Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-16
Seeming Accidents Are Outlines
Strong Factors in the Prov
idence Of God.
ADDRESS BY ELDER MORRIS
Large Congregation Attends Services
In the Tabcr-

That events seemingly trivial and lin-
important ofttires prove of vast mo
n,ent in the providences OF God, was
contended by Elder Ncphi L. Morris, in
an Interesting discourse delivered at
the tabernacle yesterday afternoon.
The remarks were listened to by large
congregation.
President John Il. Winter presided
over the services. which were opened
by the choir singing the hymn. How
are Thy servants blessed, o Lord Tho
invocation was offered by Elder Ham
ilton G. Park. The anthem "Hcsanna"
was rendered by the choir, and the
closing musical number was I'VE
thank Thee, o God, for a prophet,
sung by the choir ana congregation.
Elder William McLachlan pronounced
the benedictiop.
ELDER NEPHI Il. MORRIS.
The uppermost desire of God. tho
Eternal Father, is The salvation of His
children, said Elder Morris and the
chief aim of men and women should be
to understand His purposes and place
themselves in harmony with His right
eousness, seeking to promote His king
dom HI the world.
Whenever God undertakes to accom-
plish any particular thing, there has in
yariably been q forcrunner of the mes
sage to follow. This is necessary that
the world may be prepared to receive
the light and truth intended to be re-
yealcd or again restored to earth.
The existence of God Is manifest In
the works OF nature and Ills handi-
work is proclaimed in the perfect work.
ings of all things in the universe. In
these things, however, it may some
times enter tho mind that many Incl |
dents are trivial and of superstitious
character, but the hand of God must be
recognized in even the minutest phase
of existence.
Incidents were related by the speak
er as tending to show that monantu-
Gus events have had their origin in
seemingly small events.
Elder Morris contemplated Two great
aepochs in the history of the world,
namely, the Mosaic period, and the age
of the Renaissance, as proving that
what might have been considered &C
cidents We're events fraught with great
The preservation of Moses
in u simple manner was destined TO
emancipate miilionsGof Gods creatures,
and the children of Israel were led by
the great law givnr as 1t We're through
rivers of blood to the promised land,
into the midst of the great civilization
by Rome and Greece.
There after time the Hebrew Ian
guage became almost obsolete, and the
language spoken most universally at
the time OF the advent of the Re
,t 4 1,y,
and understood by many
peoples. The states of modern Eu-
rope were reconstructed from the eli
vil2aton of Greece and Rome, thor
oughly mpregnated by the light of
Christianity.
known as the age of the Renaissance
was an age Of discovery ana OF sci
entific research, and tho Greek Ian
guage again came forth to aid, with |
The Latin and Hebrew already general
" understood by the learned, i'll the
spread of the Reformation,
Elder Morris recited events In the
Early career of Luther, which We're
seemingly Of little consequence. but
which started him on the path that led
him to the foremost position in the
array of men who wrought the great
Reformation. The story OF the find
ng by mere chance of certain scrip-
- - iSAt''~i N't'S toitl ny tIlt
,r,
Again, 4 clumsy little accident led
% the discovery Of printing, the sec
ond seeming accident which led to the
scattering of Pihles over the world as
caves cover the earth In autumn
Ihus We're the great purposes of the
Almighty cnnsnmmated, from events
which might have been considered OF
10 import whatsoever
That we live in an age when coming
sreat events are heraIded by progress
;uch as the world never before knew.
vas the opinion of Elder Morris. Emu
llelation was made of modern nven-
ions, which not many years 70 would |
nave been looked upon as miracles God
S at work in this age as in all periode 5
If earth'3 history. The greatest dis
1ensation given to man was ushered in.
n the nineteenth century. To Joseph
smith was revealed the personality of
God the Father and of Christ the Son.
tnd the true idea of Deity was aeain
in the bea,ts of mortal men
In conclusion. Elder Morris drew
briefly, between principles :
evealed through Joseph Smith the
'rophet and doctrines thnt were TAUGHT
Is Christianity at the berinning of the
Nineteenth century. The sneaker
Urged bis hearers 10 he sure e,tch foI
himself, That he stood on the side OF
light and righteousness.