known. The Indians were put to route. This report is not authenticated. It is not known whose command it was; probably that of Major Tupper of the Sixth Cavalry and his three troops of 140 men. Our command marches to their assistance tomorrow. DENVER, Dec. 16.—A special received here from Durango, Col.: The Southern Utes are on the eve of an outbreak. The Ute Indian police here invaded the camp of Chief Engineer Wigglesworth, on the La Platta, and warned them to break camp and leave at once, as a gang of bad Indians were not far away, and that there would be trouble unless they moved, as the soldiers had all gone to the north. No information was received at the War Department in regard to the reported fight, in which two officers and fifty men were killed. The report is discredited. Major Tupper with 100 men to the rescue. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 20.-A Trib une special from Pierre, S. D., says a ranchman in today from up Bad KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.-Chief of River, reports that the hitherto Police Speers was called upon to- peaceable, semi-civilized tribe of day by a delegation of negroes from Two Kettle Sioux began a wild two of the lowest neighborhoods in ghost dance night before last. Some the city and asked for permission to of the bucks, when returning home, hold ghost dances by the residents claim to have seen a white figure of these localities. The men who on top of a bluff. One of them said called upon the chief stated that a it was Sitting Bull. The alleged Messiah had appeared to them and phantom motioned them to follow told them to prepare for the suprem- and glided from hill to hill in the acy of their race at the same time direction of the Bad Lands. The the Indians would be placed in con- rauchman says the Indians accepted trol in the west. An investigation this as proof that Sitting Bull is the shows that there is much excite-Messiah and that he was beckoning ment among the most ignorant class them to follow. The ghost dance is A courier was sent to Fort Lewis of colored people, which has been the consequence and the ranchman and one from the fort was sent to brought about by some man who is says the Indians as far down as this city. There are only forty sol-going about among them palming Willow Creek are affected. If the diers at the post, and all the wires him off as a Messiah. story is correct, it is a serious affair. are down and telegraphic communi- DENVER, Dec. 18.-A special from NEW YORK, Dec.20.-Some memcation is cut off. It is feared the the Sixth cavalry on the Cheyenne bers of the Thirteenth Regiment, Navajos will join them, but Agent River via Rapid City:-Major Per-Brooklyn, are filled with a desire Bartholomew thinks the Utes will ry's command joined early this to go hunting for scalps and have be quiet, but he declares that they morning and the scout, Gus Craven, filed an application with the War are restless and uneasy. The annual reported near Smithville, that a Department to be mustered into annuity goods are issued tomorrow large number of Indians were seen the United States service as a volat Ignacio, and it is not known what in Small Creek in the brakes. A unteer company in case of an Indian effect it will have on the Indians. number of shots were exchanged. outbreak. The idea originated with The main trouble is, the Utes say, While some government wagons Captain George Cochran Company the Government "heap big liar," were crossing Spring Creek, they 1; Adjutant Bertram Clayton is also meaning that the Government has and the escort were attacked by interested. They asked permission failed to ratify the agreement made forty Indians, and over 100 shots from the State authorities to offer two years ago for their removal to were exchanged. One soldier was their services to the general governUtah. wounded, another shot through his ment. General Porter, General McRAPID CITY, Dak., Dec. 17.-hat. The troops of Captain Wells' Cleer and Colonel Austin approved General Miles arrived here today cavalry came to the rescue, and the the plan. and is in communication with Indians ran away. Craven reports RAPID CITY, S. D., Dec. 19.General Carr. He knows nothing having seen sixty-three tepees Four hundred men of the Sevenof the reported engagement at which contained 100 Indians teenth Infantry started today for Daly's rauch with loss of life and it camped near the mouth of Spring General Carr's camps at Rapid creek is undoubtedly untrue. General Creek. Early this morning the and Cheyenne river. General Carr is encamped at the junction of troops were sent out, but the bos- Miles has concentratea there about the Rapid and Cheyenne rivers, tiles again returned to the Bad twelve hundred men, with artillery. forty miles east, with 400 men. Lands. General Carr sent armed There is a large encampment of Thieving bands of Indians about parties to guard the ranch where hostile Indians in Green Basin on there are stealing cattle and there the Indian was killed yesterday: the Bad Lands, about ten miles has been some skirmishing with the He was a nephew