Show E 1110 10 TJ S sunday services religious services were held in the tabernacle sunday may 12 1889 commencing at 2 pm president angus M cannon canno 1 i presiding the choir and congregation a mn sang the spirit of god like a fire is ia bucking I 1 the latter day glory begis begins to come forth prayer by elder wm C dunbar the choir sang arise my soul arise sake shake off thy guilty fear the priesthood of the eleventh ward officiated elated in the administration of the sacrament ELDER DAVID w was as called to address the congre congregation ga he said that it was with a firm desire to perform his duty that he responded to the call made upon him on the last sabbath he h had ad listened with great interest to brother penrose in his remarks upon the mission of the savior that mission was not ended with the lords crucifixion but continued atter after his death and when he ascended to heaven he doubtless ordained others to carry on the work he had inaugurated the doctrine of an intermediate state was recognized by the early christian church and it was probably r not till luthers luthera day that t the e idea that man after death went back to the presence cresence of his father instead of to an intermediate sta state te was advanced this latter doctrine does not suit my ideas of justice because it deprives a portion of the hunn human family of 0 salvation such a priner prince pie cannot be correct because it is unjust when the gospel was restored through joseph smith it was revealed that the gospel was preached reached in adams day and that jae E e was required to be born of water in order to comply with the plan of salvation this birth of the water and of the spirit is necessary that we may become sanctified by the truth it is for the body as well as the spirit it includes all there is of man the savior instructed his disciples to partake of the sacrament in remembrance of him he desired to continually impress upon them the necessity of conformity and submission to the principles of truth they were required to place themselves body and spirit in harmony with divine laws it is a prevalent opinion inthe in the world that a man can select whatever religion he pleases among the various professing churches and that either will lead him to god such an idea is not consistent with sound reason and the facts of history that are before us the lord has given a plan of salvation and when the children of men r rejected e je acted that plan they had to bear the consequences that plan had been withdrawn from among men after the saviors death because men would not receive it they groped in the dark and accepted various religions they passed sed away without hearing the gospel espel and this condition is one of the reasons for an intermediate state that all men may have an opportunity to hear and receive the truth the gospel has been restored in this age and is being proclaimed to the inhabitants of this earth the elders of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints go forth among mankind and proclaim this goshell gospel the same plan of salvation that was vas tau taught by the savior and was taught in every dispensation when peter and the apostles preached to the people on the day of pentecost the people asked what they should do to be saved peter replied that they should repent and be baptized for the remission of their sins and promised them the holy ghost no other method can produce the same results we axe are all children of the same father and to us the unchangeable law is that we must be born of water and of the spirit in order for us to receive salvation the lord recognized this and when he was baptized his action was approved of heaven he was the great exemplar to the human fam family ly and his gospel reaches to all mankind As peter said thas promise is unto you and to your children and to all that are afar off even as many as the lord our god goa shau shall call the gifts odthe of the holy spirit follow to the gospel k and are for the strengthening Q and blessing of the saints in most of the business transactions of the world there to is little of the spirit of truth each seems to be de desirous of taking advantage of his fellow this fi is perhaps i one of the reasons why the saints were commanded to gather together er that they might migra be under the guidance of the spirit of truth in their bustness business relations as well as all others that they might walk in righteousness in all things when we do this when we seek the will of the lord his holy spirit rests upon t us is and ana WO we become stronger in sp spiritual things and the truths truth that lead to eternal life the gospel comes to us without money and without price in my exper experience lence it come to 0 D me in this way and I 1 saw that if if it was true I 1 had to accept ac t it or be out cut off from the blessings blessin dest desired red I 1 appealed to the lo 10 lord in h umble humble prayer and received a testimony from him that I 1 should obey that gospel that it was the only plan of salvation 7 this is the testimony that has rested upon the latter day saints some by transgression suffer that light and uw testimony to depart from them the light would not dwell in unholy temples and when those who had received it turned unto sinfulness it was withdrawn from them how great is the darkness of such persons in our experience we are called upon to taste of the bitter that we may appreciate the sweet to feel the need of mercy that we may be merciful this is to teach us in the only method that we can be taught the eternal laws by which we are necessarily governed today we are living in an eventful period the time of the end is approaching when the prediction made by the angels when the lord ascended to heaven will receive fulfilment fulfillment are we looking for the coming of our lord and savior the ancients eagerly looked for that time but it was not given to them all to know when that event would come it was sufficient for them to know what was necessary for their guidance we have the promise that all this generation will not pass away before the savior comes the spirit that causes the saints to gather is the spirit that is preparing a people for the coming of the lord we may shut our eyes to the fact if we choose but it is nevertheless true it is a blessed hope that we entertain the glorious knowledge we have is worth all the trials we are called upon to pass through it is a blessed assurance to know that we are the people of god to whom will be given t the e glory and dominion of the kingdom under the whole heaven christ our lord will come and reign as lord of lords and king of kings the gospel is being preached to all the world it is consistent that this should be done in this day just prior to the second coming of our lord the plan the organization all is the same as in the lays days when christ himself was on the earth it is the everlasting gospel he placed in the church certain officers for certain purposes until all should come to the unity of the faith to the full stature of men in christ jesus these officers were not for temporary periods but were to continue to the full accomplish ment of the labors connected with their offices the religion of the latter day saints is calculated to make map maji kind pure and perfect I 1 know I 1 would be a much better man if I 1 lived up to its principles I 1 thank god that I 1 am numbered witla with the saints there to is nothing that gives me or can give us greater satisfaction than to know that god has spoken to his children in this age and to partake of that knowledge and to realize that we are pressing forward in obedience to his will I 1 rejoice in the signs of the times let no ona one suppose that god is not with his people his work ing forward Bward fox fo ward let us bear in mind that observance of his will alone will enable us to receive of the blessings of the faithful may mar we purify ourselves and put away from us those things that come of evil that we may cont continually lually be fed with the bread of life I 1 the choir sang the anthem 0 be joyful in the lord benediction by elder robert marshall |