Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-06

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urged that during this Conference the
saints should lay aside their business
cares ami anXieiita, come 10 meeting,
and listen nttuntivoly to the counsels
and instructions given by thoss called
upun to speak 10 them. They should
gathef together In "a spirit Of unity.
Many topics were dwelt upon on these
occasions, ami u was therefore
good plan for the leading
! Elders OF the Church TO bring
a note book with them and ilt down
the chiei points In the dlscoursu. fof
futur reference ana guidance. some
/ excellent advics was Given which
shout not be f0tRntten. They came
there to'counsrl together anu e. receive
u reffesbing from the i4ofi which
would atlmulate them iu their daily
| HE when Conference was over.
The speaker touched upon the on.
pof.tion which tbs Church had %.
countufcd, but enid he did not share
the too gloomy apprehcusinns enter.
tained by many OF their number. This
great latier.uny work had 90 lar pre.
vailed, and would continue 10 prevail
until the kingdoms OF this world hn.
como the kingdoms of GOu aud His
Chfet. IL l. not good thug 70
prophecy evil concerning Zion; let us
rnther look upon things hopefully aud
sO encourage others in the came dlrcc-
tiOn. The good Spirit Of the Lord would
then bring comfort mud consolation g.
the people. Mturc are the men, aslged
tho speaker, who rOeo up ngainst the
Prophet Joseph In his day2 History
told ", rs Il did OF the men who had
fought against this work from then
until now. They had gone here,
there and yonder; while others had
turned away from the worl, Of
God because their souls were full
Of bitterness. LRtteT-day Saints
could not afford to indul.o In bitter
feeling, which was among the evils
which came from beneath.
Elder Merrill counseled the Saints
to pay their lithes aud offerings Tosu.
larry, lamenting the Indifference which
existed In some quarters In regard 10
this ordinance. Those, however, who
had discharged these obligations had
been abundnntly blessed Of the Lord.
The Lord required us 10 make sacfiiiccs
from time 10 time, and We should
always be- ready TO respond 10 any call
mnde upon US In His name.
Tho speaker dwelt upon the neces.
siiy Of unity and harmony In the
family circle, and counseled the Sainte
not TO neglect family prayer. lie
touched upon the subject OF our
Church schools. Thcse were institu-
tlons ofprOflt 10 the people ami ought
to be encouraged Ia every possible way,
because iu them our children were
taught prinoil les OF doctrine which
could not be obtained In public schools.
PRESIDENT ANGUS N. CANNON
next spoke. He said that tho salt Lake
Temple was nearing completion, and
Ia this we had great interest IA the
people OF the Lord. The Prophet Joseph
Smith made known unto us that with.
out our fathers We could not be perfect
and that neither could they be per-
feet without US. He showed unto u
In his day the great necessity Of build
ing temples unto the Lord, where
work could be done both for tho living
and tho dead. Tho question was
should We finish the temple here and
have II dedicated on tho 9th OF April,
next, according 10 the resolution
passed az our former Conference, OF let
the matter rest entirely upon
tho shoulders OF few OF our
brethren upon whom the responsibility
mainly rested Tor the accomplishment
on Inc worE? Upon us deyolyed the
duty, however, OF giving Of our sub.
stance. and no STRENGTHENING their
hands. IL was an Undertaking in
which every one OF W should engage.
By united effort the building could be
completed by the stipulated time, and
free from debt. We would thereby
Cive ovidpnce that wa loyeJ puF dead