Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-01

prayer, "Fnther, forgive them,
for they know not what
they do.O To those who Possessed
the testimony Of Jesus, hartshipa and
trials and tho severcst tests OF faith
served only TO develop their latent
powers and magnify the beauties Of
divine truth within them. They were
strengthened In their convictions by
the unfair contest between the conflict.
ing elements which were at war with
each other and by the contrast be.
tween tho peaceful and loving spirit u
the great latter.day work and the cruel
contentious and grievous spirit which
made war upon II. There was more
danger 10 the work Of God Ia the HAT.
teries and fellowship Of the ungUdly
than In their opposition. lie had nj.
ways rcjOiccd In the assurances he had
had nom lis youth up o; tho righteous.
ness aud purity OF our cause, inspiring
his 20 lwith fcrvUnt conviction VI
tho verify and authenticity Of the
divine mission Of our Great Redecmer,
and also that u His servant Joseph
Smith. To accept Jesus Christ NJ
the BON Of God and the Savior u
the world ho must necessarily ACCEPT
Joseph Smith Ms n divinely inspired
prophet " God. He prayed constantly
Tor their eternal welfare. that the merci.
ful Father would pour out His Spirit
upon the youth u Zion, bless them
with the riches Of His divine gifts, liz
them up nearer unto Himself, aud
have them In Hts holy keeping.
PRESIDENT wiLFORD woopRuFF
said the Primary, the Sabbath school.
and the Mutual Improvement Ass0cia.
llahed In these mountain valleys 10
prepare aud qualify the rising genera.
lion for their labors for time aud eter.
nifty. The responsibility resting
upon our children was very great,
their position In this respect was, In
great measure, different from the rest
0f the world. They had been gathered
here TO the mountains Of Israel and
become associated with the Church Of
Jesus Christ OF laiter-day Saints
Their fathers had been called upon
during tho generation that had passed
AMI gone 10 preach the Gospel 10 the
Inhabitants of the earth; and the chill.
drcn werv required 10 follow In their
footsteps. The Elders who had gonc
abroad 10 proclaim that Gospel had
been called largely from the mutual
improvement associations. lie felt
that they were engaged In n great cause,
and would say 10 tho teacher, In those
organizations, male aud female, "iou
will be- blessed for what you have
done" Let them not be discouraged
or weary In well doing. As they sow
.d 10 would they reap. He had
watched the progress Of these institu.
tious almost from their commence
mcnt, aud the Lord would ussuredly
reward those who lahorcd Ia them.
We had been Informed by revelation
that whatever knowledge a man ub.
tainted by his diligence aud pcrsevcr.
ancc here IN the ilesh would remain
with him In the morning Of the rcaur'
rcctlOn. IL would pay any man or
woman 10 treasure up wisdom aud un.
dcnianding and do all the good he or
thu could here, for we were on mis-
sion. lie prayed that all those who were
engaged In thl. excellent cause would
continue In their efforts, aud seek 10
Induce Others 10 become associated
with thom. lie bcsought them tolabot
while the day lasts, for "the night
cometh when no man eau work"
The choir sang the anthem:
From afar, gracious lord.
Thou hast gathered Thy aock.
llahfh IL nan I'VE aANhAANAHAN
reported az to Cache Stake, whose
mutual improvement associations, he
said, were making excellent progress.
Among their officers today might be-
q found young mon who had travelled
who had been trained In colleges and
universities, who had adopted the pro-
fcsslon Of school teachers, and becom,
acquainted more or less with the needs
"a. .sas.Ya. Ia ItuaIA gm1laN IhHN
had a bright class Of young mon, full
Of ambition and usefulness.
ELDER WA. q. iROUun
next reported concerning Morgan
Stake. Though their number wa
small-tho entire membership beinl
only .50--yot they had shown mark
cd Improvement during the past year.
They had introduced the course Of NJ
4. a. reading, aud this was becoming
very interesting feature.
APOSTLE Heller J. GRANT
then addressed the congregation, 70
marking that he had always taken q
deep Interest In the welfare of the
Young among the Latter-day Saints,
and In all the instruction he had giycf
in the meetings Of the Mutual lm
provoment Associations, his principal
theme had been tile testimony
OF the GOSPEL. We heard
great deal about education
bN 20 hiA mind that education which
gave US this testimony, and led us Il
walk IN the path that reached out Il
life eternal, was the kind OF education
most likely TO prove valuable To US
There were great many who, becaus'
Of the scientific knowledge they Ia,
gained, rejected iG0d, claiming thel
could dem0nsl rate thereby the nOn.uNiH
tence OF the Creator. lie had no fear
however, that the false ssciences o
the day would have any iuJruloui
effect whatever upon our young mel
who had received gospel testimony
The speaker earnestly leNhortod I'M
members " the various Mutual I'M
movement Associations In our midst &
DO earnest In all they undertook aud 4
pufsue Il with energy and undeNtand
ing;for II was within this power ofevery
young man 10 succeed In the battle oil
life.
ELDER JuSfus y. WELLS
announced that In consequence Of th'
elnglng contest which would thk'
place this (Monday) evening In th'
Tabernacle, the regular meeting OF thu
sunday School Union had been post
poned, until Monday, June sth.
The choir then sang the anthem
IHeavenly Father we would worship
Thy great name this hallowed day
etc'. words by II. w. Naisbiti, musiI
Inv prof j. ]. Daynes), II 10 an ex
qulslle composition and was splendidlS
rendered.