Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-22
MORNONS IN CALIFORNIA.
Elisr Hsbn ]. Grants Remarks 10
San Francisco.
Tie Addrtssss " Large ConEreration In
netropoiitan iinii IN the sub
Isci Of uormunism.

On Sunday last Elder HoUer j..
Grant addressed congregation In San
Fanolsol, and tn, chronicle VI that
city next morning gave The following
report OF tn meeting:
a glimpse o. the .Jlsmnlty, the earn.
s,uusB winch chauctyt1 ~ tue services
held IN tho ltuat Mormon Temple at
Salt Lake Clty was given yesterday TO
ihe vast COZ Cuufsu which attended tue
services OF the Church VI Jr,us Christ
OF the Latte ebay Saints al Metropolis.
tan hall. Although the viuitiug mem.
bCrs VI the great choir number but Our'
mira Of thHHr Woo tbte pat. IN The
home iutv.cua, Ga oirct anu tn work
was 20 lar su.yr auytning ever heard
in San FpucnuI that II was foysla'
ton IN praise service.
The opening chorus was the H0'auna
gfiitou Tor aud suug ai tue dedication
Oi tue M0rmu Temple, which has cost
millions Ot dUlafs sui was forty years
60 course OF construction.
VITA OuislfstcuuI han 10, Joseph
shepherd, WhO win Henry \. Iauner
represents tlo Mormon missiJu Oh thi-
cast, Tered tue morning ptayUb an
instead Of using the usu,l form said,
- 1in With me Iu calling upon the
L1gf' the choir rang, Hafki HaTk,
My soul
Apostle HuJcr J. Grant, who
reached here yesterday from Salt
LaEe, was then introduced aud SAID:
IA senIiug missionaries Into the
world we nave 90 desire ,tIur than
the salvation Ui maukud; 40 desire
uut tuat tue world may kuIw aud uu.
defsiAud what VIZ believe, aud judge
ne notify the reputation given us by an
unknYwiug pubic, but b. our own
u clfiuU, our lIVus uII our work. The
Ircc .huuli be- known by tnu ffult it
yI,lis. We wish g. prJuu.gtts the
pisu Ut Mo auu saIyA,lon ~ W. u.der.
stand ~
Aucr assuming hat The majority Of
listeners teI,veu 900 CD aui jesus
Cut.st as the Savior OF MANKIND, Eluer
Grant r.HH tuu ut.lg.u- ui initu 900 the
Mormon Cnura., iUa.a'yEtl turm
40 nu real a.. explained luat Will
lHr Nom rn- u.urygt ia GII, Jvsus
Guus. aud 900. A.y GIusI NY Wd
no, believe ihsl 900 three were uua.
lie g uuuucJ' "Nr believe God 90
tCu prison uHytIs yutts, body aud
IlsHyus AS Tine mao % t.1ay," aud In
suUp re ui thH uHuitUu quoted from
hr.t lpuruWs, which trI- q. man
tclnE created iu 600. ImHgu Ui Ga. he
T,Csuutu4 lust iur N Uuuu creed
teaches utDuu.Uu Through ClrIHf, but
uos not rII nur its w.ta 60 tue hviuE
ami those wpu have heard the q $40.
HvpaiJ: "NyArly an tue work d0up
ia our great Temple b. flr the atone.
muut Ul tho cUuut,H' souls who nave
ilei without even hunriuE OF the Dc.
pei. We clulm tInt when tarist VI. o.
from the tumJ au bfIIru no HscsuJuI
iutO heaven, be Preached frIom ptiou
10 erriuE Souls Luuul auUut him." 10
.uppOtt Ul this hu read from Joun 10:
ll-l7.
Inu speaker held that n vicsrlous
,tuuemeHt Tor the deaf were denied,
turu the 'C1rnrr-,tonr u redemption
wss swept nwAy, Tor Jcsua Performed
tho viCafIJus work iIr mnuE.ul by
,ay ing down his NE. Baptism .1r the
lcaI, he oJnteuded, was known In the
ancient days.
Then followed an Interesting account
Il tue bslisf In regard 10 the visit Ut
Ethan ~ Joseph smith, whose pro.
phouu words, no sail, haI Teen ful.
fill,d 10 the letter. HH felt that, like
Jesus, their Prophet had been ma.
Ignej anu mlsfepfrseutBd, but, like
Jesus, the time was coming when hr
would receive all tue Justice that was
bis que.
He ruo5unlod the sulierings, the
ptt,ecutlIus Of the MOrmOus, and sliu:
ft HHaHa#UFNHFaH - a..
maud was made by tue United state,
alter the Mormous had been driven
from Missouri, Tor 900 men 10 fght OF
Callfaruis, The men were FURNISHED,
aud that was because our religion Gays
that our Constitution Is GOI.giycu,AnI
tue Mormon loves mis- country next TO
his God"
Thi. sentiment brought a round Of
applause, wniCn Elder Grant salI be
dil not wAntto call forth, IN he wAAltd
his faith Investigated anu looked upon
coldly, a. d not under any eKGuemrn';
tut II was hard for him 10 speak VI Inv
religion which he loyeI % dearly with
oug giving vent to his feelings.
lie referred 10 the belief IN heallne
by the laying on Of hhniB, but claimed
NJ personal ppweL II wa, God work.
Ing f0T humanity through his agents.
Elder Grant spoke OF his own ito
and experiences, Of hiA having teen
blessed when child, Of his relations
with Brigham Young, " the experi.
euce OF his brother born Of another
mother, for his father wRsa p1lygimist,
VINO had just fulnlled promise,
prophecy made that he would cone
mo the fUlJ. lie spoke VI the fact
tnat toe Mormon Church was The only
one cast out Of the parliament Ui t..
uglOus at thu WOtld'- Far, hut luoAu4
upon II as the ufl meut " prophecy.
Tie closed by reading affidavit iTou
the Book N Mormon, and SAID tuat the
LatJeT-Iay Saints had heGfl tue voice
Of the rue shepherd, and that Jesus
thfsl would u0ns again ia person o.
reign over the w1rld, sud all the Nor.
mons wanted was 10 earn At the emu
tue praise, "Weli done, thou good anu
faithful servant"
The choir sung the Hal,elulah
ChOfun from The "AiOsslah," Rnd tue
service closed with bened.utiUn by
Mf, Shepherd.
CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE.