Show MEETINGS IN IDAHO IDAHO PAL FALLS idaho nov NOT 28 1894 two interesting meetings were helu in ID blackfoot court house anti one at riverside sunday nov nev at 10 am meeting was called to order by president thomas E rieke bloke the riverside choir sang eang the hymn on page prayer by elder eider thomas horkley berkley the basalt choir sang eang the hymn on page 16 15 wm F first counselor to was the fim speaker he said that he was pleased to meet the brethren slaters blisters rod and frion friends dib told them how bow it was that we came to bear the name of latter day sainta saint spoke of bow joseph smith approached the lord in prayer and the answer hn be got to that prayer said bow the bible had bad been handed banded down to us ue that the be bealing rig power spoken of by jesus christ in the new testament was now upon the earth that the elders of our church did and could testily testify to this asking god to bear witness of the same elder bider AH cannoo cannon of the council of apostles said he be was pleased to meet with the people of blackfoot as this was wa ibis his first time to stop off at this place he was pleased to find that the hearts of some of the people had bad become a little more softened toward no usa ap a people this to him was very gratifying it showed more christian Chr kindness our views seem to differ with those of maray of our friends but we were not to blame as god himself was the author of the gospel we preached that we had bad sent bent over nine hundred missionaries to the world the past three years and we intend to send more to the civilized and uncivilized nations of the earth until all mankind should bear the gospel preached to the black the oe white the bond and the tree free he spoke of the book of mormon aud why the latte rd saints take so BO much interest in the fallen races said tha god would reward all men for every kind and good deed they did nu no matter mattei of what religious creed they be the riverside choir sang aang the song sweet tones of the heart 2 V benediction by elder A W beach 2 pm singing hymn on page prayer by elder T A nixon ding ing by the riverside choir what was witnessed antho in the HeR heavens voun elder A H cannon then delivered a powerful discourse on the first principles of the gospel how it would id elevate the living jiving and save the dead who had bad died witla with out hearing them he said eaid that all mankind would be raved sooner or later that this was the purpose that god had in revealing these truths to mankind he closed by asking the lord to bless the people president rieke ricks then thanked the court officers for their kindness in letting them have the house and the choirs for their singing the choirs and congregation sang the spirit of godlike god like a fire is burn ing and boned benediction lotion was offered by elder wm F rigby at riverside at pm p m meeting w was addressed by eldean El derAH H cannon the distio discourse urse delivered was of such a nature that the latter day saints will not forgot forget it was a thorough gospel sermon THOS HORKLEY |