Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-08
SUNDAY SERVICES.

o SUNDAY SERVICES.
Religious services were held Il
E the Tabernacle, Salt Lake CITY
Sunday, Dec. eth, 1890, commenc
, Ing at pm, Counselor Joseph Z
, Taylor Presiding.
. The choir sang the hymn.
Lord. Thou wilt hear me when pray.
lam forever Thine.
Prayer by Elder VIM. McLaugh.
lin.
The choir sang the hymn com.
mencing:
Hark listen to the trumpetersi
They sound for volunteers.
The Priesthood Of the Eighth
Ward offciated In the administra.
ton Of the Sacrament.
PREstDEsT SEYMOUR B. YOUNG
was the speaker. Once more, he
said, they had assembled in that
tabernacle, which had been dedi.
Gated to the Lord God Of heaven
and heard the prayer Of faith of.
Tered in their behalf, that they a. q
congregation Of worshippers might
enjoy holy communion with the
Spirit OF God.
When We spoke about the worsbIp
OF the Lord and referred TO the or
dinauces OF the Gospel, We hoped
TO he edited, blessed and conferred |
thereby. Those who had come there
that afternoon with a prayerfuI
heart and . contrite spirit, with a
spirit Of forgiveness and brotherly
love, aud desire to be fed with the
Bread OF Life would be benefited
and made to rejoice when they de-
parted from that building.
There was feeling prevalent in
the heart OF the human family
everywhere to worship some being
greater than mankind. We found
this to BE- the case even among the
benighted natives OF the dark conti-
nent Of Africa. The North Ameri-
can Indians today, In keeping with
the traditions Of their fathers,
had their days Of feasts and
reJoicing and OF Thanksgiving. They !
had their harvest celebrations. and
heir so-called "ghost dance.n Il
EiteE Young made reference to .
he movement among the Indians, :
u which be believed there was con. S
iderab.e tradition and ignorance
mixed up with some things that 8
night be correct, and expressed the q
dea that when the Lord had any 4
,eneral work to be done CONNECTED n
nth the present dispensation He 4
gouid, as He had promised, "reveal u
Ills secret to His servants the s.
n
Turning 10 the subject Of the n
ally life Of the Latter-day Saints, 1,
ne speaker quoted from the address n
one Of the Apostles at q recent n
uarteriy conference at Provo, who 4,
how glorious a thing II d,
ouid be IL the President of that o,
take could stand up before the peo- n
e and declare that there was not 4,
40 man in his Stake who INDUCED cr
intoxicating drink, in profanity, n,
who ever took the name Of the m
ord in vain; but that all the Latter n,
y Saints In that Stake were living 10
'dly lives-honest Industrious Dc
lnble and earnest seekers after the
ingdom Of God, living and work. In
8 in harmony with their brethren M
ider the direction Of the mr.
.eslEood and those who presided M
er taem. But the President sn
the Stake admitted before that m,
me congregation that he could or,
1 truthfully do this, notwith stand m
all the teachings and instruc- nm
ms which the people received M,
IN time to time for so many years mr.
ST. Those teachings and instruc- ne,
LIS, he honestly believed, had . on,
neficial effect generally; still, he prs
Ired there were come members Of In.
Church Of Christ today who tut
eded to repent Of their Gins as me
'ch or even more than when they
Il went down into the water Of In
ptism for the remission Of those
s. be was glad to say, how
er, that there was q marked i'm
,vement in the ranks OF tie
Saints, the majority Of ]
ON were striving earnestly to Tw
p the commandments Of God, to do,
ablish the kingdom Of righteous
8, AMI to win souls unto Christ by oy
II precept and example. two
he speaker next dwelt upon the boy
sion OF the Latter-day Saints. II
not one Of conquest by force; 1'
message which they had TO bear mo-
he world was one Of peace. But wei
Latter-day Saints had not abo
mselves always enjoyed the pla,
Tilege Of living In peace; indeed how
'ould almost seem, ut times, that thrS
Lord's hand was laid heartily glai
n His people In order to alb,
stem them and bring them to . larg
lembrauce Of the covenants made Pro
h Him and with each other. but
'withstanaing this, the faith desi
the Saints had never yes!
Tn dim. Once in . while from
individual had gone into wer
xness because Of his own and
sgression, but the majority Of patti
people rejoiced today in the bers
Wedge that God had been me.c.-
unto them and permitted them
maintain within, amid all the
Is through which they had been s.
I'd to pass, that Spirit which be- fine
led them unto a knowledge Of IN.
Gospel Of the Lord Jesus Christ. -e
exhorted the Latter.day Saints dfu'
Ivestrue to their religion, to pay $40
Z fithes and offerings. to remain suflj
Hast in their faith, and to hold ,,h.
roken communion with God. srs
power on earth could prevent r,
spread Of the Gospel and its ..ct
er being made manifest in the 80,
It of the people. e.
le choir sang the anthem: ros;'
Let the mountains shout for Jay; u
which the congregation q.
Il with the choir In singing the this
'iogy. -
ie service concluded with the :" ~ ~
ouncing Of the benediction by v.r.
op William Il. Preston. ~,
PUBLIC temperauce meeting
he eldin the Fi~t Presbyterian
rch tomorrow Tuesday, eve.