The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-08
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dents of stakes and the ward bishops,
! he said, We're always practical men,
ana 1T was their duty to counsel the
Saints temporarily, and the duty OF the
Saints to heed such counsel to the end
| that the people might prosper Mr..
Clawson said it was difficult 70 find the
dividing line between temporal and
/ SPIRITUAL things, and that he doubted
If there is dividing line.
Apostle Ciawson cOunselled the
| SAINTS particularly to keep out of
debt, and to do business on cash basis.
He cited the z. c. NJ. I. and the sugar
| industry as two institutions which
1 mad been built up as a result of the
| church's exercise of it's right to coun-
! sci its members in tempOra things.
| and quoted statistics to show the sue
cess of these two institutions.
/ Elder Jesse n. Smith pronounced a
| benediction after the choir had sung
| We Thank Thee. o God. for a
Prophet"
Missionaries Do the Talking.
AT the afternoon session the talking
was all done by presidents Of missions.
The music at this session was furnish
! ed by the children of the Pioneer stake
singing classes. Frank c. Parkinson of
Hyrum stake offered prayer.
Nepht Pratt, president of the north
HfSF
speaker. That missionary field in
ciudes Oregon, Washington. northern
Idaho, Montana and British Columbia
In the past three years, Elder Pratt
declared, the gospel had been preached
to two and a half million SOULS At
first, he said, the people had shown
great Indifference, and at times the ell
ders felt that they had warned them
enough, and we're inclined TO shake the
dust of the northwest from their feet.
Of late, however, he declared there had
been considerable revival. with the
result that the church numbers now
between 200 and 500 members in that
section.
Elder Pratt charged ministers of
other denominations in Vancouver, B.
6, with attempting to hamper the
work or the elders, but said that in
other portions of the northwest the
people were friendly, as was the press.
Joseph Z. Robinson, president of the
California mission, told of the work
IN his field. and found especial cause
for congratulatiOn in the fact that the
California MOrmons are conscientious
uthe-payers- He said there was a gen
eral feeling of friendlircss on the part
or the public toward the MOrmonS,
and related several instances showing
this feeling, particularly one wherein
Governor George c. Pardee of CalifOr-
MIA spoke highly OF Apostle John
that some Of the early settlers OF San
Bernardino will soon visit Utah as the
guests of Senator William A. Clark.
Build Meeting House in Nauvoo.
German Z. Ellsworth, president of
the Central states mission, told how
a Mormon Sunday school had been es-
tabl1shed in NauVoO, Ills, whence JO-
seph the prophet was taken to the
Carthage Jail, where he was assassi-
mated The people Of NauVoo, he said,
were anxious to welcome the Nor
mons back. One prominent man in the
town told him, he said, that the coun-
try around NauVoo had been cursed
ever since the Mormons were driven
out
Citizens of the town. he said. had
rented hall for a year for the Nor
mon Sunday school. This hall stands
on the site Of the residence which
president John Taylor occupied before
the exodus to the Rocky mountains
A year ago, Mr.. Ellsworth said, two
Mormon elders had beer expelled from
Zion City by order of John Alexander
Dowie. Now, however, labors of the
elders among the DOwieites look ia
vorable, and many conversions are
expected.
After the children had sung "One
Hundred Years" J. c.. Duffin, presi-
dent of the central states mission, told
of his labcrs. He reported how a Nor
mon elder was recently whipped at
night by an Arkansas mob, and of the
promises made by Governor jefferson
Davis of Arkansas and the Judge of
the district where the outrage occurred
that efforts would be made to ferret
out and prosecute thase responsible for
it. Mr.. Duffin urged that German ell
ders be sent out to labor among people
of their nationality.
Rich Tells of Troubles.
Ben Z. Rich, president of the south
ern states mission, and believed by
some to be slated for apostolic honors
was the last speaker of the day His
field, he said, contains 10000 members
of the church, and embraces the states