Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-04
DEsERET EVENING NEWS: MONDAY. APRIL 4,


Christ. We believe that the prophecies
concerning this event are near at hand;
but before II can come there must
be q people prepared for Him. We
cannot be prepared except In the way
appointed by the Lord"
This being Easter sunday. he said,
suggested to him that we were ceebrat-
ing the resurrection. What great
event this was-the coming OF Jesus out
Of the grave. NE declared that death
should not always reign In the hearts
or men. Easter sunday, he thought,
was nearly enough to the cOrrest date
to justify US In celebrating this import
ant event In the worlds history IL
WAS not So however, with Christmas.
We do not know, outside OF what the
Lord has revealed 10 Us In our day the
exact date OF Christs hIrih. But there
are many things which noint TO April,
aud not December, as the month OF his
birth.
Many people have disbclevcd In the
rest ERECTION OF Christ, as something i'm
possible. But with us there can be no
unbeliof respecting II. He manifested
Himself to His Apostles, and after
wards to about 500 { the brethren at
one time" This testimony of the resur.
rection the early Apostles rore TO all
the world. Not only so, but there were
many others who shared with Jesus
this triumph over the grave. OF
course, we DO not believe this 10 be
the general resurrection; hut only d
spiritual one which some OF the ancients
were permitted to enjoy,
Unlike the world we do not believe
the resurrection OF Jesus TO have
been only spiritual event Nor do we
believe that the resurrection Of the race
generally will be spiritual, on the con-
trary, Chrsts coming from the grave
was literal. And 50 1t will be with that
which all men are to receive, Before
Jesus died. lie was subject 10 the same
things that most mortals are subject 10,
And when He came forth from the
grave, after Tie had preached to the
spirits In prison, He rose with the same
body which had been laid In the tomb,
That this is true is evident by the fact
that He invited the unbelIeving discI-
pie to touch the wounds which His ene-
mics had made in His hands and feet
and side. As II was with Jesus, so 1t
shall be with all men, so far as the
resurrection itself is concerned, II will
be a reuniting OF the body and the
spirit.
The Saints have no fears concerning
death; for II Is only a teri orary sep
aratlon OF body and spirit And when
the lime comes that they shall be
brought forth, there will be a union
Of these; the body viii b. immortal,
never more to be subject to death. The
only thing for us to he fearful OF Is
that we shall not be worthy Of the hon
or bestowed upon the faithful President
Lund then read an excerpt from the
Doctrine and Covenants concerning
the resurrection, and commented there
on. All men will receive part in the
resurrection, whether they be sinners or
not, not in the first resurrection. but
at some time In the provldences OF God.
In conclusion he pointed out the
necessity OF living IN such way as TO
make us worthy Of the highest glory
in the world to come. He prayed that
God would bless the Saints to this hap
py end.
PRESIDENT JOHN II, W1NDER.
was the concluding speaker Of the
morning session lie likewise greeted
the Saints present. many Of whom, he
said, had come many hundreds of miles
10 attend this conference.
Our motto Is, Peace on earth and
good will to mem" We do not desire TO
deprive anyone Of his liberty, Others
have the same rights as we to serve
God. But while we grant this to 9TH
ers we do not wish to be deprived Of
our freedom of worship. He spoke Of
the work OF the Lord In the earth.
Every day the authorities received
word from the various parts OF the mis-
sion fields that the work Is progressing
He spoke also Of the work performed
by the brethren and sisters OF the In
formation Bureau. lie said he had
special reason for being thankful for
Gods favor to him in preserving his
life till the present and permitting HIM
10 meet the Saints once more In general
conference. He invoked the blessings
OF God on the assembled Saints,
The choir sang the anthem'
"In Our Redeemers Name"
Beaedictlon by L.ier Lewis W. shurt-
liff.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The choir sang the anthem;
Lift up the Voice in Singing"
Prayer by Elder James II. Hart
Singing by the ehoirs-
THE Overthrow Of Cog and Mag5t.
ELDER FRANCIS NJ. LYMAN,
Of the quorum Of Apostles, was the first
speaker OF the afternoon session. He
read from the nth chapter OF III Me-
phi the words Of the Lord 10 the Apos-
ties concerning baptism, on the occa.
siol Of Hts visit TO this ancient con
tinent 1T Is great mystery to the
wollf how The l.atter-day Saints hold
tOgu, ier and how such fraternal feel
ings exist between us. They generally
regard this as being done by some ~.
rann'cal power" But the true answer
il found in the words which he had
Just read These were the introduce
ton OF Jesus TO the Nephites. and the
same Introductory words were utttfed
by the Lord In this day. The Father
introduced the Son 10 the young boy
Joseph. and taught TO him and his
companions the sam doctrine that was
given the ancient Jews and Nephtes.
IL was the voice Of God announcing the
Gospel, through which alone men may
be saved. The sane general method
has been used by the Lord IN these
three instances--the Jews, the Ne
phites, the Latter day Saints. Tho
snme fundamental principles were re-.
vealed each time to those TO WI ON tho
rc2elltiOns We're given
1t Is tits that eA. iains the large
gathering Of Saints that assemble e, ry
general conference The Spirit of God
has touched the hearts of the people
Of God, and made them feel 20 united
Their hearts beat In unison because OF
the power OF truth, And this is true
no matter whore the Saints are, Hence
the more the people are actuated by
this influence the more likely they are
to Ue united, and the less they are
moved thereby the more liable are they