Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-24

Religious services were held IN the
Tabernacle, Salt Lake CITY, Sunday
September 2jrd, 1894, at2 p. M, Elder
Joseph Il. Taylor, Of the Proficiency
Of the STAKE, presiding. The choir
sang the hymn commencing:
Great COD. indulge ny humble claimi
Thou ar, ny hope, ny ioN my rest
The opening prayer was Offered by
Elder Joseph Christensen. Tho choir
sang;
captain Of fsraors host, ard Guide
OF ali who seek tho land above
Elder John Henry smith was called
upon to address the congregation lie
remarked how sweet Is tho human
voice, In songs OF praise to our Father,
in the LULLABY ut our mother's knee,
and In the kindllness Of a loving par
enps COUNSEL How harsh II IL when
used In ANGEL The congregation on
this occasion has assembled 10 listen 10
songs aud words Of praise, 10 contef
their thoughts on the reppJsibilltic-
that attach 60 them NJ n wOrshiping
congregation. And Ia listening 70 tue
sweet strains Of tho hymns OF praise,
the peace and Joy which come win
their Influence were such that We might
wish TO RlwAys have them with us.
We could contrast their swectnoss
with tho bitterness which we know Of
under other circumstance, which
bring discord and sorrow; aud we
might wish that the plcAsutablc feel.
ings always should abide with us. The
speaker had no doubt that tho Al.
mighty designed that Hla children
while they had the choice between
good aud evil, should walk In those
paths that make the most pleasing cx-
pcriencea In life, aud bring constant
sunshine to their souls. IL IL not the
design VI the Creator that In our asso-
Citations with each other W, should
seek 10 arouse that which " disagree
able TO our associates anu ouuolvssi
but that we should control ourselves
and do everything that IL consistent
TO bring peace aud love 10 all. Tue
business Of creating disaensi0n belongs
TO another petonage than the GOD
whom we worship.
There are no people who have been
Taught more carefully than have the
LAttuf-dAy Saints that they should
leave Ia the background those PECULIAR
characteristics that make ua UNPLEASANT
TO olhefe. We are called 10 order our
lives acc riding 10 the pattern Of the
Rrdetmcf, and 10 be as near As possible
In His image 10 our conduct. rne
Saints are carefully taught In this
pattern. They are rXhoTtsd 10 lead
temperate lives; TO hold sacred the
life OF n human being; 10 observe moral
laws and be themselves pure, anu to
conform 10 nil those principles inoul-
Gated by the Divine Master, that they
might become IN the image Of Deity.
by following these instructions they
could present AN EXAMPLE " righteous
mess that would entitle them ~ place
among the lust, aud to become NJ Tor
tue presence OF their Lord aud Re
deemer.
In his observation, the speaker had
learned that there were many who
were called Saints who idly NO. elected
the dmOuishmonts OF the Almighty.
For instance, lie had given fcvela-
Ton enJoining temperance which lie
declared was adapted 10 the weakest Of
Sainls, yet after my years there had
been little Progress IN arriving nj HIS
standard. IL the law OF God were ap.
piled 10 ut, how low would come up 10
the matki Whose home today Ia nOtin.
yaded by afatheT, mother,so n or daugh.
Ter, who disregafda the requirements Of
tbs Almighty regarding liyes VI tenn
pofauctg How many OF those who
bear the Holy Priesthood 10 call the
world TO salvation, have not Within
their thresholds violAters Of the law
Of Godl How many OF this congTe.
CATION have ordered their lives IN Ac-
cord with that which they know 10 be
the Divine law2 Each may answer
Tor himself OF huTsvlt AZ 10 TO whether
~ protesting Saints they have met the
responsibilities which rest upon them
whether they are temperate, honest
and viriuous IN their lives.
Elder Smith did not desire 10 censure
anyone, but 10 nsk this people 10 exam
Inc themselves, and ascertain whether
they were d ding all they should In
carrying ON their Fathers will, or
were negleotiul Of their duties anu UT
an unworthy example. Tho example
Of each person has ila Influence. Have
all OF Us the moral courage 10 resist
evil and avoid the road which leads to
destiuctlOn-to set examples worthy OF
emulation by our children or othen?
The speaker believed that II the Saints
all observed tho principle OF temper.
ance, there wOuld be few among their
children who would bo marked foI det.
tfuctlon by the use v, Intoxicating
drinks; that II would be very rarely
that n drunken person would bu seen
ON our streets, because the Influence Of
atemperate example among tue Is iiuts
would operate against the deba,ing
habit Of drunkenness. How frequent.
ly are sons and daughters led from the
paths Of virtue by the demon drink
The speaker believed some good CUulu
be done by restraining human VICIOUS.
ness, but he dil not believe that lrraI
enactmentH were completely ttltc,uaI
In enforcing lives OF moral feclituus.
That WAS a wOrg Of tho home, OF the
father aud tbs mother, anu Of those
who give Instruction ut the
fireside. The Saints have toeu
called 10 declare that the disuensatiuu
Of the fullness OF TINS hal teen
usheTed In, anu that the command hal
gone forth, Come nut ot net, my