Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-07
President W. woodruff

Sterpei forward 10 the breastwors
OF the stand and said: Before dis
missing this Conference l want to
saw n few words 10 the L1tter-day |
Saiuts. The Lord has said. by reve- |
Ia,ion, to those who hold the
KEYS of the Kingdom Of God:
..Mhomsosver thou shalt bless
Il will bless aud whOmsoeyer
thou shalt curse I will curse-"
l have travelled something like
hundred and seventy-five thousand
miles in my day and time, and |
have preached the GOSPEL 10 the
nations. TO the islands Of the sea aud
10 my own country l have met,
In some instances, tncn VINO pro-
fe.zs,.d 70 have faith In Col anu 10
believe In the L0ri Jesus Christ.
Who haze stood up before me and
cursed the Prophet Of God, Joseph
Smith, and blasphemed the name Of
Col. But in the midst VI all these
things. | have never seen moment
Of my life when felt 10 curse my
body. ! hope I nc-er Shall. But l
have told these men, under these
circumstance, that the curse u God
would overtlke them; and IL M
instance, when have been moved
upon - say that, hl- Il ever fallen
unfulfiIitzI, for they have been
marked csls.s of the judgments
II Col Uvertaking them But
with regard 70 blessing, I will
sav. there WIS ever al
nour in my life that felt 10 bless
the I.ltter-dAy Sliuts, 81 Is a, the
ur.zent time. My hgaT: 3. drawn
out with love aui gratitude towards
God and my brethren with whom |
am sirronnled. | have been SUE
tanned az a weak instr'iinvat ia The
hauts OF God as the President q
this Church. Since / have been
called 10 this Office ] have been sus-
tanned by the Letter day ; ,iu;s
and for over fifty years Of my lie
as an Apostle. Why should not
my heart be drawn cut Ia love -
warts such a Ps0pieG The world
know not the love Of The lSsitet.iay
saints. They 10 not comprehend
IL IL never entered into their
souls. / am surrounded here with
Prophets, Apostles, Elders and
Saints IL the living God; AMI in the
morning Of the Resurrection, when
they come out OF their graves, they
will pass by the Gods AMI the
angels who are set there to watch
, the Interests OF the celestial world;
: ths.y wiIIso to those thrones, king
: doms, principalities ami power:
which have been ordained Of God
, for them TO occupy those vine
: dwell In this dl@pensali0n rs well n
E in other ages Of the world. II am
/ | faithful, / shall meet you there; !
e shall meet this people there; shall
1 meet these SAINTS Ofthe Living God
r there. Therefore, l feel Il Is my
= privilege 90 bless the L1tter-day
Saints. I cannot 20 abroad. as !
: man. aud spreai this GOSPEL 10 th'
: world aud administer 10 them tin,
. oriinances thereof, 10 have any
[ effect. without the Holy Priesthood
0 and /. As a man, canuOt bless th'
/ inhabitants Of the earth, - that thu
5 Lord Is bound TO acknowledge il
/. only by the power Of the Hol,
1 Priesthood; anu that power fee
E 70 exercise at the present time II
: blessing my brethren aud sis,erS
! In the name Of the Lord Jesu
0 Christ, / feel TO bless my Counselor
4 Presidents Geo. O. Cannon an'
T Jos. +. Smith. They have stood by
D me in all the labors OF life, as far a
; We have been associated, since "
/ have entered into the new and ever
( lasting Covenant. On the same Prin
ciple, feel 10 bless these Apostle
5 who surround me. We have bee'
!. united. We are united In the Glspt
2 of Jesus Christ, and they have IN
I gratitude Of my heart for the labor
!. of love and life which they haN
!. carried ont in their day and tim.
. feel TO bless the Presidents OF Tn
+ Seventies, with all their quoIums /
!, this Church, with every blessing this
1 1 have power 10 bestOw upon then
v As a servant Of the Living Gro,
VII feel to bless the Hig
!, Priests. who bear the high an
: Holy Priesthood after the order
: Observation-Disclosures and a
Il vino belong 10 the quorums- / al-
: feel TO bless the thousands OF u
: Eldez Of Israel who have enters