Show RISE AND GROWTH I Apostle Whitney Preaches Sermon Sermon Ser Ser- mon on That Religion At Tabernacle BOYHOOD OF THE PROPHET Argues lues That t 1 Doctrine Established IJ by To J Smith I Is time the Strongest cst In an address at the time tabernacle Sunday Apostle Orson E. E Whitney expounded expounded ex ex- pounded some of oC the principles of Mormonism and discussed discussed the rise ilsc tad and early carl history of ot tho the church Whitney was the time only speaker speak speak- er cr r at the tho session occupying about abo t an nn lour hour and ana a quarter with his sermon There was a n large attendance Tho The meeting was opened IJ by the choir an and con congregation rc sn singing Our I Sod God od We e Rise to Thee Prayer was by Eld Elder r l' Joseph E. E Taylor which time the choir choll sang tung What hat vas was Witnessed ted In n the Heavens Apostle Whitney began his re- re narks maries with the time statement that Mor- Mor monism stands for Jo gospel pel restora- restora lon Ion and direct and continuous rove rove- atlon He lie n asserted the reasonable reasonable- ness mess of oC this doctrine saying that there thele thereS Is s no flO Just cause wh why God should not nol Himself to man at the time present line time as aR he lie did In ages past and that he the retrogression slon of or Christianity from roam the he principles which characterized Its Introduction made necessary a n lestol lion allon The speaker read the preface of T f the Key to Theolo Theology y a book bool writ- writ written ten en by Parley Parle P. P Pratt one of oC the tile nal apostles under Joseph Smith his preface treats largely of o the time con- con confusIon fusIon and contention which thich i is alleged to a cm have existed among tho tIm Christian reeds at tho the time tune the Mormon church hurch was organized or Apostle drew from flom roam the time reading the conclusion that the strife and contention con- con called for a n remedy and that ic me remedy given gh n was waR the restoration re at C f the time true church and ami doctrine Io no luH l of The speaker r then treated at length on the time boyhood and early caily experiences of oC Joseph Smith the time Mormon prophet His Ills search for Cot enlightenment as to which church to lo unite with his first uttered prayer the time vision of or God the and nd Jesus Chi Christ 1st to the boy I In the woods of or Now w York were vividly vivid vivid- I ly Iy poi portrayed to the congregation b by bythe the time gifted speaker With nn an earnestness earnestness earnestness earnest earnest- ness that bore witness of oC his sincere belief beller In iii what he related Apostle Whitney painted the picture of or the time 1 boy 10 0 prophet In his c early lI labors andin and andIn andIn In tho the work vork that culminated In tho time bf of the tho th Mormon olmon church chulch Of OC the first vision Islon as narrated b by i Joseph Smith himself Apostle Whitney Whit Whit- hit I fey ney ne said The Time most Important feature feature fea fea- ture connected with the tho event e Is IN the ahl It fl gives I to ho tho doctrines doctrine or of nn an Impersonal God God stood before the boy and exhibit exhibit- j d tho the body lOd tho the purls and the Iho pa elena which many i n H Christina ctR ridicule The testimony on of Moses H written Tilton In the time Book Dook of oC Genesis God created man atan in His own image In Iii Inthe Inthe the Imago image of God Goel created lIe He him male anti and female He them was wag substantiated as was also tho the testimony of tho the Apostle Paul to the effect that God created Ills Ils son semi Inthe In Inthe Inthe the express likeness eness of or his person The speaker then spoke of oC the visit of the Angel Moroni to Joseph Smith and tho bringing forth of or the tile plates whose records make up the Book of Mormon He also treated of oC the res res- res- res of oC the two orders of priest priest- priest priest-I R g hood In an n effort to show that th ther I Mormon church Is 18 divinely l and d has bias with It divine authority j I Organization of Church hunh I Apostle 4 Whitney told of or the time organization organ organ- organization of ot tho ho church In 1830 with six members Tills This organization 11 he Ime said ild was sas the fulfillment of ot ancient prophecy j ecy The Tho speaker asserted a that Ilat the tho I Mormon church Is the thc most I American church In existence l' l and stated his ht belief belle that America was re reserved reserved re- re I served er for the time culmination of oC G Gods God's work In the earth rth I The Tile speaker then r rend read from rain a lec- lec turo on Columbus b by John Morley In which that learned writer treats largely of or the de destiny of or America Am 1 lea in contrast to the d destinies of oC ancient na- na na na- Says the time treatise e Tiie T IC simple stor story of oC the ages 1 Is industry wealth corruption decay and anti ruin Material growth glowth abnormal In Its dimension dimension- responsible Is this the time destiny of America It Is unless moral and anel spiritual spir Hun I development are arc not riot overbalanced by b material expansion Elder Eider Whitney expressed th the hIl C that It is tho time des destiny tin of America t. t to tI bring forth a spiritual development that will be consummated b by the mil mil- and anti time the second coming of Christ Mormonism ho said sad Is ancient an at- restored tl It ItIs Itis dent clent pure Christianity lestor is predicated on the obedience to GoJ s slaws slaws slaws laws It Jt teaches the equal equality It of ot allmen all men mcp It t advocates ocate the education Uon of tilt the heart with the education of ot the time brain lit It contemplates a 0 salvation t for Cor n who obe obey Its principles and it its mission mis mm- sion Is IH to prepare the earth for tor tin thit reign of ot Christ according to Apo Apostle tlc Whitney Mrs rs Lizzie Thomas Edwards VF V W F. F Phillips and the choir sang an n a althem atm atm- ithem i- i Soul after atel wIlhelm them Wake ake My h the time benediction was as pronounced by Em- Em BItler Ei Eider I der Angus M M. 1 Cannon |