The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-26
JOSEPH F. SMITH
IN TABERNACLE
President of Mormon Church
Principal Speaker at the
Sunday Service.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC
PROGRAMME RENDERED
Occasion Was Also the Quarter.
ly Conference of Ensign
Stake.

The Christmas services at the Nor
mon tabernacle Sunday formed the aft
ernoon session of the quarterly confer
ence of Ensign stake. Sessions Of the
conference also were held in the morn
ing and evening at the assembly hall.
Special Christmas music was rendered
at the afternoon session, and an ad-
dress was delivered by President Joseph
F. Smith President Richard W. Young
of Ensign stake presided, and the in.
vocation was offered by Elder Hamilton
G. Park. The tabernacle was beauti-
fully decorated appropriate to the Yule-
tide season.
The services were opened with the
hymn, "Jesus Once Of Humble Birth, ~
by the tabernacle choir, under the di.
rection Of Professor Evan Stephens.
Professor J. j. Mcclellan presided at
the organ. A baritone solo, "The
Guiding Star, was well sung by Hor-
ace s. Ensign, accompanied by the
choir,
President Smith in his address said
that many do not realize the simplicity
and naturalness of the laws of the or
igin and development of man. We
believe.' said President Smith, "that
man was with God. Men may suppose
and argue many things, but after all
1t Will only be his conclusions from
natural reasons. The speaker con-
tended that man was made in the i'm
age of God-male and female. "If,'
continued the speaker, 81 should say
man was created in the image of God
father and motber-it would shock the
Christian world-it would be ndiculed,
but all things had their existence spir-
itually before they were born upon the
earth
Must Accept Christ.
"Tbose who reject Jesus of Nazareth
Will suffer not only temporal but like
wise spiritual death This man Jesus
Christ had God for his father and the
virgin Mary, who never knew man until
Jesus was born, was his mother. God
is our father and Jesus Christ is our
brother. Thus had Jesus Christ heav-
enly father and an earthly mother,
which explains the connection between
God and man.
President Smith read from the Scrip
ture the story of the resurrection of
the Savior TO prove that the body is
resurrected as we'll as the spirit, as
was of Jesus.
The speaker declared that the Nor
mon Cnurcn lHkes Jne scripture AS IL
reads and proclaims that the body is
resurrected with the spirit. He de.
clared that everyone in heaven would
be restored to perfect frame. There
will be no cripples in heaven, he de-
clared, but everyone shall be restored
TO perfectness through the power of
God if he will believe and accept the
gospel of Jesus Christ. The Judgment
of God will be Just and the rewards of
God will be just, the speaker said.
And then again. said President
Smith, Hthe Savior said that he must
go to sheep not of that fold, and this
good book, the Book of Mormon. tells
Us Of his preaching to the people on
this continent after his ascension in
the other continent -
Splendid Music.
Following President Smiths address
the choir sang the chorus, "Worthy Is
the Lamb from "Messiah' An or
gan selection "Christmas Bells" was
rendered by Professor J. j. McClel-
Ian, and the ladies' chorus sang GA
Christmas Song" The service was con-
cluded with the "Hallelujah" chorus
from "Messiah.''