Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-05

Adjourned till tomorrow atlOS-m.
Benedietion by Patriarch lobn
Smith. 1E s1e-tri Ur..li. l'g
r H SECOND DAY, .--.H
Saturday, Arm sth, Ioam.
Singing by the choir:
Softly beams the Eacred daNning
or the great Nllennial morn, I
And 10 saints gives welcome WnTnInE
q That tho day u hasteninE on. 7 a--
Prayer by Elder David II. Can
The choir saESi J... A.E'll
How arc Thy SERVANTS bitsssi. q Lcrdi
!, How sure Is their defcnset
Eternal wisdom Is their guide,
|. Their help omniPotssoe.
APOSTLE John w. Taylor
gddresss5 the conference. the follow
Ing being the substance Of what be
said: desire the inspiration Of the
Holy Spirit, that al may Gs edited
by what is utteredi have been
thinking about the remarks made
Yesterday by President Woodruff In
relation to the, operations Of the
Spirit OF God. II is spi:lt Of reve-
lstion, imparting that knowlsdge
necessary TO the Individual accord
ing to the sphere in which he
moves. ] am reminded Of an in
cident that occurred yesterdas '
telephoned for an Individual with
whom I wished 10 communi-
cate. The answer was that
he was ''engRged." This res
porise was repeated several
times. Finally J concluded to
abandon the telephone and pay my
friend q personal visit. is u not
so tia. we are sometimes 50 much
engaged In the pursuit Of mann
mon that tire Spirit leaves u.s. 4
sister who died appeared In vision
b a voting l.afi;auitH In Nephi. as
she had Something 10 tell, She
stated that her own children were
40 enCrussed Id business that she
could not communicate With them
The more ! am engaged IN temporal
things the darker is NY mind, but
when employed in spiritual matters
am eorrespondingly brighter. One
REGULARITY about Incorporating - She
Elders IS that they generally leaf
testimony that this Church was or
gained by Divine authority. |
have the same witness, and testify
TO II. I pray that may have
Strength to endure TO the end. |
expect to witness f1uch opposition
against this people, hut | expect to
see the Kingdom II God pass safely
through itall. I testify 10 strangers
that II they VIII accept Of Christ rs
the Redeemer, repent Of their sins,
be baptized Tor the remission OF the
same that they will receive the HolF
Ghost. The speaker, in conclusion,
made some remarks about people
lisuosing OF their property by a
process Of proxy. lie expressed
himself TO the effect that those who
Imagined they could hide them
selves under the chiak OF some one
else would find the garment was not
large enough for two.
-4 Apostle Hcber J. Grant
was the nextspeaker: am pleased
to have the opportunity Of once
more meeting with the Latter-day
Saints in a general Conference. l
rejoice in the testimony Of the Cos
rel. ami IL is constant and earnest
.prsyer Of minc that | may at all
times have the inspiration, light and
spirit Of our Heavenly Father dwell
ing within Inc to ti1e extent that |
may never depaTt from the princi-
pies Of truth or plan Of life and
salvation which we have espoused.
We, as Latter-day Saints, have
very great cause to be thankful for
the many manifestations Of the
goodness and mercy Of our God.
Let us strive with all the ability
that we possess 10 obtain sufficient
intelligence, light and knowledge
from our Heavenly Father 10 Gu
able us to keep in the path of duty.
Many of us feel that we are firm in
the knowledge Of the Gospel, and
that there is very little fear Of tine
trials OF lie turning US from the
truth. AT the SAME time, we should
thoroughly understand that in no
single day or hour Of our lives would
we be able to stand alone and main
thin the testimony Of the Gospel
without the light and inspiration Of
the Spirit Of God. Ii Is not the visi-
tation Of angel, association with
the Prophet Joseph Smith, or any
OF the manifestation Of the Spirit Of
God which causes men 10 be faith
ful; II is their own diligence and
faithfulness in keeping the COM
mandments Of God. .....-,
There is but one Straight path be
fore us. that Of duty. II we con-
scientiuusly fulfil tho obligations
and duties resting upon US there is
little danger Of our stumbling. |
pray God to bless you and inspire
YOU all with His Holy Spirit. |
have testimony Of the GOSPEL Of
Jesus Christ. / know for myself
that we are engaged in the work Of
God. pray that this testimony
may ever remain with me and each
and all who possess it, and that
those who have 1t not may strive
their utmost to gain 1t. 80
Apostle John Henry smith
addressed the congregation; l re-
gard these conferences as being a
source ofeomfort and strength to the
Saints. The people come from every
mart OF the land occupied by men,
hers Of the Church and hear the
instructions impaired They are
thus enabled to carry the influence
and effect Of the instructions TO the
people whom they represent. The
Church u growing so lSrge that il is
becoming impracticable for the
leading authorities to minglea great
deal with the people. The ,labors Of
the Apostles are largely confined to
visiting the Stakes and Attending
their conferences. The mnltifarious
duties Of the FirstPresideney greatly
eugross their attention and prevent
them going about TO. any extent
among the Saints
AS has been said there need be
no fears regarding the tate anu ueS-
tiny Of the work. With regard TO
individuals 1t is different Men
are liable to step aside from the path
of duty. The mission Of the work
OF God, however, cannot he pre-
vented in its accomplishment We
are called 10 be laborers In it. We
are on the good ship Zion. IL viii
zach n safe haFior Int before its
arrival in the haven many may he
washed overheard. We have been
ircliDed7to lose sight Of the neces-
sity OF complying with the laws in
reference t0tithes and offerings. So
with regard TO many other duties
which are elsssed rs lesser require
meuts, but which are all essential. |
Many seem to be willing and anxious
to receive their blessings in the
House Of the Lord, who fail % |