Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-16


quorum OF Apostles, expressed pleasure
IN seeing so large a congregation, ana
In the good Ecports that had been pre-
scented by the Bishops, who had spoken,
and by President John lie dld not ex-
pect 10 hear reports that an were per-
feet because IL was human 10 crr bu;
when the reports are presented that
the Saints were trying TO overcome
Their weaknesses and resist temptations
II was very gratifying ia the authorI-
ties, lie spoke OF the union that eN-
lists among the saints and the Priest
hood in all AFFAIRS as an evidence Of
the truth OF the work We do
not want any opposition among our
selves, there was enough of this IN tn
world; but the Saints should be unit
ed in doing the VIII Of the Father
which had been revealed TO them. Rel
erence was made 20 the great work de-
Volying upon the Latter-day Saints In
spreading the Gospel 20 all the nations
OF the earth. Al men would have
AN opportunity to hear the Gospel, Il
not here then IN the spirit world
Young men were being trained for the
work OF spreading the Gospel, In
Church schools and IN the associations
Of the Church, ana the people were do.
ing better and were more united, and
the Church was more firmly established
than ever IN its history. The purposes
Of the LORD would be accomplished, and
the work Of the Lord which had been
established In the last days would never
be overcome, no matter what opposition
might be Urraycd against II. Ho
spoke OF many men who IN the past
had arisen against the Church --honeat
men many Of them But they ana
their efforts had all failed, because the
Church was Gods work, and He was
with the Church, lie could not be with
the Church and also be- with the or
ponents OF the Church. The people
cannot be deceived, because they have
the Spirit Of the Lord, and can discern
the error which opponents Of the
Church present. The Church had
never been left without a man. stand
Ing az the head, who was ready and
willing TO receive the word Of the Lord
for the people, and who had been
trained for this position, and through
whom the Lord will communicate His
will 10 the Church, Elder Lyman
closed by praying that all might DO
their duty and live close 20 the Lord;
then they would not be deceived,
MINISTERIAL OPPOSITION
Elder Reed smoot, 81 the quorum Of
Apostles. expressed his pleasure with
the spirit Of unity that prevailed In
the conference, He asked the Lord to
| bless not only the Lalter-day Saints,
| but every honest soul IN all the world,
ana spoke OF the great power OF love IN
| spreading the principles Of the Gospel
| lie referred 20 the peculiar fact that
/ ministers Of the gospel In their accu-
| stations against the Church--claiming
| they We're doing Gods work-should
| find II necessary 10 depend upon and
| cooperate with infidels and scofters of
| God. He did not believe the Lord need
| ed that Kind Of assistance and there
! fore did not believe the efforts directed
against the Church We're instigated by
the Lord.
LATTER DAY REVELATION.
Elder Charles w. Penrose, OF the
quorum of Apostles, spoke OF the ef'
forts 10 overthrow the work of the
| Lord he did not believe the people
could be shaken, but he believed 1t was
well for them to be fortified nc
therefore read from the l82nd section
of the Doctrine and Covenants begin
ming with the eighth verse, and from
the twenty-eighth section, and quoted
other passages showing the order o.
the Lord was for one man, who by th'
IHrd, was placed at the head OF th'
Church, to receive revelation ana COM
mandments for the Church, This wat
the order established by the Lord, tina
order might exist. even as it exists u
the laws that govern the heavens anI
all operations Of nature. II II shoul,
happen that the man. who was place,
at the head Of the Church, should TAI
to be worthy TO act rs che Representa-
tive Of the Lord he would be removed
He testified Co the personal characte
OF President Joseph T.. smith, whom h
knew was a good man. a vlrtuous MAJ
who would do nothing wrong, knowing
lv and the Spirit of God bore Witnes
To this through the whole Church,
NJ. ]. A. CONFERENCE,
The choir rendered beautiful music.
part OF the services highly appreciated
In the evening q NJ. ], a, confereac
was held ut which the folloWm
speakers addressed a large ana inter
, ested congregation; Miss Alice Rey
nolds Elder j. Il. Hickman, Presideu
David John, Mrs, Susa Young Gate
President Lafayette Holbrook Presi
dent f. NJ. Lyman and Elder Rec
Smoot. Vocal selections were rendere
, by the choir. the Garden city quarte
and Prot. \. G. Lund,
, Elder Penrose spoke IN Sprlngvllle
the evening.