Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-04

Afternoon session.
slnslnz by The choir.
Come. dearest Lord. descend aud dwel
ny tath aud loye. IN every broatt.
Thon shall We know and taste aud feel
lhc iuYt that cannot be expressed.
Payst by Elder Edward Par,rilge,
OF Uiah Stake.
The cnoir aud congregation sang;
The spirit Of God lko Ore BE- burning.
The lauer.day glory begins to come forth.
Tue VISIONS aud blessing Of old are returning I.
And angels arc coming to visit The earth.
ELDER GEORGE TEAepALE
addf ssrd TO Conference. This As-
ttmhlnge wss representation u the
Church VI Jtsu, Chflsl, the orgnniz,-
ton ,hr cstabushuIent OF which IN tnr
latter days had been fotesoen An1 FORE
told Ivy tue ancient Prophets. This
was tho ninIvelUus ana w0ndrOus wOlk
they had predicted. Tho people hsu
been gathered, according 10 the words
OF prophecy. from the four quarters of
tho earth, and tho "mouuthin OF the
Lotd's houss" had been "sH,ablisheu
Ia tbs tops Of the m0uutains." We
had been brought into tho light Of the
everlaltiAg Gospel, and we could
shout ",esco on earth, good Will TO
men" Wa had reason q rejoice be-
lore tue LORD. This work hal been
inaugurated by simple muans-ihrough
the instru n Fatality Of an uoieltsieI
youth who possessed faith IN tue
Almighty. The speaker then dwelt
upon the power and filcacy OF faith,
through the exercise OF which We could
approach and hold communion with
God. II was through the power Of
faith TINT Joseph Smith gained access
10 tho Almighty. He asked anu, ac-
eording TO the divine promise, he TO.
celvrd knowledge that God Hnd
Christ lived; they manifested them.
selves TO HIN, anu selected him 10 be
their medium In restoring the ancient
Gospel, with all iis powers, gifts anu
llegsln. =.
No ono could oiileiEie IN the ordin.
ances OF the Gospel unless ho had been
commissioned by Jesus Christ. He
who was not thus dlvinely called could
not administer the sacred ordinance OF
baptism Tor the remission OF slns.
Through obedience TO the laws OF the
Gospel, salvation could hn attained,
Toe speaker bore testimony 10 the
eject that the p1wor of the Priesthood
was In the Church; that Jenus was
The Christ and that Joseph
smith was n tfuB Prophet.
This understanding had come 10 him
through his being identified with the
people OF God. Hoexhotled the Salns
70 be Just, upright and pure anu NJ
HIGHT TO the world. He directed atten-
lion TO tho Temples which had been
erected to tho name OF tho Lord, stat.
lug that they were built for sacred ani
holy purposes, that those who entered
therein might DO instructed In the
ways OF the Lord, that they might
ultimately return 10 Ills presence,
rom whence they came. He prayed
ioi the grace OF God TO be with tns
Saints forever.
RLDER JOHN HENRY SMITH
was the next speaker. he referred to
me necessity OF greater care and zeal
IN bringing about unity and love
among lns people. lie thought, with
ffe'ldent Lorehzi snow, that this
sympathy should extend also TO all the
creations Of God, that cruelty might he
p.hlshed from the world through the
klnintts anu manifested through the
ihtslhood Of Coz. The mission OF
lne LalteT'day Saints implied greAi
Itsponslbility, In waning nil the peo-
ple OF Tue word Of evils TO come, that
"a many ~ would might escape these
eAAml'lef. Handicapped by the un.
nelei OF the world, the servants OF
uou had not been able TO make ouch
progress IN might be desired IN spread.
rug tue message OF peace, recOncilin-
uoni and salvation. Without exhminH-
Won or ie,earch tins message had been
Elected by vast majority OF the
lhhabltants OF the earth, rs OF no more
worm than those fyatems into which
they had been indoctrinAtod. Some,
however, breaking away from the
uaultlons OF the past, had shown
Mlillhgutss TO investigate indepen1-
.htly, anu, " convinced, TO accept the
Hutp' Considering the prOneness OF
nun To follow In beatsn paths, the
frequency OF such conversions was n
mailer OF wonder anu for cOngratula.
ton' Aud II was to be hoped that preju-
uloos would To removed and the inves-
Ngation Of the truth become more
general aud hon,st. Thi, might
ne accomplished by a greater
morality, wisdom aud tact, sin
We Presentation OF The work OF God 10
Tue world resulting in winning souls
uni Christ.
he bore testimony that God had
Rlven him witnrss that Christ 10 the
Neueemet OF the world, and that he
was "eluheu with 1hs work OF God.
ELDER MARRiSER W. MERRILL.
' toe 'ams quorum, 10 lowed. He spoke
- INC lilD0flancs OF tue labor Tor the