Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-27
Quarterly Gathering Held in the
Tabernacle Yesterday Morn
ing and Afternoon.
THE PRINCIPLE OF LOVE
Elder Joseph Cannon Delivers impress
sons of Christ In His Coming.

Elders Joseph ]. Cannon and Henry
$. Tanner were the speakers at tns
afternoon session Of the quarterly con-
ference OF Pioneer stake. There was
largo congregation In attendance, anu
President William McIAchlan conduct
ed the services. The choir sang 'tlsh
on the mountain tops" and the anthem
How Beautiful Upon the Mountain
Mrs. Lizzie Thomas Edward and Hot
ace S. Ensign rendering the solo parts
in the last named The concluding
hymn was Come. come We saints
ny the choir and congregation. Elder
Charles II Hyde offered the invocatuti
and Elder David Mckenzie pronouhced
the benediction.
ELDER JOSEPH j. CANNON,
Elder Cannon was the first speaker.
The principle of love Is an important
one to Gods children, he said. In an
Client times obedience vas eNacted ny
extreme measures but when the son
of God came to earth in the metdld'l
Of time, love was made the controlling
principle of the gospel taught by HIM
II was exemplified I'm His own lie, ana ana
entered largely into the lives OF ms
disciples. II was love for the Mdsttt
and His message that enabled inc
apostles TO suffer and 10 sacl1hce III
the cause of truth.
In latter times men and women nave
shown their love for the Redeemer OF
the world and the precious things ne
taught by bearing the taunts OF lhe,r
fellows and have even laid down IleiI
lives The man who was an Instrument
In the hands Of God Of re-estahlishlns
the Church Of Christ on earth thus
lived and suffered and died because Vl
the love he manifested for the VoIII'
mandments of the Almighty.
Love Is the great principle that actu-
ates the missionaries who go Into the
world to preach the gospel. BY itS
sustaining influence they are enhpiei
to endure all manner of persecution
even to the extent of being spat upon
without retaliation.
ELDER II. S. TANNER,
Elder Tanner said he believed the
world is more tolerant in many re-
spects than ever before Men are not
20 inclined to look with dlsrespect and
scorn upon one who leaves the trod-
den path of his father. The principles
proclamide by the Prophet Joseph
Smith are not in contrast nor stand
apart from the revealed word of the
Lord in other ages. When men are
prosecuted because of their belief and
practise OF religious principles, 1t
should prompt the student OF Scripture
to stop and reflect and to remember
the words of the apostle of old that
all who live righteous lives will be per-
secuted. The history of the world
shows how easy a matter 1t is for the
once prosecuted to turn prosecutor, as
was the case OF the people who were
driven from the shores of the old
world by intolerance, and who very
soon became imbued with like spirit
of intolerance.
The colonization and building up of
the inter mountain region was the re-
suit of intolerance and persecution, but
It all seemed to be In the providence of
God, The word of prophesy had boen
given of old that in latter times the
people of the Lord should dwell in the
midst of the mountains. Persecution
seems necessary to keep the Latter
day Saints in the line OF duty. This
Is Gods work, and 1t Will eventually
MI the whole earth; not by sword, nor
by violence, but by persuasions and
the pouring out of the Spirit of God
upon the nations. No amount of
can convert men to the
truth unless their souls are touched
by the divine Spirit,