The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-07

cations that do sustain such corrup-
tions.
After a few comments on the other
commandments the apostle resumed his
seat
Care OF Youth Of Zion.
Apostle George A. Smith, who spoke
noxt, was much exercised over the care
Of the youth of Zion. Speaking of the
virtue that the Church Of Jesus Christ
is endeavoring 10 inculcate in its devo'
tees, he said he had never known man
who was moral TO lead a crusade
against our Lord and Master. The
church has never been aSsalled from
without by those who are moral N their
lives. One of the best evidences 70 me
IN this world is that there has never
been implanted in the hearts or minds
OF the pure q disposition 10 tear down
the work OF the Heavenly Father.
"Tkose who lead you against the
faith Of your fathers-eXsmine their
lives and you will find written there
the mistakes they have made and where
by they have been led captive by the
evil one, - he said lie admitted that
some people were honest 10 their opposi-
tlon, some were only mistaken, but
when il comes to outside oppression
the vindictiveness, and maliclousness
and wicked, unrelenting persecution OF
the Latter-dav Saints-trom the begin.
ming it has been by those who have
served the devil and not those who have
striven 10 serve the Lord, -
Fears for Some Saints.
Apostle Smith had no fear for those
who were not of their faith who were
living up to the light that God had
blessed them with, but those Saints who
know the will OF the Father and had
N "a n az
reach the goal unless they turned and
repeated.
President Smith had given them a
magnificent example. All the days of
his life he had been faithful and true
No one could put finger where he had
wrongod any man, and they would do
well TO watch his life and emulate his
splendid traits Of character. In con
clusion be urged them TO sustain those
the Lord had caused to preside over the
church.
Apostle c. W. Pcnrose was the last
speaker. The young men who were led
astray, he said, were led away not by
the spirit which comes from God, but
I from the evil one, and he feared that
| the taltering ones had not been sui.
/ hciently doctrinated. He did not think
! they could have gone astray If the true
| principles had been iustilled in their
minds by their parents. From the be.
! ginning the work had been assailed, and
II had been taken up by corrupt and
! wicked and evll.minded persons, and so
! the warfare was continued. The
church stood in defense. They did not
! take up car1al weapons; but sometimes
! they had been little vigorous in tax
ing up the weapons Of polemics aud
arguments.
! Apostle Penrose counseuod the faith
! tql not to be afraid of their enemies.
! lie knew there was 10 fear among the
Ieaders-for God had declared that he
would fight their battles.
they, were being attacked through
/ their cAl!dren-the rising generation
lhey bad no warfare even against their
abused and tried to make the Saints
respond and retaliate. But let them
do it, was his advice. "Let them
90 on with their evil work, but let us
do our work Of Light and truth.
Opening up new, subject, Apostle
! Penrose said: s. | think that every
man II this church, 40 matter what
authority be may have in the priest
hood, has just as many civil rights as
any other American citizen. don I
consider that he has any less Every
man who is an American citizen stands
according 10 the theory, equal before
the law. I have heard some or our
Young men talk IN way IS II they dld
not appreciate that, and are drinking
IN the spirit OF opposition which
comes from that evil one.
Eyes are Blinded.
81 have no doubt that some people
passing as judges are mistaken and
not corrupt, but their eyes are blinded
by the powers Of wickedness, but the
root of this opposition is in iniquity;
ii is in darkness; it is in corruption;
it is in evil; scandalized by those who
control the fight against the church of
God, and you will find that they are
OF the character that has been men
toned here today
The only thing for the Saints to 90
was 10 teach their children the prin-
ciples Of eternal life that they may
not become subject to the evil powers
referred to.
President Smith then presented the
names Of the church authorities and
the various governing bodies Of the
church TO the people and all were upani-
mously sustained.
Conference then adjourned until 10
! 0 clock this morning.