Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-11
SUNDAY SERVICES.

The regular aorvlsg8 were held al the
TABERNACLE yesterday. Sunday, June
10, 1893, togiuuitgat p. M, Elder
Angus 81. Cam presiding. After
singing by the Choir, Elder Theodore
Curtis offered prayer
The speaker was Elder o. T.. Whit
rcy. He read tbu lr4t % v.fses. the
.Dlh we're, vutar 30 90 40, nnd the 5sth
N'fsu " the h.lueuth chapter OF paups
met episuO o. the Corinthians, aud
spoke upJn the subIru, Oi the rusuffur-
liou. kg'eriing briefly 90 the career
OF saul ~ Ittus PRIOR aud subsequent
CD hlH conversion o. ChtIstlauity, when
from pufsucutof hu bBcamo au Apostle,
he showed thc B0llCiiuIu 0fthat servant
Of God Tor the welfare OF tho churches
raised up Ia various parts through the
S'h.OuH lahore OF himself ami his asso.
ciaics. Tho uplstlu quoted was but one
o many sent out by Paul 10 Instruct
tue Christians aud warn them against
the lnHiil0ua inr0AIH 0f false doctrines
That were then creeping Into the
bosom OF The infant Church. Even
while some were 6tiil living who had
seen the Savior ga His rcsurfuciol
hoIy, there were those iu the Church
a. torinth and other places who were
beginning % doubt lhu truth af what
bad been told them, anu wGro denying
the resurrection OF tho lead.
The speaker then Hkeiohrd tho scrip.
tufhl narrative NJ the iFuveUl appear.
AuCeH Of the riaan Chrisl 90 His
amazed dirciplsF, 20 slow % CumpFG-
bend anu grasp .ha principle OF the
resurrection, although previously
taught IL by their Lord, while he Wa
yet among them Ina mortality, the AZ.
pearaucc 10 Mary MigdnlUuu, she
who was the lrst 10 have the
evidence OF tighg t. the
other women hor c1mpauiong, who,
clasping the Savi1r'a foot, were tho
fret 10 receive the evidence OF touch:
TO the two disciples at Emmaus, whom
He reprOyrd Tor doubling, because OF
Ills death, that He was the Oue 10
redeem Israel; 10 Peter aud the other
Apostles, Ia wh06a presence lie nts "a
piece Of FISH and portion OF
honey-c0mb, anu told them 10
feel o. Him and not deem Him
a mere spirit, "i0r a spirit hath not
ilosh and bones ~ ye SEQ me have.N
The Savior even insisted that Thomas
should feel the prints OF tho uaiiB Ia
His person, anu thrust HE hand into
His wounded side, IN order 10 convince
that honest bu. doubling soul that his
Lord had Indeed risen from the dead,
and was present Ia a tangible body.
Why I'D Ho cOudesceud 10 do MI
these thiugs2 IL was because He know
that the time would come whom these
huruuirs, these denials Of the tesurroC-
ti0n, u which hb was The ilfat fruits.
would creep into His Churon aud lead
antray those negligent OF their duty,
careless AMI slothtul, whose love f0f
Han would grow cold, and whose
hght--tEu light that no mad klldlrd
upon the allar OF their hBAfts-WuulI
20 out Tor want OF fua. lie
Intended 20 leave with tho men who
were 90 represent Him ON earth "a
positive knowledge that lilo had iuI-
filled His word ia regard 10 the rosuf-
rrctl0n, that they might DO qualified 30
bear witness 10 al thB world that 10 wus
u fact and no fable. AND these men
who weyu thus C1nviuurd-n0t only
by seeing aud feeling, the cvl.
guuCe u thuir natural seusss-
hut by tile power Of the Holy Ghost,
proofs Immediately higher than any
outward manifestations - gave their
lives TO demonstrate tho Biuuarity OF
their convictions.
Elder Whitney referred TO othor
Appearances Of the risen RedeUmtE
the ouo 70 tho i've hundred brethren
mentioned by Paul, anu that q the
q pu-tlud NJ the time Of the
ascension, when angels ucclaied
10 those "men OF GnltlysD
tunt "thiH same Jesus which is taken
up from you into heaven, snail Nv come
IA like manner 40 ye sue hin 20 into
heaven" Ito thon described al length
the glorious visitation OF the Savior 30
the Nephites upon tho American cou-
tiueut, when multitude OF g5IU men,
women and children not only SAW hut
were permitted 70 touch Him
that they might bo convinced OF tine
taugbilly OF that glorified Tabernacle.
which hal uuCe been mortal. but MA.
now immortal and inc0rruptlble. Hg
told the Nephitos that they were NJ tbe
00lhur shoepn referred 10 bv Him tu
Hi- traChiuEs at Jerusalem. rJohn X.
lola subject hp could 40, lully ~
paIu 60 tue Jews bsoauss of
their unbellok He orpanizsi
His church here o. no haj
urgauizcd IL upon the eastern hsmig.
uHure, uho0sinF twelve Apostles from
among the Nopnita8 and giving them
explicit Instructions uH 20 how 10 bau.
he, aud build up that Church whsa |
nc rn1uli nave luit them ~ " and |
visit s.ill "sthur shoeT;' tho lost tfibss |
VI the AHyruu captivity and tho
children Ul Israel wherever ig should |
please the Father 10 send Him. |
He albo predicted 10 tho Ne |
plates tho glorious future OF |
The cuildfeu Of JDsrrh--wIth whom
lhuy were uumngFed-u00n this land. |
where the New Jerusalem was 20 be-
built while the old Jerusalem would
Ir rebuilt In Palestine, and al Israel
gathered from their long disuefsi0n.
These we're the earliest proofs given
10y tho Savior VI ills resurrection, anu |
llo dli II % prepare His ulurah
against the enclOachmgnh VI hOIesiua
hat soon began 10 creep In aud
destroy tue souls Of HIS people. The
Au0Hilps hgttlod bTavely againat these
.niuRs, giving their lives one bv one
.or tho sake VI the Gospel pure andun.
iehlei, ttgardiAg which Paul said 10
Inc Church oi dalatiH, which like the
3a-,rlnienCh"r1a was losing The iallh;