Show SUNDAY SERVICES president angus hl cannon pres aided over the services held bold in illis e tabernacle on sunday afternoon dec 27 1896 the choir sang eang the hymn praise to the man who communed with jehovah reau BUS anointed that prophet and seer beer prayer was waa offered by eider henry coulam the choir sang aang the anthem from mar afar gracious lord elder eder Howard Ceray Coray atone at one time horibe for toe lue prophet joseph smith wai van introduced trod need to the congregation as the fleet first speaker he said aid that he be bad baa had the privilege of living with the prophet and knew something of his career he go was wa with the prophet when he received revelations and had bad the ta privilege ut writing them in bli bin acquaintance quaint anoe and connection with joseph no ne had noticed that he was a man of at fearless character godlike in all bia attributes attribute and earnest in the work la in which he was waa engaged he was a map man in whom all his hii associates had we the utmost confidence and in his bla company they always alway felt are no matter what sort eort of work they were engaged 10 lo toe the speaker related in stances of the smith family history and aro also showed bowed the brotherly lovo lov which existed between joseph and hyrum when the prophet spoke to the people his hia remarks were so pi tod sod and given with such zeal xeal as aa to impress all him hii bearers bearen with the divinity or of his hie mission and to make them feel that hat be was waa indeed a man of god and ahle hi teachings were inspired of the holy spirit the speaker had heard much eor corroborative evidence from many sources concerning the authenticity of the book of mormon and in his in of joseph josephs a visions with heavenly beings he bad learned that they were verily true and was waa there tore fore ln in a position to testify to their truth he e remembered mother smiths bombs remarks with regard to josephs mis slon elon and to the establishment of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints upon the earth in this dispensation in conclusion rider elder coray grow crew very emphatic in his bis testimony of the gospel and exhorted the saints to remember what be had bad said regarding the prophet joseph and the latter day work elder bider john C cutler jr was the next speaker he said bald he had bad recently returned from a mission to the southern states there the elders travel as ae did the me apostles of old the principles of the gospel from city to city and county to county he bad had bad much pleasure lo in his bis labors and had received a testimony that the latter saints were engaged in she he work of god he exhorted the young men or of zion to be diligent Jil igent in the cause of christ wat that when they were called to go upon missions they might have a reason for the hope that was within them he characterized the experience of a missionary as something invaluable and which could be gained JD in DO other way than by going to the nations of the earth to preach the gospel elder horace 8 ensign sung eang to in a feeling manner the solo the holy city president joseph F smith next addressed the congregation he began by referring to the testimony ony of elder corey coray he sold said that he be had bad been in a position with the prophet to know whereof he be spoke his testimony wee was true as an many could bear wi witness the a speaker pe aker reau to the be congregation and commented on the same tine the prophets ls account of bis bin liras first vision and also the visits of the angel moroni president smith spoke ot of other with which the prophet had b ad been blessed and closed by bearing his testimony tea to the truth ruth ot of the work ot of god as engaged in by the latter day salute saints the choir was sang the anthem song bong of the Redee redeemed Boned benediction lotion was pronounced by elder george reynolds |