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Show - St. CcorgeStinday Services. Tlio first apoiikor nt tho services bold in tbo St. Goorgo tabornsclo last Sunday afternoon, Was Elder Albort E Millor. Ho said tbat bo would much rntbor romniu upon hfa sent than 01 ' attempt to epoak, but know tbat if wo ' . bad not tbo prlvllego of BometimcB ll Bpouklng upon goapol principles our 1 spirits would bocomo dormant. It 2 I wiib quite a dlfforont situation when I speaking of theso principles to pooplo wbo uro unbollovors. Wbilo visiting 2 tuo metropolitan musoum of arts bo bad an lntoroatiug conversation witb , ono of tbo collectors upon tbo timo known as tbo "Dark Agos." Eldor Millor ndvnncod tbo Idea tbat tbo s Dark Ages wns tho timo wbon tbo truo goBpol wns takon from tbo onrtb and tbat during tbia porlod tbo flno arts received llttlo nttontion and partially ! coasod, and wbon tbo truo goapol waa J rovoalcd to Josoph Smith and through I I him rostorod upon tho oarth, thoro I aootnod to bo n groat nwakoning and I rapid ndvnncomont along all oduca- I tionnl lines. I Was always proud to stato tbat ho I was from Utah, and was proud of hor 1 pooplo, bocauao of thoir intolligonco I Tboy nro not bound down by priest- . I craft, nor suporstitlon, but ndvanco M ""cording to what tboy loaru. prlost- Craft can novcr control an intelligent pooplo. Joseph Smith wns onco asked how bo governed this pooplo. Ho ropliod thnt ho taught thorn correct principles and tliey govoronod tbom- solvos. Tho Bponkcr roforred to tho m superior oducatlounl advantages to bo , obtainod in Utah and montioued tbo fact that although Utah was tho youngeat stnto, sho waa in tbo front ranks in oduoationnl mattors. Tills, ho bollovod, was largely duo to tho goipal oduoation give tho young poo- m pio. explained how tho goapol was taught in its simliclty by tbo mis- isonnrlos wbo aro sont out in tbo " y'V110"8 of tno cart- Tboy llrst teach Jth in tbo Lord Josus Crist, bpenuso without faith nil teaching is vniu ; tho oldors carry tbo messago of salvn-B salvn-B tlou to tho nations of tho oarth for tho purpoao of bringing bouIs unto God. Thoy givo tboin tbo gospel as Wr It as taught by Christ and ndvanco H along ull Its prinoiplos until thoy nro ft brought to a thorough understanding 1 of oath, and nro not porrailtod to bo Rl baptized until ttioy havo this thqrough fliMftrri'ftw11"..8"71'1? firitfoi- HjBS'Tlos ol Iho gofcpoi. '"VThiSy' nro taught ""fl Jo ropont of thoir Bins with u truo Jn Vtpentanco, and tbat no innn will, bo wiih " savd who continues in bis trans - 'mh groasions. Bocauso of this the word W of Wisdom was given unto us. Hf Eldor Millor spoko nt length upon H tbo uocossity of ropontauco, and on H, proparation for tbo coming of tho Son Bj of Man. Tho spoakor hoped that nil H saints would ondeivor to llvo thoir Bf" religion, to "Rondor uuto Caosdr ; that which is Gaosar's. and uuto Qod m that which is God's" E. Tho choir sang an uuthotn, Mies K Maggio Cottam rondored tho solo part Ml beautifully. K ELDER P. R. EBNTLEY j"7 said bo was surprisod to bo called H upon to speak, but felt it an honor B? to roprosont tho Latter-day Saints BP and to advocato tho prinoiplos of tho HI gospel of our Lord and Savior. Wo Hf moot from Sunday to Sunday to bo H'K" iL.'""tU0 broad of Llfo and soo H what is roquirod of us. Tho moro ho H strove to find what wns roquirod of H him iih a servant of God, tho moro H dotorminod ho was to livo tho gospol. H Bollovod tho host sormon n innn H could proncb to show hU integrity to B this groat caiiBO was tho conformity of. H his daily llfo to tho prinoiplos of tho H f 3,0BP1 lioliovod tbat somo of tbo H yoimg pooplo bad oxcusos for tho H llvosMiipv load today becauso of tho H example tliot. bad boon sot thorn. As far as wo sat tlSfcxoxamplos wo will bo B hold rospouBlblo for theso conditions. B Bocauao of tlu groat ransom tho B Savior paid for our rodoiHUon from B doath and sin, It is nocossnry for us B to havo afith in Him. Eldor Don-jfj Don-jfj Hoy gavo tho contrasting beliefs of jB tho Lattor-day Saints und otiior Chris-tt Chris-tt tinu donomluations on tbo God-head, Si nnd Bald that n truo 'God must havo R body , parts ilnd passions, and that Wi tbo Son and Holy Ghost aro .separate Ki poraonngos. Kf Tho spoakor devoted his conolud- l ing romnrks to tho flubjoc.t' of Dlvlno iff nuthorlty to mako promlsos ami IS buptlzo In tbo niuno of Christ. Ho p bollovod thut'.if wo woro ropontant nnd JO prayerful wo would bo nblo to livo up HS - to tlioao principles. , B Pros.' D. H. Cnnuou announced JB tliat tho following Saturday and Sun. fj day would bo 'coufoicnoo, nnd- ox- M hortod nil to attend. |