Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-07

congregation OF me saints because
OF the great responsibility or the posi-
ton assumed by a speaker Not be
cause OF fear OF the people. for I count
them as my friends. but -ecausc OF
the responsibility that devolvos upon
servant OF God IN arising 20 address
the saints
rejoice in the progress of the
Church. when ] listen to the reports
of the cause of truth / am glad ~ my
heart. Tor J Know the work OF God win
triumph. The opponents Of the cause
OF righteousness remind one of the
boys throwing mud nt the church Tho
mud and stones might defacc the ont
en- walls Of the edihce but they cam.
not blacken the clean interior and
they have not the power to tear
the work down. As long as those in
the Church are faithful there ls mo-
danger OF IT'S enemies overthrowlnR ID
The desire TO be an the gospel would
have us be, should be- an iu an.
portion Of the 18TH chapter OF First
Corinthians was read by the speaker
and also the following extract from
treats by Edward Everett Hale.
OUR PHYSICAL NEEDS.
The peril OF this centur,. is phys.
zeal decay. This peril is gravely inn
minent with respect to All who owen
IN our great cities. an the conditions
OF life In the modern American city
favor f. Wealth. or accumulation ~
that wherewith TO crafty the desires
is the great incentive of our conter,-
poraneous life. and under its fcvercd
stlihulatlon, vast numbers OF men and
women, utterly careless OF the bod,,s
needs or demands. struggle in ne
great conflict, and eventually 20 do,r,,
victims OF the unchangable law az
mature which DEGREES that the ittest
shall survive.
And aIT fh.v. ,,.-.t.
cumb to the inevitable before tbc,
nave reached the ultimate span ~
IRE Dear or beget children who are
weak IN proportion as their narerts
were weak, and these thrust I'm their
turn among conditions demanding
s,eusln, resisting power, and vitality
auCcumb quicker than their forbearsI"
There is great natural truth nm
lNersally demonstrated with regard
to inc various forms OF living ORGAN
lsnS embraced I'm the animal ufe %
me world and that is, when All the
tNiIC1lons OF the body works together
lhrmoniously, such as the digeetto,,
the respiration, the circulation ana ~
cAcIeuon, there Is found "A normal
strong healthy organism. capabie 80
cNlS1hg under conditions that ,yould
mean me quick dissolution OF one I'M
natural functions. ''''
HOW beautiful the woman u,b, has
attained natural development. and
now great the strength OF nm
whose physical organization has moi
been impaired! mas i''
Inc greater the peril N physical do
S"g, the greater the peril Of spiritual
"s Inc spirit requires a strong
sVINututlon as wei as the pbvsic,,i
loI there are diseases ~ tbe
spirit making inroads upop lis -
iS'ence' IL Is eternal, almost A. n couId
ut' that derangemeut that had ,or,a
upon them. Tho boys who last Veot
spent the greater part OF a night Am n
sliioYn, drlnking whisky and beer and
80 ,,,'t., ,'ie caras, are weakened I'm their
spiritual as well as their physicat 10
lures. They are disabled frofn attond-
ING sunday school. meetings on So,
nay, as wei as during the week I "a
W All De men, pure within. repont ~
our SINS for as President Smltb sstd
Ih the beginning OF the conference
,lI.l cannot be saved In sin or IN ir-
You may have a beautifui b,,,.,
out without the true love Of Christ and
tol one another, there can be no tr,,e
noile mere. Woe 70 that home yvbora
me mother negIects essential houseboiS
Huiles TO engage in social anfalrs or
, LUIS 70 be guided by divine instruc-
Would It not be better 10 snen6 49,.
OF the money expended to rnsintsin ths
peace IN regulating the home. The ar
lacks made upon the home ufa ~ tbo
Ia 81 Gay saints are not well foundoa
ana II sin abounds In a Mormon bor,o
u Is not because OF Mormon teacbins,s
Dut III spite OF them. Wrong doing
comes from Influences outs5do 80
Mormon household, ana NOT tTo,,, VI "a.
m else that hearth does not beIn+s,
70 true Latter-day saint.
me body Is IN healthy condition
10 disease can successfully afta,cir a.
Al the ueacons' quorum I'm some uttfc
~ OF me way ward is out OF order
me whole body of the Church suffe,.s
yIst thal much The teachers quorums
elders seventies and nj members rn,,st
work together harmoniouslv 70 ~
enc mat the work OF the gospel NAV
progress 10 its ultimate destiny
desire TO bear testimony N tho
Iact that l know the gospel &c tr7,o
anu ulat the men who stand AT tho
heda are inspired men OF God.
VINO are these arrayed In white"
Grant. '@u''H
ELDER RULON s. WELLS.
Elder Rulon S. Wells OF the first
council Of seventies desired 10 he la
Dy the spirit OF revelation In address
ing tne vast congregation present.
wish 10 express my belief that the sin
OF indifference as mentioned BY a pre-
Nious speaker Is one Of the greatest
now In existence I'm the world Tho
people present at this meeting NAV moi
De charged with the sin OF indifference
for their very presence indicates their
Interest In the work OF the Lord. The
great enemy 10 religion is this indiffer-
ence. Men are prone TO take advantage
OK their free agency given 10 every
soul, by misapplying the talents with
which they have been endowed. Two
things especially are very valuable 10
every human soul, and the responsl-
bility OF making proper use OF them Is
upon every man and woman These
things are time and money. Some one
has said that time IS money. and we
viii so FAR concede that this is true
insofar as we make proper use OF the
time and money that are given to US.
Arc VIC using the time and means we
have for the benefit OF the work Of
God, and for the building up OF the
cause OF the gospel?
Some are SO foolish as 10 think that
II they devote "a portion OF their time
10 the service N the Lord. that Is an
that is required OF them. That thu
performance ~ some minor duties
Is an sufficient ana that the remainder