The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-26
|[(|AL SERVICES
|N THE TABERNACLE
[.tls Whitney Tells of Birth
|F,'i' y Christ and Purpose
of Coming.
E1rlTJON OF MANKIND
/ |TInE POSSIBLE BY ADVENT
kri,al Programme Given, Con-
'i,ting of Organ Selections
and and Songs by Soloists.

ii, Saturday morning were at
w several hundred persons wh'
the music arranged for th'
~, and also heard the sermon de
- bv Apostle orson F. Whitney
,.,t - John R. Winder had charge OF
',,;css On the stand with hin
p,..ident Anthon II. Lund anc
e.. Heber ]. Grant, George S. Rich
u7nm NJ. Smith and Orson f
!. .,rvice was opened with a selec
!. the organ by Prof. j. J. Nc
=. which was followed by a prayer
TS.r F, S. Richards. Miss Edith
u. ,bsu sang "Shine On, o Star,
h. which Professor Mcclellan rem
II "Nesrer, Ny God, to Thee OIL
,,,su. John Robinson sang "Naz
b.
|Iyslle Whitney in his sermon dwell
as birth Of Christ and the purpose
y. coming into the world and also
q, death for the sins of the world
/ aid in part:
h ,,.u take il for granted that al
an, look upon Christ as the Son oil
n s,d not alone as n great teacher
4, may be those among us here
u ,hnk il strange that one man
4 ,o1N be effectual In bringing 10 HE
~ world. There is no more mystery
II, this than that by one man trans
i-rlnn death came into the world. It
s.sth is lust as mysterious as birth
\ Snh lust as mysterious as death
N ,hs fact that by one mans trans
Esan death came into the world is
,s MYSTERIOUS as that by the Nicari-
4 sorS OF one man life came TO man.
| fransgression Of Adam.
In, bsleyc In the transgression oi
Il- en- called, this fall being compre,
FaS IN these words, Adam fell that
4, might be. man is that he might
4, nv BY this We mean that Adam :
y ave man his opportunities In this
III II was necessary. IN the economy
Ecoj. fox the spirit OF man TO obtain a
IS. il being essential TO progress. II
4, s,cessary 10 have q body in order
4 % on to perfection. The spirit and
IN constitute the soul OF man, and IL
\ D. soul which is redeemed In the
E.Ttction. Consequently man came
4 aflh 10 get body and also get eN-
s=1s 10 tit him for glory IN the
|rn te come.
Il.,n and Eve became mortal that
II uirhl be born in the flesh, and tho
| e peopled with mortal beings. To
I tis Il was necessary To break Il
~ This was done by Adam and
h sho partook of the forbidden
~ and brought sin and misery and
IzAeiness into the world.
Promise Of Eternal Life.
Iy+gthstandlng this fall of Adam,
Taos was made TO bring immortal
l. y l!snt and 10 place man where he
h tx.ois the fall. The Savior was
L fHoE chosen 10 do this work and
|irsers the death which came
I,rsh the fall which was eternal
Es,nent from God The world was
~. IN pawn by the fall and the pawn =
Pa i death. But God. knowing from
II efi5nlrg that this would occur. pro-
~ was Of escape by the sacrifice
Fes LIE Of a God, who descended from
L epne OF glory and gave His life
ssors The equilibrium and make II
laS. Tor Adam. and ali men upon
r. Death had passed. 10 live again
snIe! the presence OF God. He did
~ ior VS. which we could not do for
shsS and He asks us 10 keep Ills
= ehd the commandments OF Cod.
-sllg US II we do so. that we shall
usiDsl life in His presence,
AiNr Apostle Whitney s sermon, Miss
'e, Davis sang "The Rosary and
tiltb Grant sang, go, Ny Faith
4 The benediction was pronounced
MihOn H. Lund.
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