet joseph smith contained in the book of doctrine and covenants on the of building a hodge house to of the lord lorda and aud the which must be performed therein 1 1 1 1 P L 3 X ioe loe rJohn njohn taylor then delivered vered a disco dieco discourse lirse based on what aio jid been read he showed the mag of the latter day work how ail ali all nil the holy men of old and their vor works vot a were connected with it how those thoo who held the keys of ibe the different dispensa tion eions shad had brou brought kilt glit their thein authority and conferred it upon the prophet joseph while they continued to operate together with us and we with them for the accomplishment of this grand scheme for the salvation at of the whole human family he dwelt upon the necessity of honor and honesty among the servants of god and the consequences of prostituting the priesthood to selfish alms aims and purposes he e encouraged n cou raged the people to ri righteousness and edl edw condemned all quil by b Y whomsoever if it might be de committed with great force exhorted all ail aalto to ri righteousness and faithfulness and abd continued exertions in the great work of god he predicted the final triumph of truth and showed the glories that would be revealed and the grand union that would take place between the heavens and the earth the fathers and the children when the work of sealing scaling in gods godys temples should be completed anti antl this tifis dispensation should bo be fully ushered in and accomplished choir sang how aal ral in zion dismissed r ith cr op IV B preston k t J f 3 SUNDAY 10 A 31 1 1 1 i choir sang T joy to ao tho the world the tha lord will como come IL afe fc JB prayer by bj samuel smith i 1 1 choir sang the tho the tho spirit or cf gol ilire eke a tire firo is burning E elder eider iberl L F monch adar addressed ess e diu the congregation he touched upon the we benefit of building houses to tho lord in which the ordinances could be observed for tile the living and the dead also upon tile the subject of marriage for eternity the beauty of I 1 f union and the harmony which 0 is displayed in all the works of god and the necessity for our unity in carrying out the behests behesta of the god of tho the universe elder franklin A richards nic nie hards spoke upon the necessity of a fraternal union among the saints and a parental form of government among them and the filial love which would prompt prot obedience in the eternal eterna I 1 world worl t to 0 the great father of our spirits tho the time would come como when all tho the families of earth would be so connected and associated that their interests would be one ono and their grand object be to carry out but tho the will of god the ordinances din ances of gods house would a aid ald id in bringing I 1 c us to this union so 80 much to be d desired E elder eider ider lder richards then touched up on colern skepticism as 03 imbibed by he showed thap thau there wils was ba no conflict between arue te ligion religion and true science and adrid ed idd the importance bf bof the saints employing as teachers men w who wiio ifo lio have faith and will nat lead our children to infidelity the speaker coli cori concluded chided 1 by referring to the magnitude of the limik L work to bo be done in the temples of god for the thle dead and the lm importance of each engh person doing all ail that is poasi ble towards their redemption I 1 elder eider john taylor alluding td the notions of ake skeptical scientists botic touched tipon lipon by eder uder elder eider aebli richards ads related some of the ideas which joseph smith ex expressed ed to gitil forty years yearn ago showing that the earth wag was wa formed from remnants of preexistent pre existent worlds which might amigh 1 have existed for of years and that the solar s oystein revolved around another and that around an another otheIr and so on until the central body which systems required eu red a thousand years for one revolution thus one day with the luord lord was a thousand years year S and a nd a thousand years as ag aday adar he w went wont ont on coshow to show that allar all ail truth uth is eternal and it never conflicts with itself if we wd were taught of god 16 d 1 eb h YO pud comprehend things a as s they are and be led to glorify him for to ever the choir sang bang 1 I 1 14 wake tho the 1 bous BOOS jublier ot Dis dismissed missed eissed with prayer player by eider elder fir moes diores thatcher I 1 1 i jq kal oal te TW 1 0 P tp 1 PI choir sang r I 1 all hall tho the glor gior glorious kAs day by my prophets long ions foretold pla Pia prayer by bishop vm wm laugh a i f ian lan an choir sa saag mgt tb the anthem 