The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-16
,rAlJsE THEY WOULDN'T OBEY PROPHET
AND SEEK FOR A NEW LOCATION
nams the Mormon Standard Books Are Now a
Part of the Archives Of the Nation, and
That This is Direct FuIfilIment
of Prophecy

<orfl 10 lHe lii'H-A'@
pPIGHAM CITY. March 1.-THE
,..bet Joseph F. Smith, and his chief
l3;tor. Apostle Rudger Clawson, and
asr R. S. Wells were here at confer
~ Sunday. After singing by the
Io,r and prayer the officials of the
Lurch were sustained. New officers in
III church have been created consist
y of auditors, and they were sustained
I the conference with the other church
Feials.
Iflder R. s. Wells talked on the sin
rity OF prayer, advised The people to
ny increasingly. ] don t mean that
N shall pray oternally, that you shall
ruslly be on your knees, but can
fify that everybody prays at all
ss some for good and some for evil.
then quoted from the Bible that
was necessary for saints to pray,
Isyer shows itself in business. When
merchant is marking his goods he
Iors the desires of his heart.
APOSTLE Clawson was the next speaker
a he condemned people who begrudg-
t|y paid their donations.
A Day of Revelations,
|oseph F. Smith said: "This is a
M Of revelations. He then gave q
loy of the church from the begin
'he 70 the present time. He said that
j move from New York to Ohio and
move from Ohio TO Missouri and
ID Missouri to Illinois were according
! he plan of the Lord. Then the peo-
locsted in Illinois. ii was a beau
~ location on the Mississippi river,
I our people were perfectly satisfied
ccntented. The prophet Joseph
ID wanted them 10 send out twenty
b men 10 get a new location. but our
/ 1ple would not permit it; they called
EPph coward Then he said: 81
!; stay and die with you. -
\ The people progressed and multi
~ and became n power IN
land, and the people of
'lois became afraid of them.
IN the Lord became dissatis-
because ihe people would not obey
HFopbet and find another location,
~ Lord caused our people to break
: Tvs in order to raise the wrath
! 3Hlr enemies. Then, as one of our
npS said, we moved willingly be
ss we had to- / see the hand of
\ Lord in IT.
when the saints came TO Zion.
ieham Young called lot Of his best
|, choicest men TO seek out suitable
ations III Mexico and Arizona for the
|rts TO colonlze. They came back dis
tened, and said there was no use
iry TO live there, the land was not
Tor cultivation. 1t was desolate.
ally Uncle Sam sent his armies here
\ compelled our people TO go into
1 lands and establish colonies. Now
on see the wisdom of the Lord III
tlng our people TO settle in and col
lu these different governments. To"
We own lands and have colonies in
eouth, way down in Mexico; and In
isr North IN the Dominion of Can
where we have friends and homes
We can go TO in the times of peril
J n 'ronble. !"
n Speaking of Smoot.
4 Peaking of the Apostle Reed Smoot
\, Joseph F. said: "It may seem
ne to you, but I can see
Messing in that. Right to-
II. in the very archives of
4 gVernment we have on its records
! soctrine of our church and the
!, ea works. He then referred to the
n mat the Book Of Mormon, the
h oi Great Price, and the Doctrine
|, rnvovennnts have been ACCEPTED
rslDENCE, and are now protected
cared for by this government. ]
10 ldea how this high place could
:. 'asned, The missionaries had no
D " eettlng these books into the
Riaees. Hence. it is a blessing and
~ nmenf Of prophecy The same cry
up Today that was hurled Mt the
OF Josseph's time. They want us
en{ modern revelation, they want
e. ueny the prophets, they want us
= ~ as they do. but We can I do il,
r@,S'V won Z do it. We have the au-
tfE'g and they have not. Hence, it
~ ~ po''iple Tor us TO be as other peo.
IL can t be DONE
NJ ss. sn warned the people against
~ a"ili curse of apostasy, He
4 Az Inc people that to apostatize
= Iksr. worst thing that could happen
y rsir,, lneir progress and their eter,
" u "sucn nsn were stopped by apostasy
mi president Of tho stake. Oleen n
- s"sn arose and thanked the Lord
,s IN had been permitted TO hear the
= ma he said 1T was great bless
Hal rare opportunity to be per
sec and hear the prophet OF
- &ua W.T. de blessed the people ant
t/KNso an adjournment Of the con
for three months.