Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-20
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was held In the
Tabernacle with Elder Charles w. Pen
rose, President Francis NJ Lyman and
President Joseph +, Smith as the
speakers.
The choir sang the hymn;
Come, thou glorious day Of promise,
Come and spread thy cheerful ray
Prayer was offered by Elder A. w.
Carlson,
The choir sang the anthem: let
the Mountains Shout for JOY"
ELDER CHARLES w. PENROsE,
Elder Charles w. Penrose was the
first speaker He began by expressing
pleasure at being privileged to attend
the Salt Lake stake conference and
made complimentary reference to the
morning meeting and TO the excellent
reports made on that occasion. These
reports, said the speaker, were OF such
n character as to leave no room for
doubt In the minds of Latter-day
Saints as to the advancement being
made and the ultimate outcome of the
work of God He was especially pleas
ed to note the progress being made in
the organizations of the Church and
the energy manifested by the brethren
In the discharge OF their duties as
visitors among the Saints. In this con-
nection the speaker urged the Saints
TO attend the morning meetings Of these
conferences, as they were OF great inn
portance to all members Of the Church.
Referring TO remarks made at the
morning meeting, Elder Penrose said
u was gratifying to know that despite
reports TO the contrary, the Saints were
endeavorng to sustain by word and
deed, those who are in authority In the
Church, and who were endeavoring TO
teach the principles OF the Gospel Of
Jesus Christ.
The speakers said the Latter-day
Saints were believers IN the word OF
God. They We're willing to have their
doctrines tested by the Scriptures of
divine truth. Not only were they be-
levers in the written word of former
times, but they believed also in that
which had been revealed in latter times,
They testified that God had spoken
from the heavens in these days, that
He had communicated His mind aud
Will TO His servants, and that Joseph
Smith had been raised up as a Prophet
10 usher I'm the dispensation Of the
fulness of times
Elder Penrose spoke Of the dual ma
ture of man and the like nature of
Gods kingdom upon the earth. IL was
the win Of the Father that His children
should be provided for. and that His
kingdom should be so constituted as TO
meet every requirement Of His sons ana
daughters, both temporal and spiritual.
Elder Penrose explained the principle
of revelation IN its different forms
of manifestation. In Illustration OF this
he quoted the following remarks OF tie
Apostle Peter.
For we have not followed cunningly
devised fables, when we made known
unto you the power and coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyeIwit-
nesses of His majesty. For lie received
from God the Father honor and glory
when there came such voice 20 Him
from the excellent glory, This is my
beloved Son, In whom l am well
pleased And this voice which came
from heaven was heard when we were
with Him in the holy mount. We have
also a more sure word OF prophecy,
whereunto ye do well that we take heed,
as unto a light that shineth in a dark
place, until the day dawn, and the day
star arise in your hearts; knowing this
first, that no prophecy Of the Scrip
For the prophecy came not In old time
by the will OF man; but holy men OF
God spake as they were moved by the
Holy Ghost" III Peter 1; 1924.
The speaker referred 10 the manifes-
tations OF the Holy Spirit and the gifts
given unto men az recorded I'm | Cor,
XII. Then he showed how the Lord
spake TO Moses, face to face, as one
man speaketh with another. To others
of His servants the Lord spoke by
dreams and visions, as God declared IN
Numbers xii; 6-S, while others again re-
ceived the visitation OF angels, which
bore to them the word of God. Peter
referred to "the more sure word OF
prophecy" which was THE abiding wit
ness" Of the Holy Spirit. Through this
channel God directed His work today,
and Il was the privilege of His servants
to be moved upon IN tnelr utterances
by that Spirit. The speaker testified
that this Spirit had ever been charac-
teristic OF the Church OF Christ. IL
was the power by which the Father and
the Son were made manifest 20 man.
1t was the spirit Of revelation. God
had spoken directly to the Prophet Jo-
seph Smith, He had sent angels to him,
He gave to him and Sidney Rigdon the
most glorious vision on record concern,
ing the eternal future OF the human
family; and He had bestowed upon His
servants the gift and power OF the Holy
Ghost, the amounting that teacheth all
things" that guides into all truth; that
is the testimony OF Jesus and the Spirit
OF Prophecy" This also was given TO
the members of the Church and by II
they knew whether the teachings they
received were OF God or Of man. Tho
speaker quoted from Sections and GS
OF the Doctrine and Covenants on this
point
Referring to the Misrepresentation,
OF President Joseph +, Smiths testl-
mony at Washington concerning revela-
ton, the speaker showed that the ques-
tion put to President Smith as TO wheth-
er he had received a revelation from
God to which he gave qualified
negative, was predicated on the inter-
probation placed on the term by the at
torney. what the interrogation called
revelation" as he defined II himself,
In his argument, was personal contact
with God" speaking with Him mouth
to mouth" hearing Gods voice "as one
man speaks TO another" To this Pres
ldent Smith answered, no" But he said
he had received revelation that Joseph
Smith was a Prophet OF God, and testl-
fed that he himself was guided by the
Spirit Of God
Elder Penrose appealed TO the con-