Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-08

the usual overflow meetings were held
and enjoyed, too, by those who were
unable to secure admission 10 the tab
ernacle or Assembly hall. Accounts of
each meeting OF the day, regular and
overflow, follow.
SUNDAY MORNING,
Conference was resumed at 10
o'clock. The choir sang the hymn.
Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city OF our God!
Prayer was offered by Elder Byron
Sessions. The choir sang the anthem,
From Altar, Gracious Lord.
ELDER CHARLES NIBLEY
was the first speaker of this session Of
the conference. He rejolCed, he said In
being connected with the work Of God.
lie mad been born in the Church. OF
Mormon parentage, and the gospel was
Ia him the choicest thing IN life. He
knew that the Prophet Joseph was in
spired OF heaven to bring forth a work
thar would reyolutionlze the world Of
religion That work, though small at
earth and extended It's blessed inhu-
once into all the affairs NJ men,
I'VE are the children OF God. Those
who do not see with us rellgiously are
yet our brothers and sisters, and Nor
lnonism teaches US TO regard and treat
them as such. st. Paul said on one oc-
casiOn that Alexander the coppersmlth
had done him injury and prayed the
Lord TO deal with him according to his
works. Elder Nibley thought the doc
trlne OF Christ In this relation the bet
ter-that. namely. which required us to
return good for evil. This was what
the Latter.day Saints had always en-
deayored to keep In mind. Mormonism
teaches that all men have equal rights
as individuals. Ever man has the
agency to work or not to work If he
chooses. He has the right to join any
society or to induce others peaceably
10 join parties. but the Church teaches
that no man has the right TO prevent
another man who wants to work, from
working. There Is nothing IN the doc
trincs OF Mormonism that interfercs
with the rights Of individuals. The
speaker here referred To "a strike that
occurred here few years ago IN the
coal mines, and COntrasted It With one
that arose across the borders OF the
state bringing out the point that the
moral influence OF some leading breth-
rem brought about peace in the Utah
strike. He wished that the managers
OF the larger business concerns In Utah
might be able TO see better the moral
Influence for good to laborers and en-
ployers alike Of the leaders Of the
Church"
Elder Nibey had accompanied Presi-
an trfr
had cotne home with the thought, ne
declared that Mormonism was hecom-
ing better understood every day. Th,re
was greater need than ever for our
youne men who would prepare them
selves for missionary work The Lord
had declared that he would visit the
Garth wi'h fire and vapors OF smoke. it
men would not hearken to the voice CT
the ms sionaries, Elder Nibley testified
10 his satisfaction with which the az
fairs OF the Church were managed.
ELDER GEORGE r. RICHARDS.
OF the quorum of apostles, next ad-
dressed the conference. During the
past six months he had visited Is diff
ferent stakes and formed the acquaint-
ance of hundreds of valiant men and
women. He loved the saints, the men
which he loved He wished, he said. to
become acquainted with as many of
the saints as possible and he likewise
wished them to learn his spirit and his
intentions, so that he might be able to
do some good among the people
Elder Richards believed that one OF
the main sources of spiritual food
which we have lies In the thoughts that
are suggested to us by the remarks we
hear from Sabbath TO Sabbath from
the pulpits even though those thoughts
ran In a different channel from those
Of the speaker These ideas, the speak
er thought should be cherished as the
fruits of the sermons which we hear
He spoke of the means by which
we are to be benefited by what we
learn This means lies In living the
law according to the light we have
The atonement OF Christ would not be
entirely effective IN our lives unless
we endeavored TO walk according 20
his word. So II Ia with the word, of
instructions we received from time to
time I'm our conferences. We must re-
duce these teachings to practise IN our
daily lives, else their only effect so far
as We concerned would he TO add
10 our inflammation, The speaker be-
lleVed that there Is a tendency among
the saints 10 disregard more or less the
teachings that are given them. II
they lived according TO their best
knowledge. there would be no saloons
among us. there would be no use for
tea aud coffee aud tobacco. there would
be less of craze Tor amusement. our
meetinghouses would be so crowded as
TO require larger ones, new temples
would have 10 be erected IN order to
satisfy the demands for work for the
dead. no difficulty would then be ex-
perienced In getting plenty of mis-
sionaries to preach the gospel to the
world, aud there would be n spirit OF
forgiveness and faith such as few peo-
Piles have ever felt. Why is II, asked
the speaker, that we do not do this
Why do we not live TO our highest
convictions and light Of the gospel
Is IL because we have not been blessed
ofthe lord2 No, II is not, as this con-
gregatlon can testify. There Is de-
gree Of hypocricy and deceit among us,
When our enemies charge us with
this and kindred qualities, there Is too
much truth In the charges. And yet
Il Is not a great deal that God has re-
quired OF us, and II In moreover OF the
higher benefit TO us. But instead OF
doing all that lie has REQUIRED us TO do
We choose often to stoop TO petty sins
that deprive ourselves OF blessings In
this life and the other
I'VE are too susceptible altogether TO
the influences that surround us The
Lord has commanded us to come
out OF Babylon. And yet we follow
after her IN theories and fashions. We
/ af!llate with those who would do us
injury. adopt their ideas. and follow
| their practses When viii we leave
| Of this? Instead OF leading we are
| led. In too many households we see
poodle dogs, pussy cats, birds. and
| other things that can he tethered by a
string. IN order that the mothers may
| attend clubs, whereas the mothers
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