The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-10
AT THE TABERNACLE
The First Meeting Held for
Several Weeks.
Prof. j. Z. Talmage the Only Speaker on the
Occasion-There was Very Large
Attendance.

The nave of the Tabernacle was filed
and there were number Of people III the
gallery Sunday. On the stand were Presi
dent George /. Cannon, Bishop o. F. Whit
ney, Joseph E. Taylor, Prof. ]. E. Talmage
and others. The music was of the best,
and was much enjoyed, the anthem "God of
Israel, Hear My Prayer" being particularly
noticeable.
The anthem is one of the compositions of
MIR. Stephens, andit was composed especi-
ally for the choir.
| PROF. TALMAGR.
This vast congregation is an inspiring
sight, and 1t is responsible position for
man to attempt to address It, No expert
enced man would attempt to address large
congregation like this with his own might.
A congregation assembled for worship
differs from any other gathering. People
are expected to put aside all frivolities and
worldly thoughts and come to place of
worship prepared to be taught They must
smut out all things which do not appeal to
religion.
In responding to this call, as is my duty
nope you will aid me by being ready to re-
ceive any teaching can give. My mind is
free from bias, have no pet theories and L
nope to say things which will do good to
the whole congregation.
Ihough man possess the wisdom of Solo
mon, he cannot divine the motives of other
men. do not know what the congregation
mas come for. Some come to receive in
struction in one part of the scriptures and
others to receive instruction on another
My experience has taught me that when a
lew priests or congregation meets in the
LORDS name, the Lord will be there. In
addressing you, l feel that we are before
oui Maker and that | am in a responsible
position. wish you to exercise your minds
and prayers so that the Lord shall be with
US during the last few years many socie-
tles nave been formed to investigate how
one mans mind affects the mind OF another.
In nature one particle of matter exercises
control over another. Everything, whether
large or small controls, in degree. some
thing else In the universe the large bodies
control the small ones. The sun controls
the planets, the earth controls the moon.
and so on indefinitely. But what is that to
the controlling of the mind of man. He
controls all the lower animals and holds
dominion over them. In coming here
to-day we acknowledge the power
and mlghtyiess of God. When
we think OF the control he exercises over
everything, we come before Him in humil
lty. God possesses Himself of true great
ness by making Himself suitable for any
condition. He tells US all to call Him
Father. He has formed the earth. sun and
the whole universe, yet He has given ms
the privilege of holding the relationship of |
father aud son or father and daughter. |
some people say that no God exists, be- !
cause no one has seen Him. No being is
possessed of that power. Some persons
VIII look upon the masterpiece Of some
great painter, yet they will say there never |
lVed a great painter. Some will look upon
the work of great sculptor and say there |
are no sculptors. There are men having |
control OF mighty engines which are run by |
steam or electricity, who will say there are |
no mechanics. Some will look upon the |
sun and say there was no master to shane !
IT, L hope there are none who think there
was no master. l have read the works of
master minds who say the belief In divine
peing Is foollsh. A man is not right who |
Will say that. These men hold no allie
glence to anything outside the world The
lnfuel says the Bible is inconsistent and
lnat no one can believe what it SAYS Some
people think they show liberty in denying
the Bible. The intidels take for an exam
pie the record OF Joshua commanding the
sun to stand still until he had defeated the
Amorltes. They, say that this is impossi-
Dle, and mat 1t Is an evidence of the unre-
naoiilty OF the Bible. They say that none
out scrlptural writer's have chronicled the
event. The Chinese chronicled that for
Two days the sun did not go down and that
the crops suffered much from the heat. The
GREEKS and Romans had the event chron-
lcied IN the form of fable. Many other
nations have the event chronicled and the
dates all agree. How should a man reason
Tor God! He should reason humbly. per
slstently and prayerfully. 1t is said that
the Lord always chooses the ignorant for
MS great works and this is used as argu-
meut against the great men. The reason
COO does not choose great man to do his
WORKS Is because when a man becomes
great he becomes coceited and independent
OF God. Those who have humbly put
themselves under the power of God will be
made great. David is an example of this.
j Joseph Smith was taken from farm, and
10 day his name is known IN every civ
ilzed country on the face of the earth
Inc Mormons are known as a peculiar PEG.
pie. They are a peculiar people. The
minds OF the Latter-day Saints are in
unison. They live for the building up of
the church. and they live near to God
Iney are careful to put it within the reach
OF everybody to share the blessings thew
nave. Hundreds of missionaries, who go
Without pay, are distributed over the face
Oh the earth. Brethren, my testimony is.
mat this church is the church of God, and
mat this religion is the religion of God.
Ihat the people are good and are working
TO orlng about the prophesies of old. That
'ney may succeed is my prayer. Amen.