Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-25
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Elder Claudlus v. spencer Was 'he
SPEAKER at the Tabernacle

Religious services were held In the
Tabernacle ns usual Sunday afternoon
Elder Joseph f.. Taylor Of the 5iaSe
presidency presiding.
Elder Claudius V. Spencer addressed
the congregation. He said That what
the world termed "slormonitm" was
the true Gospel Of Christ. It oonlain,o
all the gifts and graces enjoyed by the
former.day saints, yea all the blessings
promisod by Jesus Christ and hls
Apostles TO the true believer. Here Il
n test that tic whole human iamily
may know, " they will, Of the truths
of the Gospel believed in by the Latter
DIV Saints. II Il the promise maue ny
Him who apeke Us never man spahe'
uurapy man will DO Hlswlll he shaIl
know Of the doctrine, whether II oe p,
God or whether spoaK OF myself"
Tho propbet Joseph In all humllltli
mi bv the mower of the Holy Hhosli
~, pnia,d the honest In hCnri IN ms
dav tbat II they fepentDd Of thsli
Ana and were baptized fur tlie Ienils-
sinn Thereof they uld know OF tue
,i,ctrine that He taught, whether
we true or not. The Ssme promise
las been held out by all the EiIeis oi
thIs Church 10 the present day When'
4, yer tho Church OF God has existed on
This earth the gifts and blessings per-
taininp unto n has prevailed AMI been
enjoyed by His followers. IL Il very
frmatkablo TACT that whenever deu
ind a ueppIn on the earth 10 whom lie
revealed Himself, and gave them laws
and conmaudmsltstOtt their guidance,
they have la every lus, auce been pefae-
tut,d by the children OF men, and Ia
very many cases put TO uunlh Tor the
truihJe sake. our Savior Ia His Jay
ssk,d the populace (which Of the
ptophets had their fathers not perez
cutsd ami slain" since a. year 1877
mn 10 tho prcdont time, tho Church
III God. of which We are mem
hers. has endured all manner
Of prraocuton for the uruthFa thkr
Many Of our PT0phets, Eiders anu
peopie have laid down their i've, for
the word OF God; have been siam ny
the enemies OF riRhteou'nth'' me
SPEAKER recalled some o, tue harishllH
trials aud pefsucutiOns onuufoi py tne
Latter.day Saints since the organl1i'
ton Of the Church In this generaat.oni
aud pointed 10 some Of the marvellous
maniiestntion oil the Lord Ia bchhil
u His dOwntrodden and Oppressed
people, as for Instance the ioeiihg Of
the people In the prairie Of Iowa by
qusil, hitor their exodus from thelF
buaullful city Of Nauvoo, while thty
were oamped out In the bitter COLI
winter Of lsiB.lsiT, after being fObnel
OF all their posseesionsi their pfotec-
ton on the plains from the Indians
aud again their dclivefhnco from
the ravages Of the grasahoppera,
by the gulls shortly after the
atltlement OF this valley by
the Saints. God had been mefoiiul
TO w ever since we came here aud
would continue 10 be through all the
scenes OF life, as IA the past II We
were true and faithful 10 Him. Joseph
Smith was and Ia IA Prophet VI the
Most High. His succestop In Office,
Presidents Brigham Young, John
Taylor and Wili1rd Woodruff are also
Prophets OF the Lord, and their teach
ings, together with that OF the a poutles
and Elders OF the Church In this dts
Iensation will save or condemn the
people OF this generation according ~
they observe or reject the word u God.
The Gospel was far reaching In IL
nature. IL not only effected this HE
but the life TO come, hence tue Latter
day Saints have erected several tenn
pies, the last Of which stands on this
block or square east Of this building,
that ordinance work may be- performed
for the dead and thoy he prepared 60
enter the place Of rest prepared for oil
the redeemed Of the Lord.