72 0 i if I 1 i I 1 hosannah j I 1 the sacrament was Adin administer lAster ed bishop IV WB B preston made a few remarks inviting the saints of logan to attend meeting in this house regularly the people of oll cache county generally to come when convenient and the leaders of the church to visit this place as is often as possible be congratulated twe the saints on the work they had done and exhorted them theril to tonti donti continue nue in well doing elder lorenzo snow referred to the inspiration which led in egypt to counsel the storing up of grain against the famine which was coming upon the land he read the account from the book of Gene genesis sisi and made an application 1 of the subject to our own time he ale apolio of the prediction of tile ilie sar of god gad that wheat won fd bd worth its weight in gold he asked what preparation llad hid been made wade fortnat fort for font hat that time he woul daay that if the elders eiders would not hearken to this matter let them help the PIS sisters to do it when this bis nation I 1 pecado disrupted by civil strife thousands would hoek hock here bere and we should have to feed them no small thing to despise the word of the lord yet the E elders eiders iders had treated this thing lhing lightly and now the sisters took hold of it As sure as there was a god an israel the famine predicted would come cohao to pass i i Bisho bishop bishope pW V FLitt lewood reviewed ew the progress af the hain sain saints ts and their success in nhi carrying out tiie tile coun cohn counsels sels seis of the servants of godana showed that taht if we continued to live b by th their air precepts we ve would continue ty nu to prosper elder moses thatcher os expressed pressed his faith in tile the words we had h heard eard and abd hm his belief that the time tim e was wag coming when those who would aou id not take up the sword a against abst their neighbor must flee to zion mog for safety ho trusted we should turn our hearts to god dwell together ill in union bring up our children chil ehll dren drea in iii the faith pre seive a humble spirit and obtain power ta W over overcome colne coine elder john taylor spoke k e of lle ile lie tho provi dences denees of gou god and with his people to try and prove prave them in all things ise lse he ile instanced abraham and job and the servants of god in our own times and showed allowed that we should endure tri trl als his irl ili in patie patience 1 l ce and work together in one oaid gran grand d phalanx under the direction of the holy one until the jhb LI L hing king I dg doms doma of this world became the tho I 1 kingdom of god and his bis christ carlst he hia counseled all to bo be sincere in their religion aad honorable in all ail their operative cooperative co anden and individual brans trang actions putting away tty hypocrisy sustain ingall who seek the 1 welfare of israel isme an and d god would bless bles them he blessed the people and invoked invoke dupon upon them thim the favor of god in the tho name of jesus christ bishop preston read a list of sub cub Mons ro ta fc c a belt beit V scrip from rom tho 0 various settlements I 1 e to towards wards building a temple tempie in logan amounting in all au to 27 oi 01 31 3 1 08 00 1 1 choir saag a pe glee e 1 lot the hills wih lie by elder eider aldef F edrich P in ibb ibn ards J r I 1 tn ti the evening att 6 iso the young P Menus eurs Mutual improvement asso clation and t d doting yoting ladles eel rel a meeting an the new at which mandof nany of the older bider members orthe odthe church atten attended dd making malting Z a very vw large congregation elder geo F gibbs president of the tho young mens mena mutual imp imd rocc ment ha having ving ying been removed to salt ealie lalie lake nake city h he 0 was released from the pre presidency sideNy with a 4 vote ote of thanks and confidence and elder E ir curtis was vas selected to fill the posit position lotI the meeting was addressed by y elder 0 W pen Per nrose irose followed by elder 10 D richards much vai iva valuable iven information was given to tc I 1 t the li people jre jpe pleana and a most mos excell excellent e nt I 1 sl spirit irit prevailed v ailed together altogether the services in the he new tabernacle were intensely in te resting the singing by the choir was one bf of the pleasurable rable rabie features of the services and every hymn and aud a anthem n them was rendered in a 4 hughly creditable manner the tha teich teachings ings of the elders were TC rc interest nd hd pleasure pa I 1 e a sure and the opening ceremonies 0 7 f the new building will iong beneme in bared with satisfaction by the tho people I 1 pie of cache valley |