Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-07
,rvl EDGAR YOUNG HoNoREO
ls Presented With General Au-
thorities to Succeed Elder
Geo. Reynolds.
No., Ios. y. smith Brings Meeting
Inn Close With Short and
Powerful Discourse.

Tho closing session Of the cightieth
s,ri-annual conferences yesterday after
,o,r was marked by larger attend
.,co than the morning session Of yes
,.rdsv owing To- the desire doubtless,
y, ,,any to be- present at the prescnta-
ton Of the names Of the ro7f' "n-
thorties. = u
red Edgar Young. who is well known
because of his educational work. was
selected to am the vacancy in the First
,ouncil of seventies caused by the death
of Elder George Reynolds.
The first hymn was. How firm "a
foundation" and the second hymn was
.come come ye saints In singing
10th Of these hymns the congregation
united with the choir
The opening prayer was offered by
Elder Charles r. Middleton OF tine We
tr stake presidency.
j. GOLDEN KIMBALL
Elder Golden Kimban, the first
fmker stated that the Lord. in one
" the revelations recorded In the Doc
rme and Covenants said TO one Of his
servants that he had not understood.
hui had thought that he had only to
ASK Of God and not to study His IA
tfor used 10 say every tub will have 20
stand ON lis own bottom lie also was
accustomed 60 speak OF the test which
was coming At the age OF IS. after
laborlng a number of years IN the min
istry. be is able TO say he believes every
principle revealed from God through his
servants He might say with the
~ t.fa hu he hnf
Mormonism "as far as Il is translated
correctly ] appreciate the necessity
OF salvation, but temporal salvation IS
also necessary Some Of the people
have sold their birthrights for a mess
q, pottage
On August 1872 Joseph smith prophe-
tied that the saints would continue to
suffer aflction and eventually go To the
Rocky mountains where they would be-
come mighty people. They had not
been here long when the gold fever
broke out and some of them were smit-
On with this fever. Elder KimbaH
here read the words Of Brigham Young
as TO the value Of gold. and said he
bad Witnessed speculative schemes in
augumtcd 90 draw the people away
from raising grain. etc. The people
ave not doing their duty today. They are
not securing the lands OF this country
and paying attention 20 the water. They
wsni whitc-shrt jobs The settlement
c' The ST. George country has lost the
lives OF many people a good man who
was recently seized with the idea OF
utilizing the Niigen river I'm that sec
ton found when he went TO do so that
others had appropriated much water
fore him We are sleeping ON OH
rights ] know something Of the life
oi pioneer when / was out I'm the
country ] could buy out dozen OF
these men behind the counters, but lost
b. through spcculation-a subject / wish
10 speak % YOU about See what spec
uaiion has done IN the past Elder
kimhall spoke ~ the folly Of selling
property n salt Lake city Some of
he family of Heber G.. Kimball sold
lots on Capitol hin for $50 a lot that are
now worth $1,000 The same is true
Of other families The Latter-day
Saints who sell their property. and fol-
low The example Of others who have
done So win hew rock and draw wa
Ger.
RuLON S WELLS
Elder Rulou s. Wells. said he had
enjoyed the spirit and teaching OF the
'ohlrinnte lie was particularly in
tresied BOB The reference made TO the
new religion OF Or. Eliot, formerly
president of Harvard university The
uoubie in the world today Is that
Were dle too many man-made relig-
ions They lack the power OF God,
winch The true religion alone has.
h order for men To point out the
Iue way men must be obedient and
,ein away from wickedncss and sin
10 man can obtain the knowledge Of
iNl which ls said TO be eternal life
ny me wisdom Of men. When our first
1i'nts were placed In the garden Of
rp'h lhefc stood "a tree OF knowledge
s'od ana cvl The Lord told Adam
way ln tlo day De ate OF that fruit he
.nolld surely die After dlsobeving
WE command OF God BY partakng OF
Huli of this tree, the Lord cast
l oul ol the garden lest they
lola parioko OF the tree OF life and
forever II was evident therefore
1' N Was not The plan OF God 10 al
m'n in have eternal life in their
l1n. and some means must
1lopird iur the publication OF men
N tNtr sins. IL men could have
iIr ln their sins the next life
4e DE- nu better than the present.
nae prepared a way by which this
re... 'uon may come through the
rnl 4 aid that the fear OF the Lord Is
I
t9hnttDd to tho love Of God but
s. Marks the beginning Of knowledge
grn 'aNNh II n so la family and
h s'Noinmont n there were no civil
at ,Hoing penalties would we be
tt'l'sl and Nirtuous ns we are2 l
. noi ln all these things an ele-
tm. oi i.ar ls held mp before us. and
fror o,'ep s protected and prevented
NJ gong tho wrong way.
t, covenant people. and bonal-
of r' attached 10 breaking tho law
thr and ln this l can find wisdom.
hno,t ming OF the wisdom and
anrr. Nh' uf God. a. / grow older /
thst III moro aud more these things
rall 49, me from going wrong 80
hv n mas dread of wholesome
NIa NNNh we govern Ourselves ln
Goa ' we are drawing nearer 10
onh n .N8 then read from the elev.
mon 'noplor oi Nophi. Book of Nor
uh. ttIding the vision OF Naphi
rIre among other things an iron
Ia. .'n represented the word of God.
oil o,a nla hearers 90 let the fear
thst n, 'ah' Possession of them so
IN n.f may DO hts willard seize hot1
Son ,on rod and thus reach tho Tree
DE lo,, dream which represented
CHARLES "A. HARr
d,r ,,1,, Charles n. Mart referred 40 ,he
tlsisd 'N in the building. which eon-
ana An. lna' white aud blue bnntinr.
lno., 'lais elll Stripes re saia M
ronrt.t, np religion which held no
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