Show sunday services ious services vices were held in the ta I 1 bake city sunday fe feb b at 2 p i m H high i i hn councilor ellas elias presiding SU the choir and congregation sang great godo god attend while zion sings the jy joy that that from thy Vre presence sence springs spring prayer by bishop samuel AN A woolley the choir sang ye te children of our god te saints of latter days the priesthood of the eighteenth ward officiated in the administration of the sacrament I 1 ELDER JAMES JAMBS E was called to address the congregation he said we have assembled ourselves today to deal with the things of god the saints are denominated a peculiar people the many peculiarities which distinguish them ore ate perhaps too numerous to mention yet they are all included in the question what do we mean when we wa say we come together to deal with the things of godi god it is true that all christian denominations acknowledge the almighty power of god the saints sainte believe that all things pertaining to their welfare are godlike when we have met in n prayer we feel an influence of peace a sensation of sincerity t that is godlike alike if we were governed in life by the feeling we experience peri ence here very few would be ost lost the powers of evil are measurably checked here among those who have assembled to worship god but it is not here alone that we are called to act during duling the week secular matters attract our attention but should we not regard these meeting as aa places of refreshment to th ove give us strength to meet the duties of the week that all our actions ulay may be inspired by the spirit at truth in our very laborde labor labo we would then be doing the things ings of god this is what is mea meant when our lord said add pray ye without ceasing it was not intended that a man should neglect his work should be idle and spend his time in formal prayer he au should watch and work and pray our father is a practical god our lord overcame the temptations of the evil one and his hie example shows us that the work of our lives should be a constent prayer ayer to him when we assemble as behave we have done today the singing of hymns and the music of the grand organ are pleasing to our father yet these are not the only things that are music to him the clang of the ha hammer mer the busy workshop and all else of the nature of honest labor are alike sweet to his ear the man who does his duty with all his might and craves the sanction of his maker is in harmony with the divine will As the poet says I 1 all the worlds a stage this life is not a mere farce or drama for amusement but all have a character to fill 1111 there are some who engage in the pursuits of the mental menial others strut upon the worldly stage with the title of kings to their name but I 1 have been led to believe that there are stars to whom the great reat parts arts are given these sS or fiS aw whom rom the lord has trie teiei I 1 and ana can trust this is not the first of amr existence ce we have lived and will avri our mortal tabernacle being but as a garment to our spiritual tabernacles So memes tar star actors are called balled to take a dentals 19 part paa in such cases cams the part patt of the kin king could be easil easily dispensed with Is it not so ife in I 1 life do we not see some of the noblest spirits living in poverty while those who are less noble stand above them in the world let us pro profit fit b bythe by the lesson thus taught and wor work X to honor god by our own ex exaltation tation ur our maker is always willing to reward rAnc erity the man who stands before the people and offers a sincere prayer is entitled to a blessing and if he asks in faith he will receive the reward so 80 it is with prayer in other capacities the faithful sincere prayer is not passed unheeded it is for latter day saints to make the lord their familiar friend that he may know our sincerity I 1 believe we have been placed here to be tested we are not all tested alike aalke but there comes a time in life when we must meet our trials alone when our friends are unable to assist and we must rest upon our own foundation even as the prophet job was so will the saints be tried according to their capabilities the almighty gave satan power to afflict job to a terrible extent but the prophet maintained his integrity integrity and blessed the name of the lord jord satan had to confess that his labor was vain and jobs blessings were restored to him we wm will be like job in some respects re in having to bear our burdens without assistance that man is safe who is earnest and can say in all circumstances blessed be the name of the lord let us trust implicitly in him eum the angel of death was sent throughout E egypt pt that angel is a servant of U god and when the blow comes into our midst let us acknowledge the hand of god we have no time for grumbling but should meef the circumstances of life as they are there is a fable about a wise man who fell into the spirit of complaining he saw the burdens carried by mankind and thought he could carry any other burd burden en than that which he was bearing with greater ease but when in his hia vision he had a choice of burdens he was sorry for the change and learned the lesson not to complain if we were to change w we e might ht discover that there is no burten burden that so well suits us as the one we have let us satisfy ourselves in the place where we are and bring into more active use the principle of faith if we do not it ff is apt to fall fail when we need it most the israelites in the wilderness had to exercise but little faith to feel thankful to the lord when he sent moses to them as a deliverer they had been praying baying raying for just such a blessing and they received moses joyfully but pharaoh did not accept him so kindly for he acknowledged not the god 0 of israel whig moses asked for israel to 1 be rel re leasy pharaoh oh was angry and iacre the burden of asrel hie I 1 caup the latter to JR against A and charge him with alth being sible for their greater r their faith seemed to wane when persecution increased after a time they were led out of egypt but when they reached the red bed sea and saw the armies of egypt approaching and threatening them they again showed their lack of faith and confidence in god again they up braided moses I 1 have sometimes been led to believe that some of the saints have exercised a faith that is strong in times of prosperity but when we see dangers approach we tremble and ask why the lord has forsaken us but the mercy of the lord came to the children of israel and they were led out of bondage the history of the past should teach us to trust in him he does not always bare his arm just when we think he ought to the proper time is with him we should cultivate in our souls patience to await the due time of the lord many of us axe are not prepared for the consummation of all things to be hastened let us pray that the will of the lord shall not be thwarted the younger portion of the people sometimes become agitated when they see the afflictions of their parents let these remember that vengeance is the loras let us see that our lives are pure and leave all else with him if others wish to worship strange gods let them have the right to do so but let us worship the true god I 1 it t will