Show tabernacle TAHER NACLE SUNDAY nov 15 1885 after lie usual opening exercises and prayer by elder TJ the congregation was addressed by JOS A WEST who ho occupied a rei in attempting to address rt congregation of latter day pained god has declared that this work accomplish all that has been designed for it and wo ho willing for him to guide us tho goabel wo practise is the same as has existed in all ages of the world but the circumstances surrounding the saints of tho present age are different to any which have existed in lorince ases A majorr ty of humanity does not believe in the true and living god but in u being without body parta and passions there can be nothing inconsistent in bo lieving that god will give revelation seeing that ho chose to make known uis mind and will to his in former ages wo be cievo lie is impartial and us all alike and that if wo our selves in harmony with him lie will be willing to commino with us at anytime the christian world however do not expect anything of mm kind they hava become so strongly imbued with the idea that god not reveal himself eliat when nn honest servant proclaims thai he has received revelations from god he ia treated with contempt and in despised on every hand there must bo something wrong for whilo such rapid strides in matters of civilization have been made religious matters are decidedly in the shade the excuses used by the enemies of the saints of god for persecuting gods people have been various in atie scarly history of the church the cause waa revelation now it is plural marriage this latter principle we know to be of god we are told that alio majority of the christian world today to day denounces polygamy as wrong but yet this does not argue that it is wrong for majorities are sometimes in error an endeavor is also made to prove the principle to be wrong because of the alleged misery which by those who do not understand tho operations of celestial marriage is thought to bo the result of the practice of the law but man cannot judge his fellows in regard to such matters because alio basis upon which they operate is not always the same we are told wo must place ourselves in harmony with the civilization of the age and then all will be right but if we look around us wo can seo no which ig not peep now approached by the latter day saints nd matter aliat direction wo look on religious matters even in some of the primary principles tho world is entirely at sea their religion in many cases is a farco their morals are not of a high order and hence wo connot afford to come down to their level tho principles wo practise are far in advance of the ideas of the world today our church is built upon ft sure foundation and will continue to the end an understanding of these things cannot bo attained from aan they are only secured by alio ministration of iho spirit of god we cannot afford to compromise any portion of our religion for it ia all the word of god to us and wo cannot sacrifice any portion of it without bringing ourselves under condemnation we are liappa in observing tho law of god although in obeying the commands of jehovah wo somes tricea have to como temporal enjoyment we aro thankful for our existence in ft day when god haa revealed his mind and will and that we are counted worthy to suo er for tho muse of truth and for the establishment of a kingdom which is to bring about n reign of righteousness alio persecutions we arc now subjected to should confirm our faith for we leavo been told ruih times as these coming we have received tho testimony of jesus and that will sustain tho hour of affliction cho irgang and tho benediction elder jno crawford |