Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-17
Irote,,iye Services in Rlch6eld at
the SEWER Stake Conference
FIRST PRESIDENCY THERE
..,a,nt snow oner- the Dedicatory
payer aud speaks strongly ON
the subject OF Tithing.

eeselal per Deaerot AtlehIaPh'
pshasid. July i7-saturday evening
81, ..lo o'clock a fres concert was given
!. an, tabernacle. The large building
-, completely filled with an appre-
e.atlye audience.
prst Ios J. Uaynes Of Salt Lake gave
.syeral selections on the new organ.
The best VI the numbers ON the pro-
4 grap consisted u songs and rccitations.
m sf which were given very nicely.
4 nm. people Of SEWER stake are worthy
u - congratulations for the nne
I ,sl.nt displayed In the concert Preai-
4 d.st Snow IL feeling remarkably well,
II IN fact. he said last evening notwith-
standing the long journey and the
MEETING after his arrival that he never
i f,lt better Ia his life.
Al nine o'clock this morning Sunday
4 school convened In the tabernacle. The
children were seated below IN the cen-
4 Ter lslcs while the side rows OF seats
and the gallery were open 10 the pub
lc 10 was indeed "A beautiful sight
1 The excellent music was Furnished by
the sunday school choir Of girls Apoa-
ue Lund In addressing the children adj
monished them TO honor their parents
President Cannon, general auperlntend-
emit " Sunday schools, introduced to
the children the First Presidency and
Apostles present. and desired them to
remember the authorities,
President Joseph r. Smith held the
attention uf the young folks by asking
them questions, regarding Church his
iurl and the present authorities. His
questions were readily ana correctly
answered by the interested children.
President Snow entrcatcd them always
" remember Gods chosen servants In
their prayers.
President Snow thanked the children
i0r their promise to pray earnestly for
the First Presidency. lie promised
them n they would honor their parcntb
they would live 20 b. aged men and wo-
men and he impressed upon their minds
the necessity Of paying their tithlng.
President Geo. O. Cannon spoke inter-
cstiugly upon the Word OF Wisdom. At
tde close u the Sunday school an the
children marched TO the strains Of
music past the stand and shook hands
with President Snow; there We're ~
in alli It occupied about twenty-five
minutes. AZ $40 o'clock the morning
session Of che conference opened. The
music was from the Sallnn choir. Pres
iient Lorenzo Snow. after soliciting the
attention and the exercise OF faith ana
prayers OF the Saints offered the
prayer. dedlcatlng the beautiful new
tabernacle " the Lord. During
the prayer perfect attention
and o sacred Influence pervnded
throughout the large congregation.
liusannah was then very nicely sung
b. the choir. when President SNOW nd-
dressed the Saints us follows
There are times In the history OF
Gods people when II n necessary to
remind them q their duties. i was so
with Israel, II has always been 80.
There Is one subject that / wish intro
dlced 10 you; II II the law OF tithing.
~ former days colony NJ Saints was
\ located In Jackson county and Il was
ihe wish OF the Lord FOR the people to
remain there. The Lord gave the law
o. conservation and promised thlsn
through lA observance they should o.
permitted 10 remain In that land and
70 BE- blessed and prospored. This ia "a
Neesual law and sometime II viii be
gwen 10 uh again and We shall be COM
handed 10 obey Il. II the Saints had
hept thls law In Jackson cOunI We
mould have become the richest people
~ lhe whole land but they failed TO oh
tlNt H. President Snow read the i0tth
teelion of the Doctrine and Covenants,
w men continued; Through dis
Se.llehce TO this law the Saints were
WNeh from Jackson county, many OF
Nem were Killed and their homes were
Destroyed"
The President then read sections 40
1l1 ny OF the Doctrine and Covenants.
~ commenting upon this latter Sec
n Won President Snow said:
W. explains plainly what the Lord
'NuHfa ut US today. As to the
snuuhl OF persons property that IL
surplus that should be agreed upon
j. vrtNe'n the person and the Bishop.
II nleh We came TO these mountains We
vsllgated all our surplus property To
Lotd ana for time the Saints
lsll an honest tithinR on their interest
NY increase after that now the pen-
~ thui through disobcdience to this
n ~ very severe indeed namely this
~ shal not be u land OF Zion unto
nv yurulenl and their names shall
Ttue round upon the records OF the
nlieh tell you Latter-day Saints
~ ue name Of the Lord II we do not
sIlt lhls law we have no promise
ky lhe Lord that We shall remain In
tx aud, You may have been mlght-
n,, s9,i IN the past, yes. but We shalt
i ob,.s,. plssHed In the future unless we
4 vbo ms law. How can we let those
w.. 70 not pay their tithng go I'm the
srapl with the honest 1.-THE payers
4 su receive the same blessings? We
,1iiiiul allow this any more. We owe
rtilons " dollars 10 the Lord. our
mem, ,lon = through the honest pay
pnt-. ~ tlNHfhs I say To you IN the
4 To,e oi the Lord God OF Israel. the
anu Nll not allow us To pass along
"',ber ana neglect this command
4 mls,"g nave done. lie win bring us unto
4 sb1s,,iil,' nl lie does not require that we
i IiIr, meet our past obligations with
4 IAN mat VIII be forglyan Il We viii
. Xxx" lul uthlng from now on. We
INV, you TO make this & gubSs1t OF
IN 1y,t u j knew l was going 20 dio
1 / n9ur should talk to you Just as
4 dyir1re Zone and leave the words az my
A bia'!tl ,',slmony with you. invoke the
4 pilsH o. the Lord upon you"
n ara mop Preston testified 10 the truth
II rs,lu necessity OF President SHOWS re-
,secS and plead with the parents to
n ~ lhr children 10 observe honestly
4 adion,N % uthing. The conference was
Vu'ned until 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Services,
me "',erday afternoon the largest moot
fB1. We conference was held. In
VI 4 Wo,i, 'hf size OF the new tabernacle.
4 ra my Ts not accommodate ali the peo,
"A ths aneIe We're over 1000 present. An
" u NNlNN on the HfaL. .,,.4