Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-16
,,,srestinu Addresses by Elders
Reed SmOOt, Geo. F. Richards
And Rudger Clawson.
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n,8en. July l6-The quarterly con-
,..nos OF the Weber stake was held at
=. ogden Tabernacle yesterday with
-.s,lngs at 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. Pres
dent 1. W. shurtliff presiding.
,rer the devotional exercises at the
earning session, president shurtlin
r,5s he opening address Of welcome
or1 clerk John V. Bluth read very
,,teresting report Of the stake
Elders Joseph Stanford and Thomas
Browning spoke briefly on the work
If The high councillors who during the
mast year have had less difficulties TO
settle than al any time In the history
Of the stake, showing the people to be
living more unitodly than before. Also
that the committee appointed to visit
the Elders quorums had visited them
all and re-organized some with good
results all around.
Bishop James Wotherspo0n ~ the
Third ward gave a very encouraging
report OF his ward as did also supt.
WIN. Z. Terry OF the Religion classes.
The choir sang Arise o Glorious Zion ~
Elder Reed Smoot of the apostles next
smoke. After a few prelimlanries he
referred to the opposition met with and
the abuse heaped upon the Church. II
matters not, he said, what charges
may be brought against US, If they
are not true they viii have no per1na-
uent effect. Persecution and false ac-
cusatlon should serve 10 unite the peo-
ole closer together and make them more
determined To serve God. We are try
ing TO save ourselves and families first
and then the world. not only IN beliey-
ing IN God and His work, but IN nlling
our mission honorably. ] be-
lieye the world Is coming TO recognize
the fact that a mere Sunday religion Is
useless-liye Christians must live what
they believe" The speaker read from
an article which appeared In the sat
urday Evening Post. which touched on
week day religion and the great need
thereof as the churches are losing their
hold on the people, The Latter-day
Saints as a people have each day been
endeayoring TO live that kind Of re-
iigl0n, a religion that enters into their
very lives. In their business, pleasures,
trials. sorroWs and every condition OF
life. / have every cause 10 be proud
OF the people OF God, and have conf
dence in their desire TO uphold the
principles OF righteousness"
Elder George +. Richards Of the
quorum OF apostles, was the next
speaker. He said he was pleased VITA
the concise reports rendered. During
the past three months he had visited
10 OF the Stakes OF Zion and was favor
ably impressed with 'he faithfulness
OF. the Saints The speaker was espc-
cially pleased with the report OF the
work done Dy the teachers, and hoped
that the proper teaching was being
done that the people might be strength
ened In their faith and their duties not
feeling that a casual visit is sufficient,
but the real good accomplished should
be the teachers aim. There Is grow
inc among the young people OF this age
a spirit Of inndelity and unbelief, and
The saints must guard their children
fcm this harmful influence, He re-
minded the parents OF their RESPONSE
biity TO teach their children correct
principals and 10 encourage them to
do their duty, as they are more pre-
cious TO parents than anything else on
earth II one goes astray how great
is the sorrow Of the parents, but on the
other hand. II one with the aid Of the
quorums. and other organizations AMI
the spirit Of God can be taught 10 1--we
n pure and upright life how great Is
their Joy.
The choir sang softly Beams the
Sacred Dawning,' Benedictlon was
pronounced by Patriarch Loren Farr.
At the afternoon session President c,
=. Middleton bore a faithful testimony
70 the truth OF Gods work. Said he
felt that some Of the saints were not
availlng themselves Of the great op-
portunites offered as they should do.