Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-03

VINO mas 10 pay MS pew rent out ol
his hard earnings. But, whatever the
reason, or the combination Of reasons.
may be. II is not because OF the failure
OF the ministers to attract attention by
various schemes calculated TO draw
people TO meetings. We have heard
Of pastors who have given smokers"
In order 10 attract certain class OF
people. In some places theatrical en-
tertainments have been given as q pro-
logue to church services And one
reverend gentleman, who was to preach
on the text: Put on the arnior OF
Cod anuonced-so they story goes
that he was 20 appear In a suit Of an
cient armor TO give an air Of reality,
as It were, TO his sermon. But with
all such devices. the falling on in
church attendance seems to be chronic.
Why would It not he well 10 suggest,
at this time. chat pastors cease look
| ms 10 the social whlrl, VI the vaudeville
stage, for remedies, and that they In
stead go back 10 the earliest days Of
the Christian church, with view OF
ascertalnlng whether the real cause
OF the condition complained OF Is not
TO be found IN the fact that there has
been a radical deviation from the GUS
toms and usaxes established under d.
vine inspirations The church fathers
tell us how the Christians IN an carly
age, worshiped Justin Martyr de-
scrlbes Christian services thus.
ION the day called Sunday there is
made gathering into the same place
of all that live IN city or country
and the memoranda Of the Apostles or
the writings OF the prophets are read
as long az may be. Afterwards the
reader having ceased, the president
makes verbally the adnonition and ex-
hortation to the imitation OF these eX-
cellent things. Then we all rise and
pour forth prayers. Then the bread
and wine are taken"
From the history OF Origeu, It Is evil
dent that any one who was qualified
10 teach publicly was called upon to do
so. For before he was given so-called
orders. he was invited TO preach In the
chuicn, Doth VI JelhSul'" an"
caesarea. In the controversy that
arose over this point, II Wah asserted
that Whenever any are found III TO
pron' Tue pieth'e"' 'noS "'e sN''' wv
by the molly BISHOPS 10 prea'h 10 VIC
people" The point TO observe Is that
the practice OF hhlt'hg Tue ou'y W
pfeacbing and teaching to certain
class. as Is zone III 30 many '"u''"
OF the world. IS an ihhoNa''oh' anu y
IL not inpropapie thal II ro'u'" "e'V
MADE 10 the npos,oHc pia''''e' Ho"
interest would be awakened among 'he
so-called laymen.
ii Is one OF the evidences OF lhe oiNine
inspiration or the Prophet Joseph thal
IN the establishment OF the |hureh "
Jesus Christ In this age. he Was led TO
avoid any imitation OF human systems
and TO build entirely In accordance win
the divine pattern, Nheh we reme'h-
Der that the prophet was lDeNpsf'ehucu
and unlearned. this cannot be ase1oeo
to human wisdom II can be accouu'ed
for on no other ground thah this' that
the Spirit OF the Lofd nl'ed MS soul
and mind, and directed MN IN the great
and marvellous work he was called up
on to perform.
The conditions complained OF by some
OF the religious leaders OF the world
should never obtain among the Latter
day saints. They should never neglect
to meet together as often as possible
and particularly In their ward meet
ings. Some believe that they can serve
the Almighty Just as accepuaoiy oy