Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-18
SUNDAY SERVICES.


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Ihperhacle, Sait LAKE ivy, SUBWAY,
May 18th, 1891, commencing nj pm,
m. ,,,o,, .nd co,c,c,.t,o, sang
the hymn commencing;
Praise TO the man who communed with Joho.
vah,
Jesus anointcd that Prophet and Seer.
pr.v.r MN. ofr.red bv Patriarch
,,,,,,,
"hiam >. Sni'n.
The choir sang the hymn:
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c.ms .na ma Inv rh..r,ui raw
The Priesthood of the Third Ward
,w.,.,.d a, a.. .a,,,n,.,,a,lon NJ IN.
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oacrament'
Elder JOHN NICHOLSON
was the speaker. Following Is syn
opsls Of his remarks: He had been I'M
exp.etedlv nuu.stod 10 address the
4. ,,.,.,. -, ....
,a'so ''"s'es'.'o. ""'o" "s" ~,
blcu 10 engage IN the worship OF uou
and 70 paf'nkc OF the enol.nis OF tne
htoncment made Tor humanity ny our
blessed Redeemcr, who lived, was
with God the Father before tbo worlu
wns, and IL called the Lamb mat was
slain from before Tho Foundation OF inc
world. A.,
Since the establishment OF inc
Church OF Jesus Christ OF latter'uay
Saints there had been, TO large eS-
tent, revolution In progress on re-
ligious subjects throughout the worlu,
aud many OF tho principles thnt nhu
been enuncisted by the Elders OF that
Church were now accepted n, true, ~.
though the source from which 'hey
emnnatcd was not acknowledged. y.
was pleasing 70 note That there wac NJ
the present time an extensive inquiry
regarding wnat the l,nt'er'uay Shints
believed IN anu prncticcu rs their re-
hgion, anu this would have most cx.
ccellent result; because tho people ~
large would come Into possession o.
facts regarding which mankind hau
been uninformod. They mad been ignor-
ant In respect TO the belief OF the saints,
their charhcter anu tneif hlms. me
time, he believed, was approaching
when this Ignorance would DO us
PEELED anu iight prevail on THESE SUD-
Jects.
He had OF lato discovered many who,
Ind been anxious 70 Know the views ' o.
The community with which he himself
was associated concerning the origin
o. man. They had heard y hlntcd
that there existed belief IN the minds
OF tho Latter-day Saints TO tho effect
That our present HE was proceeded ny an
existence before we came 70 uweli on
this earth and tabcrnacied In the nesh.
hiurn interest was nihniiesteu ny soihe
Intelligent people In the views OF the
Saints upon that subject alone, mas
much M they were No different from
those which were generally entertained
respecting the human family. They
were unique, anu there were lew 10 be
met with who were prepared 10 oiicr
reasons wnicn wouiu cohtioNcrt tue
position which tho Lattcr'day saints
took on TINS matter. Inere were those
IN inc world VINO believed that this
NE consututeu inc entifc EXISTENCE
OF tnsnkinu-tliht man came nrst into
being a. his birth anu that MS NE a.
IN inuivluuality terminated ~ ms
aeatn. othes entertained . similar
beiieI as 10 the origin OF man pcing
spontaneous win ms pirth, Dut Una. nc
wouIu con,ihue 70 hSc Muer nc hhu
uefAHeu from TINS mortal sphere 70
announcer, anu gone from our natural
sight.
ino postum OF 'ne bhuer-uny
saints, as revealed thiough me
irophet Joseph Smith.who unuer
oou was the FOUNDER OF TINS Chutch-
was thnt man nveu before ne came 70
earth, That ne was spiritual emily In
the eternal world prior 70 that Time.
Perhnps some persons VINO hau bccn
students OF the Bible would be some
what surprised 70 IND that that doctrine
was contained within the Ids OF that
sacred rccord, anu plainly set forth.
lie might refer inc congregation Tor
evidence OF this 70 numbers OF passages
contained In Holy Writ but
perhaps tho mere reierenoc
TO one would DO sufficient. Take,
ns an Instance, tho ease OF jeremiah
Inc Prophet, concerning whom the
Loru, speaking ny Tue voice, power, anu
tine spirit OF revelation, stated that he
was CHOSEN anu orumined 70 be pro.
phet before ne was formed In the body.
IL would be reasonable To- presume, OF
course, that nothing could be chosen
which had no existence 81 tho time
the selection was made; therefore the
conclusion must 10 that when Jere.
miah was chosen 70 pea Prophet and
minister OF uou no lived orhe would
not have been appointed or set apart
Ior special purpose.
Hence tho peiiei OF the iIatter-day
Saints was IN conformity with the
.saeh'ngs OF ano eioie on TINS subject.