Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-05
,..,,l Gathering Of the Saints
''' wilI B, Brought to a Close
April 3.
INTEREST HAS Been INTENSE
,..4, Yesterday Afternoon Was Rep
''' sentative Of the Younger Els'
usut Of the Church.

-. xeyentyslOuItH o'"
~. church adjourned yesterday ar.
NV AN wednesday morning at 10
nfn' 's when meetings will be sesumed
ou"s ~, Great gathering OF Latter-day
: ~ brought to close. Ihere - Is ~. ~
s'. .,'0o hut that the conference is one
!, no best attended in the history eas,,O OF
" y rSuch, and that it VIII be produc-
~ re.ayakenlng among the peo-
w. !. already manifest from the inter-
~ I,nlayed by the many thousands
o. , s,v. come hiher TO worship before
WEI ,.,a Like those preceding 1t the
The LOl~ yesterday afternoon was full OF
Heeu.s ina represented largely the
l iH,Ssr element of the Churcn. from rom
'aI ,sst that among the speakers were
ne icy, Of Young men who have re-
ngn'yh sen called to positions OF re.
esnuy hI,ty The News" report closed
sion' W. remarks Of Elder william Nc
VIA s' president of the Pioneer stake,
ssS vas followed by
ELDER NEPHI L. NORRIS
,,,, ~ the recently re-organized
pI,NIy,aIno stake. He had endeavored,
sal all his life 10 discharge the
~ s| ,souired Of him In a Church ca
s a,ssy lie had learned that py hn-
p %Iyr and faith comes success IN
wa Ne felt a pleasure In being sur
Wv, MA nv such men as were near him
Nv MaD world he thought. had always mis-
w , rd us, They regard us as a
up ."Is Who lack high regard for vlrtu
E "a NTH IL is therefore our duty to
S S.shuse their minds Of this error. lie
VA proud to bear a testimony 10 the
puh Of Mormonism'
ELDER RICHARD W. YOUNG,
...,Iasr, Of the Ensign stake Of Zion,
~, me next speaker He said that ne
"a slways been proud TO be assocl-
.,.a win this people. He knew their
s -.,,A their honesty, their virtue ana
WI, sacrifices for the truth. 1t Is no
.,w Ming for the people OF God TO be
N ,noken OF, This has always been
4. n Of Saints. 1t Is reasonable that
NJ World should have little In common
WIN me Saints, for we bring mes
.,ss NAT the world has broken the COW
s,sn,y Of the ancient church, He said
,sst No desired to be useful to his peo-
n. according to the capacity with
Thkh the Lord had endowed him.
ELDER ELIAS S, KIMBALL.
incident OF the Blackfoot stake, re-
emily organized, was the next speak
q. He was interested, he said,
"A n e work which had been
entrusted to him. He had absolute and
Istsct confidence In the honor and in
, i,Ery Of the authorities of The Church,
AMI he desired TO utter his protest
agsInst anything said against the good
names OF any of them. He knew the
CAnth to be true, The Saints In his
sake would compare favorably with
tsc,e elsewhere. He said that the Saints
Everywhere should revere the men who
Noi the priesthood, and love the
Church. II had been presiding over the
BatkfoOt stake only about two months.
lsa new country and would furnish
ample opportunity for those who are
Without homes, II is an Immense
country, every foot Of which can be ir-
hgsted He estimates that his stake
would, II the land were divided proper
~ amply accommodate $4,000 inhabi-
unts At present there were some UNI
psasant conditions connected with the
winter weather but he had faith that
BE Lord would modify these. He pray
q that the Saints would increase in
faith and good works.
Sister Ship and Leo Foster sang a
elel AS Pants the Heart"
ELDER HYRUM NJ. SMITH,
u The quorum OF the Twelve, was the
tsit speaker OF the conference. He re-
NNed In the testimonies that had been
tome, lie, too, had n testimony OF the
gospel and he was not ashamed OF II.
thousands OF young men in the Church,
h lelt, could bear the same testimony.
VISA mistake 10 think that the young
men OF Zion are not following In the
footsteps Of their fathers, There may
V mere and there a young man who Is
=" DONG so, but II would not be safe
70 generallze from our narrow expert
mce mat the great body OF Mormon
,ou'n are not firm In the truth. True,
ue testimonies borne by these young
ls ,p may not be the same as those
snlcA could be borne by their elders.
MveIlheless the youth may have
MGng testimonies Of the Gospel, as is |
"aensed by many instances in the his
ny Of religion.
4, ne asked why II was that the Apos.
.', raul should declare that he was not |
Ss osd OF the Gospel, and answered |
uN Y was probably because there
N.Y. sSe some among the ancient Saints |
Sao were ashamed Of the truth. BY |
s 'sy these wayerlng people that he. |
WV wv leaoer was not ashamed OF his |
\, S, for he knew II 10 be the power |
~ ,,, SOo unto salvation, There are some |