Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-04
,uE FIRST PRESIDENCY SPEAK.
,.,,,,,t Was Great and Thousands
TAronsed the Temple Block
Visitors from Far and Near.

s.,,-,scle was wholly inadequate and
,,.,.aow meeting was held In the
,.,.rhlv hall while an open-air meet
q, took place in front Of the Bureau
:, Information
IN. frs, meeting Of the day WAS in
A, tabernacle and 1t was called to or
AZ 10 o'clock by President Joseph
, smith. who presided
OFFICIALS PRESENT,
r..,s we're present Of the general
...,so,i,las OF the First Presidency,
u,anh r Smith, John r. Winder and
~, y Lund OF the Council or
y, Twelve Apostles; Francis Marion
y, Abraham O. Woodruff, Rudger
c,Wson, Hyrum NJ. Smith and
s.n,ss 4 Smith. First Seven Presi-
49, N Seventies: Seymour b. Young,
o..sbsm II. Roberts, George Reynolds.
p,.s,ban q. Kimball Rulon s. Wells
"a Ioseph McMurrin. OF the Presid-
plsho, lie: William y, Preston,
eh.rt + Iurton and 0r'in p. Miller.
Mere we're likewise many presidents OF
,'sss their conuselor presidents OF
rI.ons and other leading men OF the
Priesthood
The choir and congregation sang the
hymn which begins:
pCOue come, ye Saints, no toll nor la
Dor fear
Rut with 10y wend your way"
The opening prayer wa offered by
Elder Joseph i. Taylor.
Singing BY the choir the anthem'
ryum afar. gracious Lord, Thou hast
gathered Thy flock"
OPENING DISCOURSE,
me opening discourse was delivered
b. President Joseph F. Smith, who
spoke as follows
PRESIDENT JOSEPH F. SMITH.
FEELING very greatly dependent upon
ne mercles Of the Lord for the guild
hg influence Of His Holy Spirit ] am
t.lighted this morning to welcome this
vast congregation Of Latter-day Saints
70 he opening meeting Of this seventy
fourth annual conference OF the Church.
We begin our conference on this beau
tIhl morning, ! firmly believe, under
Ne divine approval, blessing and fa-
y6i Of Almighty God, who has guided
he destiny Of His people from the or Z.
gnl,atOn Of the Church until the pres
! ont and whose overruling power has
preserved Us from the hands OF our enc
MES and guided us In our footsteps
end In our journeyings into the tops
Of these mountains, where, by His
Messing we have had a measure---of
pace for 10 these many years. and we
have been permitted TO grow an in
crease In numbers, and, as / believe, in
ilhi Intelligence anc N a better and
broader understanding VI the principles
Of lle and salvation which have been
itsioN TO the earth In the latter day,
nNu5. the admlnlstra ton Of divine
Passengers 10 man and through the d.
Nne fling appointment and inspira-
uoa OF The Prophet Joseph Smith and
Us eolaborers In this work, whom the
Lo'd prepared in the beginning and
,hd BY the power and influence Y
MS sT'rii upon them, for the ministry
thch they were called TO MI and n r
im In { Church.
y mas been by the wisdom @ man
,A THIS people has been directed
lhelr coarse until the present; It
iai pesn by tie wisdom Of Him who
y Above man and whose knowledge -
N'al'i than that Of man, and
Nho'e power is above the power
man for It Is unto God, our
iaher We are indebted for tho
nHeleS We have enjoyed and for
WF present prosperous condition of the
Iwpe y God throughout this inter-
soIlaln region and througho II the
sNa The hand Of the Lord M " no,
visible to all There may be many
cl9 can hot discern the workings OF
SAs W III In the progress and de- Eel. %.
M OF ms great lAtter-day work
" mere are those who see In every
t ll ana IN every mrGGnt Of the ex-
s s OF the Church. from its be.
sus until ", the overruling, al
psaW hand Him who sent His Only
sV!eh Son TO the world 10 becone :
\, Sl'e ior the sin ~ the world. that
n ~ was iIited up % lie, by reason
y nS tlghteu mess and power and
! A. Aetlace which he i made. might
n.o 70 ullo God all the children OF
,e., sn ~ Would hcdrken to His voice
4 M Is me- vac and obey His law
4 az e1tI FW.lls with gratitude &c
J. y, wy helenly Father, Cor HIS lo".
Il et1 ~, ~ ana mercy to His p,oplC
1 lA,.9 ,ne people 81 our nation and
vb,d W ihe people of the Who'll,
W% i0r ! can soc the hand. dealInl
), .s 100 aot only with us, n mn,
lolr,a,. PEOPLE I'm The midft OF thes,
Non y, nv, nW also with the great ma.
he IA 'm'. we are part-.I was 20.
Mn No. WV Insignificant part, but
vty Wv . this remark i'm tina
As IA, uNnk also TINT | can discern
Win o,s. % 'ho lord His dealing,
4 NV h0Ills, Nhthu' Ut the errth, and
ton m mat le, ana Eut the wis
els,e, w,n. N shaping the END Of
ne ',s OF iht nations OF the earth 70,
%, hf 1au,'piishment u His purposes il
pote ~ Ways. Not only are we IN,
q N, NY 700 t.,t an the inhabi,anti
hen 4, onI are Ills children. ana nj
Who Mn NY l0nd and In every clIm,
lnd Any, humble themselves before IN,
tN 10 acknowledge Him are eati
nsrcy nv, ,,'aslfe Of Ills blessing, favor
NNl Protection. ana ~, 4 nr,
tfcums,, e.'ef them and win overI1ll,
\ oItmled 4, lor their gc,d. as lie ha
'gmranco. W "a grea''r measure. cir
lAo hsyo loi The good Of IIIs peopl
y es,l0cs 'a a, y covenant with Hin
q Ga snl,, who have obeyed the yoic,
a mbrls".o,o,u unto them. and have Weld
,d becomo,O 10 the laws OF the C,ospe
Jesus Chr., members OF the Church a
lNlA. r,psn, , Oh Latter.day saints h,
sa,sf Of i,1hu IVY NEE Of sin. and the ord,n
M,l,td NV M Hl,os,nel nat have been I'M
Hated h,, winch mankind may No In
one Hi .or we family Of God ard ne
God ,s si' and His daughters. heir
',,dN ~ JOINT heirs with Jesu
"a p ,I.,, 10 express to Won nv ,..,,,...,
Mtred co @a9 are here today nv arr
"a Fame uslellui That God the rtcr
a Ne " constantly mindful n
Aicgshop," mindful Of ria neonI
-" mis- land, and ne Mi