of Kicking Bear. from Carr's camp, and the Indians Indians, in which one buck is Yesterday General Carr sent a have been making raids on the known to have been killed. The troop of cavalry up into the Bad ranches from there. Troops are troops will soon cross the Cheyenne Lands to watch any movement of being disposed to guard every pass river and proceed toward Pine the hostiles. A signal was estab- and outlet, and the cavalry are Ridge, when trouble may ensue. lished by the troops and our scouting about to intercept Sitting WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-General camp by three relays. Should Bull's followers, who are supposed Schofield this morning received a the troop be attacked they were to be heading for that point. The intelegram from General Miles dated to be reinforced from here. They dications are that General Miles proLong Pine, Neb., December 16th, reported about seventy tepees in the poses holding theIndians in the basin as follows: General Brooke reports Indian stronghold and totally inac-until ready to make a movement Two Strike and about eight hun- cessible. The only known outlet for into the Bad Lands simultaneously dred Indians now camped at Pine these Indians is the trail which goes with General Brooke's forces. As Ridge Ageney, and this, with the up to Cottonwood across the road the troops are disposed now, it ap other Indians at Pine Ridge and from Rapid Creek to Wounded pears that the escape of the hostiles Rosebud, are all that can be drawn Knee. This pass will be closed to- is impossible. from the disaffected camp. The morrow by a large body of the Sixth others are defiant and hostile, and infantry. determined to go to war, and he has DENVER, Dec. 18.-A special from no hope that any other effort at Cheyenne River via Rapid City, pacification would be successful. at 3:30 this morning: A courier, just He estimates the number of men in in, has aroused the camp. He states the hostile camp in the Bad Lands that a party of fifteen men are at 250. General Ruger's estimate besieged fifty miles from here, on represents 200 men on Cheyenne Spring Creek. At Daly's ranch River and 300 on the Standing Rock the Indians have made three at. Reservation, making in all 750 men. tempts to fire the ranch, one nearly Every possible means is exhausted succesful. One of the occupants to retain and restrain the friendly is Hon. M. H. Day, Aide-de-camp Indians on the reservations. The to the governor of the State. The sixteen thousand Sioux who have courier who brings the news had to been restrained and professed loyal- break through the Indians, firing ty should have positive assurance both his pistols right and left. One with the least possible delay that the of their bullets penetrated his overgovernment will perform and fulfil coat. He rode by a circuitous route its treaty obligations. to the camp. General Carr sent PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 19.- George Norris, a storekeeper at Cheyenne City, near the mouth of Cherry creek, has just arrived. He says the entire population of twenty families and also a number of friendly Indians have left there, some going to Fort Bennett, some to Oaks and others to Pierre. He says just before leaving there night before last twenty Indians from Sitting Bull's band arrived and held a big council with the Cherry Creek Indians to see whether they should fight or not, and they were joined, after the council, by over one hundred and fifty Cherokees, all of whom started for the Bad Lands. Morris says that during the time the refugees were getting away to the Bad Lands sharp firing was The claim of Taylor, Romney & consolidation to take effect immediheard between the Indian police Armstrong represented that they ately after the holidays. Adopted. and the hostiles and that a battle held a note for $5000, given by the On motion of Mr. Pike, the comwas no doubt fought, but as the set-trustees of the Eleventh School Dis-mittee on buildings was authorized tlers made haste to reach the towns trict, and they wanted the cash. to make such disposition of the east he can give no further particulars. Referred to the committee on side high school building as might As troops were ordered to that point be deemed best, as soon as it becomes yesterday it is believed the hostiles vacant. were routed and capture 1. Morris says Sitting Bull's Indians are well armed and are determined to avenge Bull's death. