The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-08
THOUSANDS GATHER At
MORMON CONFERENCE
c. w. Nibley Declares That the Policy
of the Church Is for an
"Open Shop
Apostle 0rsOn F. Whitney Talks Liberty annual
Session AdjournS in the Afternoon.

nstanced Adam. Enoch, Noah, Abraham.
Moses and Christ in this particular. and
said that Joseph Smith. in the last dis
pensation. had been inspired by the same
spirit. MOrmonism itself. he declared,
constituted the greatest possible freedom
ana Taught that every man was a free
moral agent.
Reflected in Others.
The spirit of freedom which animated
the custodians of the gospel In various
Gispensations. Apostle Whitney declared
had been reflected in some measure by
Oliver Cromwell. George WASHINGTON and
Patrick Henry Il had also he declared.
inspired Jefferson to write with flaming
pen the declaration that all men are
As reflecting Joseph Smiths mind on
these matters, Apostle Whitney recited
prophet promulgated. They were as fol-
lows:
I've claim the privilege of worshipping
Almighty God according TO the dictates
OF our conscience, and allow all men the
same privilege, let them worship how,
where. or what they may.
we believe in being subject 10 kings,
presidents, rulers and magistrates, in
oGbeying. honoring and sustaining the
Doctrine and Covenants.
He also read the following revelation on
the same subject from the Doctrine and
~ We learned by sad experience
that IL is the nature and disposition Of
Almost all men, as soon as they get a
little authority, as they suppose, they will
domination.
Hence many are called but few are
chosen
mo power or influence can or ought
TO be maintained by virtue OF the priest
ing, by gentleneSS and meekness, and by
love Unfeigned: by kindness and pure
knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge
the, soul without hypocrisy and without
guile.
'Reproving betimes with sharpness.
when moved upon by the holy ghost. and
then showing forth afterward an increase
OF love toward him whom thou hast re-
proved, lest he esteem thee TO be his
enemy;
THAT he may know that thy faithful
ness is stronger than the cords Of death:
Let thy bowels also be full Of charity
towards all men, and to the household OF
increasingly, then shall thy confidence
wax strong in the presence of God and
the doctrine OF the priesthood shall dis
till upon thy soul as the dews from
hea ven.
''The holy ghost shall be thy constant
companion. and thy scepter an unchang-
and thy dominion shall be an everlasting
dominion. and without compulsory means
i, shall flow unto thee forever and ever"
No King in America.
L. was at this juncture that President
Smith arose and handed to the speaker
the book of Mormon with the following
passages indicated. Apostle Whitney read
them to the audience:
And this land shall be land of liber-
ty unto the Gentiles. and there shall be
no kings upon the land who shall raise
UP into the GentileS.
And l will fortify this land against
all other nations
And he that fighteth against Zion shall
perish. saith God.
For he that raiseth up king against
me shall perish, for /, the Lord, the
king of heaven. will be their king. and
will be light unto them forever that
hear my words.
Apostle Whitney declared with great
emphasis that when the Mormon writings
and leaders refer to the kingdom of Cod
they mean kingdom of which Christ is
At the conclusion of his address the
conference adjourned until the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
Bishop r T. Burton opened the after
noon session with prayer. The choir
sang True to the Faith and With
Sheathed Swords Apostle David o.
Mckay spoke first. His remarks were
purely dOctrinal. and were confined to a
discussion of the individual responsible
ity of members of the church IN building
up the church's work. Following his re-
marks. Emma Lucy Gates sang Angels
Ever Bright and Fair
The members of the first council #
seventy, all of whom were present ex-
cept b II. Roberts, then spoke in turn.
George Reynolds was the first speaker.
The burden of his remarks was that
man who was a Christian was a better
citizen than one who was not. Chris
tianity. he declared contributed to sue
cess IN all walks Of life.
J. Golden Creates a Laugh.
] Golden KimbaH created a laugh He
said he knew in his soul that the gospel
was true but wasn't able to explain why
he knew il
true" he declared without knowing
why they are true. know peach when
L see it. and ] know it grows on peach
tree. But can't tell why a peach grows
on a peach tree to save my life, and
neither can anybody else"
Mr. Kimball warned the Saints not TO
sell their inheritance
This is going TO be heaven by and by,
and you're going to be in need of an
inheritance"
Mr.. Kimbali declared that the earth is
''hell to some people now" and intimated
he had parted with part of his inherit
ance and was having hard time to hold
to the balance.
man nature can endure" he declared with
emphasis: but 1 tell you God is not
pleased with these people who are part
ing with their inheritance Tor a mess or
Mr.. Kimban declared that the Lord
wishes his people 20 hold this country
He advised the Saints TO take up all the
waste land in Utah. deserts and all. and
predicted that some day the church
would feed its enemies from the waste
places thus made to blossom.
BE honest; be frank and stop bowling
TO Gentle sophistry. was MIR. KimbaliS
parting counsel
Horace s. Ensign sang 1.-The Pharisee
and Publican and then Rulon S Wells,
Joseph w McMurrin and C. II. Hart the
remaining members of the council Of
seventy, spoke briefly.
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