Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04
GET OUT or DEBT,
SAYS PRESIDENT SMITH.
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have known the governor for 26 years
and 1 have known nearly every state
official. 1 have had the honor Of being
In that legislative body in connection
with President Osmond Of the Star Val
Icy stake, during the winter and
have gone 10 the governor OF that state
just as | would go TO my father when-
ever any doubt or dubiety pertaining u
any measure that was for the welfare
Of the common people has arisen.
have gone 10 him and got hs advice.
The first thing he told me before ne LEI
loose OF my hand when | went there
was. "Now, then ! want you, Byron,
TO use my office Just as II II was your
own. and my secretary, ! want you TO
come TO my home and visit me and stop
an night with me and eat with me-
The same with the supreme judges.
They want our people In that land.
They invite US there They know that
when the authorities of our
Church take hold Of n PROPOSE
ton. whether IL be in building
canals or anything else there Is no
doubt In their minds IN regard 10 the
success. They have learned that we
have tho only successful colonization
people that there Is IN that land. They
have tried II repeatedly, and they have
made failures In a great many In
stances men have come TO me and
wanted information. How can we han
die a Iecplo Ike this people are han
dled by Mr.. Woodruff and yourselfr
Apostle Woodruff you know, we look
upon as our father, as our common In
structor and guide In tnat land, in tem-
poral matters as well as In spiritual
matters, ani ! thank my Father IN
heaven fer hun. | thank my Father
that / have become so thoroughly ac-
quaintod with I'm, although sometimes
Il has been quito trial for me TO fol-
low him. ] followed him about 10 days
before coming down here, holding one
end of n surveyors chain and he hold
ing the ether. ond though he would
walk me to death, There was no lie
down, no stop, lie has that same de-
sire and anxiety In his heart regarding
the work up there, He has remarked to
me that he would rather die than see It
fail / have made that remark, and
make It again. Send men there.
II you are going to send men, that
are not affald to labor. | endorse every
word, and thank God Tor the words that
we have he5rd here this morning from
our Prophet, Let US keep out
Of debt. brethren, Let Us be true; let
us not be traitors TO our brethren ana
TO one another. Preach the Gospel by
honoring ourselves and honoring the
Gospel Of Jesus Christ and those who
have in charge His work here in the
Earth Preach II by being honorable to
,fru fellow man Teach the people in
our country TO put up the fences Of
heir neighbors. Jew or Gentle, drive
he cattle out Of their fields, lift the
Door cattle out OF the mire, and show
into them that we do believe the teach
ngs of our Lord and Savior That Is
he way | propose TO preach the Cos
pei to the people, untI ! am directed |
otherwise as well as sitting down by |
heir hresIdes and preaching Il 10 them. |
tell you that example has more effect !
{ has been my observation through |
Ne, in preaching the Gospel to men |
Who do not believe as we DO We have |
desire to bring them into the fold,
they are my brothers and my sisters. |
nd Il Is my business to show unto |
hem bv example that | do believe that
ihlch | preach,
Brothers and sisters. | pray that God
nay bless this conference. bless our
'rophet and these Apostles, and help
8 10 be true to them, TO honor them IN
heir positions, and not to be traitors.
I would not be a healthy thing for
raitor. If ever | sat on a Jury 70 try
i'm. God bless you, IN the name OF
esus Christ
The choir sang; "Hark listen TO the |
Benedction by Elder Charles W
enrose.