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Dr. Oland, of the Indian Defense Association, has received a long letter from the Indian chief, Red Cloud, at Pine Ridge agency, under date of December 10th. Red Cloud says he is a constant friend of the whites, and his people have no intention of going on the warpath. He never had anything to do with the ghost dance. He complains of the Government rations being cut down more and more every year. The past two seasons were so dry that the Indians could not raise much and the rations were so scant that they had to kill their own cattle to avoid starvation. Many became sick from want of proper food and 217 have died from starvation since the fall of last year. finance. Miss Lizzie Keim, one of the public school teachers, tendered her resignation on account of ill bealth. Accepted. The committee on finance, to whom was referred the matter of compensating P. L. Williams, as attorney of the board, recommended that the compensation be not fixed, but that Mr. Williams be required to furnish bills for services from time to time. The building committee reported that the Fourteenth Ward school building has been finally completed and there was due the contractor about $7000. Accompanying this was a communication from Archi- The committee also reported sevtect Monheim, in which he recom-eral accounts referred to them. mended that the building be acceptThe same committee sent in the ed and that the penalty against following report: Contractor Baldwin for delay be not enforced, as the delay could not be avoided and the contractor had lost between $4000 and $5000 on the building because of the advance in the price of material. Mr. Pike thought it might be well to find out whether there was any mechanic's lien on the building, but on Mayor Scott's statement that a lien would not hold against a city building, this was dropped. In accordance with the provisions of section 121, chapter 72, Laws of Utah, 1890, your committee on finance beg leave to submit their estimate and financial statement as therein required. The revenues estimated to be avail ble for the schoo's of this city for the current year ending June 30 next are as follows: From the district taxes, as per ment.. Total.... Mr. Johnson stated that he knew OMAHA, Dec. 19.-A special from Finishing Fourteenth distri t Old district liabilities (probably payable this year). Total...... Leaving a surplus this year of..... 60,000 $174,000 $130,000 26,000 6,500 8,700 $170,200 3,8 0 For the succeeding year, beginning July $135,000 3,0 0 2,000 $140,000 To meet this we reckon upon as much territorial a portionment as we shall receive this present year, which would have A Attorney Williams, to whom was referred the claim of Hanion & Benson, who were awarded a contract for erecting the Fifteenth Ward FORT YATES, N. D., Dec. 19.- school building and did not get a Bullhead's body was buried todayhance to carry it out, and who with military honors. His squaw, who was upon Cannonball River therefore claimed damages $1,700, when she heard of the fight, started the amount of profit they would at once for Fort Yates and walked have made, reported that the parties were entitled to some compensation, eighty miles without rest. She but he thought a few hundred reached her husband before his matter of law, the measure of damdollars would satisfy them. As a have made if the contract had been F. Auerbach & Bros.................. ages would be the profits they might performed. Referred to the committee on buildings. death and fell in a faint wher ad mitted to the room. More than forty of Sitting Bull's followers have reported to the agent and are now in camp close by. The remainder are reported to be south of the reservation, near Moreau River. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 19.-A Guthrie dispatch says a number of Creek Indians today asserted that their people had no sympathy with the Messiah craze, although Sitting Bull had sent couriers to all the different tribes to incite an uprising. They had been successful only with the uncivilized Indians. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. The Board of Education met on Dec. 18th in regular session at 7:30. The following members were present: Armstrong, Colbath, Johnson, Nelson, Pike, Snow and Young. President Scott in the chair. Williams reported that the amount of taxes enjoined in the tax cases was $4900. He expected that the question would be determined at the coming session of the Supreme Court. P. J. Moran offered to put in the Fourteenth Ward building a 50gallon boiler and heating apparatus for $110. Referred to the committee on building. Mr. Armstrong, of the committee on furniture, reported that another carload of desks had been ordered from the Grand Rapids Company. The two school bells had arrived and were ready to be hung. Adopted. been $76,200, to be raised by taxation. The following bills were allowed: R. L. Polk & Co........................... Adams & Brown.... Rachel Cunningham..... Tribune Co W. J. Newman.. W. S. Emery. Joslin & Park. Alex McRae..... ........... V. G. Matthews M. S. Woolley.. William Fowler....... Total.. SITTING BULL. 171 60 177 20 5 00 224 50 46 93 45 90 5 00 21 00 5 55 35.50 37 00 20.00 36 00 73 00 31.20 233 30 7 50 60 00 25.00 1,075 00 45.00 4.00 $2,378 25 The com.nittee on teachers reported that another room in the Exposition Building had been fitted up for school purposes. They had instructed the superintendent to extend the holidays from Friday until the first Monday in the New Year. The committee recommended that I suppose there can be no doubt Harper's series for supplemental any longer about the fact that an readers be adopted; that east and aged Indian chief, Sitting Bull, bas west