Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-24
SUNDAY sERvICRs.


i Religious services were held 4
ths TABernnele. Salt Lake city, Sun
day, Nov. esrd, 1880. commencin
, ct 2 p. M, President Joseph E
; Taylor presiding.
The choir sang the hymn com
menciDg:
Zion stands with hi,ls slrreusdsd-
| Zion kept BY power divine;
All her foes shsll be confoanded.
Though the world In arms combine;
Happy Zion.
What . favored lot 10 thine.
Prayer was offered by BishoI
Fred Kesler.
The choir and congregation SAM
the hymn:
Nov let rs rejoice i, the day Of salvation
No longer - strangers on earth need VI
roam.
The Priesthood Of the Sixth
Ward OBLIGATED In the administration
Of the Sacrament.
ELDER HENRY W. NAlsBITT
was the speaker. He said that some
time had elapsed since he last had
the privilege Of standing before 30
large q congregation Of Saints, and
he trusted that the Divine Spirit
would be present with them on that
occasion, that their assembling
might be acceptable unto the Lord.
However much 1t might be
denied or disputed by the unin-
formed, he certainly thought that
the majority present sensed this one
great fact-fhat they came together
as followers, or disciples Of the Lord
Jesus Christ. To be q Christian
nation or community, however, i'm.
piled vastly more than, the timple
taking upon ourselves Of His name.
The skepticlsm which jean ago
was confined to few prevailed ut
the present day 10 a far greater ex-
tent, and by reason Of divisions and
the ciashing Of religious organiza-
tions christianity had been shorn
in great part OF Its inherent power.
While lauding the name Of Chrlst
and testifying to His position -
the Savior Of mankind, men
had allowed the influence Of other
names to supersede that Of the
Great Leader whom they professed
to follow. In consequence of the
divisions which now existed, the
myriads of the human family who
might otherwise have accepted the
Gospel in its purity had found
Themselves compelled to withdraw
altogether from the Inconsistencies
which surrounded the school Of
thought" with which they had
been identified, and became aliens,
at all events, SO far as any church
organization was concerned. 1t
was very evident that the ambition
had not been to see how closely
they coald follow in the foot
steps of their Lord and Master.
II the Latter day Saints
showed that primitive Christianity
had been again restored to the earth
with all its gifts, blessings, ordin-
ances, authority and power, surely
the christian world might lend a
willing ear to the testimony which
they bore. Ifthey told the world
that. in accordance with the old
methods employed by the Deity
toward man, angels visited the
earth, that the power Of revelation
which was the foundation Of all
faith-had been again renewed,
that the prophecies had been full.
filled, surely the people should heed
a message fraught with such inter-
est and so full Of promise. But
how had that message been
received by the world in general?
With rihaldry, abuse, persecution,
and even death. All the weapons
that society could employ had been |
brought to bear upon the aatter-Iay
Saints. They had been os,racised
beth socially and politically; in fact,
every possible means had been used !
against them. But, despite all this,
"Mornloni.m,, rs in the past,
would continue to be standing pro- |
test in the face Of Christendom
against the Inconsistencies Of the
age, which had tended 80 mu,h to-
ward the spread of infideli,y.
BY Gods help the Lstter-day |
Saints hoped TO continue faithful, TO
enjoy that W hich they NOW Possessed
and to devote their lives 10 the elu-
cidation Of those principles which
they had received through the
teachings Of the Priesthood and the
Church Of Christ He prayed they
might SO live that their testimony
would brighten within them ''unto
the perfect day." 10 the salvation
and exaitation Of mankind: that |
those who now stood aloCf would lie
led to change their opinions concern
iBg the LIiter-1ay Saints and feel
that il was well 10 be Identified with
them.
The choir sang the anthem,
"Praise yeihe Father
Bcneiienon 10y Bishop Orson F.
Whitney.