Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-10
:, Generally Conceded to Have
Been One Of the Best Ia
The Church
THE MEETINGS OF YESTERDAY.
s,,,i Remarks We're Made by May
So.,kers and Covered a Wide Var
iety Of Subjects -A Adjournment

..orssslon in Just so many words ana
i .ubstance was reiterated numberless
is last night and today, OF course
y mad direct and specific reference TO
~, ssyonty-hfth annual gathering OF
ho church, which concluded It's three
Jaws of meetings in the Tabernacle ana
,.ssnhly hall and in the open air yes
terday afternoon
The crush in attendance was SO heaVy
maj these overflow Sessions were neces-
r, I'M the Tabernacle the flnal meet
'a GAS characterized by excellent adj
aDeesses the presence o! congregation
" reople that occupied every inch or
o,oiIa6la space. President Smith pre-
80 and the music was high class and
oonahly rendered. There was an Incl
Sart M the afternoon session that had
,ts humorous as we'll as its sen1i-serlous
Ia There were several peals OF
thunder and a corresponding NUMBER
NJ flashes of lightning That an electric
wire had been hit was disclosed When
after one OF the addresses President
smith announced that Charles Kent
tbe well known baritone singer, would
rsnder. as a SOLO THE Seer, the Seer
Ioseph the Seer" Mr.. Kent took his
placs Al the side Of the organ, and Prof
Mcclellan was about to commence the
accompaniment when he found that the
ksys refused to respond. President
smith catching the humor Of the oc.
caslon arose and said 1T 10 now In
order for this vast congregation to
damn the Utah Light & Power company
as Inc lightning has hit a transformer
somewhere and disabled the organ 20 1t
cannot be heard with Prof. Kent, who
will ON that account sing the solo un-
accompanied"
quickly comprehended and a buzz Of
amusement swept through the entire
building, And, by the way Mr. Kent
sang the solo as we'll perhaps, as any
thing he has ever done before the Salt
Lake public His rich and splendid
tones and clear enunclatIon made pos.
sible the hearing of almost every wori
Of the historic hymn, At the conclusion
NJ the services the conference ad-
Journed for six months.
THIRD DAY.
Sunday, April Q. 1905, the choir and
congregation sang the hymn, which be-
gins I'VE thank Thee, O God, for a
Prophet, TO guide us In these latter
days Prayer was offered by Elder
Collins r. Hakes after which the choir
sang AROUSE. q We mortals,'
PRESIDENT JOSEPH r. SMITH.
said that he was pleased to see such
hNt Of Saints at the conference, he
ause u expressed their interest In the
work OF God; and he hoped that the
ame spirit would prevail at the meet
1ss today that had hitherto character
iad the conference, He urged all who
had a membership in the church to
exercise their faith to tho effect that
those who spoke might be Influenced
by the Holy Spirit In their remarks.
Ne felt that at no conference had there
been such n large attendance, and such
warm feeling for the work Of God.
President Smith said that he wished
10 call down the blessings OF the Lord
upon the Saints, and also on all those
Who had Il In their heart TO do good
Ne wished the Saints to remember that
they were citizens Of the state OF Utah
and OF the United States, II had al
ways been the desire of the Saints TO be
loyal to their government, both state
and national, and their conduct had
ever been In harmony with these de-
sres He challenged the world to prove
the contrary.
In concluding, he hoped that the
SAINTS would exercise wisdom and
judgment In their daily walk in life,
because OF the importance Of the work
which they had TO perform In the sal
walton Of the world,
ELDER HYRUM NJ. SMITH.
q the quorum OF Twelve next ad.
dressed the conference. He referred to
me remarks of President Smith in
opening the conference, concerning
l1e similarity between the Church and
he human body There must be har-
hony In the Church, In the family, and
n government generally, whether re-
NHous or secular, In order for II to be
successful He instanced the French
Iebelllon, and the Civl war, In the
United states, which resulted In much
bI00dshed.
Elder Smith declared that he loved
S country, and always had loved IT,
ne had always rej0iced when he heard
nose sentiments Of patriotism such as
.ad so frequently been uttered from
We tabernacle pulpit. He thought that
HuFaham Lincoln was raised up by the
IIoIu 10 control the destinies Of the ma
uvl AZ time when II was In a critical
VuI hauon and of It's great destiny in
|,D,GliaimIng freedom
Hler smith spoke of the dangers
,mrh!eh oeset the nation. Those men
,Ho assasslnated three presidents OF
g,, g lhlled states were scarcely more
any OF murder than many others in
Wv nalon who entertained sentiments
murder IN their hearts, lie thought
10y Ihose writer's, cartoonlsts and 9TH
men That have the public ear, who
iulbe ne best men In the nation with
c"ues ana wrongdoing when they have
osuullled none, are little less guilty
murder than those who welded the
,besso, OF death. The Savior declared
NJ, ne who looketh upon a woman to
N55ler her hath committed adultery
wheo'ly In his heart" so those
% are prostituting the power
ana talents with which God had en-.
r.nel men, 10 bring about evil, are the
n v1 enemies Of the people and OF the
nrs me real assassins and murder
MI. ouch abuses OF liberty as these are
dsr, makes Il necessary for the presl-
tbro.o, me United States when he goes
nsN,len the country, to have accom-
me- U'h q number Of secret service
~ 70 guard him, These are some OF
mad, leA dangers OF the public. Tho
tLogu need have no fear concerning
for FEELINGS Of the Latter-day Saints,
sen,tlney entertained nothing but loyal
II,,',Ilnents for the Union.
o.vlhained, the speaker said, for the
nrN.inll1nh people 10 adhere to their
IN ',.,plesi to let no nharmony come
among them, There had been times
boG gu some Of the leaders OF the Church
wch Uurned aside from the truth. But
N'n lhings hnva MOI dove an,, ,,.r,,,o
wv" narm to the Church.
ELDER l., w. sHURTLIFF,
Ts Vs' otiit OF tho Weber stake Of Zion.
MAI V1S'led upon for a report. lie said
good Ng conditions OF his stake we're
posscs.llne mere are very few who are not
h u. people as whole are full Of trust
have !, authorities OF the Church. and
whlch y, Tears Az TO where the tithlng
"'ey pay In goes To-. for they feel