Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-26
Students Society.

The Studenis' society OF the Latter.
Jay Saints College was very well
attended at the session last evening.
President Brigham Perkins announced
the orening hym1;
Earlh IL Tho pItos where Christ will rolsn.
Chrlsilan is.smusssn pronouncUd tue
opening prayer.
Secretary IL y Grant thcn read the
minuiss Vi tlo sttsiOn VI the 1911
intt.
A song, entitled You'll Never Know,
was feudefs- ny Miss Rosslla Rom
ney.
The following IL n synopsis Of the
excellent remarks delivered by the
speaker o'the evening. Elder Abraham
h. Cannon;
When General Grant was upon his
doathbod = friend inquired rs 10
what feature u his lie he tnen looked
back H. with the most pleasure; h
which Gen. Grant replied that 10 wss
the fact that / . had always tried TO q o
bis duty. ~ IL said thgt daty IL the
yrumoliug motive OF tue emperor o.
Germany. IL 10 through NY wlsh 90
iulhi du.y that calls me mere tnis
rvtning, Aut | tTuss that, bciny the
class oi Students that you ATE, / sns Y
cay that will depend upon th- spine
Of Goo fsf what | msy say this oveu-
lng. | have heard frequently repeated
the remark thsl QUE Church
schools are not accomplishing the
whole pun Ose tor which they were
oTgan.zsd. Though theology inHy bu
taught yet the true spifit VI theology
IN nevertheless lacking. However
am pleased that this remark hss not
been applied tO the Laiter-day Saints'
College. To my MUD the most im.
foftaut tutlsut connected with out
Church schools 10 tue teaching of faith
Ia Goi, and n this form alone, Of the.
ology Is taught, then they are not
above other Institutions. l should
like TO zee instilled witDin tho heart
Of every young person In Zion, the
same faith Ia the bsstowing oil blessings
by our heavenly Father that we have
In tbs beslowing OF blessings ny our
earthly parents. God Will AWAY
answer our pfayerr, when they arc for
our good. II We ask with faith.
should like 10 sec tbs principles Of
faith and payer applied by every
SUDDEN, IN this college 10 his studies
Even tho people OF the world depu1d
upon faith for the accomplishment ut Of
great works. Make God your friend
aud help, In your studies ss well NJ In
everything else, anu seek Him nj ali
times aud you will progress rapidly.
Those VINO haze had blessings pIO.
neuneed upon their heads by Elders IN
the CEuron, II they have Undertaken
their studies with faith In these prom
ises. they have had - power wuicA
has pushed them mucn ahead OF Their
fellow students. The low short versrs OF
tho revelation given In regard TO
tho Word OF Wisdom, contain mole
than many voluminous work ON med
ical science, In regard 10 sustaining
health. There 10 one portion OF that
revelation which 1 presume many OF
us Lisobey, | have roisreucs 10 the
eating Of msai. We shUuld be- very
particular IN regard u the amount Of
meat We take into our bodies aud not
20 Toto excsss. We hsy. No right to
take HE, except rs provided IN the
revelation, tor all animate have n right
10 live. GJd reveals scientific laws 10
Ihoee who seek Him Ia iAith. TheIe
10 power wilnin W, n VIZ but under.
stood u, by which We might know the
will o. Ggd, see things 10 conS. aud te
aUiu 10 communicate ono to smother
though We De lar apart. The Chureh