Show tabernacle SERVICES SUNDAY march 29 the meeting was ca called aled to order by bishope Bis hopR Alc 1 after the usual opening service services tho the saints were addressed by elden JOHN who spoke poke L ou on the tile first principles of the tile gospel coq P el in a very forcible and interesting manner showing by b many quotations fron from the scrip P lures that tho the people in accepting the gospel gopel soon received the spirit sp irit cf 1 I 1 gathering littering to tb this ia place for this is 13 the locality in which the nucleus of the church will be established we now liyo live in the dispensation of tho the falness of times in which god has determined to gather together all thing in one even that which has been revealed and that which has not been revealed the s sl eaker alluded to tho the discovery of thit continent by columbus and showed that it was mas in fulfill ment of ofa a prophecy contained in the t he book of mormon he 0 oh b served that it was an inspirit tion from fro M the almighty that led this man on bis his voyage oddi and that this was preparatory to the kingdom of god upon the earth lie he contended that every ale principle was waa just justas as essential to salvation ion now as the same principles and gifts were necessary in in the days of christ he felt convinced that the persecution of the present day prevailing against ainest the saints would result in in the A e total otal overthrow and discomfiture of those who lifted their hands to cast contumely upon the people of god he rejoiced in in these th persecutions and the signs s i g of the time times as they indicated to t him b im that the lie day of deliverance waa was last fast approaching when those that pw now mourn would be made to rejoice juice in zion f the choir sang an anthem and the benediction was pronounced by elder thomas J stevens ts |