The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-03
Tabernacle Services Conducted
Chiefly for Tourists and
Other Casual Visitors.
HUGH CANNON PRAISES
LATTER-DAY SAINTS LIVES
Insists That Church Spurns All
Who Violate Laws Of
Chastity.

Sunday being the first Sunday OF the
month which Is fast day in the Mormon
church. no regular services were held In
the tabernacle. but merely special scrV-
Ice for tourists and visitors An excel
lent organ recisal was rendered by Tab
ernacle Organist J. 7. Mcclellan. includ-
ing ''Andante," by Widor; Communion.
Batiste, pilgrims Chorus Wagner, and
"Old Melody. arranged by performer,
and Elder Hugh J. Cannon delivered an
address on ''Mormonism"
Elder Cannon devoted the greater part
OF his time TO q eulogy of the personal
lives of the members OF the Mormon
church. declaring that men who co not
live pure righteous lives and who vio-
late the laws Of chastity cannot stay in
the church. but are cast out. he de-
clared that he believed that the lives
OF the Lstter-day Saints VIII bear the
strictest investigation and that they VIII
compare favorsDly with the lives OF any
other people. In part Elder Cannon
said.
ITO me Mormonsm is the biggest thing
IN all the world and with this feeling
me is almost appalled, at the thought OF
discussing one phase OF such q srea
lotted for this service. We believe that
about ninety years ago God and Jesus
Christ came and manifested themselves
OF Vital Importance.
any part OF the testimony OF the Latter
day Saints, that this subject is one of
vital importance to us all, But, OF
course, great majority of people In the
world cannot believe that this is the
truth, but it seems to ue that every
man looking for The truth should give
Mormonism thought for IL does present
some truths which should attract the at
,f Ia, ,lrIrt tNr- ANY T,a1,,
who will observe the vital functions Of
Christianity may have his eyes opened
10 the truth,
"The Savior said BY their fruits We
shall know them We invite all men TO
apply any test to the gospel OF Jesus
Christ is II is taught by the Ia,ter-day
Saints We desire the truth and We will
thank any man who VIII show us from
the scriptures that we are in the error
Mormonism will stand the test of science
just as surely as IL will stand the test
OF the scriptures.
e"The unaninnity OF the members Of the
Mormon church indicate that this work
is more than the world would have us be-
leve. We are accused OF following the
advice Of one man or one set Of men,
and II Is marvellous that people would
gather from all parts of the world and
follow the leadership cf one man. and is
there anything wrong in following one
man or one set of men IL they re in
spired from on high and II they are set
ting a good example, leading good, sober
righteous lives? | do not see anything
wrong In following them.
Fruits Of Religion.
"The personal lives of the members OF
this church Will furnish sufficient rea-
sons 10 show that fruits Of this religion
is good. ] believe that the personal
lives OF .he Latter-day Saints will bear
the strictest investigation. The lives of
the Latter-dey Saints will compare ia
vorably with tie lives Of any other peo-
pie upon the face of the earth. The per-
centsge of children who have gone
astray in the Mormon church is very
small, for they are taught to be true
honest and virtuous from infancy. Men
who violate the laws OF chastity cannot
stay In this church-they arc cast out"