Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-10
TABERNACLE SERVICES.
Addresses Yesterday Afternoon by III
dsrs A. e. Young, 4. A. ClaWson
sidney u. Clawson and Alfred Solo
mon.

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The fret speaker at the Tabernacle
yesterday afternoon was Elder Albert
G.. Young, who said that fourteen
months ago he left this city ON mis-
sion 10 Great Britain, and while In
that country he enjoyed his LAHORE
greatly. As IN olden times Il was not
the great and mighty onos-spesking
after the manner Of msu-wuo were
called Of the Lord as his messenger
to the peoples Of the earth.
The Lord through His ancient Pro-
phsts, declared that He would ohoos"
the weak things Of the earth ani hau
always done 10 10 bring HIS purposes
TO pass. The Gospel revenitd aneW IN
this age, contained all the CUTS ana
blessings enjoyed by the true believers
who received the Gospel ~ taught ~
Jesus Christ aud His Apostles. Cos
IL the same today, yesicrday ana ior'
ever. Az formerly, He promises the
sincere believers that they snail Know
OF the doctrine whether II IL true or
not. rbe scriptures are oi no private
Interpretation. IL men everywhere
would humble Themselves ana listen W
the words VI eternal lie and yield
obedience thereto, they would receive
fillness Of Joy, would know Of
surety that God lives for they would
receive testimonies from heaven con-
corning Him. His designs, aud their
eternal ,alyation.
Elder r. Alfred Clawson was also
called upon. He said that all the
Elders called upon TO address the people
relied upon the Spirit Of tue Lord,
He, too, had Just returned from
mission TO Great Britain and expert
enced great JOY aud satisfaction whllc
abroad proclalming the principles Of
life anu salvation. As ministers OF
Jesus Christ, all we ask VI tue world Is
that they give US healing, anu II they
do this with honest and contfitc
heart, God will accept Of them. A.
in all ages when God has spoken from
the heavens the masses a the people
have ropudiated the message, rldicuitd
anu prosecuted HIS servants aud
sought their dettructi1ni anu because
" tnis, condemnation leth at their
door. The Elders la England atu
meeting with some success, ~ here
and there some persons receive the
GOSPEL.
Elder Sidney u. Ciswson, another
returned missionary TO ufeat Britain,
likewise related his experience In tue
missionary heli, II being similar TO
the last speaker and spoke OF the i'm.
poftance OF missionary work.
Elder Allfed $ llomon was glad n
DO At home again alter two years
absence ON mission TO England. No
place on earth was like "uur mountain
nome" Whenever Gid set His hand
10 do certain woik among tho child.
fen OF men, ~ lie had done on numsf-
GUS occasions during the world's his.
tory, the evil one was on the watch,
anu sought 10y every possible means 10
Illustrate God's designs. In former
times, On with the ancient prophets,
apostles anu covenant people VI the
Lord, they were put 20 death. The
greatest pefHonage that ever lived, our
Divine Master. suffered an iRnOmini.
Gus death, a. did nearly all Hia follow
cts who would not renOuIcp the faith.
The snme tpltit is uxtant today. II
exists among the puOple OF the world.
They afe opposed 10 the plan OF life anu
salvation aud do their utmost 10 destroy
the Work OF dOd from tue oArth,
The people, generally speaking, say
they do not want the GOspel-dO not
want any more religion, anu rake up
all the old stories, long since demon.
strAiod false, ia order 10 bring persscu-
ton and destruction upon ~. The
speaker said the question had often
been asked him why tne Latier.day
Saints gather together. lie answered,
because God had commanded
II In this age. Ho referred
10 the deplotablo condition Of
Affairs In ENGLAND NJ the present. time.
In London alone 90, 900 men, lac stated,
were out Of employment. rnat meant
100000 people including men, women
anu children, ON the verge OF starva.
ton. In tbs other large citlct Of Eng.
land like conditions existed according
10 the number Of inhabitants. All you
who have friends or relatives In thu
old country, said tho speaker, think Of
them. Aid them materially anu
spiritually that you and your sons anu
daughters and oil the people OF God
may bo saved together.