Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-06
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Prayer was offered BY Elder Jesoo
n. smith.
Tue choir sangi
All hail the glorious dayi
ny Prophets long f0ftt1ld.
ELDEK MusEB TnAICHEH,
Of the quorum Of the ApUstles, was
the fret speaker. He SAID he had been
very much ejined with the instruc.
uODs given at tnia Conference anu ne
itayeJ that the same spirit ana powet
which had been manifested thus lar
would remain with them 10 the end.
The only source u happiness lay w
walking In this strait and nai.
row path which leaicih unto life
eternal. We should ever remember
the covenants we hal MAZE with the
Lord aud with each other. New
ODligaiiOns might devOlve VI.
on Us from lims 10 time,
but we should never forgot the
cause which we haJ stpoused-that VI
the Lord Jesus Christ, and nothing
should swefys us from H.. Tue L1rI
expected us TO DO governed by prlnoi.
pie, ~ be true 10 Him aud each other.
A variety " subjects had already
been touched upon, all lor the odiBcl-
ton OF those who had listened to tho
remarks made by the brethren. II We
Kept the commandments VI God all
would be we'll win W; ON tue other
hand, " we had been weak aud
chsngeable and partook Of tue spirit VI
the world We we're ON the wrong path.
We had partaken Of that spirit
IN many ways aud had not nj.
ways boon prudent Ia our acts.
Nothing, In his opinion, had done
more 10 weaken the faith VI some
among W than the wider Introduction
. and consideration Of state matters Ia
our midst. rhis hal engsudsted IN
some quarters aspirit Of winch we had
uO reason 10 be proud. The theory Of
ttaie government was wholly dillsr.
ent from that OF tho Church, the lat.
ter being governed only by tue law Of
God, through the cOnstiiuted author
tiles OF Hts Clutch. Could u DO said
that the Gospel OF the Son OF God had
failed 10 mase Us charitable, generous
anu ptoal2 While when aumi nistra.
lions changed the dominant party
might feel II lie duty 10 change tue
WORKERS In the municipalities, states
and' In tho national government,
i3T man In this Church 10
carry his politics 10 far, II he were n
Republican, that no felt he could not
employ u Democrat, or vice versa,
showed n narrow ness OF mind OF which,
he thought, We ought To get rid. II ho
himself had employment TO give, he
never asked man what his politics or
his religion was. That made differ
once 10 him ~ long A. the man was u
good workman aud he could truth.
fully say that some Of his dearest
friends IN the woTll were those who
did not SEQ eye 10 eye with him politl-
cally. He said this muoh because hu
had seen spirit In the midst OF
tho Latter.dAy Saints that was
not com ndable. broad Hnd generous,
anu not equal 10 the example set TO u
by our outside friends. lie trusted
tnat hereafter We should look better 10
theae things ami manage them upon
the broad anu not the narrow gauge.
This speaker also addressed himself TO
tue youth of Zion, expressing the hope
that those who were over them would
watch yigilautly that their steps were
directed Afight,tu orIer that they might
be Kept AloOi from the sius o. the world
which In these days 0uset them on
every hand.
ELDER OEORoE TEAsDALE,
OF tho quorum Of tue Apostles, next
hddfvssrd the Conference. lie spoke
OF the Mexican mission. lt was going
n onS with lair success. More help was
wanted, Ia the SHAPE OF men of endur.
hnoo anu courage, to build up the
settlements and establish new once.
Sonora needed aid IN getting out wafer
g. enable tho people TO redeem the
Iant. The mission had oil this organi.
EillOGs Tor III. progress OF advance
msnt Of the Saints In the truth OF the
q spell that existed In other divisions
OF the Church. These associations
were In gooI operating condition. Re.
penlnncs was the next subjsct uwtlt
upon, ,he speaker insisting that II
was needed among tho SHintF. IL
was more noble to overcome bad
habits IN youth than ~ do ~ later Ia
lie. The lives OF the people should be
uniformly good throughout. There
waa no excuse for those profess ny
membership In the Church using tobac.
90 and other articles, the action OF
which was delelsTiOus 10 the body, as
we'll as being detrimental to the moral
nature. Those who INDUCED In such
habits ought to call upon the LiTI to
assist them 10 pui,aside all practices that
were opposed 10 lhe cOmmAndment6o Of
Coo, instead Of allowing those things
10 overcome and control them. The
word OF God to His people was "fopenl
OF all your shortcomings aud
vicious habits aud prepare for
the Kingdom Of God and
ths coming VI the Lord. The LORD
knows tbs hearts Oi the Authorities Of
this Church, that they Gail upon Him
to have mercy upon His saints aud
move unon them 10 turn more fully
unto Him. The necessity Of com
piianCs with the law OF uthing was
next treated, this speaker holding that
stTiot conformity ~ this requirement
was the way out OF our present Imam
clal embarrassment, This, he said,
was the word VI the Lord, for God
would open tho windows Of heaven
nnd pour out an abundance Of blessings
upon His Church n liza people, us u
whole, would fully comply with the
revelations that had been given ON lhlh
sublect. Elder Teasdale cOntinuel lor
some time In the same strain, giving
valuable tuggesllOns 10 ptopie
who were addicted 10 habite AZ
variance with the requirements Of INC
HuspeI, indicating now they ooulu
byoioume and he DC iyefed from thell
Weaknesses. Hel himself had Dreh
iorced from such conditions by lnul'
rtinal p.T.lstsnee ia resisting them