Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-19
AT The TABERNACLE,
Testimonies Borne 10 The Restoration
Of the Gospel
saints Addressed by Elders n. 4. ner-
ris aud brigham Young, aud
Presl Jos. o. smith.

Services were held In the TAber.
uscle, sa't Lake CITY, sunday, August
18Th, 1895, Elder Angus NJ. Cannon,
president Of tue stake, PRECEDING.
Tho choir saug too hymn:
20, 70 messenger. Of glory,
Run, ye lesstes Of The skies.
Prayer by Ei4rr a. NJ. Musssr
The 81 OR sang the hymn.
though ir the ouiward Church bslow
Tie wheat and tares together grow.
Il der Nuphi l.. M0rrs, lately re.
turned from mission 10 Great Brit
ain, was the fret speaker He said
tnst the eiisus u the Elders Ia the
field Ia which he had been
laboring 10 many respects were
rewarded with success, though
this seemed but very little 10 compati'
sou with that which attended tue
Efforts Of the earlier misslonsrief. mor'
monism l. mn old and stlll an uupop'
ulaf subject IA England. There are
very few who have not hcnfd some
thing or other Of the Motmons. Many
people there are anxious aud wiling
10 Iistpn To the Eidsfs, but worry few
are willing 90 step forward aud en-
brace the Truth IN meuknCss sui
humility. There IL a great deal Of
lf,JuIics aud bitter feeling agalusI our
ucoplo. la some cases the cause VI
this animoslty can be- traced anu
rrIunda found t. exist for H.
Somstimss the Saints have acted
unwlsoly, and ooca,iona y Elders have
committed weaknesses aud fUlliUe. Tue
Elders VI ,faoi should be- very careful
OF their actions when carrying the
Glsfel TO the nations OF the earth, In
many places tho opposition has been
D., great that 1t has completely upset
INSET In cOmmOtion the whole vll'
Iage. This opposition has never done
tue cause OF truth any harm, IL IL like
President Brigham Young said, "li
YOU kick MoTmonism you kick u up
n!lift;n Oths Paul has said, "Gou
Gu do nothing against tue tfuth but
for tho truth"
rhs Elders spend n great deal
Of tine are trying 10 reach the people
10 enlighten them and remove from
them that awful prejudice which
exists against the MOTmOns. There II
AN Improvement In tbs missionary
field In Great Britain, although the
bapiisms are not 40 NUMEROUS as Ia
former tlmo,, but considering the
different circumstances under which
tho Elders labor, the cause Ia utral
Britain IL by DO means falling,
Elder Brigham ioupg was tho next
Bpsaker. He snid that while the great
majority Of the people who had heard
the Gospel hal rejected ~, there
were etill many thousands who have
received nj testimony Of the truth and
nfe striving 10 live according ~ the
light which they have received. The
people Of the world think u great
presumption ON our part to ~ among
ne most Enlightened people on The
face OF the earth and say that ws have
teceiycd the Gospel OF tue 5pn VI Coz
md have come 10 preach that Gospel
unto them, to tell them that THIS
heavens have again been opened, ana
inst We have received revelations from
God. Yet We call upon all mankind TO
iuveAtigats the claims wo make and ASK
them TO Judge without bias or pfolu'
dice and 500 for themselves n We are
not Justified In preaching the Gospel
NJ tns Hon OF God ns We u understand II.
The Latiet.day Saints have received
the Gospel In It's fullness and they have
tho revelations OF God given TO thUm.
There IL not recorded In sacred or pre-
tan- history . time WHOM the people Of
Odd were devoid Of this blessing, ne
long NJ they serve the Lord and keep
Ills commandments.
President joseph II, Smith then Gd.
dressed the congregation on some Oi
the principles OF the Gospel.
Tue choir sang the anthem;
sihs mountains shout for Joy.
at the conclusion Of when the cOngto,
CATION sang the D5xology,
Benediotlon was pronounced Ivy
Bishop William II. Preston,