Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-29
DEsERET EVENING NEWS MONDAY JUNE 20 1908

worship God and our Savior, and
recognize Joseph Smith as a prophet
OF tho Lord. II we observe the COM
mandments OF our Father In heaven,
there Is no reason why He should not
se:sl His Spirit upon us and show us
some of the mysteries of His kingdom.
testify that what the world calls
Mormonism is the true gospel of Jesus
Christ. God has revealed 10 me what
my place is in tho world. He has
shown me where | came from, why l
am here. and whittier l am going. You
should not rest until God mas given
you similar testimony concerning
your existence here upon the earth and
the future which Is before you. The
knowledge OF how TO obtain eternal
liid In the greatest gift of God To man.
After the singing, by the choir and
congregation, of the hymn, we Thank
Thee O God for Prophet" the bene-
dlction was pronounced by Elder Frans
5. Fernstrom.
EVENING SESSION.
The third and final session Of the
conference was held in the Assembly
hall, at o'clock In tho evening. The
seventeenth ward choir sang the selea.
tion entitled Lift up tho voice In sing
Ing" Prayer was offered by Elder
horny r. Cowburn. Singing, Gene,
dearest Lord. descend and dwell"
by unanimous vote the conference
sustained the general authorities of the
Church and the stake officers.
President Morris expressed his appre-
citation of the excellent program pre-
sented by the Sunday schools at the
morning session of the conference,
A vocal solo. entitled THE Heavenly
Song" was rendered by Esther Davis,
Elder August w. Carlson, member
of the high council. said that when one
considers how much time must be given
by the workers In the Church to earn
ing a livelihood, II Is wonderful how
Of God. Most of their days are taken
up with their various voeations, and
they must devote their evenings to la
Dor In the vineyard of the Lord.
The present training of the young In
the paths efrghteousness means much
for the future. Correct habits Of life
are now being formed which will make
noble men and women In the years that
are to come There are SO many evils
lurking everywhere In society that a
strong moral nature IL an absolute ne
cessity.
j. H. Nelson and ID. Nelson sang a
duet. do You Think Of the Days that
Are Gone, Brotherf"
Elder George r. Emery of the stake
presidency read the Word of Wisdom;
az contained In the book of Doctrine
ana Covenants, and spoke strongly In
favor of carrying 1t cut In every detail.
for the Lord. In giving this revelation,
knew the nature of man and what is
best suited for his needs. Though
given first as advice to the saints, II is
now to be regarded as a command to
the Church to abstain from those things
which are harmful to the body. Though
,,t~- g.
who do not observe this law OF the
Lord There are still parents in the
Church who use tea and coffee, alco-
holic liquors and tobacco. and they
are thus injuring their own bodies and
setting a bad example before their chill
dren.
A solo, 80 Eyes that Are Weary"
was sung by Bessie Smith,
President Nephi l.. Morris said that
statistics We're being gathered in the
stake which, when complled, would
shdw how many in this part OF the
Church keep the Word of Wisdom. In
one gathering of the Priesthood. it was
aacertained that only 10 per cent OBJ
served the Word of Wisdom In all its
particulars. In another assembly only
80 per cent obeyed this law.
Some pride themselves on being tenn
perate. saying that they know when to
stop in the use of alcoholic beverages.
Even moderate drinking is dangerous
1t is far better to abstain wholly than
to be merely temperate.
Years ago alcohol was regarded as a
| food and was used by many intelligent
men who thought that they were nour-
ished by partaking of it. But 1t is real
ly a harmful stimulant with nothing
to be said in its favor. 1T is the cause
of so many evils. being one of the chief
promoters of immortality. Virtue and
goodness are undermined by the use
of strong drink.
Singing, THE Mountain of the Lords
House"
Benediction by Elder William N. VIII
liams.