Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-04
INFLUENCE AND SPHERE OF
WOMAN.
(Continued)


,crence Of the Relief Societies Of Weber
a,ake OF Zion. December ~, 1891, the
following remarks were made by
PRESIDENT JOSEPH ,. SMITH.
II Ia entirely unexpected on my
nail 10 be called upon to address
YOU again today. And In attempting
4, do 90 1 desire sincerely tho attention
and tho faith and good desires and
ptayers Of the Saints that arc as
sembleJ. Every one who addresses
congregation Of Lstter.day saints isun-
der the necessity Of pOsseesing to some
extent the inspiration OF the Almighty
and the Hight aud guiding influences OF
tbe Holy Spirit, In ORDER to instruct anu
,IIfy the Saints. 1t IL imposslbln Tor any
one 70 administer spiritual food TO the
Latter.day Saints unless he IL endowed
with that spirit. | therefore ask and
desire an inturest In the faith and
prayefs OF the LstteT.dny saints that
are here assembled, OF the sisters es'
pecinlly.
Thisis about ~ large congregation
of sisters AZ ! have seen lately, and II
h rood 10 be here. IL IL very interest
ioe 20 listen to tho aged mothers In
Israel who have spoken this afternoon
-Aunts ZinR aud Bathshoba aud
Slater Horn---all OF whom were &c.
alainted personally with the Prophet
1nseuh smith. Those that knew him
are becoming very scarce among ue
now. yet hear today quite a number,
and 1 presume there are Oihers within
Inc sound Of my voice, who knew the
pophet Joseph Smith, were ac-
ouaintcd with him, and received IN.
etructions under his own teaching aud
voice. ! was pleased to hear the tosti'
tnony Of Aunt Bathshaba who told US
that she was present AZ tho first organ
nation OF the Relief Society in Nauvoo.
liz will be tilty years ON thelTth Of next
March since that took place. a great
amount VI good has been done by that
organization since that time.
AZ President Richards has been
telling Us this afternoon, thousands OF
dollafs had been contributed by this
stake, and other Stakes, for the build
Ing OF the Temples, aud perhaps thou
sands Of dollars nave been contributed
by them Ia assisting to build our ward
meeting houses. Then thousands Of
dollars probably have ueen raised ani
paid towagls ihe clothing Of the poor
and those that were destitute, al
though | am happy 10 say that the
Lord has blessed ZION o. such an uN-
tent that the children OF Zion need but
little assistance; but the stranger who
Il coming within Our gates, l H,ei
frequently calls for aims; and the
Latlrt.dny saints Aftiu - position TO
extend to them sons holp--tO feed the
Luupfy, and tlity do not turn away
the hungertd from their doors. The
lord has blessed as 10 this rXtcut; aud
there are very lew Of the ohildfcn OF
Zion, ifnpy, who lack bread, and few
ul the people OF dOd but VIVA. nru In n
position 10 take care Of themselves, uN-
cent the very aged and those that are
gathered 10 this land which Cd has
given 10 His people from the poor dis
tficls VI The old world. Many Of them
have come here destitute anu
need issuance. And the Saints have
been ble.l with means 10 assist thom.
This Relief Societies have gone 10 their
support; nHd believe more could be-
done IN this direction 10y these societies
NJ everywhere Ia the Church the same
union aud lively interest were mani
Tested that aru exhibited by the sOcie.
ties OF this Stake Of Zion.
am very much pleased with the
reports that We hear OF tho societies OF
thls stake. They are lively and united,
aud there Il no conflict between them
anu the Presidency Of the stake and
the Bishops OF tho various wards. All
10 united on friendly terms; aud this
Is as u should be; because there should
be no conflict between amy o! the or.
PLANTATIONS Instituted iof the benefit OF
the young, the aged and the poor, and
for the benefit VI all; nor between those
quorums ana organizations ami author
itits Of the Priesthood established IN
the Church.
The Priesthood stand at the head.
They preside over all things. Il Is The
uuty d those that bear thepriusthOOd tu
look after all the organ cations OF the
Church; not only the Orgaalzs ti0n 81
'he Priesthood, but also al the Organi.
Z,tions Instituted Tor the benefit OF the
e)ple ~ lafge-our Relief Societies,
MUTUAL improvement Associations,
Primaries, anu our c0.Oueratiye nsso
cia,ious, and all our Organizltio that
lave been devised Tor the Building up
Of the peop.oof God and the prosperity
OF truth anu righteousness In the land.
All OF these should receive the super.
vlsory aud iatherly care and attention
ana The deep and abiding interest OF
the authorities OF the Church,
whether In the ward or In the
general authorities OF thb Church,
because the Priesthood are interested
ia the welfare OF the people Of God
hai the building up and establishment u,
~ Zion ON the earth. And all these
organizations that have been framed,
established aud ordained Of aJd should
look 10 these presliing authorities aud
operate In harmony with them; honor
rug them In their places, And 80 each
honoring the other; the lesser honor
lng the great, aud the greater the loes;
aud thus through all the qualifications
ofihe Church. Thus we pull all together
strong pull, long pun for the estab-
lishment OF the Church. | Am pleased
II $50 In this stake Of Zion, and 1
hope 1t IL 70 everywhere .lse Ia Zion;
although am not prepared to state
what Ia the condition Oi Affairs away
from here.
Another Item | wish to call alton
ton to that was mentioned by Sister
Bhthshtbn. Sho was present when
the Prophet gave the endowmen,s, and
she testified here that there were wit.
nesses to the fact that Joseph Smith
did establish these ordinance In the
Church; that Ia to say, that God oslab-
llyheJ them through the Prophet
Joseph smith, AMI not as many say,
through President Young.
God raised up the Prophet Joseph
smith to do the work that he did, aud
ms l said this morning | viii repeat
auatU hA A l..sa 1.