Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-06

religious wOfs1ipsrs known ia the
Church OF JesuH Christ Of Lstter.jhy
Saintt-.Wilford Woodruff.
John Nicholson % Clerk OF the Cen
eral Con ference.
Al Of the voting TO sustain the au.
thorjties wss unanimous.
ELpER b H. ROBERTS.
Of the Fret Seven Presidents OF Seven
ties, addressed the Conference. He
saiu he did not recollect having at.
tended q general assembly OF the
Saints when Ills Joy was as full as II
was now. He reioiced that he was q
Lstter-day Saint. SucD a privilege as
that now enjoyed was Intensified by
soiourn In the world, In the midst OF
conflicting opinions, feiiRiouB and
otherwise. 1t had been his privilege
TO travel and prsach the Gospel In
Some OF the leading cities OF the United
States. He had been Rcco mpanied by
Elders Geo. ID. Pypsr Molven Ballard
and Edward j. MidXlty. he wished
10 benr testimony T. tho stgtemsut'
made regarding the Lord soitenipg the
hearts of the people causing them TO
receive the servants OF God and
ministering to their wants. The
Almighty was doing this to great
extent, the opposition so manifest in
the past being removed from the
hearts OF men. La times past the
speaker had witnessed the vain efforts
OF faithful and efficient Elders TO
impress the truths OF thu Gospel upon
The minds OF the people; now
equally efficient LAHORE were meet
lug with SUCCESS and APPRECIATION, not
only among the people, but also In the
commentator OF the press. Tho
change manifested Ia tbs attitude OF
the press toward the work WAS most
striking, reporters being sent To the
meetings during Elder RlUerts' recent
missionary WORK, and fairly accurate
reports Of meetings, articles OF faith,
etc, being puDlisHed. This situation
was referred to as an occasion for 10y,
not only ON account VI the new oppor'
tunities offered, but alec because of the
hand of GID being 40 manifest
In 1t. While in many respacts this
lull In opposition to the Cnufch was
promising, the speaker thought that
fresh opposition might arise in the
future attempts being made to over
throw tho doctrines OF tue Gospel by
arguments. But the present widening
OF opportu mites showed ths necessity
OF sending more labpTets into tue holja
LOW opened.
Brother Roberts spoke with reference
to the mission In the cities he had vi'it.
ed, stRtins that while conditions in he
Southern States were Improving, In
comparison with the yiolepcs shown
to the Elders there in years past, this
improved condition Dsius due to the
faithiul labofs Of the Elders wis
accompanied and succeeded that
father OF the Southern States mission,
Elder John Morgan, yet the labor in
other portions Of tho United State,
was opening up jlst Be faithfully.
Elders Samuel Spencer ana Samuel
w. Richards had done much, under
Col, TO bring about this improved
condition. The speaker believed there
was no better mission than the Oues
referred to. The speaker closed with
an expression OF gratitude for these
improved conditions and Il prayer for
o Continuance Of Advancement.
ELDER SAMUEL W. RICHARDS,
lately president Of the Eastern States
mission, was the next speaker. He
was called from his LAHORE In the Tenn.
pie Two years and four months ago to
fill the appointment to the Eastern
states, and though he arrived there a
stranger TO the people, lie soon found
ffiends, their hearts being opened TO
the acceptance OF tho truth. Mu,h
was dons through the papers
and by personal visits TO the people.
BY the various jubilee journals. bis
labors had beeb epread In many
languages throughout the world, even i
Jewish and Greek editors msnifestinR |
Interest In the work. The liberality Of |
The Brooklyn presA was spoken OF In |
terms Of prSiee, and Brother Richards |
Expressed gratitude Tor the inspiration |
and success that bad attended him In |
his missioDHry laboTs, He anticipated |
q great harvest in that mission in the |
aarly spring, and hoped greater
number Of Elders would be sent 10
assist in gathering 1t. Elder Richards
had doue much also In the way OF
etc., in answering
questions and expounding doctrine,
work which he expected to continue.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q CANNON
made some remarks In relation to the
Brigham Young statue. Additional
funds were needed to forward 1t as