Show tabernacle I 1 AnER NACLE SERVICES SUNDAY oct 14 1884 jaa 12 a m the congregation was called to order by president L W shurtliff the choir sang the hymn til ill praise raise iny my maker whilo while ive ereath breath the tile opening prayer was by elder E der john W P V vol ker the hymn all praise to our redeeming lord was sung an and d the sacrament administered nf after ter which ELDER NY V ir JONES addressed the congregation he lie was pleased to meet with hid hia brethren and sisters again and to know that he was among friend friends having only tonly I 1 recently returned froina froin a mission to the southern states where ho be had bad an experience which although varied was to him a valuable one ho then went on to show the causes which mako make a mission such a good school to every elder and especially young men when I 1 left said he lie for the south I 1 had bad peculiar ideas in regard to the country much the sime as the people of the world have strange ideas in regard to thearin the principles odthe of the gospel but of course courle these ideas were dispelled and a correct understanding was obtained by experience the elders of this church preach the samo same principles as were established by christ and the samo causes produce the same effects effiec ts tho the consequence being that our elder haye baye to cufr buffer er perie persecution cution Y yet C t 0 over ve r all this we should re rejoice oice for if not so it would C be an evidence that we were not the church of christ but we lye having como out of the world the world brito us elder jones then related his ex perien ces whilo in tho the south showing the opposition with which the E elders iders havo have to contend at all times which is duo to the priests so called ministers of the gos pel who arc are continually inciting 9 the people to deeds of violence also the sensational articles and rubbish which aro are published in tho papers which all goes to harden the hearts of the people making our E elders iders proselytizing proselytising efforts a task this feeling waa was even arrayed against those who were not mor mons moto as in one instance when a preacher stole some ideas from the elders and made use of th them em himself which teachings I 1 however hia his congregation did not approve of and told him if lie again made use ue of such doctrine they would whip him with hickories other examples could be given of a similar nature showing very clearly abat the pec pie will not accept anything ly which fa jell comes in conflict with their own not notions ions JV A I 1 great deal of tho the opposition ii is also duo to many who arc are here in in our midst who use their influence to this end the tennessee tragedy was recited and the whole oc acs currence giyen in detail by elder jones he ile testified at the same time t to t alie u uprightness i it aass and integrity of elders yb gibus ts an and berry who had laid down their lives for the sake of the gospel the speaker bore his testimony to the truth of tha gospel as christ has eaid said those who will do time these things shall know whether I 1 speak of myself or ther it is of god the choir sang an anthem and bette benediction diction was pronounced by elder 11 II belane |