Show SERVICES SUNDAY april 30 the congregation was called to order by president ilent A II 11 peery choir sang pang great god attend prayer by elder wm will critchlow the tile choir sang let zion in ill her ter beauty rise the sacrament was administered under the direction of the bishopric of the third ward ELDER josner HALL was the first speaker lie ile said on oil arising to address tho the congregation this morning lie was forcibly to reminded of the tile admonition bo yc ye always ready this lio lie found necessary to observe fl for or as elders of this Oliu church reb we know not at whit moment we may be called upon to aspea speak k to the people on oil the principles odthe of the gospel of the son of god it is vastly diff different lerent with the elders of tho tile church of jesus of latter day saints from what it is with the ministers of various bodies of professing christians if you visit alic C churches of the latter you will in all probability rob ability listen to sermons wit which cy have been prepared and committed to writing for a number of days or perhaps a year and which have been recited to the congregation a num number berof of times but tile E elders iders of israel arc are told to take no thought what they shall say but to speak pe ak as t they icy arc are dictated by the spirit pi r it of god they will then advance such doctrines and give such instructions as is arc are applicable to tho people at the time tile they arc spoken it is nece necessary however for the elders to store their mind much useful knowledge on oil all important subjects especially with a knowledge d g of principles of gospel that ti they le y may always bo be able to give a reason fl for or the hope they entertain and to 11 give ive correct answers to questions concerning the doctrines and practices ra of the church of jesus arist christ of letter day saints elder hall then referred to the predictions r evictions edict ions of t the I 10 apostle paul aul that in ili tile I last ast days perilous c rilous times shall come etc anda and s bowed from current history and from the events which have transpired for a I number of years in the past that the prophecy prop liccy b has is it biad a d a literal fulfillment fill ment lie ile allowed the contrast between the doctrines of christ and those taught by the professors of modern christianity and told liow low from the or organization t animation of this church professors of other religions had us its because so we nye taught the pure principles of the gospel as they arc are laid down in holy writ the tile speaker said if at that early da day y tl the le religious e E ous world refused to it affiliate fail ia te wit with I us we should not be surprised that they arc so all ani towards toward sus us at this advanced van ed stage of our history lii story when the people have pro progressed gressed so much more in the knowledge of god and his iris purposes inthis if this nation passes prescriptive proscriptive measures against us its and deprives us its of our constitutional ion r rights its it t is a nothing more than the enemies enemies of christ aid lid to his ancient deci decilles ples he ile believed the constitution of the united states was framed and written by thein alic in of god for tho the establishment of both political and religious liberty on this continent we will cling to that sacred instrument and and I will obey all laws that arc are framed for us in accordance with its provisions we expect opposition and persecution e that it will come not only from the people of this nation I but all nations will yet center their forces to endeavor to overthrow the tile work of god however the they Y will fail in their attempts for the kingdom of god will tri triumph I I over all 01 opposition position it will subdue ever I tier kotlier kingdom and ho ire whose right it is will wil rei reign rein n and rule title over all people elder hall referred to tin till per odthe of the jews by ians and said he lie believed it would prove to be one of the means that will hasten their return from their dispersion to the land of their inheritance in palestine The speaker exhorted the latter day saints to be united union is strength and we need all the strength wo we can obtain to enable us to resist tho tile pr pressure r that is now flow brought and cryb will ill I be e brou glit bt against us from the outside element let us sustain each other for if we do not no other parties will sustain us if we were of alic world the world I would v love us its but as we wo ar arc c not of the world the people of the world hato late us this is is natural enough for god and arc are not in fellowship el howship with each other and find it is not possible for us if we should try to serve god and Mami mammon tion and do it acceptably to both the speaker closed wibb tl the prayer r that the lord would ellab enable his i people to be faithful and under all circumstances to retain their integrity to the church and the people of 11 god led ELDER WM MIMI CRITCHLOW next addressed the meeting his ilia remarks were brief but inte interesting b and instructive he ile had been a member of the church about forty three years in ili his early manhood lit ho belonged to tho baptist church but when an in elder of the tile chu church ach of jesus christ of latter day saints preached to him tile gospel which had been revealed to the prophet joseph smith lie invests investigated abed believed it to be true he lie em embraced t race d it and now nov lie knew that this work is 13 of god and that it will prevail he ile referred to tho tile persecutions through which this people hav have passed for the gospels sake ho ile quoted lie tell the writings of the apostle taul paul to show tho tile necessity of of more unity existing among tile people I of god and counseled the saints to be diligent in reading tho the scriptures which contain many predictions which will be fulfilled in this generation aeration era tion elder critchlow endorsed the remarks of the previous speaker bore a it strong testimony that god had restored the falness of the gospel goepel through the prophet joseph smith sinith art and that lio lie knew that thia this church I is 13 the church and kingdom of god he ile exhorted nil all to be faithful and ra c d lint the saints may be cna E kayed i ed to endure to the end secure to themselves eternal life the choir sang an all anthem rin thein the benediction was pronounced by elder eider samuel eggleston |