Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-17

ings; IN fact, where they have attended
the meetings, as they have done in som,
instances to get an idea OF the nature o
our teachings, they have been almost
converted at least, their prejudice,
nave bten, 10 great extent, renewed
AZ me city OF Breslau, the police com
missioner mas granted to the Elders per.
ieCt iDerty to preach. So il may be
sald Wherever the Elders have gone the
Lore mas opened their way and has
ialseu up trends to them and has blessed
them In Their labors.
from iurRey we have deemed il wise
70 "'tnuraw the Elders Tor the time be.
,ns, IA consequence of the Armenian
aiouoes, oelng thought that 1t was
udhuse'ous Tor our ore thren to be there
collisions between the Turks and Ill.,.
Armenians. anu tue
Looking, therefore, at all tbe field
me Polynesian Islands, the ITnited
states and Eurcpe-there is reason to
De thankful TO God Tor the blessings III Al
ne mas vouc saed to us, for The g. fen.
ihg OF me hearts of the PEI pie. and Tor
lhe pouring cut OF His holy spirit u,o,
lneHi 70 prompt them to SEEK to under
! I.aliu tne principles OF the GospeI
| everyone who is at all acquainted Win
our history for the past few wears can
see the great change that has hen
wrought out in this direction. how won.
| uerIuiIy the Lord has operated the large
| nperty lie has brought II His peoni,.
me removal OF prejudice and of that
ueadiy luminosity that was so severely d.
Iecteu against us few years ago. God can
20 wonderful work when He pours ont
i rlis oplrit upon the people. He can
sollen me hearts oil the hardest hearted
men and women, and He can remove
oIlhuness from their eyes and cause
mem 10 see the truth. The L ders are
iseIing The henefi, OF In S. When we
, mac tnere are 800 Elders sent out
rom ms land 10 these various coun
lies' laOoring indeiati9aby, without
purse and scip, and testing the VOL
we San FORM some idea Of how great the
WIZ OF God Is and how il is spreadiny
And we have scarcely touched the In.
clan races. There is an Immense. fila
spreading out be ore the Elders of tbis
church IN the redemption OF these nor
t,ts,nnanis OF the house OF Israel. The
EiusrS now are laboring among nations
oI our own blood, excepting in The Poly
heian Islands But here stretches ont |
peIoie us ms lmmf nse continent on the |
soutn, peopled with descendants of The |
mouse OF Israel. aud there is scarcely an |
E'der among them. When we think of |
ihese millions Of people who are await |
ing the glad idingS Of salvation. and |
concerning whom so many precious
promises have been made. we can
imagine what an immenss labor deyolves
upon US as the servants of God. This
should inclte us 10 renewed diligence.
IL should MI the hearts Of our young men
win burning zeal and determination 10
qualiy themselves for the great work of |
ieueenllng me human family which rests
upon us as the people OF God.
so far as our own surroundings are
concerned, we have every reason 10 be
thankful Tor that which the Lord has
done and is doing. There was a
that W. should have division
IN the CHURCH at home, in conse qus nee
OF ialse doctrine that was taught and
iaise statements that were made. II
looked lor a while as though a great
many OF our people would be mjsled
and come TO wrong conclusions concern.
ing the authority and power
OF the Prizes hood OF the Son
Of God. But from all parts OF the
Church in these mountains the intel |
ieence comes that the members of the
Church are having their minds enlight-
ened, and error is being removed, and
which have been in
iuslriously propagated are now being I
understood IN their true light. This IS
ne representation that comes from all
he Stakes of Zion and it is most gratiiy-
ng, because the Church of Christ can. I
not prosper on the earth unless there is
inion. II there be divisions, or schisms,
error prevail, il false doctrine be be-
ieSed, they will inevitably retard the
progress OF the work of God, | am
thankful myse { that the issue has been
ased among us. Some have found
ault with the Declaration that was made
lere year ago. Some have thought
unnecessary and that it was framed I
or the purpose Of entrapping somebody.
VOW wish 10 say to this Conference
nat no such purpose ever entered into
he hearts oil the men who signed that.
mere was no snare, nor no trap prepar. 8
a; but II was felt that there should be a 9
declaration oil principle made at that !
me IN consequence OF the statements !
which had been made concerning these '
lattefs, and the misconceptions and =
vision OF sentiment which had arisen :
lereirom-so that our views concerning
lie Church OF Christ and its government ,
light be u thoroughly understood. Every J.
ian that signed thatpaper felt that it was a
pportune, and that 1t was needed. The a
cry TACT that there should be d lierences =
views on such important questions fur \
lshes all the proof necessary that it was
n appropriate and necessary document
} issue to the Church, and all Latter dav
ANTS will see how appropriate il Is Il {,
Iey will read 1t in the light of the Spirit Il
God II was not issued ior the pur- Y
ose OF encroaching upon the privileges IL
liberty OF the Latter-day Saints. [ ID
ave said it, and lrepeat it here, that :
ere is no lreer people upon the face of
e ear h Than the La,ter-day Saints
here IS no people that enjoys fuller
oeTiy IMAM we do. There is no people
no are int rferei with less BY their re-.
siouS teachers than are the Latter day
ANTS. ! am willing to risk that state.
ent and have it examined in the lipbt
that which has been and is being done
nong us. There has been no intelfer.
ice with human rights. In fact, we
we rerained from saying and do NJ
at which have sometimes thought we
ght to doi but in our anxiety 10 avoid
wing the least col, to the charges Thar
We been made agsi st us, we have re.
Ilned from expressing ourselves when
was really needed. The leading men
this Church-aud speak this with
I boasling-are the men who have
Lao 4 "a.