The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-08

America, Mexico and Canada when
those countries were prepared for an
nexatiou.
Thus the desire of the man who was
falsely accused of trying to make him
self king with the spread of free
government. He cited as an instance
Of the freedom of the people the fact
of the names of those bearing the
priesthood having been submitted to
the people tho day previous tor them
to sustain.
Apostle Whitney read from the Doc
trine and Covenants and the. Book Of
Mormon, the latter being handed to
him by President Smith, In support of
his contention, and concluded by say
ing that President Smith was speaking
by the record when he said that Jesus
Christ was the King Of this kingdom
OF our God.
After some announcements were
made conference took recess until .
z. m.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session was opened by
the choir singing, "True to the Faith. -
Prayer was offered by Bishop Robert T.
Burton and then followed an anthem
by the choir, ''With Sheathed
Swords
The first speaker, Apostle D. o. Nc
Kay, spoke on the subject of ''Indi-
vidual Responsibility The responsi.
bility devolved upon every saint to take
his full part in the work of the up
holding Of Zion Not alone by study,
that was how those of the world sought
Aor truth, but by faith. But it was
not the knowing of truth alone, s'To
him who knoweth to do good and doeth
it not, it is sim He urged them to
attend their ward meetings and TO par
take OF the sacrament, Every man and
every woman must bear part of the
responsibility of the church and they
must be doers and not only hearers of
the Word.
Miss Lucy Emma Gates then gave a
beautiful rendering OF the solo,
CANCELS, Ever Bright and Fair"
Elder George Reynolds also briefly
addressed the congrega tion.
J. Golden Kimball was then called
upon, He said, ~ feel ha"ov. Just as
hay as q man can feel with rheuma-
tism." and while there were a great
mapv things about the church that he
they were not true. He advised the
Latter-day Saints 10 stop selling their
inheritauces. This earth was their
heaven or would be and it was their
hell, and There are lot of people in
hell now" he said, Their lives were
such that earth was hell to them and
ne svrnpathized with them.
Elder Kimball said he had place to
bury him and it was hard work TO
keep that They were taxed almost
more than human nature could endure
and the end was not yet. He advised
them TO take up the waste land
throughout the state OF Utah and to
raise grain and make homes for the
people. There would be a time when
, peoples money would be Of little val.
lie and they would come TO the people
here for bread and the Saints would
treat them kindly, Notwithstanding
some Of them have treated US so miser,
ably mean" He concluded by urging
| the Saints 70 be honest and frank and
stop bowing and scaping to Gentle
| sophistry.
Short addresses were also delivered
by Rulon. S; Wells, Joseph W. McMur-
rim and G. II. Hart.
In closing the conference Pres. Jos.
eph T. Smith addressed q few words
| Of blessing TO the brethren and sisters
| qe felt sure that the Lord had made
no mistake IN choosing the brethren
| that he had 70 perform the work OF
the church: They possess the spirit
of their Offices, the testimony Of Jesus
rs in their hearts and they stand be.
| fore YOU today as the ministers of the
Gospel of the Son OF God and as true
witnesses Of him TO al the world. -
! SO long as they maintained the integ.
! rity that they bore before the Lord the
! people would accent their work, "a and
the people who will not, it win be the
\ worse for them.
| The seventy conference Of
the Church of Jesus Christ OF Latter
day Saints then became a part Of his.
! tory.