side high schools be consoli- been killed. A natural question dated into school Fourteen, and now is: What was the crime for that the superintendent utilize in which the aged chief and his son that school the teachers now em- had to be cut off from the land of ployed in the east side school, the the living? As far as can be learned, his great offense was that of the lectures that he has delivered One would naturally think that this could not in a "Christian" community be construed as a crime or as anything dangerous, since the "Christians" themselves say they believe the same doctrine. And yet, there is nothing else of which Sitting Bull has been accused. He has proclaimed that the Messiah would come, and many of his people be lieving this had expressed their joy by rites usual among Indians. building bill at the first opportunity. He had an informal talk with the members present. Chairman Millkien said both the President and Speaker Reed were opposed to public building bills; the committee were powerless to do anything in opposition to the speaker and it was exceedingly doubtful if Reed would allow any more public building bills to be brought up during the Congress. It transpires that there was A short time ago C. D. Fullmer, no good reason for this opposition of Springville, while engaged in as neither the number of bills passed plowing on his farm, discovered a during the Congress nor the amount collection of enormously large bones,of the appropriations involved was about eighteen or twenty inches be as great as during the Fiftieth Conneath the surface of the earth, em- gress, when the House was Demobedded in a stratum of white day. They were carefully taken up and brought to this city and presented to the Deseret University by Mr. Strange Discovery. Fullmer. From appearances the bones are evidently a portion of the remains of a gigantic animal, presumably that of a mastodon. Mr. Fullmer says that he has frequently found straightfor- fragments of bones of large size on his farm. Sitting Bull must have been sincere in his belief. No proposition could have been more rational or Ordered to the Front. Wild rumors were afloat on the streets today concerning the alleged ward than that made by order, but stating that the troops A Verdict Set: Aside. cratic. A Serious Strike. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 18.The coal miners' strike has assumed a serious turn that threatens to close every industry in the district. The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers have passed a resolution of sympathy and pledge their support to the strikers. They agree to refuse to work with coal, mined by convicts or by "scab" miners, if the strikers ask them to do 80. Pat Mcboard Bride, of the executive The Bishop Atwood's Funeral. There was a large attendance at the funeral of Bishop Millen AtWood, held Dec. 21st in the Thirteenth Ward Assembly Rooms. Not only was the main hall crowded, but a number of people were unable to gain ingress to it. The opening prayer was offered by In the case of John Stocking, conApostle Abraham H. Cannon. victed about a fortnight ago on a The speakers were, in the orcharge of perjury, Attorney Leder in which they addressed the Grand Young this morning, in the assemblage, Elders Hamilton G. Third District Court, made a motion Park, Thomas Aubrey and Nelson for a new trial, chiefly on the ground A. Empey, Presidents Angus M. that the evidence did not warrant Cannon and Joseph E. Taylor, of the verdict of the jury. United the Salt Lake Stake; President States District Attorney Varian op- George Q. Cannon and President posed the application. After hear-Wilford Woodruff. The addresses ing counsels' statements, Judge were highly eulogistic of the charZane set aside the verdict, remark- acter and faithfulness of the de SALT LAKE CITY, December 17, ing, "I was surprised at the verdict 1890. CURRENT EVENTS. Returned Elder. Elder John E. Carli-le has just returned from a mission to Great Britain. During his absence Brother Carlisle has been engaged in the Liverpool office, on the Millennial Star. He returns home in good health and spirits. Elder James H. Anderson ceeds him in his duties. when it came in." The case arose out of the city election on the 10th of February last. The defendant had a person named Tarpey arrested for illegal voting on that occasion, and the offense was alleged to have been committed in connection with certain statements made by Stocking in affidavit. Delegate Caine. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-A meeting of the House committee on suc-public buildings and grounds was called for this morning, but a quorum not being present no busiReturned from Logan. ness Was transacted. Delegate Mr. Ellis has returned from I-Caine was present to urge the bringgan, where he has been giving some|ing forward of the Salt Lake public ceased, and very consoling to the bereaved family. The principles of the plan of redemption were dwelt upon, and the hopes hased thercon concerning the glorious destiny of the righteous dead were clearly and instructively portrayed. The benediction was pronounced by Elder John Nicholson. The musical exercises were well rendered by the choir. The remains of the respected and upright veteran were followed to the cemetery by a large cortege. A Jev Arrested. LONDON, Dec. 18.