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Show TABERNACLE M SERVICES lM Sunday Afternoon of il Much Interest. flH The Siiudav aftet noon meeting at i jB the tabetuaelc opened with singing ( "Praise to the man who communed i ll with Jehovah," and prayer by Pat- i .iH Paiklnson. ,H ISltAKI. St'KVVAItT I jH who tecentl) letuined fiom a mission, j H was the Hist speaker. He stated that j j H on Januaiv l, l'.iOJ, he staited on his : H mission, and was assigned to the j jfB Southern States. He had laboied In lB Alabama, Tennessee and Ohio. Theie fB sue now two bundled oldets labotlng )' B In that section without puisc or sctlp i' as did the disciples of old, and to ' M some extent the expetlenees aie shnl- ifl l,u. Moi monism Isconsldeiedstiauge i B b. man) -the) cannot fathom it. B Cliiisl when upon the cntli oiganled ' J H his woik with apostles and other of- , B tlceis for the peirectlngol tlie chinch, , j flH toiemainvvlth the people that they - J should not be tossed about by cvciy 3 ll wind and docti hie. The organization ' 'H or the chinch Is to he such that one . H member cannot say to tlie oilier, 1 i , H have no use fot thee. The Savior, al- , H though the sou of Cod, was peiseeutcd jl iH and put to death. The people would . -iH not believe when lie was alive that ' jlhH lie had come to eailh to ledeem man- 2!H kind. After the S.ivloi's ascension j jfH into heaven and the apostles met on t llH the day of Pentecost, w lib the people 'fll fiom all kludieds and tongues, they ' , H then tcalied to some extent what 1 'iH they had done; they had crucitled the JH sou of God, and ci!ed out, "what can I lf we do to he saved." The Latter-day , 'iH woik Is In harmoii) with the teach- , JH lngsof the savior, for the same signs ' B followed the believer tlien as now. jH ThoaposUf.sorthcS.tviorfoietoldthatr H the Gospel would be taken fiom the rfjl eailh and tefeiicd to the falling away JH and also of the tcstoiatiou. The llH Apostle John when upon the isle of "H P.ilmos, tliiough a tevelatlou told Xl plainly alioiit the gospel being l est or- SB ed in the Lattei-ilays by an Angel ; jH bringing it to earth. Tlie eldeis bear j :H the tidings to the world that this lll lestotatlon has come, the Angel has IH appeared to eattli as stated by ll Asposlle Joliu. As In the days of tlie ;(H Savoir the people aie tilled with tin- il belief, saying the da.vs or prophets JH and icvclations are passed. Joseph ' iH Smith fotctold about the civil war i twenty yea is be fot e It came. He also ' i'lB predicted that the Latter-day Saints :'- would Inhabit the Rocky Mountains ' ;tB and therein build up a mighty com- i'rSI mon-wealth. These with many other tljH of his predictions have been literally il fulllilled, but yet they count for ' naught with many people of the. IH world. It may yet come that those lll who aie In opposition to tlie Lord's 'jfl work may cry aloud and say what fil shall we do to be saved. The speaker f H lefened to many (iitotatlons In the ijH bible, show lug that he was a student : f H of the scrlpiuies. He closed bearing 1H his testimony as to the dlv Ine mission ll of Joseph Smith. Pl KI.DKll ( autki: lH a letuined missionary, stated: "1 ll am not ashamed of the Gospel, be- ffl cause It Is tlie power or God unto IflH salvation. My testimony has b"cn 'fH stienglliened while upon my mission." jH All inaiikiud aie moie ot less sinful. llB If we expect salvation we must re- IflH pent of our sins, In lav lug t hem aside. IH Clnlsl said "H )o love me, keep my Ifll cominandnients." The Savior set tlie lll pattein for all men to follow; he was SrBB luplled bv.loliii,aii(Lsald unless a man flflfl isboinof the watet and or tlie spirit fifH he can not outer tlie kingdom or rfl leaven. All baptisms in those days jiiB weie done by Imiiieisiou. In this te- lll ganl the otdlnances have been chang- ed as the piophet Isaiah piedleted. i'fll The Hoi) Ghost was also coiifened In iB the days or theSavlot lv laying on of !H hands. Theie ate many pieachcrs TWm in the woild but few have divine 3M authotlly. Asa tule all tlie returned fB mlsslonatlcs feel well because they 'IJH have been doing good to otheis. iH .1 . . STKW'A UT IJI said In patt, that he was bom In tho l churcli, had been a student of theo- Vfl logv, studying the principles that 9h govetit other chinches beside his IH own, and was convinced that the ''IH power of God was with tho work, 'B We aie that people that Isaiah spoke fl or In his 20th chapter, whcie tho jH dcsciK should blossom as the rose. H (Continued on Fourth page) jH Sunday Services. (Concluded from 1st page) The locations In these mountains are considered the finest In the United States. Abundance or spilngs. and streams of water, with a healthful climate make It a most desirable place to live. JOHN A. .MO'AI.USTKIl had enjoyed listening to the lemaiks of the letuincd missionaries. The Latter-day Saints are a peaceful people. peo-ple. They are accused by many as being priest ridden. The Saints know this is untrue, no people Have more pilvllegcs. No person has ever dictated dictat-ed to me In my altalis cither In a tcmpoial or spiritual way. We aie opposed by a gicat many but we must exercise foibeaiance and chailt). 1 know the gospel Is tine andwcleain to live it alight. Menedlctlon was pionounced by P.itrlaich Maitineau. |