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Show Sunday Services. Tabernacle services Sunday afternoon after-noon weie opened by singing, "How linn a foundation." Piajerby Hishop Yeates. KMlKIl VVlKltKJlAN was the Hist speaker. On January 10, he letuined from a Swiss mission, but owing to sickness in ills famllyho had been unable to attend meeting before. While on his mission he had baptfrcd nineteen. He went to the home of Ins boyhood, found It hard to make ills lelatlves undeistand the tine gospel had been rest o led again to the earth. He found that the woild was full of untruths concerning the Latter-day Saints. The mlsslonailes who weie seaieeof means did the most eifectual woik, havlngto depend upon the Lord. I He had learned much while upon his I mission and gained an experience 1 which he hoped would be piolltablo to lilm. Deslied to comlniii! in diligence and was thankful to all whocontrlbut- edtohls family dining his absence. The missionaries abioad need the , K -i'11' '1 piajeis of the Saints at r W iome; In some instances the mission. nrles have a hard time. He had been follow ered by aimed men, had been stoned and Imprisoned Tor Tour dajs. KMlKIl OSOAIt UKIIO.KNKII, the second speaker, said that ho was laboring under a gieat disadvantage. Hcforc going on his mission he acquired acquir-ed a limited knowledge of the English language, and during his absense lie had talked in the German language. There had been considerable opposition opposi-tion to the Eldeis preaching in Germany, Ger-many, so much so that they weie banished ban-ished fiom some parts of that country. He had labored quietly owing to not being reglsteied. Tho Hcrlln biancli is In a good condition. Four times as many converts were made last vear as in any year previous. He thought a good showing would jet be made In the German mission. He esteemed It an honor to preach the gospel; while some of the Elders are persecuted they receive support from the Loid. He favoied classic education for those who go abroad as they aio confronted by men of learning. Tho speaker lead the Hrst verse of the hymn on page COj In the Latter-day Saints hymn book "School thy feelings Oh my brother." This hymn was referred to by Apostle Lyman In addressing the missionaries at Liverpool, impiessing upon their minds that they must govern themselves under all conditions. condi-tions. The speaker thought that this should apply to the Saints at home. Believed that a man could diaw neater neat-er to the Loid when he was the most dependent upon Him. He had walked walk-ed in the sliccts of Hcilln without a cent in his pockets, but the hearts of people were softened towaid hlin and his needs weie provided ior. Tnc same power that delivered Daniel Is with this people and they have nothing no-thing to fear If they will do ilght.Thc mission Held Is a place wheic the oung man wlllnumble himself before the Loid. It is the duty of the people in .Ion to lemcmbcr those who aicon missions. Some offer piajeis whciclu they say th.it all they have is upon the altar, but when called upon aie somewhat some-what slow In lesponding. Embiaclug the gospel was not toacquhc itches, but to benelit mankind, and in so doing do-ing we benelit ourselves. Tiueiell-glon Tiueiell-glon consists Inlielping those in tiou-blc tiou-blc and In visiting the allllcted. Admonished Ad-monished the Saints that after councils cou-ncils come here, not to tuiuacold shoulder to them, as it might be the cuisc or ueutralilng the labois of the missionaries. The Loid has blessed his people and they should seive Illm. .MKLVIN llALLAltl) If we seek to become Latter-day Saints, our lellglonwlll make us better. bet-ter. Theordinaiy icllglon of the dej does not make gieat demands upon the people. It Is not so with our lcli-glon, lcli-glon, to conform to the woid of wisdom wis-dom iequhes a gieat elToit on the pai t of some. The gospel message Is of far moie value than the vvoilh of gold and silver. It Is natural for men to look after their tinanclal Intciests, but itshould not be done to tnc exclusion of their lellguous duties. The condition condi-tion of those who oppose the Loid's woik will some day ho pitablc. Thcie is a power In Moimonlsm that will eltliei elevate or deleiloiatc. Its in-Iluences in-Iluences have boen such as to subdue st long men who have opposed the chinch. Referred to the opposition thataiosclu K Inland, Missouri, and In Illinois. The Latter-day Saints have seen the woidsof the Loid to the piophet Joseph Smith veiilled vvheieln lie said: "Feai not my son it shall not be given to any man to destroy my work." The Invasion of Johnson's army in Utah in 18."iT piovcda blessing bless-ing to tho people. Nobody Is exercised exercis-ed over the modern inventions of the day such as electricity as to Its falling in its put pose, so it should be with the gospel, for It Is eternal. The time will coino when people of tho nations will be worked upon to receivo the gospel. God. picserve this country for his people peo-ple and when the Elders go abroad as Amei leans It gives them prestige. The seating oi unseating of Heed Smoot will cut no figure with tho spicad of the truth or thedevelopement of the work for It will sin vlve opposition and bilng odium upon its opposcrs, which will be known In futuro gcnciatlons. The people havo leeched but a small pattof Its benefits that might be do-lived do-lived fiom their religion If they would only be true and faithful. lienedlctlon by Andreas Petersen. |