Show jaily vw aj SUNDAY SERVICES import of the services held ogden tabernacle on sunday ad meeting called to order at 11 am by bishop winslow fare singing prayer by counselor lor E stratford singing by the choir after the administration of tho sacrament II 11 arose and stated that he felt to rejoice at again meeting with the sainta in ogden felt that he was gagel in tho work of and was sincere in his belief had found many old frends while on his mission to the southern states and had been treated well by them they appreciated alie fact he had embraced what ho believed and knew to be the gospel of the lord jesus christ and although they could not see a he did they respected him because he wai not ashamed to acknowledge his belief inthe in the same there had for some time past been a spirit of persecution se manifested by people in some parts of the southern states towards the cormons mormons Mor mons but the speaker was sure that there were yet remain ing hundred of honest men and women who would yet be brought under the saving influence of tim gospel elder was convinced that alic mormon people were today to day the only believers in the bible the only people that practiced what tho bible taught many of the latter day saints discontented with their to from the territory let them go the bifi erent states compare circumstances therewith those of utah and they would bo too glad td return to utah where every nine men out of ten owned their own houses and land in the south it was the opposite the speaker in joined upon the congregation alie necessity of depending solely upon the al mighty to seek first tho kingdom of god and hi righteousness and the reet would bo added the spirit of god was necessary to every mans success as a visionary ary that spirit should be diligently sought and when obtained there would be no need for carrying weapons of oft ense or defense against mobbing the spirit of persecution would grow and increase it had commenced first with a small neighborhood then it was taken up by villages states and would so continue and none but those having a full share of gods spirit could hope to triumph over it elder pecry edid glowing tribute to the young missionaries who lately left here for the south they were doing a good work and possessed the spirit and power ef the almighty to a great degree uc had encountered bome little opposition while on bia mission had been told that he should not preach but had confidence enough in to know thai lie would pro serre in spite of the threat en luce of a mob preached the af the gos pel before a large audience and asu not molested the speaker closed bis remarks by in joining upon the youth of israel the of familiarizing familiarising famili arising themselves with the principle the gospel they should study and not waste so much time in fri vilous things they should be honest virtuous truthful and punctual that their enemies would bo bound to respect them in spite of the hatred enter for the religion they head so deir KIDER followed he bore testimony to the truth of the of the previous speaker ami exhorted those assembled to lire in accordance with the principles chich they had received for tha timo would and thai very goon that the separation of tho wheat from the tores would take place was thankful that tho young elders now traveling wore cn joyin gode spirit and fervently wished that we might all enjoy the same gift after ringing ly the choir lone diction by bishop C |