Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-07
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..,. an a foundation. yc Saints ~ ihc lord,
10 laid tor your iuiih In iiis excellent word
Prayer by Ellcf George leasda.e.
The choir stnp:
Behold the mountain Of the lord
In latter days shall rise,
On mountain tops Above che bile
Aud draw the WouufinE uyos.
ELDER FRANCIS ST. LYMAN
addressed the r0ugr, cation, OK pressing
tue great plcatuEe which IL ailufsri
him 10 meet with tho Saints again IN
general Con'Crvtct. lhv U0sIcl was
a gosp. OF peace, truth auu fightcous-
ness Ruu it WHs act possible i0f men
tu ptOborly teach It uul,us they Gu
ioyed tho Spirit 0i the Lord. No man
cuuid be successful LattuT.daY saint
unless lac po.sB std that spirit anu no
man could UulJy that Split unlo,s he
kept tho Immlndmeuis ut tue Lord
and preserved himself In all purlty; iOr
the Spirit VI the Lord would not uwull
In unhOly tabrruaclCH. A. "A man de-
cidtd Ia bic own heart ~ would hedoi
for oYcfythiug that We uid was
In consequence Of the judgment
of our hearts Ihe reHsOu We
were sinners still was because we
aid not always DO the Will Of the Lord.
When mhn was out Of thu way OF
receiving counsel from his Tie leader
and had ~ depend on himself there
WIS always dwelling Ia his heart, Of
" faithful ho WIS entitled To-, tho It,
apifalion Of the Lori To guide niiu cor
Iectly. five had not tina. Spirit We
were not Ia the line OF our duty ~
I.attet.day Saints. II VIZ listened 10
the pronptings Of the Spirit we would
never give wrong judgment, what
ever our Cslling OF position IN the
Church Of Christ. All thu mistakes
that We made az individuals were uue
90 cur kcilng Independently, uneI-
liRhltnel by the spirit Of tue Lord.
IL would be profitable for us 90 devote
our time anu talents towards the hc-
impliihment OF the purposes
Of the Lord Ia the uslab-
lsbmunt Of Hts Church upon tho
earth. II we had not Get before Us tue
Church and kingdoId Of God aud the
principles Of truth nnd salvatiOn-ii
thesc lhinne were not foremost In our
heArts, then all Israel bBd need Of
reformation In this regard. The
Priesthood OF God could be CONTROLLED
only on tho principles OF righ,e. usntHs.
The hearts VI the Lntter.dhy Saints
should DO set upon the principles Of
saly alton, when were Tor ahead "
gold anu silver anu tbs riches VI this
world, bringing peace, cOnientmt Mt
happiness anu salvation both ia ti.ne
anu eternity; but We were apparently
unable, owing 10 the conditions by
which we were surrounded, to shake
ourselves loose from our fallen state, 80
attached were We 10 the things which
perish.
A man should always speak well Of
and defend his brother, and magnify
rather than seek TO deiract from his
virtues, The same remark applied 10
an enemy; for even thc wicked pot
teased some hidden merit. DO not, lac
said, let the Latter.dpy saints set their
hears too much upon their properly,
and suffer themselves 10 bscome alien.
nted from OF embttsTei against each
other because Of business tfnntnctiOns.
He himself would not entertain ~.
ceiling against brother for all he
POSSESSED.
The speakersxhorlod his hearers 10
he faithful anu humble before the
Lord. Let them 10. neglect any duty
which deyOlved upon them. IL,
for instance, they neglected their
prayer, tho woHhip Of the Lord, or
broke the sabbath day, they stood, IN.
deed, on dangerous ground.
He prayed that God would bless all
Israel, help them TO be true 10 their
covenants, AMI pour out His blessings
upon them abuudantly during this
Conference.
ELDER GEORGE TEAsDALE
Was the succeeding speaker. He
said no had been absent for agood
many year,, travelling aud preaching
the gospel oil Jesus Christ, endvayoring
to establish new settlements,
and therefore had not enjoyed
the advantages Of hearing the
word VI God from His inspired sci.
wants IN had the Saints here, Confer.
encs after Conference anu Sabbath
after Sabbath. But mis- faith and love
for the Gospel Of the Son OF God were
Just the same, and as far az he had
heard tue expressions Of his brethren
he was In perfect harmony with them.
II cost him everything he had 10 join
this Church, His associations his
family relationships anu all his future
prospects, had to be given up when he
accepted Of this doctrine. But his
soul was nlled with Thanksgiving to
our Heavenly Father when his mind
was illuminated 80 that he could un.
deTaland these things. The speaker
could bear his testimony after an ex.
perienco Of over forty years In the
ministry, and officiating In the OrdI-
nances Of the House Of the Lord, that
this organization called the Church Of
Jesus Christ NJ Lalter.day Saints wac
the Church Of the living God. who
was the Lord our Gou? He was the
Maker OF heaven and earth, the sea
and all that Is therein. lie was also
the Father VI the spirits Of Rll ilesh
and the whole human family shOulu
acknowledge this IL tho members
thereof wanted 10 DO kind 10 them
selves. God was God Of revelation
aud of miracles, and the l4attef-lay
Saints knew that this great latler.day
work was true, because It had teen
revealed by Him from the heavens.
The speaker invited any strangers
who might be prn,ent TO investigate
thoroughly the principles VI this the
true Gospel, ard asked what was tine
use OF men Administering In the name
Of the Lord uuless they had tia nu.
thority from ON high 10 do 30. The
Elders were sent forth from this
Church by divine authority To sail thu
nations TO repentance, anu he would
nat the people OF the world would