Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-04
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Elder u. II. Roberts on the second
Coming OF the Messiah.

Religious services were held nj the
Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, Sunday,
May 3rd, 1891, commencing at Ppm,
President Angus VI. Cannon presiding.
The choir md congregation sang
the hymn commencing,
The spirit Of t,oi like = ars "a blrnlngi
The latter day glory begins to come forth.
Prayer was offered by Elder Edward
Stevenson.
The choir sang the hymn.
fnyeris the souls sincere desire.
Uttered or uhsxprcaed.
The Priesthood Of the First Ward
OBLIGATED Ia the administration OF the
Sacrament.
ELDER u. ~. ROBERTS
was called 10 address TO congregation.
He said that among the many scenes
which were peculiarly striking In the
career Of the Lord Jesus Chris there
was one which always made an especial
impression upon his mind. The de-
chatter OF the Acia ~ IN. a nosti,s
fro,n which bs,,rn,,e..d % ,...1 4, 80
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risen from rom the deaf. Dunn NV wb %
been teaching UIs dIcinl., az tbings
concerning the KInvlorn OF heaven.
Inward. Tho conclualou M that vrrv
Important era in Uia ministry. He
gathered thosp who believed on Him
upon the Mount Of UlIv... and they nut
TO Him on that occasion this question.
"wilt Thou nj this time restore again
the Kingdom unto IsfaclYU To This
Jesus replied,
nj no, ~. ,o, 4. l..,. A.. ,,
tho seasons ugIch ,ha T',h.r NAIL ~" ~,
In Ills own powcr'
hut 70 shall rncelyo power. after that
tho Holy Ghos, il come upon you, and
We shall be witnesses unto mo both In
Jerusalem, and In all Judci, aud IN
,ansris, aud unto tho uuorfno-t part OF
tne cMun.
III, nhn WIN 10 haa -poken thesc ,h'ng-l
.,nnt s Jp y, ,,e W.. ~, s ,, Wy a'
AMI shiis ,hev ioaLei s,.ad,a.tIv
towarl heaven ~ ia want m behoiI
two mon stood bv them In while appsrel,
Which also said, We mon OF dalilec,
why stand w gazing up into heaven;
THIS same Jesus. which Il taken up frnin
you INTO heaven shall 70 come IN liko
inanhcf a. yo nave soon nun Hv inlo
ho'N'n'-'Ae~ l. '-h'
IL seemed 10 him that among all the
promises which tho Lord had male
unto those who believe IN His name,
there was not ono capsble OF giving
more comfort or more satisfaction 10
the Christian than this. IL was looked
upon Ms glorious hope among the
pflvileged Saints: and he believed Il
was NO oven vet among those who had
Implicit faith and confidence ia the
promises Of God.
From timc to time In Christian ma.
uoh- tnIr question oi Tue rfurn OF me
Mersiah was hgitucu' Tunes were set
for the event 70 occur. They had been
| IN the past. He saw by the newspapers
Of last evening that they were In the
present; aud he presumed that In the
| hlturo Others world arise who would
undcrtnL. 4, M I'M. da,,, ~ that ,,r.',
Observation-Disclosures, H.. r., mi
~ 49," G,.".., ~ ~ ~" 4,
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was not TOT mon 70 KNOW tue uiies nor
the seasons, which God had reserved
unto Himself, and which He would
only reveal nj His own good pleasure.
Hut apart from any consideration OF the
time when or the place where this
event was 10 occur, he believes u TO be
the most glorious nope That the ohris'
van hhu mat the i'ofu Jesus christ,
VINO once mihlttereu among men III the
nesh, would return 10 the earth and
bless u again Win HIS presence.
lie took II That no truth, no promise,
wa frequently hiuiou 70 ~ tue
w,ilnss ., W. lhslitcu APOSTLES hs
this sun1ect OF Tue Mes-iah's return.
w,,,ina. ns,ha a ,ao,,a p.,i ~,
L. ~ he painis ~ ,rhaa.,,ata ~" ~
10 rs nj ian,,,a,'., '' nv
"''' ''' 's"'s"
For u we believe that Jesus died and
rose again, even so them also which sleep
III Jesus Miil oou bring WIN nun;
~ 'hs "say nns1 fpu 10y tno Wofl
ai, nn,n th" cn wu ~ ~, ~" t a,Is h,
mi proyent them srbicb ara asioen '''"''
For The Lord himself shall Io.cond
from heaven with q shout. with tho voico
Of tho archansel, aud with tho trump
of God; aud the dead In Christ shall rise
hrsi.
Then wo which are alive and remain
sn",, pe oaush, up toge,her WIN thgnl
air, and an snail M eyer Ia WITH liz
Lord. -(Thessalnnlans Nv. Il.iTl
NpW raui sometl,hes u'eu the ti'ss
q. 'ho onuIvns-, anu sMu 70 tn,m ~
wy eourso oi Jus inr,.uvuon-, u CIV.
lhis ~ my yuusnent. ho was honest
enough 70 10 ,nat wneh NOT ceftain
.hat ne ws p,omp,eu ny me inspira
n mon =, .'v O,y n Jmos pu' ~ , ,,