-Vienna advices state th it at Olviopol,in Southern Russia, a Jewish father has been arrested for having had his child circumcised, and the police are after the rabbi who performed the opera tion, but who disappeared on learn- cently sworn out before Commissioner Pratt by S. H. Gilson. that the four to five million Russian Jews shall not be unloaded on these shores, and leading Hebrews are It will also be borne in mind that endeavoring to placate the com- Mr. Beaver, for reasons best known plainants by a statement that the to himself, suddenly disappeared refugees will be forwarded as from the Court room without perthey arrive to New York and mission. Search was instituted, but other American ports. The situa- he could not be found about the tion of the Jews in Russia is be- building. The fact that be had so coming so horrible that they would unceremoniously vanished excited probably all leave if permitted. In suspicion, and a deputy marshal the words of one of them "the was dispatched to hunt for him. only choice is between baptism and The officer had been absent about suicide." Vast numbers choose an hour when he returned with the baptism, others risk death in escap- witness, having accidentally met the ing across the frontier, and how latter on the street. When quesIn the letter the Cardinal says many select suicide the world out- tioned by the court as to why he friends of humanity must deplore side Russia will never know. had left without permission, witness this persecution. For his part he It is thought that the great meet-replied that he did not know it was cannot conceive how Christians ing in Gould Hall Wednesday night necessary for him to remain after can entertain that kind of sentiment will, not produce much influence having left the witness stand. toward the Hebrew race, when it is upon the Czar, who has since anconsidered how much we are in-swered it by a decree increasing debted to them. We have from the severity of the anti-semitic them the inspired volume of the laws and who is believed to be perOld Testament. Christ, the founder sonally determined to break the race of our religion, His blessed mother, down in Russia. as well as the apostles, were all Jews, and these facts attach him strongly to the Jewish race. Long experience has shown that no race of people can be exterminated by persecution. The Injunction Tax Suit. Attorneys Stephens & Schroeder, in the tax injunction suit for the Eleventh School District, filed today an amended complaint, wherein they set out the names of those who desire to appeal from the decision of the Third District Court, their former action having beeen brought in behalf of all of the tax-payers in the district. The amended complaint includes only those who pay their taxes to the bondsmen and who are desirous of appealing to the Supreme Court. It has been agreed that demurrers shall be filed by counsel for the Board of Education and county attorney and sustained without argument, and the case taken immediately to the Supreme Court, so as to obtain a decision, if possible, in the January term. Messrs. Stephens & Schroeder today made a tender to Collector Hardy of $2100, being the proportionate amount of the indebtedness of the district which the taxpayers who are appealing offer to pay. This was refused by the Collector, and the money was returned to the vault of the American National Bank. The outcome of this suit will be watched with much interest by the one hundred and forty-seven taxpayers concerned. The Russian Jews. LONDON, Dec. 16.-The question of emigration is exciting lively interest in England, whither large numbers of Jews are flocking from Russia by way of Germany. The British Government has instructed its consuls on the Continent to discourage such immigration and to warn intending passengers not to rely upon assurances of finding employment in Great Britain. The home for destitute Jews is thronged and many unfortunates are assisted to pass on to America. The English workingmen are determined Important Revelation. The witness endeavored to excuse himself for his action but was severely reprimanded by the court, who said: This matter is serious. If nothing more, the witness has been guilty of infringing upon valuable time of the court, and he will be required to forfeit his fees and pay the expense NEW HAVEN, Conn., Dec. 19.-incurred in bringing him back, and The remains of Major-General stand committed until both of such Terry were placed in their resting fines are paid. place this afternoon. At 1 o'clock Late in the evening the arrested services were held at the home of men were taken before Commisthe deceased for members of the sioner Pratt, charged with ballot family only. The remains were box stuffing at the election in ques then transferred to the United tion. They waived examination and Church, and until 3 o'clock the were released on giving bonds in public allowed to gaze on the face of the sum of $1,500 each and will the deceased. Then services were await the action of the grand jury. held, during which minute guns were fired, and the bell in the City Hall tolled. The remains were DUBLIN, Dec. 19.