Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-06

Singing by the choir and congreEa-
ton of the hymn which commences:
Come, come We Saints. no toll nor la
Dor fear.
Though hard to you this journey may
Grace will will be MS your day.
Prayer by Elder Elias H. Black
burn.
The choir sang:
q. nv Father, Thou that dwellest
In the high and glorious place!
When shall | regain Thy presence
And again behold Thy face2
ELDER SEYMOUR b. YOUNG
Of the First Seven Presidents Of
Seventies, was the first speaker TINS
afternoon. He made nllusion to ms
recent visit to Lincoln, Nebraska
where he attended an irrigation con-
gress, lately held there. While there
he was much Interested in visiting old
camping places of the Saints as they
wendell their way from the MIS-
souri, river to. Utah long ne,
across the thon great Amerl,
can desert. He likewise tod
of the hearty welcome and courteous
treatment he and his associate dele
gates from Utah received Mt the hhhus
of the people OF Lincoln. Joy was eN-
messed at the possession of n testl-
mony concerning the work of COD
with which the Saints were connected
and the fact that the people OF Utah
were becoming better known because
of the greater diffusion of Information
concerning them, was referred to win
satisfaction. The speaker had, while
absent, found people who were great
ly Interested In learning Of the char
acter aud scope of the missionary sys-
tenn of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-dny Saints, He concluded by
bearing testimony that Joseph Smith
was n Prophet of God
ELDER C. w. PENROsE
was the next speaker. He was thank
full for the manifestation of the Spirit
throughout the Conference, and felt
to bear a strong testimony to the d.
vlnty OF the work, and to Its eternal
increase. This testimony he had re-
ceived when a boy, and IT had been
greatly strengthened by manifesto
lions throughout his active ministry.
All blessings promised to the saints
would he fulfilled unto them, If they
would hear and follow the counsels
of the servants OF God, and place
themselves. in harmony with the
Priesthood. all temporal lahors being
consecrated to the Lord, me great
mission of the Latter-day SAINTS III re-
deeming the earth and Its people was
detailed; all work to that end would
bear full fruit. All acts leading to
this great result, would receive due
reward The proper order OF the
Priesthood should be observed to the
unincation of the people. ana their
guidance by the Spirit
PRESIDENT GEORGE Q. CANNON
addressed the Conference. The opeH-
ing portion Of his discourse consisted
of an enumeration of the prominent
authorizations of the Latter-dny Saints.
They involved great changes on earth
and among the hosts of men, ana IN
Guided the establishment of the Mil
lennial era. He then showed now these
grand conditions, would he brought
nhout-by man laborlng under the
direction Of God The speaker took the
ground that those who would not nc.
lively engage IN this work would
finally be removed from the midst OF
the people of God. He cited incidents
of history associated with the deal
inEs of God with man ns eNempllhcn'
lions Of the correctness of this POSI-
ton. In this connection approaching
cnlamltles, terrible in their character
We're alluded to, and reference was
made to the dreadful causes of those
visltatiOns and distinctions, The peo'
pie were warned against the horribl,
and blghting crimes of the world
Conference in session whom th'
News" went to press. 1t will ad'
5ourn this afternoon.