The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1899-05-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
, TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.


Southern Utah May Is. The party
consists of President Lorenzo Snow,
Mrs. Minnie j. Snow, lie Roi c. Snow
President Joseph r. Smith and wife,
Apostle Franklin ID. Richards and wife
and ,hers.
One OF the most successful conferences
ever held in New Zealand was held a.
Java, Tologa Bay, April o, 7, 8, o,
1899. Hundreds OF our dark skinned
brethren and sisters, under the guild
ance OF the faithful elders, united in
their efforts In making everything
pass off smoothly and pleasingly be-
fore God.
A conference OF the Mutual Improve
ment associations of Utah county was
held In the stake tabernacle at Provo
Sunday, May 10. A large delegation
Of members from towns throughout
the county were present. Congress-
man b. II. Roberts was one of the
speakers and among other thing said:
1.-THE position OF the Latter-day Saints
TO the peace movement is identical with
the wish OF the car Our mission Is
one OF peace TO all men and we should
do all we can TO spread the wings of
peace over all peoples; but with all this,
II the car and the others do what they
say, will there be peace? Not much.
There will be a time when the shield
will be done away with, but the Lord
has prophesied that the time will come
when the arms of all nations will clash
and there will be universal war Aud
1t will come Peace will follow, but
its time is not yet"
Elder Hirini whaanga, noted
Maori chief In days of yore, returned
from a mission TO New Zealand last
week. In 1894 the frst natives from
New Zealand, headed by Elder
Whaanga emigrated to Utah, and up
on their arrival ia Salt Lake City re-
ceived royal welcome from elders who
had associated with them in Moridom.
In January, 1898, Mr.. Whaanga re-
ceived call from the first presidency
to visit his native land as missionary,
and though seventy years OF age, the
venerable chief cheerfully responded.
He left Salt Lake March 3, In company
with Elder Ezra r. Stevenson and
others. Hirini Whaanga is descend
ant OF long line of Rangatira's or
Maori kings, and in his younger DAYS
was renowned for his bravey and Prov
ess on the battlefield. The noblest
blood OF Polynesian rulers flows in his
veins, and he has no difficulty in trac.
ing back his genealogy five hundred
years, when his ancestors first landed
in New Zealand
At the Salt Lake Tabernacle Sunday
afternoon last, Elder c. V. Penrose
spoke OF the coming peace conference.
He said in part: 'All the Christian
denominations have some truth in
them, and the errors they have in them
have come from men and from devils
evil spirits. Some of the doctrines
which are thought to be Christian are
the most horrible in their conception
and have come from beneath. Every
thing which makes our Father an
eternal monster OF passion, Of anger
and Of hatred, dealing out to his child
rem everlasting damnation, have not
come from God. How can Christendoa
in its present state of contention and
strife convert the world aud establish
peace? Why, when they go to war,
they go in the name of the Deity, and
each is praying to the Christians God
to give them success that they may
slay their fellows. In every Christian
sect there is jealousy and dissension
and contention. How can that which
contends within itself and is divided
against itself promote Unity and peace
in the world? II cannot be done. Do
the Latter-day Saints go forth to in
jure their fellows who do not believe
as they do? No, but the Presby
and the Baptists and the Methodists
and other denominations rose against
them and drove them out of Illinois and
Missouri; rose against them and put
many of their brethren and sisters to
a horrible death. But the Latter-day
Saints did not go out to war against
them, not at all; they only desired TO
bless them. What is the matter with
our Christian friends that they cannot
let us alone? What is the matter with
those that oppose US? What is the
matter that they go through the east
and spread all kinds OF false reports
about the people here, and their doc
triues and their practices? You may
say, don't you feel animated about this?
Yes. do. feel as did Jesus when he
went INTO the temple and turned out
the money changers. | feel like that
when our friends who pretend to be so
good and kind go ont into the world
and villify my brethren and sisters.
II | could do them any good would
do IL, but do feel disguised with their
conduct" Elder Penrose closed his
remarks with an appeal TO the Saints
TO live In peace and harmony among
themselves and thus aid in bringing
the reign Of pc ace upon the earth.
A quarterly conference was held in
Chesterfield, Ida, April 80 and May |,
commencing at 10 a. m, Elder l.. s..
Pond, stake president, presiding. There
were present on the stand Elder
George Teasdale, of the council of
apostles, Elder Joseph w. McMurrin,
of the first council of seventies, the
stake presidency and good represen-
! tation of the stal<e and ward authori.