Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-21
Hold Their Conference ia the Hall
Of the Good Templars.
THEMES OF THE SPEAKERS.
Apostle ~. y. CowIey'- Address de-
.cribed as "lnsens.iy Interesting
aud Imps.sioncd."

Saints OF the church ~ Jesus christ
was held In Good Tcmplnrs hall on
West broadway. on Sunday, and was
fairly well attended, says the Butte
Miner. Addresses were delivered by
Apostles NJ. y. Cowluy of salt Lake.
and by several ~ the Elders Earnest
ness and sincerity seem "a be- the very
foundation OF their faith and they
claimed To- believe that warning has
been received from God that christ viii
reign personally upon earth and that
the earth viii be renewed and receive
IT, nnfldiraical glory.
Among those present az the confer
enCc yesterday wcrc Apostle ", Y. Cove
ley OF Sait Lake. Elder II, !. liramwcll.
president OF the northwestern States,
including oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Montana and "A portion N canada, who
has headquarters at Anaconda. Elder
Christian willardaon of Ephrtlm. Utah.
tnrcsldont OF the Butte cnnfurenccl.
Elder Christian johnson. presiding FL
der nt the Butte branch. Eldura Arthur
Jenkins OF Nephl. Utah. Andrew King
NJ Logan. Utah; A, y. Pack ~ Hlnck-
10y, Utah: Alfred Iomroil Of Wilfrpd.
Idaho; John Welsh OF Paradise. Utah.
W. q. Hayward Of Paris Idaho r. ~.
| Larson Of Downcy. Idaho. Louis Whim-
pcy Of Cleveland. Utah: g. ~. Dixon Of
| Prove. Utah. Neila Jorgcnsun N YER
non. Utah. G. u. Twitchcll 81 Ceilings
ton. Utah. Odcii Swinaon Of Logan.
! Utah. J II. Elicit ~ Fremont, utah. y.
/ J. Nelson of liyrum Utah. Ncphi
pahlstrom of Idaho Falls. Idaho. q. W.
! Gale ~ Beaver Utah. r. e.. Branch "
/ Wellington. Utah. H. ". Monsoon Of
| Richmond. Utah. j. W. Herbert ~
| Shelly. Idaho. Ebcr u. Hawkes. NJ West
websr Utah. G. r. Jensen Of Cards
ton. Canada
A. the meeting yesterday morning
| Elder ~. NJ. Monson. Elder Christian
| Wlllardaon and Apostle N. y. Cnwlry
| delivered addresses. and Elder Y. q.
| iirnmwell and Apostle Cowlcy vppkr
during the afternoon Elder Brnmw els
| theme was that the eject Of luHpirn-
tion was all sufficient without prcpa-
| tlon for tho teaching of the people 49,
| the condition ~ people differed ~ Widr-
/ ~ In different places. He spoke oip-
/ quenily and az length or tho teachings
| NJ the Mormon" Church.
! Apostle Conveys address was an in
| tensely Interesting and imprisoned ono.
\ lie believed In the uttofancnH Of the Pro-
| pinot Joseph Smith. whom he chnrnr-
tcrized as the greatest statesman
America ever knew. lie snid the people
had the privilege N wofHhlpping God
| according to the dictates Of their own
conscience. II a person desired tn war.
ship yellow dog u should be- his priyi-
| lcgc 10 do Ho. He spoke uf the Nor
mona an citizens. saying that they
| originally came from the New England
states and their progcnntora fought In
the war Of tho revolution. They had
gone 10 Utah when that place was moth.
ing but "a country uf Hngr brush and
had built NJ a beautiful city and had
made arid lands most productive. when
they wCru attacked on account OF their
religion they did not take up arms
| against the government, but fought tho
| La ht AZ
when they had been defeated In the
| highest tribunal they submitted quietly
To- the decree ~ good crizcnp should.
| The Mormon Church, he SAID. did not
believe In the religious practice uf men
1;tsIdlng church once a week and uf-
f"ii.g az prayer and tLen rwlnl.ing
| tucir n rhhors during tho othci f.N
| AaYf " the week. They wanted hon.
| cU, ulilf lit men who woull clrfF Nor
Gospel with them every day and Into
ihrir business lie profoundly be-
lryed that a warning hal been re-.
cHNvt FROM ood nud people would do
| we'll tc heed n. that Zion viii D. built
upor this continent. that ',hrist wiz
| rHifn ptrlonully upon the earth and
| that n, earth viii be- renewed and tc.
celNc rs paradisical glory ho fail
81 th1 1 700 Eidora scattered thfl uifhuut
the world cNpoundlng the gOHpol of the
| Inttprsduy Saints. not one received "a
collar In salary but Were required to
Htari all their own eNp,nHt. They
were true ana tried men and fhluid
any ono OF Thorn bs found a. sm0Es
dr.nl, OF H. guilty " any action be-
neuth toe dignity " an hodrr, nan. he
| " Iuld b. F,nt back IN disgrreu. they
believed IN being honest. true. chaste
| AMI benevolent FOR a higher clyuEatiph
! and " therv are things yirtuous, lovely.
| u roor report or pralsawltth". they
sought aftts those things.
| Atter Huf ng and prayer In tho even
| ink Elder y =. iirnmNell reA. largslv
ir-u the Fable In support of his sub
| feet tat baptism N absolutely essential
IN enlvau0n. Mt llranwrll was ,sty
f1rciblc .n his remarks ami demon
| a;ratCl by Scripture that mo mgn cen
enter into the kingdom OF God" with
nut ma, ing baptism april I. Nc. Brani.
well was very emphatic In his afasr-
tionH that the Gospel had been restored
by an angel. lie plead With an 10 read
and know more OF Mormlrilgu. because
T. IL - God,
| Apus,le Cewlcy followed and also
reed areat deal 81 the oll ami New
| Tostrm,ats IN support Of he neccssltr
| o imm,d utc revelation, Mr.. coWlsv
called attention to the sl"t that mach
u tho New Testament "a no, self tx-
| pllnaioTy and that without now r9ypi-
| ntlous We are ut sea- lie bare teati-
money that tho Gospel as cnunciated
| b, the l.4ttcr-day Saints had bceI glv-
| gn iV cod He said