Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-23
Meeting Largely Attended Notwilh.
Standing Hot Weather Conditions.

The afternoon session Of the confer
ence convened IN the Tabernacle at
=. H. and despite the extremely
humid condition Of the atmosphere,
was largely attended. The services
were presided over by President Hugh
j. Cannon and interesting discourses
we're delivered by Elder Phillip 5.
Maycock, Of the Liberty Stake presl-
dency. and Elder Charles W. Penrose.
Of the council Of the apostles. The Sc
lections rendered by the choir were
High on the Mountain TOP" and the
anthem Let the Mountains Shout for
Joy The congregation Joined with
the choir In singing the closing hymn,
Gone. Come Ye Saints and during
the services Charles II. Pike sang a
solo. The invocation and the benedic-
ton were offered by ElGers A. Milton
Musser and Joseph z. Taylor respect
lively.
ELDER P. s. MAYCoCK
expressed surprise at being called up
on TO address the congregation, yet he
was happy to testify OF the truth.
The Latter.day Saints are bold and
earnest in bearing witness Of the
divinity OF the Gospel. They would
not hinder a soul from soaring 20 lofty
heights. impelled by any worthy motive
whatsoever, The boy prophet, Joseph
Smith was told that all the sects ex-
tant were unacceptable In the sight Of
the Lord. This judgment may seem
harsh. unless thoroughly understood.
The good among all sects is recos-
nized. individuals In each are more
worthy than some OF their co-religion-
lists, but all are equally lacking 10 au-
thority from God.
The faith Of the Latter-day Saints,
declared Elder Maycock. appeals TO
every condition and every faculty Of
man. Many religious systems have
principles that are true and praise
worthy but they are lacking In COM
pleteness. Men entertain belief that
Is mere assent 10 the existence OF
a Supreme Being II Is not a faith that
enters into their daily life. II brings
no succor In times OF need II impart's
no comfort when sorrow comes to the
heart A living faith appeals not only
70 the intellect. but 10 the very soul
Good wherever found. is exalting.
said the speaker Even the measure
found among savages will lift up and
place men upon a higher plane.
Principles true In every day life are
true In religion. Faith must reach the
heart and produce action In every
phase Of life, a mere assent is not
sufficient, The speaker rehearsed the
accounts OF the conversion OF Paul aud
OF Cornelius and his household TO
prove that something besiGes a passive
belief was required OF Gods children
Until faith is followed by repentance
and baptism for the remission OF sins
II Is not a saving faith Only by strict
obedience TO the commands Of the
Father can man be lifted up and ex-
allied. II mortals are to become like
unto their Creator in power and glory.
II must needs be by more than an over
flow Of emotional feeling. Neither are
good works. irrespective OF God ana
HIS word, sufficient. Religion must
appeal 20 mans logic and reason: his
nature must also be warmed and he
must be brought Ia feel that he is a
child Of God who set the time Of his
coming and watches over him.
The Latter.day Saints, continued FL
der Maycock, believe In works as well
as faith IN God They strive TO act
from those premises, they desire 10
cease from evil and 10 do naught save
that which is good They believe In
being obedient 20 the ordinances OF the
gospel. in faith. repentance. baptism
and the laying on OF hands for the gift
OF the Holy Ghost, and when these
have been complied with. that a life
Of continuous well doing should follow.
A religion that does not enter into every
phase Of life 20 deter from wrongdo-
ing, 10 impel to do right. Is not what
II should be. said the speaker IN con-
clusion.
ELDER CHARLES W. PENROsE.
Referring 10 the solo. The Clock"
that had just been rendered by Charles
r. Pike, Elder Penrose said that some
people entertain the belief that their
earthly career was IN us commencement
wound up Ike a clock 10 tick on until
run down, and then al was over. There
never was a first moment or minute.
declared the speaker. Eternity had no
beginning. will have no end. Were this
statement not true. there would be no
eternity. Intelligence is independent
IN It's sphere and had no beginning.
There was. perhaps. a beginning OF the
Individual spirit Of man. but the intel
llgence within him Ia eternal. This
fact Will be conceded by people who
think, and God Intended His children
TO be thinkers. We are here 90 ind
out things that We could not learn be-
fore We came here. This life was not
the first existence Of mortals Christ
prayed. And now. O Father. glorify
thou me with thine own self with the
glory which ] had with thee before the
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world as We were, and was like unto
other mortals except as 20 sin. He
was with the Father ia the beginning
and was one Of our brethren II was
revealed 10 the Prophet Joseph Smith |
that We also were with the Father IN |
the beginning IN the spirit.
II appears, said the speaker. In the
conversation Of God With the Patriarch !
job that when the foundations Of this /
earth were laid, the morning stars
sans together and an the sons Of God |
shouted for joy There are differences !
IN the grades Of intelliserces. as the
stars vary one from the other in
brightness and glory The stars Of I
heaven were shown 10 Abraham, and /
he was told that as one star was
above another and that some we're gov !
ernlng orbs, % II was with the spirits !
~ men. Before this earth was formed. !
God stood In the midst Of the spirits ~ ]
men. Among them were many noble |
and great ones, and these lie declared I
be would make His rulers This vas |
the doctrine Of predestination not % /
that stamp which destines 10 salvation |
or 10 samnation. irrespective II indi- |
yiduel merit. but the Father determined |
when these noble and great ones should I
come 10 perform their earthly missions .
God does not Noerce. but grants free .
agency 90 each 81 His children. Agency /
was given 10 our first parents. who, by /
voluntary disobedlence. became par I
takers Of death. This principle has al I
ways existed and always viii exist Ss- f.