Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-20
SUNDAY SERVICES.

/ AsoA4S4OAS SERVICES were hell Qi
the Tabernacle, Salt Lake CITY,
Sunday, Oct. 18th, 1899, cemn,enc,
ing at . p. m, Counselor Charles
w. Penrose presiding.
The choir sing the hymn:
Praise ye the Lord, ny heart shall TON
In work 50 pleasant, Sc divine.
Prayer by Elder c. d. Fjelsted.
The choir sang:
Arse. NY soul arIse,
shake OF Thy guilty fcaFs.
The Priesthood Of the Fins.
Wand OBLIGATED in the administration
Of the Sacrament
ELDER JOHN NICHOLSON
was called 10 address the congrega-
ton. In substance be said: Its n
great privilege to meet and renew
our allegiance TO our Heavenly
Father and His Son Jesus Christ. 1
desire not only to have the atten-
ton but the faith and sympathy Of
the assemblage, that the Holy Spirit
may he present, that We may be ell
ablei TO worship in spirit and in
truth.
1t is essential that we should have
prepared ourselves in order TO par
take o. the holy embiems Of the
atonement wOrthily, that We may
no; eat and drink 10 our own CON
domination. Those who entertain
unfraternal feelings against Others
have no right TO participate in this
sacrament. II there are such feel
ings they should be removed before
we come Ia commemorate the great
sacrifice Of our Reieemer, made for
the salvation Of all human kind.
Many people abroad have been
sStOunded 70 learn that the Latter
day Saints worship God and try 20
follow the footsteps CI His only be-
gotten Ser. iE has been imagiued
by some that they repudiate the
Bible, but / do not believe that
there Is any other community that
believe as firmly in the contents Of
that book IS they DO. This idea has
gained ground because we Relieve
in other sacred records, notably the
Book Of Mormon. But IL we ex-
anime the latter, We will discover
that there is the most beautiful
harmony between its contents aud
those Of the OLD aud New Tesla
meuts.
l hold in my hand the Book OF
Mormon, n history Of the people.
who once lived on this continent
aud who have LEFT evidences Oftheir
advanced civilization in numerous
aud vast ruins that are found in
many parts % America. Jesus Wis
tied this people in his immortal
body, shortly after His resurrectioR.
ami organized His Church on this
land with a pOstl,-s and other officers
which characterized His fold ia
Palestine. The statement Of His
ministry is contained in this record,
which was originally encfaven on
metallic plates, which were deliv-
cred 10 Joseph Smith, the Prophet,
ny an angel. The book was trans
lated by the power Of God. Inorier
to show the harmony existing be-
tween its teachings and those con
tanned IN the Bible, will read from
It's pages. The speaker then read
the 9TH and eth aud from the 10Th
TO the 10th Verses OF the 9th chapter
OF the 2nd Book Of Ncyhi.
This passage, he continued, is n
condensed statement Of the promi-
uent features OF the Gospel. The
atOnement is set forth as being
necessarily Of Divine character: F.
then the assertion that death was I
entailed As a consequence Of the fall: I
the space between death and the .
resurrection; the restoration OF the .
spirit 70 the body through the atoue- F
ment, followed by the judgment. .
when man, having been brought /
forth from the grave, shall appear
before the bar OF God. As the look
states, the means Of restoration must
ne a Divine sacrifice, because that
Itonement could only be made
~ Being who had always kent
The law, on whom the law had no
who was perfect. hc-
sorIing to the theory OF the Gospel.
Is presented in the Scriptures, be-
ore man came here lac existed rs a
spiritual entity. Ii was necessary.
n the wisdom Of God, for him TO
'ome t. earth uni take on physical
conditions, in order to gain an ex-
Jerlence which he otherwise could I
not have reached. 1t was also nee
-ssary that the law, given in his
previous condition. should be broken
anu an atOnement provided fer, that
mere might tC & restoration aud
nan Ice, through Jesus Christ, re-
ieemed from the condition entailed
y breaking the law Of his eternal
existence. Thus you see We believe
N the teachings Of God, and hence
lur immOvable faith and trust in
him. by the atOnement a way has
beeu opened up for all to regain their
bodies after having laid them down.
he Great Master being the first
ruits OF the resurrection. But
Ee must take the course
gointei out by revelation if we wish
% obtain glorious future rewards.
Paul states that in the resurrection
here shall be a number Of classifi-
atoms or glOriss in the future con-
iitiOn. One glory is that Of the
un, another that Of the moon, and
mother that Of the stars, and As the ,
tars differ from each other. 80 shall
{ be in the resurrection. Here are
hree grand distinctive divisions,
ONE Of which are uumerOu-iy sub
divided, as typified by the differ
Gces existing between the stars {
which bedeck the armament and
evolve in space. Joseph Smith A,
nd Sidney Rigion had n vision /
IpDn this subject. The statement 8
I 1t embraces, in my opinion, 4 d
l0re comprehensive view OF the ,
nal condition Of the dead than Is I
anywhere else presented. 1t gives
succinct statement Of some OF the d
iassificatiOns of the intellI- {
ences who come here and uass s
trough a probation. The highest ,
1nditions are reached 10y those q
no follow the example ami pre- a
-pts Of the Redeemer, through good /
nd evil report. They accept Of d
lin As their Lord, and OF His great i
lcrifice and atOuemen;, and thus o
ave 4 living faith. They yield n
Jeiience TO the commandment to Il
'pent Of their sins, repentance a
sins the process Of spiritual rectifi- p
alton. They cease 10 do evil and /,
arm 10 do well, and live by every s.
ord that comes 20 them from God. / 81
When this point Of the process
- Jssen reached, 1t j. ia order for y.
e prOfessed disciple to validate b
: allegiance by the performance OF
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