The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-04-11

AT first there was little to encourage
the young prophet Joseph in the be.
lief that the gatherings of Gods peo-
pie would ever reach the magnitude
foretold in the revelations But IL
mas all come true. The speaker said
that the idea of migrating to Utah
did not originate with Brigham
Young, but with the prophet Joseph,
who predicted that in these regions
a fruitful and pleasant place of abode
would be found.
At the afternoon session Apostle
Francis F. Lyman spoke on the TEN.
perance question, saying that the
members of the church are tenn
perate people and that when this
great wave of temperance Is sweep.
ing the country no people are so well
prepared as the Latter-day Saints. In
further praise of the cleanliness of
the lives of the Latter-day Saints, Mr..
Lyman said that "the opponents Of
the church may question our testi-
mony, but they cannot question our
lives"
Apostle John Henry Smith con.
graduated the mothers who had been
given the opportunity of thoroughly
Installing into their children the rules
| laid down in the Word of Wisdom.
In this they we're much more fortu.
nate than many of those in other
faiths.
Apostle Heber ]. Grant also spoke
on the subject OF temperance, and OF
the condition of the church and the
| flourishing condition of the auxiliar
| les.
Second Days Session.
| In all of the addresses at the Sun
day session, the second day of the
conference, the speakers confined
their remarks to a discussion OF the
doctrinal aspect of the Mormon
church, making comparisons, in q
general way, between the Mormon
church and other churches, faiths and
creeds. There was throughout the
addresses an expression of gratifca
ton at the condition and continued
growth and prosperity of the church.
The speakers declared that the
church Is in more fourishing state
today than it has ever been before,
and that the outlook for the future is
more than bright. Apostles Rudger
Clawson, Hyrum NJ. Smith George AL.
bert Smith and George f. Richards
were the speakers at the morning ses.
sion.
Speaking of the members of the
church, Apostle Clawson said: "Sev.
enty years of training have inspired
them with the spirit which is uncon.
querable, the spirit that fired the
heart of Joseph Smith, the spirit that
fired the heart of Brigham Young
when he led his people into the wilds
of the Rocky mountains and there es
tablished a great and flourishing com.
munity, the spirit that fired the heart
of John Taylor, the champion of
truth: the spirit that fired the heart
of MILFORD Woodruff, the great mis-.
sionary; the spirit that fired the heart
of Lorenzo Snow, who also carried
the gospel to all the earth: the spirit
which fired the heart of the present
leader of the church. who has lived
to see the happy elimination of hiG
efforts to free the church from debt"
I At the afternoon session Apostle
Orson F. Whitney delivered doc,
trinal address, and among other
things declared that the "Mormons"
were not the enemies of the Gentiles.
He gave the definition of the word
Gentle, saying that in the ancient
times 1t meant one who was not
Jew, and in the present usage OF the
word 1t means one who is not a Nor
mon. No opprobrium attaches to the
designation, he said. The mission of
Mormonism is peace. II aims to bind
together all the people OF every nation
OF the earth"
Apostle David O. Mckay spoke on
the subject Of choice of service
whether one shall serve the Lord or
the world. Apostle Mckay said that
1t was the hour for the 10000 people
on the sacred temple grounds which
they would choose. He believed In
the gospel of doing, and If the Latter
day Saints at once would resolve to
serve the Lord, much of happiness
would result, for in nothing is there
a source OF SO much happiness as In
right living, which means serving
God. The hour has arrived he said
to choose between truth and error.
One cannot go on always serving part
OF the time the enemy and part OF
the time the church. The Lord said
that no man can serve two masters,
and that he cannot serve God and
Mammon.
Closing Session.
Inc conference came to close with
the sustaining of the general authori.
ties OF the church at the afternoon SEES
sion on Monday.
The addition committee of the
church submitted its report which was
accepted. The conference adopted a
resolution expressing the confidence
df the conference in the integrity OF
the trustee-in-trust, who is President
Smith.
There were five speakers. Chief
among these was Brigham II. Roberts,
one OF the first presidents of the sew.
entities, and Apostle Anthony w. WINS,
who was elevated to the Office at the
October conference. All of the speak,
ers confined their addresses to a dis,
cussion of the doctrines of the church.
Apostle WINS, however went a little