Show SERVICES b sunda sunday y slay may ath the congregation wa was c called to to order by bishop N C flygare and the tile hymn come colle all till yc saints lints was sung elder Ifa hastings officered ered up prayer layer and the choir delivered the ilyina hymn p 79 glorious thin things arc are ung of zion ion ELDER E I STRATFORD addressed the congregation he ile testified to the truth of the p promise t hat the lord will be wit with it the el dera of israel when alicy address the people unless tile spirit of god is NN with a speaker ler it will not benefit the audience still it is right for u us to store our minds with useful knowledg knowledge c nud mid information the tho speaker booked looked back on oil the time thirty years a ago go when tile bosl gospel 01 was lint lin t presented to him bini after lie had read some publications little flattering to the tile Prop prophet liet joseph and liis his divine mission lie however did not cast mst the matter away inconsiderately sidera salera tely but anve investigated the claims of tho elders proclaiming tit alic everlasting tidings alid was readily willing to acknowledge the divine authenticity of alie latter day dispensation liow how great masca of lie world are but too qui quick ek in rejecting the word work wo know and can bear testimony tilli oliv that tills this is 13 the work of god unto salvation eternal the world indeed arc are very cry much exercised about the Latt erday saints saint and it is noticeable that though they tiley aro willing to give the episcopalians Episcopal ians and others credit for sincee sincerity ity they will not accord to us the same they denounce the lat te lay sainta saints as cither either deluded fols fools or crafty knaves but every I elder der in israel has lins as Ls a testimony odthe of alie truth aa as the president of the church we have all rollie valleys of tile mountains prompted by the principle of sincerity in embi embracing acing and maintaining 13 the truth and correctness odthe revelations of god through joseph smith and his we have each and ever every one I lie received the spirit of the bioly holy ghost which convinces and comforts com forta us its in afflictions and temptations and we litow know for a certainty that thi i the work of god this testimony we can call all and always bear car provided we faithfully keep keel the laws of alie lord it is not a it thought belief or hope but a positive knowledge astun born this i s lias his buoyed up ill the church through all its tribulations and persecutions were it not for that tit at wo we would fall to pieces like aalthe all alic man inan made aya Y s acm of this was convincingly ina illustrated by the speaker as by tile the former crude conception of belland hell and dani damnation nation which is so boduch much distilled down nowadays elder eider stratford emphasized the powerful prompting odthe of alie knowledge which co continually brings hundreds and hunt hundreds to zion the world f fret le t and fume about mormon immigration and rave and rant about stopping it but we are perfectly willing to let them try fighting lighting the almighty and contend against light and truth alie speaker further furt lier referred to the ath chapter cli apter of micah where prophecies are contained which were Y fulfilled in these last days these alethe are alic days when the people of israel are being gathered out from bab babylon lon to the mountain oatlie lord and to the tile bouse of the god of jacob we have come up tip here to hide ourselves while the indignation odthe lord is being wrecked m the corruption and depravity of the world god is is about gathering his people and we the latter day saints arc are trying to fulfill his prop prophecies decies he ile is with us and who then sli be against us can call a secretary of state with his proclamation arrest tile progress bore rore Qs odthe work of the tile almighty certainly not we can call testify that he ile lias has preserved us its through dangers and perils across tl alic I e raging sea ca and the desolate deserts god has set his hand to his and his wat ebeare lias ila protected his saints the ilie speaker did not any sarious difficulties from tile christiana cl I ri ians of the alvise present time who a advice our extermination crini nation by gun III and sword in lit Q spite pite of all till opposition raised against J us the church of jesus christ ha has prospered increased and advanced fur for the god of israel li has Ls been with it and still is with it we ha have ve been advised to over and become politic but the tile lord has comi commanded liall d ed us to do 10 his work in his spirit and we intend to do it for we know that 11 he C H i about establishing his ilis kingdom and we arc tire called to assist his purpose troublesome terrible times arc are impending and the kings of tile nations are on thrones this is acknowledged aged by tit alic thoughtful of the w world ahl and tile they say that there is a state of society existing which cannot possibly told much longer together earthquakes and commotions of the oceans arc are indicating Ll at tile purposes of d god are being consummated on oil tile face of alic cai ali in this w e ai c able to KC kec the literal 11 fulfillment of the scriptural and we welock look forward to the day when bloc alio seek safety and protection will flee to zion E elder lder stratford closed with an all appeal to the audience to harbor a spirit of forgive forgiveness kind nets and find meekness and ret retain a fit the knowledge odthe of alic truth unto salvation t 1011 with Wit lilli an Ill anthem ithem bythe by alie cho choir irand and benediction by I elder der F S rich aids the lie services vices were brought to a cloae close |