Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-12
c,cakcr Refers 10 Book OF Mormon
prophecies Regarding America
Excellent Selections by Choir.

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4 large attendance was present at
Y ths tabernacle services yesterday after
noon. The day was ideal, a fact whie,l.
Induced many to come out. Then there
we're big crowds of visitors III the city
many OF whom We're conspicuous in the
audience. and manifested a deep in-s
tefest in the exercises. The musical
mart. OF. the service was unusually good.
The first hymn was "Hark listen to the
h,impcters.' The second was even Il
ereator faNorlte, being [. o My Father
The "Hallelujah Chorus was the clos v
ing anthem. All OF the selections Were
much appreciated by the vast audi
0erce. Al
The speaker was Dir. James Il. Tai
mage. whose main theme. after Il few
Introductory remarks. was Book of
Mormon prophecies and their applicl-
& lion to the government OF the pnital
states and theSland 81 America. Mod
ern prophecies given by Joseph Smith
were also alluded togas8{ showing that!
God hasSnot changed but that Flo re-
yeals His will now as aneiently.
The opening prayer was offered by
Elder Hyrunt NJ. Smith and President
John II. Winder was in charge of the
services.
ELDER JAMES u. TALNf4hGIl.
EldcrHtralmage began by saying that
il was characteristic of the age that
mon demand and obtain liberty for,
their Worship. They either worship or
abstain from it as they choose & .!
&GR recently the people celebrated the
Nations birthday, IA little later in the
month the people of Utah Will cele-}
brate the arrival of the pioneers into
the valley, and they have every reason
corded them in this great government.
The Latter-day Saints consider 1T II
part of their creed to sustain those
Who have done and are doing much
to uphold the government Of the
United States.
The Latter-daN Saints accept the
Bible in. II entirety, certain slight IN
nccnraciesE of interpretation excepted
They believe the book as firmly as
my people in tho. world.
They arc peculiar In that they be-
lieSe in other revelations or God be-
sides those In the Bible. Much OF the
history of the land OF America was
made known to tho people OF pre-
historic America. knowledge Of which
Is presented in8the Book of Mormon.
This book does not parallel the Bible
are branch of the house Of Israel.
The Book Of Mormon deals with
branch or Israel. The Bible
is an eastern record While the Book OF
Mormon is sf3Wcstein record.
EARLY HISTORY;
The speech nurrated briefly the cir
connectedwitnthe journey
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the vicihtty3of the
tower of Babel to America. lie read
from the book OF Ether the story Or
the journey OF the people into theB
and across the waters
regarding theGchoice land
10 which they We're going We're also
read. the necessiy Tor the people
should be in bondage. The condition
III the United States today Is Il full
predictions.
The journey of the people Of Lchi to
at a$lnuch luter date, was also
iWcltl on and the speaker read further
rom the Book OF Mormon regarding
nc llseof the great aborlirablec church
md its tics, also the predicT
ions regarding America in the LAST
lay, The discovery of It by Columbus,
md various events following. including
he war with England. These pio-
,hecies We're understood hundreds Of
ears ago. 1t was known that Goium.
,,,s would discover America. God has
many Instruments to do His work.
Columbus WAS as much inspired TO do
lis work as any OF the prophets OF old. 81
nd the choice OF this man was shown
0 prophets hundreds OF years before
he beginning of the Christian era. It
vas also shown that many others
Would follow his pioneering and they
you'd come from oppression and In
lar RI
las fulfilled by the Tilgrim fathers
whom God blessed and prospered.
PROPHECY REVIEWED,
( a later prophecy made by another
AnericaM prophet was then referred
o as having reference to the future
If this land, as an iflheritanceof the
iouse of Israel. 1t was said the Cen
lies shall be blest upon it and there
mould be no kings upon it. We Lat
er-day Saints hold this part of Ameri-
"a as the land OF Zion and they feel
safe theron. Ii was said there shall
mined effort was made Mt one time to 4
ct UP a Kingdom By MaNimillian. The
fort was futile because He whose
over was greater than man had said
here shall be no king upon this land.
Me soil is not tit for royal plants, de-
Jared the speaker.
Patriotism should be a part OF the
cligion of the Latter-day Saints, who
ave been taught to believe great
hlngs in favor of their government.
5hich has been highly favored OF God.
He referred again to the passage stat
ng there should be no kings upon the
md. The story of Amlice was told.
Tho thought he could make himself 4
Ing. He and others We're seeking for