| Show IOU S sunday Servi services oes religious services were held in the tabernacle salt lake city sunday june 1893 commencing pm elder angus M cannon president of the stake presiding the choir sang the hymn commencing come dearest lord descend and dwell by faith and love la in every breast prayer was offered by elder wm C dunbar duo bar the choir sang he died 1 the great redeemer died and israels daughters wept aroun around the priesthood of the nineteenth 11 ward officiated in the administration of the sacrament ELDER B H ROBERTS wai wa the first speaker he observed that when brother dunbar dun bar commenced his prayer he invoke 1 the ble paio of the lord upon his words and at ked that the holy spirit might be poured out abundantly upon that congregation if it were necessary as it was that the spirit of the lord should rest upon the one who prayed how much mure more so go was it that it should rest upon those who taught to enable them to say that which would be meet aud useful to everyone another important part ot of the prayer was the deep gratitude grat expressed for the comforts and blessings enjoyed by us as a people and the few words worda which reminded us of our scattered condition among those nations of the earth who were living in spiritual dark darkness neso but the gospel had bad brought u us out from those distant nations to the pleasant place we now inhabited the speaker had thought frequently that day saints did not an aa they should appreciate those material bless blese ings which the gospel of jesus christ had brought to them the speaker referred to the dedication of the temple the blessings which were received by the people and the promises made to them and said it would be some years before the latter day saints began to fully realize the blessings and favors of god manifested towards them the fasting and prayer preceding the dedication had bad brought about a better union of the priesthood of god than had bad ever existed they had become softened in their hearts and forgave each other as they hoped god gad would forgive them the lord had bad assured us through his prophet that for the future this union should not be destroyed and that his servants should not be broken up in their affections we were also assured that lucifero Lu cifers power should be curtailed elder roberts roberta rejoiced in this buts but said be this Is ia not the greatest blew bless ings inge promised fur for we are told that inasmuch as we repent and turn from our evil ways our sine aine shall be forgiven and remembered remember eJ against us no inore for ever ELDER ANGUS M CANNON was the next speaker he said he had bad been asked regarding the privilege of one who had bad been a bemb r of the church but had bad not been faithful yet had not been dealt with by the ward authorities it was not the prerogative of the speaker to forbid the person who had bad been referred to being accorded of the privilege claimed inasmuch an aa he possessed fellowship in the the fact that he was not dealt with would be a reproach to 0 those who failed to do their duty tn in taking action upon a man whose whole habit in life showed that be was unworthy of the blessings god had guaranteed to the faitha faithful ua said the speaker 1 I now say eay to the officers who preside in the wards of this stake god will hold you account able for the use you make of tae priesthood that he has endowed you with and the manner in which you fill the stations that he has called you to elder cannon said that when the prophet of the lord stood in the temple at the dedication he told the saints that inasmuch as they bey would come to the lord with broken hearts heart 59 and contrite spirits sincerely repent ing of every wrong and turn unto the lord with full purpose of heart their sine sina should be forgiven if they had not committed the unpardonable sin he then exhorted the saints to turn from every known wrong and realize the blessing promised by the lord they should outer enter into the temple with clean hands bands and with pure hearts devote themselves faithfully laith lully to laboring to redeem the dead and to possess bless logo ings that will entitle them and their children to the favor of god the choir sang the anthem let mountains shout for joy J benediction was offered by elder eider frederick kesler keeler |
