Show SUNDAY SERVICES elder joseph E taylor wf kd the stake presidency presided over the services at the Ta Taberna bernede icle snoday afternoon nov 13 1898 the me choir sang the hymn glorious things of thee are spoken zion city of our god prayer was waa offered by elder joseph edff abuam the choir ful rither sang prayer is as the souls sincere desire uttered or unexpressed elder richard pt lynaar was the first speaker in beginning begin nang he expressed the that there arwas iwa much in the gospel besides knowledge the gospel had been given to the people of the world to make them happler happier and better the speaker believed ahalt those who thou thought gift they knew the gospel very bly it the least A lalone would not bring a salvation to bo the people it required something more then that Manla mankind ind had to be budded by the holy spirit in order to great things gs in this life omd and that irit had to be sought otter in since and humility then would the saints ot of god be blessed bl eased the would then feel happy and aad be inclined towards kind and charitable actus prayer said the speaker was an element in this re respect speet A who played unto the cloird djoa d tor and strength to govern and control her children would be given that asgis assistance tance and woud be enal ensi bled to fadse rail be up a god fearing family and ame oo 00 in whose hearts was gown aown the oie seeds of ness and loyal tay to the cause of truth bruth the speaker related an showing what good resolutions would do to lairds young people provi diling they made them in feeling thai they wanted tto beitter their thear spiritually aad otherwise elder lyman reit erred ld to the es as alons to be ot of great benefit to the young nien men and women aad be benerd that all who would ally them selves with those would never the step it alcen there was wag a growing tendency alvog the young people peoli e to bo be recreant to bo the duties devolving upon them emd and unless this ten tem denicy dency checked and ahalt bely tely evany lives lothey wlee full of promise for the coture be blighted bUgh ted and crowded into it was wais the duty of parentis parent pare rits ts to see boat freir children were doing what was wae right it was their doty to use their utmost to 10 ao 90 shaping the des deg tines of their San 1100 aa 82 40 place before bhend ethem a icat joy and ha happl nesa to say aay noth ilag of o f the which would characterize their life ilfe thie the treatment treat meAt pai rents towards children in thetty tender years wo would uld reflect on the parets when their hairs were tinged wath the ithe frost at winter children were bam ft a bundle 0 of infinite possibilities and wo no nuan man dare dictate the calling of this child or the work to be pe performer per formea by that nal it was wae the duty of children however to take advantage of the opportunities U afforded them from tro m time to time and to exert an am influence over ever others hat would tend towards and elevating their fellow tt the inq of the church a afforded excellent opportunities 01 fortun atles for or oe young to TO enhance anid ad better betler their and among 1046 them was aws the mutual improvement which the speaker hoped would be taken advantage 0 of by the children of the saints elder george A smith next addressed the the latter day said he were looked upon as a peculiar people and indeed they were peculiar compared with other religious denominations of the day they claimed to be led and guided by the father through inspiration and claimed further that thal this guidance had led them out of bondage and caused the work to progress as it had done sinice since the organization of the church in this dispensation pensa tion the church of god anciently was marked by the same characteristics the ancient prophets and apostles were maligned ridiculed oppressed and put to death for the gospels elake in our day it had bead been the same eama the saints sai n ts of god had been tried and oppressed driven from their homes and cast out for their religions sake they had been denominated the worst people on od the earth because they sought to serve god glod and to keep his oo amand ments but in all their trials and tribulations ions they had come out conquerors in the end the lord had bad been with them and his ble blessings 11 ng had followed therm them to in all their oppression and tribulation elder smith cited the experiences of the saints in early days following their history from the organization of the church until their arrival in the ibous of the rocky mountains Per persecuted seeded to bd an extent hard to realize driven from pillar to post ridiculed and reviled by the world at large they continued to serve the lord knowing as they did that god would verily bless his people in accordance with his promise in writ and he did bless them the crops grew the desert was reclaimed and one of the garden spots of the enath earth had been established the continued to grow in power and ilfin ence and would always be so if they remained true and faAth faithful ful to the muse cause which they had espoused gods blessings were well worth striving for they brought brough ot joy jay and satisfaction to the heart even in the moat meet perilous times and aad caused comfort and happl happi me ini homes where otherwise would reign misery and dejection concluding the speaker exhorted all to exercise charity towards their fellow men some were not blessed as aa others all were not situated alike the harvest of the farms had been great ama those having plenty should not forget their fellows in more unfavorable circumstances cum stances god was watching ale and he would reward those whose ac actions eions merited the blessings he hag had in store for the faithful elder joseph B E taylor expressed his pleasure at the remarks made by the previous speakers and joined in the admonition to parents to guard their children from the temptations and snares of the world many years had been spent in bringing into the fold the he honest in heart from the nations of the earth elders had labored assiduously in the promulgation mul gation of the gospel had suffered great privations in endeavor endeavoring ink to reach the hearts of the people and had spent much time and means in spreading the seeds of truth and righteousness righteous nese they did it because of the love they had for the gospel and because of the testimony mont received of its divinity and in this they were blessed the duty devolving upon them had been well discharged and the fruits of their labors were apparent As ag great a mission was resting upon the parent sn the training and bringing up of their thedr children the principles of the gospel should be inculcated within them from their earliest infancy acy they should be taught and instructed from the cradle the ordinances of the gospel gospe pe 1 should be applied and everything done for them that could be done to instill within them a love for the qua gospel and a desire to render allN allegiance oance unto their maker it if parents would see to this then they had performed their duty and if the children became recreant to the truth the sin would not fall upon the heads of the fathers and mothers the church institutions should be supported the children of the saints should be found in them and then great good would be accomplished and god ad would bless his hi s people the choir sang the anthem song sang of the redeemed benediction was pronounced by elder charles W penrose |