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

The conference JUST NavD"N ''''
been a festival to the I.atter~day sA'lieS'
Never before IN the history OF INV
cib,rch have larger audiences asseu'r
Med m hear tEe word OF God frou1 fais
,nspIred servants. Never we're more
POWERFUL testimonies borne to the tfu'l'
or the I.atter-day work. Never N"re
more appropriate sermons preaeheu !"
the n1arltitudes. and never were tns
saints more united in their deteennha-
lion to carry on the work entrusted ~
Them, and to follow the counsei or t'leii
leaders. The Saints who attendca eoll-
ference return strengthened ana w'is
he able to strengthen their pfetnrcn'
All the ineetings--the general Noflci
.,,ra with It's overflow meetings, the Ne
lief Society conference and suu"AS
school conference. as well as the Var'-
,,,s reunions oe missionary societies.
hevs been more generally attended than
nm any previous occasion, ana lHe
Shirt OF the Lord was poured out VI
abundant measure upon the speahe'S
and the audiences.
The Address OF the Church to tne
World, adopted ON the first day OF t''0
c,nscrcnce was one OF the great tea-
lures of this gathering That it was
prompted by the Spirit OF Tuth ei'H
that 1t will be an instrument tof suou
IN the world may be inferred trotn 'ne
fact that the adversaries have already
commenced to fume and rail- against H.
That ts a good Sign. Those IN the ser
vice OF the enemy OF truth and right
eousness do not notice anything lhsis-
nlsicant. They assail that from whleh
they apprehend danger for the cause
OF darkness and error 1t Is those whose
strength they fear that They endeavor
TO render harmless by their aStacks'
rhe very fact, then, that the missiles
OF The enemy are directed toward cer-
tain point. is a Testimony by the enemy
that such point is regarded as
ronghold Of truth
The statistics show that between
500 and 100 souls had been added TO
the Church right here In the mountain
valleys, exclusive, OF course, Of children
baptized. This IL testimony 10 the
world that 'Mormonisn" is q power
Of God for salvation, an active force
for good, for those who become Latter
day saints are better men and women
than they We're before. They are lifted
up morally. and are therefore better
citizens. better fathers and mothers,
Lasta.. au.A,-t, ,uailr ~ lffa
The resolu ton to send 20 tons of
flour To China for the relief OF
sufferers there was hailed with
general satisfaction. For some time
benevolent Americans have been raising
funds for that purpose, and especially
through the efforts OF the Christian
Herald. large sums Of money have been
gathered and provisions have been sent
to the panicstricken regions. But the
response has not been so generous as
the need &c the people would seems TO
demand. The donation OF four was very
timely and an act of Christian charity
toward feIlowmen Of a strange race and
faith
The voting on matters placed before
the Conference was unanimous be-
cause abe Saints have perfect conf
dence In their Leaders, Were this not
the case. there would not be unity
But they have learnt TO know those
who preside over them, and whose
duty it Is TO guide and oounsel them-
as men Of God. flied with wisdom.and
power They have learned by expert
ence that 1t is always safe 10 follow
their counsel This accounts for the
unanImity IN sustaining them. II eS-
perience should teach the Saints a
different lesson this would find express
sion "a their votes,
The Conference has been "A time OF
spiritual rsfreshmCnt to the Saints
i. has been a time OF harvest for the
various places OF business. Jew, Gem
lille, and Mormon" and all have rea-
SON to be satisfied, from whatever
point OF View they look at It. And.
when our friends return 10 their re-
stsctive homes, may the sweet In
tlnenoes OF the association with friends
20 win Them and may they have re-
eeived strength TO continue the work
and 10 remain faithful To- the end