Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-20
SUNDAY SERVICES.

Cannon, President Of the Stake, pre-
siding.
The choir sang tho hymn commence
Ing:
God moves in mysterious way,
His wonders TO perform.
Prayer by Elder George Ii. Wallace.
The choir next sang the hymn COM
menclng:
Come, thou glorious day OF PROMISE
Come and spread Thy cheerful ray,
The Priesthood of the sixth Ward
OBLIGATED In the administration OF the
Sacrament
ELDER ABRAHAM II. CANNON
was the speaker. He expressed the
hope that the Spirit Of the LORI might
be present in the meeting to guide ms
utterances and prompt US to diligence
in the work OF God. 1t Is q source Of
10y to the Saints to reflect on the COOL
ness OF Coz; that He in this age mas
again spoken TO the children OF
men. proving Himself to be
peinp not lar of but near unto
those who call upon HIM. it IL
also gratifying that His iavor In not
bestowed only upon lew, but thh'
among all men, those who love righteous
ness may have inspirations. bOu IL me
same to-day, yesterday anu forever. As
In former ages He revealed Himself,
70 we believe He docs In this age. We
telieve that God spoke through HIS
Son In the beginning Of our era, anu
tbat the promises given ~ that ume
wer, fulfilled, but We do not telleVc
TINT Gods word was confinoi to tue
small country which Jesus traverseu.
There were people Ia other countries
equally entitled to be taught ny our
heavenly Father, and We have, IN inct,
n record proving that also the IN
hsbilants OF this hemisphere were
visited by the Son OF God. rms RECORD,
the Book OF Mormon, as II 10 chlieu,
contains nothing contrary 10 the bioie.
1t tells us, Il possible, more plainly that
iaith Ia necessary Tor salvation, 'hh.
baptism IL an essential ordinance "
this Gospel and that the reception OF
the Holy Ghost follows. We are
taught that Jesus Is the Redeemer OF
the world; that as through Adam oil
die so nil shall through q fist i've.
Without the atonement oi Christ,
mankind must have remained Ia
death.
But we do not believe that those two
books contain nil that God has revealed.
We hold that the Descendants OF the
ten tribes have also received the
word OF God and that their records VIII
some time be brought to light as
Testimony that God lives. These
records. IL will then be iOunu, also
agree fully with the records that have
been given TO us. The principles VIII
DO the same, M there IL no other way
by which men can be saved than by
Jesus and His Gospel. This Ii glorious
thought. The Lord does not conlnc
His revelations to one time or 10 one
people. The spirit OF prophecy Is one
OF the gifts to follow the believers, anu
It has been the experiences oil THIS
people that this gift Is given
in this age as anciently. Visions
of tho future have been opened
10 Ut; the Lord has given US dreams,
etc., and still greater manifestations
will be- seen among us In time 70 COME
as those who are born under the cove
nant grow up and the work is iaiu on
their shoulders. They viii approach
nearer their Father In some respects
tnhu tutlI lhltut1 e~>'.>-'~ -
!heir greater opportunities.
The sneaker said 1t was wonderful
10 reflect on the fact that our mission.
aries who 10 out TO the nations Of the
parth are guided by the Spirit, who
sustnins them In whatever circum-
stances they may come. He
WINS thankful for this divine gilt
by which new principles are brought to
light and 40 much good IL being accom-
plished In this age. For we hold that
IL il through God that everything good
comes and we hail with delight ail that
is calculated to do good to men. We
desire everything that IN good aud
ennobling, anu fanny among the world
have greater wisdom than we have, we
desire them to come and teach us, that
we may benefit through their wisdom.
We expect that even greater things
will be accomplished In our age than
ever before. The Gospel will be
preached to all nations. The Church
will be built up In this country and
we expect, through the Gospel, TO
be OF benefit to all men. IL Ia there.
fore for us to open our hearts and make
room for all who will do right. In the
latter days many Will come here, not
for the sake OF the Gospel, but because
there IN leace In our valleys and be-
cause they desire to escape the tur-
mol OF the world. We should not
loose our faith by mingling with those
who do not believe Us We do, but We
should do them good by the Gospel.
II we cannot resist temptations because
these exist, we have not LEARNED the
Gospel lessons right. A Latter'dny
Saint should he no pure that In the
midst Of the impure he Will be holy,
sxempliiying the teachings OF Jesus In
the midst OF wickedness.
The choir sang an anthem and
ELDER GEORGE GODDARD
announced that Mr.. David Tatum,
minister OF the Friends Church,
Chicago, who has devoted twenty
years OF his life to the cause Of tenn.
perance, would give lecture.
MIR. DAVID TATuM
then spoke for about half an hour, ad.
vocating earneatly aud ell quently the
cause of Temperance. He emphasized
the importance OF combating the liquor
traffic and all its associate evils, 10
tn temptation might be removed out
Of the way OF the young, rhis II Il
work Ia which all good men AMI wo.
men, notwithstanding creed, should
ante.
The choir sang the anthem
Lord of Israel, hear our prayer.
Ben,diction by Elder John smith.
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