Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-06
Interesting Gathering Of the Saints
on Saturday and Sunday
President George q. Cannon aud a
Number Of the Apostles Prcteut-
Much Wholesome Advice Gwen.

Aug lth and 5th. President Geo. q.
Cannon and Apostles Heber j. Grant
and Reed SmO0t were present Confer
euCe opened 8t 10 a. No. ON Saturday ln
the new meeting house at Draper The
business of the general monthly PRIEST
hood meeting was transacted at the FIRST
session. The roll gall showed present.
the presidency of the Stake. ten High
Councillors. four alternate High Duun-
cuIOus. four pauiarChs the president
and FIRST counselor of the High Priests.
quorum, ten presidents OF Seventy and
sixteen home missionaries. AN the
wards except one were properly repre-
scented as well as all Of the auxiliary ore
Eaui2ations and the Elders quoums.
The general attendance was also very
good the C0mm0dI0us assembly room
being filed
Conference opened Boy the choir and
Saints singing Come. come Sc Saints
Prayer was offered By Patriarch Lewis
n. M0usley
Apostle Reed smoot was the first
speaker Tie dWelt particularly ON the
subject OF tithlng and said that al-
though the settlements of the Saints
and the country generally may look
prosperous. yet famine may come very
easily The unrest in the nation bee
tween capital and labor ana other diff
cult problems may bring such elndi-
lions The Lutter-lay Saints should
prepare for these emergencies The fact
that men are nOn-tithe payers rs not
always for he lack Of faith in The prin-
ciple Of uthIng but largely for the rea-
son that they do not pay their tlthes
in kind and in season and by the end Of
the year the means have been used up
and consequently the parties become
non-tlthe payers II is greatly desired
that the number OF nOn-tithe payers
should Doe lessened and the list of 1899
corrected. therefore the Presidents of
Stakes and the Bishops OF wards should
be fully advised concerning an nom
1.-THE payers In order that each one
may be visited In person either by
ward teachers. the Bishop or n ueces.
sary by the President OF the Stake and
q report made Of the exact conditions
existing and the reasons why men
and women do not pay their uthing .
Al present all who pay any tlthes VIII /
be counted as tithe-payers. but man .
who pays ten or twenty-five cents or /
any other unreasonably small amount /
In order % keep his name Off the nom |
tlthepayers list win not do so long |
He Will either apostatize and reject this |
law or he win repent The law of tith- /
ing IS a foreruuuer OF a greater law, /
and obedience thereto is an indiCa- /
ton of willingness and worthuess 20 /
obey and 90 receive the greater law
IL the same names shall appear ON the |
list OF 1900 as nom tithcpayers other and /
more exact measures win Doe taken and |
the lines ma be drawn closer. prepare |
tory for coming events. The acting .
teachers should work diligently. vIsit- .
ing the people and teach them their /
duty Quorums OF Priests should be or- |
ganized to assist IA the labor and by .
correct records and proper reports the .
standing OF every L0tter-day Saint can |
be aaCortalued.
Apostle Heber j. Grant was the next /
speaker Elder Grant proceeded Boz Mia I
usual plain and practical way To- illus /
trate the benefits Of keeping the Lords /
commandments. for Instance by kacp- /
Ing the Word OF Wisdom as a people, |
thousands Of dollars Ohe life blood OF |
commerce. would be kept at home lu- .
stead OF sending it away thus Insur- .
ing.a healthier circulation Of that need |
ed commodity. N the people really bee /
lieved the Gospel they would do their /
duty The Lords blessings are not aI- /
ways measure In dollars and cents .
There are specific blessings promised /
for keeping each of the Lords /
commandments. II man loves God /
he would Doe q tltho-payor and respond I
TO every financial call In the Church /
and thereby ria himself OF every vest .
lge OF selnshness and enjoy "a good [
credit with the Lord
Singing Glorious Things are Sung OF .
Zion BsnediCtiou by President
HyTum Goff.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
opened by singing we thank thee
o God. for "a prophet Prayer by Prest
Robert Ellwo0d.
Prest George Q. Cannon occupied the .
time speaking in substance as follows. .
i do not know the needs OF the pe0- .
pie here nor their desires ln regard 60 .
doctrine but the Lord knows. and f /
we have faith. our meeting together .
viii not be lu vain There is au uu-
rest among the nations Of the elr,h-a
f0rebOding OF eyil-d dreaded uncertain
~ OF which they have no knowledge
The Latter-day Saints have tu "a cone
siderable degree had these th.uEs Dee
vealcd unto them Judgments and Doe
struCtion viii DClal the nations The
gathering of the Saints from among Che
Inhabitants OF the earth pUrIrHy- tba
wisdom OF the Lord We cannot see
these things in day. The children of
Israel travelled forty years 100 the vile
dernoss 90 he trained boo the ways ut
the Lord. There is % paa.leUsm bee
tween ancient Israel and Tine Saints of
today We have been plgcke1 as Do were
by the roots from among tha various
nations and transplantel among pro-
ole who had similar motives. HE Lord
ls gOiug t0 make us "a dIsuuD, people.
We are going to De trained as we have |
been. We ought to have leaned the
lessons ~ the Word OF Wisdom and
Tiihirg ere this. but 70 is not the case.
Were 10 500. other and higher laws would
have been introduced Some ~ the
Saints have suffered By The hands OF
ruthless mlhs and We have been deIiv-
cred into the hands OF our enemies The
repetition 1t some Of these things can
Doe averVi only by keeping the COM
Waulmeuu OF God. and on tha other |
hand 80 $3.50 ff t0 Do $50 the Lord may
sn0urga us ..N.I.'r The recollection Of
heaIr.nduE scenes should mJko men
feel u. h.Hury n paying uth.. %
h.i u. eNtu 900 they I1ss,--
20 avert tha a.sp'elsure oI the
Lord. Ith.ue e only a be'u-
MINIS poo person Wau De- 90 uln-t.tht paF-
ar H.U enter fU. celestial Ei1Etam
THE eNa'IaH.n o. mankind depends !
upon tNe manner of IJW that they obey.
lIr iHa a 900 teach us That the
haa organize. .f society .a uDDuunla-
ode .Hr the #.f Chat some have an
abundance. HH|. others Hr. destitute
The man whom che I0N bias given a I
talent 90 make money .s not designed 90 !
USE h.s accumulated wealth Tor himself I