Show tabernacle TABEH NACLE SERVICES A SUNDAY july the congregation was called to order by prest C F middleton the choir sang and prayer was buferd bf on ered T 1 ac 1 T i the eh b I 1 a r U 5 afi A ealr oa 04 a th ailts tho the sacrament was administered E ELDER jonn jorin STODDARD addressed the congregation he ile felt it a great ecat privilege ct with the saints of blui city Iti it is nearly 30 00 years icari since lie fil first t visited ogden he lias ha resided in utah for 34 years and had lived in wellsville cache go co for many years but had now seen fit to cast his lot with the people Ogden of while he lie addressed tho the congregation he lie desired io to direct him we have been gathered from the many nations for special purposes oses and all things thinas that do not bear air to the tile bui building efing up of the tile kingdom of god should no not enter tenter our minds it appears from froin the small number who attend meeting t that we aro are not always a as s strict in the performance of our duties as tile glorious plesa of tho gospel jyrich jv hiah we w acm embraced should induce us to be it is necessary that each person should be prepared to on ins his own merits and not depend apon any one else for tup support port for wo we see many abo are not living ri righteously bt before god and should remember that the acts of persons can not the principles of truth the gospel of jesus christ lias has bucit restored ity ill latter days apostles and teachers have been i 0 ordained 8 rd a mcd to preach reach thi this gospel gopel to the world it it ia is the only plan of salvation by bi which man nian can bo be saved 11 in I 1 the tile celestial col kingdom of god it ii is as a applicable p to us today as asat it V was atas to the ancient saints buethe c world has bas transgressed transgress sed the tile laws changed the ordina ordinance ned and broken the ev everlasting dr lasting covenant yet we have bave the same gospel as jesus christ preached when upon the earth and this we are of offering to the people of the world those who have broken hearts and c contrite ell spirits will receive the gospel ond obey ila its warning voice tho those 0 o whose hearts are tire not prepared will rejecter reject ee word toi t heir ir eternal condemnation we are rc to fulfill the prophecies uttered utter cd hundreds of years ago ago by the holy prophets and it is our duty to build up till tile kingdom of god and in so doing we arc are building our ourselves elves up by obeying the tho commands of god he lie will prosper us as wo we can see by many exanie examples ies where the people have built demples and meeting houses they are now wealthier by many thousands and so it will continue to be let us continue to be faithful and be the people that we represent ourselves relves ou to be that wal we may continue in t th ic 0 dav favor 6 r of the lord to the end ELDER Y 1 occupied willort time bearing his his testimony cs to the work of god we have lavo been educated by fly the lord to walk in his ways and find to accomplish his ilis purposes and it there fore ore behooves us to rely upon him and to live near to him that wo ive be lie not left alone far from the warning voice voice of god who is desirous to save mankind and make known keown to them tho the saving principles of his everlasting gospel it is ii not hot for us to follow in the ways of the people ale of f the world for we have been taught I 1 I 1 t to do better to live for eternally eter eternal lives V the sweetest boon and dearest prize offered to sinful man tah is what wo earnestly de sire and we should so livo live that god godbay may approve of our labors that we may not lose the salvation that we ao so diligently labor f fjor pr and so sincerely desire the choir sang an anthem and the meeting adjourned benediction by bishop edwin stratford |