Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-04
The Proceedings.

Il The Proceedings.
q The seyenty.second annual confer
,nre Of the Church Of Jesus Christ OF
Istter.day Saints convened In the Tab
Il ernacle Salt Lake City at 10 a. M,
a ANN 1902. President Joseph f.
4smlth presiding,
Il There we're present of the general au-
H,borltlas. OF the First Presidency, Jo-
,enh F. Smith, John Il. Winder and
n An,fon IA. Lund. OF the Council OF
ino,tes there were. Brigham Young,
Il Johp Henry Smith. George Teasdaie,
IHeber ] Grant, John w. Taylor, Mar
! rrer ". Merrill, Matthias +. Cowley
4 Abraham D. Woodruff, Rudger Claw
"a, Reed smoot and Hyrum NJ. Smith,
Preceding Patriarch Of the Church,
lobn smith: first seven presidents OF
4 s,yegties: seymour r. Young, Chris
d ,on D. Fiedsted, Brigham II. Roberts,
4 George Reynolds, Jonathan G.. KIM
la1 Rulon S, Wells and Joseph w.
4 scAIurrn. OF the Presiding Blshopric,
AWnHam p. Preston, Robert T. Bur-
ION and 0rrIn p Miller There were
1llkewlse a large number Of presidents
Of Stakes. their counselors and other
Heading men Of the Priesthood.
The choir sang;
3 Gone. dearest Lord. descend and dwell
j By faith and love, In every breast.
4 When shall We know and taste ana
feel
rhe Joys that cannot be expressed.
The openg prayer was offered by El"
. der Edward II. Snow
Singing by the choir and congrega-
4 iIou,
Our Lord, we raise to Thee
Thanks for Thy blessings free,
We here enjoy.
OPENING ADDRESS.
President Joseph f. Smith:
II Is certainly gratifying to see so
many Of our brethren and sisters as
tsnbled here at the opening session OF
This the seventy-second Annual Con-
ference OF the Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter-day Saints. Everything
seems propitlous for time OF rejoicing
lni profit In instruction and admoni-
ton and the outpouring Of the Holy
Spirit upon the servants OF the Lord
who may speak and upon those who as
sembe to hear from day TO day. The
Weather Is admirable, and | believe
Dat the spirit Of the people Is good,
ind that there is an earnest desire In
he hearts Of the Latter-day Saints
% promote all the interests Of the
kingdom OF God In the earth and the
Welfare Of the Saints Of the Most High.
I believe that the desire In the
hearts Of the people to serve the Lord
md 10 work Righteousness In the earth
Is steadily-although II may be slowly,
'eI steadily and surely-increaslng;
And DO believe with all my heart that
MS desire will be more and more ear
nesI and more and more pronounced In
Ias hearts OF the people OF God from
Ilme TO time and from year to year,
. We grow In grace and In the knowl-
cage Of the truth, until the coming Of
me Son Of Man.
The kingdom OF God Is here to grow,
y spread abroad. to take root In the
arm and 10 abide where the Lord has
1.lahIed II by His own power and by
ns own word, In the earth, never
more 10 be destroyed or 10 cease, but
. continue until the purposes Of the
lmlghty shall be accomplished. every
,ail mat has been spoken OF by the
loulhs Of the holy prophets since the
rejoice exceedingly IN the truth. |
:, uhank God every day OF my life for |
US mercy and kindness, and loving |
as ana protection that has been ex- |
.'ueu 10 all His people, and for the |
any manifestations of His peculiar |
'.ley ana blessing that have been ex-
'uutd unto us throughout all the |
.ngth and breadth OF the land and |
trough all the years since the organiz-
prll 1880, w wa "
me Lord, about that time, or
~ after, decreed a decree
.nen ne said His people should real
a. mat they should begin from that
~ hour to prevail over all their enc
''s, ana, inasmuch as they continued
~ Ialthful In keeping His laws
n.Vh ne had given unto them. IL was
il',stu mat they should prevail until
, enemies were subdued-not subdued
'olehce or the spirit OF contention
warfare. but subdued by the pow
eternal truth, suhdued by the
y, ,Sie.y and power OF Almighty Cod
d. Ae strengthened power OF the /
sa,sVus ana OF the upright and coven-
a people OF God should be magni-
y, y ana increased, until the world shall
,,, shl acknowledge Jesus is the
49, ana that there Is people pre-
~, 10. His coming In power and
' az 70 the earth again.
49, carry Ia the world the olive
ny, Nh OF peace. We present 10 the
"a me law Of God, the word Of the
49, the Truth, as Il has been re-
, M. 20 me latter days for the re-
w. Vl o. me dead and for the sal
~. Vi me living from death. We
N ~, uu malice. We bear no malice or
!, Wgught toward the children of
IA, IN, ne spirit OF forgiveness IS the
i ,,. hst pervades the hearts OF the
rat. 600 and they do not carry
.'lrr hearts the spirit, OF desire or
,ttsoi revenge toward their enemies
n ~ VINO hurt or modest them or
49,, MAKE them afraid; hut. on the
esq., me Spirit OF the Lord has
1ls s OF their spirits, OF their
-gIrs ana OF their thoughts, and they
H., an men. and they carry no
:" 'heir hearts toward any. no