Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-18
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Elders Gcorge n. cannon AMI seymour
u. Young the Speakers.


AT the Tabernacle services yealer'
day, SUNDAY, Sept. u, after the usual
preliminary exercises,
ELDER GroEGE ST. CANNON
was the tirst speaker He expressed q
dssire 10 be guided ~ the spirit oil
God while addressing the congrrga-
ton. The saints, he said, must A.
live that they always have the spirit
with them. He then ousofyed that the
growth ui the Church since her hfs.
Organization has not utcu worry rapid
but there are remarkable cifcuma'ah-
Gee connected with II, o. VIZ consider
the prosecutions thr.ugh which ihn
people has passed. 10 mas teen cur
iomary with the world to pctsccuit
tliose who diner from Tie mniuflly
IN religious matters. Eyeu the ffl,ea-
iants had utcn gully OF pclsgcu'lvn'
Atprtapnt the age seems 10 bn ADVANCED
In this restect anu to-day we fvhu lha-
the various religions In the Woriu can
meet together IN fiieudiy c0nsices ~
IL the case IN Chicago. Even We
Saints arc beginning 90 be- better uh'
derstood by the world, ana people v NJ
formerly perstcutrd are inuiiued "
accord ~ fslrer treatment.
Sometimes It seems O. us ns u the
Lord we're delaying HIS coming put
lie Is continually wording our his
plans fjf the salvation VI mnuhind' a Do
ways arc above tue ways 0t man. Tue
speaker read a portion of the sixteenth
chapter Of 1 samuel a. showing TIE
difference between G1d's ways anu
those Oi man. The question was To
elect a king for lsraci, ami Coz AZ
pointed one whom no man thought Oh
elevAtlng 10 that pOsitiOu-DAyii, tue
shepherd boy. No unu need 70 icnf Iuf
the cause of the Lord, but cacn should
ace that he, himself, IL doing what IT,
acceptable to the Almighty. The
SPEAKER closed by beating testimony
20 the truth Of the Gospel aud the ex-
istenco Va the Church Of all the gilts
and gfacrs which have boon promised
to those VINO have faith aud obey.
ELDER SEYMOUR - YouSu
then addressed the congregation. II,
said lao realized that our number n
comrafatively sslail and thai Oui
popularity IL not great. Yet We hav'
position among the peoples OF Ia,
earth, and tho Lord has indeed ealub
lished a marvellous work, AS lie
promised 10 do, when lilo shtd a time
would come wncu peace should be rt'
tablishud aud all nations be- taugh
by the Lord. IL IN pleasing 10 iistsn Va
the testimony given that tue Gospel u
true. This Church has had aud has
now representatives nj the fclisiou'
congress. Our choir u which We nrt
Justly proud has lust returned itom
Chicago, and there was " lsdum ~ tholi
visiling that city ut this Tins. They
acquitted themselves with much CTrdil
anu bore great testimony 10 Tue
world Of the ability 10 be found here.
Papers will be- read Mt the ftligloui
cOngtess, stating our views auu
hopes for the future, nud We
will be- better understood ifuu
this time. The saiut8 have AL
ways teen a missionary ptople. IL u
the very puTpoie Ut their existence 4
testify 10 the world Of tue tfutn.
The visit OF the First Presidency L
the Fair WIS referred TO, Rud th'
speaker tnid he fulOicri In tho Elf
cumstauce, because the more We be
came known ia the world the totief 10
Us. Our brethren aud sisters ~ Ia
choir made a favorable impfefsloi
wherever they went, the purity Of ou
young people being manifest 10 tn
audiences before whom they appeared
Having read ~ portion OF Malachi
Elder Young remarked that Whei
john the Baptist came, no testified u
the coming oi Jesus whose messenger
lac was. He Accomplished his mlssiui
by pfoclaiming this truth anu frbukinl
the wickedncss Of the people. lie wa
finally marty red because OF hls tosti
mony. But hia mission was not yt
finished. Tho Scriptures tell us thHtth'
messenger SHOULD once more be- sea
before the eecond coming uf ChfiHt
We testify that he did come, for h'
appeared 10 Joseph and OliNeT All,
conferred on them the Priesthood n
the name OF Messiah, And then In /
wonderful vision that Joseph had IL
tho Kirkland Temple the Savior ap
peared. Thus were the words VI Mgla
chi fulfilled. Thu Lord camu 10 III
Temple. lie opened the great won
whereby salvation tor all 10 proclaimed
not only for the living hut also Tor thl
dead.
The speaker rejoiced that We can b,
heard among tho nations OF the card
aud proclaim peace to all men. lie 1
a firm believer In tho message whlcl
embraces all the human race and h'
longs for the day when tho Elder
will be universally received and Ia
earth blessed. lie closed by an earuea
eKhetlau0n to the SsiutS 10 culuyg,
good will towards all aud live 20 M {
DO able to do good Tor themselves an
for those who depend ON them, Tor III
cause u God among our icllowmon. Z
time will come when the Saints Hhu
be sAvioTs on Mount Zion, not only !
spiritual sense but Physically w
will DO called upon 10 feed the hungT
aud clOthe the naked. Let us bu pT'