Show nill y elt th ff S I SUNDAY sept 10 p in the meeting I was as wiled to order bP ly president P 31 idd addleton leton the gor choir s sang ng great god attend ac c leaver by bishop B C critchlow the ti was administered by the officers of the third ward th the first who addressed address sed the meet ill ing was MIS MARK who about a week c ince since returned from a mission to the united stalest he said eleven months mon flis ago he lie left lei t his honie home to preach the go gospel gopel pel during his absence he be lab labored red in nebraska jowa iowa new york and states hc he met with witha a great plumber of his friends aind and old bid acquaintances quain some of whom he lie had not seen for thirty years ho he preached the gospel gospe T bothem to them and bore ore test testimony emony that the lord lias has alain organized his church on the carth in tho last day days and now calls upon all men to repent and bobev the gospel of jesus christ elder hall said eaid he be met with much kindness and made many many friends wherever he went to preach to the people he met with oppe opposition also but his most determined and sand bitterest ener enemies nies were the professors of religion the ministers of the various sectarian churches however the speaker said god was with dimand him and had raed him lira from he ahme ho he left eis ib home until the present elder hall did not baptize ze ina many na but he ile succeeded in in removing much in f prejudice and making good impressions on the minds of many people and exciting a spirit of inquiry that will result in great good jilt HALL next addressed the meeting he ile referred to the remarks of the previous speaker and said the reason he lie was to iii in so positive a manner in relation to the truth of the great latter day work was because he was inspired by the spirit of god no man can know that jesus christ is the son of god but by y revelation any persons who receive receive a testimony that joseph smith was a prop prophet liet of god and this is the church of god received that testimony by revelation from him through the gift of the holy ghost the speaker then referred to the dealings dealing i of god with his people in ancient times and showed that he ile always communicated with them whenever he had an organized Z e church once on the earth b by means of f a apostles ost es and prophets an and the gifts ath of the holy spirit q elder E der hall said the th bitter eji per and worst sufferings ulterina the ancient people of the LO lord rd experienced were at the h fiands a of those who professed the most piety notably the chief priests etc cic he ile said the same is true of the latter r day saints their bitterest enemies enemies are the professors of christ nit Y and d more especially ministers of the christian denominations of the present day they were the instigators and originators inato I of the most oppressive measures against this people but no matter how liv fierce their opposition may be nor how desirous they are tire to overthrow the work of god and his ills people they will fail they can go go no farther nor do any more than the lord will permit them do to against us elder hall tall advised to continue to honor tha th la laws sr of the country and to live above them by j not breaking them he spoke of tile reg registration i counseled tho Saints to attend to this matter and to do all things thin else rise that is i necea eary to pres preserve serve to then all the blessings of the franchise ho lie concluded with a prayer to the lord for the saints that ahey may bo be able to hold fast to and maintain their integrity n to ilic the cause if of god the choir tang an althem aut liem and the meeting terminated with irith benc diction by elder hitler L F I |