Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-06

IN the nNnNA OF hOut dul We HNHN
He would have mercy upon them. The
Saints have been benefited and not dis
heartsned by opposition and adversely.
our leaders had always said hopefully,
I'VE are marching on 20 victory and
such had been the case. II we are the
people Of God. we are sure 10 succeed.
The cause Of our success Is because We
are His people The speaker could
safely predict that this people would
press forward and every opposition
would be swept aside. II Is not DIS
loyalty 10 say this because Il Is GOD
that accomplishes the victory, not US
The speaker here read portion OF
chapter OF the Book OF
Alma, Book Of Mormon. II
expressed the ardent desire Of the
ancient Prophet TO declare the word
Of the Lord TO all the inhabitants Of
the earth, and stated as a certainty
that man would finally receive what
he desired. according TO whether Il be
good or evil
Elder Young then commented upon
the fact that the Church In this dis
pensatlon had attained the age Of sew
enty years. II I'm their manhood, the
Saints should exercise faith as they
should they would be blessed and
prospored and the Lord would give
peace and plenty even when prospects
were discouraglng from an ordinary
sense. In relation to the law OF 1ith-
ing. he said, Il was not money thar
gave success, Il was a full hearted
obedience 10 the Commandments Of God
that accomplished Il, II It WAS but a
mite that was given, the act OF faith
fulness would bring the blessing II
was the obedience that brought the
divine blessing not the amount Of means
paid, He continued Tor some time 10
dWeD up0n the necessity of compliance
Win the law Of .fiIhinY 10 which the
Lord had recently directed the special
attention Of the Saints. through the
President Of the Church This move
ment was one OF the preparatory con-
ditions leading up 20 the return OF the
faithful TO Zion, In Jackson county,
Missouri When the redemption OF
Zion shall be accomplished. the land
would be prepared Tor the Inauguration
Of that movement The speaker de-
clared that the scenes and circumstan-
ces Of the future would be such as
would require the exhibition OF great
power and faith.
ELDER FRANCIS NJ. LYMAN
Of the Quorum Of the Twelve addressed
the conference. He said that whatever
the servants OF the Lord say under the
influence OF the Holy Spirit is Scrip
ture. This Is the spirit and power
which holds the Latter-dav Saints to-
gether. A large majority OF them are
doing tolerably Well" Some Of the min
GRITTY would doubtless be FOUND among
the foolish. The speaker then referred
10 the parable OF the ten virgins that.
by determination the Saints might
ascertain TO which class they belong
He spoke OF the reasons why the Saints
should occupy such singular position
I'm relation to the rest Of the people OF
the world why they should be regard
ed with such strong dlsfavor as they
are. II was not because this people
interfered with or were exercised over
the wickedness and misdeeds Of other
people. They attended 20 their own
business. religiously and otherwise
Why then, should they not be treated
by others IN the same consistent fash
Ion? The Saints have not entered into
combinations 10 favor wlckedness In
any form. They have not invited the
wicked 10 unite with them. on the con-
trary. they have only invited such peo-
pie TO join their ranks as have re-
pented and propose 90 make that re-
pentance perpetual They require that
the older people who identify them
selves with the Church shall become
proportionately better Now that great
events are about 20 occur. our re-
pentance should be continuous that we
may be prepared for approaching emer-
gencles which VIII lead up 10 the
coming OF the Son Of Man. which VIII
occur suddenly This preparatory 4
process should never slacken. our
President had been seeking Tor some !
time OF late % impress the minds Of 1
this people IN this direction. not only
In relation 70 the Law Of Tihing, but |
10 their duties az n whole Unless We do |
attend 20 these duties We will be found |
anon. the foolish without OIL IN our |
lamps. We must be honest 10 our God |
and 10 our brethren We must meet all |
our obligations 20 our God and our /
brethren so that we may be IN posses
sion Of the Spirit OF God, FOR without |
this Spirit we VIII he unhanny and |
have more or less doubt and mlsrlving /
IN our hearts. There r. no salvation IN |
professions. unless we live M 20 them |
and keep the Commandments OF the |
Lord
The choir sang the anthem;
Jesus. I my cross have taken"
Benediotion by Elder Seymour p.
Young.