Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-19
CONFERENCE o.
liberty STAKE
President Joseph f. Smith at
initial Session Delivers
Address on Truth.
MRS. MAN ALSO I: }, A SPEAKER y
n,s,,pruished Lecturer and Author
,.ss Addresses a Large Audience In
Tabernacle i'll the Afternoon.

,1,he first meeting Of the quarterly i
conference OF liberty stake was l he.u
yesterday morning in the Assembly, i't
aall. President Joseph e. Smith was we
/, attendance in addition to Apostle
R,,dger Clawson and q, very full " y rep +
resentation of the stake authorities e IN
,,uding the stake presidency and mem q
hers Of the high council.
feature OF the occasion was th le
large attendance of Sunday school, chill
sren who occupied seats In the gaiierS.
rhe music of the morning session Vas vas,
furnished by the Juvenile choir $una gel
NJ La lea dershlp Of Charles r. Pike, the
songs sung being, Utah, We Love
s s.hae .yrrues to the F,aith,'' My Own
5irnifad States. Elder Pike sang the
sola in the latter selection and the
Th;rty-third ward orchestra asslstsd
In the accompaniment. Jesus I NY
& ross have taken was sun by Inc Inc
rhoristers and organists or me ssu Nv.
,,.s var was offered by Bishop David a.
Smith and the benedictinil was pro-
nnnnced BY Bishop Joseph NVarburton,
presidert Joseph Il. Smith delivered
~ interesting discourse on l tn.ts
following short addresses BY ELDERS
3. IS. Hinckley and A. Ell. schult ness
81 the stake presidency.
PRESIDENT. SMITHS ADDRESS ADJ ;Fsls's IS
51,rns,f,ent smith urged the people
q Ia heed every word that has been sal -
nr written in the spirit of truth. I; l.
4 Ist essential for4the young and the oa y.
Il N Fhearken most diligently TO zoos
Wcrd. for His word is truth. declared el
The speaker. here is no rellgloil, ~
ethics, no science. no hist orv.3i no 1ol-
rnnization. no will of man. or! com
I. m n Of people that can rise above
n, supersede the truth. II your re-
I lision is not based on the truth Il
will fail. IF your faith is not based
nnsstrutfl 1T will avail you nothing.
RI your hopes OF eternal life are Enol
founded upon principle g truth ,tn !, y
will not secure for What s9a ~
SIRE. The preside lent spoke at len g |. !
Z unon this subject referring to the
life and ministry OF the Savior and
mo Prophet Joseph Smith. He also
& read the Fifth chapter Of Ephesians
lhtft1ll report of this address WI !. ., oe
published in the Saturday 'NeWs.)
ELDER RuDGER 9cLAWsoN
Elder SRudg ger Clawson of the council
OF twelve, spoke of the blessings g
the gospel. He said in part: 81 tag liiss
ii that we want to enjoy the blessing
Of the gospel, but are we willing y
n pay the price? When we & obtain,
blessing we must conform and renee EN- T.,
obedience to the law upon Whicl
the blessing is Spredicated." He thel
smoke Of the price that must b
i,,ptd for these blessings--nnt n none
price but service and obedience
the laws and ordinances Of the gospe
rhe speaker continued. do you wal
good health? If SO. are you willin
IN nav The urice ~ 1T was then show
that obeying the Word Of Wisdom
the price which must be paid 10
good health.
ELDER B. S. HINCkLEY.
Elder B, S. Hnckley Of the stalk
presidency said he wa ple to Sc
so many Of the saints present, espec la
IL such aSIarge attendance of youn
people. He presented the names e
p various authorities who We're unan
1nously sustained.
Anna Nebeker led the Sunday schot
children in a q concert recitation
which several hundred children toe
thirteenth chapter Of the first Corir
tllians. 3l55 Il l95
ELDER "A. H. SCHULTHESS.8 "
lder A. H. schulthess OF the stall
presidency expressed his gratitude Z
the large attendance OF both Old al
Young members Of the stake, and WI
especially pleased with the music
program that had been given.
announced the organization OF tt
Emigration ward with John Vettel
as bishop and the appointment OF Ell
G. Ashton to the bishopric of q
Second ward. i.
He then spoke OF the great blessin
that accrue from observing the Ia
Of tithing and urged the people +
obey i.
NIRs. GI1ArAN's ADDRESS.