Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-03
SPECIAL SERVICE
At TAB|:|ERNA|C [ ] |. | !:
Elder Matthoniah Thomas Ex-
plains True Meaning Of Nor
rnonism to Visitors.
MANY LOCAL PEI PLE THERE.
Fast Day Meeting is Attended by
Larger Number Than Usual
Orgallist llilnball Heard.

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The fine weather was probably le-@
,sponsible for u greater number of To-
cal people than usual attending the
special services In the tabernacle yes
.terday. afternoon. The audience was
somewhat larger than usual, The SER
VICES began a few minutes after g
O'clock with IL selection on the organ
by Assistant Organist Edward 2. kim
ball, after which. prayer was offered
by Elder Junius Il. Wells. The follow
organ during the services: Andante.
Meditation in j. fiat,
Watkins; Old Melody C'.Nearer my God,
to Thee, D, arranged by. the performer.
Elder Matthoniah Thomas delivered
an address on MormoniSm, which, he
said, has been regarded FOL, mary years
as one Of the strange "isms'' thatghave
sgrownsup in America. Reference was
made to the wide distribution of the
priesthood among the mail members
of the Church. thereby rendering them
liable to be called at any time to give
a reason for the hope that Is within
them. He spoke of the Pilgrim fathers
and their ideas of religious liberty. No
religious test was observed among them
to follow his own religious views III this
country. Among this kind of people
sMo1nlonis1n had Its birth. 1t breaties
the same religious liberty to all men,,
One OF. the Articles of Faith of the
Church of Jesus Christ Of er-day
Saints says that they claim the privi-
lege Of worshiping Almighty God ac-
cording to the dictates of their con-
sciences and allow all men the same
privilege.
The speaker quoted the first article Of
faith and dilated briefly on the ideas
Of the Latter-day Saints concerning
salvation and destiny of the human
race. The laws of God We're compared
to the laws Of men, as regards the
IN both cases Is necessary before
aliens can be admitted. Gods laws re-.
auire faith, repentance, baptism and
the laying on Of hands. In administer
Ing these laws authority IS required.
They must be administered by those
whom God calls
THE GOSPEL RESTORED.
The restoration of the gospel and the
establishment Of the Church of Jesus
Christ in these days was then touched
ipon. The fatherhood of God and the
designs OF God in behalf OF men and
women, We're explained \ as we'll as the
belief of the Latter-day Saints In the
resurrection. A few words We're also
directed to unbelieyers, IN the endeavor
to encourage faith in God as the d.
rector Of all things.
The benefit of experience was touch
81 upon as, helping man to progress
in the scale OF being. Ee5lnay dream
Of great things in the future and while
no dreams he resolves to carry out IN
a practical way as far as he can, the
perfections of which he dreams.
Tho condition of the Mormon. homes
Il as spoken of and praised. The life
and example OF the Savior was also
touched upon. Mormonism is at 4. al
points practical Men so into the
world without purse or scrip preaching
the gospel. They put the world to the
test. and prove that God reveals things
TO his servants today. The Latter
day Saint believe all that God has re-.
vealed, all that he does now reveal
and they believe that he Will reveal
many things in the future:
The March Religieuse on the Themes
from Lcllengrin, was then played on
the organ, and the services closed.