Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29

of the quarterly conference OF
one of tho stakes or divisions OF tho
Church. this one known specifically as
the Ensign stake; and while 1t Is true
that public services nre held here gen
orally on the afternoon of every Sab
bath, the assemblies are not always
under precisely the same auspices;
sometimes the gatherings being repre-
sentative OF the Church as whole
sometimes representative OF one stake.
and sometimes under the arrangement.
mate by and under the direction of one
or more OF the auxiliary or secondary
organizations of the Church. Those who
attended the services of this morning
held in the Assembly Hall had present.
ed before them a very Instructive object
lesson as to the organization OF this
remarkable Church; for In the presen-
tattpn of reports and lIn the action TAX
en- by the assembled people in voting
for the officers of the stake. the plan
of organization was plainly set forth;
andias ] followed the various stages OF
The procedure lAgas impressed by the
truth which has been oppressed 10 me
of late by many VITO are no. me,nbel
of our Church--that & more magnfi-
cent organization, more splendldly Of
ficered than the Church of Jesus Christ
of Batter-day Saints is not to be found
on the face of the earth. That convic-
tom has formed itself concretely aud
SCIENTIFICALLY In the minds of many
thinkers, and | know It to BE- founded
on Truth.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT CHANGING.
From the address to which you have
listened this afternoon You have learned
much regarding the simple message
which this Church is proclaimlng, and
Won have seen that 1t Is a. Ehurcn
adapted to the times. one that has been
established according to prophetic pre-
ion, established AZ the time predict
ed in the manner predicted, and main
tanned IN a course of uninterrupted de-
velopment according to sacred and d.
Vine promise, As has been emphasized
here today. this Church Is holding out
the hand Of fellowship 10 the world
Mo- mailed fist. no sword in grasp is
presented. Its weapons in the contest
are the weapons of truth, and contest
there has been. is, and inevitably Will
be, have been particularly Impressed,
during the last few weeks, in the course
of which my appointed duties have led
merthrough many of the eastern and IN
termediate states, with the remarkable
change that is coming over the nations
opinions regarding this modern Church.
have noted other changes before, and
one element of strong testimony to me,
us 10 the truth of the message pro-
claimed by this Church Is that the
feeling of the people OF the world
toward it does continually undergo
change. l have had To come back 10
these valleys Of the mountains and
read certain local publications 10
know what wretchedly bad people
we are. have heard abroad that
we are accomplishing Il great deal OF
good. and have observed with inter-
estvand surprise that the strong we'll
conducted periodicals and daily news
papers of the day have no room in
their columns for these retold falla-
clcs that have been presented as ia
bles founded on misconceptlon during
The many decades past. i declare to
you solemny and on my own respon-
sibllity that II you are Joining in this
continual row that Is kept up BY GER
tain ones, in which there Is little be-
side utilization in which this Church
rs denounced, you are away behind
ihe times, and intelligent people don't
want To listen to such harangues.
speak whereof | know
You have hard the stories, In one
form or another. thai have beer told
about us. They have been carefully
wrapped ur inside the shell of eer-
taih species or nut that grows in a
Nsry pricky purf' J rejoice IN this
tt,lge OF pubic opinion because Il
teIls 81 progress ana advancement of
ING more thorough tuifilmcnt 81 pre-
nlstlon ana prophecy; because II con-
I hlmia me IN my expectation ana nope
"liiN'hg 10 see truth triumphant and
people ludslng each other In the
spirit lhat mas been described unto
you toaay--the spirit of brotherly
ioNu.
mere nave peen some recent at
tashs an neee53itated replies regard
tls certain ehuneiations made by
reader Of the IA psTs While ss yy g"t trax
ellng, J did not get any papers from
nome, from These peaceful wales
lnsS alu NOT fehch me On my trip. i
Ieau tle eastern papers, ana failed
70 see any prominent notice OF what
lhta taken plhos here IN tact knew
h,n'lils ABOUT H. except by letters
IRON nome. f1a
OLD TINE PEl2SECUrrORS5o IfT on
DATE
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MY lrlehus VINO are NOT or us-my
DIetHten ana sisters VINO are members
OF lnis -nhcn Inc world IS prepar-
lusI2 Iook VITA ne eye OF greater
N,pseIlty, WlthQll.- e .cclored glasses
thal nave h-'so-Stf,dlisirionsly dis
tWntcu' upon the principles Whlch
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