Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-24
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Elder james y. Talmagc aud Apostle
lleber ]. Grant Occupy the stand
at the Tabernacle.

Tabernacle, salt Lake CITY, sunday,
August a8rd, 1891, commencing at 9
n. m. Counselor Charles w. Penrose
ptesiuihs'
The cbOirslng the hymn beginning;
Itow arc r,y servants blc.,, o. Lord.
How sure l. tb.lr defense.
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'aSer wa ohefeu ny APoeu"
Abraham IL. Cannon.
The choir next sang the hymn:
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The Priesthood OF the Seventeenth
Wand OBLIGATED ia the administration
nj tb, s,cra,,.nt
ELDER JAMES v. TALMAdE
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NV was s'a'oiu' ioi 'h' opportunity W
meeting once again with the Saints
for the purpon. Of worship. They had
as.enli,J thar, IN IA, Io,t,. nam.
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anu uouo''eS hhu soihe eAl ec'"''""s
Of realizing the fulhlmcnt N His great
promises, that whenever proplo met
together Ia His name, there He was In
the midst ofthem through the medium
Of His Holy Spirit, aud would bles.
them.
SpcAkirg OF the mighty changes
which took place In tho world day by
day, the speaker said that In all these,
n We would, we could distinguish the
tones Of the voice Of God, and could
read In the telegraphlc dispatches A.
they daily came TO Us, II
We had the power OF inspiration
aud were guided by the spirit VI
payer, the signs II the times, which
when UNDERWOOD by men gave unto
thom true wisdom, Yet there were
some whose cara were deaf, whose
eyes were blind, whose hearts were 40
Stubborn that In alt these matters they
deserted nothing out Of the regular
order; and 40 would II he, according 10
the words Of the prophet, "until the
great aud terrible day. Men would
continue 10 chase their fayoritc
phantom, giving Themselves IN 10
pleasure, pcrohanco seeking gain, the
poor Ia many instances praying aud
hoping for wealth, tho rich craving
more riches. Day after day the iniiu.
cncrs Of men would assert themselves,
and only those who had tho power of
humility and the inspiratlon OF the
Spirit " God with them would see
aught else than the continuation Of
what had gone on before. hut there
was an evident plan aud purpos. In the
work u God. That work Today was
not In the Same stage that II
was yesterday. We were not
travelling exactly the same road, nc.
cOrding TO the great aud mighty plan
Of salvation, aud the purposes OF the
Deity respecting His servants here
We're not the same NJ with our tore.
father. yeafs ago. We were nearer
the end than were they. We must be
livlny under circumstances and condi.
tions somewhat different, though the
ordinary order Of thing would con.
tlnue. IL was we'll, therefore, ON stated
occasions, when the Saints met togeth.
or n they had that afternoon, 10
shut out the noise and hustle OF
worldly life and strive 10 understand
better the words Of God which came 10
Us day by day. All " Us were child.
rem before the Lord, though some were
younger In experience aud spiritual
growth than Others. Consequently,
We could not all depend upon our cx-
pcrience In this life for guidance. The
voice Of God would come unto them n
their hearts were open, II their ears
were unstoppod, and give them
peace, comfort, and happiness
which In the midst OF strife would ~.
sert itself a. superior 10 all else upon
earth. Did gold, silver, or precious
stones ever give 10 man one iota Of
release from palm, one exemption at
any time from the attacks Of advefrar.
lee? Tho man who had the Inspiration
OF the Spirit Of God within him,
possessed 10 some extent at least
tho power of banlshing pain, sick
ness, disease, aud all those
Ills which were given unto
men as trials aud tor the purpose Of
testing their strength by being no Ion.
ger subject TO their thrall. Surely this
wa. { power worth striving after. IL
had been promised unto the humble
and those who would seek TO do the will
OF God. How, then, should We strive
20 gain this inspiration, so that we
might not be misled by the affairs OF
life, or deceived by the machlnatlons
OF Satan.
Among other things against which
we should struggle was the growing
and besetting sin OF Indifference. II
was n matter OF great Generalization
aud Joy that 40 many assembled to.
golhcf In that and their other places Of
worship, from time 10 time. He dared
not Judge as 10 their motives; he had 10
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