Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-06

declared, are NOT only Il RELIGIOUS ana
studious people. but they are u musical
people, IN evidence OF this we have
unly 10 refer to the eloquent tones
o. tne great organ. abe frequent con-
Etegatlonal singing In the tabernacle.
the ehcir OF $50 voices under the lead~
ershtp pt Prot stephens, and the NUM-
erous ward cholrs throughout the land.
Iho tabernacle choir entered into CONF
petition with other choIrs at the wold's
iails a Tow years ago. in which tines
won She second prize sufficient ill.,
aicatton pt their excellence. And we
~ teel honored with them III their
Victory.
we are most profoundly Influenced
ny The songs we sing One writer
mas declared that the character Of u
community may be determined very
Largely by their songs. The speaker
called attention 10 the hymn book
published by the Church and 10 the
sreat themes OF which some ot these
treat Five OF these themes he Iuen-
tioned OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the Christ,
Joseph the Prophet the Book OF Nor
mon, the founding of Zion, and the null
lennium Elder Clawspn called attcn-
ton TO some OF The songs which pre-
claim our belief In each OF these themes
and commented thereon. OF the FIRST.
for example, We have such hymns q
Jesus, once of humble birth, Redeemer
of Israel, I know that my Redeemer
lives; of the second theme We have
such ~. We thank Thee o God for "
prophet, Our God We raise to Thee,
and Praise to the man who communed
with Jehovah; OF The Book of Mormon
weNsing such SONGS as, What was wilt
Messed in the heavens2 An angel from
on high, Go We messengers OF glory;
OF the theme respecting Zion we have
26 hymns, some of which are, The
Use ,1.r a
rious things of thee are spoken, Zion
stands with hills surrounded, The
Spirit OF God like a fire is burning,
and We mountains high, where the
clear blue sky, and of the fifth great
theme-the millenniunl-we sing such
hymns as, Softly beams the sacred
dawninE, Now let us rejoice in the day
of salvation and, Though deepening
trials throng your way, 'Stfrely,
said the speaker, these Songs set forth
some OF the greatest principles ana
feelings that can occupy the mind and
the heart of man. IN seems TO me tina
the air Of our mountain home ~
charged and surchhrged with melody
ELDER IIEBER j. GRANT.
of the same quorum, was the conclud-
ing speaker. lie rejotced, he sail. III
the progress Of the work of the Lore
at home and abroad He had recent-
~ returned from Europe, where he
assured the saints their boys were
doing a good work among the people
of the British isles, The speaker SAID
he had endeavored to build ON 5he
foundation established by Prestdsnt
Lyman. And this mission rs In chaf e
OF a man who Is pre-e minently able 10
eypuund the scriptures-Elder PEN
rose.
Elder Grant, referring to the ex-
pressious on the Word OF Wisdom yes
terday, declared his belief that tHtis
revelation is not being observed so
much ms formerly He believed that
there should be q change in tn re-
spect rhe speaker endorsed. not only
the Declaration read yesterday, but al
so the remarks that had been made
Elder Grant read a passage from
wDrk--The Young Man and the
Worldly a. j. Beverage In which
the following questions We're asked OF
'severy young preacher whom he met
duTing a summer vacation Elrsl,
yes or no. do you believe IN God, tne
Rather; God a person, God dsnhate
and tangible inteNssemcei ana see
ond, yes or no. do YOU believe sha1
christ was the Son of the living God,
sent by Him to save the world To
these questions mot Il single answer
with an lnequivocal. earnest yes" was
given. Every Lattcr-day Saint Elder
Grant went ON TO say, could give an
unequvocal yes to esch--every Lal,
ter-day Saint. from the 1O-year-old
child in our Sunday school 10 the
missionary teaching the gospel in the
world.
reslaraks, President Smith asked all
In the congregation who could do so
10 answer these two questions by a
4ves." whereupon thunderous yes
was the responses and afterwards
every Latter-day Saint present VINO
could not sincerely answer yes, 10 an
swer no. AS no one answered no,
President Smith said he felt that Elder
Grant was Justified In hls statement
that every T.atter-day Saint could re-
spond Yes to the two questions TO
which there was mo" By so many
ministers
AUDITING COMMITTEES REPORT.
The closing hymn was, For the
strength OF the hills We bless Ihee,
Before the benedtction, however, Presi-
dent Smith read the report Of the
Church auditing committee, The bene-
Gietlon was pronounced by Bishop Or
rim p. Miller. The report of the conn
mittec is as follows:
salt Lake City, March 20, 1907.
President Joseph f. Smith and Counsel
ors
Dear Brethren: We, the undersigned
mem beers ct the general Church audit
ing committee, beg leave TO report as
follows:
We have carefully examined the ac-
counts OF the trustee-in-trust presid-
ing bshopric, the Deseret News, the
Latter-day Saints hospital and other
business concerns In which the Church
Is interested for the year 1906 We find
that the accounting In the various de-
paTtments is properly done: every dollar
received has been correctly entered,
and the disbursements under Your di-
rection have been economically and
wisely made for the exclusive benefit OF
the various interests OF the Church
And we heartily endorse your judiclous
and conservative administration
The Church Is to be congratulated
upon the fact that the Church bonds
have been redeemed that the Church is
entirely free from debt and has sufi.
Client funds ON hand to meet necessary
requirements.
Your brethren,
CSigned) RTDGER CLAW SON
REED SMOOT,