take all our power to live ud up to that this land has been red redeemed emed by those who faced death to obey the behests behesta of the creator he has given us commands to go on with the gorgeous edifice which is being built for the grand architect he called his best men for the foundation it had to be strong and pro proper birj ler that the walls should not fall we axe are called to work on the upper part if we work with the same earnestness that our parents didy did barents the building will rapid rapidly y near completion ion let us not stand in the 06 way of the work but let us do our 4 part earnestly and well let our acts be such that the lord can SV approve of them there is no time to waste the master work workman man is calling f for laborers the wages a are J va ample for the work required NO kneever one ever yet labored for the welfare of man but was himself benefited we should be latter day saints in every act of our lives may we live so that we may do all in in our power for the establishment of god cods Is kingdom and be found among the successful workers ELDER JOHN was the next speaker he said he had teen been unexpectedly called upon to w address that large during the short time they would remain together he would greatly have bave preferred to continue as a listener until the conclusion of the services but he made it a point a always W to tio respond to ai any proper request made of him during the few ew moments while I 1 engage your attention I 1 that the same spirit will animate me that haa has moved upon who has ry lucidly pr teemed to us prine principles 1 ivery of great Import importance anee and worthy of our consideration I 1 was struck jery forcibly by one me of the figures hat he applied jn ito reference to the work ork aw which the latter da day saints sainte aft e engaged or gather rather I 1 it applied to a gene yand in presenting it t he quoted the words of the poet all the worlds a stage A and at the men and women merely players he went on n to show thit that some of the noblest spirits among henoc CUPY the humbler walks of life while many who have been inferior and performed an ignoble part have prominence among their fellows it struck me that this statement was markedly a kedly illustrated in the in dilu ments that the almighty has chosen to perform his HI work among menthe most conspicuous instance stance of this kind on record is the redeemer himself who was meek and lowly and came into the world under the most humble con editions actions that can possibly be conceived having been born in a stable and cradled in a manger he did bot come with the pomp and cir cumA tance of royalty and so has it een with almost a all YU the prophets from wom the beginning why should it be so for num erous ug reasons the s spirit inh of the world is more aia widely diffused angst amongst mankind than le the 41 spirit arit of god d and the things of the world are more sought after than those of a divine vine character had the savior come environed by regal splendor surrounded by affluence and wealth and its conditions no doubt israel wold have prostrated themselves at a ula his feet and received him but ut when christ to Is received and ad his message is accepted it 11 must be because he himself 18 18 estimated for his worth and beuse because cause of the heavenly character of s mission sion therefore in the wisdom of god it was necessary in economy to strip the redeemer of 01 everything that would attract toward www him the spirit hit of the world and so was ft in relation to w his ate a te ministers whom he chose went not amon among th the e wealthy t wealthy wa the noble bobb E according g to the est estimation tIOU of the world but he made from among fisher men and those classes of workmen that have been described by the previous speaker had he gone among the upper circles of society because he was lowly because he was not like unto am them they would have rejected him As it was he was spurned by all that class save in the cases of a few noble exceptions according to the language of the church of england service As it was in the beginning is now and shall be evermore or so something methin a to that effect so has it been in t this ht day and generation in which we live allusion has been made to the founders of this work their sterling character their achievements un under er the divine blessing that t h ey I 1 bm ME have been men of cou courage e as w V em as devotion in order to have av 9 fryu ifft with and overcome the I 1 or a difficulties that surrounded them bu every side and were it not so with those spirits that hiat have been chosen and are special instruments instrument i inthe hands of the divine father to accomplish his work they would not gain the ex experience ence that is necessary to enable e them to hold csiti positions ons and commensurately sura tely exert exercise e their callings this brings to mind the reflection that there is a philosophy in poverty and I 1 state it as a proposition that to have some connection with its conditions is 19 a necessary element in the experience of humanity and instead of those who are brought into the world surrounded by wealth and its conveniences and by world ly power being proper envy they are entitled to sympathy however inconvenient poverty and its concomitant perplexities and difficulties may be they are often blessings in disguise for without them there is no education of the most forcible kind what is the situation of those who do not know by actual experience the conditions and trials of the poor do their sympathies reach them not to as great an extent as they otherwise would for there is no factor that will cul cultivate the sympathetic sentiment of the noble spirits among men like that of experience they must have been in a similar condition themselves as those that are worthy objects ot their solicitude else they are unable to sympathize with them in the full sense odthe of the term not being able to grasp the situation hence there is a principle of salvation of exaltation in being placed at some point on the journey of life in lowly and humble circumstances hence it is said regarding a adl ing the redeemer that iffe he i descended esconde d below all things that he faight rise above them and why wn and a how could he thus rise above them because he could thus comprehend what is beneath rim him so it is with the difficulties that we are confronted by in the progress of this work opposition from every side and of various characters if adversity and perplexity will develop the character of an individual it will develop the ch character ameter of a community hence we necessarily have here a strong formidable community evolved out of biffl cuttles cult cul les ties trials instead of as a general rule being exhibitions of divine displeasure are frequently the highest indications of divine love because they are educational and corrective rec tive therefore let us be satisfied place our feet upon the rock of truth and battle with to abolish lt it that right bight may be isu supreme prem and and truth atrium triumph h as 1 it surely will for truth and justice ft utice are eternal and are normal conditto conditio condi tio the universe of god fp the choir sange sang he an anthem thein we will give than thinks benediction by elder H P richards |