Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-09
OUTSIDE OVERFLOW.
Immense Gathering of Saints TO Listen
To Open-Air Addresses.

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Elder Benjamin Goddard presided over
the services, and seated with him, In
chairs that had been placed upon the
lawn, were President William II.
Smart. OF Wasstch Stake. Nephi Pratt.
president Of the Northwestern states
mission. President Hugh j. Cannon OF
Liberty Stake, Elder Joseph Il. Robin
son, president OF the California mis-
sion and President Thomas Il. Bassett.
of Fremont Stake, who addressed tho
large congregation In the order named.
A pleasing feature OF the meeting
was the music rendered, under the
leadership Of Prof, Charles Kent. He
sang as solo 81 Know that Ny Re-
deemer Liveth," and the numbers sang
By the congregation were 1--WE THANH
Thee O God for Prophet" THE Spirit
Of God Like a Fire Is Burning" and
ooh ye Mountains High" The OPEN
ing prayer was by Elder Charles $.
pronounced the bsnediotion
ELDER WILLIAM II. SMART.
Elder William II. Smart said that the
present gathering reminded him forci-
bly, of meetings held by Elders In the
missionary ileld. II was gratifying to
see sucn al cutpourfng OF people mt
conference, and TO witness the interest
and enthusiasm manifested. with the
splendid reports that had been made
OF tho rapid spread OF the latter day
work throughout the world. should IN
SpUp the hearts Of young Latter dl :
SAINTS and convince them that tho
work is indeed true. The speaker
counselei youthful members of the
Church to be pure and chaste IN their
lives and not to wander away from the
path followed by their fathers and
mothers. The great things of the fu'
ture should be prepared for, and none
should be lifted UP in pride nor In
any way " led from the ways of
meekness and humility. The greatest
men of all s..s said the speaker. have
been men tiiat we're meek and more
or less sacrificing IN their lives Abra-
ham and the Brother OF Jared were re-
ferred TO as noted examples OF the type
whose singeness OF purpose and de-
votion 10 duty had brought To them the
blessings of heaven,
ELDER NEPHI PRATT.
Elder Nephl Pratt said that there
We're more people within the sound OF
his voice than were living in Utah at
the time of the laying Of the corner
stone OF the Temple. that magnificent
monument OF the faith and labors Of
the Latter day Saints. The Mormon"
people worship the true and living
God not that something called uni
versa force sdored by an eminent
American divine and Believed IN more
or less by the people OF Chrjstendom.
such a being would be incarnute In
the roar OF the tempest and IN the
earthquakes devastating shock. Our
God and Father. he said. Is a person
ality. He Is that divine being whose
feet were washed and who paraook OF
food In the tent of Abraham. who visit
ed Jacob and Moses whose finger Of
flesh wrote the Ten commandments
upon a tRblet OF stone. and whose voice
proclaimed His will 10 the ends ~ the
earth. The Lstter-d day Saints, con-
tinued Elder Pratt came TO an arid
and desolate region, and In privatior
laid the foundations OF thier present
affluence. The young men were urged
upon by the speaker to marry, and not
to become the "ueliest thing or two
legs, a bachelor" He advised tho
Saints 20 so live that prisons. asylums
and almshouses would be forever ban
ished from their midst
ELDER HUGH J. CANNON.
Elder Hugh j. Cannon said that the
Latter-day Saints were not ashamed of
their religion, but invited an inveetiga-
ton or its principles and It's fruits.
They desired to be Judged, not from a
standard Of perfection, but to be aver
aged with the best and highest types
Of their fellowmen. The world did not
seem, he said to consider whether
"Mormons' are as good AZ anybody
else, but expected them TO be much
better. The young people of the Church
have more opportunities for studying
the philosophy Of their religion than
has been the case IN the past. and tho
majority Of them are not letting these
opportunities slip by without taking
advantage Of them, Yet very few, he
thought. studied the grand subject suf-
fciently; did not go 10 the bottom OF
the matter. II Ia not sufficient 20
know that God has restored the Gos-
pei 81 Christ The plan of salvation
must appeal 10 the soul and control
the actions of men amid all the temptp-
tlons Of life.
ELDER JOSEPH +. ROBINSON.
Elder Joseph T. Robinson. president
OF the California mission, said that the
Gospel is full of philosophy and viii
bear the closest investigation. II Sp-
penls 20 the heart as well az TO the
reason. True religion underlies all that
pertains Ia its existence. All scientific
achievement is the result Of applied
faith. The Gospel Of repentance IS the
principle Of progression I'm al, the ar
fairs Of life, 1t leads from the doInss
OF things IN wrong way TO better
methods and thus perfection must
eyentuSlly come the speaker
detailed conversation with a gentle
man ~ the Episcopallan persuasion
who thought that his religion was more
broad and liberal and respectable than
that Of "Mormonlsm." Elder Robin
yon aXpla ined that tia faith ~ the
Lstter-day Saints Is broad tor itreacn-
es every member OF the hJWrn family
whether living or dead II Hctabil-
ny meant the exclusion 'ut the
well dressed and hieh-b, me ad-
nitted that "Morponism' vas not
respectable In conclusion. Elder Rob-
inson advised the Lattcr-day Saints to
I've IN such manner as To bring NO
disr7miia upon themselves or upon their
Church.
ELDER THOMAS 4. BASsETT,
Elder Thomas r. Bassatt was the
closing speaker Ho felt grateful he
said for the environment OF good men
and good women in this Church. lie
had been nurtursd In the precepts Of
the GOSPEL OF Christ, and he had Wit
messed many ~ the haud-dealinps OF
God and he knew beyond u doubt that
"Mormonisn" is true. The prophecy
uttered by the Prophet Joseph Smith
that the Saints should become mighty
people IN the midst Of the Rocky
Mountains had been verify fulfilled, as
witnessed by the hundreds OF thousands
OF people dwelling In these regions. We
are not responsible for the setting up Of
this work. the speaker said neither can
We stop It's progress. II Is the work
Of God aud never VIII be overthruWu.
Men must live according To the prccepts
Of the Gospel II they will retain testi-