Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-28
EVENING SESSION.
Interesting Meeting Held in the Stake
House.

Interesting Meeting Held In the Stake
| House.
The evening session was held In the
stake hall at $3.50. After the opening
exercises the sacrament was admins
! tered under the direction of Bishops
Carl a. ELK and Frank Stanley.
| Elder Andrew Jensen requested the
saints to hunt UP all old journals and
certificates of ordinations that contain
data In regard to the early history OF
the Church and file them with the
Church historians office in order that
access could be had to all information
that win close up some gaps IN the
early history of the Church.
ELDER GEORGE a. SMITH,
divinity of the Book OF Mormon could
( be established from within its own
covers. He read prophecies contained
In the writings of the Second Nephi in
regard 10 the gathering OF the Jews and
the growth among them of n reverence
for the name OF Jesus Christ. lie
pointed TO the fact that previous to
1880 when the Book of Mormon was
published no movement of gathering
had commenced among the Jews. while
today there are organized societies
among them In every land for the fur
thering of the Zionist movement,
He also quoted the opinions of prom
inent Jewish rabbis regarding Jesus
Christ showing that many among the
Jews today acknowledge Jesus Christ
as a great and good man, This change
OF sentiment had all occurred since the
publishing of the Book of Mormon in
contrast to the bitter feelings that the
jews at that time held regarding the
Savior.
Elder Smith also spoke upon the ex-
act fulfilment OF Book of Mormon
prophecies regarding the form of gov
eminent that would be allowed by God
upon the Land of Zion.
These facts and fulfllments of Book
of Mormon prophecies compel the hon
est heart TO either believe that Joseph
Smith translated the writings of an
cient prophets as he claims he did or
else they clearly show that he was
prophet himself.
Mrs Mabel Poulton Kirk sang the
solo Face to Face"
ELDER RUDGER CLAwsoN.
Elder Rudger Clawson in speaking
upon the prosperity that was evidenced
by the Increased tithing that had been
paid, cautioned the people to exercise
great care in contracting obligations
and gave it as his opinion that before
provide their families with home and
save a living.
He exhorted the people to prepare for
times of financial stringency which are
sure to come judging the future by thu
past. He advised economy, and frugal
ity saving a small malance IN the bank
was good thing when hard times come
and men are thrown out of work.
PRESIDENT f. NJ. LYMAN.
President Francis NJ Lyman gave
practical instructions in regard to
properly seating meeting places of the
saints. He also spoke upon the admin
istering of the sacrament and its sa-
credness and meaning and the effect 1t
has upon those who honestly partake
OF II.
In speaking of prosperity and hard
times he said Get out of debt If you
arc in and do not so in II you are out"
In concluding he gave instructions In
regard to the conditions that candidates
for baptism should conform with before
they are baptized.
A solo was sung by Elder John ID.
Bowers, The Golden Pathway
ELDER S. @. CANNON.
Elder S. Q. Cannon said he rejoiced
In the excellent spirit and attention
which had characterized the confer
ence. ii would probably be the last
time for some time to come that he
would have the privilege of addressing
the saints In conference, as he had been
called by the Church authorities to la
Dor abroad. He asked the blessing of
God upon the stake and promised the
saints great things II they would as
Latter-day Saints rise TO their destiny
and do those things that God expects
OF His people. He counseled the saints
to embrace every opportunity for i'm
provement either in the family or the
ward In speaking upon the duties of
parents he said II they would teach
their children so that they would have
more influence over them than any one
else they would never have sorrow come
to them through their acts.
The conference adjourned after sing
ing Our God we raise to Thee" The
benediction was pronounced by Presl-
dent John r. Winder.