Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-16
SERVICES IN
THE TABERNACLE
Interesting Discourse on the Res
direction Of Christ
BY ELDER CHAs. w, PENR0SE
short Address by Rider David H. Cam
non Beautiful Music BY Choir
solo BY MR.. Ashworth.

The services In the Tabernacle yester-
day afternoon were presided over by
Pres. Angus NJ. Cannon.
Opened By the choir singing the hymn
commencing Gle died the Great Re-
/ deemer died"
Prayer was offered by Elder Hamilton
I c. Park
Continued by the choir singing The
| hymn. Jesus once Of humble BIRTH
ELDER DAVID II. CANNON
President Of st. George Temple, was
the FIRST TO address the congregation
The work with which the Latter-day
Saints have been Identified Is one estab-
Hshed by the Lord Joseph Smith, who
introduced a.. was educated by the Al
mighty. and was greatly surprised
when. on asking OF the Lord which OF
the religious scots he should Join, he
was informed that they had all gone out
of the way. and that he should join
none Of them He was told further
that he should be an instrument IN the
Lords hands Of introducing to the
world the true Gospel IN It's fulness. II
was because OF the truths revealed 70
that youth that this Church had been
organized and the Saints had been
driven from the face Of civilization,
and established In these mountains and
have become "a great people. Pres
Cannon IN closing bore a strong tes-
tlm0ny 60 the divine calling OF Joseph
Smith. and testified that Lorenzo snow
was a prophet OF God, and those who
would obey the commandments Of the
Lord would receive an inheritance IN
His kingdom
Thomas Ashworth then sang the solo
"The Holy Temple" his splendid tenor
voice finding full range in that match
less song.
ELDER c. W. PENROsE
then addressed the congregation Az
ter few opening remarks he read trOfe
Paurs first epistIe 90 the Corinthians, in
the 18th chapter. verses 20-26, relating
TO the resurrection Of the dead. He was
not prepared TO say that on this par
ticular day or date. Christ was resur-
rected. It did not matter, very much
but IS Il true as declared In the testi-
mony that has come down 20 us that
Christ was not only crucihed by the
order Of Pontlus PLATE, but that on the
third day afterwards he arose from his
grave and appeared 20 Mary and His
disciples in the same body He possessed
prior 90 His cruclnXion? Is this @ myth
or is Il a fact2 II that is q fact it Is
very important that we should believe
en- and understand II, for upon that
hinges the resurrec ton OF our bodies
from the grave. II one man can be-
literally resurrected, 80 can million Of
any number OF men and women.
The speaker stated tSat many Of the
prominent clergymen OF the day repudi-
ate the idea Of the literal resurrection
and say that when they get through
with this earthly body they DO not
want IL any more. but only desire q
enjoy a spiritual existence The Church
of ! 'ris Christ of Latter-day Saints
has Or one OF It's fundamental doc
trlnes. that the body viii be raised from
the dead. not as a temporal body, but
a body Of flesh and bones quickenet
by the eternal spirit. that has In II nc
corruption. And that body united with
the spirit shall then stand before the
Judgment seat OF God 20 be judged fol
the deeds done I'm mortal flesh. The
speaker read from a revelation glver
/ by the Lord to Joseph Smith. Doctrin,
and Covenants section IS, verses l4-l6
which speaks of the resurrection, ant
states that "the spirit and the body Is
I the soul Of man. and the resurrection
/ OF the dead Is the redemption Of the
soul" The speaker quoted from the
/ words of job. wherein that ancient
/ worthy declared that In the flesh hC
| should see God though his body weTt
/ consumed by worms He also quoted
I further from thu same book relating 1,
/ the same subject Some Of the min
listers OF the present day, said The
! sneaker. declare that the Old Testament
D says nothing about the resurrection
I while here is the testimony Of one O
/ the earliest writer's In that book. Thu
I 87th chapter Of Ezekiel was then quoted
wherein that Prophet relates his yisior
| OF a valley OF dry bones which cant
| together. bone 20 its bone. etc. and thl
/ Lord Himself explained the meaning o
| the vision showing that Il meant thD
| whole house OF Israel who We're 20 bD
/ brought up out OF their graves. Eldel
| Penr0se brought forth many cOgen
| arguments establishing the principle o
the resurrection.
He showed how the human bod!
Is composed Of the various
elements that make up the earth
and its atmosphere, but that there O.
an intelligent entity In the body. that g.
not OF the earth. II is the spirit tha
Is In man that comes from God. and d
son OF God. THE clemens are eter
| nal" This earth was made out Of pre-
existent elements, and they cannot bl
annihnated. "Out % nothing nOthIn.
comes is an old adage, and it declares
a fact The body 81 man and the spiri
Of man COMPOSE the soul OF man. ant
iu order 20 obtain a fulness OF Joy thD
spirit and the elements that comp0s,
the body must be united inseparably {,
become perfect ana enjoy q fulncss OF
happiness and power. There Is majesty
dominion, might and glory IN the Der.
feet man, and II ls his destiny 90 stand
in the presence of God and be taught
% comprehend an things, and unit,
with Him M the dominion over m,
b0undlcss universe We are now on M.
earth whore there are light and dark.
ness. truth and error. pleasure ant
pain Sow and sorrow. and an kinds of
opp0sities What for7 Why, that w,
| might gain an experience that we could
never have In the world from which 0ul
spirits came This is a temporary CON
dlt.0u rlaco where we are 10 D..
tempted and proved and we win Learn
that these trials and sufforin0s have
been our best sChool-master II is nee
ossary 10 nass through these ordeal
th0t we MIGHT be- tested
We ore told that Christ arose and be-