Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-15
SUNDAY SERVICES.
utle Tabernacle Yesterday the speak
,rs were Elder, n. J. Grant aud
John Henry Smith.

Attbo Tabernacle services yesterday
afternoon, January IAN, Elder Angus
NJ Cannon, PRECEDENT OF the STAKE
presided.
The choir sang!
Hal 70 tho brightness Of Zion, glad m'rn'nf'
Prayer by Elder Joseph Home
The choir sang'
wehero approach Thy table Lord
The Priesthood Of tho Finn ward
oniclated la the administration oi 'ho
Sacrament
Elder Heber J. Grant, o. .hc quorum
OF the Twelve Apostles, first aditcs SEQ
tho coprtegaiion. lie rejolced 10 tht
t,sti,nony n the Gospel, and desired
tbnt while Speaking to the Shnis lac
might be aided by the Holy spirit 70
sptak according 80 their neuis.
Recently 1t was his privilege 10
travel i'm the southern part e tue Ter
sitBrv. His visit there was really
Time of rcfrrshinr ~ himself, guOi
feeling having been manifested among
the rfopls, and ho WIS pleased 70 htc
them pro-pefiug. The MARI llues
Wbich they hai felt were ralhur a
caule Of their improvement az they
were Obliged 20 exert themselves anu
bv means of their home iudusify tucy
had MANAGED 10 improve their trmpOf.
nj rpudition. The inrmefn o. the
ueirbbothrui Of 30. George hau 10
coursn Of construction dam ~ means
OF which they would Bu enabled 70
snvo considerable cxrcnse In culiivat'
ing their iauue. Tue leopiu VI tie
south In these respects were an exam
pic to those nvipg Ia TIC nutlhtfn
cOuntics Of Utnh.
Tho speaker did not thins there wac
any lust Cause among tue
Lsttei-dny Saints Tor hllute ~
Improving their condition. Ihty shouil
seek to know from TIE Lgri what
labors they ought g. accomplish upon
tho earth; anu m gaining thls Know
edge they should willingly perform tue
wofk required VI them.
Many VI the people OF tue Wofld
enirrialned the opinion that the Latter
day saints did not accept the tcachings
Of The Bible. Probably the cause "
This Dfbvaiont idun was that the saints
l,urytd in the Book Of Mormon.
very rcntfnl impression was that ~
they believed IN the latter they did not
accent the Blble M u divinuly Inspired
record. AuOlhcT general and Wide
spfead opinion was mat the Latter.duy
Saints were marrow minded, aud thUy
thought themselves the only people on
The earth who would gain salvation IN
thp Ktrgdom VI God. II THIS be- true
why then uid the Sninth engage in
vlcarluus wuIk In lActed places TOT the
REDEMPTION OF those whO hal di0d
without knowledge Of this TRUTH
The Latlef-iay Saints believed that
Jesus came into this world aud died 10
save ths children Of men. while his
body was lying In the tomb, lie went
anu preached TO tho spirits In prison
who were disobedient In the days OF
Noah. The speaker quoted from the
Holy Scriptures ~ show that there
was hope for tho salvation even Of
those VINO have died without accept
ing the truth In this life.
In travelling over the country the
speaker said, lac met with individuals
who had sprut large portion Of their
liveain compiling genealogical records.
n Spirit Of the Lord had thus opur.
Mt through such individuals
~ records OF the dead might be COM
pied 10 enable the LAtter.day Saints
work OF redemption In temples for
their deau. Tho Gospel IN which the
Latter.day Saints believed was com.
pfehensiye Gospel, providing for the
salvation Of all mankind except Ger.
tain fow who, alter gaining certain
amount OF divine knowledge turned
away from tho Truth and ttampled
under feet, Rs II were, the saving prin-
ciplen of tho Gospel. lie desired that
the La,ler.day Saints would value
their prl gilegoa aud continue faithful
In the Gospel.
Elder John Henry Smith, OF the
quorum Of the twelve Apostles, Also
SPOKE. He referred TO tho temporal c1n-
dilion OF the LAltof.day Saints. Much
had bsen accomplished in the Garth 10y
man;but In spite Of the marycls which
he had been the instrument OF bringing
about, he could not by ms own SIKH
save a human being from the oonse.
quouota Of sin,
Many had dlsclaimei against tho
laNHnud commandments OF God, but
should We investigate what these indi.
viduals have accomplished II would hn
found that n their teachings were fol-
lowed the chillTvn Of men would de-.
generate. dod, however, had enacted
laws hud provided means whereby men
might develop In this life aud gain an
eternal salvation IN tho life 10 come,
The plan " redemption was not u fable,
hut an established truth. Elder Smith
TejoIced In the compfuhensivonoss Of
the Gospel ana In the spread ui truth Ia
the earth. The doctrine OF a ylcatious
work for tho salvation Of tho dead
was doctrine foreign 10 tho mass Oi
Christians in the world. Hut the
uu,hs taught by the Lat,ur.iay Saints
were working their way ia the world.
Each truth would make lie impress
The Church OF Jesus Christ VI Latter
day Saints organized with5iN members
and In spite OF the repeated ana CON
tinued efforts that had been matt
against It, II had grown 10 iis present
proportions and was still growing on,
NJ tho strongest indications VI 10
divinity.
The choir sang;
Jerusalem, my glorious home.
Patriarch Jonu smith prDuuuuret