Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-29

h,iug inierieredto prevent my coming to
conference; bu, am pleased that have
his opportunity to meet with you.
oaly regret that did not reach here In
line for the morning services.
truly hope that while we are
,e.e,her in conference We shall have the
sfesence Of the Spirit Of God, that It
nay enligh,en our minds, and remove
rom US every thought and feeling that
4 not OF God. and that we may IN truth
Sc baptized with the Spirit and our
/ hearls be cleansed and saneiifed by is
riescnce and power. would have III.
lie inclination to attend meeting II
thought the Lord would not be with US.
| could never have taken pleasure In
ny ministerial labors IL, In meeting with
congregations. | myself had not felt
benefited aud edited by the services.
think We should come to meeting with
| his desire in cur hearts, and exercise
h,h that the Lord will pour out His
. Spirit upon us, so that we may go from
the meeting feeling tina, /, has been mos,
profitable TO us. am sure the Lord Is
Wiling to gran, this blessing unto every
oae Of US, and according to Our faith so
d will be done unto US. The Lord
snows our hearts: lie knows our wants,
. Ne knows where we need strength and
comfort, and warning and Teprooi; and
Nhen lie pours out Ills Holy Spirit up.
on the people and upon the speaker
every man aud woman receives that
which Is suited TO his or her condition.
liz Is for this reason that the Lord has
Commanded His servants not 10 pre-.
pare their discourses, but to ponder up.
o. His word, and in the very moment
hey needed to speak lie would give UNI
o lhem that which they should say. In
Ills way all arc fed, all are benefited,
u are reproved, all are warned, as the
eed may be.
In this respect our Church differs
rom every other church that know OF
IN the earth. Aud there is necessity
5r this, because the circumstances IN
hich we are placed are entirely di'
brent, Il may be said. from those which
irround other peoples. The object
az we have in view, and which God
y revealed unto US, Is different TO any
ng found among men. God IN HIS
ercy has revealed unto us His pur.
oses concerning the last days. lie has
"a us with great plainness the designs
lie has In view, and lie has assigned
Into us the labors We must perform 10
elp bring TO pass these purposes and
Lesiens. Clearly defined duties are as.
II a 81 a.
fe marked out; the pathway that we
be to pursue Is made plain before us
he one great object, overshadowlng
gefy other, Is the building up OF Lion
II the earth. This IL the great mission
bat has been assigned TO the members
the Church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter
iy Saints. IL rs the gtandest labor
yef assigned to mortal man, Every
DC OF US should keep constantly IN
lew the great fact that Zion IS TO be
sIt up, that the spirit OF Zion Is TO be-
one dominant In the earth.
We have been accused IN days that
re past OF having certain designs IN
lew that were not consistent win our
liies as citizens. These charges have
cen made repeatedly against us. They
med the basis Of the actions OF tie
e0ple who drove Us out OF Missouri.
hey were seized rs the reason Tor
fsaing the lat,er.day Saints so cruelty
Illinois. After the people reached
ese valleys the same allegations were
hade and twisted INTO sucn shape as 10
Justify before the country the perpetra'
lon Of great wrongs against us. These
eis were considered juslihable on the
bound that the Latter'daY Saints enter
Ihned views aud harbofed designs
hich were alleged 10 be contrary TO
spirit and genius OF American IN
lutions. Need recount the details
these attacks upon the people, OF
Ne Illustrations TO sustain the truth oil
hat saw They are familiar to every
ne, Ter this has been the case, ! may
BY from the beginning OF the Church
nul quite recently.
Now, what has been the aim OF the
alierday Saintsp Is there a man or a
oman In this church that has even
aleTed any evil designs against The
o,efnment under which we live, OF
at has sought in any manner to sub
pa the Constitution and to tfamplc up
NJ We all know that there are no suct
leople among us. Il has been our aim
ON the beginning to preach peace and
GOD will to men; to endeavor TO the
ntnt OF our ability to live In peace ant
lshess with ourselves and with oul
sghbors. We have never, by any acts
ours, been disturbing force In any
anship, county or state, from the time
The organization OF our Church unit
present hour. We have not har
Iofed evil designs. We have no
'lght TO destroy the Republic, or e
'asen It's foundation. But we have
leayored to build II up, and L
ehglhen Il TO the extent OF our pOwe
Influence,
tue We have sought to build ~
but in doing that we have no
lgh1 TO tear down anything else, mucl
our government. God revealed II
very beginning OF this work tina
government had been established
"a HIM that lie had inspired tn
.andem OF It; that he had defended IN.
'uo's who fought IT'S battles, and ha,
oNnel their labors with success. liz
'eaed iuriher, that this government
chosen instrument In His hands Il
sva Tremendous revolution In tn
.,ni and that II the people OF tn
1uol would receive the Gospel, the!
aH De Ills people, aud this govern
,as should be His government; Ill
sI put Ills seal OF appreciation am
sug upon the government and upol
S1ihlnlslrators, II they would do Iii
y anu Keep His commandments. II
msnner lie slgnihed In the mos
e,ianl language That these were Ill
~, ~ also we're taught that It was iron