| Show SUNDAY SERVICES president angus M cannon pro idea aided at the regular services held bola io in alie tb tabernacle sunday afternoon may Moy 1897 the choir sang bank the all mall hall the glorious jay day jely by prophets long foretold tor told prayer was wan otteran uy by elder george A smith the etoir cf clr further sane behold the great redeemer deemer Be di die A broken to nauna aldei gourlis 1 py aptt who has ha been laboring recently an a missionary in abe be eastern states was wa the first speaker ep eaker he surprise at being called upon to address addren she sainta in view of it the fact that be had not completed his missionary labors labon hav log ing left the city only ton ten mouth ago hr his labors labor thus thuc far ar had bad strengthened big bia faith in the he gospel of jesus christ end and be made nil big reappearance among the saints bale at home feeling a renewed vigor and determination to press on in ID the work of the gospel while away he be had bad done service in some iome of the larger elite cities of the east and had experienced perien ced much satisfaction in lug ing the path of duty elder bore testimony to the ti nth of the gospel and in conclusion urged the saint to diligence in assis assisting ging in the bulac log ing up of the kingdom of god elder fred nicholls who recently returned from presiding over the london londen conference spoke poke next he to re tetrad to the success which had bad at tended his bli labors labor and the labors labon of the other elders in that part of the vineyard while considerable prejudice existed against as aa it was wa there known the elders were pressing forward great diligence and here and there mars converts convert presented them selves elvea for baptism and wore vere added to te the church membership g generally e ine rally remaining true and firm to the religion that they had baa embraced the london conference said aid the speaker was waa flourishing in that those belonging to the church were faithful and were surrounded by a corps ol of active and energetic missionaries the confer enoa was wai placed at slight light Tab tae however ho owing to a lack jack ol of meeting alaoen but it WAN waa the hope and prayer of the elders that thase conditions condition would soon be overcome thus giving them a greater chance to do a more effective work elder nicholls Nl cholla urged upon the young men of the church to study we the and become acquainted with lia its that they might be useful instruments in the hand bends 01 gud gua in helping to roll on hla his great work elder peter anderson An denon formerly president of the norwich conference was waa introduced to the congregation he said aid that his hii second minion since arriving in these valleys valley was waa that hat which he had I 1 juat usa completed he had had bad much joy jey in it and brought from the sainte of that locality kind greetings to those residing in the valleys valley ol of abe moun the work wa gaining ground in that land landa condition which had DO not agwayo existed there in earlier years yeara the elders elocre found it extremely difficult to preach the gospel as aa nit freedom waa accorded binem at present prea ent however the conditions were much different and the prosecution ot of too work wore was fraught with wilb far better results than formerly during the speakers bespeak speaker era s recent journey inga there the elders elden hau had odou I 1 in a bolding 2600 public meetings 1400 of which were hold held in 1890 1896 in that time also about tracts and books book had bedou distributed distri touted among the be penpit and in this way the gospel was i being opened up and investigated so BO much so BO that in tie two years jean lat last past peli sons bad been baptized into the charon the headquarters of the norwich conference were at the th city of there more being eleven branches bra nobee of the church throughout the norwich dominion in the city mentioned a sunday school mutual improvement association and other neoe wary church auxiliaries had been organized zelig and add financially the confer once enoe was to in splendid condition teara back the additions addition ir to church member demember bip were from the be poorer classes of people but at present the middle olaa classes and more intelligent part of et were being baptized and made valiant devotees devo teea to the cause of truth ruth in conclusion elder anderson andenes bore his bis testimony teB to the truth of the gospel and aad urged the saints to faithfulness la in the he discharge of ef their respective rw peo spec tive duties elder angus M cannon was wa the th next speaker he had been delighted in listening het ening to the remarks of the preceding brethren and was waa pleased at all times to bear the voices of men and women who were trying to do locksa god bidding bid dine in the me salt bait lake stat stake a raid a id the speaker there were thousands thousand of people who had been baptized into the church or of jesus christ A large portion portico of these thee bad left the lands land of clr their nativity and bad given up all for the gospel knowing full fall well that it had haa been restored rei to the earth in these latter days day and that obedience to its if principles would bring blessings untold unto onto thew them yet to ia the face of all thip thi parents we reibe earning coming negligent in teaching their child renand the result was wai that many were falling failing into by and forb luden patties disregarding the laws lawe of chastity a and nd that in the very face of the holy priesthood theme thee conditions condit tona were becom ing glaring sold aid 4 the speaker and largely because of a lack of attention by parents parent to children those who remor ted to the oon con duet referred to mut must shortly repent of their mine lne and walk in paths pathe of virtue and honesty or god would kindle his hii wrath against them an aa a just judgment lot lor the sita iu committed by them walle in the flesh vice and lin morality immorality were becoming lax among the he young and rising generation and it wai wag high time that aoh such conditions condition were brought to a baits halt especially among the children of the sainta god had revealed himself unto hi Eile people and bad called them to repent of their iniquities that they might enjoy him hii bl easing the more it IS was a commandment unto them to be virtuous and chaste anu and it be hoovan all true worshippers wor shippers of rica him 0 0 honor and respect his command menta tor for therein and therein only were we the saints in safety they shoula pray to the father lor for his spirit to guide them st at all times thit that they might gain communion with him and owell dwell in preot baoe and unity choir sang the anthem we give thanks to thee benediction was pronounced by elder charles W penrose Pen roae |
