Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-25
SUNDAY SERVICES.


rrs at the Tabernacle.
At the tabernacle yesterday after.
nom Elder Moses Thatcher first al
dressed the congregation He sara
nearly a year had elapsed since he last
had the pleasurs Of meeting Win th'
Latter.day Saints In that building.
After months Of illness through which
he hal passed, he greatly rsioiced al
beine once again with them. He
especially grateful for the privilege Of
paftakinR Of the sacrament anu Of
hearing his testimony 10 the divin"
mission u the Prophet JoPeph smith,
that we had again received the doslei
of the Son Of God IN It's primitive
purity, In its simplicity ami piainnes-,
and while we might be surrounded ~
trying circumstances Of a temporal
nature. yet we had much cause iof
rejoicing and very much for which We
should DO thankful. During The past
two months we had heard much con
corning the trying financial condition
in which the people hau been recently
pIaced; indeed that seems now 70 be
The ail.Absorbing subject. The so
called panic through which We were
raising, and which came upon US 20
suddsnly, naturally caused the people
10 reflect very much on their temp RAJ
condition. He had sometimes lhuuSht
that we might experience n shfinkage
In the value Of our spiritual wealth
ana possibly notice II lees, anu make
fewer comments than we hud done on
wituesslng the strain In our temporal
Affairs or the shrinking In that when
IA pefishAble. To his mind ihis should
not be the case with the Latler-day
saiAts, for they had Ia the past become
accustomed TO what was called "hAfd
times, - having drunk 10 the very dIegs
of poyerty, More than once they had
been deprived Of all their EARTHLY pos
ees.ions for the sake Of their teligionj
ana while they might have complained
aud murmured, still la tro midst OF u
all We were riuh IN the thlnsh OF tho
kingdom OF heaven.
SotwItbstanding tho stflugency In
money matters, and the diiileuitles
which HAD surrounded US, We had gfvAl-
er reason 10 be thankful Than any other
people on the earth; for we nal IN.
Church OF God, with Apostles ana
Prophets, together with all tue glit-,
gracrs aud blessings that charaoIeflhei
the Church established by tho Ljfd
and his APOSTLE In the merl1ian OF
tire. We had Fint Presidency who
held the keys TO "bind ON cetih" ani
II Ia "bound In heaven" We hAd All
the gifts " tue Gospel enjoyed by the
early Christian Church; we had those
things which, " faithful In observing,
Will enable US In the hereafter TO PAYS
10 our inhefitanccs- powers
and prlncipalitiea. We had the keys
by which we might seek hrsl the
kingdom Of heaven and Us righteous
ness, with the promise that all things
shall be- added. We had the spirit OF
prophecy In our Church, with power
10 heal tue sick. Nothing was omitted
neither wers any good gifts withheld,
that were enjoyed In the Church e.
tablishod In the beginning u the
Christian era. God had plAntel our
feet In these now pleasant Valleys out
u the wilderness He had brought lufth
abundance. Here In these noun
talns tue people were well clal
and ahuudantly fed notwithstanding
that many worp out OF employment.
The spiflt dis rat hes Drought about
the great suffering i1lt hy the mafsrs
OF the people. There was q pufpofo ~
all this. When tested by the things
permitted to come upon us, aud We
Withstand thc trail, we would come
cut fsifer and bSighlei; we would ret
the sunshine Of property Ouce more.
Should we be sllihiu iudifiefeui, or
uBconcerned and not PROFIT by the
lessons OF the PRESENT. Were W. not
able to discern that We should not
reach that degree OF perfection In iem-
pofal matters which were desirable ~
we followed after tho methods Of the
world2 The speaker then dwei at
Bome length on tue slavery OF debt,
which he said was applicable alike TO
individuals aud nations. lniiviuuas
or communitits, 10 DO free anu indt-
pendent, must 10 Lenders AMI not bot.
Towers, God designed that His people
should be free people, Out they could
not be flee while In debt.
President George q. Cannon was
the next SPEAKER, Referring TO the
recent trip made by the First Presi-
uuncy and members OF tho Tabernacle
Choir 10 Chicago, he testified TO the
kind manner IN which all were
treated wherever they went. IL had
been an interesting journey, and the
choir had passed the mOet sanguinr
expectations.
President wil'ord Woodruff added
his testimony concerning the kind t..
ooDtiDn given aud the good feeliuui
entertained by the people towards ths
First Presidency, the Choir Hud theil
friends In going TO Chicago, Will,
there, anu Oh tnvit return home. rnt
speaker felt grateful 10 God for III
great goodness In bringing about suci
wonderful change In the heart. oi tu
people Of the East townrls tie IL oi
day Saints.