Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-07
Pronounies Benediction Upon
Lat sr-Day Saints and
Nation at Large.
Hls REMARKS YESTERDAY.
Dep|ores the Thought That Any
one Should Take Umbrage at
Utah's Representatives.
AnI Hopes Never 10 See Fay When
This state Is Misrcprcscntcd in
The Halls OF Congress.

The concluding address of#the seven
ty-ninth seniannual conference: Sester-
cay afternoon was delivered by Prcsl- Z
dent Joseph lN. smith, who read q list
of the missionaries who had died IN
the field since the October conference,
a year ago. He expressed trcgfet ~
the death of these faithful ncii, ana
hoped that their names would live IN
the memories of the saints.
President Smith thanked all who had
attended and participated in the con-
ference, and upon all the Latter-daS
Saints he pronounced a blessing, par
ticularizing the sen~ral and local aI-
thorities and all engaged in auxiliary
organizations. God bless Zion, and
tile Lord have mercy upon her enemies
and those that seek her hurt" he said.
President Smith referred feellngly TO
his counselorS, saying that 10th were
full of faith and faithfulness. A bless
ing was pronounced by the venerable
president upon the nation In all her.
F branches, and he closed by asserting
that he deplored the thought that any
Latter-day Saint should regret that
good and true men have been chosen
not by the Church but by their own
political parties-to represent the State
Of Utah In the halls of Congress.
The remarks of President Smith fol-s
low:
For theinformation Of the congrega-f
ton. Will announce that the following
elders have passed away in the various
missions since Jan. ], 190S
LEROY Hall, Southern States mission,
typhoid fever.
Burdette 8. Burdette, Swiss and Ger
man mission, drowned
Everett Hall, Central States mission,
typhoid fever
John A. Southwick, New Zealand
mission. typhoid fever.
Emil ] Huber, Turkish mission, IT,
phoid fever.
John Leroy Trip. Netherlands, APP
pendicitis.
.'.Iohn Loosely, Swiss and German
mission, heart failure
This is sad news. We are sorry III :
deed for the kindred and loved ones of
these good and faithful elders who have
met death while laboring in the mis-.
sionary field. The Lord proong their.
memories in Zion, for they died with
4 The harness on--faithful to the cove
iants they had made and the commits
sion with which they were sent forth
TO preach the gospel.
There are now laboring in the mis-
sion fields little over 1000 elders"
After announcing the special priest
hood meeting, president Smith contin-
ued:
BLESSINGS ON SAINTS.
~ II desire 10 express briefly ltne Sill
cere prayer of my heart for all this
congregation and for all the faithful
Latter-day Saints who have been in
attendance here during this most in
teresting. and profitable conferences.
feel in my heart to invoke the blessings
of the Lord more abundantlS upon all
the presiding general authorities of the
Church and upon all the presidents Of
stakes and their counselors, the mem
!, bers of each high council. and upon all
the bishops and their counselors
throughout the length and breadth
Of Zion. I pray God to bless all our
auxiliary organizations and prosper
them in the labor that they have been
called to perform. May the Lord give
them joy and satisfaction in their la
bors. May they be Interested, earnest
devoted. diligent and prayerful, that
they may enjoy abundantly the spirit
of their calling, and that their labors
may be blessing. pleasure and
joy unto them, and exceedingly profit
able to all the children Of Zion for
whom they labor.
PEACE TO THE PRIESTHOOD.
II pray God, my Heavenly Father,
to bless you as elders in Israel, as high
priests, as seventies and all the lesser
priesthood. May peace abide and
abound with you, and Oh! may the
spirit of truth. may the enlightening
1nfluenCe5 OF Lie f1uiS- Gun IT., 5Hi'S lily,
power of the living God rest down
upon those, one and all, who have been
ordained to the holy priesthood which
IS after the order of the Son of God.
and the appendages that belong to it!
May the Lord bless you in your homes;
bless you as husbands; bless your
wives; bless your children and your
children's children to the latest genera
ton! May God prosper Israel in all her
nbidingsi May the Lord bless the earth
for your sake and make 1t fruitful!
May He prosper you and bless YOU!
May He multiply your flocks and your
herds and prosper you In the labor OF
YOUR hands; and may you always feel
inspired and inclined to honor the Lord
with the first fruits Of all your IN, !,
crease; so shall your parns be filled
with plenty. and the Lord will pour
out His Spirit upon you more d blind,
antly! God bless Zion. and the LORD
have mercy upon her enemies ana
those that seek her hurt! ] have no
fears Ii. my heart or mind, that thal
which is called ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Is Is
Indeed the gospel of Jesus Christ--"il !
not bear the scrutiny Of science anu