Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-06
FINAL SESSION IS
A NOTABLE ONE.
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organs Of the body. But these others
are more or less under the control of the
mind. The heart, on the contrary, is
not so governed We cannot say to the
heart Beat thou on or cease to beat. -
God alone IS able 70 do this, What does
the Lord mean when lie commands us
to love Him with all out heart? He
means that we shall love him with our
whole life, that we shall be AZ faithful
In our devotion TO Hin as the heart Is
10 the parts OF the body.
Elder Wells bore strong testimony
to the truth OF the Gospel.
Sister Lottie Owen, with excellent ef.
feet, then sang "Entreat Me Not to
Leave Thee
ELDER CHARLES W. PENROSE
was the next speaker. lie laid that he
knew, In every part OF his being, that
the Gospel Ii true. God has borne wit
ness TO his soul that His work Is true.
The sentiments Of the solo just rendered
he said were his, His heart was with
this people. Where they 90, he wished
to 20, and he had the same God with
them. He had received this testimony
early In life IN another land, and wher.
ever he had gone and through what
soever circumstances he had passed,
he had found no occasion 10 change II
In any manner; but, on the other hand,
II had increased
He testified TO the good spirit that had
prevailed during the conference, from
the opening words OF President Smith
10 the present moment He admonished
the Saints against speaking evil Of the
authorities. We should be careful
what we say, He often thought Of the
words Of James about the power Of
the tongue, What good can be done with
the proper use of the tonguel What
evllals0 when we do not mind what we
say. We should be careful, therefore,
that what We say will be OF such a
character AZ to influence for good those
whom we come In contact with. This.
he added. Is very common advice. and
we are often inclined 10 take lightly to
advice. nevertheless he felt that he
ought TO emphasize the point at this
time.
He spoke Of the work devolvlng upon
the children OF the Saints. and OF the
magnitude OF the work which the par.
ents who have passed beyond the veil
have before them. The work here and
beyond. with Christ at the head, Will 20
on Till II shall come of triumphant In
the exaltatlon Of the faithful.
PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. SMITH
made some closing remarks. He felt
That we had had glorious time during
the conference. We meet together twice
year partly for the purpose Of voting
upon questions pertaining to the gener.
al authorities OF the Church. the sisters
having the same rights. In this respect
as the brethren. Another matter will
be presented at this conference upon
which the Saints are expected 10 exer-
else their rights Of voting. We are lly.
ing In peculiar times The conditions
that surround us require the qualities
Of wisdom In a high degree.
we DeneNe that no person can be a
good Christian without being ndustrl.
Gus, We teach that men must be bet
ter citizens by reason Of the fact that
they belong to the Church He said
that he desired the Saints when they
return home to be faithful 10 thelI
families. to their flocks and herds. tC
their farming and work generally He
could hope that we had 900 mechanic.
where we now have one today. n,
wanted the Saints 10 encourage tho
arts.
GENERAL AUTHORITIES.
President Smith presented the general
authorities Of the Church TO be- voted
for by the assembly, as follows.
Joseph f. Smith, as Prophet Sea,
ana heVelator and President Of. tn,
church OF Jesus Christ OF Latter.da,
Saints.
John Il, WInder, as first counselor II
the First Presidency; Anthem II. Iund
as second counselor In the First PresI
dency.
Francis NJ. Lyman, as president OF III,
Twelve Apostles
As members of the Council of lively,
Apostles; Francis NJ. Lyman, Joh,
Henry Smith, George Teasdale, Hebe
j. Grant John W. Taylor, Mariner W
Merrill, Matthias f. Cowley, Abraham
o. Woodruff Rudger Clawson, Rec,
smoot Hyrum NJ, Smith and Georg
A, Smith.
John Smith, as presiding Patriarch o
| the Church,
The counselors In the First Presidenc,
and the Twelve Apostles and the pre-
siding Patriarch as Prophets, Seers an,
| Reyelators.
First seven presidents Of Seventies
Seymour Il, Young, Christian b. Field
stead Brigham III, Roberts. Georg
| Reynolds, Jonathan G., Klmball. Rulol
$. Wells and Joseph W. McMurrln.
William h. Preston. as presiding Blsh
up, with Robert I Burton and Orrln T
Miller AZ his first and second counselors
Joseph f. Smith as trustee. in-trus
for the body Of religious worshiper
| known as the Church OF Jesus Chris
Of Latter-day Saints
| Anthem H. Lund, as Church historian
and general Church recorder.
Andrew Jensen. o, +. Whitney, A. N
Musser and Brigham II, Roberts, as
sistant historians,
! As members OF the general Churcl
board Of education: Joseph f. Smith
Willard Young Anthem H. Lund Jane
Sharp John Nicholson George II Brim
| hall RudRer ClaWsOn, Joseph NJ, Tan
ner. and John r. Wlnder.
John Nicholson, as clerk Of the con
| ference,
THE TABERNACLE CHOIR.
President and director-Eyan Ste
phons,
First counselor, treasurer and llbrar
lan-Georgc G. Smith.
Second counselor and secretary-SId
ney r. Phillips
Orgaust John J, Mcclellan and a
the members Of the choir
The voting was completely In the at
| frmatvc.
ABSENCE OF APOSTLES.
Subsequent to the presentation Of IN
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