Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07


at which Apostle M.F. Cowloy presided.
Every available space was occupied In
both assembly rooms and many hun
drcds 81 people returned home not be-
Ing fortunate enough TO crowd them
selves into the building.
The weather IL 70 cool here that no
discomfort was experienced. nOtwlth-
standing the great thrUng Of people.
President =, NJ. Molen announced the
opening hymn.
The opening prayer was offered by
Elder IL Roi G. Snow.
President Lorenzo Snow spoke while
the Sacrament was being passed. Dur
ing his remarks the Precedent said. 81
have something 20 say to you that u
Of great Importance. and the time VIII
come. n you Accept this meanagc. when
you will be thankful fgr this day.
= desire that you VIII have the Spirit
u tina L1Ortt during this meeting. There
has been certain neglect among the
Lntttr-day Saints In the past The
Lord always speaks plainly TO His poo
pie. There have been times In the
past when the Lori has sent His ser
wants 70 remind the people OF thrfr
dutirs. This ~ exactly the condition
Of the Latter-day Saints today.
You have been blessed wonderfully
In this stake. but there IL one law that
you. ~ well as the people IN other
Stakes. have not fully observed. In
the early days the Lord gave the people
n plan for their financial success. This
waH,in law that God gave TO the
Saints In Jackson county. And today.
we have law. which n observed VIII
bring w the greatest blessings. but
through diaobediencr 10 II, aa with the
Saints In jackson county, the most See
we're results viii follow. Il IL the law
or conaroriltieu that was revealed TO
the people Ia Jackhqn county. They
did not observe Il and werc driven from
the country. This Law II not required
OF az today'
PRECEDENT Snow then read tho ssth
and the iitth sections from the Doc.
trine and Covenants. In commenting
upon the latter section. he said.
Nov. this section explains exactly
what the Lord frquirca Of the Latter
day Saints at the present time. This
law n binding upon ur That this
land may BE- a land 81 Zion unto u.s.
II " Absolutely necessary that we OBJ
serve this iAW Of tithinr. I say unto
you. and I nay II IN the name OF th,
Lord. that from now on lie requires
We to. pay IN honest uthlng ON all our
fnewaAc.
"Tpe Church IL n debt. I do not
propose u borrow money and thereby
Increase this Debt I shall do no such
thing. Il IL the duty Of the Latter
day Saints 10 pay timing and " they
db 20. the obiiEationa M the Church,
which arc the obligations OF the people.
will he laultated.
- never had o. moro perfect rcvcla-
tiun than I received on this subject %
tlthlnE while I was In st. George The
people are now rcttliw an understand
Ing u this law. and are commencing
already to observe n morn nlly. I pray
God to bless you. and He WILL II you
viii serve Him"
Rishop WIN. -. Preston followed the
President. and contend his remarks TO
the law Of tithins The Bishop stated
that mover during his experience In the
Church has the law OF tlthlnc been eN-
the Saints aa during President Shows
ADMINISTRATION We are 20 be for.
aven." added the speaker. FOR all past
neglect, " We now take hold with
earncstnoss and observe this law as
fully AZ We can"
Elder Francis ". Lyman was the last
speaker. lie also addressed the Saints
upon the subject introduced by Prcsi-
dent Snow. lie said further.
II hear that you arr anxious 60
know who viii be your next stake
president A. soon rs the Lord makes
known who Il shall be. President Snow
VIII tell you. There are two counHclora
IN this stake. ana Ia the absence VI the
stake president. II " their duty TO look
after the people. this work dpvoivea
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Monday morning sesrion NJ confer.
encr the third session of Inc cache
Stake conference. began this morning
AT 10 O'clock. After mo opening hymn.
Apostle n. NJ. Cowley ofercd mo 0pcn.
Ing prayer
President Jos. 4. smith WINS the first
fpeakcr, directing his rcmnrka princl,
pally upon the law of tithlnE. President
smith read and commented Interesting
" upon Jacobs dream, and his cove
nant 10 give unto the Lord one tenth or
,Ithe OF nus increase,
nv tp'HNei then rei.rrtd 20 the COW
cnant mngc ny NE ffophct Joseph
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