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


was filed to overtioWtng last night on
the occasion OF tie caniolnt scssioi
oil the M3tual Improvement asSoc.a-
tons. President 3osepn Il. Smith AMI
president Anthon Ii. Lund were tho
spcliers ana wore listened 10 With
rapt attention Tor 80 minutes after
the usual time for closing
Both speakers allu1ce TO existing
conditions, President 1.und counselinp
= his hearers to be united in all things
and to stand together rs ona agaliis;
those who sought TO overthrow the
Church.
President Smith devoted his con.
Guiding remarks to politics. He de.
tined the meaning of the word, ar
tlfned that hehad never sought 10 in
! 1luenCc any man in his political deus
ana deploGed the fact that some mon
seemed to have politics on the Srain
They were to be pitied,
PRESIDENT SMITHS ADDRESS,
president Joseph r. Smith il the
rreface to his address endorsed the
REMARKS Of President Anthem Fl Lnntj
ana eNhorted the young people present
TO profit by the eSaElple of ancient his
tory and the legends of mythology
because he affirmed history often re-
peateG itself.
Continuing he said that there was
hott,lilS N the world so great, grand
good and necessary as tho gosn,l cf
Jesus Christ There is no biege,s.tbin.,
on earth declared Preaidart SMITH
Win striking emphasis, than that
which is called 'Mormonism. Tn
speaker said that men might lie
piacKen the characters of the follow
CTS of the GOSPEL ant. speak all man.
ner or evil against the TRUTH but the
truth remained. The Devil hates tn.
run, declared the speaker. 1T is his
business to fight the truth and he
fights it all the time" Continuing. tho
speaker asserted that If the wicket
the corrupt, the vile and the uuno;v
creatures of the earth were in love
with the gospel it would then be in
order for the saints To thinl, thar
they We're in danger and have fear for
tre outcome, but Just so long as ali
manner of evil was spoken against
them SO long could the saints rest as
sured that they We're being persecuten
for Righteousness sake. The wicked
stated the speaker, hate the righteous.
Ihat they were deadly opposed to
righteousness, he declared, was beca,,s.
their own corrupt lives We're in dang
err of being laid bare and exposed in
al their hideousness through coming
INTO contact with good men and pure
women Comparisons We're odious and an
unclean individual in the company or
an upright man or woman sl,fcere, in
comparison. President Smith then
paid his respects to SCORERS and those
who resortcd to ridicule and said that
soothing and ridicule never had nor
never would make the truth null and
VOID, for this was impossible
BEARS HIS TESTIMONY.
President Smith then bore his testi-
monS regarding the Prophet Joseph
whom he knew when a child. The
Prophet he characterized as a pure.
honest, Godfearing man who would
never Willingly give pain to any, man,
one who would not have done anything
against anyone except In self defense
and as last resource. The Prophet
Joseph's view of things was to let
every man believe as he pleases I'M
lnolested. provided he did not Interfere
with the rights and peace OF his neigh
bor.
From speaking of the attributes of
Joseph Smith the speaker proceeded to
address his hearers on Allan duty and
referred touchingly to his own moth
er and the trials and tribulations
which followed her for years through
out the time following the date Of her
joining the Church in Canada The
oft-told story Of the events at Kirt-
land and the subsequent explosions
from Missouri and Illinois were dwelt
upon In detail, and through them the
speaker said, his mother never once
complained or murmurcd. They were
thankful that they had their lives and
the gospel" he said They did all this
because they had received from the
Lord a knowledge OF the truth" Con-
tinuing. he said that his mother was
Il woman Of faith. one who believed in
prayer and that he had time and time
again seen her prayers answered.
Continuing he related the incidents
Leading mp TO his first mission and the
testimonies he received and how, day
by day, he learned to know of a surety
that the Gospel Is true. There is no
greater thing in life than the plan OF
life for the living and salvation for the
dead" he said prior to eXhorting the
young people present TO learn the
truth. Cog is Truth he said. and all
that pertains to virtue, honor and all
that is calculated TO exalt and purify
IS truth. No matter how much man may
lidicule lie. nalisn and attempt TO
tear down, truth still remains.
ADVICE no THE YOUNG.
The speaker said that he wanted the
children to learn this and the young
generally to bear this in mind. He
wanted the young to honor their par
ents and love their neighbors. II want
You boys and girls TO be broad enough
to love your neighbours said he. .'and
pity those who speak against the
Lords annointed. They don't need
Your curses: they are already cursed.
We should try TO lift them out of their
darkness
Continuing, the veteran Church