Show SUNDAY SERVICES president angus M cann canan n pro pre aided over mal the services at the taber noble sunday afternoon january 24 1897 the choir sang aang the hymn come dearest lord lard descend and dwell by faith and love in every breast prayer was offered by elder L 0 U hardy the choir further sang behold the great redeemer deemer Be died A broken law to satisfy elder orson oraon P F whitney addressed the congregation he began by re tarring to the objects which the latter day saints had in assembling together irom from time to time they came together he mid bald in obe hence to the law of 0 god as laid down in the tb holy scriptures they did not assemble to t hear beer something omet blog new they were satisfied flattened with the gospel the same gospel as an taught to the people by the ancient apostles the saints believed that there here was wae sufficient sual food in the gospel to replenish their hunger for such food from time to time they were not banu orling after something now new for they know knew that the gospel had in it all the elements going to make of humankind perfection god the almighty said bald he be was angry with none dove save those these who failed to keep hitt hid commandments he required that hla his creations yield his bia acknowledge ments unto him in his position as ae the ruler of the universe and an aa the great creator of heaven and earth and all that in them I 1 ie the savior save gave man his hia own agency that was one of the reasons why he was chosen to sacrifice himself upon the cru kruep BB 1115 against lucifer ohp th son on of the morning but there here was something above this free agency god required that his servants y yield laid obedience unto his laws but if they exercised their agency to the extent of breaking or disregarding his laws then than they would bring upon themselves the melves condemnation in his sight the sufferings ringa of our savior upon the cross arose were the be greatest sufferings that mortality could be called upon to bear yet in kilo hie regard for god the father notwithstanding the untold agony through which he was passing pasel ngi he was led to remember the higher law of obedience rod and said la in all humility father not DOI my will but thine be done disobedience was brou brought glat upon the human family through the be acts of our lore parents in the garden of eden they bad broken the he law by log ing of the forbidden fruit and thereby had brought the penalty of death upon all the human family satan was the tempter in this instance as he be always Is and always will be in trying to throttle the human family into doing those things which the father hid bid said aid they should not do the fall fail 0 adam and eye eve however bad been beau anticipated by the he father as ae prior to that occurrence he bad made arrangements to meet it by a redeemer to free mankind from the consequences of adame transgression thus bringing about the fulfillment of the program as it had been prepared job was full fall of patience he su on privations and hardships in order to do the will of god for he know knew that eventually be would receive the fathers smiles smile and approbation sin io doing his will despite the fact that at times timed hla his trials were almost to toa hard bard for him to bear it was thus that the saints should live they should put their trust io in the father acknowledging hla hie hood in all things whether they be sweet or bitter to them such were the elements of which heroes were made they acknowledged a higher power than that of their own and turned their eyes heavenward for inspiration in all things haughtiness and aad pride toulu vanish and come to naught in the sight of the lord for those who put all confidence in their heir own ability would reach that point wherein they would ful fin 1 that they were weak frail mortals indeed the saints were here upon the earth for the development of their faith it waa wao necessary that trials ano and tribulations come upon them at times time in order that their heir faith might be in creased if their faith were not put to the test it would become weak in stead of gaining in strength there fore it behooved the people to be on the blurt at all times lest they be deceived through the cunning craftiness of men coupled with the operations eions of satan through the power which he be possessed thure thore existed to too great an extent the feeling that there was wag no Priest priesthood bood and that no do man bad a right to speak in the oame dame of the lord or to declare that they belonged to the church and kingdom of god the tae father exacted of his people that they honor and obey his servants for said laid he inasmuch as ye do it unto the least of my servants ye do it unto me ale those who battled the servants ot of god would be dealt with as the father deemed proper in his own due time while those who would take the holy spirit as their guide would never be deceived but would reap for them selves an exaltation in his kindom it behooved all to well with god whether it was a popular doctrine or not the choir sang the anthem glory be to the lord our deliverer benediction was pronounced by elder heber J grant |