| Show SUNDAY SERVICES stake president Preel dent angus M cannon presided pree iud at the religious services held at the tabernacle sunday afternoon nov the cnorr choir sang the hymn for the strength of the hills we bless thee our god our fathers god prayer was offered by elder isaac bartoo barton abd tbd choir further sang great god indulge my humble claim thon art my hope my joy my rest elder lieu geo H was waa introduced an aa the tired first speaker he said aid that abat the saints lathered gathered together from rom time lime tu to time to be spiritually led fed and insomuch as aa they assembled with that pu apone in ID view it was wag highly essen beesen tia mat they center and aad concentrate their minda upon that particular oh ob ceol lt it was wae the duty of the saints to stul etui y the principles principle of the gospel diligently and thoroughly that ID corning coming lu in contact witla with the people of the world they might be able to give a reason lor for the hope that was waa within them the world at large looker looke i upon the words of the ancient apostles as aa the only words worda being worthy of consideration by those of ofa a religious mind they did nut not recognize revelation in the latter jatter days out but rather ridiculed the doctrine ad avancing such authority as aa that thai of baa having communion wita deity but this condition at 0 she fact remal that god goa had spoken from the heavens in those days daya and that he had given authority unto men in our day to speak in his hie name all aa well as aa to commute with him the speaker beeaker felt that the saints baima did not 91 give ve that re respect 8 hect to athe 1 inspired words worda ot 01 god as revealed rio hie la in these latter days as aa they should give too many of them treated the instructions of tile the augbon ties liea lightly they gave little heed to them consequently the abe beno benedia tits to be derived from obedience unto those admonitions admonition a were not theirs theire if the abe saints wished to receive blessings they should strive to live up to the abe word of god as spoken through his hie servants from time to time lime elder bider wallace deprecated the fact that many of the saints were e irelene cire leee and indifferent with regard tu to many things which concerned their welfare the word of wisdom he be felt they did not live jive up to an aa they should do and very often they gave way to language that was entirely unbecoming saints of the most high they should be exemplary in all slid and thus can baat an aa influence for good among all their follow fellow creatures rider elder J M tanner was wae the he next op speaker eaker he said he arose more as aa ft a matter of duty doty than with the feeling of instructing those assembled the remarks of the previous oua speaker had bad led big mind to revert to the he MIDi ministry stry of jesus christ while here bore upon the earth he called his bis servants from among the world and sent them out to preach we the gospel dospel unlearned and untutored notwithstanding however the he apparently crude manner in which the work was commenced it had spread to all corners of the earth until today christianity was waa professed by all kinds and classes of people the question might bo be asked as to the cause of the great atto success which crowned the work of jesus and his disciples and it might be an by calling attention to the and authority which they held bold simply being exemplars in their walk and conversation was not the cause of the success following their labors labon because many other people who had oot not taken upon them the name of at christ were just as an exemplary abdat and at the lame time not wielding the same degree of power and influence divi divine no authority was the prime factor la in the th ministry of jesus christ and hla disciples without which they could have accomplished practically nothing the latter day saints claimed to be engaged in cods work abey claimed to possess divine authority to administer in the laws jaws and ordinances of the gospel pel and upon that claim and reality was based the success of the work to ia which they were engaged it w wa not the wisdom and learning of 0 mankind that gave to the she latter day work the success which it had attained bu but t rather was it the guiding hand of the almighty that had carried it along and preserved it from the designs of wicked moo men the speaker urged upon the saints the necessity of living up to the knowledge which they had bad received if they acknowledged the divine alvine authority possessed by the church ot of which they were members then it would be expected of them that they live according to the instructions imparted unto them from time to 0 o time the authority conferred upon the latter day saints wan wait some thing to be highly prized it should be hold held by its possessors in all sacred DOIS that in imparting it or its blessing unto others the saints might feel that they abey were doing god gods goda a service and only giving unto others that which through the mercy of god had bad been given unto auto them in conclusion elder tanner bore his bl testimony to the divine authority poo poa hessed by the latter latte ru day saints and exhorted all ali to live lives consistent with the light and power which they had bad received it if they questioned the he authority of god upon too me earth they should lift up their voices in supplication to god almighty that there might no longer remain question as to the divinity ot of his work elder brigham young of the council af apostles was the closing speaker he referred to the blessings blessi which were continually being poured out upon the saints for which he be said they bad every reason to feel thankful true they had certain persecutions to put up with occasionally but what of wat jesus christ had to most meet similar persecutions and they were no bet ter than he was the saints did aid not pay sufficient attention lub to the workings of the spirit of god by which they would be led to under stand as ae they occurred too much indifference existed among them causing them tham to brooms become un and thus themselves off irom from the blessings which they were entitled to it was essential that tb atthe the saints of god live their re ligino they bad the authority with which to perform an honorable si anil noble work and should use that author ity to the best advantage the choir and congregation aang now lot let us rejoice in the day of salvation ho longer as an strangers str angera on earth need we roam benediction was pronounced by elder elijah sheets |
