Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-12-09
CEDAR CITY SUNDAY SERVICES,

The services last Sunday afternoon
we're held in the Ward hall OIL &C
count of the weather being too cold to
hold meeting without fire, and the
fact that there is no means as yet of
heating the tabernacle.
1t being the regular fast day; as soon
as the regular exercises were over,
including the blessing of infants and
consecrating of oil, Bishop Lunt sta
ted that Elder Samual Fife, who had
recently returned from a mission to
the Southern States, was present and
would address the congregation.
ELDER FIFE
said he was glad to be home again,
and that he had greatly enjoyed his
missionary labors. He had been
kindly treated by the people Of the
state of West Virginia, among whom
he had labored during the most of the
% months that he had been absent.
He felt much more at ease when adj
dressing congregation of unbelievers
than he did in talking to congrega
tion of Latter-day Saints, as in the
former instance he felt that he had
something to tell them that they had
not heard before, whereas in talking
to congregation like the one before
him he felt that the most of them
knew more about the gospel than he
did himself.
The people among whom he had
been laboring live out on their home
steads among the forests, and not as
we do in towns and villages. AS a
rule they are very hospitable and
treat the servants of God kindly who
go among them, although they are not
very ready to obey the gospel. They
say our religion is all right If we
would leave Joseph Smith out of the
matter. To this Elder Fife had re-
piled that if we we're to do that we
should be no better off than the other
religious denominations who preach
without authority.
The spef ker bore testimony shat ha-
NEW -vnaR Joseph Smith was pro-
phet of God and that he was the cho
sen instrument to bring about the re-
storation of the gospel in these the
last days. Advised the young men
to be sure to take the opportunity If
it was offered to them of going to the
nations to preach the gospel, as it is
one of the greatest blessings that can
be given to them.
COUN. EVERARD COX
was the next speaker. Said that it
would be easier for him to address
congregation of unbelivers than to ad
dress the large body of saints that were
before him, yet he felt to rejoice to
see them present, and he was glad to
have the opportunity of bearing his
testimony to the truth of the gospel
as restored in these days by the Pro-
phet Joseph Smith. He hoped that in
common with his brethren and sis
ters he would be able to continue fai-
thful to the end.
ELDER G. j. ARTHUR
said that the presence of number of
bottles of oil on the stand, which had
been brought there for conservation
for the healing of the sick, was an in
dication that there was still faith in
the amounting of the sick with oil
and the prayer of faith. This was the
means that the Lord had instituted
for the healing of the sick among His
people and should not he lost sight
of. When any are sick among US We
should always make use of this means
of treatment. and let the Lord mani
fest His power in the case. Said he
knew that the gospel is true as we'll
as he knew that he lived.
Elder John V. Adams bore testi
mony to the truth Of the gospel, as
also did Sister N. Y. Carpenter and
Patriarch Francis Webster.