Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-05
mamma Session Characterized
Vp .. Addresses From the First
Presidency.
f, ,peE CROWDS ARE PRESENT.
,.,,ldent Smith Reviews His Trip
,s,oad and Tells Of Conditions
of European Conferences.
70 tbe situation Of the Saints
s.,s They Have Every Rea-
son to be Encouraged

e..orty-seyenth seml-annual
terence .a Of the Mormon churon as
'u, ,s'sd today. At 10 o'clock the 'ap-
'em0', was fairly well filed win
sfn ,,. rom far and near, This after
'a'"~ me same building held a sonle-
nooa ,aroer congregation, By tomor-
vaa' ,here will be many more persons
NV a,tondance and by Sunday the usual
u o, sa,, meetings will doubtless have
10 be held. a,ootar-
Ihs addresses from all three or the
~ i preddency. President smith oc-
l n@ the major portion OF the time
| eyE ,ri5 in considerable detail his re-
rD. ,rin abroad which included on
NJ return journey. Yisils u mlnlS "a al
N, historic places that are associa'eu
viii early Church history
AUTHORITIES PRESENT
r,,,o were present of the first pres
/ lne,' Iosenh +. Smith. John II. WIN
lsp, "a Anthem II. Lund; Of the quor-
%" ~ anostles Francis Nj. Lyman,
~. u Henry Smith, George Teasdale.
yynn Claws0n. Reed Smoot, Hyrum
nuS sut,b George Albert Smith, Charles
~ 1 pa1rose George +. Richards, C'rson
:, whitney and David q. Machay,
ssIng natriarch; Of the hrst sew
'n,ssidents. Seymour B, Young,
y 49, ReynoIds ]. Golden Kimball.
ssioS s, Wells, Joseph W. McMurrin
,sS Charles II. Hart; Of the preslalng
g,bonric. VIM. B. Preston, kopert Il
p,,,on ana 0rrin p. Miller; besides
s,os number Of presidents OF stakes
"a missions, with their counseiors'
M bishops OF wards.
p-e,ident Smith called the assembly
a,isr the choir and congregation
s,r the hymn, commencing:
Rsdeemer Of Israel.
our only delight.
On whom for blessing we eau;
our shadow by day
And our pillar by night.
Our King, our Deliv'rer, our all.
payer was offered by Elder VIM.
IT, cholr then sang the hymn begin
ming,
Though dsep'ning trials throng your
way
Press on press on, we Saints of God;
Ere long the resurrection day
VIII spread rs life and truth abroad
president SMITHS DISCOURSE.
President Smith spoke just SO min
vieS His address, which was report
"a specially for the News by +. w.
0ttsHtrom, was as follows;
4 feel very grateful this morning
i,r he privilege | have of beholding
he faces Of my brethren and sisters
assembled here at The opening OF our
srsity-seyenth semi-annual CONFER
GH, and as on all past occasions
Shsn we have met in our conferences
J sincerely hope that the spirit of
pace and love Of truth, and the desire
'u good may be paramount IN all
nat may be said or done during our
conference, It is gratifying also to see
the number Of our brothers and sis
lers who are assembled at this first
mtelng. 1t shows an interest In our
Worn and IN the cause OF Zion which
4 speaks well for those who are pres
tnt and | sincerely believe that the
alth OF the Latter-day Saints is in
Gtaslng and that their knowledge IL
a'o increasing and their love for the
uulh growing, and the people be-
coming more and more established In
iaer convictions of the truth of the
gospel which has been restored In
these latter DAYS.
everything seems TO point to the
wtuhued advancement Of the cause
" Aon The earth has been blassed
y very great extent by the favor
= Ne Lord during the last season,
ssu me most OF our people have
spN oountiful haryests and have
Vv,n prospered not only spiritually
~. also temporarily, and | think we
nO%sS ne evidence that the good
"y'G OF the Latter-day Saints are
~ a" furnishing but that they are In
, .s.u increasing aud we all--with but
4 Ky leW exceptions ARE as deter
cue rueu Today as We ever were or as
NJ wv any members OF the Church ever
rsS, W continue TO fight the good
Nsn' and keep the faith.
SAINTS NOT DIsHEAR TENED
vel. desire to express my feelings of
ara S". 70 me Lattor-day Saints who
e,t.sS ioday and to those who shall
M, 49, tnls conference, and say TO van.
n, ultthren ana sisters. that we love
S,v uuln and the work Of the Lord to-
a,s ..n more than ever before. We
ronra.S ulsheartened, we are not dis
beIleTs' we are not fainthearted. We
Hs "a ~ ne Lord and We know that
yddas nhgnty To save, that He has
| M t AZ lhe destluIes of This peonla fror,
men, 49, 5p ,ut until the present mo-
. he ~,ss mat II is not III consequence
! capsS ~ 's1oil 81 men thaf we have es-
/ chnaeo. Plots and schemes and ma
/ laye NE ol our enemies; that we
/ n tbo ill permitted to live and grow
| On, 4, aud' 10 become what we nra
ana ~ ~ through the wisdom and marc /,
dessi'ssllss Of Him who rules ~,
toa, NJ no' only of men hut OF ma
bur ,hs,.s 1--WE all TO god. we extenl 4
for h. , r..ss and gratitude 10 Him
ad protection ''S ioVe ana
owe apv,Lsi olhs to say that we did moi
tbe A.! uling TO our ana,nlas, ,t " wv
nina 's thought that spranp mn ,r,a IL was =,
thhk ny cut ! viii hold thai bach VI"
for the ave ave something TO our enern,e.
Zion; ~ for advancement Of tho cause ''e %,
has been dop 10 date everything tha,
70 thvar,, uo one or attempted TO he d ,,a'
frrstrais IN, ne purposes Of God ana do, y
ruled fcr rs designs have bean ovo ~
to B. a ny q truth, and that WIT fna for th1
are ass, M ease until the end sor ,hu''
nor thst ' ~ Gods work. ana nor nor n mes
49, EUROPEAN TRIP.
Zone ' 3, TDS,SSeSStly. with the apnrov., :,
.ad It S SHs thought occurred es'e - present 7,
,Iop hours before ca 10 me- =, until n, Just
visit n ' ,ss east with me sr, conea !,
The thou,adSe, eastern countries ,'sen a.. 9
Saturday svi i,rst arose in my mini ,,i' y,
evening and was as m ,n,ua q