| Show tabernacle SUNDAY june 02 p m bishop critchlow called the con gation to order the services were opened by the choir singing glori 04 things are sung of ion ider joseph hall called OB alie lord in prayer the choir delivered the hymn let zion in her beauty also bishop critchlow then introduced ELDER THOMAS f east bountiful davia county who addressed the congregation in an im manner heas he as glad to be among us and although he was j to speak a stranger be did not feel uch as he had embraced the same gospel and drank of the bamo fountain ho knew that this was the work of god and was ever willing to bear to its ruth ie referred to the persecutions and op pres which this people have had to er individually and collectively aba work however never was slopped ped but the kingdom kept constantly increasing a number of elders anil saints in general were traitors to their brothers and fai delivering them into ton of the adversaries who were always watching around us intent on destruction there are truly people who are not of us still not against us we ought to have in our sympathy for all laikind mai kind and a desire tor their salvation the recited ft very antei egling ogling in adelco y bia youth when iha lime an of his baptism into the ard been revealed to his father in ft stion his mother also when requested by parson toe earch the bible in order 10 convince herself of the of mormonism did so raud found that the scriptures on the contrary confirm the doc brinen of the day saints which caused the parson t say that she pad earcher earch eq too deap limes of trouble vere coming the enemies were eager to befth down vi plenty op iho kingdom of god yet the saints need not arar with ane ness and fabilli they would be enabled to alt opposition and oppression and prove victorious E STRATFORD next took the tanu lie realized the need of ropeti pg wih the brecht ren and on ho loras day ii was 10 bo regretted thai so many not perform heir in attending the he was willing to agte u reabon for libbl that burned within hira he was not ahmed of this gospel alic and with whick our people tiro treated by the world at large abi morning ho bad read a work on the origin of the indiana which con bained much valuable piatt cr aull hewed hf in alrh the laople of the world hold n by the si baner in which Us bok mormon is as absurd dud ridiculous yet we know thai tb graat work Is of divine authenticity translated by joseph smith by th gift fad power of bod thi work containing the ancient record of on ohalf cf ho world jut fills the ld gap ii tia hattory of continent can never be over by all 10 lo researches and of che further pointed out in a clear and convincing of the history of and joeph smith aa far their recognition non by the majority of the people of their lou generation abe only way to get an as 01 the divine of jeu in day WM to ohoy iii doctrine and baptized wo believe in the bible more than any other people on the earth the book of mormon make it so much plainer and more acceptable god in not the narrow contracted being that the sectarian world would have us believe him to be ho zetteth his sun rhine on the just and unjust the time will come when the judgments of god will bo poured out and the wicked will be wasted god has set ilia hand to accomplish ilia work all the events occurring in the world give abundant evidence of this even in the nations of the earth there aro many who foresee and foretell the impending doom we as Latt erday saints should prepare for this cling together in union and faith we ought to live at peace with one another cease all our back bilings and faultfinding we arc destined to play an important part in the drama of the century and be a power in the land for this we must be very cautious and anxious in the training of our children BO that they may be enabled to bear off tha kingdom when their turn comes choir concluded by the excellent delivery of a beautiful anthem benediction |
