The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-06

temporal matters to attend to
and the apostles and men of God from the
days of Adam to the days of Christ have
had to deal more or less with matters tenn
poral AS it was in those days so 1t has
become in our day.
I believe that although the leaders OF this
church, the first presidency, tue STAKE
presidencies and the apostles, nave many
temporal matters to attend 10, II called
upon to do so, would willingly give up
their riches or would even lay down tnelr
lives if they could help this cause.
We have given up our lands lhto Tue
hands of the receiver, lands Wnlcn nad
been put aside for the poor OF Inc cuurcn.
| But Notwithstanding this fact many tnou-
sands CT dollars have been expended TO
help out the people who have gotten Ihen,
selves into trouble. Some one had TO pulio
the school and meeting houses and some
had to take care of the poor AS our
enemies would not do this the Latter-Day
Saints have had to do 1t, ana as d cohse-
Quence this amount of money mas peeh OK
pended. The LatterDay Saints because
of this and of many other things In tnat
line have to give much attention to their
temporal affairs. God is not dlspleaseo
with any who pays attention to these mat-
tiers if they are useful, but II they are
selfish he will be exceedingly dlspleaseo'
President George O. Cannon.
L feel to rejoice in the proceedings of to
day, and trust all who have attended the
conference to-day and on other days have
been repaid, think all can afford to leave
their occupations to come here during a
conference, for l think the time we shall
spend here will not be lost to any OF US, Tor
we would feel refreshed for renewed eX-
ertions. The officers of the church have
cir
valleys to convince the people that the
policy advocated by the leaders, winch we
are pursuing and which was and is advo-
Gated is the best one Tor tue people.
President Young advised The people TO
stay here and not go TO California, lor, ne
said they would be better of II they
stayed. This has been proven and, though
the counsel of the official heads OF the
church may seem TO conflict with our
common sense, we should always
follow it, for it has been proven that the
counsel of the heads of the church mas
always been best for the people to follow
The old residents of the territory Know
that where the people have followed thS
counsel of their leaders they have pros
pered. and where they nave not. they nave
not prospered
MANY of the delegates to the irrigation
, congress expressed their admiration of the
methods OF irrigation in vogue here, ant
, many of them said they had received les
: sons that they would apply in their owl
f countries. We have better wy OF dis
pJsiug of our water than have the people
of many other countries. There is no place
where so many people own their homes as
+ do the people OF Utah.
, This coming of men who learned from u
o irriga ion seems TO be the eglnnlng
the en-, Tor it has been said IN zoe Scrip
r lures that mau will come to this people t
Q learn wisdom.
n They who observe will see the old ar
= getting rich in spite OF the prosecutions w
have undergone, and if the people will ex
anime they will see we have increased i
wealth in the midst of these persecution
of the latter wears. The Lord is shown
n US he can increase our wealth II he wishes
We cannot serve God and Mammon at tn
:. same time, but must serve only one
them. We ali know the circumstances D
which we are surrounded. In consequence
of the chances that have taken place muc
e business is unsettled and many have bee
made TO change their employment an
many others have been thrown out OF en-
;, ployments | wish to impress 1t on you
minds that there are many in our mlds
who are in destitute circumstances an
that we should provide for them from OF
of our prosperity. We are about to nav
an Indictment winter, and we shoul
Savior and make the poor gl6
, in Zion. Jesus labored for an
T. taught the poor We cannos do as we d.
sire as we are not yet prepared for VIII
- we desire, but we have been given a
4 things which conduce to the happiness
- man. l thought when we reached this va
IL lev if we could have only bread and wat
~ we should be happy. When we came he
u to this valley we could breathe freely and
y thought that would be enough. But Gt
= has made our orchards give US much fru
= and our vegetables cannot be excelled.
y We have been given many things and '
-: have place that is much rlcher IMAM q
- lands we have been driven from. There
7u no need of anyone bel ng in destitute CT
- cumstances in these valleys where we ha
L. so much, for God designs every hum;
10 being shall have all that is necessary t
10 their comfort. But through mlsmanag
I" meut many have not enough for colnfol
: People will say because man is not car
IA Ia f | he does not deserve to be helped
~ ~ those who have been careful
III III their means. L want my children to dlvl
ne all they have with their brothers and 81
u a9 tiers, no matter what may happen. In t
VI same way God wishes US to divide our So
III stance with His children, so none sh
w want Our duty is to help our brethr
~ and sisters in the sight OF God, for
re poor must be cared for, and by those w
-, nave me SUBSTANCE. lulo 10 uob W 10 Y
80, served so the INDECENT will be cared for
49, the thrifty, but if man is willing to we
't' and cannot earn his comfort, he should
of helped.
~ ~ Though want to see our schools as hi
.ho as any in tbs lands, l want to see the Chi
mo rem get their education by labor, SO th
"a can earn their own living. would ratt
. III boy of mine shonld receive lat
. INC education instead of a book educati
Ff1p if he could only have one of the two. f
~ ~ man who can use his hands to work {
, lou always take care of himself. God bless y
he all my brethren.
LIS Announcements were then made that
-, Sunday School union would meet, and
I'LL several other meetings which will be h
~ during the conference An announcem
~ was also made of the concert to be he
o co. and the conference was adjourned until
NV ", O'Clock this morning, after the choir
~; ~ sang the anthem, "Look Up and Put Y
rs Trust in Cod" and benediction was S
"a by Counselor G. w. Penrose.
bi AN OLD ADAGE.
ew There is an old adage: "What everb
ing says must be true" Henry Cook, of Kn
lAA So,