Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-07
ALL AUTHORITIES
WERE SUSTAINED.
Va, No Dissenting Vote When
Names of the Church officials
We're Presented,
AUDITING COMMITTEE NAMED.
Consists Of Rudgcr clawson, Reed
smoot, william W. Ritter Charles W.
Nlblsy and August ". Carlson.

Az o'clock yesterday afternoon the
ropforcnce again convened. The OPEN
,rg hmm was, "How Firm a Founda-
ton" Prayer was offered by Elder
Nathaniel Smith. Tho choir then sang
,bc anthem 'Trom afar Gracious Lord.
ELDER JOHN HENRY SMITH,
n the Council OF the Twelve, was
,be first speaker OF this session. AZ
Ger some preliminary remarks. Elder
Smith referred to the relationships
which the Saints sustain to the work
Of God There was no need for them
10 feel any apprehensions respecting
the fortunes Of tho Church, 1t was
the work Of God, and He would guide
Il 10 safety and triumph, Most Of
The male members OF the Church, as
is well known have spent some por-
zion 10 their time In the foreign min
lstry preaching the gospel These
have taken Joy In their labors. Like
wise the women, the wives, daughters,
and mothers Of these men, have UNI
dcrgoue trials Of a different character.
IL might be, but OF a similar source
Of 10y Boo the work Of God. The speak
or said that ne was greatful for the
privilege OF assoCiating with such pco-
pIe There were many in the Congrega-
tion who mad sacrificed everything
they held dear I'm this world for the
Gospel They had done so, not to
please the men who presided over
ihe Church but to satisfy their own
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dc8yorei TO live I'm such a manner that
would secure salvation in the kingdom
OF God.
The speaker urged continued atten-
ron TO these high ideals OF duty. There
hH been no revelation given TO the
church through any OF its lead
ers for which any Of us need
wear a blush, nor has there anything
'u private or in public been ut
tered by amy one holding a standing in
fine Church that tended to break down
iUa barriers between virtue and vice,
@. that would make him ashamed OF his
country, ON the contrary every word
he had heard from the lips OF any OF
the authorities has been Of such q ma
tdro rs TO encourage not only faith,
virtue and truth. but OF freedom and
loyalty He testified to the upright and
heroic character Of the men who laid
'he foundation OF the Church and Of
this commonwealth.
duet. entitled God Bless and
Guard our Mountain Home" was
rendered by George NJ. Cannon, Jr.,
and Noall $. Pratt.
ELDER RUDGER CLAWSON,
Of the same quorum, next addressed
he Conference Whenever, IN the lis
tory of Gods dealing with the child
lau of men, The servants Of the Lord
have undertaken to deliver divine COM
Maudments to their fellows,
their actions were always ac-
umWned by heavy weight
Of responsibility, Notwithstanding
the fact that there has usually been
also written word. Indeed. there was
what might be termed u double respon-
HblIltF attached to any mission as
signed by The Lord. on the one hand,
they may be rejected and spurned by
those to whom they communicate the
Word, and on the other, they are
ameudble to the Lord, II they neglect
their duty Moses could have kept the
tablets on which the commandments
were written I'm his tent, but, notwith-
standing any apprehensOns respect
ing The manner In which his people
might receive Them he delivered them
60 the lsraelites. thus fulfilling hl5
uuty II was the same with the Apos-
l.os of christ in ancient days, and the
Prophet Joseph with his fellow Apos-
t,qs
lia called attention to the grave re-
tp'oID.llty attached to missionary
NorH. Whenever an Elder Of the
church accepts call to 20 ON "A mis-