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

70 renewed diligence. he felt q
little ashamed af the small attend
ance this morning. and thought
there was a lack Of faith e1hibitec
by those who femaiued sway from
this conference. OF supposed they
were fulfilling their whole duty by
attending the Sunday meetings-
Referred TO the universal practice
Of misrepresenting the Saints, and
the fewpesz Of their friends in the
outside word. But God was our
friend, and His work would triumph
in the end.
COUNSELLOR c. W. FESRosE
expressed his pleasure In the re-
marks made during the meetings Of
the conference. Some people, he
said, 20 to meetings Just for the sake
OF going; other for the instructions
they receive and the spirit they en-
10y. We may no. bs sble 10 re-
member al that is said bs the vari-
Gus speakers. but it was the office Of
the Spirit 10 bring to remembrance
such things as were necessary at the
proper time aud place, and would
DO 20, II We sre attentive and listened
in the Spirit IL was good 20 come
together and commune with each
other. and in a combined capacity
acknowledge the hand Of God, the
giver Of every blessing and the
ruler Of heaven and earth For He
reigns over the earth n0twith-
standing kings and rulers may bar
Him out from their conncils and
congiesses. We His children are
placed here 10 experience oppo=ites |
and learn 10 DISCERN between the |
principles Of good and evil Good |
and evil have always existed,
and are conteurTDraneous Our |
spirits descended ffUm sphere /
OF light and peace and |
happiness to experience darkness,
pain and sorrow, which God has |
permitted 10 exist here for this very |
purpose. Those who overcome |
evil with good viii climb to heights |
OF power and glory where our |
Father dwsilss End reigns, while |
Others who are overcome Of evil |
will fall short Of this glory-every |
spirit will find it, level and inheHt /
the place fer which Il Is prepared. |
God lives by the laws Of eternal !
right and truth, and those who obey |
the same laws will become like Him |
and be with Him hereafter. We |
are here to he testei for this pur- |
pose. Those who cannot abide n
celestial law, cannot obtain a celes-
tial glory, and those who cannot
abide n lesser law, cannot abide 1
even n lesser glory. The celes-
tial spirit win quicken, in the
resurrection, those who are worthy |
Of 4 celestial glory, and the residue
will be quickened by n spirit Of
lesser glory. Others who have /
been n law unto themselves, des-
pisers Of restraint, corrupt, rebel
iious and uncomfortable, mast in
herit a kingdom which l. not a 4
kingdom Of glory. The Latter
day Saints are aiming for &C.
lestial glory. They did not
come 10 these valleys simply
to better their temporal condition
But TO i'e Saints, to T-apple with
evil, conquer and overcome, and
then, by example as well AS precept, |
seek 20 save Others In like manner.
They must seek first the kingdom
Of God aud His Righteousness and all
other things will lie added.
Yesterday we had crowded con-
gregaIiOus and excellent meetings;
today a good meeting also, but not
50 many present. The speaker was
glad there were some in this Stake
who held the things Of God first in
their thoughts, and manifested
:heir faith by their works and their
presence today. All that we nc-
quire here, Of truth and the knowl-
edge OF God, will rise with US in the
resurrection. We are weak and
fail creatures, because Of the fail
ings and sins Of our ancestors for
generations, and God Is merciful 10
weakness, but He will punish the
Gilful wrong-dOer. Men will
not be rewarded for what
they seem 10 he, or for what
other men say Of them, but for
what they really are. The speak
sr referred o the resurrection. IL
did not mean, as some held, the
raising Of the spirit out Of the body
AZ death, but il meant the raising Of
the body in parity and Immortality
and ii was therefore Of the utmost
importance that We should saDctify l
our bodies by Obedience 10 the truth,
10 order that they might he resur-
nected in glory. The secrets OF the
WeIc locked up IL. che
bosOms Of those who have ex-
perienced it, but some day We would
know them for ourselves and would
lind they were natural principles.
We must take this world as We
ind it. Men aud nations have their
agency, the privilege Of doing right
Or wrong. God would give them
he opportunity % prove themselves.
When n wicked nation had filed up
IL cup Of iniquity it would
AL, just rs an individual would;
God Is over all. Satan NAV seem 10
have his own way, but the Lord Is
Above him, and Is working out His
)wn viii; His work will triumph
md the wisdom Of His plans will
be made manifest. The speaker
ilosei by exhorting the Priesthood
the Bishops and Teach
.n-to diligence and faithfnlness IN
Ill their duties.
The conference was adjourned
Until pm
The choir sang:
"slnE unto the Lord
Benediction by Bishop S. a.
NoOlley.