Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-06

Smith had spoken. Particularly did
he endorse what was said concerning
the financial interests OF the Church,
The funds Of the Church, he said, were
perfectly safe In the hands OF Presi-
dent Smith.
President Winder reviewed briefly
the progress OF the Church from the
first organization, 75 years ago today
TIL the present time, paying attention
chiefly to the difficulties which II had
encountered during this period. II was
wonderful how great n work the
Prophet Joseph had accomplished In
the short space of IA years chat he
lived after the organization Of the
Church In 1880. From the beginning
he had submitted TO opposition from
the world and he and his people were
compelled TO leave one place after an
other until he was martyred and the
Saints driven westward TO this part of
the West, And even here, the Saints
were not free from threats OF violence;
for only 10 years after the settlement
Of Salt Lake City an army was sent
here by the president Of the United
States, who had been wrongly In
formed as to the attitude the Saints
were taking, respecting the general
government. President Winder en-
larged upon this part OF his subject, as
being something within his own per-
sonal experience. In all these things,
he said the Lord had sustained the
work which He had established In the
earth; and he referred TO these mat
tiers In support of what President
Smith had said concerning the way IN
which the Lord had guided the leaders
OF the Church,
He referred also TO the recent fast
day exercises held I'm all the wards Of
the Church. In these gatherings, he
said, all the Saints had an opportunity
OF speaking lie had himsesf attended
two of these. and he declared that all
OF those who had sp,|ien land there
were upwards Of 400 had testified,
without exception. that they sustained
fully the president Of the Church.
President Winder doubted not that
every person at this conference would
do the same II permitted.
ELDER HUGH ]. CANNON,
late OF the German mission and now
president OF the Liberty stake OF Zion,
next addressed the conference He re-
ported the German mission IN a good
condition, Notwithstanding there had
been much opposition. The people
bear strong testimonies TO the truth
OF the Gospel. The mission II extremely
large. In Switzerland they have most
freedom and IN Servia and Roumania
there was little or nothing done In the
way OF missionary work.
Elder Cannon testified that he knew
that President Smith had been called
by revelation TO the place which he
was now occupying. lie had been
taught by his father 10 revere Presi.
dent Smith as man Of God. And he
felt assured that the work Of the Lord
would roll on TIL It filled the whole
earth, and that also, those who raised
their hands against It TO impede It's
progress, would come to naught, as
those In the past had who opposed II.
ELDER RuLoN $, WELLS.
OF the First Seven Presidents Of Sew
cnty, was the concluding speaker OF
the morning session OF the conference.
He had often marveled. ne said, that
a people so comparatively few In num-
her had been so oonsplcuously in the
public eye as we have during the last
three quarters of century. The
world might not always have heard
the best of us, yet they had heard OF
us. And lie had observed that the
Saints notwithstanding the opinion
that prevails In the world, would COM
pare favorably with any people else
where. Our conditions of life here
are the very opposite OF the pictures
which the generosity of the world en-
tertained concerning us. He re-
lated Instances going to
prove that these statements were true.
One teacher had confessed TO the
speaker that he had always entertained
the notion that there could not be such
a thing as a Mormon" gentleman, and
that he had been taught and had
taught his pupils, that the 'Mormons"
were a wicked people, but that he
would not be guilty Of teaching such
a thing again.
Elder Wells declared that he had no
apprehension for himself or the people
with whom he was identified. lie felt
sorry, rather, for those who held and
taught tho world to hate the Saints.
Such would eventually fail In all their
efforts to throw odium upon the SER
wants OF God and the work OF God He
testified that he knew the present lead
ers OF the Church were men OF truth
and integrity, and were appointed 10
the places they held by the Lord.
The choir then sang the anthem,
Lift up the Voice In Singing" The
benedicton was offered by Elder John
d. Maiben.
The conference was then adjourned,
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