Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-22

danger OF accommodating wealth at the
expense OF spiritual growth II never
saw a day in nay life said he, when
1 the gathering to myself OF worldly
+ things has given me anything like the
peace and satisfaction that ] have eS-
rerienced when / had the consciousness
of doing what the Lord required OF me,
] neTer WAS much of n hand to try 90
accumulate wealth. where ! give one
moment OF thought TO taxing care OF
my family | give hours to the helping
Of my fellow men, and to giving hap
piness to my brother or sister who is In
sorrow, and my brethren Will bear tes-
tlmony TO this fact nd know they do
the same. ! have no time 10 think OF
myself or my own, 1t Is the Kingdom
of God for me and not che accumulation
of wealth"
President Smith related instances to
show that men who devote their time TO
the work of the Lord are taken care of
by the Lord, and they and their families
are not in need but are provided With
the necessarieS OF life, and said that
n man who hastens to get rich Is not
likely TO be without sin, as Is read In
Proverbs "Ere who hastens 10 get rich
usually neglects everything else" The
Savior 11imseli said, what prohteth
it man II he gains the whole world
and loses his own soul.' There is no
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helpless In the presence of the Great
Judge rs a plulti-millionahe who has
devoted his whole time to the accu1nE-
lation OF wealth 10 the negl Letting of his
God" President Smith dwelt at some
length upon the condition OF tho man
who has gathered tosethts his mil
lions and has not extended a helping
hand 20 tho$e In need The speaker
urged the people to store up treasures
In heaven where moth and rost doth nor
corrupt and thieves do not break
through and steal, He bore ties iimOnv
that the great work in which we are en-
gagged Is true. He knew that Joseph
Smith WAS raised up by God to do the
work he did and he felt that IT every
one else should leave the Church he
would not go back on this testimony
which had been given him by the AL
mighty, and no power on earth or any
other place could eradicate it from his
heart.
Joseph and Gordon Garrett sang a
duet
ELDER j. FL. SMITH,
Elder John Henry Smith of the quor,
utn of apostles was happy 10 have the
privilege of meeting with the saints III
Liberty stake and hearing the words Of
welcome from President Hugh j. CAM
non, seeing the unanimisy of the people
in sustaining the authorities. the words
OF acceptance pt Elder HlnCEIey and
the words OF instruction and e0hOrtatlOp
from President Smith.
Elder Smith spoke at some length OF
the inclination OF some people to get
into the ways OF the world and to do
the things of the world instead OF keep
ing the commandments Of God He
spoke of the earthquake and pestiIenee
that sound the warning OF the judy
ments to come upon the people OF the
earth. He urged the aintB Ia he Mn
and doing, for an idle man or woman
can find 10 place In our Father king
dom.
The choir sang, 'aark. Listen to tho
Jubilee"
I3enediction was pronounced by
President Arnold H. Schuthess-
a feature Of the meeting was the ex-
cellent music furnished by the Ninth
ward choir under the leadership OF
Elder A. Mervin WoolIey. and the dues
numbers rendered by Individual MEM
bers OF the choir