Show tabernacle SERVICES SERVIUS sunday juno june 10 2 p in the meeting meet was called to order b by bishop B 0 crisc critchlow alow the C choir loir sang on oil p 51 54 5 1 come conic holy ghost our hearts inspire E elder ider john barker invoked divino divine bles blessing after which tho the choir sang 11 with all till my powers per era of heart and to tongue ligue etc ELDER joanni panny run y addressed theaon the congregation re gation lie had been reading much of late concerning tho the work odthe of tho latter at or days lays and was certain that we ar are e living livin gin in the most important epoch 0 of the worlds history in tho the vei very fullness of times ho ile referred to a vision of the prophet joseph when the angel augel moroni appeared unto him three times ono one night quoting among other scriptures sc rip from tho the 3rd ard and last C chapter of malachi the eleventh of isaiah and the second of joel this showed to the speaker that they had tho the bible in heaven and paid great greatrex regard to it those quotations im pressed ress ed by moroni upon the min mind d 0 af pf of th the e 3 young g man mail joseph smith apply also in an especial manner minnor to us as a pe people ae this tills the speaker ex cl D with the prophecies referring to the great work of the lord in the latter day days when llo would raise his ensign for the n nation to gather the outcast of israel and judah and bring them to their own land this ensign he ile would raise on oil the mountain and he ile would call to it the attention of all the inhabitants odthe of the world and dwellers on the earth F from rom the words of isaiall it appears ears evident that the tile land foretold fore taff as a final gathering place for the lords people is beyond b e the rivers of ethiopia the tile continent of america a land shadowing shadow dow ing with cag eagle lo 10 wings that senneth ambassadors b by bf f the tile sea the ensign ell sign as its stated above is to be raised on tho the mountains as we ye find indicated in other prophecies of scripture turc pointing out the amonn mountain tai of the house odthe of the lord into which all nations should flock to be taught in his way and walk in his path what constitutes the ensign 01 we are tire told that I 1 zion shall fluor ish on the hills and rejoice on the mountains xion zion means the it pure in heart it also says that 11 zion shall bear ensign unto the people these were the tile words of revelation to the prophet Prop liet joseph over fort forty y years ago the eternal friesth priesthood 00 of almighty god in th the 0 tops top of these mountains is the ensign raised unto all who dwell on carthe cart eart ht lit wo the god who has made the earth carth and made of one blood all nations he directs the affairs affair of nations and guides tho the destinies of people of this we have many historical evidences as that of the babylonian king the persian king cyrus whom the lord had chosen in the economy of heaven to fulfill his great and glorious purposes elder parry followed tho the westward march of empire giving an interesting sketch odthe of the historical developments which establish the truth of prophecy in the rise and fall of nations the speaker can see the handiwork of the almighty who is the maker and ruler of peoples and nations still lie is aware that the world as a whole refuse to acknowledge the ownership of tile lord but ho has indeed reserved the continent of america as the land upon which he ile will found his king kingdom oni in the last days in the top odthe of alie mountain mountains exalted 11 above the hills F from ron all these facts the speaker draws the irresistible inference that god is moving in the affairs of the nations on the earth hence when he lie hears of national legislation against the people of the lord he lie is contented that if god will it is all right the latter day lay kingdom is the little stone store cut out of the mountain without hand which b became became great and filled tho the whole earth though all the earth ba arrayed a us a handful of people in triese these valleys of the mountains if god is with us its wo we will come out triumphant the lord lias has sent his liand land to establish his kingdom and it will never bo be overthrown E elder der parry perceives something of the destiny of the latter day saints in the hisen history of joseph the tile son of jacob who dreamed reamed of his future superiority and glory by which ho lie incurred the hatred and wrath of his envious and jealous brother this the speaker explained and emphasized in an impressive manner mauner giving a narrative of the trials end ultimate glory of the tile son on of jacob just as the promises were fulfilled of old so certainly will the destinies of the lord bo be realized in these latter days he rules among the kingdoms of the children of men and there is none that hiis hands bands there surely is a god in all these matters andee works his sovereign will w ill matters mattere not who maj may resist and oppose him we arc are blessed to come in the fullness ss of times hence let us lead lives worthy of the exalted mission we ye have been I 1 con called on to perform meeting camo to a close by the choir singing tho the hymn sweet is tile work my god my king and benediction by elder F S richards |