Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-23
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Interesting Dlscourscs on the Duties OF
the Saints.

tabernacle, Salt LAKE wy,
Sov.mber 22d, 1891, commencing @s
n M, President Angus NJ Cannon
presiding. 49,, humane.
Ing: -
Praise ye the Lord My heart shan JON
In Worl % pleasant, 20 divine
PRAYER was offered by Elder f.
Trip.
nh, choir and congregation sang'
The srlr,, Of God like Dire u burning
INC isuer. day glory begins to eomeior
The Priesthood Of the Eighth waru
oficiated In the administration OF 'he
Sacrament.
APOSTLE ABRAHAM II. oANNoN
was called to address thu congfega'
lion. lie desired to give utternnce 10
such thoughts "a the Lord should pu'
into his heart, and ho wished 'hc
paints to asslst him, that he might be
restrained from saying anything notin
accordance with the mind Of our
Heavenly Father.
He was thankful for living among
the Latter.day Saints, and In coun'
try such ne this. when we consider
the events that daily occur In the
world. we should feel happy, for
We arc certainly the most favored Ui
ali p,ople on the earth. Even leaving
r,lt uf consideration the eternal bless
jngs which have been promised TO ua,
,ye are certainly n most favored people.
(,od bless.s US In our homes, aud our
lands. aud notwithstanding all trials,
VA. cannot helm but feel that there IN n
proyidonc. In Them. Wemu ackuowl.
edge the hand Of God u, see how
maryplously He has been working Tor
our good In all RESPECTS.
a few dayppvo, the speaker had had
n conversation with n missionary lust
returned from the Eastern States. This
man Ind Losn out there TO gather
genealogical as well a. 10 preach the
t;ospcl. Many years had ELAPSED since
he had visited his old home, and he
had Anticipated great deal OF pleasure
In meeting again with old acqualni.
succs aud visiting familiar places. But
he returned sally disappointed
aud felt regret because OF TIE
changed conditions now prevailing
ia that part Of our country. Where
formerly were well cultivated farms
are now forests. wheto formerly
were numerous schools are now only
few f.uuirud for the education NJ the
children. lDplaces. which once were
divided into five school districts, You
would find only one now. The cxcep'
lion was TO HUI families with three or
more children. Occasionally onc or
two were found, but often people mar.
,ried, lived together aud died wi,hou,
any olr.prlng. The land has loot ia
fertility Young men state that they
1re not able 20 obtain u living from u
yoOd.sizsd farm. rhis IL a sad picture,
Ia. speaker observed, aud hr could not
help comparing the condition OF that
bart OF our country With that with
which God has blessed W.. This land,
n few YEAR ago, was considered unin.
habltnble, suitable only a. the Indians
aud hardly capable Of sustaining
them, yet now, II could be
seen on every hand, that God
has showered His blessings upon II,
anu rewarded the toll Of the people
lie has gathered from various parts Of
the earth. IL isas II lie wouldprrscnt
n couslrast 10 the nations OF the earth,
thereby teaching all men and women
that Ia accepting tho revelations Of
GOd and keeping His commandments,
there are temporal ~ well as spiritual
blessings.
God ha. indeed favored us wonder.
fully. lie has taught uz princip pies
whereby We are enabled 10 perpetuate
strong fnce IN these valleys aud even
extend the ngc of msn; that We may
liy. longer aud attain more knowledge
Of the lhings not yot revealed. II Il
said that the average age VI the people
IN this nation IL iify.iivo years, while
a. many countries IN Europe u In only
thirty-thfrc. II II also said that shout
nity per cent. OF the children ~. In
infancy, and great many Of those
who survive pas away before they
reach manhood. People not understands
ing tho physical laws which govern
the perleluallOn Of the race Violate
these lass In various ways, thereby
transferring diseases 10 their oii,pring,
the results OF which ate seen In the
Increased deaths. Sickness Il hvard VI
on every hand, aud II looks m II II
were only question " a few years n
bee tho nation extinct through the In
crease OF slckncs. aud disposition Ol
parents 10 CEASE rearing offspring. From
many places people have sent sbtos 4
20 Scandinavia and other countries "a
get people to occupy IN. land which
lies waste for want " cultivation.
Men aud women who have noticed
these things have felt alarm for tn,
future. Hut God has revealed III,
Gospel, no, only for It, spiritual saliva
ton and the future glories which
await the faithful, hut also 10 teach tn,
people how 10 live In the flesh, how e
take care VI themselves Ia tempoTa
way. The Lord wants us TO eiucat,
ourselves and our children. We should
not wait until the children are born
before teaching them 10 live, but ",
should study how 10 take care OF our
selves, that no sin or its consequence
may be- transmitted from Us 10 IN,
third and fourth generation OF ouI
descendants. We shOul observe III,
laws which God has given Us, aud par
iioularly the Word OF Wisdom, where
by we are taught 10 refrain from the ~
ofintoxicating drinks, tobacco, hot bcv
.fages, etc, In order that we may wall
anu not become weary, run an1 mol
become faint, and that the great treas
uteH Of knowledge now hidden may b.
revealed and Gnd's storehouse OF trltl
b. opened TO u. II We do not ob,-rvt
these laws, We eau never reach III,
high Ideal II II our privilege 10 reach
II through our dls0bedience b th,
laws OF liud, We transmit diseases d