Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-25
SUNDAY SERVICES.
pl,eour,es by Elder Jos. u. Dean aud
Aposile Abraham II. Cannon

r pm - gt.....,n
.. M, President Angus H. cannon
presiding. 49,. .,n.
IN. choir and congregation sang
fine hymn commtnclDg'
or God. We raise 70 Thee
Thauts Tor Thy blessings fee
We here enjoy.
Prayer by Bishop H. -. CIawson'
The choir sang'
BEHOLD the Great Redcemcr die'
A broken law, to satisfy.
The Priesthood Of the Tenth ward
saiciated In the administration OIL t"'
sacrament
ELDER JOS. u. DIAN
vns then called upon to address the
congregation. He expressed his de-
,Ire 10 have the sympathy and faith
.,d prayefs Of the saints 10 order that
n,sv might dfny living waters from
h.nuntain Of truth. He had learnt
w.. .,n,Tieuce that II was necessary TO
- IN tho Shirt TO dictate what "
80 the mind being previously
sss,,d with useful knowledge.
ri., sueak,f was thankful 10 I've In
. Aim, Whra Apostles aud Prophets
lain an, on the earth, aud for having
~ Assurance that salvation IL 10 DO
'htaIneI hy keeping the command
y,snis Of God. lie felt that many do
not fully appreciate tho blessings we
NJ Inc people Il God enjoy. The mani
i,fiations OF Gods power are almost Of
dnily occurrence RIu0ng us, but
belnr familiar with thum we fail TO
f.aliSe 10 the full extent their mirucu-
Ions MIXTURE. In the Same way people
nfo apt TO regard with greater fever'
enc. ancient Apostl,s aud Prophets
than those who are living In our own
sre. anu with whom we are ne
upainted. The fact H., there never was
a Prophet on earth who did not have
weaknesses. whose actions did not NJ
some time seemingly dlscord with his
teachingp. Hut at THIS time We 10 not
view the ancient servants OF God IN
this light. Their great aud good works
and words have been recorded and We
overlook their weaknesses. Thih VIII
rgpent Itself. In ages 10 come, when
the history OF the great men IN the
Church shall have been written, they
will appear Just NJ great M any OF those
whom We now Justly View with rev
efouce, In looking back on sacred
history.
Tbc speaker referred TO belief that
s,ens 10 be common 10 many people Ia
the world, via. That faith alone hrlngs
salvation. ~ | should believe, ho
soid, that man could commit all
manner Of sins and yet be saved IN tho
presence OF God merely by relieving,
there would seem 10 be no special To.
ward for the faithful Performance Of
duties. We know that II IL by keeping
the commandments Of God that we
shall be saved. And thc more faith
ully We do this the greater Will be our
reward.
Concerning the divine mission Of
Joseph the Prophet, the speaker re-
married TINT there are many things
visible TO US proving bis authority ns a
divine messenger 10 H. true that tho
very namu OF Joseph Smith Is held Ia
derision 10y the world. They scorn the
idea OF Joseph being a Prophet Of God.
Hut why should he moi be u Prophet
lust ~ well M Samuel or Elijah or
Malachp All men born of woman
have their weaknesses. hut why
should God not have Prophets In tins
age ~ well no f0fmeIly2 Are we not
~ valuable in His sight as past gcuer.
atoms wur? II We are, why should
not God select Joseph smith TO be His
messenger. Just ~ much ~ any other
man, with whose history We aru fami-
liar2 II was necessary for the Lord to
seltc, u young hoy whose mind was
Tree from pfeIudicss nnd whom lie
could, consequently, mould according
ts.l NUtll Hltaa tNu
necessary ior the work Joseph smith
had 10 do. IL IL not likely that the
LORD could have done this with any
man whose Ideas had already been
formed In the various schools Of thuOl.
ogy. We sec thRt those who come out
rom the various acCls fctalu more or
lees OF the sects they loft, even
after they have embraced the Cos
ugl. II i doubtful whether even the
Lord himself could lave convinced n
man like Henry Ward BeeCher that ho
was wrong Ia some things. II was
otherwise with Joseph Smith. His
MAD was free from the prejudiees
common TO mankind, and the Lord
could Instruct him In the great work
before him.
Asgn instance OF the erroneous idea
the world has formed Of the youthful
Prophet, the speaker mentioned the
fact that he was frequently referred TO
"a "Old Joe smith," although even NJ
his death he was only "a young man.
but such erroneous notions are spread,
and very few care 10 ascertain the
truth. Az another instance 1t was
maintained that straugera often im.
aginea "MormDn" must he u queer
looking being, and they are almost dis
appointed when they iind out that they
are Just like other people.
The lsiter-day Saints who keep the
commandments OF God have testi.
mony within themselves that this work
IA Of God, but II they cease IN keep the
commandments u God, the testimony
IA withdrawn. This ruth is set forth
IN the following verses OF the Book Of
Mormon.
lt Is given unto many to know tho mys-
tcries OF Cod nevertheless thoy arc laid
under strict command, that they shall
not impaft only according to the portion
Of his word, which no doth grant unto
inc children Of men; according to the
heed and diligence which they give unto
him.
Aud therefore he that viii harden his
hetii, the same rOcoiycth tho lesser por-
lion Of tho word; aud he that will not
harden ms heart, TO Hun u given tho
greater portion Of the word, until II Il
gwen unto him To know the mysteries of
God, until they know them Ia null.
And they that will hardcn their hearts,
To them IN givon the lesser portion Of the
word, until thoy know nothing concorn-
W. his myaiorosi and then they arc