| Show SUNDAY SERVICES elder augue aogus M cannon president of the salt lake stake was the p presed rem id ing officer at the taber tabernacle services imm ye yesterday afternoon choir sang aang the blymn by mn what was witnessed in the heavens why aby an angel earthward bound prayer was waa offered by bluer A a V Bl bleab elb choir further furt lier sang glorious things are sung of zaon enoch city seen ot of old old elder eider william D bowring who bad recently returned irom from the tha indian india territory mission was introduced to the be congregation he had nothing premeditated to speak upon or 66 6 present for the consideration of tho presents present so BO tie he would depend wholly upon the spirit of the lord an aa to ahat waat he be should eay my the speaker knew that bilt the holy spirit dwelt in the plaoma of worship that bad been dedicated to his name and that knowledge gave nim him the satisfaction that bat all would be well if the saints sainta exercised their fainn in his bia behalf elder bowring had bad had much joy jay and pleasure plea eure in hla his labor labon in the boutt he knew not to what extent bio labors bad been beneficial to 96 others but he be did have the sati stac aion of knowing that while absent he be bad been in the line of his bis duty upon leaving his borne in 1894 be went forward to the mission headquarters and was given an assignment to labor in oklahoma there he be had met with many good hearted honest pool eople ie people who were seeking for the labe truth and many of whom were convinced of the gospel work when beard it A number cumber of first brat they these those people were extremely anxious to gather to utah but the conditions with tuey they were surrounded would not warrant a move of that kind dome borne of the saints however left their homes io in oklahoma in ILI 1895 and moved southward to settle bottle among the saints re aiding in mexico A good work was being done one in that territory and the elders were very zealous in their labors the people were ere full of kindness ja to the mormon missionaries and abe speaker had bad yet to experience the inconvenience of sleeping Dg out of doors while laboring among them elder lo labors also extended into arkansas in 10 this state there is a good food neld field for the spread of the gospel and the only difficulty the elders have to contend with is the sickness goner generally encountered in the lowly situated districts district 0 of the state the people there good and kind to the elders are also s 0 and treat them with a good degree of much hospitality showing respect ct unto onto them and add inviting them to call they leave agal eatn n whenever in ka kansas n gas too the work is progressing nicely this thi s state is used as a sort V sanitarium W where here the elders who of have labored in the lower districts can go and recuperate from the be bau effects of the climatic conditions of oklahoma indianu territory and art kansas kansas offers an excelled field bold for the oread of afie gospel work and the constant cry is for more elders might disseminate the truth teat they when the people were in a condition to receive it and aad treat it with respect the indian territory mission us as a 8 whole was a good one and offered fields where golden harvests could be reaped through the efforts of abe mormon elders much good had bad already been done there and much greater was that remained to be done all which yet that shut was required was for the young ifil ders to go 90 for forth th willingly at the call of those to in ruth authority arity trusting in god gd and he would bless their lati labors ors in elder exhorted the young men of diun to yield obedience to those in authority if called on oil is a MJ mission they should respond cheerfully to that call for it if they did not they missed mfred the golden opportunity of life god bad promised to bless his er and his promise had bad been fuld lied in the past and would be complied compiled with in the future the mor anon missionaries were being cared for in the nations of the earth and their labors were being crowned with sue gem cess elder eider alvin A beesley also a re turned tamed missionary from the indian territory was the next speaker he md aid he arose to speak with much pleasure feeling that it was his duty to bow in submission to the call of those his lot while absent had been cast with the Lama in the indian ind d territory there he be had experienced much joy and a good work was wae being done among the red meo men whom prophecy hail had said would became a white while and aad delightsome people he know knew that the gospel was true that knowledge having come to him through yielding obedience to its seeking for a testimony his hia prayer was that the saints sainte might remain firm steadfast and add true to the covenants which they bad made that io in the end they might receive au an ex al tation in his hie kingdom elder willard wallard done followed he felt that the be missionary work being done by the latter day saints was one of the most important branches of the gospel goepel labor nearly all the civilized nations and many ot of those not civilized had been visited by the mormon elders fulfilling in part gods corn com mand that hia gospel should be preached to te every nation kindred tongue and people an experience in he be mir mission ision field gave to the young elders of ofelon zion a degree of intelligence and ability which no other mode ot of work could bring about they went forth into abe world unacquainted to a great extent with the abe doings of the world but when they returned they were able to 0 o tell of what they bad seen and heard and to con verse fluently and intelligently upon those which before they had bad been almost entirely in ignorance of they also learned to speak foreign languages and gained other knowledge which was of incalculable benefit to them and which helped to enhance the intellectual condition of the saints generally elder done felt pleased that bat the young men of zion were privileged to go to the nations of the earth and he hoped that they would take bold of the abe opportunities afforded them and study the principles ot of the gospel to the end that they W would be able to preach it intelligently to those in dark nees dees choir sang nang the anthem jerusalem Jenral em my glorious home benediction was pronoun pronounced oed by elder william B preston |
