Show tabernacle SERVICES SUNDAY june the congregation was called tc order by bishop stratford and th hymn commencing 0 adako my slumbering minstrel let my harp forget its spell say 0 say in sweetest accents zion prospers all is well was sung by the choir prayer was offered by elder E H nye the choir then sang the hymn when gods own people stand in need his goodness will provide supplies thus when elijah faints for bread A rayen to his succor flies the sacrament of the lords supper was administered by officers of the first ward ELDER W D BALTER who has just returned from a mission to england addressed the assemblage sem blage he was called to go on a mission to great britain at the october conference in 1883 on his arrival in england he was assigned to labor in the bristol cons ferenac where he labored until his return which was earlier than it would have been had he been in health he had spent a great eal of his time in distributing tracts and in open air preaching the people of the world taken on the whole do not want the truth and preaching to them is very simi lac to pouring water on a ducks back there are many people who seem anxious to know plan of salvation at one time b is impossible for the people they must do the ed of them and they would know if the work waa true salvation according to afie teachings tea chinga of christianity is very but they seem to have over saying of christ up that en dureth to the end shall be open air preaching is at a discount on account of the doings army for just as soon abany one begins to preach on the corner the people will suppose it is the army and pay no attention elder salter loved to bear his tn ithe divinity of the mission of joseph and of alc tlc truthfulness of the principles of the gospel which he wai instrumental through the power of god in lishing we know it is necessary to have revelation and a gospel in order to be true roust give boits subjects the same gifts and blessings as were given to the saints of old the principles advanced by the Prop liet joseppi smith are the same as taught by christ during his mission on earth the people of the world today to day are in darkness as it was prophesied they would be in this condition hundreds of acara ago and alie time of the second coming of christ id near at hand we must if wo are honest acknowledge that this work was established by the power of god it is complete in all ita organization containing all the principles necessary for the balva lion of humanity the speaker hoped ever to be able to bear a testimony to the truthfulness of thia ark and that wo may all endure to the end we have in view BISHOP E had been interested in the remarks ofero choso whoso testimony is the same ad that of all the elders who return from their mission tho people care nothing for the truth they would rather believe a lie and receive condemnation it seems almost impossible rays of light and truth to penetrate their hearts and the people appear mined not to receive the truth the question cahow longwill thia state of affaire continue in the lords own timo he will call home his elders and will with draw them from the nations of the earth and he will plead with the nations with fire famine and the deword because they haye not listened to the voice of hia servants for as it was in the days of noah so shall it bo in the second coming of the son of man we know the experience of the people in the days of noah and a similar state of affairs must be expected to exist prior to the second coming of christ our missionaries go forth without purse or scrip to preach the gospel but we do not find another class of people who are willing to do this tiro gifts of the ancient church are not looked for by any of the christiana otto day and consequently they know very little of the of faith the power by which the work ja performed we cannot find among any other people such a spirit of lovo and peace and harmony as will bo found among the latter day saints thia is the of true principle and the speaker prayed that God would pour out his spirit upon his people continually an anthem was beautifully rendered by the choir and the benediction was pronounced by elder joseph hall |