| Show SUNDAY SERVICES the regul regular ar services at the tabernacle nacle sunday afternoon june 26 1898 vere presided over by elder angus M cannon president t of the stake the choir sang the hymn sweet is the work my god my king to praise thy name give thanks and ang brayer was offered by elder nathaniel V jones I 1 I 1 the choir further sang thou glorious day of promise eb come ae and spread thy cheerful ray immier ier andrew amdrew smith jr a returned from australia was the first speaker he began by expressing his pleasure at having been privileged to return home after laboring in the australasian mission tor for a period of nearly three years having left for the mission field in august 1695 his labors were in tasmania new south wales and throughout australia where he found many honest souls but where a great indifference was manifest regarding religious matters existing prejudice was being allayed through the efforts eff orts of the elders and the field was opening whereby the gospel could be preached unto the people elder smith had enjoyed his labors was thankful for the experience he had received and hoped that the saints at home would remain true and faithful even unto the end elder james davis who had labored in the british mission was the next speaker his lot for the past twenty seven months said he had been cast with the people of england among whom he found many kind hearts well versed in the scriptures but prejudiced against the latter day saints to such an extent as to wholly exclude them from an investigation of the I 1 principles promulgated by the mormon elders the elders in the manchester conference said the speaker were young men full of the spirit of god and determined to do their full duty while in the mission held field this being I 1 the case they were ware accomplishing I 1 some good and were slowly opening up the way for the sowing of gospel seed the prospects for the future therefore I 1 were goo goodard dand the speaker believed that ere long many would be b led to ally themselves with the true church elder robert cameron Oa meron recently returned from scotland next addressed the congregation he said he wt felt pleased to be home again after having filled a mission in a foreign land where the lord was blessing the elders of the church in their endeavors to gather out the honest in heart while considerable prejudice existed in that section the elders had succeeded in baptizing quite a number and had recently organized a branch of the church the speaker relta re ted an instance of the power of the lord made manifest in the healing of the sick and knew from the experience he had had that was working waking with the people and opening g up the way ft fo his servants eld elder er cameron vald paid a high tribute to the scottish people tor for their observance of tie the sabbath day and their religious and testified that the work was progressing easing nicely in that country the future much for the spread of the gospel the hymn captain of at israels hosts was then rendered by the choir atter after which elder george teasdale Tea adale of the qu quorum of the apostles addressed the congregation he began by reading from the psalm in its reference to the gathering of the people from all nations of the earth elder teasdale felt that truly the people ot of vion should feel thankful unto the lord for his blessings towards them he had restored rea the gospel to the earth in this dispensation had revealed himself unto mankind and broken the spell of darkness nes that for so many years had bad obtained in the earth it was for these blessings that the saints should be thankful the people had bad been pros jered in every direction the desert had been made to bd blossom as the rose temples had been erected to th the most high in which the higher ordinances could be attended to and all that had been done in righteousness had been approved of by god the father elder bilder teasdale spoke of the labors of the elders eldera in the minis ministry referring to the mia s of gods through them the ads ada IU fin foreign lands bore tes ten of tibe the blessings of the ilam lord dd they returned to their homes testifying of the goodness of god unto them and those converted to the fold also testified that the lord had made known unto them the truth and divinity of his gospel Goi it was these things that sati satisfied affied the people they became convinced of the truth and believing it and trusting in the lord brought blessings unto them making their lives full of joy and happiness the work had not become popular however and would therefore suffer the taunts and de visions risi ions of mankind it was a fight of truth and righteousness against the and abomination of the world and god being all powerful and mighty ills his cause would triumph and his purposes eventually be accomplished shed the speaker desired it distinctly understood der stood tood that latter day saints did not desecrate the sabbath day it was the latter day sinners that disobeyed this commandment of the lord thie the sabbath was a day of rest a day of them lord our god a day on which no work was wais to be done dione and a day when all 11 god loving people should pour out their thanks hanks iti to him for his manifest blessings towards them the choir and congregation sang thie the il hymn we thank thee 0 god for 8 a prophet land and benediction was pronounced by elder brigham laan young |
