Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-11
CONFERENCE OF
LIBERTY STAKE
services Held Yesterday in AS
sembly Hall and Tab
ernacIe.
LARGE CONGREGATION THERE
t,uortant Changes i'm Officers of the
sake Announced During the SER
,ices-Good Words Of Counsel.

tempted by the lovely autumn day as
,rsll AS by the fact that yesterday was
minority stake conference. a good audi
,,ee was present In the tabernacle in
,bo afternoon. In addition to the stake
rrosidency and some OF the high council
there we're present on the stand Presi-
5ent John r. Winder and Elders Rud-
ser clawson and George +. Richards.
The services were in charge Of Presl-
dent Hugh ,. Cannon OF Liberty stake.
Who announced the opening hymn.
ocome dearest Lord descend and
dwell" which was sung by the choir.
PRAYER Was offered by Bishop l.. 4.
Merrill The choir then sang, Lift up
thv voice and sing
Elder Elias Conway Ashton said
w hoped that during the meeting an
yrsont would be able 10 withdraw
iber thoughts from the things Of the
world He prefaced his remarks oy
reading from Matt 18th chapter. and
quoted a few lines written by Thomas
Carlvle. "At an turns a man who viii
do faithfully must believe firmly"
He said the Battcr-day Saints have
shown their devotion 10 their rolicion
since lis inception. They have believed
intensely and their conduct therefore
mas been uniformly in favor of good
morals The love of mon for wealth
and temporalities was referred 20 and
The story Of the ancient King Crpsus
who ruled over Lydia. was told. who
came 10 Scion. the philosopher, and was
told I'M answer TO his question. that no
man was fortunate until after he was
dead He was afterwards taken In
bondage and offered much for the re-
lease Of his body There So also the
story Of one man who bargained away
his soul by agreeing 10 copy a certain
code IN one night He found 1t too
great and invited the aid Of a mythical
rower who agreed 10 help him II he
bsrgained no his soul He did so be-
,ause bic soul was clouded. Many peo-
ue In actual life also allow doubts to
enter M and their minds become cloud
edbv the pleasures Of this butterfly ex-
i.+snce They thus lose sight OF the
things promised I'm the next world
These arc days Of commercial hysteria,
when men would barter their souls for
financial SUCCESS.
reference was also made 20 the re-
Heious ideas presented by DR.. Charles
Eliot Of Harvard He says in the now
religion there viii he nothing super
natural 10 viii perform no magical
rites. allow nothing occult, admit OF no
sacraments except those hallowed BY
custom or u proved value. He has
tried 10 wine away at one stroke that
which religious people most love. In
view Of the revelations given 10 Joseph
smith. the speaker felt no hesitancy In
attacking the teachings of the venerable
doctor He wanted 20 know II Il was
90 l.
ity and pure ethics, doing away, as It
does with an the basic teachings Of
Christianity and all the great prophe-
cies regarding Christs mission
Reference was also made 10 the
strong belief ~ the Latter-day Saints
that God does reveal himself Iilustra-
lions were given from the Scriptures
showing that God has done great things
by revelation. Of which the lives OF
Noah and Moses are conspicuous exam
pies.
ure the gospel gave him. and referred
10 the fact that provision Is made ~
the gospel for activity on the part or
what. In other churches. Is known as
the laity. In those churches there Is
little or no religious activity on the
part OF the laity by officiating in
spiritual things Hence Il is That the
Latter-day Saints are strong in their
belief IL rs because they aEe all
taught 10 do something. and In this
way they learn and grow
I cannot believe that Joseph Smith
was am nnspired man after all that ne
has accomplished. He has proved 20
De stronger and greater than many OF
tho leading thinkers and reformers, and
Ibis 70 me shows that God was with
him.
Tie hoped that thcae who had been
devoted 10 the work Of God in its in
cepton would never be grleved by be
holding deviation from the path OF
truth on the part Of their descendants,
upon whos3 shoulders rests IN largo
measure the work ~ carrying forward
The work
Joseph Poll sank the solo. Dear
Promised Land"
GEORGE F. RICHARDS.
Elder George Il. Richards, Of the
council OF twelve, began by reading
me Ard Psalm, beginning, "'rho Lord
ny shepherd ] shall not want" He
.ald. ] had the pleasure OF attending
.Ae morning session of the conference,
NneN The reports OF some Of the shep-
nerds OF ihc flock were read. These re-
p'It showed the growth Of the flock
ana tod how improvements may be
.'u' some who have Just been chosen
,' acl as shepherds Of the flock eX-
pnssed themselves as DESTROYS to do
right
lh. hgurc used IN the Psalm was n
la'n.lle one with the savior who said
~, ''e oeasipn. MY sheep know my
". Pc also commanded Peter 10
pms lambs. Others were delegated
'nNsa days and also Boa these days
me same purpose
"a shepherd is pleased when he can
5000 pasture for his flock Now
'Iheds drive their nocks. but On am
Gays they led them The shep.
l H pleased when an his sheep
e, uI' from things that would de-
Z W'm. kut when he finds some
IHetory ones who ondangor thcIr
',s ana those of the flock. thcn ne
'nhiod and worried
we realize that we bring trouble
n, Al Master by ncglectug 90 do
W''' ihlugs wo should doP PASSAGE.