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

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| pie to love one another. and to do good
10 those who hated them. In this way
the people would demonstrate their love
| OF Gud. and show that In reality they
were striving TO follow In the footstep.
Of their Savior. Elder Wells exhorted
the Saints TO give heed TO the .instruc-
lions received from those In authority
In the Church. for they werc men OF
| God. ard were inspired To- give such
adinonition NJ the Saints were In need
OF from time 90 time.
Sister Emma Ramsey then sang.
Come all yc sons Of Zion.
And let Us praise the Lord.
ELDER a. O. WOODRUFF.
Of the Council Of Apostles. said:
] trust that the Spirit Of the Lord
may be with me In what few words |
shall speak to you First ! wish 10
read few verses from the 2sth chap.
ter Of the Second Book OF Nephi
For II shall come TO pass In that day.
thnt the churches which are built up,
and not unto the Lord. when the one
shall say unto the other. Behold, !
I am the Lords: and the others shall
say I. am the Lords. And thus shall
every one say that hath built up
churches, and not unto the i.otd.
And they shall contend one with
another. and their priests shall contend
one with another and they shall teach
with their learning, and deny the Holy
Ghost which glveth utterance.
And they deny the power Of God. the
Holy one Of Israel. and they say unto
the people. licarkcn unto MS and hear
our prcccpt. for behold there II no God
today. for the Lord ana the Rcdccmcr
beth done His work. and He hath
given His power unto men.
Behold. hcafkcn y" unto my prccept;
n they shall say. There II miracle
wrought. by the hand OF the Lord.
believe II not; for this day he In not
u God OF mIracleni but hath done his
work.
wished to read this because those
who today profess 10 he tho teachers
~ Chrlats doctrine arc fulfilling these
prophecies. The ministers Of the vafi-
Gus denominations IN this city are
teaching that the lifts Holy Ghost are
done away. When they 20 teach they
are teaching doctrine Of the Anti
Christ and are representing churches
~ men. We hnyc not 10 depend upon
the testimony of Paul and ~ Peter. I
THINK God that In thiE day each one
asF '.-a-.. - Ms,-a's mat this work
II ~ God and not Of men.
search the scriptures for In them
ye think yc have eternal life: and these
are they which testify OF mo-"
The Scriptures testify that these
signs shall follow them that believe.
When Peter stood up ON the day u
penticoAt. he told the people they
should repent and he baptized and that
they should then receive the Kilt OF tho
Holy Ghost. The gifts " the Spirit
were not To be- done away. II has
recently been taught In this city that
Abraham mua dau0uarnf. and lunnr.
ant ard that the Lord overlooked many
OF his sins because o. his Ignorance
and degcncrnry. According To tn.
Scriptures Abraham was u man 81
Ocd. the father of the faithful. The
Hpiritunlintr. the Christian Scientists.
and other nnn.mnde systems. claim
TO teach the doctrine OF Christ. but
why then do they fail to teach tho
cardinal doctrines OF the GoHpcli lie
not deceived by them. While IL IL right
10 prove all things and hold fast 10
that which n good. you should be cr-
tablishe'i In the doctrine % Christ. that
you may not 10 carried about with
every wind Of doctrine. For God win
cause this work TO triumph. Amen.
ELDER RuDGER cLAwsoS
OF the Quorum Of the Apostles was tho
next speaker. lie said the idea Of short
sermons and rongH between. met his
mind exactly. II had been In vogue In
loxeidcr Stake for some time and
seemed TO suit nil who gathered 10.
Kcthcr To worship God. The song ~
melody, said the speaker. was Just NJ
acceptable 90 the Lord ms were long
sermons. Elder ClawHon said he had
enjoyed the Conference very much. The
vast nHscmhlnge and the words OF In
SEPARATION which fell from thci lips OF the
servants Of God, We're sufficient proof
- Ia. INsHlnlgNF ~ A.a In Ia
they were engaged, The Church had
grown from a small beginning. and the
people were prorpefing In the different
settlements and communities In which
they lived. The same spirit, poured
out IN such rich abundance nj Confer
cnce time. was IN evidence among the
people wherever they lived lnaamuch as
they were trying 10 keep the command
menin Of God. Tho influence and power
OF "Mormonlsm" was being felt IN the
earth. People gathered from abroad to
gaze upon tho beauties ~ Zion. They
studied the people, their habits and
their characteristics. They looked In
wonder and establishment upon their
achievements and were nwe.ntricken
when they dclyed into their AFFAIRS and
found such harmonious action. The
speaker referred 10 Temple work
which, through the blessing OF the Lord
the Saints had been prlvileeed To take
part In. lie advised the Saints 10 fol-
low counsel. for therein was safety ana
10y, and concluded by asking Gods
blessing upon all who were seeking to
do Hts bidding,
The choir sang Along the river OF
time We glide" after which
ELDER MATTHIAS +. cowLEy
% the Quorum Of the Twelve. addressed
the congregation. lie said he had great
~ enjoyed tho exercises Of the Confer
ence. which 10 him had been nich MS
To Impress the Saints with tho spirit Of
spiritual refinement ana lead them to a
closer unity OF the filth. The speaker
advised the Saints To get tho published
report Of the Conference and read aud
digest the Instructions thar had been
impaired, The words uttered were Inn
nnriant and had come from the Lord
through His servants. They had taught
the people 10 honor and revere the
name ~ the Prophet Joseph Smith. who
had been instrumental In the hands u
God In restoring the Gospel 20 the
earth The Saints had been likewiHe
instructed TO utilize 20 the best advan-
tagc All trusts committed to their care,
20 help the poor, 20 donate literally 10
Temple work. and do everything In
their power TO advance the work Of
God generally, The principle of tlthlng
should be respected as II he'd 10 the
spirit OF conservation, upon which the
redemption 81 Zion was 20 be based