Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-07
Al THE ASSEMBLY, mALL.
Presidents Of Rcmotc stakes and MIS-
,ions Tell Of Progress of Work.


sions Tell Of Progress of Work.
The speakers at the overflow meet
] ing held in the Assembly hau We're
| chosen from among the presidents on
] stakes Inn the more remote portions OF
! Tho state. from the presidents OF mis-
! .lone and othce posts Of similar nature
D. w. McAIurriu OF this city ana An
! drew Jcuson Church historical. also de-
/ lIyer.d short addresses. The han was
| filled To- IT'S utmost capacity ana stdhu-
| ing in the outer aisles and the cooI
ways were HUNDREDS OF people NM NM
| came too late 20 secure seats. ln'
music was rendered by the Temple
choir under che Leadership of Charles
J. Thomas. Miss Edith Grant was
solOlst.
The meeting was presided over by
Elder RudEor ClaWsOn OF the quorum
of the twelve apostles. who announced
the hymn, How firm foundation,
I'm which the congregation Joined with
The chcir The close Of the hymn saw
the presidents of stakes called % the
stand which was followed by Elder
Woollcv with the invocation. The choir
sang Great Is the Lord" The singing
of the last number was followed win
the presentation oi the general authon-
tics of the Church, all being sustained
by vote of the entire cOngre CATION.
II was announced that until next April
there viii be no more organ recitais IN
the tabernacle.
ELDER WILLIAM II. SMART.
Elder William II. Smart. president Of
the Uintah stake Of Zion. was called
upon TO address the saints. In his
opening remarks he said that he felt
weighed down with the responsibility
OF his position as "a representative OF
his brethren and an humble servant OF
God appearing for brief space or
time 20 voice his sentiments. He ex-
pressed his trust in the Lord and asked
for the sympathy OF his audience that
he might say things which should prove
TO be beneficial. In part he said;
Il feel that We aN greatly blessed In
this conference. The term is seeming
20 become trlte. but nevertheless II Is
true, that each conference Of the
Church Of God Is better than the one
which preceded Il. / am glad 10 bear
testimony 10 you that after attending
all OF the conferences Of the Church OF
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints up
10 and including the present one and
listening attentively 10 all that has
been said and done there has been no
principle advocated. nothing spoken 10
which, in my soul, ! have not felt 10
say amen. I thank God that he has
given me the spirit Of the conference
thus far You have received witness
OF the spirit and OF the teachings IN
spired by our heavenly Father.
IN ENTIRE HARMONY,
1t may or may not be In proper
place here TO express my absolute har-
mOny IN the appointment OF Elder
fv1as to the apostleship. / endorse
with al my heart the business Of this
conference This is the great test OF
the divinity 81 Mormonism, so-called,
The Rock Of Revelation " the means
Of communication between the heavens
and the earth by which God conveys
His will and Is one Of the strongest
clements OF religion il Is an access
sorry OF the priesthood, Il Is a portion
Of the order Of God
Some say we do not exercise our
own free viii. They teach the young
Mormons to throw Off the yoke Of
priestcraft' OF bondage, OF slavery OF
mind and spirit / am sorry 20 know
that the adversary through these
teachers has the power 10 wedge IN
between our young people ana the
great principles which they have cs-
poused, when we have right truth,
honesty. supremacy Of law az the
head. unsullled IN its character, are
YOU mislead, ignorant, subservieut 10
subscribe TO and follow IN the cottse
10 indicates
How beautiful the thought that we
can analyze the rays that come from
the fountain head II We are living
according 10 the will OF God We know
whether the rays come from pure or
am impure sourse.'
Elder Smart quoted from the Script
ures revelations given 60 Joseph
Smith al Kirkland aud from other
church works passages referring 10 the
law-maklng sources, the promise OF
the future ard the penalty OF yio-
lations OF the laws Jf God. Then COM
tinuiug he said.
MUST LIVE THE LAW
II we could understand Alright how
the keys of the greatest OF glorica
have been entrusted into our keeping.
we would understand that they are
Vouchasied unto us only go long as We
keep the word of uod--elso we shall
bc ortriakeu. Let us keep our ears Co
the trumpet that we may know what
is wanted that when we are called 20
face the Lord we may be accounted
among his Jewels"
walter q. Lyman. president OF tho
San Juan stake ~ Zion. was the next
speaker BE spoke briefly telling OF
thc progress OF the work Of the Lord
in his far away corner OF the state. In
part De said.
Il rejoice 90 the privilege OF attend
inr these conferences OF the Church
INNt WIS IT not TOT iNn Nfm BELIEF that
NJ ia my duty when called upon by
servant OF God ! should not have tho
courage 60 stand here Co speak as an
instructor. While I may De 30 enc
gagged today, I trust that ] may be-
made strong hy the Spirit OF God aud
that the words ! may speak shall nroye
profitable to has an ! rejoice lu Twins
boo this day ana age and that ] have
been accounted worthy OF receiving
the testimony of the truth OF thc gos-
pei
HAPPINESS FOUND Ar HOME.
when \ was performing "a mission
in nay youth. ] 0ftentimrs wondered
Hhy there was "a spirit of such ioy-
business among the elders engaged in
me work away nom home. when at
home there was not that same spirit
Then when ] returned home, / found
mot same spirit cllnElng 10 me and
ln inrhWaN San Juan ! have found
spilt uf greater loy Than have
ever experienced anywhere Of late
iny mind has been drawn to that pas-
.age in thc Book of Mormon whore