Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-17

WIN lUtuif anu ! tfust That tie under
standing will be received by those who
are here today and heard the remarks
d The bfcthfca, aud by those who could
not catch their words the spirit IN which
those utlcfances were given.
The Presidency OF the Church aud
the Council oi the Apostles. IN their
deliberations upon ali questions that
affect the Wcllbeing and interest Of the
cause. are as candid and frank IN their
consultations and expression Of views
IS any body OF men could possibly be.
But when a conclusion has been reached
as to the course that should be pursued,
Il Is expected that every man will give
10 his adherence TO the course marked
out, and with unialienng voice and
liked determination, so that those coun.
sells may prevail, so TAR as may be pos.
sibl., among the whole people. This
feeling anu sentiment has been CN.
pressed in telling language by President
woodruff aud by President Lorenzo
SNOW aud I believe that every one Of
The Council Of the Apostles, with the
First Presidency, would make a similar
expression OF views upon this matter,
were they TO speak upon this subject.
Il Is not my thought. Ia the time that
! am here, TO dwell upon the position IN
which our brother finds himself have
held the hope. ! hold the hope nov, that
he will see his way clear to put himself
IN unison With his associates, that he
may stand with them aud receive In the
end the commentator OF our Father,
through his humility. and that his
namc may not be eiiaccd from the roll
Of honor which God Ia this dispcnsation
and m this day has established. ID Is
not Tor me TO speak further upon this
subject stand by my President aud
by The Presidency Of this Church ia the
position they have taken, because
know they arc right II Is not q qucs
lion Of lear OF doubt Ia my nina. IL
may be- and presume my brethren
viii bear me out in this-ihat / have
been slower than any OF them 10 form
Judgment OF pass an opinion la regard
10 this situation as II Is today. bul Il
has not been because there was the
least doubt or question Ia my mind OF
the correctness OF the position that they
had taken. My judgment was con
WINGED that their position was absolute
" correct, or ! never would have sub.
seribed my name 10 that document, nor
would IN connection with my brethren,
have sought Ia various ways 10 awaken
a class OF reflections IN the mind oi our
brother that would have brought HIM
IN unison vilh the council Of which he
Is member. My position has been
such that have iclt the cxtrcmcst
deiieacy. In every place and under every
circum'iaucci IN giving eSpfessi 10
anything that could 10 any sense re-.
ilect upon him For this reason. It no
other. IN the mids, Of the deliberations
OF my own council. with that OF the
Presidency OF tue Church. | have icit
extremely guarded. seeking to gaia as
muen time as practicable IN his inter.
est, Trusting that the time would come
when the Almighty would touch his
heart and he would feel the spirit OF
kindness that has welled up IN the so Of
President Woodruff, that has guided
hts counsclors, and that has been the
characteristic IN every deliberalicn OF
President snow In seeking TO preserve
one who was dear TO US all. But there
can be no question la the minds OF the
Lailef-day SAINTS. There may come a
time IN all our lives when pcrchancr,
amid the temptations ami alufcmentl
OF ambition. our hope and fears Tor
ourselves may be aroused; but In our
sober senses aud In tnc MIDST OF the ex.
perienees OF this HE. the men who have
received the Aposllc,hip, who have
been chosen by God Himself to be
witnesses TO His Son, must lind them.
selves IN that position that they indeed
listen 10 the still small voice aud frcog-
nize the power which God himsell has
established. feel that this has been
ana Is the position OF that circle In
which move, aud the unfortunate
circumstances which hay attended one
OF their associates In connection with
this matter, Is to me indeed a matter Of
extreme regret. | have prayed. have
plead, ! have done even thing 80 lar as
lay In my power IN connection with
these circumstances, trusting that our
Father might 80 move upon the heart OF
our brother that he would meet his
brethren with a broken heart and a
oonifiic spirit. and say. II am with you
heart and soul"
During this Conference, my brethren
and sisters, the spirit OF inspiration rest.
ing upon the brethren has been, give
ear 10 the legitimate and proper coun-
sells OF the Priesthood. presume
there are none Of us Who have made a
study Of the organization that our Faith.
ef has established that can question the
wisdom OF those counsels. II the
people are to be united, Il must be upon
the basis that their hearts are IN attune
with the propositions upon which they
would be united, We believe that God
In this dispensation has restored the Cos.
pei; that the Father aud the Son came
TO the Prophet and bestowed upon him
the knowledge that God did indeed live,
and that Iesus Christ was indeed Ills
Son; that all the keys, powers and
authorities necessary to the accomplish.
ment OF His work. and that were eNer.
cised In iofmer dispensations, were
given to him, and that In all these
things and Va the organization OF His
Church, lie presented rs complete
and perfect pattern, that union might be
the result Of their eounsels and their
action. We note the conditions OF that
organization IN all lis bearings, and
when one OF the cogs ia this machine
that God himself has established shall
tall to be In attune with the balance OF
that machine, the results are manifest IN
the spirits OF the people; for they read,
and read undcrstandingly under the in.
iluence OF that Spirit. that these con-
ditiOns do exist aud that the machinery
is not working as Il should. Therefore
we, recognizing the purpose and design
OF our Father In the completeness ol
that organization, keep IN view the
movements aud actions OF the men at
the head, the spirit OF their counsel and
instruction, and we readily detect. while
words may not speak u, the spirit OF
ina Hlas.N LET HHl "a aHa 10