Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-31
Weber stake Conference.

mcrniug July 21st, and 40 on iormei
similar occasions the old tabernacle
was hacked with anxious, earnest lis
lenefs, while n large number Of other
who desired TO gain admission could
not and therefore hal 10 20 away sor'
rowing. There were present on the
tIaud, Elders franklin ID. Richards
uud Heter J. Grant, NJ tie Twelve
Aposllcs; Seymour Is. Young and g.,
d. FIested, Of Council u Seventies;
Elder J. M.lsjUdahl, OF the presiioncy
vi the Stake, r. large number Of the
High Council, Blshopflo and leading
Eldrrs. Tho meeting vas called 10
order by President Shurllln. After
singing by the choir tbs Opcning
rrayef was offered by Elder joseph
Hall.
Eidcr G. +. Middleton reported the
condition " tho Stake whiCu no raid
was generally good. Since the lnst
quarterly conference the presidency
vita some of tho High Council mud
others had visited anu held cight ward
conferences, illling some vacancies,
aud setting in some .hiugs that were
needed. lie said he wuulI divide thu
PEOPLE ui this stake into four classes
~ follow:
"My fust class cNil 'gOoi Latter.
DAY hhints.' They brp good people iu
every sense Of the word; and coupled
with this, they Try with nll their might
~ 1--we up To au the requirements Of
the GOsIsl. They attend all sabbath
and fast mreiingH ~ their ti.hes am
fact offerings, observe tue Wufu u
Wisdom, nud attend % their IfaYeIs In
the season thereof.
"My second Glars call 'Lalisr.Iay
SAintt." They plsu, are 200 20 pile
honest In all their GUalinAF; they attend
some Of the meetings, pay rIm8 'th-
ing, anu some fact oiltfugu, AMI 90
liv. that they could not very vol be-
refused recommend 10 Tue Temple OF
to another ward.
"My third Glaze I call good Nor
mOus.' They to-, are good people, hut
they neglect almost every known iuty /
required Of thum ~ mvmDyrl Of TIC |
CLufCh,
Only fourth class ! call 'M0rmons.,
They are member. " the Church be- |
cause somebody haH neglected 70 DO |
their duty, IA not cutting them a."
ElI0s Fjuisttd next adItys,cd the |
meeting. lie was plcasoI o sru 90 |
many Of the Saints present, aud he |
lihei the report OF tho condition Of tho !
sake. lie iolt he inability 10 tsy any. |
thing that wuuli DO profitable unlrss |
he was aided by tho spirit VI the L8fd. |
The large congregation present shows |
that they have nn Interest IN the wOtI, |
Of God. ThU gospel found ~ Ia the |
nations Of thu earth, nud the Llfd has |
brought Ne together here In these |
mountains 10 build up his Ring lUm. |
lie quoted tho eaying In the toE Of |
Doctrine auu Covenants "rhr Lori /
IL angry with none except these who /
do not Hvkn wlodgo His hand In all
things" THIS, no sHiJ, was short
saying, but the pfnciiCRl port Of It Pre-.
seuted many difficulties aud opens
n Wide field tor reflection. The speaker
took a wide ana comprehensive vloW
OF the wnOle human family, In which
he cuBtrnstod the poverty aud
indebtedness u the poor with tnu
wealth, refinement anu luxury NJ the
rich, Aud said there appeared 10 tho
casual and uuonlighienyd observer no
good reason Tor suoh apparent di'uflm-
inatlGn ginst one class iu favor vi tue
other, seeing that al alike are the
children OF q II. But ho believed
tnat our cOndition, acts and slandiug
In our pte'eXisting state formed the
basis for our condition Ia tuia life. |
lie believed, however, that the hone0t |
poor spJOy moro real happiness here
than do tho rich, many VI whom rra |
In constant ioat OF their wealth being |
stolen. All men viii DO Judged au.
cording TO their wUrkF, ana Il IL sRid
blessed be- the poor anu the meek for
they VIII inherit the earth, InAsmuun
As they are faithful TO the Gospel GOV.
cnants which they have made.
Elder J. NJ. SIJdahl wAuthe next
speaker. He felt great difiidtnco IN
standing before such n large congrc-
cation to speak on the principles of tue
Gospel. lie said the mot time he
heard an Elder bear testimony that
God HAD revealed the Gospel from
heaven In these days no did not be-.
lieyo II; yet there was something about
II that very much Impressed him and
he could never gst entirely rid Of II.
At that time he was traiHing fcf the
ministry. aud subsequently, became a
Baptist mluiHtor. That was la 1870.
He believed that God mover would
again speak to man on tho earth. But
In his experience Tor twenty years
afterwards he felt that there was truth
In the testimony he tTst heard. At
last lie felt there was only one thing
AVi hlHl W ho-luhA was 10 UUby lnU |
Gospel anu take tue consequences VI
doing No. This he did aud no has since
received a strong testimony that this
work Is true-thAt II is the work Of the
living God. lie spoke with ietyor
and much sRtntstness, and his utter
hnoes made deep impression on tho
audience.
The speaker also gave his idea Of
what an ancient Apostle wRB from
what he had read OF them, anu said Tor
n long lime before he hAl that ptivI.
lcge he was ANXIOUS 10 see q living
Apostle, anu when he did see one
when he felt him In tue handmade aud
heard his voice, there WAS such power
and influence around him for good
that he had never before experienced
That was another t,BIinnuy to him
that II was Oi Goo. The flt.t Apostle
nn ever saw was Franklin ID. RtrhsTdv.
He was listened 10 with Tue ulogcst
attention.
Elder Vim. n. Fiio made fBw ctl.
lying remaTks, anu rotated lIs uXprTi,
fnco among the Indians while In Ar.
IONA. Spoke Oi n recent yisil TO Mex,
leo. He faid the Saints were IN
prosperous condition there rucy have
good crops Of grain, vegetables ana
IIuit. They are COnlVutoI Rud happy;
they are increasing ana viii yet be-
some numerous anu great people iu !
Mexico.
The bonediction was proc tunCed by
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