Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-07
Kindly Reception and Warm We'll
come rendered to Party,
MEETING HOUSE DEDICATED


ana not decide until noon that he would
undertake. the journey. Ito was ten.
dgrtd the use Of a comfortable private
car. on tho oregon Short Line.
AZ $50 =. m. the train left salt Lake.
carrying the Presidents party which
was made up Of the following. Prcsi-
dent Snow. accompanied BY hia wife
Minnie J. Snow. and son. IL Koi G.
Snow. Precedent aud Sister Joseph H.
smith. Apostles brigham Young and
r. ~ Lyman Bishop WIN. u. Preston.
President Seymour 10. Young. Reporter
Arthur Winter. and Chaa. Wilkin.
Al the members Of the party were
feeling well and merry. and the journey
dld not become tedious for want OF
reliability The first few hours were
spent In singing, and In relating inter.
ettlng stories In the lives OF tho cx.
pehcnccd leaders. ON reaching Juab
tha party found tables heavily laden
with the fruits OF the earth. awaiting
them.
The party reached oasis at 1880 and
remained IN the car over night satur-
Say morning thoy were mot by tho
Church officials u tho Willard stake
aud some Of the wards. and were tukcn
20 pcacrct. wherc thcy wcrc Warmly
rcelycd by tho people.
The Primary conference convened at
% q. M. and an interesting program
was carried out BY the children. Tho
afternoon meeting waA tho Relief So
clciy conference, and tho High Priests
VI the stake met IN the evening,
The sunday school conference COM
vencd sunday morning at D o'clock.
AZ 10 o'clock stake conference opened.
The weather was delightful and people
gathered from all parts % tho stake.
completely Milling tho large meeting
house.
President Snow was the 1rnt speaker.
He spoke at some length upon tho NO.
ccrHIty uf understanding the object OF
NE ana living Ia a way 10 accomplish
nll that tho Lord requires OF ~ Ia this
sphere Of existence. that We
might be prepared TO receive
nl that the Lord has prom
iacd unto the faithful. The President re-
tcfcd 20 the law of conservation. how
the Saints failed 10 observe Il aud then
received the law OF uthlng. which he
rectiou no.
The President promised tho Saints
that n they would observe this law
and become a rich people
Elder IL Rot g. Snow addressed tho
children upon the Importance OF ObHcy-
lug the law q tlthlng and related some
~ bis experiences IN obcying this law.
bishop VIM, H. Preston spoke of the
great blessing of having a Prophet of
God among ua. Ia explaining the law
~ uthing the hlahop stated that Il
means onc-tenth " onr'a Income and
lee Than THIS u not a iihlng.
President Joseph n, Smith referred 10
the great number Of beautiful young
people living IN the settlements Jesus
endorsed the payment Of uthlnE." said
President Smith, aud ne proof he rvad
portion ~ the 2iri chapter n H.
Matthew, lie cNhortod the people most
earnestly 20 be faithful IA fulnillng the
commandments OF the Gospel and ru-
frrcd 10 tho glorious blessings prom
led The faithful Saints.
a. tho afternoon session Of confer.
onco hg building was not large enough
20 accommodate all the people The
choir, accompanied BY Prof. Giles. fur
nishrd excellent music.
Apostle Brigham Young. The FIRST
fpcakor IN the afternoon. testified that
President Snow IL a Prophet u god
ana that he has given the word ~ the
Lord unto the people regarding the
law of tithlng, which. he said, " a
stepping stone 10 the higher law. 'fhe
honestly are the ones" continued Apos-
tle Young, who viii be called 10 re-
turn and redeem Zion. II this people
rejects the word of the Lord now I sec
The same fate awaiting them which be-
ION the Saints who were driven from
Jackson county but I testify n We re-
celve and observe the laws Of God we
nhnll triumph IN building up tho king
dom Of God, When / visited this por-
ilop Of tho country In 1850 believed Il
90 DO good for nothing, but l now be-
lleye II 20 DO one OF the ohoioa valleys
President Smith announced that he
had been appointed 10 ofier the prayer
IN defeating this meeting house. Dur
ing The prayer President Smith had the
undivided attention Of the large con-
Erugation.
Elder Seymour u. Young SPOKE OF the
Importance ~ observing the laws q
GOD that we might belong TO the king
dom of God.
President Snow said; "we come here
20 tell you 81 things that We know 90 be
n the highest Importance 90 you, ana
one Of these things Is the law Of tithing
We have been very careless In ohnery-
,ng this law, for which We are all TO
plane, but the Lord has now called a
pat, ana from now on lie desires us 10
b. honest In observing this law,
The general authorities Of the church
sud NJ the Willard stake were present
- 10 tho congregation by Apostle r.
NJ Lyman, The authorities ware HuH-
tnincd by n unanimous vote,
In tho evening a conference Of tho
Young Ladies' was held at which Sis
tors Minnie ]. SNOW and Alice X, Smith
u the general board were present.
~ the morning meeting ON Monday
President Snow encouraged the Saints
IN we'll doing, lie referred to the ef-
forts that are being made 20 prejudice
congress against ua but promised the
Saints that the Lord win thwart all
such Efforts " the people VIII but OBJ
rerye tho laws Of God. The president
earnestly admonished the people 20 pay
an honest tithing, stating that 4 VIII
be the temporal salvation ~ the church
Apostle w. NJ. Lyman said tho law OF
conservation had been taken from the
people because they ana not observe H.
q was also the law Of plural marriage.
10 snid the Apostles are witnesses that
President Snow has been nrm In sua-
laluing the manifesto.
President Smith the last speaker In
he morning meeting, related az some
length the history of tho Church ana
compared Il with the history OF ancient
Israeli 10 bore d strong testimony OF
The truth Of the Gospel. Hy a unanl-
nous vote ~ the people II was decided
10 restore the office OF a High Priest 20
aiiother Milton Moody, who, SIX months
lgo, was deprived of his blshoprio ond
Priesthood.