Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-06

said he rcJolccl exceedingly In the
instructions which we had received
that day. He trusted that everyone
who had attended the Conference that
morning aud afternoon felt repaid for
the time spent there, aud that this
would be the ease ~ long NJ their Con.
ference should last. IL wac a good thing
for thcm 10 Withdraw from worldly
affair for short time on such occa.
atoms, 10 come here, wait upon the
Lord aud receive His Holy
Spirit. It would refresh aud
rovivify them, aud they would
pursue their various av0cail0ns with
Increased ze-t when the Conference
was over. Ina pocuniary sense, too,
they would lose nothing by the time 20
set apart.
rhcy had been ondcavorlng ever
since they came TO these valleys
President Young, his couneclors, the
twelve Apostles, and those who since
the death Of some OF their leading
men had occupied their plaoes-tO
convince the Latter-day Saints that
the policy which Cob prompted them
to indicate 10 the people TO pursue was
the true one, and tho One which, In the
end, would result In great benefit aud
prosperity 10 them. IL was that they
should remain here IN Utah instead OF
yielding 10 temptations 10 90 where
the prospect seemed more alluring.
Especially was this the ease In the
early days In regard 10 California, aud
those who took the counsel OF Presi'
dent Young In this matter had since
seen tho wisdom thereof. II had been
40 Ia other temporal things; but Il had
required faith on the part Of the Saints
sometimes TO believe that the coun'
sci given them by Gods servants
was the best. There had occasionally
seemed 10 10 n conflict between ia,
counsel OF their leaders aud the inclln'
ations growing out Of tho traditions
OF the people; hut had the lattoi
pursued course different 10 that
marked out they would noyel
have prospefcd IA they mad. There
were now thousands " Latter-day
/ Saints, some Of whom had had an OK
/ perience Of forty.four years, slnca
coming 10 these valleys, who could
bear testimony 10 the fact that IN
nearly every instance where tho peopl,
had followed the counsel Of Gods in
spired servants they had invariably
prospered and been blessed, aud that
where they had departed from II they
had lost not only la faith frequently
but financially.
Referring 10 the Irrigation Congress
recently held Ia this city, the apeake
remarked that the universal testlmOn,
OF the many delegates who attended
was ~, 10 the prosperity OF this people
Every one OF them whom he had me
had spoken In terms Of unstintod nd
mirntlon OF the wisdom and success
which Ind characterized the settle
ments nnd the building up OF TIL
Territory. Those gentlemen autu
ally admitted that they had protltei
by what they had seen In operation
here, aud had returned 10 their feapec
tive homes deeply impressed with III
value OF the lesson they had learned
They called II an "oblect lesson
There had been no great monopolizn
ton Of land aud water here, Ne was tn
case elsew heru--men taking up larg
tracts aud occupying them 10 tho oXclu
sion of honest settlers, aud In no otht
part Of this great c0ntinent did the poo
man enjoy such facilities and opporiu
mites as IN Utah territory. He di
not believe thore was another place
this broad country where,in proporti0
to tho population, 40 many mvn ocou
Piled their own homes. The tcstimo
ny ~ visitors concerning what the
saw here Ia the beginning Of tn
end-the beginning Of that while
tho servants Of God had foretOl
aud the Prophets had predicted COZ
corning Zion. President Cannon mot
toned also the abundance Of free watt
Tor the use Of tho people, nnd sal
II was their privilege 10 continue undo
these favorable conditions II the
would. II the people would take IN
course pointed out 10 them by Go
through His servants they would NJ
yet grander results In these matters.
President Woodruff had made mer
ton OF the expenses which they, as
Church, had had TO boar but they ha
been growing In wealth all the tint
notwithstanding tho trials AMI peFs,
/ cutlons which they had had 10 endur,
They did not seem like persecutiu
now, aud he had no words Of reproac
nor condemnation TO utter. The Lor
had overruled them Tor good, an
such would be- the case to the end.
, The speaker next touched upon M
3 great changes which had taken pliC
. Of late years In this Territory, partlcu
: larry In this city, Ogden nud Ia III
county, and said these would prohabI
I extend 10 Vther counties.