Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-09
SUNDAY SERVICES.

nd the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, sun
in day, Dec. Sth, 1859, commencing
g. at p. M, President Angus NJ.
as Cannon presiding.
C. The choir sang:
= How pleased and best wasI
:, To hear the people cry.
to Prayer by Elder \. NJ. Musser.
E. The choir sang.
z Though IN the outward Church below
s. The wheat and tares together grow.
e The Priesthood Of The Twentieth
r Ward OBLIGATED in the administra-
# ton Of theSacrament.
ELDER WILLIAM sPBY
addressed the assembllge. l realize,
he said, the importance Of the posi-
ton Of standing before a congrega-
, ton OF Latter-day Saints and pro-
, claiming unto them the Gospel Of
Jesus Christ. IN order 10 do so in
an acceptable manner before our
Heavenly Father, 1t is necessary that
the speaker should be guided by
that Spirit which shall lead unto all
truth. While | have been absent
from the midst of the Saints and the
body Of the Church, it has been my
lot and privilege to labor among the
people OF the South, and, in cOnnec-
ton with my brethren associated
with me, Of lifting up my voice and
warning that people Of tire judg-
ments which are about TO overtake
the nations of the earth, crying unto
them ''Repent, for The Kingdom Of
Heaven Is ut hand; In thus IL
boring we have been directed by the
Spirit OF our Heavenly Father and
| thereby enabled to do an amount Of
good in our weak way in bringing
some Of the honest in heart AMI the &
honorable among men to a knowl-
edge Of God and His command
ments.
The labOrs Of the Elders abroad II
are, in every sense of the wOni, u
labor Of love. They leave their c
homes and all that is near and dear Il
10 them by the ties Of nature, and in n
many cases go among those who
prove 20 be their enemies. They is
have testimony for themselves B
that this is the Gospel Of Jesus Il
Christ; they know that they are en- NJ
jOying the blessings Of their Father 81
in heaven because Of their faithful
ness; and that He has again set His te
hand 20 redeem the children Of men. IL
They offer unto the people. Of the NJ
world the same advantages and ia
privileges that they themselves are Of
permittedlto share. Ii is true that, in
a CREST measure, the Elders are mis- G,
and looked upon as were 81
the Prophets and Apostles OF old. CT
All manner Of evil Is spoken against Nj
them, and not unfrequently they III
have nowhere 20 lay their heads at
night. But the knowledge that I Pc
they are in the discharge Of their ch
DUTY, that they are striving TO per-
form that which is required at their
hands and 10 prove true to the trust
which has been committed 10 their or,
,are Is sufficient to enable them 10 nm,
5ain strength and 60 forward with i'm
,ut murmuriDg, searching after SAT
hose who are hsnest enough 10 re- Mi
GIVE them, and bearing testimony nm
= the opportunities are presented arr
'efOre them. ~,
II We go back 10 the time Of our toIl
'avior, when He and those asseciat- cat
d with Him were lahoring in the M,
anne cause in which We ourselves tbs
x iilsasei lolay, when they were but
, - Elg unto the chliaren OF men pre-
" - JGsl'ei OF Jesus Ihrlst, anu a 10
reachlng repentance, we find that the
ven our Savior Himself was tnd,
driven from one CITY 10 ls-.,
mother, offered all manner Of abuse. TN.
nd finally His blood was shed i'm he
der that He might seal His testi- mn,
iony. Persecution has always pre-
HE'D, indeed, whenever the Cos
u Of Jesus Christ has been !,
cached upon the earth. and / pre- =
me II will continue 10 be soas long by !
satan bears rule over the hearts HlIi
% minds OF the people. But there ue.1 \
III come day when the Latter s''il
y Saints and all who are DESTROYS heie
inciples ofthe GospeI Of he Snp purI
Iod.wili be understood in theirtrue
ID, and those rights and privileges
lich are theirs will be accorded II
them. ing
am often led TO compare the shot
lation at the present time with Mar
II in the days Of our Savior. We and
d the Pharisee AMI the publican neig
nS into the Temple TO pray to- Z
her. The publican, understand
that he was not keeping the Ii
Of God, that he the !
5 a sinner indeed, pleaded offic,
IN the Almighty to have anar
roy upon him because Of his sins. Iublj
!, fhiirlsee, clothed with his self cent
hteOusness, looked with cOntempt The
r TO the poor publican, aud was
mixed God that he was not like tens
10 him. a similar state Of affairs Thev
SIS today among the various sec tine
ian denominations in the world. far n
iSI they see a servant OF God, revOl
Elder of Israel. laboring in their SINH.
ist and striving according 10 Tho ,oI,.s
lily which the Almighty has threa
I'll uioo nun ior the welfare Of his +
human family, they fold stude
~ u iIgn 1 robes around being
u, ,,s al with contempt ex- the Z
~ ,L VI Z mans ihee, o God, ing al
itH NC NoLle 10 SIT the matter.
iever, we find that even out OF
Tor tSa2. 49, S SlS physi
are not Keeping the command ~
It's which He has given unto ltI
n-that they are not following lS' -tieS
he ways Of that humble servant "ii''e'
IS striving to bring mankind 10
lowledge Of God and His laws.
Ne of the great peculiarities con- PAH
ed with the Latter-day Saints is fever
they believe the Bible 10 be The the Il
u OF God; and inasmuch rs there
certain commandments con
ed therein pertaining 10 the PES
an family which have been swords
n unto men through the inspi- and {
N Of the Holy Ghost. through latter
mouths Of the Prophets and troubl,
stiles, the Latter-day Saints are Diet.
liar enough to believe that Unfit
commandments contained in in Len
writ concern them today lust
Ich as they concerned the peo- ID
no lived two thousand or four LlsB
and years ago; they believe grands
the 6ospel is the same ssyester- Prince
today and fOrever;'' thatit was sufTere,
u!ated IN the heavens even b,.- fever
nc lyuiiuatlOn OF this earth was JaneirC