Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-13
SERVICES AT
THE TABERNACLE
Elder Chas. W, PenrOse DisCoOrseS
Upon the Resurrection
CHRIST THE FIRST FRUITS.
His Was n Literal Resurrection OF the
Body, and as He Came Forth so
All Shall Come Forth


President Angus NJ Cannon presided
over the services at the Tabernacle
yesterday afternoon and the speaker
was Elder Charles W. peurost, who
took for his subject the resurrection.
The choir sang the hymn
Captain Of lsrael's hosts and Guide
or all who seek the Lord above
Prayer was offered by Elder John
Mcdonald, Jr.
The choir further sang:
Though in the outward Church below
The wheat and tares together grow
ELDER CHARLES W. PENRosE
was the speaker He opened by re-
feung 10 the commemorati0n OF Eas-
Ter Sunday as the day upon when
Christ II supposed 10 have risen froin
the dead, and said that this was u
Christian" festival but one which mad
its origin among the Pngan3 the
speaker thought II a good Inng to CONF
memorate these events whether sueh
commemoration was carried out on me
actual day Of their occurrence or not
The day did not matter 80 much as
long as The event was celebrated IN
the proper way The speaker how
ever, nss not one OF those who be-
neyed with the Christian world that
Christ was born on what Is now cele-
brated as Christmas day
That Jesus was crucfed and rose
again the third day was amply tesu-
fled Of In the Holy Scriptures. his
having come upon The earth was gem
orally believed, and His resurrection
was plainly set forth IN the New Ties.
lament There we have witnesses OF
his resurrection, who gained nothing
by their testimony but opposition, per-
secution and obloquy. They ala not
have 20 bear this testimony but ala,
nevertheless and were firm IN IT, they
testified that He came to them AFTER
His resur cctien and that some of them
handled Hin and knew that lie was
really the risen Redeemcr
The APOSTLE Paul, In his epistle to the
Corinthians said, Now II Christ De
preached that He rose rom the dead,
how say some among you that there IS
no resurrection o. the dead2 But II
there be no resurrection OF me dead,
then Is Christ not risen; and lf Christ
be not risen, then Is our preaching VAN
and your faith Is also vain the
Christian world was divided into a
great many different sects ana denom-
nations. most OF which believed IN Je-
sus Christ and regarded Him as me
Son of God. They also believed IN the
Holy Trinity. the Father, son and Holy
Ghost but despite this IL was difficult
for Inc reasonable mind to comprehend
the orthodox idea OF Trinity. The Lat
ter.day Saints believe they are one bui
are dstinct and separate personages
Their oneness consists Of their unity Of
mind and spirit and action and pur-
pose. This was clearly conveyed IN
The prayer of our Savior when He
asked that He aud His disciples might
be one as He and the Father were one
Mon view things from different stand
points. said the speaker, this explain
ing why they differ. but all would see
the truth alike when they reached the
true understanding Of such things,
Although the denominations differ In
their views concerning Trinity all be-
ieye 10 some extent IN the mission OF
Jesus Christ Some look upon Him as
the Great Exemplar. the Great Teach
Or a master mind, whether as the son
81 God or not. The Iatterday Saints,
however. looked upon Him as the Only
Begotten Son OF God and that He oc-
rupled exactly the position pointed out
IN Holy Writ. He was the iirst-born
among the spirits on high, and all are
the sons and daughters Of God, the
Great Eternal Father, Jesus Christ be-
.ng our Elder Brother
Christ came TO reveal God 10 man al
belt He was the meek and lowly Man
Of Nazareth and was brought up az the
son of Joseph the carpenter II became
Him as the author Of our salvation to
pass through all things, sulterings,
paln. and affection as In the Garden
of Gethsemane. that He might under
,tand them, thus becoming q man Of
sorrow and acquainted with grief" SO
oWly was the position He occupied that
He was led to eNclaim THE foxes
have holes and the birds OF the ais have
nests but the Son of Man hath not
where to lay His head }e was non
nred one day and desui Ell another,
and finally He was rejected Of the
Jews and by them put 10 death between
vas the cry and ttus His life was
brought IA an ignomlnious end [
Through it all He was patient and for-
bearing and az the last moment lie fore
gave His enemies cryIH 1 The midst
,f His agony, Father forgive them
hey know not what they no. he came
from above and descended below all
things, and 81 an thIngs vas faithful
rue and obedient He said BE came
lot to do His own viii hut the win OF
His Father who sent Him. aud His
an6er at an times was ~'ather, not
Nv WIN out Thine bee done
Elder Penrose proceeded No some
ength along these lines and then pic
.uFed the Saviors rislag from the tomb.
he story Of the Roman soldiers that
ifs body had been stolen away and [
His subsequent appearance 10 Mary .
n the garden when ne eX-
,lalmel TO her Touch me not Tor I |
have DOT yet tsccndol unto my Fa-
Their" The speaker told how he zee /
yealed' Himself 10 His 40 OlDlos as (
they sat 40 meat. and how D. exhibit |
"a the prints OF tho nails lu lIs hands |
and the mark Of the spear in hia side |
IN order 20 convince them that
lndced He was the risen Christ The /
dialogue between the Savior and |
Thomas was quoted and the point made |
that a belief IN Christ was necessary.
that without faith 81 was IMPOSSIBLE 10 |
please God. The Savior's cauine forth /
Was q literal resurrection of the body.
FOR. said He ~ ana me resurrection |
and the Life. be- that boHaveh in me- |
though he We're dead yet shall he live" I
And on another occasion Nc said.
Marvel not al this for tde hour Is |
coming IN the which an chat are In /
their graves shall heer his voice and |
shall come forth that they have done
good unto the resurrection of ne. and |
they that have done eyll unto IN, res |
direction NJ condemnation
The speaker dwelt upon tho literal res |
direction 10 show M many notions
among" Christians 'ioda, were false ana
not according 70 The Word Of God
Adam and Eve were not subject no.
death al the creation. bot their trans |
gression brought this about for God
faid unto them "ln the day that trou
eatcst thereof tthe forbidden fuiO thou
shnlt surely die" IN this remark He
had In mind His own measurement Of
time the celestial planet taking 1900 Of