Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-05

bic communion with CD. They
shYuli 10 Looked upon NJ txcfescercVs
upon the bO1y moral, III 10 be rooted
out Tor the propagation and pscsefvs.
ton q the children OF GA Ia tho
earth.
The speaker read from section IS n!
the Dicirlne and Covenants, page 1873.
with reference to the gathering tine
And tue preparation for the second
coming OF Chrlst, with the scourges
which should characletizs that time.
Tho Li,ior-day Saints, being the only
people looking forward TO those owls,
should be the only ones prepared 10
avoid ani fosist Thorn. This was the
object OF tue gathering, by which the
Saints, standing IN holy places, might
etc8pB tbs WRATH Of G1d. Those VINO
would dahble IN tho thine OF tho
world with the spirit Of tho world were
declared 60 be IA great danger Of being
esp ifated r. Im tbs people OF Goa. IL
benOoved tho Latter lay Salnts to aain
grace SUN cient to their day, thatthe
might he able 10 stand IN holy places
auIi prnvliu u refuge Tor those OF the
wofld VINO should show an unwilling
meas 10 tako up arms ngaintt their
brethren.
Toe speaker clossl with an earnest
prayer for the wellbelug Of all the
honest iuhabitant, OF the earth.
ELDER FHASKLts u. RICHARDS
addressed the Conference. The follow
Ing IL n very brief outliso OF oils die.
caursc Ho Incidentally referred TO
tho musical festival Ia tnis city, ana
cxFrosi-d pleasure scetug 40 many
good people who had been attracted
mere W thu occasion. II honest testi.
miny hal always boel accept 4
honestly, tn" Gosucl you'd now havs
reached the ends OF tho earth. Surn
was the toiilmOhy OF both Brigham
Young aud WlltNfd Woodruff. Toe
dvploTablo condition OF the Christian
world, depending, a. II did, upon th.ir
Interpretation OF tho written word,
was clearly lJflTayod, tho necessity Of
tue Pf,tstbOOu ami ita authority, hoing
emphasized. Tho Golden Bl6,ey had
been n s.urrbling nlock IN tho door OF
the wof'd's faith, though the storits OF
Its impOsition upon the people mad
been July teiutri. Tno SPEAKER
thought II Unreasonable that 90 full IN
account Of the people q the Asiatic
coutlnent being given, the inhabitants
OF tue western past Of the world should
have been Leglscled. A brief tr.
view OF tho Biblo AMI tue Book Of
Mormon WAS given, showing their
ny Of purpose, md especially the
iultilmani by the latter OF many
OF thn pr phtc,es contained
IN the former. PariiellAf refer.
once was mads 10 the visit Of Jesus TO
this continent nud His promise NJ
visit To the lost tribes u Israel. The
miraculous preservation anu giving
forth Of the golden plates containing
this record, were related. All these
considerations would ontitle the Book
Of Mormon TO be called the Bible OF the
western hemisphere. The acc aunt Of
tue carly Visions OF Joseph Smith was
glvon. with statement OF the work OF
tho Prophet 10 uanslaling the records
Of the Book OF Mormon establishint
God's work on tho earth, aud recsiv.
ing from John the Baptist aud Peter,
James aud John, the keys OF tue Prlest-
nosd. Ino power o. performing nil
the ordinances Of the Church OF Christ
having thus been received, II was no
longer necessary 10 depend upon Ihe
records OF the pasI for authority TO
minister IN tho things OF God; tniG had
come direct from Him. Tho visits OF
Elijah anu other servants Of 1od, he
slowing upon the lailor.dsy Prophet
tue keys Of the work OF Odd, were
lully detailed. ~ also tho blessings
which await the faithful.
The speaker. closed with a strong
Tratimony Of the Gospel ana an exhor.
tation to continued iaithfuluets.
The choir sanr!
Light and Truth.
Bsnedie,lon ny Elder George Rey-
nOlds.