Show SUNDAY SERVICES the usual sunday services hold held in the tabernacle sunday afternoon were presided over by president of the stake angus M W cannon choir smug sang god moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform prayer was offered by elder theodore curtis curtie choir further sang come dearest lord descend and dwell by faith and love in every breast elder john macduff who ano had bad reaco recently aly returned from a mission to the british islee islas was the first speaker his desire was waa that oat he should be weeded dieted with the faith and prayers of those assembled while he be attempted to speak he know knew that in and of himself be was unable to edily edify and Jus 1 the he koew that of all the people upon the lace face of the earth the oe latte rd falast were the most moat baffe of their having spiritual would lead and guide wow hem aright it 0 they would yield obsolesce obele Bce to the teachings given unto the mst gumuls olnia wi gan braily the moos successful abc fae speaker had bad found it to so la in abo tb tto G of the earth and he believed the same rule applied to the saints residing la in Z on As we the choir had bad moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform and the he speaker could see as the truth of this thi assertion in the siev ot of the times everything was moving along in the earth favorable to his people and he could bear witness tuat god would not desert his people it they would seek him aright the speaker cited we conditions in the gasto of utah at the he present time as compared with the condition of affairs but a few years ago wa what i ss ft a vast the desert had been made to wassom as the rose prejudices against the saints had bad been allayed and the people of utah mah were being recognized by the government as they nad bad never dover before been recognized in ilk conclusion elder macduff bore testimony to the truthfulness of the gos pel pal and exhorted exnor ted all to press forward for the crown which was in ilk store I 1 for them elder B H roberts was the be next speaker he began by reading read log irom irm the epistle of paul to the aos ang commencing with the second chapter of the second epistle he read the passage because afi u bore upon a very important subject and one in which afie ine latter day saints were interested te teres teJ it was a prophecy showing that before the coming of tile the son ben of man lucifer Iju cifer anoula anould be upon be earth and many should fall because of the influence which he should bring to bear against thew them the father in r going to ephesus called his apos apostles together and warned them to watch the flock bock of christ because he know knew wat after his departure wolves would enter luto into the flock and nd carry destruction in their wake them predictions were not confined to the writings of jt paul but they were to be fund in all portions of the new testa ment thus lending leading one to believe will hat either great wickedness would come about or a large number dumber of prophesies would remain unfulfilled the speaker touched upon this strain in order to introduce a subject which tied bad been at sume length quite recently certain charges had teen been formulated setting forth the varl tari ous reasons why the latter day saints could oot not command recognition as aa a religious body as aa other christian denominations could do what answer did the prophet joseph smita receive when he went weal jute into the woods and inquired of the tha lord which of the denomination then existing was rigby he was waa fid that they were all wrong that aby drew near unto him with their lips lipi but their baarts were far from him they taught for doctrine the command oom mana ments menta of 0 men having 1 a form of nose but tuey denied the thereof the lord afterwards after warda had organized his hii church upon the earth the instrumentality of the boy prophet who his hf name dome at bit particular parti ealar time why then abild ild the igo laate aday saints not be entitled to the of baft the only true wor worshippers shippers on of the earth the father tisa aau made it that in the calato and their conduct lie he was well weil pioma therefore There foft in view new of libs h faff laming irom from god himself Hima Him eti why by men should the saints be denied the olata elatin which they made in that they belonged to the only authorized and true church upon the tie earth god had bad spoken from the heavens ana had established hla his church with all the gifts and blessings which followed it anciently saints were birmel narow minded and bigoted which term they could well afford to eland in view of their position in the eight bight of god bod tie tae hutch church of jesus christ of latter day saints had been beau organized under bodo god 10 own supervision ettfer vision and they were fully entitled to the he claim which they made in baying that they he belonged longed to thle only true church sono none or tha there re figlen on the earth he authority possessed by the day salute saints the priesthood or of had been bestowed and its power ltd ld redound in blessings upon the ils a ot of his children upon what ode to the protestants bass base their targe arge of bigotry 1 he religion of the uter tt erday day saints taught its members kt 9 there was waa a salvation awaiting all lakind temples bad been erected it ordinances for the salvation of the rd d could be performed mission lea ex were wera sent broadcast upon the face abe lb earth to acquaint we the inhabit to ta of the earth tuat that god bad made aiple in provisions for their salvation it y would but give need unto the ra which he had laid down it had in asserted by certain seota that the atter r day saints sainta had charged that all not dot embracing the laith faith which had bad espoused would ba acme as aa era tula tale said was rely ily foundationless foundation leaa the saints a no such claim but they could rod and assert and quote sufficient hority for it that if the GOOD gospel 0 1 01 ol a christ as revealed aled unto joseph Uail th was reject rejected td they would bring motives ms elves under great ion tion where there was a law jaw I 1 there would the people be judged b Y law where there was rio DO law no iw would apply to the judgment where then do the charges of bigotry and harrow narrowness nese come in it if there was vr over a church in existence that had bad no mob each it was certainly the tee church of jesus christ of latter tay day saints if 11 the protestant denominations arld anid I 1 not accede unto the latter day aias the title of Chrls christians chrestian tian there was one thing all could do and that was to as knowledge acknowledge each other as citizens of alc 0 same me commonwealth as children f the same god and all work together for the benefit of each other and to advance the interests of the state and government of which they formed a 11 1014 such efforts would bring about ahe spirit of the gospel and peace would reign as it should do the choir sang the anthem song bong of the redeemed benediction was pronounced by rider elder milando pratt |