Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-06

II. Felt.
Tho choir sang.
Behold the great idsemsr die,
Abroken law to satisfy.
The Priesthood Of the Fifteenth
ward OBLIGATED IN the administration
OF the Sacrament.
DIR. JAMFs y. TAisiAuE
addressed th. large congregation. His
heart, he said, WIS moved with emo.
ton as he looked round on the many
Thousands present. When he raw the
fidelity with which the people come
together, he vas led TO believe that
there was much sincerity among the
5Aints. lie had heard that about 500
members have come from one stake
alone and he knew that large delega.
lions were present from other Stakes.
In the prayer offered this morning,
thanks were given TO God who had
acted upon the heart OF Brigham
Young to ofgs Ire thu Mutual lin.
provemtnt Associations. These are
not man made organizations esiab-
llshed for human purposes only. Their
aim IA holy. II II mutual improve
ment, IL n to help Us that We may be
better today than we were yesterday
ana become better tomorrow than we
are Today. All around Us In nature
we see this spirit Of improvement,
growth aud advancement. II IL true,
the seasons follow each other In their
oroefi night follows day. But no day
" nm exact repetition OF the previous
oEea. Each day has something that
marks II a. distinct from every other
Jay. 30 In human lie. Wchave had
beginning and we will have an end,
but even the end viii DO but a begin.
ming of another life.
a congregation 40 large shows that
the youth Of Zion are willing 10 grow
anu advance, Ana Ia order to do this,
We must use the talenta God has given
US, he these many or few. God has
use Tor NIL, old aud young, and He TO-
quifes each one to usc In His service
that which lie has given. 'fhe speaker
Illustrated this by reference 10 the par.
able OF the talents, In which the Lord
shows that whero there IA no progress,
no sign OF liie or growth, thero Ia no
reward. A farmer who Tan get no,morc
from his land than what he sowr, 10
not prosperous.
The speaker next referred 70 the
parable Of the laborers In the vineyard,
aud pointed out that thogo who had
worked one hour received equal wages
with thUae who had been in the Geld
the whole day. Many think they eau
postpone to enter into the service VI
The Master, but let Us beware OF pro.
crhatinAton, lest when the eleventh
hour comes, We will lind that we will
not be called.
The speaker addressed himself to the
youth OF Zion. Can we blame, lac
asked, our leaders for not giving ~
good precepis and examples? True, VIZ
are not required 10 do the sane work AZ
our fathers did. They wcIo called away
ffom their homes and had 10 travel
over the tracklsss desert. They came
here because they held II 10 be their
duty, aud made their homes here,
notwithstanding the harrenness OF
the region. The Lord was with
them and II " now holy spot,
one attracting the attention OF the
world. They came trusting In God,
who did not forsake them. VIII We
not have 10 account for these blessings,
ioo2 Those who have gone before ur
laid a solid foundation. After this
comes some Of the higher work. Other
workers are now required, but II the
foundation had not been strong, no
solid structure could have been
erected thereon. Cob has deigned ~
call us His children. May we never
do anything but that which IL worthy
Of NO sugust parent aud, having been
faithful In all things, receive the
reward OF the just.
The choir Gang;
We who arc called to labor and minister Tor
God,
Bls,.sS y NC royal Priesthood aud called by
ELDER u. II. ROBERTS
delivered a lecture on "The Compre.
hensivsness OF the Gospel" BY thl.
term, he said, We mean the Gospel ~
embracing all religious truth. II could
be claimed that the Gospel, which Ia
the science OF theology, embraces
more than strictly religious truth-all
truth whether in heaven or on earth,
but there would be sufficient ground
to cover for this occasion In
the more limited sense Of the
term. When we shy that the Gospel
embraces all religious truth, we mean
that Il embraces all that pertains TO
salvation-God's character, attributes,
and mans relation to Him. All prlnci.
Piles essential TO mau's salvation are
found in tho Gospel ~ well IN all ordi.
nances necessary for the observance OF
men. All gifts and graces, particularly
spiritual gifts, such as wisdom, knowi.
edge, understanding, tongues, inter.
probation, etc, md all great things, all
that ~ virtuous, or true, or lovely-all
are In this Gospel OF Jesus Christ.
From the Gospel comes tho Church
OF Christ and the church IN the means
whereby the Gospel lie made known 10
men. Its also the ecclesiastical sys-
tenn which controls those who embrace
II, in religious matters, including the
execution OF divine laws, and penalties
for their transgtesslon, as far as the
standing In the Church IL concerned.
As TO other penalties. God will apply
them In His own time and manner.
The Church OF Christ will always
teach the Gospel OF Christ in Its full
meas aud power. And to those en-
trusted with IL. admi Illustration, we
may look for the most abundant OF
Gods graocs to qualify them for the
work. Hence we may look for the
greatest manifestations In the Church,
greater than any outside Its sphere.
MOrmonlsm IL u strange aud marvel.
Gus thing To the world. IL II not 81
likewise TO us? Why does Mormon,
lem exist? asked the speaker. IL In the
Gospel Of Jesus Christ sgain restored
to man. III Ia no new thing. II does
not require anybody TO worship n new
Radaamer IL IN ths old posnel In he