Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-27
ELDER \. j. GRANT
TALKS TO STUDENTS
He Addresses the L. D, S. Uni.
versity During Devotional Ex-
eroises This Morning.
URGES TO MAINTAIN TRUTH.


Devotional exercises al the l.. ~. s.
university this morning wste OF a very
interesting character, The students be-
ing addressed by Elder IiNbeT j.
Grant. : Iiss Mills Williams sang
three selections, Sing Me to sleep
Loves Old sweet Song" and HAPPY
Day Edward Fitzpatrick. playing a
violin Obligato to the last famed song,
The young vAolinis, played two solos,
AIendelssohu's Concerto" and llAfrs
-CavatIna."
III Introducing the speaker Presi-
dent Young satI that he VS. pleased
to announce tho presence of Apostle
Ilcber j. Grant, q patron ana StanCh
friend OF the school. Elder Grant, Who
has been absent from homo MOST OF
the time during the past six yeags pre-
siding over the :. panese mission, and
later thD European mission. spoke in
Fart as follows.
Il am pleased to have the oppor-
tunity of needing with the students
OF the Lattsr-tlay Saints university,
AS President Young has said 1 am
interested III the welfare OF this school
and have been interested In IL since
tho time II was established l have
been interested in all the Church
schools that have been organized In
the various cities OF the Latter-day
Saints BECAUSE / realize and know
that they are calculated In their ma
ture 10 impress upon the hearts of Snc
ycSlng people a love for the gospel of
Jesus Christ. ] believe thas this
knowledge OF the gospel which they
receive in our Church schools Is %
more value to shen than amy informu-
ton that they may gain i'll amy other
way | rejoice in the advancement of
aNIHt aut IN
music, and ia every direction, but
| above all ! rejoice In knowing thas
the young Latter-day Saints today are
better informed regarding the prin-
ciDlese OF the gospel and the plan of
HE and salvation than the young
people We're when WAS young man.
When | was years OF age. 1t was a
rare thing for any OF the boys Of my
age to be able 10 stand up for D or
lb minutes and express themselves re-
gaTdlng the principles OF the gospel,
unless they had first been upon NILS
slons and had that experience AT
that tirle OuT sunday schools were In
rhcr infancy. and our Mutual I'M
proVement ass Oclations amounted 10
little, as they had just been organ
Lied, add there was none OF the s5s.
tematic training IN the principles OF
the gospel, and tito young people as q
rule did NOT know how to give rea-
son tor the hope that was within theIn
regarding the principles OF the Gos-
pei. They were not able TO pray IN
public and many OF them did not oven
pray In private, but at the present
time IL Is my experience that thero
is a gradual i'm provoment in this re-
spect- There lis great improyemc
in the pre- operations OF the young men
who are now IN the missionary Held.
as compared with those OF few years
ago.
HAVE THE TRUTH,
when L think OF the trials. the trou.
bles, the drYlnss. the mobblngS and
prosecutions OF our fathers. ! am in-
sDircd With a Arm determination that
80 Tar as / have the ability / shall
uphold and maintain the standard of
truth which they have planted IN the
world. No tongue can tell, no pen can
paint the awful scopes when, ON that
fearfuI night when the last remnants
Of our people We're driven across the
Mississippi river on ice. Nine babes
were born with no shelter except their
mothers breasts. When ] thlnk OF
these people ns they were driven into
ihc cold winter. without food or shel.
ter. sun fun OF hope and courage as
they gathered around their dreary
camp flres and sang the great pioneer
hymn. Come come, Sc saints, no tell
nor labor fear" and ending with the
ney's through, an Is we'll, all ~ we'll"
II inspires me with determination tltat
80 tar as ] haze the ablity shall labor
10 show them that by my life i arm
strl vlns 10 be worthy OF such father
and mother"
PEOPLE OF DAVIS COUNTY.
Elder CRAM then spoke OF his re-
cent visit 70 East Bountlful ana OF the
progress made by tho people OF Davis
county. and spoke OF The great work
along The line OF improvements that
hove been Accomplished by the people
Of the Church He referred 10 the build.
ms OF the great temple. ana said that
for the people OF Davis county 10 at.
tempt TO erect such "a structure would
be equivalent TO the task that was be.
fore tho Church ~ thoes dnys lie
spoke OF the spirit OF self sacrlflce that
was manifested by the saints and paid