Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-12


much in need of your sympathy and
the Spirit OF the Lord while | stand be-
fore you this afternoon, because | feel
very weak indeed In addressing this
vast audience,
certainly appreciate the privilege OF
meeting with the Saints In general con-
ference, and | appreciate the friendship
love and confidence OF the Latter-day
Saints.
While have never had the privilege
of going abroad among the nations of
the earth to promulgate the Gospel IN
which we are engage ! have spent
perhaps the best part OF my life In n
foreign land--or at least what Is TO the
people of the United States a foreign
land--in Canada. | am glad my lot
has been cast in that land. a great
many people In Utah and other places
know but little about Canada; they feel
we are away off on the outskirts, and
that we do not have the advantages en-
joyed here and elsewhere. or course,
there are many things you have and
>ujoy that We do not have. But we
can say that the Lords hand has been
over us for good. President Card was
called by President Taylor TO go there.
ago, President Card related a dream he
had. He said that when he first went
to Canada everything looked forbid
ding, and only a few Of our people
accompanied him to that country the
first season, He dreamed he saw a
hive of bees, or at least a few bees, and
more continued to come, until the hive
they had entered became too full, and
they swarmed and went out, and other
colonies were formed. Now that dream
has been fulfilled, / have lived to see
It. The beginning In that country was
very small one, but the Saints have
kept "swarmng," and new settlements
have been formed, until they became
SO numerous that the stake had to be
divided and new one created While
we have had great many difficulties
TO contend with which are incidental
to the establishment OF homes in new
country, the hand of the Lord has been
over the people. presume the Taylor
stake of Zion, which was organized
about month ago,is the smallest stake
In the Church, that Is as to
the number of wards; we have but
three at the present time. However,
we have between 5000 and $500 peo-
pie In those three wards, They are the
newest settlements Of our people in
Canada, two of them having been found
ed about four years ago, under the d.
rection OF President Woodruff and
President Snow, and the other Is only
about two years Old. Now. while we
are very small stake In that country,
we do not expect to remain thus long.
l believe that within three years the
| Taylor stake will be larger than the
| whole Of the Alberta stake was previ-
| Gus to the division. We have a large
country to grow In. and when the d.
| viding lines between the two stakes
were set, Apostle Taylor said II would
extend from the United States bound
| airy line to the north pole; so we have
| much room in which to grow.
do not believe In people leaving
| their good homes IN Utah 20 60 to
| Canada. | believe the advice President
| Smith gave In the morning meeting
was good; | know It Is. for l have had
| experience in that country, and ! would
| rot advise people who own comfortable
| homes to go to Canada. There Is much
| room for good homes In that country,
but we do not want people TO emlgratC
to that land without the advice and
| consent OF those who preside over them
| There Is great gathering Of young
| people In that land; the Lord has
blessed us abundantly In that respect
The last census shows that one third oil
the entire people are under eight years
or age; so, within 25 years we vii
Guild up great country there, without
any more emigration to assist u.s.
The Saints there have a good name
We are striving to build up the king
dom of God. and are interested IN al
the affairs of Zion. We like to mingl,
with the brethren and sisters OF othe
stakes to learn how they are dom,
things. | was much eratifed, on m,
way from Canada. to see the improve
ments In meotinghouses In pocatell,
stake, and also In Utah stake, which
visited recently We attended Priest
hood meeting IN Provo yester
cay ana gained something there
The progress the Saints are max
ing Is gratifying to me. We in Canada
hope to prove to the king, and his rep
resentatives who preside over the af.
fairs of the Dominion, that the Latter.
day Saints are what they profess to be
a God-fearing people. We desire Il
become a people who will be recog
nized as the most virtuous In all OF IN,
kings domains; that is what we ar,
striving to be, and / believe we are a
the present time We aim TO be IN,
most honest and most law-abiding peo
pie that the king has We desire Il
set an example In all of our settlement,
to all people who are looking for tina
which is good. noble and elevating.
| ] believe ours Is the only district Il
western Canada where prohibition pro
walls. The laws In Canada permit IN,
people to decide whether liquor shall h,
sold In their settlements or not. and 4
three-nfths are In favor of It's not be
Ing sold, 1t Is prohibited, so far 40 oper
saloons are concerned. The Nor
mons in western Canada have III,
name OF being the only community tina
has taken advantage of this law. th
saloons In our midst were abolished
little over year ago, and we now hav
none.
In all our organizations we ar
doing a good work, and, although
we are long way from head
quarters, l feel we are not be
hind some OF the other stake
in many things. Our Sunday school
are doing exceedingly well, as are ais,
the Mutual Improvement associations
and, while we have but two stakes II
that region today, believe we vii
have many within few years.
Inc LoTu mas Dlesseu us temporarily
hut we feel that the temporal blessing
are not those the Saints should seek 70
most. There are things more import
ant for the Latter-day Saints than ten
poral lessings-though II we can re
the TEMPORAL along with the spiritual
so much he better-but we feel, as lat
ter-day Saints, that the Gospel of th
Lord Jesus Christ and the principle
| II teaches are dearor IN ia tbop an,
thing else on earth, II all our poonl
win continue to feel that way, homo
the Priesthood and strive to magnlf
1t In all the affairs Of life we Will be
come power for good in the kings do
minion.
presume there are hundreds here thl
afternoon who know the Gospel Is true
that the Book OF Mormon Is true, AM
That the Prophet Joseph Smith estab
lished, through the help OF the Lord. IN
| work of God unOn the north Tho, iy,n,