Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-31
SUNDAY SERVICES.


The choir sang the hymn begin
ing:
We're no, ashamed to own our Lord.
And worship Him on earth
Prayer was offered by Elder George
Goddard.
The choir sang the hymn;
He diedi the Great Redeemcr died,
AndInnors daughters wept around.
The Priesthood Of the fourteenth
ward OBLIGATED In the administration
OF the Sacrament.
APOSTLE ABRAHAM II. CASNON
was fret called upon to speak. He
said he had often been reminded OF
late Of that portion OF scripture written
by the Apostle Paul, 10 the effect that
II In this life only we had hope we
were OF all men the most miserable.
When he reflected upon the circum-
stancts surrounding the Latter-day
Saintath difficulties they had 20 meet,
II seemed 10 him that they Ind ovury.
thing to discourage them, TO make
them turn back from the path upon
which they had entered In connection
with the work OF God, unless they Ind
some hope within them concerning tile
future, concerning that eternity TO
which we were all Fastening. The
L.ntter.day Saints not only had the daily
cares Of life ~ endure, but had also To
meet the persecution, the oppression,
the contumely aud the scorn OF the
majority OF mankind. They had al.
ready, as n Church, suffered lar beyond
the power Of tongue TO describe. The
Latter.day Saints were the only
people who could have redeemed
these desert valleys and beauti.
fled them In the way they had
been, making them a spot which men
coveted above almost any other land
ON the face OF tue eartn. But this
could not have been accomplished had
not the hand Of God directed them In
their work. Doubtless but for the
labop OF the Latlorday Saints these
valleys would still be marked as the
great American desert.
The Saints were not. however,
treated by the world with that con-
alteration 10 which they were entitled,
which all people, whatever their reliRi.
Gus convictions, should receive nj tho
hands Of their fellowmen. They could,
nevertheless, afford to bear all these
things for righteousness sake; they
could rejoice In the midst Of
their tribulatlon. But when they
saw the spirit Of diso0id and
OF contention, desire TO persecuts,
10 Cypress and divide growing up In the
midst OF the Latter.day Saints, In their
own ranks, stakes, wards and organi1a-
tons which God had here established,
then indeed they had cause TO fear
and tfomble, TO seek the guidance,
comfort and strength Of the Almighty
to resist this spirit Of disunion, which,
II not checked, would nssuredly lead 10
destruction,even as thoSpirit Of Christ
led to salvation. The speaker went on
~ dcplore this spirit OF division, which,
he said, creeping into families, created
discord and strife where formerly there
was love and union. The baneful
results OF this II required no pro.
phet TO foretell. IL was impos.
sible for this Church 10 stand.
for the peoplr 10 continue with.
In Its pale, II hey wee divided one
against Hnotl or. liz insianced how
those who In snc pact had opposed the
Prophet Joseph aud his work had
fallen, and said II should be warning
to us moi TO allow any spirit TO take
possession OF our hearts which would
lead US into the ways OF unrighteous-
ness.
As TO the doctrines Of our Church,
there were sometimes discussions and
quibblings which should not be; we
could not atfor 10 be divided-in oppo-
NV
other. Among the Latter-day Saints
there should be union Ia all things. II
we desired TO retain the Spirit OF
Christ We must not permit temporal
RfiRlrs between our brethren and
ourselves TO divide VA. II there
were differences OF opinion between
our brethren they must not miIel
these TO divide them In spirit, but lei
tho Lord be the Judge. In all our con
Germs, whether spiritual or temporal
we mus seek to know the will OF tn,
Lord and then try earnestly to carry Il
out.
A sncred piece was here sung by tn,
"Yon YoDson" quartette, and great,
enjoyed by the audience.
AposILE HEDsR j. GRANT
was the succeeding speaker. II,
realized, he said, rs must every Latter
day Saint, that unless we as peopl
were united In our faith and labors WI
could not be acceptable In tn
sight OF our Heavenly Father
He renj in the Book OF Doctrine an,
Covenants that In the days OF old tn,
disciples sought occasion one agains
another, and for this cause were sorell
afflicted. IL seemed 10 him that Their
were many among the Lstter.dal
Saints today who were guilty OF thi
same thing. A great deal was said a
the late semi-nnnual Conference will
regard 10 fault. finding, and he though
that II we all followed the excellen
counsel then given we should prof
much thereby. One Of the brethren
at that Conference spoke at som
length on the question OF home manu-
features, and he understood that re
marks had since been made to tn
effect that this was said In the interest
Of n political party. Upon hearing thl
lie regretted that he himself ha,
not tho privilege Of bearing his test
mony on that occasion 10 the truth {
what was said, seeing thai he happene
to be ON the other side OF tins politics
fence from the brother who spoke. 10,
cause II there was any one thing NOR
than another OF which he had hoe
guilty, both In his public preachln
aud by his purse, II had been that
sustaining home industries Any IL
diyldual, OF whatever political cteeC
who undertook 20 claum mon0pOl
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