Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-07
CHARITY FOR ONE ANOTHER.
V,,ats Lives and Couditions Of Com
nuplties Night be Bettered by Flint
aatIOn Of Harshuess.
REPORT OF STAKE PRESIDENTS
How Gospel Increases Love for Couu-
trt and its Laws and Respect Tor
Those Who Are In Authority,

Tho second day OF conference opened
susplciousIy this morning with n great
tbrons In attendance. The Tabernacle
was crowded to the doors and this aft
ernoon was intensified by the arrival
o. more people from outside cities ana
towns. Tomorrow overflow meetings
RUl doubtless be held and vast null
tfude Is sure to be IN attendance Tho
weather prospects are fair for tonight
and tomorrow.
SATURDAY MORNING SESSION
Conference was called to order by
President smith. Tho choir and con-
gegaton sang the hymn beginning:
Come. let us anew, our journey pursue,
RoI. round with the year,
And never sand till the Master appear"
Prayer was offered by Elder Helaman
Pratt. The choir and congregation
sang the tayorite hymn;
Oh, SO mountains high, where IN eclear
blue sky
Arches over the wales OF the free" etc.
ELDER GEORGE ALBERT SMITH
oi the Council Of Twelve was the first
speaker of this session Of the confer
tngc He spoke OF the peculiarities
generally ascribed to the Latter-day
Saints. These, after all, consisted not
so much I'm difference between our
ideas and thoughts from those OF 9TH
or people, as IN the difference IN be-
lai We believe, for example, In the
Oh and the New Testaments, in the
BOOK OF Mormon, the Doctrine and
Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price.
The speaker thought that we should
live more closely. to these divine rec
0rds
Elder Smith believed that one thing
90 which we could improve our conduct
was forgiveness. He thought that all
ready we We're charitable to one anoth-
r Nevertheless, it was necessary for
u' 60 obey the laws on this subject,
DO letter and spirit Reference
was made to chapter is OF the gospel OF
Matthew and the G4th section Of the
Doctrine and Covenants The Savior
taught his disciples anclently to for
ENe one another even seventy times
severn And In these days the Lord has
Commanded us to exercise the virtue Of
forgiveness on pain Of being RESPONSE
bic for greater sin II Is sometimes
'he case that the lives OF individuals
and Of communities are disturbed by
dlneTeuccs Of opinion and hardness OF
hearts whereas they might be made
pleasant by the application of the prln-
H'Dle Of forgiveness, The Lord has i'm
posed upon M the obligation Of this
phrase OF charity even when we are
suffering at the hands Of enemies. The
speaker read passage from the 9Sth
section or the Doctrine and Covenants
y no. promise was made there that II
'Ie Saints should endure their afnic-
NohA patiently He woul dturn away all
|1ih from them, and the gates Of
.ll should not prevail against them
some people I'm the Church, both men
Ha women, appear TO think that moth
lls else was necessary except the per-
'.fmon'o Of duties that lie in q partic-
u.aI direction. A person may for in
stance, belong TO the Sunday school or
''o Mutual Improvement Association,
h''a ne lmagines that the duties lying I'm
VIZ N''d are all that can be reason
uoIy. required Of him. But this, the
SPEAKER thought was a mistake; we
should live by every word that God has
Irs,'t-'ea To us, Not only that, but we
should ba eager 10 do good whether or
'ol one la commanded.
Ihr Saints, especially the younr
Ntmls should be grateful that his
WORK of God had been established in
This part Of the country,
that they have the privilege OF
growing up under the conditions
which the Lord has created among us.
Id9eI smith expressed his gratitude,
Christ Wv N''"'0' VI
ELDER FRANK Y. TAYLOR.
resident Of the Granite Stake OF Zion,
."lr remarks along the same line
nv mat followed by tho preceding
'0-.h''' lie said that one Of the CHIEF
gr,.aI", telIstlcs Of the leaders of the
huron mas beon charity "a desire To
.,t''' Others He related an Instance
Nu'.N no had heard an old man ten
.hlng the kindness Of the prophpt
gos'IW lie was always ready To re-
=. ,. suffering whenever he found II.
,..E"s so with all those who had sue.
o. nun as the leaders Of the church.
..., .o occasion has any Of the Church
,-.",'l -lhs counscled 10 do harm Ia amy
WV Nt ON the contrary they have nl-
r,, "|lseq men 10 be honorable and
t'l iu their dealings with Others
.,.5 or roe When he was a boy. no
N.Y.. JUS chrtka used 10 flush when ne
W'ra related the scenes through when
~, people mad suffered, and he would
49, " WISH 10 punish those who had
,...'," sueh suffering But his father
NO., tt Always tell him that that was
. gNn spirit OF the Gospel. which al-
asa taught charity, forgiveness ana
WONG ~ '''ose VINO ana
p. . ,Ie speaker contrasted with this the
son,f.. .ilons NJ illwill I'm those who
,s me destruction OF fine ncn
1'o-g' VINO stood at the head OF his
Nv on me earth. He had been told
t,,,- mat his father whom he
-',t, \" pc "a clean, honest. and up-
wis man was not At to be associated
tI,s l me language Of the scrlp-
-, whenever he had asked them fo,
So ssa1ey had always given him a
IN t. iney spoke against the best men
' community and endeavored 10
pun,. li,e SAINTS against the Church
pol U ,Nes, He knew that this was
n, wv. spirit Of Christ. not the spirit
IT,, gospel no matter where II man
ts.,J,U user. IL had always been
r,,..lo4N TO him Of the truth of tho
iv,,.'-uay wlrk-this difference hn-
Vn the spirit manifested by the