Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-25

IN the season and there was much work
to be done before winter set In. There
was plenty OF justification for work
under those circumstances, had It been
Justiilable at all. But the rule re-
malned unbroken. The Sabbath day
was kept holy, We should be a Sab
bath keeping people. The young peO-
pie should be taught TO sacredly regard
the day Sabbath-keeping r. law Of
Zion, IL is a law, too, that must be
given TO the world from Zion and by
Zion. God does not intend TO restrict
us In proper pleasure. But on this
day we should remember our deyotlons.
IL Is not day Of working, of Teasing
or Of cooking, but day Of rest and
worship, So far as possible cooking
should be done the day before so that
there VIII be time for sabbath day duty,
The yoke Of the Lord Is easy and His
burden is light We should meet IN our
houses OF worship where the deWs "
heaven can be distilled upon us. We
should so 10 our beds early that our
bodies might be- refreshed ana made
strong and rise early that our minds
may become vigorous and clear. II
we would do this We would have better
health and greater prosperity.
The speaker said that the pioneers
came TO proclaim the Gospel Of Peace.
That the blessing Of the Lord had at
tended them In that mission. Elder
Penroae then read from the lO7th Psalm
which he said appeared TO him, 10 have
direct reference to the Lattcr-day
Saints. Some people did not think so
but he did, and declared that the pro-
phecies therein contained seemed to
have had complete fulhllment In the
history OF the Latter-day Saints The
people had been led across the solitary
way; the wilderness had become n
garden; the dry places had been made
q thirsty pool He admonished his
hearers to read this and other Of the
Psalms Of David, reminding them that
they were much more interesting and
decidedly more profitable that either an
old or new novel. They would see
that the coming Of many nations had
been predicted; that they We're 10 go up
to the Lords house from afar, and
that they were to walk IN HIS ways, and
that they were TO be blessed and pros
percd
When Brigham Young first beheld
this valley he saw with the natural eye
what ne had already seen I'm vision,
Way back at the Missouri river It had
been shown him. There he saw a great
tent descending and was told that was
where his people should pitch their
tents So when he was raised up, sick
with mountain fever in President
Woodruf's carriage he uttered the his
torc remarks This is the place; drive
H."
Here Israers tents were pitched and
from here her borders were extended
and her cords strengthened, Art sell
once, education and all that stands Tor
human progress and human betterment
have n home here Zion will continue TO
shine and kings Will come to the bright
ness OF her rising, And from here the
Gospel will continue to go torth ana
peoples win come here until there Is no
longer room for them. Then some will
20 away and will build up the waste
places-places that have been aban-
doned. and all will be redeemed. Tenn
pies will be built and all will be glorl-
Gus, Should we not therefor Keep HIS
commandments? There Is nothing that
gives the real happiness that does tne
honest and sincere worship OF God. IL
feeds our souls. IL makes us strong
Let us build on the foundations laid by
the Pioneers. Don't speak eyll OF any
one. Don't be idle. Serve the LORD ON
Sunday Serve him every day IN me
week-In the workshops and IN the
mines in the Offices and on the FARMS
on the land and on the sea,
The Lord in His providence reserved
some choice spirits 10 come forth IN TINS
dispensation-a dispensation IN Whlch
an things are 10 be gathered together
and I'm which there Is TO be summing
up Of all the dlspensations thar are
gone,
You and l who have Travelled across
Tho mains on foot" said the speaker,
"Ixnow that the Pullman Palace pas
senger of today can't fully comprehend
the difficulties of that Journey FER
sonally II took me II weeks TO make
the tIjp. Many others were still longer
IN coming. II IS well to dwell upon
pioneer themes on a day like this Let
no son or daughter OF pioneer turn
10 the right or the left In the dlscharge
of their duties. But let them always go
forward-straight ahead in the DONG
of good. Let us bless the memory OIL
the pioneers, Let us remember thelI
good deeds And may Zion be blessed
ana her sons continue to carry forth
and dispense truth 20 the nations. May
the Saints who live in Liberty stake
ever enjoy liberty TO do right, ana
may the flag OF the free float over
Irtah guaranteeing those liberties that
are not enjoyed by the nations or the
earth. May the plans of evil be broken
and despotism put down ana the llsht
of the Lord disperse all darkness
with this Elder Penrose concluded his
remarks and the choir sang GOD OF
Israel" assisted by Lizzie Thomas Ed
ward, Miss Mabel Cooper, John kopli-
son and viii Phillips, Prof. Weihe's
violin again materially aided IN lhe
effect which WAS most pleasing
The benedlction was pronounced py
Elder Milando Pratt, and the CONFER
ence adjourned for three months.