Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-08
SUNDAY SERVICES.


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The choir aud congregation sang the
hymn:
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Prayer by Bishop L.. q. Handy.
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The Priesthood Of the Sixth Ward
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APOSTLE JOHN HENRY SMITH
Addressed IA. co,g,..a,,on NJ.
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In substance ~ 'hefe Is one thing
veal othen for which feel grateful
10 my heavenly Father. Il 4. the t.sti.
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uh' PIlN"'s" VI he'Alhs 70 huhlh-
ister His word among the children Of
men. ! viii read 10 you the fourth
chapter OF Malachi.
After having Rad this portion Of the
scriptures, the speaker continued.
deslre 10 have the assistance Of the
Holy spirit, as j recognize the fact
that without Him u Il better for those
who ate called upon 10 speak 10 the
lattsr'day salnts that they rUmain In
tleir stats aud give the opportunity 10
other, who mAy bc inspired by the
giycr 81 inst heavenly yin.
rejoice In the hOpo inspired by the
Gospel Of Christ and In the revelation
that has come - me and lcd me 10 ac.
ccpt aud believe IN the Redccmcr "
the world. am happy In the knowl.
edge that Jesus OF Nazareth II Indeed
that kcdcemor, and that through His
sacrifice an Opportunity has been given
TO III. children u men 10 hear the
Gospel and ~ accept " Ia their hearts 0r
reject II, M ih1y shall chose for them.
selves.
II has been q question Of great mo-
m.nt, from the time that our Savior
introduced the principles and doctrines
known ~ ChtistiRnity, IN the minds u
many great muu ~ 10 whether lie wa
Indeed the Savior o. THE world. Men
of great intellectual power, men ~
research and learning have died with.
out correct understanding u the
mission u the Messiah. They have
looked upon Him ~ a being In pos.
session " wonderful endowmUnts, but
that He was divine pcuonago was a.
thum very doubtful. Aud yet, not.
withdrawing their doubts, they were
compelled TO acknowledge that He
was POSSESSED of wonderful gifts aud
that His mission resulted Ia the Intro.
ducilon Into III. world ~ Views very
different from those which wcfu on
tcrtAincd previous 10 His visit 10 the
earth.
II Il true that the labor Of other
beings who have Introduced religions
IN various parts of the earth has
wrought changes aud accomplished
both good and evil. Hut Ia the case
Of our Mastcrthg rulc. aud regulations
laid down by Hin were designed 10
cnllghten aud " blces the whole
human family, 10 give them Hight aud
knowledge n well ~ Undertaking
Of the rights and liberties Of our fellow.
beings.
The words Just fcadi "But unto you
that fear my name shall the sun oi
Righteousness arise with healing In hi-
wings" have been fulfilled and hIc
made manifest In thr various Improve
ments which eau 10 seen among those
who have accepted tho doctrines OF
Christianity. Even " those principles
have no, been hilly Iui Into practice,
yet tho acceptance Of them IN part has
had wonderful tendency 10 develop
the human race aud cnllghten TIE
mind Ia everything ~ which u frlt
inclined 10 devote itsclf
When we consider the conditions
among Tue huh.n iAhiiy hhi ulr
growth that has taken place among
the "Chfisilhn' nauons anu elevated
them until thcy have ncoone q power
la The cafth-whrh We eat our vyrr
abroad anu zee now lhcs" nations nave
adopted everything lhht can hflns ou'
tho genius of The human family, can
We doubt Tot a moment that nnspsak'
able blessings have attended the INTRO,
duction of Christianity among mcnl
In many Instances, people, IN Accept,
ing the Rcdecmci aud his laws aud
ordinances, have modified and changtt
them by intrmlNing lhcif own ira
diti0nr, but the central llra ehpoulri
In the Christian synleni has taanh holl
Of the hearts OF tho pufrrt ANU b.st ol
mon and women, Thrtplfiloi 'hfisVi
mission may not have bven ully COM
pretended, yet what has been uhuer'
stood aud accepted has worker gu
many OF the lueAs ,nal were ~ l"il'
by Hun and III. followers, olenlng VI
the scriptures aud enllghtohlng man
kind.
Tho experience OF those VINO hIs
went out 70 pfomulgaio these lflhelpl.
and proclaim that Jesus OF NAkaFsu
was the Savior, To whom uotnlnloi