Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-09-08
Afternoon Service.


menced al two O'Clock, Counselor
Joseph E. Taylor presiding. There
was a very large attendance, includ-
ing many visitors, the galleries. being
wen filled. 80 hs7-
The choir and congregation sang
the hymns - - .ra
Praise. e. the. man who e5zmlnea with
Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer"
Prayer was offered by Bishop
Orson F. AYhitney. -
The chUir sang the hymn begin
niHg: iuoq so4n1
Ye children Of our God.
"a -. Ye saiHa Of latter days.
The Priesthood Of the Sixteenth
Ward ofiiciated in the administers
ton Of the Sacrament.
n ELDER p. II. ROBERTS
was called to address the congrega-
ton. I rejoice, he said, in the pri-
vilege Of meeting with you in this
couferenee. I regnI these con-
ferences as very solemn occasions.
as indeed are all the meetings Of
uhe Saints. They are occasions
when the very best wisdom
should be exhibited in teach
ing, counseling, and advising
the Saints in relation to their duties
towards God and towards each
other. are ees-iohs-when
the inspiration OF heaven is neeeS-
sary IN order that the Saints may
be comforted aud cheered in the
times in which We live, that their
spiritual strength may he renewed,
and that they may lie prepared TO
meet the events which are fast
scrowding in-apon Us. 500
= We are living IN = very important
,age Of the world. in a very i'm
portant dispensati0n, in which aad
through which God has decreed the
Communication OF His work Concern
ing the redemption Of the world.
We are confronted by events that
are burdened with Importance. 90
the work Of God in which
We are engaged-even:s with
out and events Within-circum-
stances over WI u we'have no con-
troll and some Ghich sreto heertain
exieDt Under COR couirol ami which
may be affected by on CONDUCT.
There are some things OCCURRING in
with the work Of God
that are entirely beyond our POKER
to influence. For instance, the
Of the United States fof
which BE foEm part j Ifes mad. up
its mind 70 dtsv,ssess the Saints OF
their accumulated property, and, -
lar, the wisdom OF our wise meR. I
with the best Legal advice Z
that they can procure, has beea in 4
adequate 10 stop the action on the 4
part Of the government. When n
nation makes up its mind 10 DO a |
slAi.s n /. AZ rs-assisg tue strong
fight hand. welIarmeii OF an equally /
strong nation 20 prevent tina. act, or
elss the fnterfersnceof GJl.
Communities such as We are are
anable to resist successfully the de- /
ola nation 10 commit n
theft. God alone bss power to inter
'ere in behalf OF His Saints when
he time shall come. Other steps |
mag he taken in the same direction
10 strip the Church Of more OF the
property which belongs to 1t. They
may possibly, in their frenzy. make 1
mp their minds 70 90 a step farther I
than that and confiscate Individual I
as they have property be-
longing 10 the people IN common.
II they snail do 50 weane unable Of
10 gay theft hands; bat
these are events which the Latter
day Saints will be compelled = leave
in the hands Of their Heavenly I.
Father. So far as / am concerned. {
however. | am perfectly willing to
leave ali 10 His cOntrOland guidance. I
knowing that He will do all things
well in due time aud season,
that in these things, a. in all that I.
may take place oy His permission,
HIS own mighty psrpSses Will be I
developed and His grsai designs !
accomplished l may not be able at l
present,to understand the details Of 1
His work or comprehend in what
He will bring good out Of 1
Intended evil; but my confidence in /
His wisdom and power is simply
Not long ago WAS reading a
biographical sketch Of Napoleon
8onaparte, and therein his biograph-
Z made this rem trk: CHS plaps.
lis designs seemed to infedor minds
Iltogether improbable, and a.
most impossible, bat ia Ms HANDS
implicitly naarked their develop
nents and the success that they a.
aimed vindicated their adoption
nai am quite sure that this will
E the case with the Almighty.
lis ways are not AZ our ways. and
he workings and operations Of
is plans may seem to 3aae to
isaster, but II We in pa.ietIce shaiI
Ossess COR souls, We shsl fitt.i that
lccess will vindicate all His
urposes.
50 faE as L am personally con-
ERIE, n this nation has made up 4
5 mind 20 snatch from the La;tei-
ny Saints their individual proper
7, / have but one .regret. sud that
that my.eotta rs a. aSCa mansion
sdmire more than i eau tell the :
ian who was capturei As q spy by ,
ne English forces during the ,
-mericsn Revolution. ami who. Z
hen the news was brought TO him 1
lat he hsd been Condemned to he
anged, replied, Il only regret that !
have but one life "a os.z for nv !
'uutry." believe ID tba kind II !
'urages fsith ani cevOtion. and L !
Dpe that il will be manifestef-as 4
n sure it'wilt-in the lives OF the :
Saints. !
The Inhabitants Of the Garth havt. 4
ot yet seen the full development, {
eength and heroism that the Gas 4
! o. Jesus ChTist ifnpart Ia the :
sopie. Our fstharS save passed g
ircegh some Esry trys ~ sxper:- a
Ices Mob violence has wasted its 1,
rec and strength in vain urOn the I,
aureh-cf Christ, and, so FAR, LEGAL n
not legal but rather Congressional :.
lactments have wasted their a
rength and have not sacee-ied Ia d
'stroyfng the WORK Of G5d.,eTho :.
world has made sharp its il
rows Of ridicule, satire aud irony. 4
u their mockinEs have been as n
lavaihng as all other means have =
en- IN this direcii0n.- They do not a
ioF is strength, and in tiissex- q
rience of>the past few years. il n
could, | wuald tell this entire n.
'tion that tAey have not rs vet d,
"a the spirit OF Mormonism "
luset n lie strength. Neither IA
He nor expatriAtioa. nor f-nrris-
ment, nor bonds have yet dev-l- 4"
81 its full strength as it will be b,
veloi'4d- God decreed in the be- :;
His work thai il would :.
j Ills saints 70 the uttermost:
g. he promised that He vaJuId pI
y mem even TO the laying down M
tasir live, declaring. Ia addition. -
a. those who were not willing 10 h
srihce all earthly tiiines = the =
nor ana ar0fasfsa ~ 49, 49, =