| Show SUNDAY SERVICES elder aneus anaus M cannon president of the abe salt ball lake stake presided over the berv loea at the tabernacle sunday afternoon april 11 1897 the choir sang wie lue hawd earth with her ton ten thousand flowers air with all its if beams beama and showers prayer was offered by elder david H cannon the choir sang the as them from afar gra cloas lord thou bat bast gathered thy flock elder james jamee E tilmage taimage airet ad dressed the congregation he began by himself as aa benlevi g that most of 0 those who gathered together from time to time oame came together for we the purpose of worshipping wor shipping god anti and in that thai they exercised a wonderful wonder lul degree of influence over incas who were called upon to address them thus it was wae that the speakers era were often heard board to ask ak for the assist sacs of the saints by desiring an of their laith faith and pra prayers in their behalf if the assistance of this power were granted by those of the congregation it would result in great gaoa as the doctrine dool rine advanced by the be speaker would be nothing but the truth the truth of the gospel ot ol jesus christ in which true worshippers Wor shippers were vitally interested it was not always necessary to gain an understanding of the advanced philo sophio of the gospel as aa that was not dot an to balva it was wag obedience to the principles laid down to lo the scriptures that would insure for mankind the great reward sought after by true beckon seekers after god and anat his hie attributes Oitt imes mankind throw threw obstructions in their own paths patha by falling failing to do the will of the father despite their knowledge ol of the same they darkened their own pathways and grovelling gro velling in that darkness dark often fell by the wayside and lost loaf entirely the light which once shone ebone so ao brightly before them such a condition plunged its victims into misery and morrow borrow and was coca signed lo in many instances by we the sub eject giving way to and indifference the saints should consider them kelver blessed to be privileged in gathering together from time tu to time gime and engaging in the simple dimple rites of worship it was an invigorating tonic to those w who he partook of it and would help them on little by little to the goal which saint buitte were striving to reach these wet were times of refreshing they gave vigor to the mind mina and built up the saints in their most holy faith the worship ot ol gai should not give eit clot to the propagation of perplexing problems aud the propounding of rochul oal cal questions such a course was wag not necessary mysteries my were not a part ol of the gospel as the work was wag one ol of simplicity which to understand tand required only the guidance of we the holy boy Sp irilli elder charles W penrose was the next speaker he said that god would accept only the which came from the heart as ai he required that mankind worship him in spirit anu and lo in truth this thia was illustrated on the appearance of the father and the soi boi to me prophet joseph the inquiring youth was told that none oi me then existing exie tinK were true that they drew near to him with their and with their lips they did honor him but their hearts were removed far from him taus it wae bow abow that in religious worship was wag not dot recognized by god the father rather did he condemn such a course coune am aa it was not a loreu worship I 1 p of the abe heart beart and therefore of no fleet the latter day ay saints said bald the speaker were wor worshippers shippers ot of a per onal bonal god a god in whose image the scriptures declared that manawas made their belief lief la in this respect was waa sub by the written word as were also the principles believed iu 6 and practiced by the dormu n D people the rho latter day saints had biot gathered in the tops of the mountains for nothing they congregated together that they might more lully jully worship the fattier father and partake of hla his bless inge inga by walking in his hia footsteps through keeping the commandments laid down tor for their guidance the free agency of man was the grand principle through which the nat nations ioni of the earth were themselves the mcelvea res response ble for the course chosen by them 11 ll they oboes the path of virtue aej ao i righteousness great would be their reward it they chose the contrary direction the result would be other wise all ali mankind owed allegiance to their father in ID beaven he was the father of th their fr spirits and all were hit his children and offspring he had haa said eaid that they should live by every word which proceeded from his mouth sad tibia this command unto HIS ala people should be complied with it if the human family desired to gain his miles amilea and approbation at all times obedience was waa the great saving raving prin ciple and would have to form a part of the lives of mer meo if they sought after the glory of the father it ye love lore me keep my commandments was wae we the it behooved all if to show tbell love lor for him by doing as aa he had commanded them faith kopd bauce and the laying on of hance bands for the gift of the holy were the principles to be adhered boid to la seeking to do the will of the father following obedience to which olmo toe gas higher jaws jaw and all of which had to be complied alto in ill order to gala gain the greatest degree of glory in the eternal world burld in conclusion elder bluer penrose dl 41 t isted somewhat upon the oard laal A principle of the gospel and ebbo those hobe not having a testimony of lk work to book for it and they would wom receive one he bore his big testimony W 4 the of the latteri work and invoked gods upon all desirous oui of serving erving him I 1 the choir sang the anthem from fro whence come all theme people v aget aee and benediction was waa by elder charles charlea D evans evang 1 |
