Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-31
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Elders Mckenzie, Rich and Prest'
Smith the Speakers

The afternoon session Of the confer
ente was held In the Tabernacle and
commenced by the choir singing the
hymn, 40. the Mighty God Appearing
Invocation was offered by Elder Charles
H. Hyde The choir sang the anthem.
I'm Our Redeemer's Name
Elder David Mckenzie was the first
speaker. He said he was very much
grauaed at the encouraging reports
given by The officers Of the auxiliary or
CARNATIONS at the morning session,
When he heard the representative OF
the Relief society give her report OF
The efforts Of that Organization 10 better
the condition Of the poor and aged, and
assist in homes where the angel OF
death had paused. he asked himself the
question. can 1t be possible that such
work Is the result OF an lmp0stor's
scheme TO gain pOwerl Are these Wo-
men. with their love for those stricken
by adversely but dupes| And again
when the Young Ladies Mutual I'm
prOyement association was reported, the
same thought came TO him. II all these
active and unselhsh workers FOR the
betterment OF theif fellows, are but
dupes. the tools Of am impostor, what a
pity IL is that the world does not con-
tain more such dupes. No, said the
speaker. the world has never seen such
q work accomplished by such am agen-
cy
Passing by the idea OF am impostor
organizing such an agency for human
advancement and progress as the
Church, the thought presents Itself, mo
man acts without a motive" That mo-
tive implanted I'm every human breast,
Is an instructive thirst for happiness.
Inspired by this motive. could the boy
Joseph, In his early youth, have made
the declarations he did n they had not
been true2 And when he later eX-
perienccd the bitter persecution that
was directed against him as result ot
his declarations, would he, actuated by
this same motive, have continued 10
maintain them? No, II was not In the
nature Of the youth 20 have done this,
II his declarations had not been true
The speaker referred 10 the prophetic
declaration OF Joseph Smith, that his
name should be known among an ma
tiOns. for good or for evil The testi-
NINIIlNN Wl NlINNNMINNN ~ NI lNNlA hIlNMN
the martyred Prophet were that he was
an inspired teacher Those who knew
him best, loved him most The essence
OF the teachings OF the Prophet as the
work OF the auxiliary organizations
manifested was self-denlal The speak
err devoted his remarks TO explaining
the operations Of this principle, show
ing that Il was an elementary princi-
pie Of the Gospel. In concluding the
speaker said ne had known the Latter
day Saints for 81 years, and though he
had travelled much. he had never known
a better people.
Elder Ben Il. Rich was the next
speaker He profaced his remarks by
stating that he would read text from
the Bible. For the strangers who might
be present. he would say that he meant
King James translation when he re-
ferred TO the Bible. The text he read
was Pauls Eplstle 10 the Romans,ninth
verse and eighth chapter Obedience
20 certain requirements, said he. has
been prescribed by the previous speaker
In order to gain salvation. and this
contention was borne out by the decla.
ratlous Of the Apostles on the day OF
Pentecost. They had been instructed
TO tarry IN Jerusalem until endowed
with power from on high and then they
should take up the ministry Peter II
was who had been told to Feed my
sheep on the day Of Pentecost, com.
by the Lord. the Apostles
proclaimed that only Ny repentance and !
baptism could the believer receive the
gift Of the Holy Ghost which would |
lead him unto salvation,
In our day. when the Elders Of Israel !
come crying the same message 10 the |
nations they are referred 10 the pas. |
sage read from the eighth chapter OF |
Romans. Forgetting 20 remember 10 |
whom the Eplstle was addressed. the |
Christian world applied Il 10 them. |
selves, without rendering the same ODE |
iience to the principles that the mem
Ders OF the church IN Rome had done
The Romans had come In al the door,
not as thieves and robbers They had |
repented. and been baptized Of the wa
Ter and the Spirit, and to such It was
that Paul wrote
The speaker said there could bc only
1Ee way, for many ways would lead TO |
confusion and the Father is a God OF