The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-26
AEBER ]. GRANT
TALKS TO SAINTS
Predicts Dire Things for Those
Who Lie About the Latter
Day Saints.
BAYS NOTHING ABOUT
PROHIBITION CAUSE
Elder NJ. J. SjOdahl Predicts
That End Of World Is
Drawing Nigh.

"The day is fast approaching when
n<en who lie about the Latter-day Saints
md export those lies will come face
10 face with them; the expectation will
rome back to them instead Of consumma-
|Iion in the countries where they are ex-
Aported' -
Thus declared Apostle Heber j,
Grant in lengthy address at the af-
Iernoon session of the quarterly confer
fnce of Pioneer stake held at the tab
rrnarle Sunday. Preceding Apostle
'irant IS discourse. Elder NJ. +. Siodahl,
'tditor of the Deseret Evening News,
1elivered an address on the signs of the
h4e, declaring the end of the world is
|rawing near. OF course. Apostle Grant,
until recently the champion of the So
allied prohibition movement, did not
kDake reference to that issue, but de-
Noted his entire time declaring that
fS1ose who have lied about the Mormon
.tbugeh for the purpose of expectation
|5rc rapidly being found out and that
| he church is making moro friends every
iay-
N The apostle declared that the feeling
+if enmity for the Latter day Saints,
which existed throughout the country
|, few years ago. is rapidly fading away
Ind the world is now becoming anxious
no learn something about Mormonism-
|Rs an illustration to make clear his al
legations. he referred TO Il story which
10 declared was printed III a local news
+1aper at the time Brigham III. Roberts
|fas running for congress. He declared
That the paper printed story TO the
Effect that he (Hcbcr J. Grant had
~sed his Influence among the delegates
ut the convention TO make sure b. II.
| jpl,erts s nomination, and, further,
nat he had been sent TO the convention
B act for the presidency Of the church.
Denial Is Entered.
Apostle Grant most cMphatically de-
.|ied that he was sent to the convcu-
f'ion by the church. In fact. he de-
.Iared that he had intended 10 keep
|lut of politics entirely and was elected
n delegate without his knowledge. hs
| pr trying TO influence the delegates,
| e declared that the only man to whom
Re mentioned the namc of B. II. Roberts
r. the convention was James j. Movie
<e said he turned 10 Mr.. Moylc and
r)quired OF HIM who he was going TO
-9minate- According to the story Of the
-oostle. Mr.. Moyle replied that he was
|1>lng. to nominate Roberts, upon which
|-ff Grant) declared be told Mr.. Movie
|Q|at If he made good nominating
|t,eech he would vote for him. This,
poEtle Grant declared. was all he said
e the convention in reference TO the
5mination of p. II. Roberts.
,Continuing. Apostle Grant declared
hat the story printed by the paper TO
khich he referred was malevoIont
jlsehood, and the world WAS beginning
| find Ii out. He then incidentally
-loted Lincoln IS declaration: "Gou can
s,ol part of tho people all the time,
nd yon can fool all the people part of
| ae time. but you cannot fool all the
sopic all the time -
Offered Paper $500.
/ i~He declared no told the manager Of
Re paper at the time the story was
11nted that he would put up $500 If
e Statements made in the story could
proven. "Now L rejoice that these
s which have been printed about us
|.<e being found OUT declared Apos.
f Grant, in conclusion. "It is being
~<und out that the Lattcrday Saints
Ce an upright. righteous people,
+pln his address. Elder ISindahl declared
| rat the signs of the present age in.
cate that the end is rapidly drawing
|dlar. lie described the advances which
| I've been made along educational and
pprlous other lines during the Inst hun
ed years, and declared that these
|hEns mean that we arc living in the
ne Of the end. He declared that the
|5syancement which is being made is IN
Ifbrmony with the prophecies of old,
tsaid that Paul tells lis that il would
u time when wickedness exists on
he face of the earth, and he went
II to show that the present day ad-
<ncement necessitatcs wickedness and
f(getfulness Of the Almighty.
Elder Sjodahl declared that one of
|. " best signs that tho world is nearing
R|y end is that God has established
Ixfs gospel upon the earth again and
Pit prophets. He closed by declaring
|rlat Joseph Smith was n prophet Of
|Dd and came to tell the world that the
| a was drawing near.
tsCharles e Hyde. second counselor Of
0necr stake. presided, and Angus NJ,
nnon offered the opening prayer