Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-19
Better Men
Better Men
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mothers of men,
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the restoration Of the Gospel aud the
work to be accomplished In the latter
days
The choir sang the hymn.
Great God, indulge my humble claim.
Thou art my hope. my JOY my rest. y
Prayer was offered by Patriarch AM
gus NJ Cannon.
The Euterpean ladies' chorus then
rendered the selection, "The Roseate
IIues Of Early Dawn"
Elder Charles W, Penrose was the
first speaker He said he was glad
the little shower Of rain had not pre-
vented all from attending meeting
There were some, however, who had
seen fit 10 stay at home on this account
although such seemed 70 be campara-
lively few.
The speaker said he had made It a
custom throughout his "a years mem
bership I'm the Church, 10 attend meet
ings on the Sabbath day. This was the
Lords day and has been set apart by
Him as a day OF rest and worship
day IN which men were supposed 10
cease from their labOrs and pay their
devotion unto their God,
Elder Penr0se regretted that all were
not present at the morning session or
this conference, for the Instructions
given were of n character to inspire
faith In the divinity Of the work es-
tabUshed In In latter days The speak
en- took up the organization OF the
Church and showed why stake ana
ward organizations were necessary, ne
spoke of the restoration Of the Holy
Priesthood and Of the keys and gitIs
bestowed upon men I'm their respective
calllngs such authority, said he was
necessary IN the Church Of Christ, ana
such officers were placed therein FOR
the perfectlng Of the Saints, for the
work Of the ministry and for the edlty-
ing of the body Of Christ"
In addition to the organizations re-
ferred TO there We're also auxiliary as
soclatlons, helps IN government, These
too, we're reported In good condition,
aud while some OF them were not az
present In operation, the approach OF
the winter months found them ready
TO pursue a season Of active, energetic
work II was the duty Of the Latter
day Saints 20 aid these auxiliary organ
i2ations and TO not only attend them
themselves, but do everything possible
10 bring IN their nelghbors that they,
too might gain the benefit OF the m
stuctlons given The Lord had COM
manded that His people preach the Cos
pel 10 their nelghbors, and 1t was a
duty incumbent upon them that lhey
Invite all 10 come unto Christ
In this connection Elder Penrose read
from page 40 OF the book Of Doctrine
and Covenants, a revelation In answer
to the question asked by Peter Wht-
mer and John Whitmer which OF all
things would be Of greatest worth to
them The Lord answered through the
Prophet that the thing Of greatest
worth was the preaching OF repentance
unto the children OF men, that they
might bring souls unto Him. and rest
with them IN His kingdom. In sue
ceedlng sections The Lord had admon-
ished Ills servants not 20 seek for the
riches of this world, but 10 seek rather
for eternal life which was the great
est Of riches.
The speaker urged the Saints to open
their eyes to the responsibility deNolN-
ing upon them, and to the duties re-
QulTed OF them All would be held ac-
countdblo Cor the deeds done IN the
body, and If they We're acts Of rlghte-
BUSINESS acts tending to advance the
cause Of God upon the earth then great
would be their reward. lie referred
10 the instructions Of President Lyman
at the morning session as TO preaching
the Gospel 20 people at home who had
no understanding OF the faith OF the
Saints They We're good people, good
citizens, most OF them, and ought TO be
visited and informed concerning the
principles of the Gospel as revealed IN
the nineteenth century, II they would
not come ~ our meeting places the
truth ought 20 be taken TO them. one
of the duties of the Elders and Priests
was TO invite ALL to come unto Christ.
The religion Of the Latter-day
Saints was a practical one IL came
not through the inventive genius OK
man, but was revealed OF God for the
benefit OF mankind True religionlsts
were those who served God every day,
Il was not enough TO pay our devotion
on the Sabbath day, for the Lord had
commanded that His people should
serve Him constantly, and do good to
all mankind. Those who failed TO thus
order their lives were not Latter-day
Saints In the full sense OF the term, but
rather were they among the lukewarm
and Indifferent, who were not entitled
TO the blessings Of a Just Father IL
was not necessary to become fanatical
or to make themselves obnoxious In
presenting the Gospel Of Jesus Christ
to others All things should be done
In wisdom guided and directed by the
Holy Spirit. The Gospel had been re-
stored, the Lord had spoken from the
heavens lie had established His work,
and such facts should be made known.
Elder Penrose concluded by eXhorting
the Saints 20 diligence and by encour-
aging the organizations Of the Church,
lie said he was pleased TO hear that In
the Salt Lake stake, every effort was
being made TO advance the cause, and
he hoped this was the condition In ey-
cry stake Of Zion AllIefforts should
be promoting, for faith was the
great essential to human action and
success. To plant faith In the hearts
Of the children was one OF the duties
Of PARENTS TO develop faith was the
work OF the missionaries; without faith
hNAlAAlAh ANhlh hA hFAA' ~ Wv N"AH "a
salvation. To plant faith In another
II was necessary to have faith for one
SELF. lie predicted the triumph Of the
truth over error, the failure OF the ef-
forts Of It's enemies and the final re-
demeption Of the whole race Of Adam.
Elder John Henry Smith endorsed
the remarks made by Elder Penrose.
Ne testified to the fact that the prom
ise that in the latter days the Lord
would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh,
was being made manifest among men.
The achievements OF Morse, Edes0n
and other great men were due to the
workings of this Spirit, and the future
would bring forth still more wonderful
results in this direction
The speaker referred TO the conflict
between Japan and Russia, and to the
scene Of a pagan nation driving before
It the warning hosts Of professed
Christians, Russia, said he, was an
autocratc power, opposed TO the grant.
Ing Of religious liberty Efforts had
been made TO establish the GOspel I'm