Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-09

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wy In De TO be hoped that the In
mai ia manifested today by those
~ rrssent will be maintained dur
"a. conference. that through that
vs may obtain a goodly decree
~. shirt " God. and may all feel
,bis Conference closes. that II has
Z the best Conference We ever at
~ This Is IL the usual fcellng
those who attend the Confer
4 ,rp.ricncc. At each Conference
4 blessings Of God that are re-
4 apDsar 10 be greater than
Il beiots. and " course this
4 nsr IL produced by the IN
i !, that each one has In attending
Al meetings and In listening to the IN
Iyst.5us and drinking into the spirit
4 ibs Conference. IL II most gratliy-
a. all OF us 10 see President Wood
Il ana 90 hear hia voice A. ne
Il said he scarcely expected Il few
4 "a ago to be- able to attend this Con-
n nee sunoring as he ala from "a very
/. srs attack " cold. hut he IL here
4 m us. and u BE- cause Of great salts
II don and pleasure TO All 70 soc nm
n fo hear hlB voice. even II Il u only
4 a brief period.
prrldent Woodruff has said. the
Il rreas Of the work ~ very gratifying
4 an Important period IN which We
J living A great change has taken
4 - la relation 90 this work ana ~
4 rims upou the nations No doubt
Il sfenter portion OF this congregation
remember the promises that were
Il 10 iy the servant Of God during the
y lcntlou OF the Salt Lake Temple iivc
II a. ago. Predictions were made then
A seemed unlikely TO be- fulfilled.
ii King at anaifr hH men naturally look
n them But not word was SAID
a rnIur the progress o. this work
= Do favor that 10 would nnd from
N mliy fulfilled.
Il have said. great change has
" place IN relation 20 the work OF
u Lord. n occupies n different posi-
n lu many. respects. TO that which
II ~ ever occupied before. II was q
u fa Of consolation TO ths Saints, In
y dark hour that We witnessed some
! or twelve years ago, To hear the Ell
predict that better day was
y lt 20 dawn upon the people. and
We should emerge from the trials
difficulties and sorrows Of those
D. with greater influence ana more
10. more respected nH q people than
4 ever had been. II seemed highly Inn
ilhle that those predictions would
\ fulfilled. because the bitterness en-
2tHIrrd toward the iatter-dnN Saints
their religion was 80 widespread
~ derp.neatod. hut those predictions
- hrrn fuiniied
have often been surrounded by
~, dlNcWt circumstance ana there
h1<r been many times ln our history
VIII u Il seemed nH though this work or
God would he 0vorthfoWn nni all hlH
pun brought 10 nnught. Those who
hk fought against this work have In
1uTCd in those autlcipltionH. Tho
~ turcH which they undertook, and
doh they eudelyorei 20 carry out.
"a Tor their object tho destruction OF
~ organization and the breaking M
" this people, They supposed there
~ Hufri sufficient 10 accomplish tho
- hey had IN view n they had
III fDlt SURF Of this, they would. with
vi doubt have tried other plans
.Ih1i which has sustained tho Lat
"a l9y Saints during their times of
~ has been the spirit OF prophecy.
.'' NAH. nNNNN NAN NNNN NNNANNM WI"
70 NJ prophecy in the midst Of a..
II terrible trials. when the people
N p broken M. driven out from their
'a ana Possessions, IN state OF
de.tltution. without food. without
ff clothing, without shelter, home,
wanderers, scattered by the ruth
mana or viOlcncc-ln those dark
u the Lord gave unto His servant.
hplflt of prophecy II rested upon
M IN power, and they predicted 10
a people that a better day would
m upon them. and they would
"A IKE from their trials stronger ana
w more nrmly rooted IN the faith
Il Ga ne Lord had revealed to them,
they were before, more than
IN the history OF the Lattor-dny
nia have mohs driven them from
humea-the places the Lord had
a ihitd ns places Of gathering; and
were scattered people. brok-
a up, ana without an abiding place.
under the inHplnton OF the Al
MY. through the spirit Of prophecy
We gave TO His servants. and to
people themselves, they were
4 Wu together and held by bonds that
~ Invisible 10 human eyes. Aud
lgh nt times they were widely sep.
q ied. they were drawn together To
n INV NANfNANNh lAAiNf MHNAn hNuff
\ Inspiration Of the Almighty through
servants. ana IN which they them
yra also shurod. they knew 10 be the
n 0e Cor IN m once more 10 assemble.
~ numerous Hoever the temptations
\ around ,h0m To induce them TO
ere tho cause OF God. 20 leave peo-
n who were so perErcuted and who
~ 90 endure such trials, these In
hihlc bonds % which | speak drew
1fm together ana prompted them 10
Pun nttcmpt 10 build up cities ana
IlplgH, where they could worship the
Anlghty according 10 the command
.nta which lie had given unto them.
\ ~ iFulN marvellous TO look back
the history " the Latter-dny
@ntsi 20 see the power that had been
Subjected IN holding them togethe,
hey have been. A. I have said
who framed plans against them.
y posed they could not fan In deg,
4 lng the organization OF the Church
separating the people In such a
A lhhl they would never again be
Oh iut the people did gather to-
hEtln. lt was the power OF God
lll TINS, II was the spirit Of pro-
lnnt rested upon the servantH OF
"a winch encouraged the peOple.
a iold them that the Lord had re-
"A l'u ana established His Church on
n 'Ilh' and that there was neither
~ on earth nor In hell that could
n A l or that could thwart Ills
n nH predicted by tho mouths
n holy prophets. A. IN the past.
u hla been Of l1te years. TINT
4 nlli he's rested upon the peopis
"A ln.l. ls this grand popularity con-
4 WIN ms work. II has not been
n M I'n alone who have been chosen
" They have not prophoSied wlthan,
/. NN. on the part ~ the s,i,ts,,,