Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-06
SECOND SESSION
OF CONFERENCE:
Yesterdays Afternoon Service
Attended by Large Gather
ing Of Saints.
MUST OBSERVE ALL LAWS.
Only BY This Means May The Prom
isctl Blessings BE ;euIixcti--Kcy-
note Continues as Theme.


~ aitelhooll session Of the second
day OF conference convened nj o.
clock, President Francis NJ T,,,,an
announcing ITO ,,,nni, -
dent smith and connsalors 49, h,,, ~.
arrived. but they came in while the
singing was in nrogrcss Tbc tui,dinr
,,,.t, .,n; e
q SOU VtoMueu 70 us capacity,
6iu the Speakers OF the occasion,
Elders George Albert Smith, George
r. Richards ana orson :, ptbi,nax
v,nrn5 .l;st,,,.a
.,,s -
come, come ye Saints, 20, say
what is truth and ",rhe Shirt nr
God like /: fro Il. h,,rnin,, ,,,..
a,,r;n. ~, ,s...1 w.,
<. - 80 w sG'Niee ~ we choir ana
cohsresatioh, ana the solo. Rest in
the Lord was rendered by Elder
Charles e. Pike The Invocation was
offered by Patriarch Joseph II. Taylor.
and Elder Seymour r. Young pro-
nouncced the bcEediction.
T,r1,Irp f.3oprr t,,,t,,r x.,,,,r,
- isS'iA thi'i''H lN ssNi i Il.
Elder George Albert said he rejoic-
ed that the enghty-ninth section OF
tho Doctrine and Covenants had been
SO forcibly called to the attention of
the conference By President Smith. {
men and women fail to keep the COM
nandments of God. they have no
claim for promised blessings Tile
favor the Lord flows to those who
observe the things of the kingdom.
The land of Zion is composed OF
North and South America and mill
lions Of people live upon IT. This
land is blessed above all other lands.
Upon this land the gospel was restored,
and every faithful Latter-daY Saint
has testimony Of its truth
BY reason of 2the non observance of
the Word of Wisdom a lack OF faith
has in some respects crept in among
the people The commandment is sus-
ceptible Of being observed by the
weakest of the weak. The speaker
found, he said, that in many OF the
stakes the Word OF Wisdom is being
strictly kept by the leading author
tiles. For instance, in ST George
stake, With 90 wards, the stake pres
idency. the high councillors, and bish-
con, mr,i and these two decided
to make i unanimous. me only
saloon In st. George, mad been put
z out OF existence Win lllu i;! soou ie-
sIltilig 70 the communal ne ~ eA ,,l
o. me lraht,,ise ~ . ~, "a,
80 rieht co nr nrivilepc from a. single
no rlsnt OF piiNitest iaoi'' $50, g. a.,
soul. Titan should nave * peem VIZ
very Ilfst state " stait Wy
a'ce lnoNelleii, ny Is,t.p,, " ..ts 49,,
inanament Oh me Lolu Ky GisinS ~ ,,a ii,a
years aso. " WI .h 80, NY Nc na
OPINION OF tne speahet . shnt J.; .t'. ~, ~,
ton IS the sranoest ana pes. III az t'to
worlc.
ELDER GEORGE F.. RICHARDS. 4
~, .,.,,oa ,s ia
ne splrlt OF TINS coiiieitLee - ~,
awaken an interest,". a,,,o5s tiie t =, -,
y Keep the w Org Of
der George ~ 5i.lcliasas, NC nc, tbnse
speaker. II is ,lecessstis ..,i.e
VINO are called 10 ieaa Tue .an,,I
observe TINS law themselves, ana j le''si'
the Same 10 we peopnI. AZ, c,,,,rol,
b = lew years aso, .i'I .s1..id5t
was IN iillanciili uis.lsss, ,i.e aI
OF the shurch was iispireu ~ =, M
2the SAINTS 10 pe ',i ..n ~
payment OF ther ntnes al.u
The result vas nlosI saliS sans, ~. aiiu
the speaker 1elt lilat z. usii - yus,o,,,
$tle matter OF the M .li. ol N,saoi.,
would be equally grat1lyllls' .e9iiliils ~
did the advice from the tnou'ipleIss
+ of God The Word OF WISDOM sii .l
Z be observed not only from a spirllual
and physical standpoint, but as q mat
tier of personal and national economy.
Above all. it is commandment OF
I the Lord, and should be opeyea WITH
out question. That reason alone should
be sufficient to any consistent Latter-