Show at the tabernacle brother 0 F middleton presided at the tabernacle yesterday service opened by binding gently raise the sacred strain prayer was offered by brother E til the congregation joined the choir in singing come all ye eons of god ane sacrament was administered by the priesthood of the fifth ward while the choir gang he died the great redeemer died joseph perry was the first speaker lie edthe assistance of gods spirit in attempting to address a congregation of latter day saints we an living in the hour of gods triumph these are the days referred to by the prophets when they called upon the people to come out of babylon our saviour while on clift earth was asked by ilia apostles regarding the dest action of the jewish nation and the temple in replying he referred to his second coming baying this gospel of the kingdom be preached in all the world as a witness and then ahall the end come not the end of the earth but the end of the wicked our saviour also said eliat the people of god should be gathered from the four corners of the earth and that in those days joae hearts should fall them the sneaker referred to ane parable of the fig atiee and the leson of the five wise and five foolish virgins declaring that aliese things were daily coming te pass and were the leaves sprouting from the branches of the fig tree announcing noun cing alie coing of the saviour the oil referred to meant the spirit of the gospel which many allow to become wasted and spent and when the day of the lord comes they will be found seeking the oil they have not got speaker felt exceeding thankful eliat he was spared to come to the valleys ot the mountains and in preparing for the coming of the messiah this is a blessing given by the father to many of us the prophet isaiah saw these days and referred to them when he said behold tho lord biath established his lionie in the tops of the mountains etc we are gathered that we may more fully wor eglip god and walk in his ways and that wo may be better prepared to receive the son of man when he comes the speaker elaborated on the doctrine of baptism for the dead and explained its application in our day also alio doctrine that the spirit of ajam and the spirits of all men had a being in ages past and were only nov allowed a being on the earth in order that they may be judged by the deeds done in the flesh bro joseph hall occupied mhd balance of this time he asked for divine aid in speaking to his brethren mat he might instruct both himself and his listeners while he addressed them we live in an eventful period in a day when the very heavens are shaking and when god guides his people through levela tion you and I 1 are commanded to abide by tho spirit the spirit of god is calm and peaceful it brings light and joy it enables us to look back and trace the history of gods pt oi ia in ages past it enables us to look tor warn to the future and to know and understand der stand the things which compose our destiny our god works in the liblit the son of god is the light and alie truth he says boilow me ho does not drive but gently says 1 I am the licht and tho way follow me and YOU shall inherit eternal life wo are learning today to day many things will be needed in taking the course to salvation but while we rejoice in the fact that we have lived up to the present in the fear of god we maet not the things are immediately before us whatever duties are incumbent upon us wa must perform them day by day it is not enough that I 1 partake of alie emblems of tho body of christ but I 1 have my daily round of duties which must bo performed or god will hold me still a debtor we are commanded to pray always carry your minds back to the first time when you heard an elder pray can you see much difference between that prayer and the one today there is not much difference we are to always pray to god to forgive our sins to bless nia people to thank him for his pro lection and to ask him to correct our mistakes and imperfections and to give us liberally of file spirit that WB may continue to serve him in spirit and in truth we are thus to pray continually that god may understand our hearts god requires it of us and we should thank god we have the privilege of praying to hain we should thank god we live in a day of prophets and priests who hold the keys of the priesthood and who unlock the hidden things by means of which we are to work out our salvation let us be faithful growing great in the knowledge of the truth and god will reward ilia loved ones god bless yon men the choir rendered the anthem the lord is my strength and alio benediction was pronounced by N 0 fay gare |