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

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The choir sang:
o Jesusi The Giver 49,
or ali We enjoy,
Our lives to Thy honor
We wish &c employ.
Prayer by President A. o. SmOOt
Of Utah Stake.
Singing;
Prayer i ne sours sincere desi-c,
Uttered or unexpressed; -
The motion Of hidden fire
i- That irembles m fhe breast
Counselor John W. Young.
1t has always been aquestion with
me whether a person called I'M
ewares or by previous arrangement
to address a public congregation
feels the moreat ease. However that
may he, it Is always q duty TO re-
spOnd when the cali comes.
Many of those present have come
from distant places TO engage in
common wonship and listen 10 m
structions from Gods servants" We
are a peculiar people, especially on
the ground that we are sincere. BY
this statement I do not wish to cast
a reflection upon any other classes
Of religionists. There are among
other communities many whb use
thek religion rs a mere convent
enee, but they have no depth nor
sincerity OF belief. There are some,
OF course, who are honest in their
professions but they are in the mi
I nority.
Brother Morgan stated this morn
ing that persons had stated 10 him
that the world hal had enough Of
''MormOnism.1 1t would be more
proper TO state that the world con-
tend that they had had enough
religion Of any kind. The people
abroad know but little OF tie prinei-
] pies OF "MlOrmOnism.' SO far as
they have had information regard
ing il, they have repudiatei il.
This should not slacken ourefIcrts
as propagandists. We have been so
constantly and necessarily engaged
in temporal Affairs that our spiritual-
ity has been curtailel. This con-
dition causes some Of Us 10 Imagine
that the work Of proselytiDg has
been almost completed. On the
contrary there are many strangers
who come among us who do not
understand anything about the real
doctrines Of the Gospel. Means
should he devised and used for this
labor Of spreading the truth. We
are no longer Isolated, aud the in
crease Of wellth seems to cause US 10
loose sight OF the missionary work,
so necessary to spread a knowledge
Of the Gospel. There should be a
more literal use Of means to supply
the Elders with printed matter TO be
scattered abroad, Instead of the mis-
sionaries, in many instances, being
under the necessity OF purchasing
their own pamphlets. The same
liberal disposition should he exhibi-
ted In the matter Of sustaining the
families Of those who are engaged
in tue work OF the ministry.
There are temporal conscientious
that should engage our attention.
We have not sought 10 regulate con-
ditions that would insare work TO all
who desire TO labor. If there was
an Organization commensurate for
the attainment Of that end, there
appears no reason why all workmen,
skilled and unskilled, should not e.
employed at proper prices. :, We
have not had many products which
could be exported, and in that re-
gard We have largely Depended upon
the opening and development Ct
mines. Any labor organic alton that
might exist here should befndepend-
ent Of associations Of that nature at
q distance. Those who are in Penn
sylvauia are not I'm u position 10
know what steps would be hest for
workmen in Utah. The circum-
stances surrounding the people here
are different TO those existing else
where. To allow, the skill and
ability acquired by the people in the
countries from whence they came TO
4 90 to waste, not being exercised, is
against the principles Of genuine
economy. We are gathered in a
conference caTacity 10 receive IN
struction on temporal rs well as
spiritual considerations.
The gathering together OF this
people for common interest is one
Of the miracles OF the age. II is such
a phenomenon rs does not exist
anywhere else. Although coming
from the different parts Of the earth,
we have no nationality, being fra-
ternized by great common object
We are, because Of the iprinciples
we have espoused, not only q homo
geneOus people, but n loyal people.
We believe in the institutions of the
American government and uphold
the principles upon which they
were founded. Our loyalty goes
deeper and spreads wider than that
ofany otherpeOple. understand
that ethis country was discovered
and settled for the attainment Of a
divine purpose. We believe that
the trainers of the Constitution were
inspired when they formulated il,
causing them TO produce an instru-
ment which, II lived up to, would
preserve the liberties Of all citizens
equally.
| L pray that the Spirit of God may
be poured out upon us, that we may
understand the instructions i'm
rarted. ! know that Joseph Smith
was a prophet Of God.
APOSTLE Abraham II. Cannon
addressed the Conference. Follow.
ing is the substance Of his remarks:
/ have felt very much to rejoice in
the testimonies which have been
borne to the Gospel by our brethren.
My heart is full Of gratitude TO God
in that have been permitted to live
in this day and TO hear aud accept
the Gospel. l trust that | may he
among those who will be able 10
stand with this work in its iinal
| triumph. IL there is one lesson more
than another which the Lord has
sought TO impress upon His people
and upon the world, 1t is that he
alone will have the glory for the tn
umph of Zion, that He in the carry
lug oului Ills lhA fooSh - iAot uliAtf
the necessity OF asking the counsel Of
men, hut is fully able 10 perform all
that is predicted concerning Zion
and the work Of the latter days.
There Is no greater truth than that
which was announced by President
Woodruff this morning, that our
strength. our power hope, is 10.
God and not in men. III we, as i'm
dividuals, succeed in obtaining
celestial glory, twill be through the
mercy which He shows unto us,
His weak and cTriDg children.
The Prophet Joseph Smith was
untaught in religious matters and
in the things Of the world; he was
unskilled in the arts Of man; but he
had within him an honest heart, a
clear conscience, and Possessed that