Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-05


ofrstter-day Saints commenced IN the
Tsbsrnac.e at 10 q. N. today Con-
,,fsrng that It was the opening ses-
4 si,r and that the weather was Of In
element character the attendance was
mon. than ordinarily large. A con-
sr..uous feature Of the conference this
a manning was the address Of President
4 SNOW which IS published In full In the
News this evening
Of hp general authorities present
There were. Of the First Presidency
lorenzo Snow, George O. Cannon ana
Joseph +. smith. OF the quorum OF the
. twelve Apostles Brigham Young,
a Francis NJ Lyman, John Henry smith
1 ga,rgs Teasdale. Heber j. Grant. John
Va Tlvlor Mariner w. Merrill. Anthem
n Il Lund. Matthias j.. Cowley. Abraham
4 ID woodruff. Rudger ClaWson and Reed
n Sm00g Patriarch John Smith Of the
4 First Seven Presidents OF Seventies
a SEYMOUR B. Young C. u. Fjeldsted,
George Reynolds. Jonathan G.. kimball
Il RuIon :. Wells and Joseph w. McMur-
Il r.n Of the Presiding shopric-William
Il D. Preston, Robert T. Burton and John
Il b. WInder
The conference opened by the choir
i and congregation singing the hymn
. which begins:
Our God, we raise to Thee
Thanks Tor Thy blessings free,
We here enjoy
After the opening prayer the choir
and congregation sang the HYMN COM
4 meucng.
n ReIeemer Of Israel our only delight,
on whom for a blessing We call.
i Our shadow by day and our pillar by
night
Our King, our Deliy'rer, our all!
PRESIDENT LORENZO SNOW.
Brethren and Sisters. ! feel to rejoice
n greatly for this opportunity Of meeting
n with YOU this morning and to deliberate
4 upon an such things and talk about
them as may pertain to our present
i condition and secure our future pros
poets. When this Gospel-these princi-
4 pies which we have espoused. came TO
our ears M the different countries and
nations where they found us, Of course
they opened up to as certain prospects
prospects that relate 20 the present
time and 20 present time matters, Of
cur temporal salvation. and again,
4 prospects In reference 20 the future,
4 what should be the outcome OF keeping
he commandments OF God; what
\ should follow, what should be the re-
suits when we have accomplished these
things that are required of us. what
would be the results In the next life.
Now, so far as regards our temporal
advantages and our temporal prospects,
they certainly must be far superior TO
any that were before US before this
Gospel reached us: before the offer OF
salvation saluted our ears. In the days
Of Noah the Gospel which we have es-
poused was proclaimed TO the people Of
his generation, and the same prospects
as are presented TO US We're presented
90 them. temporal advantages. temporal
salvation, and spiritual eXaltatiun and
glory; and the circumstances We're "
that character that every person that
listened 10 the voice OF Noah could re-
Ceive clear manifestations. satisfactory
knowledge, that what he said came
from the Almighty-came from the
Lord. Now, when We received
these principles Il was clear
20 us, | presume, that we
received, actually received. assurances,
the most perfect assurances that what
was said TO US was actually Of the
lord. that the parties that brought US
these principles were actually Inspired
from the most high, the nature and
. character Of the work that each one
would necessarily have 90 perform. the
circumstances that would surround us
and the trials and temptations % which
they had 20 be exposed would require
O perfect understanding not through
the teachings Of these individuals that
proclaim TO them these principles, but
actual manifestations and assurances
that should come from the Lord. either
bv extraordinary faith or by a perfect
reception physical and spiritual Of the
Holy Spirit, a baptism OF the
Holy Ghost as was promised in
former days to those that should re-.
ceiye the Gospel
And ] dare say that the people that
hre before me this morning have
learned that n was an absolute ncces-
sty 90 have q perfect understanding
perfect knowledge. and that 10 should
come from the Lord that what they hal
4 received and what they had sacrificed
lo'-it was necessary | say % have
perfect understanding, and an under
standing that could only come directly
from the Lord II would not be salts
factory simply TO turn over the leaves
~ the New Testament and TO see THAI
llefe principles were IN accordance with
NOSE preached by the Apostles Of old
nut 90 have this knowledge come az
rect to themselves from the Lord. Now,
] say this IN order that II there are
any here, any person any Latter-day
saints. Who have not advanced 10 this
Know ledge and can see and understand
UeiIlE that they have espoused the
principles 0f salvation ana exaltatiou
Gnu glory, and that directly from the
IslI 10 is time they were about it.
aggIi receiving This information.
We are not through with our labors
g'N although we have got through
ttt. many ~ them that have been
considerable Of trial 20 us and temp
.H. nA perhaps have been 10 some of
W Do % nature that almost amounted
disposition 10 turn away
N.N lnt principles that we had re-
seNtl. The trials the temptations
LA'r been very great 10 many Of our
p,'.Ie. ana more or less perhaps, TO all
Ni ls 10 seems tn me the nature Of
,h. Gospel of lie. The Lord seems %
sII'ie some proof on our port some
mug I' show that nc can depend up
,H -s when He wants us 10 accomplish
..a'n things IN His interest. The
-9n is that the condition IN which
". NNl he placed In the future. MS time
l's along, as eternity approaches.
It a' move forward IN eternity and
9''t Doe line Of our existence. we shall
~ iIa..t IN certain conditions that re-
-'' Very great sacrifice I'm me n-
49,, NJ humanity. IN the interests Of
etr ,SpI' OF God, IN the interest Of His
e. I.'i'n ana our own children. IN gem
C,Ns 20 come, In eternity. Jesus
Z. '''. me Son Of God was once placed
49, lonlluon that Il required the
highest effort IN order IN accomplish
Nh-t was necessary for the salvation
VI millions OF the children Of "a. II
'''l'fei the highest EFFORT ana deter