Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-04-06

fuun some persons occasionally Who pre-.
sumed TO have revelation 10 direct
others. Wo hni seen men arise up iu
the ranks OF the Saints with feeling
In their hearts that they were OF more
than usual Importance and had the
right, in certain instances, % direct
the Affairs Of the Church. hat scnsi'
bio aud thiukiug people looked upon
tunt class with pity. The lord uud
His work organized, His servants APP
poIutod % labor la the various Culllugs
of the Church anu each hal bic al.
lgttri place. The training Of tho young
In the work 10 the Gospel was dwolt
urou, nuI examples cited for theit
guidance. We wanted, ne said, 20 see
cur young men valiant In tue cause Ui
God, willing when called upon 90 20
forth aud proclaim the Gospel tidiugs
without excuse or hinufaucr. We
should teach cur children tho rriuci.
pIea uf the Gospel a. fact as they were
capable Uf Comptehendiug them; here
little aud there "a little Of the Upp0r.
uuity presented itselg He knew
there was feeling In tho midst
OF the Lattcf.dny Saints In some
directions, on the part OF pafonis-h0W
| extensive he lid not pretend % say
that In regard 10 baptism their chill.
dfen should be loft alone until they
arrived At maluror yenp, and That they
might then Judge Of the matter anu
what they wished 10 do for themselves.
The Lord had said this was wrong.
Our children we're given and entrusted
10 w 10 ufing up Ia the ways OF tue
LORD; ami We should SEE that they
were not neglected In any religious
duty. speaker deprecated the too
O0mmon practice Of card playing
among young men, even for purposes
of umusomcutjl no belivei " led 10
ovila SHOULD therefore be condemned.
There was uU harm In dancing
" conducted arlght; u was proper 10
have social umuarmonts aud gather.
iuro OF that hludi but tho great danger
lay In the excess 0f these thingt, AuI
he warned tue young 10 DO careful on
10 how far thOy went la those direC.
lions. There was, he feared, too much
Indifference at thls time iu reference
90 the spreading Of the Gospel aud the
welfare OF Zion. Lot US resolve, there.
fore, henceiofward ~ labOr with all our
might aud put iutth our hand Whenever
the opportunity offered for tho carrying
Of q ld'- mr- age throughout the earth.
Then the Lord would reward us IA We
deserved, aul HIS blessing would con
tlnue 10 rest upon this great laiIef-Iuy
work.
ELDER JOHN ". TAYLOR
was tho next speaker. lie was ihanE.
ful for the privilege Of meeting IN Con.
ference with the Saints, where tenn.
poTal aiIairs could be put aside Tor
season and the spiritual things Of the
Kingdom Of God could be- solely con.
silefed. He read n portion VI the fif-t
chapter Of paups epistle 10 the
Corinthians, including the following
verse; "li We VI an angel from heaven
preach any other GUspepvl unto
you than that which We have
preached unto you lai him DO nc-
cursed" He uls0 read that part ol tho
cpistle Of tue same Apostle 10 the
Romans which treats upon baptism ~
ueing typical of burial anu rtsurrrc-
ton. TINS language, he cOulunlUd,
meant that the mode ui administering
that ordinance was by immulslou iu
water rhis was u part OF tho Gospel
which was taught by Paul. Tint
speaker next referred o. tuu incident
In point related in the 1911 chapter oi
tue Acts Ui the APOSTLE, when
certain PERSONS were baptized by
Paul aud received tho Holy sh0st by
the laying ON VI his hanis, Inc
administration of the same ordinances
bal Ia water aud tne layius On
u' hAuIs Tor the imparing OF the Holy
dhusJ-wofes sustained by rcierenc. %
the alu chapter o., the Acts, which
speaks Of certain mtmslra.IUus 10 10.
LEVERS Ia Smnria. Ohrr passages
were cited ilr the same purpose, Elder
Taylor 20 thuHame time dwelling upon
the fact that these doctrines, which
formed pare OF tha syatem no religion
taught boy Paul, were uul taught by
the ChuIcuts OF tue DAY, u.Idr
from the Church OF Jesus Chit %
Lattor-ihy saints. The Lord hsd IS,
tablished His Church Rut kiUgdlm
upon the earth. lie himself Euut
that the community OF LlUcf.day
Sainia were today bus ig thplr iui ucy
anu that lhey would grow Bgf0u. er ana
stronger until the GOSPEL had been
carried unto all tho nations u tue
earth.
The choir sang'
From altar. gracious Lord, Thou mst gathered
my docs,
Conference adjourned until 9 O'Clock
p. m.
Benedicilon by Patriarch John
Smith,
fIyuLuiufd o5, NAM /, i