The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-05-27

TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

for the Cook Archipelago left Papeete,
Society Islands, aud four days later
others left that same port for the Mar
quisas group.
Architect Kletting OF Salt Lake is
preparing plans for tabernacle at
Reverton. IL will be about ffty-eight
feet square, and eighty feet to the top
Of the dome. situated in the center OF
the edifice.
The following annual stake Sunday
school conferences will take place
during June: Utah TAT Provol June 10
and IL; Wasatch. 18th and 18th; Onei-
da, 18th and 10Th; Bear Lake and Mil.
lard, cath and 95th.
President Snow addressed the st.
George Sunday school on the 18th and
shook hands with s35 children and
kissed the smaller tots who came for.
ward TO grasp the hand OF their be-
loved president. 1t was scene never
to be forgotten, and his kind. fatherly
advice TO the little ones was filed with
wisdom.
The greater portion OF the general
authorities OF the church are now alb.
sent from home. Presidents Snow,
Smith and Richards, with Apostles
Lyman and Woodruff. President Sey-
mour u. Young and Bishop Preston
are visiting the saints in southern
Utah; Apostles Smith and Cowley are
in the southern states; President Geo.
q. Cannon is in Washington, ID. c.;
Apostle Grant is on his way east, and
and others are absent on missionary
work
Late advices from Samoa state that
during the late troubles the mission
headquarters at Fagalii was looted
March 25 and property to the amount
OF 81, 200 belonging to the church and
20 the missionaries was destroyed by
the native warriors. No personal in
jury had been suffered by any of the
missionary brethren and sisters,
though some OF them had passed
through critical experiences The mis-.
sionaries on the island OF upolu were
being concentrated at Apia.
The special conference Of the st.
George stake, called in honor OF the
visit of the first presidency and part Of
the quorum of twelve, met on the 18th
inst, with the whole OF the party feel
ing in excellent spirits. President
Snow was the first speaker. His re-
marks were mainly eulogistic of the
people OF St George and vicinity on
their tithes and offerings, giving them
the name OF being the best 1.-THE pay ers
and most faithful stake in the Church
Of Christ. He spoke OF the colonial
ton OF that country. and the difficult
ties successfully overcome in making
the country what 1t Is Mt present He
said jackson county. Mo-. the center
stake OF Zion, should be colonized
sooner than we expected, and urged
the people to prepare themselves for
the glorious day to come.
At the Salt Lake Tabernacle Sunday,
May "a, there was an unusually large
was the only speaker. te said that IL
was great thing to know that this II
the kingdom OF God bat he expressed
the belief that testimony would not
save any man. People cannot be saved
in Ignorance, but Intelligence alone is
not saving.
knowledge, just as faith, may be
dead" the speaker went on. Faith is
vivi6ed belief, but faith alone will not
save. Acceptance OF the saving works
OF Jesus Christ is necessary to saliva
ton" DIR. Talmnge referred 10 pu-
merous instances in the New Tesla
ment where people knew beyond
doubt that Jesus Christ was the Son OF
God. and yet were not saved. lie
quoted the apostles words that even
the devils believed, and compared their
dead, unvivified faith to the living
faith OF Peter. who said; Thou arr
Christ
This Is day OF trials, OF tempta
tions, aud OF many churches, contin
ued Dr. Talmage. 1T Is the day the
prophet referred to when the people
should cry, Lo here Is Christ, and 10
there Is Christ and it is necessary
that the people should put their faitl
in God. Signs are to follow the be
levers. but signs are not always
true indication that miracles are per
formed by the power OF God Other
powers sometimes perform miracles
Men have been healed by other powers
than those OF God Testimonies founde,
on miracles are like house built oil
sand-they will fall The time will
come when the fall Of man will not b.
considered great curse. The fal
free agency Man has absolute powe
TO decide between good or evil for him
self. None can be forced into sin no
can any be forced to accept works o
, righteousness"
Mr.. Talmage spoke OF mans nature
saying that he is not wholly evil. IL
also dealt with the law OF heredity an,
closed with the assertion that ma
who could overcome hereditary i'm
pulses would be entitled 10 great re
, ward.
Conjoint Mutual Improvement Asso
citation conferences will be held as FOL
lows during June; Box Elder BRIG
ham City and Emery June 10 and II
sanpete (MantD and san Luis (Ma
nnssl IIIh and 18th; Tnoele lrnoel