Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-24
Daughters Of Sturdy Spirits Com
memorate Joseph Smiths
Birth.
FINE PROGRAM IS RENDERED.
President Joseph +, Smith and Judge
W. II, King Are the Speakers
The Proceedings.

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Joseph Smith the Prophet, was that of
yesterday when the Society of the
Daughters Of Utah Pioneers met In
Bafratt han and commemorated the
9Sth birthday anniversary of the great
man whose life work resulted in their
being today living representatives OF
those who pioneered the desert valley
In the early times.
The program was memorable one,
and worthy OF the occasion for which
Il was planned II began with an In
vocation by Mrs. Margaret p Young,
followed paper by Mrs. Maria Young
DougaI, entitled Brigham the Friend
OF the Prophet" deal'Ng with the per-
feet trust and comic &c reposed by
Joseph Smith in the man who was TO
succeed him in the leadership of the
Church OF which he was the founder
Mrs. Dougall recited numberless Incl
dents connected with the two men,
showing that Joseph not only made
OF Brigham n bosom friend and coun-
selor in his life, but that foreseeing his
own martyrdom, he himself predicted
that upon Brlghams shoulders would
fall the responsibility of leadership
when his own work should be finished.
She gave incidents showing how both
III word and deed Brigham loved and
reyerenced his great leader. and In all
things held himself as being responsible
10 him for the welfare of the Church
conhded to his direction in Joseph's
place.
Mrs. Dougall was followed by Pres-
dent Joseph +. Smith, who had been
asked to speak upon the subject, Mes
sengers to the World, and the First
Fruits OF the Message" President
Smith began with a recital of the visits
of the heavenly messengers to Joseph
IN answer to his prayer that he might
know which of the then denominations
of the world was Gods true church
and who declared to him that none OF
chem had divine authority, but that
the time had come for the restoration
of the true Gospel. and that Joseph
should be the instrument TO carry out
that purpose. A brief outline was given
OF the various vIsitations TO Joseph of
messengers instructng him In his work,
and the bringing forth of the plates
containing the Book OF Mormon. The
fruits of these were that on April 8,
1880, Joseph. with the two other men
to whom the messengers appeared,
organized the Church Of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, and after
ward baptized into Its fold thousands
of beings who accepted its doctrines.
These. President Smith said. We're not
tho ignorant, nor Missionaries. They
were men and women OF fine intelli-
gence, high character, and strong NOR
al worth. They I'm their turn went out
into the world and converted thousands
to the Church They endured priyation,
suffering and persecution, and fnally'
driven from their homes, crossed the
a a In, iia., af.itV
tains, the city wherein we dwell.
Through Josephs direction mission
aries visited every accessible country,
and caeried their message to the Isles
of the sea. The fruits Of this is that
today nearly every nation, tongue and
kindred of the habitabe world had
heard their word. and hundreds OF
thousands had gathered to dwell as Il
people here in these valleys The re-
suit Of that gathering and faith we see
about us, in our fair city, in our great
ecclesiastical. charitable and improve
ment organizations, In our edifces de-
voted to its teachings and work. A
great and important fruit, the speaker
said. has been the work i'm the temples,
whereby millions OF the dead had had
performed for them the vlcarious work
necessary for their retention. This
work, together with that for the living,
glorious showing in the results of the
message received by Joseph Smith.
President Smith closed with II prayer
that the work might go on and be ful-
filed TO perfection with all the inhabl-
tants Of the earth.
JUDGE KING TALKS.
Judge w. II. King followed, with a
brilliant tribute to the memory OF
.le Ia H Hfn
derful destiny az a I4atter-day prophet,
chosen TO re-establish Gods church up
on the earth, his genius intellect and
character and declared him to be one
OF the greatest men, measured by all
standards, that had ever lived on the
earth. He saw in him traits that were
suggestive of Napoleon, Washington
Lincoln and others OF the worlds he
roes, whilst his genius for ana express
sions upon the science Of governmental
were comparable To those of oul
greatest statesmen, Clay Webster ano
others. In character he was loving
generous and courageous having th'
latter two traits TO fault. He never
shirked danger OF the most Threatening
kind, but was In every place where
the needs and peril of his people called
him. His work, the speaker declared
was greater than that of any man since
Christ. We who believe this now, re
jolce to celebrate his memory. and u
time the world itself throughout ~
length and breadth. win recognize hin
as Gods representative on earth.
Besides the addresses were two beau
tlful musical numbers, piano solo by
Miss Cecilia sharp, and n vocal Sc
lection "The Seer" by Prof Charle
Kent. The benedction was pronounced
by Mrs. Annie r. Hyde, the founde
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Alice NJ. Horne, the present oihcla
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