Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-26
SUNDAY SERVICES.
n,,courses BY Elder 4. =. Taylor ana
Bishop o. ,. whitney AT the
Tabernacle.


o'clock p. M, Counselor Charles W.
p.nrose presiding.
The choir sang the hymn commend
Ing
come. dearest lord, descend and dwell,
n, faith and love in every breast
PRAYER was offered by Elder Sole
non +. Kimball.
The choir aud congregation Gang the
hymn;
The splnt Of God like a FIRE Is burning
me latter day glory begins 10 come forth.
The Priesthood Of the Eighth ward
,clelated In tho administration OF the
SACRAMENT.
ELDER THOMAS u. TAYLOR
Ga, addressed the aggregation very
Nd,dy. He said no believed that
Gd had constant knowledge Of
,st actions and our Thoughts,
,td II was pleasing In His sight when
s,sought earnestly 10 conform TO HIS
Avs and the requirements which He
lad made for our government and
uell.being upon the earth. The closer
Ne followed those requirements the
more perfect would be our happiness
While here below.
In the days OF Moses tie Lord
directed the people as to what they
should eat aud what they should
druk, and, generally, the command
WAS observed. To quite an extent the
chIldren Of Israel Ia our day ALEC
obscrved the laws given them tor their
Guidance in temporal matters. The
Prophet Joseph Smith received n
revelation, given unto this people,
dlrectlng us somewhat regarding what
We should eat and what We should
drink, This revelation was sometimes
called the Word OF Wisdom, aud he
believed that " we followed II
more closely we should enjoy
more OF the Spirit " the Lord and im-
munily from the troubles aud diseases
which prevailed In the earth. Among
other things the Prophet designated
tobacco AZ not being good for man, and
,Aid that It was wisdom TO leave II
alone. In tho days Of the early settle
ment 0f this Territory IL was quite an
uncommon thing 10 sec mon using to-
bacoO, which might have boon mainly
attributable 10 the teachings Of the III.
ders among tho people. These had
reference 10 the use OF strong drinks 10
well ns tobacco, also mild drinks, such
A. tea aud coffee. All these were In
Guided In the revelation from God.
The speaker referred 10 the law OF
baptism, ana then spoke OF the
great necessity OF parents setting
proper example 10 their children,
20 that the latter might avoid aud
escape the evils which he had mon
toned. When parents who protested
to be Latter.day Saints did not set
good example 10 their children o bad
effect was produced upon them.
Asa people he feared wo were be-
coming very negligent with respect to
the Word VI Wisdom In many 10.
fpecls, and he reminded his hearers,
therefore, that we were to certain
extent responsible for the actions OF
others, inasmuoh az they were in.
directly the outcome VI our own
example. lie who had pure body
was IN a better condition TO receive
the Spirit OF the Lord than he who
was unclean. In conclusion Brother
Taylor bore strong testimony TO tho
truth Of the Gospel ~ taught by the
Latter-day Saints.
BISHOP oRsoN F. WHITNEY
said he thought It was good thing for
all to bear in mind, when IN Getting to.
ge,her on occasions like the present, or
undertaking to perform any duty re-
qaired ny our Maker, that what We
did was nc much for ourselves as for
HIN. We should mot feel that we are
doing tho Almighty any great favor by
keeping His commandments aud con.
forming TO His holy Will. II wo sur.
veyed the subject Alright we would
come 10 another conclusion, namely,
that all God required OF us was
designed for our benefit and eternal
welfare. He sometimes thought when
he observed the reluctance with which
many engaged In the service OF God
aud conformed to His requirements
MAT they imagined they were doing II
iof Him M special favor, and
mat II was not particular
calculated 10 benefit themselves.
should not the reflection come home
10 us that 1t might be for our good, for
our salvation, that God says 10 us, Do
mus and 10, and avoid doing thus or
that?
Are We 10 suppose, for instance
hnce II has already been mentioned
mat by abstaining from tho use OF
ooacoo, strong drinks, and those
hings which God has said are not
good for man, II " simply to please
MIN, and render-nntD Him favor?
NO. We may take the laws OF God
ohe by one, and nnalyzo them so far
our Unite knowledge eau, and we
WI discover that all OF them have
peen designed for our salvation, both
IN this world and in tho worlds TO
come Gods commandments have n
smpofal and a spiritual Significance.
We mold In our hands the keys OF our
nn ilses, In n great measure, and n
"epuHue n certain course certain re-
suits viii follow, There Is n time for
u'to come, and time for US to 20; but
VIII Of God,
:. There are two great promises given
Whose muse who observe the Word VI
,"Huohi--who abstain from those
Shgs which corrupt the body and
""ssn the mind. First Ia the promise
He upon the earth, OF health,
11'nWshnglh, anu added years In mortality.
ney shall run and not be- weary
~ he revelation; "they shall walk
sa ~ not ue ialhii" aud tho destroying
S,ssi snail pato them by, even us no
~ ho children OF Israel. But when
1gu males promise there are certain
nsS ''' ,L 10 be observed in order to
,s@p she benefit OF that prom.
y iail We may ra,I aas,,s..t ~,