The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-11-20
SUNDAY SERVICES.

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! The services in the Assembly
Hall, on Sunday afternoon, were
opened by the choir singing the
hymn beginning:
Come. Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
=. Lst us thine influence prove;
Source Of the old prophetic fire,
Fountain OF life and love.
After paryer, the choir sang the
hymn commencing.
spirit of faith come down,
! Reveal the things of God,
Aud make to as the Godhead known,
And witness with the blood.
elder JOSEPH McMURRIN addressed
the congregation. He had recently
returned from mission TO Great
Britain, and gave brief account of
his Iabors while abroad. When called
tv 60 out to pr3acL to the world he had
never talked upon the principles OF
the gospel, though the principles nsd
been epgratted in his mind through
the teachings of bis parents; hence
bis feelings were peculiar upon going
forth to preach the gospel. He felt
bis weakness, bat the spirit OF the
Lord had sustained him and given
him courage and strength 10 perform
the duties to which he had been as.
signed. His first labor was IN Gas
gov, whence he was sent to Elm
burgh, where he remained eight
months. and was inarvelousiy blessed.
Though without money, he mad never
wanted food or shelter He trusted
ia the Lord. who did not fail him,
but watched over and provided for
him, Latterly the elder had presided
over the Giasgox conference. Elder
McMurrin exAorted his young friends
and Associates to o5ay the gospel. and
thus obtain peace, contentment and
happiness. for only in such obedience
could thsss things bs secured. He
bore his testimony to his knowledge
Of the truth of the gospei OF Christ.
revealed through Joseph Smith and
taught by the Latter-dsy Saints. He
alec knew that Gods work would pre-
vail, despite tbs opposition tia. was
srrayed against it.
ELDER w. A. McMAsIER next adj
dressed the congregation. He said
that when he first heard the gospel,
in his youth, he was paying little at
tent;on 70 religious matters, though
he believed in divinity. When ne
nast the elders he felt that they were
the straugess ministers Of the gospel
that he ever sa@; when they began to
interpret the Bible he became inter
0t and when they tol0 of the visi-
ases6 OF angels. he concluded that
Heavenly messengers could as well
come to m q IN this age az anoisuily,
Il was not against the law of God tor
angels to come now. The elders de-
clarsd that except one believed In
Christ an j was baptized ne could not
be saved. and said that certain signs
should follow belief. IS the casting cut
Of devils. speaking with new tongues,
laying hands on the sick and they
shall recover, and so on. After hes' :
ing the elders, he was converted,
knowing they were the saints CT God,
teaching the gospel OF Christ. He
publicly announced his belief, and
during the forty-four years since. had
never doubted the truth or divinity Of
the gospel. Elder McMaster re-
counted the story OF the establishment
and Gsrsad OF the gospel in the day of
Christ, and also in this age, saying
the gospel had been taken from earsn
but Was again restored. He called
upon the world 10 repent and turn
from evil ways before thejadgment OF
GOD descended.
The choir sang an anthem and
Elder P. P. Pratt pronounced the
bsnOdiction.