Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-05


'..,.. ,,,r,r "Come. Come Yo Saints
,..e sung by the congregation ana
..,.r Prayer was offered by Elder
sank Y Taylor, president of Granite
..ts The choir sang go Come Let
.. Sing Unto the Lord.
.-, orst sneaker of the afternoon
- elder Hyrum NJ. smith, Of the
.,gpcl of the apostles, who was sun
-,l,i,c when tho "News' report
"a The theme Of Elder smith
..,s the rise and progress Of the
,,t,,rcb of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day
saints.
r,,e -econd day Of the general con-
NO opened under very suspicious
f-.,Ir.tances When the meeting was
.ii.5 to order by President Joseph E.
....b AT 1905 q. M, there was "a
4 ,.rrrepation present that con- 49,
mod the great auditorium, ana me-
r but few vacant seats IN the bai-
inv Late corners ulled inc b"i'N''i-
81. "a comfortable degree.
rhe opening hymn was NOW Let uS
d.. foice I'm the Day OF SalNauon ~
-.- choir and congregation. The in
vocation was offered by EldeI otIln
b, Miller first counselor 20 Preslueh1
ni.bnn charles w. Ninley. The choir
I.ndered the hymn "O'er the Gloomy
Hills of Darkness -.i,,.
The speakers of the morning session
we're Elders Orson f. WhineE 9eIso
- BaHn. former president of the SWISS
ind German mission, ana Eluer
George II. Richards
BRIEF synopses Of the remarks Of
each follows.
ELDER O. +. WHITNEY,
Elder whitney, the first speaker, be-
San bv quoting from the DECLARATION
OIL. independence regarding the eQuaity
.f an men and the pursuit OF happi
moss being their inahenable reht, ana
Stated that the Church OF jesus
Christ Of Latter-day saints was OF
.anIzed 70 years ago tomorrow.
.t ls a matter TO be proud OF 70 De
ratter-day Saint. but am also happy
fs be citizen OF this great govern
mont. the best the sun shines upon.
There IS q relationship between the es-
Enlistment of this government ana
ta. oreanlzation OF the Church OF Je-
-us Christ Of Latter-day saints; not a
combination, or union OF church ana
stlte but q relationship between the
message Of the gospel and the great
principles OF human freedom.
He desired To point out some Of the
points of relationship between the
Lraat religious government ana the
afuat civil government 1T may seem
hard TO believe that there is a relation
ship between nation of S0,010,OO0 peo-
H. and "a community OF 100000 or iOO,-
p"." Hc spoke OF the fact-that figures
! .r. sometimes deceptive, and that great
movements have grown nom small be-
r.uuIugs
I'm an great movements time is nee
ary for development and Il is best
tH consider principles, rather than tho
. number that believes in them. II is
A coincidence that the principles that
4 uHIcrlc the government were migrated
ia The organization OF the Church. In
each, two great principles are upper
most, equal rights and common consent.
AI men are not alike, though equal
o. fore the law, an are entitled 10 life,
lhorty and the pursuit Of happiness.
Joseph Smith declared that God In
sttuted certain laws for the advance
ueut or lesser intelli gences. All were
not equal there, neither are they here.
Al men are not equal iu capacity or
negligence. but they are equal IN their
.,.urtunitics for progression The terms
. aviation are the same Co an. Rich
u. l00r are equal IN this respect before
D1l. Money cannot purchase tho gifts
o' the gospel. and All men are equal
letoro the law OF man as Of God.
God intended that men should be
free, but it is not intended that God
should DO shut out of human govern
l1euts. II was expressly implied in the
formation OF this government that no
church should be reCogr Ized. but ia
the Church IL is different. There are
ESQ sources OF power iu the Church, the
power Of God and the power Of the
people when Joseph Smith and oliver
DoWdery, April 6. 1850. called the
Church together the members were
asked 70 sustain them, although the
two had been ordained by the hands OF
angels. The consent OF the governed
was necessary
God win not force on any people a
leader or presiding officer, without ask
Ing them n they are willing 20 acoept
h.m This fact. embodied IN the Dec
aIation OF Independence, will be exem-
lIIled during conference. The people
viI be asked % determine that ques-
t.1u III the little congregation on the
tth OF April had decided against Joseph
and oliver, would q have made thom
amy less. Il would only have prevented
them from presiding over that congre-
cation.
God has some rights IN this govern
mont. aud He will not Doe deprived OF H.
Do is God and the people who make up
tne government 10 was the design OF
Joseph Smith 10 establish government
tllt would make men equal In temporal
fH N'N us NNlIAANN AAlAlANh ~ ~ H"
called the order of Enoch. There were
no poor among those who entered into
il Boo early days 10 was introduced
among the Nephites and also among
tfD Apostles OF old. or an governments
tnu best b that where the people gov-
eUn themselves When Joseph smith
Was asked how De governed tho amer
,lt uatioualities Included AS members
of the Church. De answered mat ne
taught the people correct principles ana
They governed themselves.
IN God has 90 command in every
thing thar government would Zoe I'M
foI1r to "a government of free men,
who could rghteOusly govern them-
f.IFef. Tho ancient Zion was hut
q ioroshadOwiug OF "a greater Zion Nel
f1 come. 0s forcto'd Den holy writ The
Zion 40 bo established viii Doe maya
urt l0 the nations. but 10 win Doe when
f'H great lHw OF common cons mo
SHAN EaFr sway. AN that has taken
place Iu enc world heaven Inspired
hIH for IH purr oao Che r"lEn o
r.HntroHsnr.H predicted OF o'd' tho
r1ur mmtron of tho great purpose.
~ God
PRIEST JOSEPH o. SMITH
pr |dcnt sub stated chat o. hrt
r.."UUN boon BROUGHT to hIH attention
fHHt nrnrra NH"hIHrfou. Ono nr
u..IU.nf rr thn Inihd rnt.s. W.
iuaH.Ir. and .a.uI1lI n1n.n Anrl
fr0 nod That go ~ Na0ra Infe