Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-14

the sneaker. "thnt scctnrlnn ministers
en abroad aud tell tholt congregations
that most ot the young people OF Utah
are Lsuaially Immoral. ! look upon an
such ns christ looked upon those who
cfuclned him. with pity. Tor " they
knew what they we're doing they would
be- stricken down"
mi, speaker urged the young people
to renewed EFFORT and testified Co the
good work being done by the associa-
ELDER a. II. LUND.
Elder Anton H. Lund said he had
been Interested In the remarks OF those
who had spoken before him. lie thought
tile Missionaries had been successful Ia
the world. not because of their learning
but ON account OF the Spirit Of the
Lord that was with them. The Y. Ms
associations have In hand the work u
preparing young mon 10 go into the
have not enrolled their names on the
recoi d. viii do 20. and feel u an honor
TO have their names recorded on tho
| roll books. Elder Lund closed with a
wish for the welfare ot the Improve
m,ni associations
SUPERINTENDENT LYMAN.
Superintendent Richard T.. Lyman
! said he desired 60 say TO President
/ snow that the members OF the Y. NJ. NJ.
/ L. a. are at his back We have been
taught In the church OF Jesus Christ
uf Lntter-day Saints 10 be- honorable
/ and to be upright. notwithstanding the
words OF the ministers uf this city and
/ OF the public press lie was prepared 49,
| one man TO listen 20 the words ~ his
mother first. lie had been taught In
/ this church that honor comes FIRST 9TH
/ er things nfterward.
The speaker stated that he had been
| taught 10 be loyal 20 his country and
! To ali things. Ana he proposed Co stand
/ by his people. He would have the world
| remember that he would defend his
/ mother His father stated 30 him, "a few
| days ago: u shall live with you and
| your mothers children" tthc speakers
/ mother iH dcad). Il have been 60 the PEN
| itentlRry once and am prepared TO go
again. N it IL necessary
! The speaker stated that he never mis-.
| represented anything. That he had been
| Ia tho world and had associated with
| people OF intelligence ana culture, and
| had always told those who wished 30
| know a.. that his mother was % second
| wife He had lost no friends by a. The
word has gone forth 10 the world that
| IN Utah there should be no more
| poiygnmy. He believed there would hc
their honor untnrnished, The people
| who oppose us are not reasonable. they
don't give the people time 60 stop. Tho
nation has made a requirement OF Ne
and and the v S9Rdl'Sn' gr5 are r6 SSe
i nal''' locomotive i've the ' momentum Ui
gained would make the wheels slide for
| some distance after they had been
blocked. but people haven't any
patience and they find fault because III"
speaker then felt TO say 10 President
Snow and his c0unHclorH and the
| Quorum of the Twelve Apostles that
the young men who have bronthcd THIS
| free atmosphere were lovers of their
country ana ita nag ana weru ready Co
| defend 10. but they were loyal 90 their
| church and would fulnll every require
ment made OF them by to authorities,
| The young men proposed 10 live Chris
tian lives TO keep tho Word of Wisdom
and 20 pay 0nc-tenth Of their earnings
nnd more In u be required. They we're
were 90 their Church and would love
and honor both.
The choir sung 90. My Father"
NELLIE G. TAYLOR.
| Nellie G. Taylor was the next speaker.
She began by bearing "a strong tcsti-
mony. She urged the young people 90
have a purpose In life, to row ana not
drift with the tide. Mrs Taylor closed
with an earnest appeal TO the young
people.
ELDER JOSEPH MERRILL
Elder Merrill asked: How many Of
~ are ready 90 subscribe to the words
S!N lutu IaAuld s.uouuuJ lu5pisaid al
are ready TO dedicate and cuuHecrnto
our lives 20 the work Of the Lord.
There Is an army Of 1000 Young men
who have shown their Willingness 10
do this. N the same zeal and tact were
used ia Zion by the Elders as Is used
In the world as much good would be
done here as Is done Ia the world.
| APOSTLE HEBER J. GRANT.
Elder Grant said he rejolced at being
able TO be with the young people iu
conference and to hear tho testimonies
that were borne by the young ladies
and young men who had spoken.
80 long as the young people OF this
| region can bear such testimonies, II
viii matter little what any one might
say or write about this people. II,
told the young people 10 live pure lives
| TO do nothing that would cast diacredll
upon themselves or there teachings,
Elder Grant bore n strong testimony
OF tho truthfulncss OF the Gospel. II
was alive like yonder trees, whose
leaves are green, for he had seen IA,
leaves grow on IL. he had tasted aomt
OF the fruits. 10 was useless TO tell him
that the Gospel was not true. FOR he had
learned Tor himself and no one could
rob him OF that knOwlodgr II wa
charged that tho Latter-day Saints
were ignoranti he wanted 10 say that
Tor their opportunities, the youth ol
Zion were second to none In intelli'
gcnce. IN the United States, and No
people priced intelligence higher thar
the Lattcr-dny Saints. But they priced
the inspiration OF Almighty God. abov,
the learning OF the world. Services
closed by singing the anthem 'liosan'
nah"
BencdletIon by Mrs. Almlna $. Tay,
Tor.
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