Show sunday services religious ious services were held in the tabernacle sunday june commencing at 2 p m counselor charles W penrose presiding diug the choir and congregation sang 0 jesus the giver of all we enjoy I 1 prayer by elder jae jaa a anderson the choir bang 0 god tu eternal father who dwells amid the sky I 1 the priesthood of the fifteenth ward officiated in the administration of the sacrament R JAMES E TALMAGE was called to address the congregation he said that if the saints gave to a speaker their 11 sincere support su art the blessing of the lord wound be with them and good would be done it was necessary that a speaker should be humble and full of a desire to say only those things that are prompted by the spirit of truth if inthe the spirit of information is with us the will of the lord will be made known no matter mather how humble may be the elder called to address us the securing of knowledge should not be the entire aim of our endeavors buelt but it should be acquired with the object of doing doi ng good the testimony of the GOB gospel 1 comes through the spirit of ina inspiration pi ration and when we assemble together on an the lords jay to partake of spiritual food our minds should be in a condition to receive that food the sabbath comes to us so frequently frequent ly that sometimes we do not fully consider the nature and purpose 0 buhat pat day sad why it was that th lord called it holy he declared it a day of krestof cessation from work when israel was encamped about the foot of mount the lord gave a command that they should keep holy the sabbath that was not the inauguration augu ration of that day of rest but on that occasion he again gave it sanction by his holy word As israel pursued their travels they were vere daily fed with manna as was necessary for them the lord sending a double portion on the sixth day that they might rest on the seventh this was prior to the giving of the co commandment aman 1 to which I 1 have referrer referred the law therefore had been in force before then it it is an Iri interesting terest and solemn feature that the lord made special provision for the observance of the day there were many in israel who complained at the burdens put upon them when they were pursued by pharaoh they murmured bitterly against moses some of them had lost faith in the word of the lord so it was with some when they gathered manna and who took an extra quantity less more should not come but it would not keep on their hands thus it was that the lord impressed upon ancient israel the necessity of keeping the sabbath holy and he commanded that those who disregarded the law in that respect were to be stoned to death which com command manI was carried out 7 the lord gave to israel instructions that they should not work but he also required that they should not be idle that they ther should offer up their sacraments to him when the disciples of the savior were found fault with by the jews jesus declared to them that the sabbath was made for man not man for the sabbath and he taught the strict observance of that day in the present resent age he has given instructions M ns to the saints to render obedience to the laws in this respect he says and that thou more full fully keep thyself from the worly world thou shall go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my hol holy day for verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors and to pay thy devotions unto the most hi high h 1 we v vow shall be offered up in righteousness on all days day sand and at alFt all times lines but remember that on this the lords day thou shall offer thine oblations ar and id thy sacraments unto the most alost high confessing thy sins unto thy brethren and before the lord and on this day thou shall do none other thing only let thy food be prepared with sin singleness gleness of heart that thy fasting may oe be perfect or in other words that thy joy may be full verily this is fasting in other words rejoicing and prayer then follows the blessing that the lord will bestow on those who observe his law in faithfulness and sincerity and inasmuch as ye do these things with thanksgiving with cheerful heart and countenance no not t with much laughter for this is sin but with a glad heart and a cheerful countenance verily I 1 say that inasmuch a as s i ye no lo this the falness of the earth jig is yours the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air and that which climb eth upon the trees and walseth upon the earth yea and the herb and the good things which cometh cometa upon the earth whether for food or for raiment or for houses or jor for barns or for orchards or for gardens or for vineyards even if this later command had not been given the law would have been in force upon us but it has been repeated that we might more fully understand just what is required of us we are commanded to keep the day holy that is that it is indicated to the service of the most high and is to be used for no other purpose As a temple dedicated and used only for the service of the lord so is the sabbath to be made holy we cannot as saints afford to look upon the day with such carelessness as is apparent among the people of the present time if we do the displeasure of the lord will be upon us when there were not so many in our 11 midst ast dst who did not believe as we do there was less temptation but today the sabbath seems to be looked upon as all a day of recreation and if that course is persisted in by the saints gods curse will be upon them this is not a day when we can look upon the word of the lord as being but a hollow sound he has said to ua remember the sabbath day to keep it holy that day fe