Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-17
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Religious ttINltth Wtlt htlh ~ WV
Salt Like Tabernacle, Sunday, July
iG. 1893, commencing nj . p. M
Elder Angus NJ. Cannon, president
OF the stake, presided. Alter singing
by the choir, prayer was offered 10y
Bishop WIN. r. Preston. The choir
and congregation then Joined in sing
ing the hymn, "rhe Spirit VI CO.
Ike a Gre Is burning" after which
tue Sacrament wss administered, the
Priesthood Of the Fiat ward
tficiatng.
Elder Ouon +. whitney was
called to address the congregation.
He read from the ffth chapter OF 81.
Matthew, lith ~ iTth verse, and 1881
TO Ash VERSES. Said the speaker
There are to the student Of the
Scriptures three great facts that stand
out prominently. Fret, that God, from
the earliest times has had chosen
people on the earth. Second, that lie
has worked through that people for tho
salvation Of mankind. Third, that
having revealed 10 that people His
will, lie has required VI them a iiio
superior TO that Of the natious around
them.
God chose Abraham and his de.
fceudauts, TINT In them all nations VI
tho earth might DO blessed. lie did
not exalt Israel merely Tor his own
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Of Atrahama children that dp1 chose
them for peculiar people, but II was
Tor the salvation OF the whole world.
Abraham understood this, though ap-
Tarently nll his descendants did not.
lie wa chosen 10 be- the father OF the
faithful, that Lineage might Doe pro.
vided Tor thu Son NJ God, thu Savior OF
mankind. And not only was Jcdus
preOtdniuod na tho Savior before the
foundation " the world tut Abraham
was also preordainod for his mission, ~
well An many others TO play their parts
in the great drama Of Time. Abraham,
IN Offering Isaac, typificd the great
Offering Of the son OF God BY His
Father. Proving faithful he was
promised that his seed should be ~
numerous ~ the STARS. In Jaoob, the
sou OF lsaac, was this promise per.
peiuated, and from him came the
Twelve Tribes OF Israel
tho speaker traced the history Of he
house Of Abraham down 20 the days Oi
the Savior, showing how the Al.
mighty had shaped events with view
TO fulhlling His purpose " blessing
all nations. The coming VI Chrst
WIS fuliiimrut OF the promise of
Abraham that Ia him should all the
nations Of tbe earth bo blessed.
The Savior taught tue jews 10 love
their euemiCa-a new doctrine 10 thtm.
They had been taught Tor centuries g.
hate their enemies, tUtXact AN eye for
au eye, u tooth tot a tooth; 10 practice
the law Of retaliation. 10 was no
wonder, ther, ilfc, that they were as.
t0niahed NJ His doctrinc, when lie
required them 10 be perfect even az
GJd, who sends His rain and sunlight
on the evil anu ON the good. Christ
uiu nOttvil the people that what their
ancestors had done under the teachings
OF Moses was wicked aud vain, that
the law " Moses was wrong. Hut 10
TOLD Thorn he came 10 tulfl the law. II
had done It's work, and new or higher
uOotrine was " bupofaelc the old. II
was declaration that the work OF the
Lord Is prOgrcssive anu must 20 on TO
perfection.
fhis was not the first time that mon
hal been taught to love their neigh
burs anu do unto others ~ they would
TINT Others should do unto them, but
~ was a new doctrine T. the Jews.
Coniucius had taught II h. tho Chinese
centuri,s before. GJd sends great
men iut6 all nations TO teach Them
truths essential u their salvation,
truths that they are ftleu
20 receive. An example OF
Of this kind was Mohammud, who
turned the idolatrOus sons vi lshmaul
to the worship OF ouu Col. Mohammoi
was not n Prophet suCn us Moses or
Isaiah, but he had measure VI truth
for the people TO whom ho was seut,an
they received according To their oapa.
city.
Some might think II presumptuous
for mortal men 10 aim 10 become per-
feet; but that WAS the doctrine Of the
Savior. IL Christianity, or % it's now
called, MOrmonism, mtaus anything,
II Il that men ana women, thu children
OF Cot, may become Ike their Father
and Mother In heaven; that tho litter.
ence between them Is merely matter
OF elhtMhlhH NAAA A'NNANlNlthAs ~ was .
TO further this development that the |
Savior taught His disciples 10 love |
their enemies ami not hate them. We |
ART not expected ~ become perfect all |
nj once, but are required 10 advance |
aud Approximate toward perfection |
day by Jay.
The Lord told the Israelites, through
Moses aud the Prophets, that N they |
kept His law they should be free, but |
II they did not they should |
DO scourged, brought into boud.
age, and carried into captivity. Their |
history from Joshua down Is one OF |
scourges and bondage for their wicked. |
ness, alta Of dolivcrnnce and freedom |
when they turned again 10 the Lofd. |
The words OF the Prophe 10 were iul. |
fillnd. Israel eventually was taken |
from hls own land aud catered among
all nations. A small portion only was
left Ia the promised land, fora lineage
through which might come the Savior.
Not only was tho house OF Israel seat,
tered ON the eastern hemisphere by the
Asyrlan and Bnbyl0ulan Captivities,