Show SUNDAY SERVICES elder HI L nichols ot of tile the J high council presided at the regular sunday services and the attendance was good at the meeting in ill the tabernacle last sunday afternoon the services began by the choir singing the hinn happy the souls who first believed prayer was offered by elder R L Fis fishburn liburn sen after which the choir sang behold the mount of oe olives rend sacrament was administered by the bishopric of 0 the first ward during the passing of oc which elder 0 petersen read the ath chapter of abets A acts tile the choir sang 1 I will abide with thee elder C 11 II davis recently returned from it a mission in tho the eastern states was the first speaker ile he hall had labored in the city of philadelphia a most alost of the time he had a splendid experience and made many arle friends the work was progressing nice ly in ill that field and many honest souls are being converted to the truth the result of the smoot investigation was very manifest in the interest which almost immediately sprang up tip to know more of tile the doctrines of and the great prejudice which had existed had been almost universally swept away mormonism is looked upon in an all en different light in n the eastern states slates and such men as V S peet and john P kenchin are wonderful factors in spreading the truth concerning conditions existing here in utah the street meetings were always more or less unsuccessful for the reason that it is hard to entertain a moving audience in the cottage alec meetings tings most of 0 the converts bad been made and rich out pou rings of the holy spirit enjoyed there are about 25 students from utah attending the colleges and universities versi ties in philadelphia nearly all of whom are returned return cd missionaries and noble products of mormonism ever willing to defend the truth the speaker exhorted the young as well vell as old to not idle away their time but work with a will for constant labor brings a sure reward gore dore a strong testimony to the truth fullness of the gospel elder heber loveland Lov cland at one time a resident of this city was the next speaker and felt to rejoice in seeing ISO so many of his bis friends who had grown grey in the service still truo to the faith we should rc respect and honor our grey haired fathers and mothers by obeying their counsels and teachings it will be a great joy to meet them in the other life therefore let us work while it is yet day elder hans G johnson of dewey villo ville recently returned aror a a mission to scandinavia was tile tho last speaker his labors had been in the Christian la conference where lie he had spent two of the most profitable years ot of his lire life dore bore testimony tc stimon of the sterling of the norwegian people and told how bow the elders were wera received by them we have coma into possession of the hie truth and the responsibility rests upon us to give it to others related experiences showing how the evil power is operating among the children of men there is no excuse f an fn latter day saints not having a testimony or oc the gro gospel do the will of them the father and thereby find out whether or not the doctrine Is of god or man the choir sang the anthem god is with ills his people and the benediction was pronounced by elder A W ensign |