Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-08

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ELDER WILLIAM II, SMART.
president OF the uintah stake, made a
few remarks concerning his work. Last
June he was called from the Wasatoh
stake 10 preside over she saints In Uln.
tab He gave brief account OF the his
tory Of the stake UP 10 the time he was
called to take charge, The speaker said
the country was the bes. watered in
Utah, and The soil very fertile where
irrigated, He did noI know, he said,
OF a better place for new homes by
those who are seeking such than
was the Uintah reservation The speak
er believed that the prediction OF Presi-
dent Lyman when the stake was organ
lied, to the effect that the time would
come when this part OF Utah would
be among the most important In the
state, would be fulfilled.
ELDER GEORGE rEAsDALE
OF the quorum of apostles was the con
GLIDING speaker OF this session of the
conference He knew, ne said, that this
Church is the Church OF the Lamb, and
God Ae9rs and answers PRAYER He
knew also that Joseph Smith was "A
prophet OF the Lord. by the very simple
manner that he taught the same doc
trine that Christ taught when He was
on the earth 1t had always seemed to
the speaker that God should make
Himself known to this modern prophet.
and that lie should again organize the
Church among men giving all men the
ODflOTfnH6fN a hnr1r1Hr, sY.v,n ,lI.nI,,iog
OF our Savior The keys of power mad
been restored SO that now again chill
dren might be sealed 10 their parents in
tulillment of the Scriptures respecting
the coming of Elijah the prophet. And
SO sinai other predictions be fulfilled.
The knowledge ol God had been lost.
ana so there had 10 be a restoration OF
the truth. 1t Is under the Hight of this
restoration that we live and grow in
me knowledge OF the gospel We have
parIaken OF the same spirit of revela-
Ilon which made known 10 the Apostle
Fe1er that Jesus was the Christ. The
speaker quoted and read many passages
q SER pture IN eueidation OF his points.
lie testified TO a knowledge OF the COS
pei. though he did not feel thar he
should advocate this knowledge In tho
spirit OF contention.
Inc cnolr and congregation sang 1--WE
thank Thee, " God, for a nronhst y
ana after benedction by Elder Henry
L MeCune, the conference took a. re-
cess Till 2 b. nv
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
This session OF the conference was
opened by the singing by the choir of
An angel from on high prayer hy
Elder L. W. shurtlin, ana an anthem
by the choir, Grant us Peace. + Lord.
ELDER JOHN HENRY SMITH
of the quorum of apostles. was the first
speaker He quoted passage from
one or st, Paul eplstles warning the
ancient saints against being lovers of
pleasure more than lovers OF God. and
expressed tho belief that the spirit OF
pleasure seeking Is growing among us.
Ihe spirit or the times leads us In this
direction Elder Smith said that he
was not opposed TO recreation: ca the
contrary, he felt that reasonable
amount Is necessary. There are six days
given over to pleasure and work. The
Lord had given us the privilege OF en-.
joylng ourselves In the dance and in
theater-going. But nowadays ihe
young people sometimes do NOT stay
az nome OF an evening. but go Out IN
search of amusement which results In
improper associations. Our places OF
amusement should be modified in tn.
Influence they exercise on oar young
people Our children must be bette,
preserved from the conpanionship OF
men Who lake pride In oyerco nj Inc
the immoral. There are men and wo-
men who take pride in overcoming
young persons, boys as well as girls
who are pure and innocent The
saints In our various communities
should stand together In the matter of
throwing around our youth the necos.
sary safeguards. so that they may not
be led away by these improper asso.
Citations, We shall find ourselves under
serious condemnation tho speaker
thought, at the last. for the too great
freedom we give OFF sons and daugh-
tiers Ia respect TO pleasure,
1t is difficult, Elder Smith conceded
to put an old head on young shoulders
AS long as our nelshbors permit their
boys and girls 10 so Ia places OF amuse-
ment where there may be improper In
fuences, II Is hard 10 convince our own
children that these influences win bC
Injurious 10 them Let onr young PEG.
pie have legitimate amount Of plea.
sure, but By all means lei more thought
and care be bestowed upon the matter
OF amusement Elder Smith, therefore,
testified to the truth OF ihc saying with
which his discourse began and admcn-
ished the saints not 10 be lovers OF
pleasure more than lovers OF God
Sister Emma Ramsey Norris sang
the hymn Come, come ye saints"
ELDER ORsON r. WHITNEY,
OF the quorum OF apostles, was the next
speaker. He chose as a rex a sentence
from the Declaration TO tho effect that
any effort must be futile which at
tempts 20 differentate the Mormon
priesthood from the Mormon people.
"Why should ii be thought" asked
the speaker chat there II a gulf be-
tween tho leaders and the IedY Who
are tho men and women who lead
whether "a general on local capacities
Have they come from without IN,
Church. No they have been chosen
from among the people, II Is true thaH
their spirits came down from heaven to
"a hernaole IN the flesh But so also did
lhe spirits ~ an the people In TIT
Church. Though they are expected TO
be an example 10 the people they are
not any better than tho average on the
men from whom they have been chosen
fTebor G KImbal used to say that
twlg lying ON the ground would not hs
noticed ns cruytcd with soil and mud
but as soon as II was taken up IN tho
hand i1s covering is very conspicuous
SO II Is WIN those who are chosen e
preslde--When thoy are eleynted 10 pO-
sitions thcIr faults may become easils
known"
Elder whitney referred to tho lifo OF
President Joseph =. Smith as an llltis-
tratlon Of the thought that there Ia not
a gulf between the priesthood and the
people,
Nevertheless, the speaker went on 20
people and their LADDERS. which Is not a
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