Show tabernacle SERVICE S SUNDAY stay alay after the usual owning opening exercises pres peery introduced elders C R savage and geo goddard from salt lake city stating that the purpose turl OS beof of their visit was to in behalf L h alf of the old folks excursion from salt lake city which was to take lake place on oil the of june jun in commemoration of the birthday of bishop hunter who would than complete the year of his life pres peery strongly etron gly admonished the saints to display tile oft expert encee hospitality of weber county towards the veterans who were about cabout to visit us ELDEK ELDER C it SAVAGE stated ho lie way was a member ofa of a quorum of thousands one of the silent forces who arc are steadily working at good he dilated on oil the necessity of a portion of snap vim vint and buoyancy in in our composition however old we may be there was something respectable spec table in tile character of the chinese that waa was their worship of alcest ancestry ry their great regard for aged persons through all tho the human race their are traits worthy of imitation especially the advanced white races should set an example of hospitality on the day in question we wished to have a whole congress of veterans the young should turn out to meet and und welcome the dear old brethren breth rev and sisters who have borne the heat and burden of the day the old folks F oila excursions have been instituted to do honor to those good old souls who are hidden away as it were all the year round in in the nooks and corners of the houses there would be no distinction of sect or belief race or nationality it was to boa be a ga gathering therin and festivity for all the old people keopf C irrespective of denominational differences lider elder savage regretted that there was not a sufficient degree of warmhearted sociability among us u s in the face of our comfortable circumstances circum and blessed condition we should realize the bountiful love of the almighty and extend the love of our hearts to our neighbors and fellow men let us for once or twice at least during the summer desist from the eager acquisition of wealth and mingle with our brethren and bisters sisters with warm sociable e feelings fee g true religion waa was what the apostle ta e james defines it to tie do good rood pit it is the more necessary for us as a people to uphold each other faithfully in all our civil rights and privileges as the outside element is is st stealthily and steadily encroaching upon uvon ua us endeavoring to despoil us of our rights and gain possession of all the power it is for for us to remember what might become of us ui and our ascendancy if we do not use lio vigilance and faith ELDER LDER n GEO GODDARD followed the subject of the old folks excursion by extending unstinted gratuitous participation in in the affair to all the old people over seventy years of age whatever their belief or color elder goddard then entered into the details of the impeding impending excursion ascertaining the willin willing hospitality hospi that would woula be sure to lle be extended exten dato tp the venerable hary headed visitors the music of the brass bands was volunteered ered cred elder L farr had offered the use jofh of his is grove conveyances com rey ances lor for tl alic I e feeble f cc ble were as certain tai n to be lib braly provided as they had been oliree years ago elder goddard further showed how the very first idea of these excursions was a principle of revelation emanating from alie t lie divine source of all love lie he also expressed his firm confidence that chat the of june will be a day bf of universal enjoyment he was thankful that there was such a good kindly spirit prevailing among the saints no definite gramme pro for fo r the days exercises had yet been settled upon but the committee would arrange things in a few days the ulan utah central utah southern and utah western railroad officials had generously responded to call odthe of the committee this will bo be the sixth elc excursion arsion of the kind and never had one accident marred the enjoyment elder goddard closed with a prayer that the excursion would receive all the attention of the saints and the protection of the almighty president pecry peery announced that evening at in the fourth elder shipp and wife would lecture on oil medical subjects and recommended the saints to attend |