Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-17
SUNDAY SERVICES.
President George 2. Cannon and
President MILFORD Woodruff
at the Tabernacle.

Religious services were held of
the Tabernacle, Salt Lake City.
Sunday, Nov. 18th, 1890, commenc-
ing at 2 p. m, Elder Henry p.
Richards presiding.
The choir sang the hymn com.
menciug:
Though deepning trials throng your WAY,
Press on, press on, ye Saints OF God.
Prayer was offered by President
Seymour B. Young.
The congregation joined with tie
choir in singing the hymn:
Praise to the man who oomnuned with
Jehovah;
Jesus Amounted that Prophet and Seer.
The Priesthood Of the Fifth
Ward OBLIGATED in the administer
ing Of the Sacrament.
PRESIDENT GEORGE 9. CANNON
read the fifth chapter Of st. Paul's
Epistle to the Hebrews. These
words, he said, were written to the
Hebrews in relation to the Priest
hood of Jesus, the Son Of God. TO
distinguish the character Of His
Priesthood from that Of Aaron.
which was in existence amongst the
Jews and recognized by them as
authority. Paul had endeavored 10
convince In other places besides the
chapter which he had Just read
those unto whom he preached and
to whom he addressed his epistIes
that Jesus, though not of the tribe
of Levi, was still High Priest and
entitled 70 the authority which
came from God. He clearly set
forth In this chapter that Jesus him
self was called Of God, as he saws.
"a High Priest after the order of
Melchisedec.'
II had always been a REGULARITY
Of the work OF God upon the earth
that He had required those who
ofiiciated in his name 10 be called
OF Him, 10 be obtained by the
which he recognized as
legal. Hence Paul said. "No man
taketh this honor unto himself but
he that is called OF God, as was
Aaron" Aaron was called by reye.
lation through Moses and was or
dained TO the Priesthood which he
bore by the hand Of God, through
the authority which Moses hal re
ceived TO ordain. No man could
presume to ofIiciate In
the ordinances Of Gods house, 10
perform any Of those ceremonies
which pertaiDed to the remission Of
sins or TO the salvation Of the
people unless he had received that
in the proper manner.
There were many who accused
he Latter-day Saints OF being en-
.irely too subservient t. what was
Known among them as the Priest
hood. They were accused OF pay-
ng altogether too much Difference
: this authority. This was one OF
he objections urged against them.
md 1t was frequently made 10 ap-
'ear as a cause Of disloyalty.
The Latter-day Saints knew that |
n this respect they doubtless DIFF
cred from a great many OF those
Who protested TO be followers OF
-esus Christ. Probably, with the
OF the Catholics, there
vas no denomination Of people who
ntertained the reverence for the
Of God known as the
Priesthood as did the Lltter-day
aints, and there were good reasons
Dr. exhibiting this reverence.
through the Priesthood of God they
that they owed the bless
lgs Of salvation so far as they had
them IL they stood today
zee from condemnation before God,
they enjoyed the remission of
l-ir sins, and had a claim upon the
loly Ghost 1t was because the
nesthood Of God had been restored
} the earth. 1t was, therefore.
nly natural that they should reyer-
nee that authority, at the same
me not yielding their free agency
Or doing anything that would be
with manhood and good
ttzenship.
he thought he might say without
anity that the Latter-day Saints
ere considered today 10 be the 4,
ost remarkable people, OF their
lmbers, 70 be found anywhere in
hristendom. Those who were
Efficiently Invested Of prejudice to
ok at them in their true light ac-
that there were some
ny remarkable, and Ii might be I
i'd admirable, features in the
laracter OF the community termed Z
Saints. There was, first /
all, wonderful union, a wonder
oneness among them. They /
ere bound together by very strong q
=, and this was apparent to every '