Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-29
THE M. |. A. CONFERENCE.


At 1915. the officers meeting u the
Y. NJ. and Y. L. NJ. l. \. commenced IN
the Assembly HAL this morning. being
the second day u their general con-
ference.
The congregation sang "itow arm
foundation ~ Saints ~ the Lord.
Prayer was offered BY Elder r. a.
Lyman.
prcsldcnt Lorcnso SNOW spoke Of the
Dressings and the pcnnltleH httachfl
to every law % Ond and showed that
COD being uur Father dealt with It's
children Ia Ills own wisdom fuf their
best good which sometimes Ecciurd
hard TO them. lic then referred Ia Va
visit 20 ~. George and the theme given
OF the Lord t. discourse upon TO the
people. lie referred also 70 DC
expected return 70 Zion 10
jackson county. Missouri. ana
60 the law OF tithinr, which must BE-
kept by those who redeem Zion, fpf
nesiecilng to obey the Lord. the Saints
were expelled from that place, lie
read the revelation On tithinH In Doe.
trine and Covenant. Hrcti0n iis. and
also that 10 sec. ioi. v. e.2i. lie said
thsrc was no safety except In keeping
the commandments OF the Lord. and pro-
cc.dcd 10 acgt,re that frpm this TINA
forward the Lord required tho law ~
ilthing to be observed witch had not
been done for many years The pco-
pie offended Him for not keeping the
iaw given by Nose. and Tor that rca-
son were taken into captivity.
Elder a. -. Woodruff enlarged on the
rcmarks " President SNOW and spoke
~ his giving the word ~ the Lord
90 the people IN southern Utah, that
from this time forth the law OF tith.
ing must be- uhnycd. Ito showed thg
chaftinemeut that had come because ~
it, neglect, that II was for the henchi
OF those who observed u. that u was a
stepping stone 10 the United order
that great promises were made 10 the
absdiout. and that all the officers and
members % the N. l. A. should observe
and teach the law.
bishop W, n Preston also spoke on
this subject going into details a. 90 ~
non Observance and also explained that
the tenth Of q mans interest meant q
tenth Of all he produced or earned. IL
appeared from his figures that fully one
fourth 81 the members ana not pay TIN.
ing and that the Priesthood numbered
more than the full number OF 1.-THE.
payers; that tho average pet capita ~.
celycd In 1885 was n. lie argued that
we should be Judged out of the books
aud all would be Judged according 10
their works.
President Joseph y. Smith made n
POWERFUL address ON thiH huhlHfts HnnMs
ing that there was no sacrifice In 1.-THE
paylng or In any service 10 uod which
was rewarded fnurfoldnnd was "A bene-
NJ instead 81 trial. lie argued that
the test made by the law " tithinE was
| higher than the substance ifnpartsdi
testified that the Lord had given Pres.
ident anow renewal ~ the law, ana
proceeded TO explain what " WIS for
and the duty ~ All NJ. !. 4. officers 20
carr this ''ord into all the stakes Of
I Zion,
Elder y. NJ. Lyman testified 90 tho
remarks made ~ the divinity % the
law and the blessings TO BE- had by ~
4 Observance, that " men We're honest
with the Lord they would be- honest
with one another that oboylns THIS
| law purified the soul. Relieved pros.
p.rity Tor decade was at hand and
/ ina, by keeping the law We and tho
I Church would he redeemed from debt,
The roll was called, every stake but
| four responding,
CONGREGATION rnngi
"God mover In a mysterious way"
nonedlctlon by sister Minnie J. snow,
! onlcora' meetings for the Young
I Men were held this afternoon IN the
Lecture Hall az the Templeion. and for
the Young Ladies' IN the Fourteenth
ward assembly rooms, This evening
there win be an Officers reception In
the Fifteenth ward meeting hall,