-Parnell and interred at Grove Street Cemetery. his colleagues drove to Johnstown The pall bearers were eight ser- today. Redmond alluding to the geants from the Second Regiment. denials that lime was thrown, deThe honorary bearers were ex-clared that two doctors staked their Governors Harrison and Ingersoll, Lieutenant-Governor Mervin, Judge Hollister, F. Francis Wayland, Henry A. Blake and Arthur D. Osborne. Parnell. reputation on the fact that it was lime they found in Parnell's eyes. McCarthy addressed a meeting at Kilkenney today, as did also Sexton. The latter deeply regretted violence done to Parnell. the Dublin In his address at the funeral of General Terry today, Rev. Mr. Mun- Canon Lee, Dean of ger, referring to the fact that the old Chapter, wrote a long letter, denysoldier had been somewhat criticised ing that the Chapter met in Dublin, in connection with the Custer mas- as asserted by Parnell, and adds sacre, said he was authorized now that he is convinced that Ireland to speak of the facts without reserve. should act in accord with the maniCuster's fatal movement was in festo of the hierarchy. Parnell's direct violation of the written and character, as revealed in the divorce verbal orders of General Terry. court, he says, speaks for itself, and When his rashness and disobedience since the ve dict he has given ended in the total destruction of his further abundant proof of his unfitcommand, General Terry withheldness for leadership of the great Irish the fact of disobedience of orders party. and suffered an imputation hurtful to his reputation to rest upon himself rather than subject brave but indiscreet subordinates to the charge of disobedience. The fame of a dead comrade was dearer to him than his own, even though that fame had been forfeited. Arrested at Beaver. Maxey Beaver and W. W. Goodrich, who acted as election judges of Poll No. 3 at Bingham, last August, and who, it will be remembered, gave testimony in the Ferguson-Allen election contest case which was wonderfully and fearfully damaging to themselves, was arrested on Saturday afternoon at Bingham by Deputy United States Marshal Bush, on a complaint re Lee proceeds at much length to state the opinion that, in view of the excited state of public feeling, it is inexpedient for the clergy to mix up with violent meetings. He is no less clearly of the opinion that the clergy have a duty to perform in impressing upou the people on every suitable occasion that, despite his many previous services, they find themselves forced to the conclusion that they must regard Parnell as a fallen leader, no longer worthy of the people's confidence. THE German paper. Der Beobachter, issued in this city, hopes, according to its current number, to be able to enlarge the paper from the commencement of next year. RELIGIOUS. Sunday Services. How are thy servants bles', O Lord, roam. ELDER CHARLES W. PENROSE said since coming into the stand he had been requested to address the congregation. He hoped to have the faith and prayers of those present, that he might be able to touch upon such subjects as would edify and instruct them. Church. add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, etc." Our modern divines have interpreted this to mean that God never again would reveal himself tɔ man. This is a great mistake. It does not say that God will not reveal His will, but that man must not take away anything from His word or add anything to it. Since the days of Christ great exThey had asked the Lord after citements have at intervals been His resurrection if He would at that created by people who thought they time restore the kingdom to Israel, could fix dates for the second advent but He had told them that it was of our Lord. Some of us here will not for them to know the times and remember the Millerite agitation. the seasons which the Father had A certain day was fixed for the reserved in His own power. He had Lord's coming which was changed told them before His death that the several times, until the Millerites hour of His coming was not known found out their mistake. More reto Him, nor to the angels, but only cently others have made similar to the Father. To John, on Patmos, mistakes. The ministers before alHe declared that He would come luded to, although they have not in clouds and that every eye shouli set a certain date, have given as see Him, and they also who had their opinion that Christ will pierced Him; but He did not reveal come within a hundred years. I the time when this should take do not know any one who can tell place; only the fact that He would the date when the Lord will come. certainly come. This fact was pro- I do know that He has said He will claimed by His followers and it will come, and that every word He has be fulfilled in every particular in spoken will