Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-14
SUNDAY SERVICES.


hehgious services "ete ne'u I" ,ne
lhperhacIe, S'l' Lake wy ouni"!
March 18th, lsO2, convincing nj
u. M, President Angus NJ. Cannon
n,.s,di,.
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'he ohoir aun Congregation S"'s 'ne
hymn commencing
wo,re pnt asb,msito own our Lord.
And vorship ium on earth.
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kirkman.
The choir sanpi
Inv 'n'u A.'' "
No''' anu 'P'''' Wy ,"'''''' ny.
The Priesthood Of thc Second Ward
OBLIGATED ia the administration OF the
sac,.m.n,
ELDER joins ". CANNON
WA IA. H., .,..b., I, Yis,ng IN
""u'usS 'ne cOhs'eB''ohi nc ''''Ae"'
he said, the necessity ofbcing aided by
| the Spirit. Its one of the peculiari.
ti.s,, IN. no.n,i that a.. ,,lIov.r. mn,
-, ~
cAIcn upon % perform uuues uh-
expectedly. This may sometimes be
/ trying. but those WIN cndcayor to
I ulfll those duties may RELY on the
/ Lord, This il illustrated in the
| Seriptufos, In many Instances.
| Ncphi. among others. was called
upon 10 do many things which n, had
| not Thought of before. but he always
| found that the Lord rustaiuel HIM
when he wns faithful.
Ono duty of the Saints ia 10 sustain
those whom God has Appointed 10 be
our leaders. IL we have been obedient
/ 10 Inc comnand,n.nts Of god. we nav,
! derived blessings nom IL. Hut after
having receiy.J m. bl,ssings we
sometimes forget tho Giyer ami do not
render vIorv To Him IN whom II 4.
due, our neople have been tried In
m. mast. Some have passed through
| tribulatjons and sufI,rinpa. Rut moi.
withdrawing Tins. M, are not Justified
I'm supposinv that our reward ia All.
ready assure1 or that A cannot be losi.
and that We cons,uuently. nav. mo-
need OF Rendering obedience In the M.
mrs. w, have been blessed with mos.
perlty and should moi forget 10 t6ank
,;oi for n. Inyrntitude w, cannot
toIetat. ourselves, From those who
are ungratefnI we feel Justified In
vIthdra,yiny our nvors. "a aIso
our Father I'm heaven: for although
lie il meroifuI. lie IL also lust.
and we cannot expect that lie
| will cnntinup 10 bless ua. unless We
cnnt,nue Ia show our vratit,,det To Him.
And This ". can do only nv Welding
obedience 10 III. Gospel. live receive
blessIpps from, the Lord. we are also
exnecteI tn show our annr,cintinn
thereof by striving 10 bless anL benefit
our fellow.m.n,
Elder Cannon now eyplsined the
patur, of the Obedience W. were ex.
pected 10 Weld. No one IL compelled
To- obey God arsInst his own viii, hut
those who are willing 10 obey shall re-.
eeiye light and knowledge, aud under.
stand Inc prInclples he il required To
carry into practice. Abraham was
called upnn 10 do The will OF the Lord.
snd when he aid so he unden,tooj
why, Similar was the case with Joseph
smith. gpd Vays him command.
,nrnta which he was 10 obey.
and told the people that
tbey were not Justified in
sn.akIny evil apainst The Lord,s
anointei. Now, people sometimes feel
nke onnosiny things they do moi com.
nreh.nd. nut n We humblr ourselves
befnr, Tho Lard. II. will give us to
understand any princIple concrrning
which ihef, may exist doubts In our
minds.
Paul teaches that charity il preater
than faIth and hon.. and his win,
cnmrr.h.nds more than giving yIfts ,o
Inc noor. one .yiJ.nce of charity i'm
our hearts Is 10 sustain those who are
nlnred beior, us ms our leaders. ns wp
would IKE them TO sustain us' wer.
we In their position.
Obedience, IN n prlnoIplo which should
n, well nnd,rsiood. Th.r, nTe many
things In our Jays TO try us and tenn,
ma 10 follow in fofbidden paths
Nav. I'm yIeldipg. We are under
yrvater condemnation in some in.
stances. than those who tempt us. he.
causo of the greater lirht we have
~, sboulI Therefore be car.l,,I now
wo WELD 10 teniptations 10 deyint, fran
In. maths of rlnhteousness.
Al ns Illustration the ineldent N,
Israel desiring 10 change their form n,
t,oyctnm.nt into n n,enarchv was 70,
f.rreJ 10. saul commenced his reign
wall and oboy,d the Lori un,iI Ia,
thouyht a c.rtsin eommanJnent cams
in conflict with a nIeyIous law Than
saul int.rpret,d the commandmeni
accor,iInv M mia own ipclinaiInn. and
was rrbuked by Samuel who said
TTo obey 4, better than sacrlfiee' AMI
10 h,arken. than the fat OF rams.v m
this was true I'm former Jsys, IL 4,