| Show sunday bes religion services were held in th the e tabernacle salt bait lake city braday inday Bu St aday Febu 1893 rider elder angus M cannon president of the stake pro pre biding aiding the choir maag aang the hymn ing lord thou thoa wilt hear me when I 1 pray I 1 am thins thine prayer by elder henry P richards the choir sang gang again we meet around the board of jesus jesua our redeem mg lord lard the priesthood of the ward officiated in the administration of ther the sacrament ELDER THOMAS HULL addressed the congregation he spoke ke of the necessity nece wity of divine lepir aaion tor for those who instructed the people in the principles plea of the goi the latter day saints enjoy a blessed privilege in the opportunity they have of some aaa embling one day in baan and one with another in praising pra leing the ibe lord and by partaking of the renewing their covenants with him toe the sabbath isa is a day when they can lay saide the eares area of worldly strife and turmoil and como together in peace and holiness to receive a renewal of spiritual strength this assembling to ia a happy type of that which is ia to come when the saints sainta who are perfected through their faith fulhage falness will be eternally united in the love that prevails in the heavenly kin kingdom dom rl the e partaking taking of the sacrament called to the speaker a mind the occasion when the savior assembled with hla his and brake bread and gave to them and they slat alao partook or of the cupan cup an ordinance which he directed should be observed in commemoration me or the off ott lottering ottering ring ering of his hie life for fa the redemption of f mankind in partaking of the sacrament the saints pledge themselves to remember renai aber the lord and keep hla his commandments when they igo go forth in the labors labon of the week cothey do they forget the solemn covenant made each sabbath day to walk in the saviors footsteps and live as he did his life was one of humility charity gentleness gentle nees and love lor for all to take upon ourselves such a life it la is needful that hat we be in harmony with his example that we put WAY away eyll speaking and give voice to peace and kindness for each other that we seek to be honest and upright in all our dealing deall that we be patient under difficulties and follow the inspiration of the holy spirit in all things when the savior was about to dopart depart from earth he promised his hi disciples to send bend to them the comforter tills spirit we should also ajao seek to be in possession poMe gaion of as aa it will in the midst midat of the allure allurements ments and of the world enable ua to be ba true to our father in heRT heaven Sn to keep ourselves ours elvea from the world and will nil fill UK with the testimony of jesus it rests resti upon those who harmonize their lives with the principles of the Giom goepel pol though we are weak and have our faults and make matakes mt takes akes yet by following the guld ance of this spirit we may overcome error aror and be led into all truth the requirement on the saints Is IB that they regulate their lives by the example of the lord when we do this the holy ghost will be with us ua to sustain batain no and even in the darkest hour will fill our hearts with peace and love and joy we are living under peculiar circumstances for anany Y years the people in th these 6 V valleda were free from the h pres e of the toes of the tha world and chil children childe dt could grow up in freedom from the temptations temp tationa which abound in modern but now bow association and contact with the world la is budh that the he greatest care la is neo kiec euary essary that children be not thrown in n the way of temptation it la is necee karyto ary to heed the inspiration of the holy spirit that we may have wisdom in our present position there rests on a grave responsibility to in their children in the principles of the gospel and to its ita spirit into their families that their homes way may be indeed the sanctuary of god then when our families go out into the world they bey will have strength to resist its ita evils and to abide in the lib erty with which christ has made them tree free the speaker that the saint bainte may be blessed so BO that they may live as a worthy members of the church of the lamb flabb H DEAN was the next speaker he said that if the he Ll electa denof of israel lived in harmony with rith the truth when they were required to act iu their adored calling they hey would not be u unfruitful fruitful in the things of the lord an in the meetings of ef the salute saints the congregation should hould not hot leave leav the speaker to himself hima elf but should pray and exercise faith in hla his lehale half that SUAL they thay may receive through him the word of the lord isidor tean dwelt boon the tha madely the lard for the redemption demp tion of man the offering matie made oy by itsel in ancient times in token of tibe he groat great sacrifice and the ordinance it instituted by the alvior atud taught to his disciples rIn he e also albo pointed out the necessity of engaging in this ordinance in sh an acceptable manner for if the dao WM partaken partaker par taken 1 I by unworthy persona pe reone these theae ate and drank condemnation to their souls goula when there are ill feelings fee linga between individuate individuals those should be made right and all become frilly reconciled it if our brother or sister haa aught against Us ua we should t go and have it made right if when we do this the other party will not be reconciled we should gall in another and nd so 10 ob until the desired re concilla lion iton ie 18 effected or all means exhauster exhaust ej recording to the church rule in such matters mattere when we have done dona all in our power in conformity to the law of then we are justified it takes moral courage to confess our faults faulta but such courage to la necessary neoe wary in develop ing a there to tg need of repentance among the people today we are t ask bk the lord to forgive us but sometimes it doea cloen not hot seem so ao easy to for give our brethren and strite alatheia lil yet tet as ae WO forgive we shall ahall be forgiven we have now before us u an event to which we have looked with jayotis anticipation that bethe ia the dedication of the temple to be properly qualified to engage in that gafred duty ditty we should appear before the t he lord with olean clean hands bands and pure hearts we should be fully reconciled to our brethren and sisters if there has been any ill feeling we should cease evil speaking if we have been guilty we should repent of all our that we may have our record clean there are many who put off i tance as long as aa possible they seem to think that because there la is much joy over one sinner that teth they will create a great sensation lena atlon in heaven heaten hy by the magnitude of their thedr re pen penta tande oce and they go on making a dark and sinful record this class alga will flud find out their mistake theford the lord will judge men by their works and if they put off the time of repentance thereby hereby sinning binning away the day of grace the harvest will close cloae and their souls rouls be not saved the man who sins eina cannot blot out that fact he may repent but the fact of hl his tommia sion ion of sin ain remains malna re therefore we hauld be careful to do no wilful wrong for we cannot change the re record corti ex aus will not avail arail to set aside aalde the he law lawi I 1 for justice will claim its it own it should be the earnest endeavor of all the saitta old and to a olean clean record of honest upright truth ful righted a 8 lives that their minds and bodies may be pure and holy and that the lord may delight to mani test feat his hia power and grace unto them the time of greatest necessity for aoh such ft a life la Is the present prea ent elder A M cannon announced the stake conference on saturday next in the assembly hall at 10 a m and 2 p m and on sunday in the taberna ele ale at 10 a in anil and 2 and 7 p m the choir sang the anthem unfold ye portals everlasting benediction Ben edition was pronounced by president joseph F smith |
