Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-03
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Elder PeHrcse tie Speaker at the
Tabernacle Yesterday.

Religious services We're held in
: the Tabernacle Sunday, February
., 1923, commencing at Q p. m,
President AngLs NJ. Cannon presid.
ing.
The choir and congregation SING,
How firm tOandste., " Saints of the
Lord,
is iaiafer seur faith in His excellent word
Prayer by Elder VIM. c. Dunbar
The choir sang the hymn COM
mencing:
know that my Redeer-er lives;
What oo1afOrt this sweet sentence give.i
The Priesthood of the Sixth Ward
ofiiciated in the administration of
the Sacrament.
| COUNSELOR CBAs. W. PENRosE
was called to address the eongrega-
ton. 1t gave him great pleasure to
meet with the Saints TO worship
tod, and he earnestly desired that
the Holy Sirit would inspire him in
responding TO the call made on him
70 speak TO the peenie. He read
from st. Matthew vii: l-2.
Judge not. that We be not Judged.
For with what judgment We Judge,
I We shall be judged: and with what
measure We mete, il shall be measured
70 You again.
1t is universally conceded that
this sermon on the Mount is a pat
tern DISCOURSE and contains indis-
I putable truth. 1t is a sermon Of
texts, spoken by the great Master,
Jesus Christ, whom, the Saints be-
lieve to be the Son of God. They
believe That He came on earth TO
I perform special mission, and that
only through Him can mankind be
saved. They also believe that all
VIII have the privilege of receiving
bis Gospel, aud that Mt some time
all will be saved except the sons Of
pecdition-they who sin against the
: Holy Ghost against personal light
and knowledge. All who can Ice
saved will be brought forth into a
I condition suitable 20 them. Jesus
taught there things, and in Him is
I the light and life Of men. He is the
hrst-born Of every creature ih the
| spirit. He is the Only Begotten in
/ the flesh. BY obedience to every
| Divine commandment He sancti-
he'd himself and became the Re
deemer of all. We call no
man Master but Him. We
worship no man; Jesus is
our great living Head, and stands
as our Mediator with the Father.
If we are imbued with His Spirit
and become like Him, We will dwell
in His presence. II we keep not
| His commandments we cannot
abide His presence, even though
We may he saeed in another sphere.
l have read what the Lord has
said as to judging. Does that mean
there shall be no judgment? Not
/ by any means. We must all give an
account Of our actions and be Judged
by the Supreme Judge Of all, who
! knows the motives rs well as the
acts of men and comprehends lall
/ things. On the earth also we must
]
l Christ the Bishops are common
judges. Their judgments must be
| given on the evidence before them.
If they judge not in Righteousness,
the day will come when they will
be judged accordingly. Ii Is their
duty to give judgments without
prejudice; TO do so in righteous
ness. There is an appeal
from the Bishops to the High
councils, before whom the more i'm
1 pOrtant cases in the Church are TO
come. They also must judge in
righteousness, or stand condemned.
They are appointed 70 this Office.
and must perform the duty, though
it may be sometimes unpleasant.
The Judgment Of the High Council
may be reviewed by the Presidency
of the Church. The Presidency is
not a court, however, but they may
send cases back to a High Council
for re-hearing, or may appoint
special councils. Those who Judge
in the Church are those who are
appointed TO the office, for there
must be judges because there are
transgressors. In the national.
state OF territorial governments
there are also men appointed as
judges. They should be upheld
and respected as magistrates,
in their place. In n republic their
acts are open 10 the criticism Of the
people, for the judges are supposed
TO be the servants Of the people. The
sovereign people have a right to
judge of the acts of their public ser
wants. 1t is not the meaning of the
words l have quoted that those who |
Judge righteously shall be con-
demned. II, however, the judges en-
deavor to Cypress the people, or do |
wrong, they come under this con-
domination. Ii is right for us TO |
Judge of facts which come before |
US, but one should not do so
except in fair and rational way. For |
instance, the private family affairs |
Of others are not our business. We
shouldn't sit in judgment on our
selves, with a view of correcting our |
own wrongs, but We are not author
lied TO judge the motives and inten-
lions and desires Of our neighbors-
We are not authorized to do so, and
We are not able 10 do so. Man looks
at the outward appearance, God looks
at the heart. ''It is appointed TO all
men once to die, and after that the
Judgment Here on earth let as
judge ourselves and prepare for the
judgment TO come. Let us not mis-
judge each other, nor do harm to
each other. All the good we do TO
others will come to US again. That
is an eternal law. 1t is the law of
Evil brings evil
good trings good. Our acts on earth
are like the seeds we sow. Our deeds
will come back to us in their own
kind, and multiplied. We are the
better for doing good, and the worse
for doing evil. We viii be judged
1n the great day and valued for
what We are. five are great and
good We shall be esteemed Eas
such; If we are small and evil we
will be judged for what we are.
And why beholdest thou the mote /
hat Is in thy brothers eye, but con- :
,iderest not the beam that is in thine ,
)wn eye?
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother,
Let me pull out the mote out Of thine
we; and, behold, beam is in thine !
,wn eye? IL
Thou bypocrise, first cast out the