Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-15
Instructive Addresses by Prest.
Anthem H. Lund, Elder Reed
Smoot and Others.
CHANGES IN N. !. A. OFFICERS.
Laltcr.day Saints Urged TO Give Their
Children u Church school
Education.
sneeIal Corresnondence.


ference OF the Utah stake u Zion OPP
ened Saturday forenoon in the tabef-
nacle with President John presiding.
There were present Elder Reed smoot,
Presidents John and Keller Of the
stake presidency, President George Os-
mond Of the star Valley idaho sake
and members Of The high council and
other local Church authorities,
After the opening deyotiDna! exer-
eises Of Staging ana prayer, President
David John reported the Stake to be in
good condition.
President George osmond made an
instructive address and was followed
by Elder Reed Sm0ot. VINO spoke OF
the interesting ana profitable selni-an-
nual conference just closed in SAT- Lake
CITY, and then called attention 10 the
advice OF President smith. given in the
conference, mat this IL the best possi-
BILE time for the people 10 get out OF
debt; the speaker urged that this adj
vice he Needed He believed that in
lerest IN the Advancement of the Church
was never more general among the peo-
pie lhan at present
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
At the saturday afternoon session
President Joseph Is, Keller was the first
speaker, his theme being the restoration
OF the gospel and the duties Of the
saints Patriarch Alexander Gillspie.
60 years & member OF the Church; Pa
triarch John O. Jones. 81 years a mem
Der, and Patriarch Andrew watson, "a
years member. all related personal
experiences OF faith promoting nature
ana bore strong testimonies TO the
truthfulness OF the gospel and OF Gods
blessings ana goodness 60 them and IN
His people.
Elder ICED smoot expressed great Joy
In the testimonies Of the patriarChs who
had spoken. ana compared their lives
with the lives Of those who are seeking
the overthrow OF the Church In speak,
Ing 90 them he said that for the saints
to Yield this or chat principle would
never satisfy them-nothlns but COM
plete apostacy from the Church would.
SUNDAY FORENOON.
AT the Sunday morning session. Press
ident Anthem II. Luud and a large
number Of the stake authorities We're
present In addition to those in attend
ance Saturday, and there was "a large
congregation. Bishop George NJ.
Smoot, OF the Vineyard ward ana
Bishop Ralph poulton OF the Provo
sixth ward reported the excellent con-
dition Of their respective wards. Elder
NJ l., Pratt OF the high council made
q brief address and was followed by
President George II. Brimhall, who re-
ported that the Brigham Young uni-
versity was in a very satisfactory con-
dtlon, and spoke at some length upon
Its growth. He cautioned the saints to
be careful in the selection OF mental
foods presented to their children, that
they might not become unconsciously
biased against the truth.
President Anthem II. Lund took up
the idea presented by President Brim-
hall and urged the saints TO bias their
children toward the truth. The saints
knew the gospel IL true and II was their
duties to teach 1t to their children.
The Latter-day Saints should not be
discouraged or fearful, for Mormonism
ia not dying. The world thought 1t
was when the saints were driven 10 the
wilderness. but the Lord blessed them
and the country which was considered
worthless, had through the blessings
OF the Lord become one OF the most
desirable places IN which to live IN an
the world The Lord would continue
| 10 bless the people II they were faitl-
| full: trials might come, but they Woul1
| not be greater than can be borne, anu
those who pass through them WIN NJ
| tegrity win become stronger ana srea'-
| en- blessings would follow.
orcanizatlon OF the Church which COM
nelled the admiration OF the world-an
nrganizatlon not devised by man, but
| devised by the Lord. The principles OF
tbc Gospel were the same today as
| those taught BY the Savior ana his
anostles They we're the truth and that Is
MAT the saints want, and they should
evcrcise care not to be led away by
error. but remain firm and steadiast
IA the truth which they had received
The general and stake church officers
we're sustained at the Sunday AFTER
noon session. Superintendent Hlck-
man of the Y. N. Nj. /. A., having
gone east 20 study, and Second Asst
Myron T.. Crandall being about 10 leave
the state, were released with vote or
appreclation for their setvices, as
was Miss Vnate Elliott, second assistant
In the presidency Of the Y. l.. NJ. l., on
account of moving to Ogden, and the
| sunerintendeucy of each Of the two or
vanizntlons we're sustained as follows:
y NJ. NJ. 7. A-E. :. Hinckley, supeEin-
tendent; JOS. A. Buttle and Walter H..
Cluff, assistants.
VI. MI. A-Alice l., Reynolds. SUI
perintendent; Nellie Sunsion and Sarah
Giles, assistants
Elder Reed smoot, spoke OF the good
ness OF God TO the people. individually
and collectively. Il would be well, by
thought. for the people TO review and
count their blessings, and the humblest
[ ma "a ssutn T..
itude.
He urged parents 10 give their chill
dren an education in the Church schools
this being one Of the greatest gifts the
parents could give their children.
President Lund read from page Si3 Of
the Doctrine and Covenants, the dec
laration from the Lord that He was
not pleased with many who were men,
bers Of the Church, because they had
not repented OF their wickedness. the
pride OF their heart and their covetous-
ness and that II they did not forsake
their wicked ways He would ehastise
them. This revelation was given about
a year before the Kirkland temple was
dedicated and the chastisement came
Ia the people as the Lord had threat
ened The Prophet Joseph, In the died.
Icatory prayer In the Kirkland temple.
prayed for great power 10 accompany
the servants OF the Lord, who were to
go from Kirkland, 10 proclaim the gos-
pei. The prayer was a prophesy ana
II had been fulfilled President Lund
further referred 20 the dedication II
the temple, and the prophecies and
blessings connected herewith, all OF
which had been fulfilled. The saints
had come here and had been blessed
with peace, although here they had al
times felt tho Christening hand OF the
Lord, and they should be guided by
the experience OF tho saints before
coming here, and carry out the will OF
the Lord. honor their callings aud la
bor continuously In tn various duties of