Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-11

stake proficiency presided over inc
services nt the Tabernacle Sunday af-
tcrnoon. July 10. iS9S.
The choir and congregation sang.
America.
Prayer was offered BY Elder Horny
J.. Richards.
The choir sans the hymn.
o my Father Thou that dWDilcst
In the high and glorious place.
Elder Edwin T. Parry. who recently
returned from iob1ring oa missionary
ln Great Britain. was introduced aH
the first speaker. Eldor Parry rotated
u as his experience that thcre was a
great luck 90 faith among those pro-
Tossing Christianity in the world. such
people made many claims thlt certain
thlurs and obedience Co certain laws
and requirements were not necessary
lu the making of true Chrlfiiung. ln
this. said the fnnlkyrthoy showed their
great WUutnUaa. inurwuUh uH they
demonstrated their uuwllllnrurHs @
yield obedience Co 40 the requirement
" the Gospel. Notwithstanding the
profession which they made ns cars.
u1nH. Faith was only apparent
through works; without thom thcrc was
u0 faith manifest ana profession
alone would avail nothing.
Elder Parry bore his testimony 90
the truthfulncss OF the gufpUl; 10 rm-
bodied nll that was good nud would
save those who would accept Of 10 and
oh,y ,ar.l,r'a. The Elder. nhr9''l
were wording diligently Iu Ururlulmlur
tho principles or the GuHp.l and 100 th'
European mission. conditions were I'm.
proving ana tha way was gradually
up ming up f0r the spread NJ truth ana
rlghtOnuaneta
Elder charles y. Rose. who had Lac
bored nH missionary in England, was
the next speaker lig said h' hnd
spent some time lu the Newcastle cone
forHucr. where. ON hIH arrival. % great
Indifference was manifest but lniirriy
Hald the speaker. conditions had Inn.
proved and the Gospel was gradually
1nilnr ita way into the hearts 90 tho
people. Elder R1ro had also luburod
iu tho Liverpool office and had had
much satisfaction in Nils ministerial
work although b. found ihnt false and
erroneous doctrines were very much
in evidence among tho people ~ the
world. and that this condition militia" 4
much against the spread N truih-tho
Gospel ~ Jesus christ
Elder iiyrum r. Clrtwright whose
Dot had alec been cast with the people
90 lNhlhWNt llAA NNlI'"sfN lN' lNN-
gr0gutlun. HIS luhnrH, said DC, had
boon IN tho Nottingham conference.
Here 'hp Elders had mot with much
opposition. but 10 had 100 been Cor the
host. and had only had tho eject ~
scattering the Gospel seed. rather than
trampllng 10 under foot, nH desired by
Ht.nEoniHtH. The Lord was with
It's servants. said the spcnkt-. ana
the humble missionaries were gaining
friends on Oyory hand and had been
lti 90 ruiuice IN the work Ia which
thUy wrrH engaged. The Gospel was
true. ana being 20, q triumphcd In the
end. despite tho opposltiDn that mot 70
In every land ana CLINE.
ELDER SMITHS REMARKS.
Elder John Horny Smith Of tho Coun-
~ ~ Apostles. was tho next speaker,
his remarks being nH follnwHi
IL u not my thought. my brethren
and sisters and friends, In the brief
timo that I shall occupy. % speak to
you upon the questions ~ tho Gospel
principles. Ny mind o. rather Inclined
Co ruHt upon tho conditions attendant
upon our country today Tho pronl.
dent ~ the great republic has request
81 the religious peoples NJ tho United
States. when they shall frrt assemble
IN their churches. 90 send M their
prayers 60 the Givor 81 nli good. IN
Thanksgiving and praise for HIS mcrclcs
extended a. our nation In the midst "
the trying situation In which We have
been placed. II must DO apparent 90
every thinking man who shall examine
tho history NJ the pnHt few months
that thr Dispenser ~ 40 hlCralngf. God
our Father. has had In view the inter
cHt and wollhclug or Ills children o.
this land.
Tho prosllcn, OF this republic ana
everything he consistently could 10 r..
strain our nation ana keen u from en-
tCrlng upon war Diplomacy was tc-
sorted 90. appeals were made. ana
everything done TINT could be-, cou-
Flstcntly. Ho fnr ns h. ana his immrdI.
ate advisers were concerned, 10 turn
away the possibility ~ the tide % war
breaking upon our shores, nr leading
the sons 81 our soil 90 other lands.
there 90 engage On bloodahud ana war.
nut the conditions did NOT seem pro-
pluous Tor the accomplishment IN a
peaceful way. of the breaking ~ the
chains ~ the doNutrullen people of
cuba. Spain seemed bent upnu the
maintenance NJ her rule, And while
rhe had succeeded In times past In
completely nunihuntinr thr millions %
Indians that had occupied that full.
ANA had replaced the Indian tribes with
the sons ana daughters M her
own soil. thay On their love ~
the principles ~ liberty had
sought 90 establish government uf
their own that they m'sht NOT hr nm
der tho rule Of Spain. politically nr rD.
Realistically. but that th.y m.rh, one
Joy liberty, such nH Do enjoyed hut "a
few miles away Th"iF rilurH..H and
Efforts are mnttora ~ history The
sons ~ their own fnn ln some .UHfHu-
coa, lent their hands IN bringing about
thplr liberties and iu dHftr1y.UH 100.
force and power of tn su1uIrh govern
mgut upon that Island Uut yn1rH won't
boy, and hl0pdFhod. turmoil Hnd tr0uhl.
continued 90 cxlHt Spain HHeemod un.
able 90 hiring into subsection her rr-
Voting colony; and as last resort
men. women ana children were hvrdUl
together and submitted 90 u
species NJ starvation that caused @
spirit NJ revolt ta enter the hraHHtr nf
oyrry man, woman ana child upon thH
eoll of AmrIcn ana the demand went
forth that this condition 0f things must
change.
From tho conditions that have arisen
In connection with tho carrying ONT off
the vIHwH entertained by me people of
our roll, the evidences seem 90 boar u#
ont ln the fact that God our Father.
the arhitcr of the desiinos ~ an nations
has performed miracles such lH never
d