Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02

" oNs'lioWlhg last night q.
the occasion of tee canioinr sessto,
o. tie Matual Improvement assoa,a.
tors President Jo8epl Il. Smith an,
president Anthon Ii. Lund wers IA
Speakers ana wcse l!steae6 Il, ,y;,I
lapt. attention Tor 80 minutes ast.,
tlo usual time for olostag.
soth speakers aluGce 10 ox,stin.
conditions President I.und eounse,ins
his hearers to be united in ali t;,inos
and TO stand together as ona agains;
Church - -" ne
President ,sst Smith devoted his con.
,l ,nu,ns =, ielf'afks TO politics. He de-
80, t ~ meaning of the word ar
1.fTled that he had never sought 10 IN
huchee any man in his poiitiraj ;,Ian.
ana dcplofcd the fact that some mo-,
seemed TO have politics on the jroi,,N
Ihey We're to be pitied.
PRESIDENT SMITHS ADDRESS
resident Joseph L. smith n Inc
sretace to his address cndarscI ~,
remarks of President Anthon i, I,n6
ana eShorted the Young people proscnf
70 pfoht BY the example OF ancien, lis
Tory ana the legends of mythology
because ne affirmed history often 70.
peatcG itself -.
Continuing he said that there vas
notning IN the world 50 great. rtana
good and necessary as tho tros 1f'. -
JESUS Christ There is no bicrn,. nm,
on eartt. declared President, Snits3
WIN stfik'ng emphasis, .thnn th.,t
Wiiich is called 'Mormonism I'll !,
sneaker said that men might l;e
niacken the characters of tho roiln,v
CTS OF the gospel ans. speak Al, n,nn.
l'er or eV' against the truth mr. ,ha
truth remained, THE Devil hates IN.
run declared the speaker at is his
m.ti,.s 20 iisht the truth and he
i!sn.s y an the time Continuing. the
.peaher asserted that II the wicket.
Wy corrupt, the vile and the u,ho;i.
crea lures of the earth wcrs in lows
with the gospel ii would tbou he T.,
order Tor the saints to think thnt
.,isS We're In danger and have fear foyg
lHe outcome, but just so long ns an
manner or evil was SPOKEN apajnst
them SO long could the saints rcst ne.
sured that they were being persec,,to,
lof righteousness sake. The ,yickeJ
stated the speaker, hate the righteous
inat they We're deadly opposed ~
he declared was berane.5
- w. corrupt ives We're in dang
er " oeing laid bare and exposed in
IL e.. 'nelr hldeousness through coming
INTO contact with good men ana MR.,
women. Comparisons We're odious and an
unclean individual in the comnanw nr
III upilSht man or woman suffered ~
COMPARISON. President Smith then
l'aid MS respects to SCORERS and those
VINO resorted to rldicule and said tbai
scoring and ridicule never had nor
never would make the truth null ami
Noiu' Tor this was impossible.
BEARS HIS TESTIMONY
PRESIDENT Smith then bore his testi-
LILY regarding the Prophet Joseph
'Nrophet he characterized as a pure.
honest, Godfearing man who would
never Willingly give pain to any man
'ne VINO would not have done anything
tsalnst anyone except In self defense
md as a last resource The Prophet
loseph's view of things was to Let
very man believe as he pleases mn
nolested. provided he did not Interfere
with the rights and peace OF his neigh
DOR.
From speaking of the attributes of
'oscpn smith the speaker proceeded to |
address, his hearers on filian duty and |
'eferred touchingly to his own moth
= alu the tflalS ana tribulat lions |
which followed her for years through /
tut the time following the date of her
dining the Church In Canada. The !
'ft-told story OF the events at KIrt- 1
and and the subsequent explosions
rom Missouri and Illinois were dwelt !!
lpon In detail, and through them the
peaker said, his mother never once
or mnrmured They were
thankful that they had their lives and
he gospel" he said, They did ali this
because they had received from the
ord a knowledge OF the truth" Con-
inuing, he said that his mother was
woman OF faith. one who believed in
rayer and that he had time and time
gain seen her prayers answered.
continuing he related the Incidents
nading up to his first mission and the
testimonies he received and how. day
" day, he learned to know of n surety Y
hat the Gospel Is true. There is no
rcater thing in life than the plan of
Ife, for the living and salvation for the
cad. he said prior TO exhorting the
Dung people present to learn the
ruth. Cog is Truth. he said. and all
hat pertains to virtue honor and all
hat is calculated to exalt and purify
$ truth. No matter how much man may
idicule, lie. malign and attempt To
ear down. truth still remains.
ADVICE TO THE. YOUNG.
The speaker said that he wanted the
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