Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-08
OUTSIDE OVERFLOW.
Large and Attentive Congregation on
GrcensMard IN the Afternoon.

p, m. Elder BENJAMIN Goddard pre-
sided. The volunteer choir and con-
gregatlon sang the hymn beginning,
70, We mountains high"
Prayer was offered by Elder A. l..
Boothe.
Continued by singing, THE time is
far spent"
Elder Benjamin Goddard welcomed
the saints and asked for the Spirit
OF God to assist all who should take
part In the meeting. He reJoiced in
the spirit OF harmony and good VIII
that exists among the people, and had
never met with the saints in general
conference when they felt happier
and more united or manifested moro
faith I'm the work of God than they
do today, and he felt that this Ia
sufficient answer 10 all who may as
sail US,
ELDER ELIAS KIAIBALL.
president OF the Blackfoot stake said
that only on o few occasions In the
Southern States mission had he
preached TO the people fl the open
air and he had often wondered II he
should BE- able to meet the task of
preaching the gospel TO travelling
congregation as our elders have TO
do when they are preaching to the
people ia the world. He bore his
testimony to the truth OF the work
In which we are engaged and his
faith in the people lie said it was
his testimony that when a man wns
under the influence OF the Spirit of
God he has perfect faith and conf
dence In the work OF the Lord, and
that they will be victorious Ia carry
Ing the gospel to every nation, kim
dred, tongue and people and In build
ing up the kingdom OF God IN ths
| earth
ELDER JOSEPH H. ROBINSON,
| president OF the California mission,
was most grateful to have the priyil-
ege Of attending this conference and
! felt that II Is o good thing amidst
ali the affairs Of mankind to be alive,
sometimes, and TO know that you be-
long 70 the Church and kingdom OF
| God
Elder Robinson read from Matt.
xiii, 4i-46. IN which the kingdom Of
God Is likened unto n pearl OF great
price and related some of his ex-
pcricnces ana those OF the saints In
passing through the scenes during
the destruction Of the city OF san
Francisco by earthquake and fire, and
said that In that event he felt as
sured OF the WOudrous price OF this
pearl that made men rich ia tho
possession Of It above all the riches OF
the world; rich in the knowledge OF
God and IN the knowledge that Jesus
Is the Christ. and IN the knowledge
that through the gates of baptism
men had become Initiated into the
! kingdom Of God. and whether they
live, they live unto Christ. or whether
they die, they die unto Christ
When the forces Of nature were rent
| uElnueT fnnra "a In kaa "a
of the I.atter-day Saints. They pos
sessesd their souls IN patience. They
| recognized the protecting hand OF God
| while upon ever hand some seemed TO
| be sunk In deep apathy, some were be-
| side themselves, dlstraut, praying to
| the Lord to deliver them, and others
seemed to have lost all regard for that
| which was humane. Burglary, plum
| der, loot and murder were INDUCED In
| during the first hours of that terrible
| catastrophe, and many came to them
| for protection. When the flames drew
| high and near one man came to US for
| protection and said, Il trust my wife
and child into your keeping. II any
| thing happens TO me want you to pro-
| tect them as you would your own life.
| II Il becomes necessary ! want you to
take her life TO protect her honor"
God had his hand over the least OF
his children Some who had departed
/ from the parental roof and were IN that
/ great city for It's pleasures; God pre-
I served them. that not one of our num-
4 Der, not one who bore the name OF
| saint was hurt or even received n
/ scratch The property Of our people
, was either saved by insurance or by
| being In that district which was not
| devastated by fire.
six years ago this month President
| Brigham Young Of the quorum Of the
| twelve visited I'm that state and [
| heard him with my own ears warn tho
/ people and tell them that II was not far
I distant when that great city should be
| destroyed by earthquake and fire.
| and II made such an Impression upon
some OF our saints that they wanted
| TO leave tho city and remove away az
once.
II had been promised by another
apostle along with some small boys I'm
| ST. George, that Il we were faithful we
| would be sent out into the world 10
| preach the gospel and that we would
| see cities shaken 10 pieces. burnt and
! sunk behind US, after We had dis
/ charged our message.
| I'VE had gathered IN a conference
| capacity and the elders of the San
! Francisco conference and some visiting
/ brethren going 10 the South Sea ISL
| ands were present. Tuesday night
| after having met with some opposition
| on tho streets OF the city % OF US
| bowed ourselves IN prayer IN the mis-
| sion home nj midnight and | remember
| though not fully endorsing, the fervor
| Of the elder who prayed. He prayed
! most earnestly that God would shake
| up the city, for we had been talking to
| them year after year and not making
I any particular impression upon them.
/ When the quake came he rushed into
| my room and asked me il this was IN
/ answer to MS prayer"
President Robinson related several
| instances where some Of the saints had
been miraoulously delivered IN tho
midst Of wreck and ruin. And ex-
! pressed his thanktulness for n knows
edge OF the gospel which is the power
OF God unto salvation. II has within II
that which viii save and uplift all
mankind and solve every problem Of
! humanity
ELDER WILLIAM T. JACK,
president OF the Cassia stake, felt Ia
rejoice that his heart was In full ac-
cord with the spirit and teachings that
we have listened TO at this session OF
conference: that his parents had been
pierced with the gospel sound, and had
| emlerated 10 these valleys OF the noun
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