Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-06

by our enemies. Amy one, President
Smith said, who had a desire to do 50
might easily See through the ISLANDERS
which arc being sent abroad concerning
tho people of the Lord, Those who
come among us are surprised to see
that 'MormOuism' ana the "Mormons'
arc not what they thought To find here
And this Ia natural
The speaker expressed the conylc-
tlon that there had been no period In
the history of the Church when the
people paid their tithiug more hopost-
~ and CUnsclentiously than they are do
ing at the present time, aud this not
withstandinB the calamitics that had
occurred I'm some parts or the
country The tithng books were
open 20 the Saints-those who Werc
1.-THE payers. III you want TO see
what is done with the money you pay
iu tithmg," said The President come
and see; the books are kept rs accur-
atoly Az those of any bank He urged
the Saints TO do what Is right paying
no attention TO the works of darkness,
No power can hinder or prevent the
accomplishment of Gods purposes re-
spoctmg man, We need have no con-
Germ whatever respecting the matter.
our only care should be that we keep
pace with the work Of the Lord.
The choir sang the anthem, Lift up
the Voice in Singing
PRIEST, JOHN r, WINDER.
President John r. Wndcr spoke n
few words respecting what President
Smith said. lie testified TO the truth
Of every word spoken by the President.
The funds Of the Church he said. are
perfectly safe, Not a dollar was vast
ed II any Latter-day Saint had any
doubt on the matter, he might satisfy
his mind by an examination OF the
books
PRIEST, ANTHON II. LUND,
President Anthem II. Lund was ~
next speaker. Like President Wuder
he endorsed what President Smith had
said,and he spoke from personal knowl-
edge respecting the financial condition
OF the Church. lie spoke OF the mis-
slonary work. lie declared that the
young men In the Church respond
Checrfully 10 calls made ON them for
missions, and it was pleasure to read
the letters which the missionaries,
young and old write home Large
quantities Of printed matter had been
distributed. especially IN the British
mission, In some of the missions large
editions of the Book OF Mormon had
been gotten out and sold very cheap
The French and Swedish editions Of
this sacred record have run out and
efforts were being made to get reprints
The work had been translated into
Turkish, and would no doubt be printed
shortly. Raye of Living Light, by Elder
PenrOse had been translated by nom
Mormon" into Greek, and the people
at Athens were anxious To have mis-
slonarles sent there. I'm the japanese
mission some progress had been made
Many had applied for baptism, but the
brethren feel that the people should uu-
derstand the Gospel before joining the
Church The Book Of Mormon was be-
ing translated into the Japanese LAM
guage by Elder Alma o. Taylor There
was a large sunday school at Toxic,
ana the children I'm that city can be
heard singing the songs Of Zion on the
streets
President Lund felt assured that the
work Of God would not be hindcred IN
It's progress The Lord had declared
that It should not he given to another
people. We will carry forward this
work; and no power can prevent us
from doing 80.
PRIEST FRANCIS NJ LYMAN.
President Francis NJ Lyman was the
concluding speaker Of this session of the
conference. Every Latter-day Saint, he
said, had testimony Of the Gospel.
whether ne had been In the church
many years or had Joined only recent
ly. one and the same spirit animated
| the hearts Of all OF u.s. And SO the
| work of God was I'm no danger The
| Church did not originate with the
| Prophet Joseph; he was only the in
| strument Of the Lord IN establishing It.
| God was It's author, and Il would con-
| tnue its progress unimpeded. The
| work Is now so firmly settled that II
! cannot be disturbed.
God took the Prophet Joseph Smith
| IN hand, gave him such q training AS
| would best NJ him for the labor he was
! forcordaincd, to perform. And he was
| a great man, None among the proph-
cts whom God had called was his SUI
! perior. OF course, no comparison could
| he made between him and our Savior
| Jesus was far, far In advance Of any
OF the prophets, or any human being
But Joseph was among the first of the
Prophets.
The Saints are 70 peculiar people
one Of their neCuliartieS is the doc.
trine of gathering, They have, to be sure
congregations IN various towns and
cities of the world yet they believe IN
| gathering 20 Zion No other people
| known TO the speaker aid this. Another
| popularity was our belief IN temples
where ceremonies pertaining to the
dead might be performed. 80 Other
community or religious organization
| believed i'm this doctrine. Those who
| die without having heard ana obeyed
the Gospel I'm this life win have tho
opportunity Of hearing and obeying
| aud the necessary ordinances will bC
performed for them by those I'm the
flesh. We believe that the family rela.
| lions VIII be continued I'm the next
world. provided they have been sane.
toned and established by the laws OF
the Lord,
As a rule. the Saints are an honest
and upright people They arc yir-
tuous and God-tecring. loving the in'
stiutious Of their country. There are
exceptions, 10 be sure but those who
walk Don the light of tho Gospel arc
| UPRIGHT and honorable in their dealings
with their felloW-mcu, IL is only thcN
that refuse to walk iu that Hight that
are not true Llttor-day Saints, whos'
conduct SIS reurcheuslbIe
President Lyman said that one o
the things that indicate the locality o.
the Church of Christ is that the dart.
of the adversary are always directed
against H. This has always been thD
| case. Jesus aud his Apostles were
the targets Of wicked men while they
! dvelt I'm the flesh ~ was not tho
sins Of theec men chat awakened thu
! evil passions of their enemies. Ha'
10 been that their trausgreesious Ver'
| visible the law would have been lu
volled to- punish them. Hence the
fact that the law was not brought Il