Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-21

Elder Rich contended that those who
opposed the faith of the Latter-day
Saints had never been known to do 80
from the Scriptures of divine truth.
"Do they show from Biblical stand
point that Joseph Smith was an i'm
poster, that the Gospel which he taught
liz not true. that revelation Is no moreY
No because they can't said Elder
Rich. "The records shows that such
things should come to pass that there
should be restoration, that God should
raise UP a prophet, that revelation
should continue and that Gods kingdom
should be set up upon the earth. Jesus
came with message OF peace and He
was met with bigotry, prejudice and
hatred on every hand--the self-same
weapons that are being used against the
Saints OF God In this day. 1t Is well
to draw picture of the Savior's suffer-
ings, as Christian teachers are wont TO
do at the present time, but while do
ing so they are making such pictures
themselves by heaping abuse upon those
who are contendlng for the same things.
But Jesus said that as II was In the
days OF Noah. so should II be in the
days Of the coming OF the Son of Man"
The speaker appealed to visiting
themselves II they would know the
truth Many false and ridiculous
stories had been circulated concerning
this people, most OF them by those who
professed Christianity and who knew
that the statements they were making
were positively untrue. "Mormonism"
was not only a spiritual religion but
"a practical religion as well. II taught
It's adherents to live right, to treat
their nelghbors with respect and TO
serve God not only on the Sabbath but
every day In the week. 1t Is Gods
work, said Elder Rich. and II is being
preached in all the world as a witness
before the end shall come.
PRESIDENT CANNON.
President Angus NJ. Cannon next
spoke, He said the Lord had taught
the Latter-day Saints that they should
be pure In their thoughts and honest
In their dealings with their fellow man.
This was necessary II they would be
Saints Of God in very deed. They
were to be n light unto the world, an
example for all men to follow after.
The speaker referred to the early
day hardshlps encountered by the
Saints IN and about what IL now
known as Florence Neb. He drew
picture OF their sufferings as a result
OF being driven from their homes by
wicked men, ana said that through IL
all the Lord had blessed them and had
seen TO II that none OF them was per-
mitted to go hungry for want OF food.
Despite the cruelties heaped upon
them the Saints we're loyal 20 their
country and at the very time they
were being driven from their homes I'm
Missouri President Brigham Young
was buslly engaged mastering In a
company OF 500 men TO help the gov
eminent in their trouble with the Mex
leans.
President Cannon traced the travels
OF the Pioneers TO the far west and
showed how through It all the Lord
had protected His people and inspired
their leaders I'm all that they undertook
to do He spoke of the early settle
ment OF this valley, OF the subsequent
gold excitement in California and OF
the coming OF travellers from the east
who brought with them food and rail-
ment, great portion OF which they
exchanged with the Saints for fresh
horses and other things needed TO
complete the journey to the coast. He
told Of the cricket plague and the
coming OF the guls to devour them,
and said that through II all the hand
OF God could be plainly seen. The
speaker said he had received testi-