Show tabernacle SERVICES SUNDAY 11 am june 1 1884 the congregation was called to order by president C F middleton tho the choir eang sang with all the tho powers of heart and tongue prayer was offered by elder fred G garner arner the choir sang the glorious day is rolling on the sacrament was administered BISHOP WINSLOW FARR addressed the congregation he asked for the faith and prayers of the saints while he should bear his testimony to the work of god in which we were engaged there is is i much difference between the saints of today to day and those of years ago there is a greater degree of faith now manifested than was formerly and our circumstances in all things are different yet we have the same great object in view the hope of eternal life which the principles of the tho gospel if faithfully observed will obtain for us the lord ever mindful of his promises has blessed and prospered the saints made abundant the harvest and caused the valleys to yield fiely for our sustenance all these blessings we should ever remember and be obedient to the counsels of the authorities that god might t continue his bis bountiful goodness and mercies unto us that our light might shine for the good of the people cople of tho the nations wo we should d examine ourselves as to ly whether hether welfare in inthe abe line of our duty doing that which is right and proper in the sight of god and feeling in in our hearts that we are willing and anxious to keep the commandments of god we have much to do in tho the great work that we have embraced for our own salvation and for tho the salvation of the dead who desire our aid hence the work of building temples to the lord all who hear the gospel in the spirit world and eni embrace brace it well of necessity have to receive their ordinances through relatives or friends that are alive and who can b have ave these ordina ordinances ices performed for them the speaker felt well in the work of god and desired to live that ho he might prove worthy of the blessings of the faithful 1 0 tho the success of the saints lies in their unity they operate cooperate co o to gether in whatever labor they have to perform settlements aro fire built roada roads are made and homes aro arc erected on this principle and in thia this principle lies that the saints have had in building up zion we must become even more united in bel helping in g to build ul up tho the of pao god d the principles we have embraced aro are true and we must observe them all that we wo may receive receive the re reward ward the lord has premiered premi eed those who endure to the end COUNSELOR W PARLEY occupied a short time he had bad been associated with the saints for over thirty years and could bear testimony to the truthfulness of the remarks of bishop farr regarding tlc abe care god had taken concerning his saints in tempering the clements and making our valleys habitable why are wo we here every saint should ask this question and know that we are here to do the will of ged god to school ourselves in his laws and perfect ourselves for the day of the lord we are here to do good and to oppose that diat which is corrupt and evil to do our duty not with a hope of earthly reward but with a hope of eternal life in the presence of our maker tho the sweetest boon that mortal cau eau de daire ire god has been with us from tho the beginning and will prosper us to the end if wo we prove faithful the choir sang an anthem and the meeting came ton to a close prayer by elder john hastings as |