his and we cannot disregard this fact without meriting and bringing the curse of the almighty let us coD consider sider this fact and remember that we will have to give an account of what we do upon that day it is not a time for visiting or of pleasure geeki seeking but of offering sacraments unto god the statistics of the world show that those nations who have best observed the sabbath have been the most prosperous and so will it be again if we have been going astray ink in this particular let us repent of this sin christ teaches us to ask that we be not led into temptation he who thinks he has strength in himself to withstand all temptation is not wise the brave man is always fearful lest he should be overcome and battles to prevent that result the brave are they who fear danger but meet meece it because duty calls them to do so let us not be afraid to tremble when we are in the midst of temptation we are not secure from it until we have passed beyond this life it is said that fools make a mockery of sin but gods children do not do so it if we give way to small temptations this condition becomes a species of intoxication and nd we are led on to worse while at the same time we are deprive I 1 of the power to realize our position but with the spirit of god in our heads we are able to realize our condition and avoid impending danger this is a time when we should consider the circumstances in which we are placed this is a day of temptation latter day saints should so live that the channel of communication with the heavens is always open let us continually struggle to overcome evil remembering that when we seem to be the safest lafelt the danger is sometimes the th e greatest unless we fear to fall the tn evil one is apt to load lead us astray astral As feints we have upon us cespon es that others have not we vve cannot afford to violate the covenants we have made with our father may we live in such a manner that his spirit may abide with us jet le us remember the sabbath day to keep it holy and remember to keep all his command commandments the word of almighty god has gone forth that he will bring vie vic tory to his people and he will ful w fil his promise we we have no time to spend th fearing the outcome of this work but rather tremble lest we fall into sin let us rejoice in the promises our father has male maie to those who are faithful we are not called upon to fight with carnal weapons and as long as we do the will of the lord he will fight our battles if we serve him with full purpose of heart he will protect us while if berest we rest upon any man or men we will be mistaken let us trust in god not man let us worship him not the powers and riches of this world those among us who rely on our father will vill not have to cry in vain let us ua then live that we may be pure and fit habata habitations eions for the spirit of 01 1 god and bring our bodies as near perfection as we can then great will be the of god upon asp and hit H ft peace and joy will abide with us forever ELDER 0 W PEN ROffE announced that on tuesday evening june leth a grand concert would be given in the tabernacle ln in p aid of the sufferers bythe by the recent great disaster in pennsyl pennsylvania vania ae 1 advised all of the people to give liberally for the benefit of the distressed this being a 8 duty that they owed to humanity some might say that when the latter day saints were in III sore distress there were none who came to the their irald aid but anat is no excuse for their not aiding others who are suffering it is a part pad of the religion or of the latter day saints to help and comfort the a afflicted regardless of their race or religion elder penrose bore t testimony esti mouy to the correctness of the instructions instruction 8 given by elder talmage TaJ mage of a people those pro professing fewing to be latter gay day saints should observe the sabbath in the way the lord had directed them this was not irk in the manner of the puritan sabbath but as a day of rest of going to the house of prayer and of en joyin communion with the lord it was no time for excursions or fea feasting stingy but batall aJl things done on that day should be performed with a realia tion that it was the lords day a and nd 44 should be dedicated to him 1 As to temptations among the people these were necessary for their theft education offenses have bee been brought into the community bot wu woo woe unto those by whom they have bale a come no saint engages in such business on the contrary the truo true not saints use all their influence aballo it they are responsible for their abel example and instructions they not and should not force others to w conform to their ideas but they shou should id set before their ch children I 1 adre n and others a worthy example and give correct teachings then they are oot not responsible for the sins of others but if they do not so teach and show this good example a serious res te th 0 rests upon them the e work which the almighty has inaugurated in this age will triumph the victory will come to it as sure as the sun shines for the god of israel has so decreed every effort that is directed against it will but aid in carrying it on the clouds that now lower will be displaced our trials are not yet through there are more to come and they may increase in violence and severity but if we trust in god and serve sHim he will deliver us from all evil if we trust in our own wisdom and strength we will reap sorrow and our end will be dig distress and discomfiture but if we rely upon god we will be brought off more than conquerors the choir chair sang the anthem ye shau shall the land benediction by elder seymour 13 young |