| Show SUNDAY SERVICES yesterdays in the salt lake assembly hall religious services were held in the assembly Assef obly hall salt lake city sunday jan 15 1888 commencing comme acing at 2 p HI president angus aligns M cannon presiding the choir sans sang wit all 11 ny my powers of heart and tongue 1 ill 11 praise my maker in my song prayer was offered by elder elias morris the choir and congregation sang how firm am a foundation ye saints of ae a e urd lord t la laid for your faith in his excell excellent ent word TM priesthood of the fifth ward officiated in the administration of the sacrament Sam ment I 1 WILLIAM ASHWORTH was called to address the 1199 he said it was the first time lie he had ad attempted to speak to so great a sumber lumber ot people and he be desired to be In inspired b by the holy ghost one evidence ot of I 1 the truth of the gospel was the enjoyment by those who obeyed it of et the privilege of comprehending whether or not a speaker was endowed with the holy ghost the saints in this age have a great work to perform and at the present period arlod it seemed that they were largely left left to themselves to choose their own path the condition of things was la in fulfillment fulfilment of the predictions of et the prophets the saints sad ad received a great deal of instruction in ia spiritual matters mattic rs but many of them bad a paid aid the most attention to temporal par affair sand the teachings on spiritual matters had not been fully comprehended by them it was difficult for some to realize that god had set his hand for the last time to establish his kingdom and many who possessed the knowl knowledge efte apparently lost sight of it especial y was w this the case among the young men in some parts of toe the territory and the tendency to this condition was such sach that it would be necessary for the lord to cut iks his work short in righteousness the work of the lord would progress 1 and be accomplished it if those professing to be saints hoped to participate in its blessings they must abide in its covenants and obey its laws obedience to any law of god brought a blessing as for instance the word of wisdom would prolong life that was the promise of the lord and it could not fall fail so it was with all the she laws jaws of the gospel some years since the speaker witnessed a on the part of some in his regarding tue the word of wisdom the bennt benefit they received in doing so was quite marked and so it would be with all according to their faith it if the saints lived up to the line of their duty they would have more confidence in asking tor for blessings from heaven the speaker prayed that the saints would be strengthened in their adherence to the truth troth ELDER J 0 KIMBALL was the next speaker he was desirous of the faith and prayers of tb the sala 9 that the holy spirit might rest apon him aim paul in writing to the corinthians said now I 1 beseech you on br brethren ethrem by the name of the lord desus jesus christ that ye all speak the same thing and that be no divisions inions amonn among you but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment it was evidently pauls wish that the saints might understand mike alike they enjoyed the holy spirit which guided into all truth it was inconsistent to say that those who were inspired b by y that S spirit could differ in their and understanding 0 of principle rin ciple for the holy G ghost host won would id read lead oil all to the same result the truth jf it jesus commands us to have faith in him and be baptized how can we nay my we are united with him if we only have faith and reject baptism the latter t day saints were united on the first principles of the gospel but there were some things in which there was not ot that unanimity which should exist the gospel goo el included all of the revealed will of rod god and all that would be revealed these revelations could only come through the channel designated by the almighty and should be the guide of all the world say the saints are united and that they render reader blind obedience to the priesthood would they were more united than they are but bat they are not blindly obedient to any when they perform their proper duty as saints but are intelligently obedient to the will of god in all things they understand that they should conform to all of his commands in order to have his approbation they should shew forth justice and mercy to all men mea and be ant am example a 9 light unto all this is within their mission they understood that the powers of evil are making war on the kt saints ants today as they elid did anciently they have no issue with the various denominations as to their religious belief but they have the right to persuade men to follow christ there was no coercion among them men were sot not compelled to believe the gospel the speaker testified to the truth of f the gospel and to its restoration in this dispensation through the prophet joseph smith ELDER JOHN K X CARLISLE was next called upon he said he be could not but bat reflect upon the great progress made by the church since its organization and ot toe tae many who had bad received the truth and of those who had bad fallen away and those who had bad been faithful in reflecting reflect lus upon the condition of those to whom the gospel bad come in various lauds lands and the difficulties they had to meet and com comparing the situation then and the condition of the saints in utah today it was evident to his mind that there was a union of faith and earnestness of purpose with them that com the admiration of all difficulties had bad attended tended ai the saints in their obedience to the gospel in being hated bated of all men yet the action of those who stood firm in all these trials entitled them to the highest respect of their fellow beings A cause which could produce produce these theme effects among men must have aye in it a strength a vitality a power that was not ot man and a people e ope who c could do aa the saints bad so done a were 1 in possession of those noble q qualities that will carry them on to success there was great encouragement for the fulfilment fulfillment of prophecy re garding jarding the progress Tess of the latter day saints people who developed such characteristics as they had bad exhibited in their devotion to the cause of god goa would bear fruit that would cause zion to arise and shine and be a joy oy to the whole earth for forsby by the their r nono honorable rable conduct and parity of life aboy would glorify god a and nd magnify his bly bl y name TUP plau plan of salvation which bad been revealed to the litter latter da dw saluta was so 0 o beautiful so 0 o perfect that among men iu its counterpart could qt not Q t be produced the organization of its priesthood and the inspiration of I 1 the holy ghost were beyond anything with which man an could cope its adherents experienced experienc eel the of the power of god without which the vital part of religion is want wanting log the saints know that the power which is to la the cause they have espoused does not side of the gospel of christ there is an influence with akem abat is not to be found elsewhere on earth those who partake of this 10 influence fluence and afterwards turn from the truth descend to a much lower point in the scale of Intelli intelligence geace than that which they occupied before they emO embraced raced the gospel there is a strength in the teachings of the elders when inspired by tite tae holy ghost that cannot be found without it and by this same spirit the saints are able to distl aguish between that which is genuine and thair which is spurious this was bee because u the spirit ol of truth was also the spirit of to everyone acquainted with toe abe doctrines of mormonism is fc was clear that no other denomination possessed as much truth troth or were attended with as an much of the power of god as were the J latter batter day saints the doctrines they believed I 1 in 11 a and ad practiced were the as same me as those taught by jesus and his apostles their religion is the same the lord had bad declared through his prophets ardo erINt 9 1 that he would restore the ev everlasting 1 g gospel in the last days and that he would establish zion the secret of the union of the latter day saints lay in the tact fact that to td them had bad been committed the keys of the gospel and that they were following he plan ian revealed from heaven this tais spirit bof of union would increase among them the reformers luther and others had bad performed a great work to in their time but it was all preparatory to a still greater ana more marvelous work that the lord ban decreed should be accomplished to aid in the latter was the great mission of the saints and the devotion they had mani manifested manifesta feste 1 I and the blessings that devotion had called down upon them from heaven should inspire a still Ir greater rester degree ot confidence in their hearts and encourage them to press on with increased diligence in the cause of truth and righteousness the triumph of which would bring peace on earth and good will to all men the choir sang the anthem 1 1 praise the lord benediction was pronounced by elder C J thomas |
