Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-18
SUNDAY SERVICES.
,Do.,le Heber J. Grant aud 'ounSe Tor
Joseph y. Taylor on the subject
Of Temple work.

ran,rnacle. salt Take CITY, Sunday
Ann IL. IsI2, commencing at
pm, President Joseph Il. Taylor
presiding. ,,.,.
The services commenced by tue eho'r
and congregation singing the hymn
commencing
Tho spirit Of God Ike hte b. burning
the Latter day rlory begin to come forth
Payer was offered by Elder Elias
A. Wright
The Union ules clue then sang the
Temple ode--"All hail the glorious
day.D Professor q. j. Thomas con
Quoting.
rho Priesthood Of the Ninth ward
oaioiated In the administering OF the
Sacrament.
APOSTLE 1iEBEB j. GRANT
addressed the congregation. He earn
s,,ly hoped that he might be enabled
to ,ny something tina, afternoon which
wound be for their mutual benefit. aud
c,ieulaicd Ia it, nature 10 strengthen
and build them up In their most holy
faith. The hymn and an them just
.une be said, reminded them u the
tee,u, laying Of the Temple capstone,
nm event long to be remembered by all
WIN had tho pleasure Of being present
an flint occasion. He believed that
ali the Iatter.day Saints who
had embraced thu Gospel Rud
who desired to serve Cod were
as faithful In that portion "
their laboa pertaining 10 the erection
OF Temples and the work therein ~ in
any u the other dutics dgvOlving up.
on them. The Elders Ia Israel
came az near perfection In re-.
spending 10 the Gale Of tue Priest
hood, In going forth 10 pro-
claim the gospel, M was possible; aud
he knew OF none Of his associates pro-
i,s.ing to he liatter.day Saints bur who
were ready anu willing, II called upon,
10 leave their homes, families, friends
and business and 70 forth Tor y term Of
years to preach the Gospel without
money ami without pricu." He had
never yet listened 10 the testimony Of
single Elder In irzael who had been
on mission without hearing his
nlkuow lcdgmcnt that the joy aud
renee which lac had received while
pr1caiming the restitution Of the
Gospel % the earth aud endoavOrlng 10
win souls TO Christ were CREATOR than
all the pleasures he had over
he'Oto experienced. Tho universal
testimony " the iaithdil missionary
upun his return nome was that he
would not barter away the experience
he hal hat anu the testimonies he had
received from God, approving Of his
lhhOrs, forall the wealth VI the world.
lie believed the La,ter.day saints
were neurly perfect not only In respond
Ing 10 the call 10 40 ON missions, but
also 10 the calls made upon them for
the erection Of temples nni the work
therein after thUif completion. A vote
Ut the people was taken It the recent
conference, whom 1t was resolved to
contribute OF their means, labor and
Influence, with the object Of complei.
inc the Temple by the 9th Of Apfll,
1903 ~ that II could then he dedicated.
He regretted % hear that there were
some, however who had iakeu the
ground that It would be Impossible 10
huish ~" building by that time; and
some had even gone ~ far N TO
say that II could not be
completed In two yelr- from now, In
the GOSPEL the promise was made that
We should be blessed Ia our labOrr, snd
rewarded according 10 our faith, Therc
were some lectures contained In Tive
Book OF Doctrine aud Covenants upon
the subject d faith which he com.
mrnded 10 the attention Of tho Saints,
Tor he fell sure that II they would read
them they would thereby be- aided very
materially Ia making up their minis
that there would be no particular diiil.
Guilty Ia finishing the Temple during
the year AZ VIZ received 10y faith all
temporal blessings, So In Hike manner
We received, by faith, all spiritual
llUsliugs, Faith was not only "A win.
clplu II action but also Of power 10 all
intelligent beings, whether IN heaven
Or ON earth. Thus said the author oi
the Epistlo 20 the Hebrews.
lie believed that the man who
Was inspired by faith from
God and had an abiding con.
victlou burning within HE heart could
accomplish certain labor, within thg
hounds OF reason, u man w inaulred
could accomplish those things which
to the human eye auj understanding
were not Within such bounds. IL was
BY faith that Daniel was preserved in
the Hons den, that tho three Hebrew
children went unframed through the
fiery furnace, that Moses led the chill.
dten or lsrnel out Of bondage, aud IL
would be faith, coupled with works
Tor ''Rith without works Ia ioad"--
that would enable this people 10 finish
the Temple within the period stlpu-
lated, There WAs ma qupstiDn WhniaVgr
IN his own mind that they could No
ms work " they went to with n will,
nut no half dozen men, no one hundred
men, nor two hundred men among the
latier'dny Saints would alone be able
TO complete this undertaking. IL
would require united effort on
the part 81 the Elders and
women la Israel. All must con.
Tribute ~ Tar rs their means would
allow, aud those who were engaged In
the actual work OF the building would
have To labor with all their might. IL
woull oe a standing source OF regret
ior years TO come N this work which
they had covensnted with God 10 con.
summate within certain period was
not accomplished. Tho Presidency OF
the Church had called upon Bishop
conn Il, Wlnior 10 supefintend this
AOor and u was duty Of which he
Coull well he pruud-that Of seeing the
nhhhlng touches put uuou this House
VI bQJ' lie felt 10 give Brother Win.
uer bis 'Aith and prayers, Us well AZ Of
us means; and u the subscription
Nn,ch no had already given was not
suulclent anu further help were
needed, he himself would gladly yield