The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-07
PRESIDENT SMITH MAY
OPPOSE THREE APOSTLES
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with great interest. Mr.. Roberts took
for his topic 1.-The Relationship We
Sustain to the. Religious World
After felicitating the Saints that
their church was not established
through human agency, but by divine
revelation, Mr.. Roberts declared that
the church was not antagonistic to
history of the Mormon church. he
pointed out, it became necessary fire.
quently for the Lord to make revela-
tiCns to leaders in Zion that contention
was to be eschewed.
Mr.. Roberts emphasized that the
Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and
Covenants both speak of the Church
of the devil He related an instance
of how, when he was attending a stake
conference, he was asked if the
church of the devil' meant the Ro-
man Catholic church.
Dodged the Responsibility.
81 hated to assume the responsibility
of answering in the affirmative" re-
piled Mr.. Roberts, amid laughter, "be-
cause If I did would have a lot of
other churches on my hands which
would be difficult TO classify"
Mr.. Roberts declared that the Cath
Ole church had retained as much of
real truth as any other church outside
of the Mormon church. He said he
would hesitate to classify any sectarian
or Protestant church as the "deYiI's
church" and declared that in his
opinion, the prophet, in using that
phrase, meant the Kingdom of evil"
as opposed TO kingdom of righteous
ness
The mission of Mormonism he con-
! tended, was to contend against evil at
all times and under all circumstances.
This did not mean, he declared, that
the Mormon church was necessarily
antagonistic to all other churches, in
sofar, at least, as those church taught
elements of truth. Mr.. Roberts closed
| by declaring that the essential ele-
ment of the Mormon church is unset
fsbpess, and in support of this he
pointed out the sacrifices made by
those engaged in propagating the Lat
! ter-day Saints gospel. In an eloquent
reroration ne declared that the world
had failed to grasp the unselhshness,
the broad-minded spirit and the toler-
ance of the Mormon church.
J. Golden kfnbaH Talks.
After the choir had sung another
anthem, J. Golden Kimbaif also a
member of the council Of seventies
spoke in a rather humorous vein. Re
ferring TO the seventies. he declared
that they are the minute men of the
church.
Our missionaries needn't spend
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other church." said Mr.. KimbaIl.
They will have plenty to do in try
| ing to build up their own; and they'll
need a little money, too
Mr.. Kimball said that some southern
states had passed laws for imprison-
ing missionaries who come without
purse or scrip" and then declared that
some of them will do more good in
/ prison than out
Mr.. Kimban quoted Joseph F.
/ Smiths address at the last conference
/ on the duties of the seventies and
urged that young and vigorous men be
+ sent as missionaries, instead Of old or
4 sick men. Sick men. he said, retarded
! the work of the gospel.
Mr.. KimbalI criticised the fact that
4 the various QuOrums of the priesthood
/ had taken a back seat and become
mentally lazy while auxiliary or
! ganizations had forged to the front.
( Under proper conditions, he said the
1 priesthood was entitled to the right
of way In the Mormon church. and he
/ criticised half-jOcularly the priesthood
/ for failing to insist upon the right of
way.
Rulon s. Wells another member of
/ the council of seventies, closed the aft
/ ernoOn with q brief talk. After an an
/ them had been sung, the benediction
/ was pronounced by Andrew c. Jensen.
/ assistant historian, and the conference
/ adjourned until 10 o'clock this morn
/ ing.