Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-10
OVERFLOW MEETING.

? y. m.
An overflow meeting was held In the
Assembly Han. at which Elder John
W. Taylor of the quorum " the ApoH-
ties, presided.
The Temple choir and congregation
sang;
Now let US rejoice In the day OF saliva
ton,
No longer a. strangers on earth need
we roam.
Prayer was offered by Elder y. A.
Hammond OF San Juan Stake.
The choir sang the hymn
I know that my Redecmcr lives.
ELDER J. q. KIMIiAI.f-
Elder ]. Golden Rimbail said: I
have been much interested m IN. re-
marks made nj this Conference. Per-
sonaiiy ! cannot rcmcmber the time
when I have been more pleased than
with the Instructions that during this
Conference have been given 10 our pco-
pie. The strong feature " this Com
ference has been. "Seak 80 nrrt the
kingdom OF heaven and It's righteous
meas and all these things shall be added
unto YOU" ] have seen tho time when
temporal Affairs wcro uppcrmost In the
rrnarkn. and l cannot say which II the
more important, the temporal OF the
spiritual. recall. however. the words
" the Lords
II am bound when yc do what Hay.
ana when ye 10 not what say then yc
have no promise" To the young pco-
pie lie has said
They who seek me early shall nnd
me-" read In Chattanooga news
paper one morning IN The year iss, that
10 shake the hand ~ John Morgan was
20 be his frlenu. We are careless In this
little matter OF Misunderstanding, Many a
sermon has been preached IN this
church simply by means " the shaking
of hands. Come o. Us have not time for
this greeting. Some men have shaken
banda with. u has been liz. putting my
hand into u bucket NJ Ice water. These
men may have meant we'll, they may
have been my friends. but had no
means ~ know from their manner.
You know u some OF the returned mis-
ulonnrics that you are concerned lest
they viii not let 20 OF your hand. II II
because they love you. Their soul over
tiown for YOU. They soon say why. What
In the matter with YOU people,
We can afford 10 be sympathetic and
full of compassion. We have the Cos
pei OF Jesus Christ. We need not be
concerned AZ 10 what other denomlnn-
ton may do. I am not concerned about
the chrlatlan scientists. u they do any
good, I am Riad of ~. INT by mani
fentntlonH u love and kindness some
OF our people hayr been won away from
US, Love ana sympathy VIII win the
souls Of men. That II the Gospel. That
VIII mako more converts than In any
way W" can proceed. And that We may
manifest among our people aud towards
each other that frlcndThlp and SYM
pathy " my prayer. Amen"
The choir sang.
"who arc these arrayed In whittier"
ELDER RULoN 3, WELLS.
Elder Rulon $. Wells noxt spoke. lie
also expressed great Soy IN having had
the privilege OF attending the general
Conference.-The nrHt time la three
years, He said he rejoieed In the pro-
gross ~ tho work OF God, and the adj
vhnccment being made by true and
earnest I.htter-day Saints. The dis
courses during Conference had heen in
splred OF the Lord, and would rebound
to tho benefit of the people II they
would but adhere 10 the Instructions
received. N not they would avail moth
Ing. The speaker had been impressed
with tho remarks made relating 10 the
treatment given tho Saints emigrating
TO Zion. such people had made many
aacrincca TO gather with the elect OF
God They had loft their homes and