Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-07
elders Geo. F. Richards and Or
.on 3. Whitney Address Meet
ina Saturday Afternoon.
STANDING ROOM AT PREMIUM.
,.,,elous Growth Of Church-Charges
q, bishop spnldlng Rcfuted--
credit Where Credit Is Due.


80, tbe saturday afternoon session
the conference, which convened at
...i,ck. president Joseph f. Smith
.iding. The hymn "Oh Say What
ruth" was rendered by the choir
"a congregation. and Elder German
= ellsworth. president OF the North
states mission. offered the invo-
.,ion after which "oh We Mountains
u,ghn was sung by the assembly.
ELDER GEORGE f. RICHARDS
,ser George F. Richards, Of the
.,,,cu OF the apostles. was the nrst
.osoker Of the afternoon. He said
~ ami had been filled with exceed
,cace during the meetings Of the
ference; that the words spoken
4, etted into his soul like well cary
plocks Of marble in a building. He
"a he said. no occasion to remove
polish away any remarks That hao
Zen made.
rho saints have much occasion TO be
1ntf,,I FOR what the Lord has done
sor them. The Almighty has tulnlled
+y,r, one Of His promises concerning
his children.
I've have seen tbs Church grow
snce its birth seventy-seven ana
balf wears ago. in the state OF New
York. with but six members. IL mas
.,eaauv grown In numbers, despite
- onnositlon which II has met and
the yituperation that has been heap
"I Tear most for this Church
uben men shall cease 20 assau IL
from without The words OF the saw
i'm were To the effect that II they were
hated by the ungodly He also was
likewise iespised.'
srne Greatest danger to this people
declared the speaker, would be a season
of prosperity and surcease from per
Advantage is being taken by the
church OF the apparent lull IN he
strenuous hostility OF rev Years az
The missionaries are laborlns mort y
tenaticalv and successfully than IN
many years and the Church is growing
ana Increasing at home, as shown oy
In. figures presented by Elder ClaW-
son this morning. --,. -,
Tho organization or THIS thurNn Oh
April 6. 1880. was m iulnllnl s.ll vi W ~
dream Given TO NNsbuchadneLLhI OF
ola The dream interpreted by the RIO
,bSt Daniel The little stone cut out
~ the mountain without hhhus Wa
destined to roll forth until II hlleo 1he
whole earth All the Kingdoms OF ca, N
are to be crushed to pieces Oy uie NJ
''S sr,s rs,,aistion Of st. John ON the Isle
- Prtnnost also olearly set forth the
ssstoration OF the gospel ana the or
Imitation of the Church In latter
DAYS. ,,,,o c9OU~rH
In seventy-one and a half years the
church has made a marvellous growth,
s98 ihe speaker. A clipping was reao
from the Deserot News showing ehat
Tho church has now become elehtn ia
rolnt Of numbers in the United states
and Is increasing more rapidly thah
any other church.
1--WE may pride ourselves on haV-
ing the most Americanized church on
thc land" said Elder Richards. And
,rbv uotY We have the gospel of the
Son Of God, with the same principles,
precepts and organization. Do any OF
us want TO 90 back 10 this church 10
which we belonged before the light or
truth dawned upon our souls, None
such are there except some who have
followed their evil inclinations, and lo'
the spark thai once glowed whhih
them.
ELDER oRsON F. WHITNEY.
Elder orson F. whitney. OF the coun-
cil of apostles. was the next speaker
In a preliminary way. he deprecated
the fact that many conference visitors
had been compelled to walk the streets
~ this city an night, without being
able 70 obtain places OF shelter, while
Perfectly willing to pay for accommo-
datons. and he commended the labora
Of the committee that had in hand the
work Of providing relief.
Elder Whitney read the following exc
uact from a sermon delivered by bish-
20 Spalding. OF the Episcopal church.
or sunday Sept. %. 1907, I'm this city;
But here comes the necessity of
work OF caution, for THE religious fa--
u'lg drives men into excess. II makes
hem overlap reason and even morality
To the Seventh Day Adventist Is pre-
stnts a petty matter OF time as run
damsntal OF the faith. TO the Nor
mon @ iustihes. nay. redulres' q so
cIal systcmh which strikes death 20 the
clnicf ~ an social progress, the purity
Of the family"
UNLIKE PREDECESSORS.
i do not know Bishop spalding. "
said Elder Whitney. "and l do not know
thar De knows me. but certain 10 is
thar De does not know the Mormon
pIle nor understand their religion.
'e speaker went ON to say that he had
enjoyed the acquaintance 81 Bishop j.
= Iutue who once presided over tha
diocese Of Utah and Tor whom he EEL
much respect. In like manner he had
always har friendly relations with the
late Bishop Abel Leonard. To the lat
ter, elder Whitney said he had once
commented upon the greatness OF soul
and .ihenlitv Of thought of Bishop Tut
tH To- which Bishop Leonard replied
that that WAS % eliza. acteristic OF most
tpIsropal prelates.
Tho speaker deplorcd the attitude OF
d. hop Spalding. and believed that his
uiJ RANGES were attributable 90 lack
of knowledge Of tho subject with which
Dr. was dealng Such remarks as those
of ,he Episcopal bishop has in times
pIst caused the LattCr-day saints una
ioil suffering and in many instances
hove been the direct cause of adherents
or The Church being persecuted, eN-
ggllqd ana have even led to the she'd
dllE N tho blood ~ innocent mon.
While such consequences are sad ana
..oeklng. they are not surprising 10
we lattcr-day saints Mormunism.
Y true, is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Tho heritage OF an who obey the mess
ace taught by tho Redoemer OF the
world and by the apostles under Ills
direction Is 10 suffer persecution.
DIR. LORD on AURELlUs.
Elder Whitney read the following ex-
Ha.i from Dr. John Lords Beacon
Lghts Of History"
The other fact which ohscured the
t'nIy OF Marcus Aurelua na aoVer-
.kl vas his persecution NJ the Chris
uahs--for which n ls hard 90 account.
hhln the heuenceut character of the
Emperor IL considered Ills reigu was
hfnalized for an imperial persecution.
IN which Justin az Rome. Polycarp ut