Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-06
voseob Smith Not Controlled by
Either influence in Establish
ment of the Church.
THERE WAS NO HALl.UClNATlOA
u,ssioo Of the Gospel is TwO-fold-To
Proclaim the Truth and Perfect
Those Who Receive it.
PRESIDENT WINDER AND DEBT
should be No Living Beyond Ones
Income So Far as the Latter'day
Saints Are Concerned

Income SO Far as the Latterday
Saints Are Concerned.
r,o conference sessions today were
u.n attended like those Of the two pre-
o,alng DAYS and the weather was bright
and encouraging, causing an augmen'a-
,op Of the crowds that thronged the
T,horpacle and overilowed the grounds
ood reached out on TO the streets, Rapt
mention was dscernible on every hand
ooa n spirit Of general enjoyment ana
onnreclation was in conspicuous evil
dsnce,
ELDER MATTHIAS +, CoWLEY.
v,s speaking when the News" report
closed Yesterday afternoon. Continuing
he said ,.,,o.,, o.,
lo~ing the various spirits that we see
IN the world. for the Lord has revealed
All that is essential to our salvation,
tsmporal and spiritual Men of the
world have enough discernment to see
IN oMormonism" a power they cannot
understand. They see that this religion
/, Inc only one that looks 10 the tenn
noral A well as the spiritual salvation
ots devotes. The only path for US to
balm Is that Of duty, He spoke OF tith-
Inc as an instance Of what We might
doln this respect We should not defer
rs payment till the end Of the year, but
q L. 4, on oh in
ray anything for tthing that we could
no Justify ourselves. He thought that
Ne prided ourselves sometimes on max
ng sacrifices for the truth. In point OF
isct he thought that we really do not
make a sacrifice when we obey the Cos
Ie laws, because Of the blessings that
follow our obedience TO these laws. This
Is true temporarily and spiritually.
The statement Of the Savior has proved
true IN our lives. They who have left
fathers and mothers, houses and lands
for My sake shall have an hundredfold
IN this world and that which Is TO come,
The Gospel has brought us the means OF
iHgeasng our lands, Of bringing our re-
latiyes finally TO us, and Of obtaining
eternal life, We ought not therefore 90
talk Of making sacrifices for the
truth He spoke final word about
The reigin clsses. No family was so
perfect In its government that II can do
away with the aid Of this important
work. lie bore strong testimony to
the truth,
ELDER RUDGER CLAWsoN
o. the Quorum OF the Twelve, was the
next speaker, He quoted the closing
words OF section lO1 of the Doctrine and
Vaytnants, and other passages which go
y show that dleness Is a positive sin,
nose who are slothful shall not be
found worthy TO stand.
he spoke Of the general authorities
q the Church, the First Presidency
had important responsibilities resting
PCh mem. There are 81 stakes and
Emissions to preside over many lead
tN OF the stakes and wards to see, and
hfse enterprises Of a temporal char
aeler TO oversee besides going from one
At OF the Church to another. They
ue therefore extremely busy II Is i'm
Psslole TO estimate the far reaching In
ssuehce they exert IN this community.
similarly he spoks Of the labors of the
we've Apostles In addition TO holding
Ssllar meetings. they 20 from one part
v we country to another, irrespective
o. time or distance. Thus NOT n presi.
N OF BISHOP In the Church but Is un-
sss' the eye Of the general authorities.
Np'e is perfect union and love among
sse quofums of the Priesthood. The
uN seven presidents Of Seventy, too.
slI1.alh great responsibility In pre-
Hng ever many thousands OF men who
,l,, oe ADVISED and sustained In a null
~. .'I'y OF duties So with the presid.
o ,.s nlS,noprc who have the duty Of
Ctnssy, 'ns the temporal affairs of the
oI WI some people imagine that these
J AZ tI have delightful time. So they
~. i,'ueI rlaWson explained, II they en-
ss ~, lhe spirit Of their calling. There
~r S however great many things that,
bel other conditions would make
" w,li uutles not only difficult but often
See,p'eaSaht lie admonished all the Off
nat, D. we church to seek the spirit of
ELDER REED sMooT,
co,d he Council of the Twelve, was the
s.'uens speaker, He expressed
,sc ts''l as thankful that the Christian
ma We gradually adopting some Of
M H. PICS mat have been advocated
n.y. az SAINTS Tor so many years. He
nng particularly of the principle of
tbs i,lb' winch some sects are nut
,," thelr creeds, but chiefly as n
IA ,.' transaction, and he wondered
p,1S 9eSree these sects would have
NM under the conditions in
t1L 'ue SAINTS have put this princi-
~ ml,o practise. He was thankful that
hg az .,lhent for more religious train
~ me schools was growing I'm our
sss, Ihese things indicated move
NV. vi the people toward tho iIpht
J, ~ lnattered little whether the nron1
.,ClvGult were given to the Lord for
Tg,nl'ns these truths TO tho saints
a.lne speaker read a passage fron, tho
s,..tnlh chapter of Deuteronor,v ond
thl Coyl t.ull section of the Doctrine
hgs ~ l"I'lS 20 show that the teach-
t0lav une authorities OF the Church
ben 80 e tne same as have always
He sd,,nubnt by the servants of God.
aebentooni The Saints to daily read
non or vi the Bible, Book OF Nor
vorss Sne other standard Church
snrior.o vIore their families. He felt
voyi5 mat we should impress the
SAVIOR. '"e '"ct mat we love the
ton SPOKE OF the influence Of educa-
slo ,,S' 0hly OF the Church schools but
r5e, tne district schools. He adj
10 ~. '"s saints to send their children
ha,. dlstrlct schools. and not take
Ma out at the sixth or seventh grade.
ma, 1 ,sppgd mat the Saints would see
Cd ia snluren are properly educat-
ruth ~ MS testimony to the
~ ne 'hoir then sang. 1--WE thank Thee