The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-05-26
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

Elder iuiltp liuycocks president VI
the Turkish mission. has been released
to return home during the summer.
ON April aist the first missionaries
for the Cook Archipelago left Papeete,
Society Islands. and four days later
others left that same port for the Mar
1uisas group.
Architect klctting Of salt Lake Is
preparing plans for a tabernacle at
Revcrtou. It will be about fifty-eight
feet square, and eighty feet to the top
Of the dome, situated in the center Of
the edhce.
The following annual stake Sunday
school conferences will take place
during June; Utah lat Provo June 10
and II; wasatch, 18th and 18th; onei-
da, sth and 10th; bear Lake and Mil
lard. cath aud e5th.
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 II was a scene never
to be forgotten. and his kind, fatherly
advice TO the little ones was oiled 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 aud Cowley are
in the southern states; President Geo.
o. Cannon is In Washington, ID. C;
! Apostle Grant Is on his way east, and
aud others are absent on missionary
work.
Late advices from Samoa state that
Z during the late troubles the mission
headquarters at Fagalii was looted
March % and property to the amount
| OF 81 200 belonging TO the church aud
to 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-
sionarics on the island Of Upolu were
being concentrated at Apia.
The special conference OF the 81.
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 culogistic OF the
people OF ST. George and vicinity OF
their tithcs and offerings, giving then
the name OF being the best tithe.payeri
and most faithful stake in the Churci
of Christ. lie spoke OF the colonial
ton OF that country, and the Difficult
ties successfully overcome In making
the country what II is at present. Ill
said jackson county, Mo, the cente
J stake OF Zion, should be colonlze'
sooner than we expected, and urge
the people 10 prepare themselves 70
the glorious day 10 come.
At the Salt Lake Tabernacle Sunday
May 81, there was IA unusually larg
attendance. DIR. James T.. Talmag
was the only speaker lie said that
,, was n great thing to know that this
the kingdom OF God, but he espresso
the belief that testimony would nc
save any man, People cannot be save
In ignorance, but Intelligence alone
not saving.
knowledge, just rs faith, may b
: dead" the speaker went on. Faith
vivi6ed belief, but faith alone will nc
= save. Acceptance OF the saving work
= OF Jesus Christ Ii necessary 10 salvi
ton" DIR. Talmage referred to nj
c merous instances In the New Test
B, ment where people knew beyond
x doubt that Jesus Christ was the Son
IA God, and yet were not saved. Il
y quoted the apostles words that eve
the devils believed, and compared the
Il dead. unviviAed faith 10 the livin
> faith Of Peter, who said "Thou a
a Christ
v "This is day OF trials, OF tempt
!. lions, and OF many churches" conti
ued DIR. TAlmage. at is the day Il
prophet referred to when the poop
should cry, 'Lo! here is Christ, and
x there Is Christ and IL is necessal
that the people should put their fat
- In God. Signs are to follow the b
levers, but signs are not always
true indication that miracles are pc
't formed by the power OF God. 9th
y powers sometimes perform miracle
N Men have been healed by other powe
III than those OF God. Testimonies found
" on miracles are like house built I
k. sand-they will fall. The time W
Il. come when the fall Of man will not
"A considered q great curse. The II
a carried with II great power-mal
r. free agency. Man has absolute pow
n, 10 decide between good or evil for hi
] L.. a.. a..a. II.