Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-14
SERVICES Al THE TABERNACLE
Elders Lyman. smith and Taylor SPEAK Of
the Responsibilities Resting Upon
the Heads Of Families.

NOV. ~, lesA.
Tue choir sang the hymn
Glorious things ~ thee are spoken
ZION city OF our God.
Prayer was offered by Elder JOSEF
warbuiton
The choir fUfhcr sang.
Prayer IL the souls sincere dcsirc
Usterd or uncNpressel.
Elder Richard r. Lyman was che hrs
speakoc. In beginning he expressed tn
option that thcrc was much In en-
Gospel besides technical knowledge. Thu
Gospel hid been given 10 the people oil
the world to mako thcm happier and
better. The speaker believed thB thIs'
who thOuRif they knew che Gosp ], vera
Frequently pracilccd u the least \
loruwicdse alone wouH not bring a sal
walton to the people. u required alme-
thing moFc shan shat Mankind had 30
b. guided BY the Holy sp1E In order
to accomplish great things IN this iifc,
and that spgd had % bc sought after
IN sincerity and humility. Then would
The s1ina - God be- biesF1.i. the would
chen fctl happy AMI be- inclined towards
Kind and charitable auta Prayer, sad
the speaker. vas an essential element
In This respect. A ua.htg Whu puycl
unto the L.rd Tor guidance ana
strength 90 govern and control her chile
ufgn. Nvu.d be sven that assistance
anil would be enabit1 10 raise ~ God
fearing family. and o1c In whose
hcaua was sown she seeds VI rlRh,cuus-
nefs and byaHy % the cause OF trulh.
Tnc spu,ikcr related an inc.dep. show
ing what god resolutions would do to-
waeds young people. proyld'aE ihey
made them In EncwAy feeling thtt
shey wanted ~ httot their condition
spiritually and Otherwise.
Elder Lyman referred 20 she Mutual
Improvement aaaIclatlpus 80 lns.ltu-
tons u1iCuNgcd % BE- % Ereni benefit
10 che yuuug men and women, and he
hnSeved Tiut an who would ally them-
selves with those ORGANIZATIONS would
never rcrrgs lhr siop taken. There WAS
growing tcuieney amuuE The young
people o. be recrelnt a. the duties dc.
VolvinE upon chem. ana unless this tcn.
denry were checked and thar imme.
diH.ciy. many lives, otherwise full OF /
promise Tor the fu.ure. would De- |
bfghiod and crowded Into obscurHy. u !
was the duty OF parcfrH Ia see mat |
their chlhr.n were doing what WAS
right II VAS their duty 90 use thcir
utmost cndcavUfs ~ - shaping she dos
tines OF their families. ~ % place be-
fore them n carer u Joy and happiness.
20 say nOthng " the usefulness whoa
would characterize their jDlrncylnEs
IN life The ircaimfni 81 parents to-
wards children IN ght,r render ysurs,
would reflect On the parents when their
hairs wcrc tsngcd with thc frost ~ win
ter.
children were born bundle OF lnnn-
Ne poasiblllties. aud 90 man dare de
tate the calling ~ this child, or the
work 10 be performed by that lndlvld-
nal II was the duty VI children, how
ever. 20 take advantage o. the opporiu-
mikes afforded them from time 10 cline.
and 20 exert an influence over others
hs, would tend towards benentslng and
cievating their fellows. The orraniza-
tons 81 the Church afforded cNcsllent
for she young - ephancs
and better shcir condition. and among
them was thc Mutual improvement
Association, which the speaker hoped
wouli be taken advantage " by the
children Of the Saln,r
Elder George A. Smith next adj
irehtcd the congregation The Latter
lay Sainss said he. were booked upon aa
peculiar people, and Indeed they we're
REGULAR compared with other religious ,
len limitations 81 she day. They
.lalmcd 20 be- led ana guided by the
Father through Inspiration. ana claimed !
utgher that this guidance had led chem !
'ut " bondage ana caused she work a. Z
'roRrcut aa 70 had done since the or 2
81 she Church in shla dis.
'sneati0n. The Church 81 God ancient
was marked by the same character {
gica. The ancient prophets AMI ap1s- !
lee were mallguvd, riiIcul,d. oppressed !
nd put % death Tor the Gospels AXE. 4
a our day II had been the SAM The \
NJ "A "A ]
resaed, driven frum their homes and /
ast out f1r thrir religions sake. They
al been den0mlnatrd the worst people
N tht eAffh because they sought Go 7
rye ODD and 20 keep Ills c,mmani. Z
notth. Hut IN all their trials aud .fIb. J
AlllnH thcy had come out cunuuHf1rs !
q the ond, the Lord had been with q
hcm ana Ills blessings had followed y
t.in ~ an their oppression and iribu- y
Elder smlth cited she experience Of ,
ne SAINTS In early days. following their A..
.ntory from the Organization " Inc \
,hufch until their arrival In the aops \
J Fhe ltocky mountains. Prosecuted O n
y extent hard O. realize, drlytn from 4
lllar 10 post. ridlculed and rryll,d by
he WORN at large, they CONTINUED 10 Il
erNe the Lord. knowing us they dil
nat COD would verify bless His people
} accordance with HIS promise In uiiy %
Vfll Ana Ito aid bless ihrm. mo q
Npf gr"S. the desert was reclaimed y
no one u the glr,len spots VI shs !
iiyh had been established. The s,lrt. e.
Imtlnued % grow In power ana IAN Il
nee and would always be so il th~y v
= rilned true and faithful 10 me a
iuas which they had espOused. gol's y
snelnkh N,fv well worth striving for. u
hsy brought Joy and Hltlsfaction 10
~ n'art even n the moH petilous a
mes; ana caused comfort and happi. n
esi IN hJ1nrs where otheryis. ,yHi,i1 Z,
iign misery aId detection.
concluding. the speaker e1h1rtrd an =
exercise charity towards their fellow !.
rh' sumo We're not blessed AZ other. u
Az Nere not situated alike. The har. n
~ OF The farms had been great. ma \
los having plenty should not forget
III IeHoWu IN more unfay0rable cir. :
instances God was watching hi. pes.
=, and he would reward those vkoss
luonH merited the blessings he had IA
ore for the faithful. y"
Elder Joseph y. Taylor expressed bis
eaeufe 40 the remarks made by the
sNinua speakers, ana Joined In the adj.
Yhl,luh 20 parents 20 guard their chill.
en- from tho temptations and snares on
IL world, Many years had been spept
uIlhglng into the fold the honest In
arr nun the nations Of the earth EI'
Y. had lah0red assduoualy In the pr5.
ultalleh OF the Gospel. had suffered
va ptNatlonH In endeavorlnF 60 reach
I. n'aIts OF me people, and had spent
ueh time ana means In sprcadinr M
,,ls OF truth and rlghteousness They z
y because Of the love thly had f1r a,
p gospel ana because ~ the isstImony |.
oelNeh " Us divinity; and In thls tbgy y
pc blessed The duty deyolyinF upog
,in, ~ peen wen discharged ana me-
lllH or their laborH were apparent
eat a mission was resting up,n the