| Show SUNDAY si elder charles W penrose pe nrose of tie the stake presidency presided over the services at the tabernacle sunday afternoon oct 10 1897 1997 the choir sans sang the he hymn though deepening deep ning trials throng your way press on press on ye saints 0 of god prayer was offered by elder joam kirkman the choir further sang aang behold the great Rede redeemer einer dl die A broken law to satisfy elder orson P F whitney addressed the congregation he began by referring to the sacredness in which houses of worship should be held and especially those in which the saints met from time to time for the purpose of worshipping wor shipping god peace on earth good will to men and glory to god in the highest should be the words and sentiments existing in the hearts of all who assembled together in the worship of God External objects should not claim attention in religious assemblies sem blies but spiritual things should be uppermost in the minds of trued true worshippers wor shippers of the father it was of the utmost consequence that saints should be reminded of their duties and it was also of consequence that those duties should be carried into effect the lords commandments were not empty neither were his promises but insomuch as his laws were complied with just to that extent would his promises be meted out to those who yielded obedience there was no excellence without labor therefore the grand and glorious blessings of the gospel would not be bestowed upon those who would not for them if the people in this day would not live for them a people would eventually rise up who would and they would accordingly realize the fulfillment of the lords promises upon their heads the latter day saints were destined to receive the blessings of the father if they would but live up to the requirements of the gospel the prophet joseph in referring to the sacrifice of abraham in offering his son isaac as a ransom pointed to that as a model lesson and such auch it was but how many in this day would go so tar far for the gospels sake elder whitney cited an instance wherein god had made manifest the truth of the gospel unto one outside of the church but when it came to embracing it that person could not muster the courage because of the fear that it would serve as a barrier to remaking maming re in society yet withal that individual had previously expressed a willingness to enter a river of fire if needs he be to obtain a testimony of the gospels divinity this was the condition of many sincere people upon the face of the earth their courage failed them despite the tact fact that they had been given a testimony of the gospel it required something more than a mere inere profession to be a latter day saint tit said the speaker it required a great deal more than words to be a son boa or daughter of god the gospel was not an empty vessel it was one which required true devotion and conscientious ious work at all times this was the conduct that would bring out the blemings ble sings desired and this conduct was eg exacted acted of every man an and d woman who sought to affiliate themselves with the church of christ and aimed for aa exaltation in the fathers kingdom the word ord of god was the great essential in bringing about a desired unity and without it and a common belief therein very little could be accomplished by any body of worshippers wor shippers the men whose names have become illustrious lust rious were they who had acknowledged a superior wisdom to that of their own christ noah enoch abraham and others were among that class of men they were personages who would not argue with the father men who did not question his superior qualities and powers elder whitney referred to the bondt condition of temporal things in the midst of the people today he spoke of the order of enoch which he said would some day be established upon the earth in order to do away with existing conditions and put all people on a common level a more equal footing today the people were divided in temporal thi things rigs some were rich a and nd some utne were aft poor the formers palace cast its dark shadow upon the hovel of the latter and inequality was glaring but the day would come when such a condition would be done away with and god and his laws would hold sway in dictating and governing the affairs of his people the choir sang the anthem by Baby lons wave benediction was pronounced by elder brigham young |
