The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-08
'or. and it can be shown how it has

for. and it can be shown how it has
been used.
Referring TO the records of the
church, he requested Saints who had
IN their possession any historical docu-
mcnts TO bring them to the historian s
Office, as they desire to make the church
history more complete.
''ln looking over statistics OF the
church for the last year, / find that
There has been a substantial increase
in the numbers added to the church
There were 512 births more in 1906
than in 1905, and the death rate was
$50 less than In 1905; in fact, the death
rate in the stakes of Zion combined
does not exceed | per cent. This is
quite an item for life insurance com
panies, -
In this connection he advocated
the observance of the word of wisdom
and the living of the simple life, and
he believed keeepiug the word of Wis
dam was the cause of the small death
rate,
He also noticed from the statistics,
he said, that the young people were
entering the temples and being
sealed,
sealed More marriages had been
solemnized in the Temple last year
than the previous year.
pie To marry, and to marry right; TO
keep themselves pure, so that they
could be able 10 90 to their bishops and
get recommend TO the temples and
take their companion for life at the
altar of the Lord and be sealed by
that authority which binds on earth
that which shall be binding in heaven
Offers Resolution.
At the close Of President Lund s re-
marks, President John r, Winder
offered the resolution providing for
sending the twenty tons of -four TO the
Chinese. and which was adopted.
In recommending the resolution Is.
Fl. Roberts said: 'fI desire to second
the resolution offered by the presi-
dent, and in doing so desire to call at
tention TO the fact that We are con.
nected with au institution founded of
God for .he benefit of the whole world;
that it is an institution of world WIDE
sympathia7: that it is an institution
whose doc trine recognized the great
truth that the children of men are also
the children of God; that all men are
brethren. No calamity can fall upon
any Of our Flther's children but what
our hearts go out in sympathy to them.
! trust. also, that the movement may
bear witnesse to the wisdom that exists
in the methods of collecting means for
charitable and religious purposes.
Thank God there is an institution on
the earth whose charities are constant
ly aecumulating; that IN the very mo;
ment of need ,Hhere is means of
ministeriug unto children of men.
circumstance that speaks loudly for the
divine wisdom that has made these pro-
visions in the Church of Christ.
Elder .Ehhu Call then sang Save
Ne, Oh God.
Sylvester O. Cannon, who has been
nf he Nath
lands mission. was khe next speaker
and he stated that he intends to pub
lsh the Doctrine and Covenants in The
Dutch language.
William H. Smart, president Of the
Uintah stake, told of the great .possl-
bilities of the Uintah basin, which Is
soon TO be traversed by the Moffat |
railroad. He urged the Saints to come
and locate there, as there are already I
on the ground many who are not OF the |
faith.
Apostle George Teasdale set up a de-
fense for the brethren. After some |
remarks, he asked: DO |
you mcan to tell me that this congre-
CATION is deceived2 That it is under |
the domination of priestcraft7 Do YOU
mean to tell me that this vast congre-
cation is not intelligent; did not know
what they are saying when they de-
elared that they knew that these |
principles are true: that they knew that |
God lived, that Jesus Christ was the |
Christ, and that Joseph Smith WAS
prophet7 They hadn it by revelation:
and how can the gates OF hell prevail
against revelation ~
The apostle said be did not believe
in contention, and did not enter into
contention TO prove what he believed:
The Lord said contention was not of
him, but of the devil. "I notice the
Saints who live the principles are Joy
full and happy and satisfied, - he said
'I notice, on the other hand, where
people do not have the testimony. and
fellowship. that they are dissatisfied
and contentious; they manifest that
tthey do not have the spirit of God.
GAS TO the spirit of hatred, con
tention, falsifying, lying and SANDER
ing. and all manner of righteousness, |
do the Latter-day Saints-the hier
archy, if YOU please to call lido
they manifest any of this disposition2
No Why7 They are men OF God. |
know it, You know we love you. You
know we are patient, and we don t
presume to exercise and unrighteous |
domination or anything of the kind |
over you; but anything that is for the |
furtherance of the purpose of the AL |
mighty and for the establishment of his |
kingdom on earth. / would not dare
exercise and unrighteous domination
or 90 to any foolish extreme to have |
nv way or notions carried out
This denial and announcement closed
the morning session.