The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-14
OFFER PRAYER FOR
PRESIDENT W|NDER
Tabernacle WOrShiperS Ask
That His Health Be
Restored.
MANY ATTEND SERVICES
J. M. SJODAHL AND RULoN S.
WELLS ARE THE SPEAKERS.

Prayers for the speedy recovery of John
Il Ninder Of the first presidency Of the
Mormon church were offered up yester-
day at the afternoon tabernacle services,
both in the invocation and as preliminary
10 the addresses. Nearly 5000 people were
gathered to participate in the services,
and each and every one joined in the ap-
peat that the first counselor TO President
Smith be soon restored to health.
4he services yesterday were presided
over by President Joseph +. Smith, and
the speakers We're Rulon 5. Wells and j.
n. SJOdahl, both of whom gave interesting
ana instructive discOurseS on faith and
IeHslon. The opening hymn. by the
cnolr Though Deepening Trial ThrOug
Your Way was followed by the invoca-
lioh, by Elder Hyde. Mr.. Wells was the
1irst speaker.
In his opening remarks MI Wells told
OF tle work OF the church throughout the
world people not engaged in the work
OF the church he said, need looking
aiteri they need place OF safety He
Ihen proceeded to classify the people into
Two parts-thOse who engage in the min
lSJry and those who have no active part
10 perform. They are sometimes called
clergy and laymen. The laity he said. are
supposed to lead Christian lives but so
FAR as the ministry is concerned. they
nave no part i'm it. Thank God he
said, I'VE have no such conditions in the
church of Christ, in that we have no lay
men.
Every man and every woman is ex-
Iected TO engage i'm labor for the salva-
ton of the souls of men. The most JIM
portant part is that each one should per
iect himself TO that part of the ministry
which he shalt fill"
All Have Their Mission.
Mr. Wells then spoke Of the different
branches of church work such as the re-
lief societies, the Sabbath school classes,
all of which, he said. were instituted for
the benefit of Zion. and how the army Of
Ia boTers has been called into service by
means of these organizations. 1T is the
duty of all he continued, TO send forth
the gospel so that every soul may hear IT,
and be given an opportunity to receive
the word of God. 1t is the especial duty
at the teachers, the lesser lights. to see
that no lniqUity exists in the church If
they faithfully discharge these duties,
blessings manifold shall come to them;
If they fail. what terrible results viii fol-
low Everyone should be interested in
their own ministry, instead of someone
elses ministry. Instead Of CTitiCjsing the
bishops of the church, they should look
mp their good points and say: That's the
kind of man 1 ought 10 be
we all fall short of the glory of God.
It we want 10 excel we must practice
The speaker dwelt at some length on the
meaning of practice telling of the
great necessity of practice to become per
feet, not only in church duties but in ev-
ery-day pursuits. There is room for us
10 improve he said i'm conclusion. 'and
10 grow in the knowledge of God and his
goodness. We are the best paid ministry
in the world. for everyone labOrs and per
forms his duty to the best OF his ability,
so that he viii receive the reward of the
approval of God and remission Of his
fr1F 10 4I4Fs in
accomplishment Of these things.
The anthem, Come. Let Us Sing Unto
TO Lord, by the choir. followed, after
which Editor SjodahI spoke on TRUTH"
He read from the Book Of Covenants
some of the early revelations of the
Prophet Joseph Smith. and said that We
work for spiritual. not IN" terlal pur-
poses The Mormon people, he said, are
ON the altar OF sacrifice. The speaker
then reviewed the gospel at some length.
telling of its teachings and meaning, and,
continuing. said that what this nation
needs is the gospel OF Jesus Christ as the
power OF salvation.
Mission of the Gospel.
Mr.. SiodauI called attention TO the dill
feTent systems, as he called them, OF re-
IiEiOn. He told of the Greek church and
how its people were oppressed. how 10
man Catholicism has done much for the
world for which the world is indebted.
but through which If has not saved the
world. and now in Professionalism the
masses have not been saved but, how, on
The contrary. they are struggling today as
hard as they ever did during the old feu-
dial times, TO throw off the yoke of OPP
preston, and enjoy the liberty to which
they are entitled.
As long as men stand aTrayed against
men in deadly combat. DE said, 'as long
as there are classes against classes, as
long as the weak are trampled under by
the strong, SO long the W0r.J viii not be
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