be fulfilled. the due time of the Lord. Peter told the people to whom he wrote that "the Lord is not slack concerning his promise as some He remen count slackness.” The Gospel of Jesus Christ, he said, contains a great many truths, therefore the Elders need never be at a loss for a subject to speak upon. The Gospel is a message of glad tidings, and embraces everything that is true, whether it pertains to body or spirit; everything that tends to ennoble and exalt. It brings the gift of that Spirit which, according to the promise given to the first disciples of our Lord, is to lead into all truth. This is the office of the Holy Spirit and light to the mind is the result of its operations. By minded them that "one day is with its aid we may see eye to eye and the Lord as a thousand years, and a the things of God become measur-thousand years as one day." What ably plain to us. But to have the seems to be an immense period to full benefit of this Spirit, as a con- us is only as the twinkling of an gregation it is necessary that our eye to Him who stands in the midst minds shall be directed into one of eternity and beholds everything channel. When this Spirit was as it is, as it was and as it will be, poured out upon the disciples in whose course is one eternal round great power on the day of Pentecost and who never changes. I was because they were together with one accord in one place. They were all united. Therefore they were prepared to receive this great manifestation. So must we be united and cast aside our cares and everything that will distract our attention. The Spirit of God is one of quietude and calmness and peace. When disturbances occur in worshiping congregations they may seem to be a small matter, yet they affect the assembly as a whole. It is therefore necessary to be quiet and to direct our thoughts to the speaker and follow him closely in his remarks. This is a great help to both the speaker and the hearers. When the whole congregation turn their attention to the servant of God who is called to address them, there is an influence that goes with this that makes it easy for the speaker and beneficial to the hearers. One of the topics of the times is an old subject revived- that of the second coming of the Lord. There has been held, recently, in the east a large assembly of divines for the purpose of discussing this matter. After Jesus Christ left the earth, the subject was agitated among the leading Elders of the Paul, also, when he had received more light upon this subject than at first, wrote to the Thessalonians: "Be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, or by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first." I will read the first four verses of the 3rd chapter of Malachi: "Behold I will send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in; behold he shall come saith the Lord of hosts." "But who may abide the day of His coming? And who shall stand when He appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fuller's soap." "And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and He shall purify gold and silver, that they may offer the sons of Levi and purge them as unto the Lord an offering in right eousness." "Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years." Jesus testified that "not one jot or tittle of the words of the Prophets shall fall to the ground, but all shall be fulfilled." At first they looked upon the These words will, therefore, surely second advent of Christ as immedi- come to pass. I am aware that ate, and this encouraged them in some think this prophecy was fultheir work to preach the Gospel filled in the first coming of Christ. under many adverse circumstances. But a little examination will show But after they had been laboring for that to be an error. It says He will a long time, and had become better come as a purifier-that He will acquainted with the operations of purify the sons of Levi, that they the Spirit, they were enabled to look may offer unto the Lord an offering forward and see many of the events in righteousness. When He first that would intervene before His came it was as the babe of Bethle coming, and, among others, the great hem. He became "a man of sorrows apostasy that was to take place. The and acquainted with grief.” Instead fact remained a fact, although they of purifying the 30us of Levi, He found out that they had miscalcu- pronounced a woe upon them. He lated the time. Let this be a warn-drove out of the temple those that ing to the Latter-day Saints. They bought and sold therein and overalso have been told to look forward turned the tables of the money to the coming of Christ, but have changers. He did not purge them not been told the day nor the hour. and make them fit to Men are prone to add to or to take offer offerings unto the Lord away from the Word of God, although in righteousness. The Chief Priest they are expressly warned not to do and the Levites combined to put it.in the following words of the Rev- Him to death. They had condemned elation by John: If any man shall and sentenced Him for blasphemy, |