Show BW B W ES tabernacle TABEH NACLE SERVICES i SUNDAY aug 30 the congregation was called to order by councilor C and the choir gang glorious ahinga are sung of zion the opening prayer was anred by elder bohu stoddard singing 0 god the eternal father the sacrament of the lords supper waa administered by officers of theT bird ward ELDER P M STUART addressed tho congregation we are living m the hour of goda judgment A few yeara ago there was a littfe trouble in the united states which was known as the civil war were a great many latter day saints scattered through the nation at that time and they were required to gather out and prepare themselves for greater things to build up temples to the most high and minister in them that the living and the dead may be bene fitted ever since that time the saints have been gathering to utah abo day is not far distant when troubles and afflictions will again fall upon this great nation this is according to the prophets we should have no feelings against our enemies but beek to do what weare required by our father the hand that guides this people is that of our father and god and blessed are they who keep their covenants inviolate the present crusade will last till every roan and woman will be tried that we may know in truth who is a brother and a friend nothing will stand in this kingdom but that which is established upon principles of righteousness the speaker knows this is tho work of god and it wi H assuredly triumph alder D E GILL made a few remarks lie endorsed what had been said the day is not far distant when ayery person who will own that he is a latter day saint will be tried to the core we have a host of little folks growing up among us now we have many who desire a mission to the nations of the earth but we have an extensive missionary field at home parents should seek to in the minds of their children the principles of the gospel and this should be done by means of example as well as by precept our prayers should be attended to regularly every day with our family around us we must bow in obedience to every law which god has given for we cannot become sanctified by any other means unity must exist among us to the fullest extent and while we anre doing what is required of ua we will fear no man our god and innumerable hosts on the other side of the vail will be on our side let us live our refugion reU gion attend to our duties mind our own business world do the same F A eaid it was well sometimes to go back over past history a short period when the speaker first came through here there was nothing but a corral where ogden now stands the speaker came through hero from san francisco at which place he landed in he related hia experience when he first met a party of cormons mormons Mor mons the result of which meeting was that he joined the Church experience haa taught him that charity must be exercised toward our fellow men although we for preaching the gospel are ostracized ostracised yet we are still under obligations to continue this labor the wickedness of the nations is increasing and they will yet join in an endeavor to exterminate this people and were it not forthe fact are persecuted the speaker would be inclined to believe we have not the gospel but we arouse the anger of nations and this of itself is a testimony that we are in the right when the speaker first joined the church lie received in answer to hia prayers n powerful testimony that the book of mormon was of divine origin on another occasion he received a manifestation of tha work of god which he can never forget in the san juan country to where bro IIa romond has recently been called on a mission tharo is room for thousands of families arid beautiful homes can readily he made the country ia susceptible of great improvement and it will yet become a beautiful place the choir jipp beauteous are their feet and jhc thc benediction was pronounced by elder C C brown |