Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-04
Overflow Meeting Conducted by
Elder Benjamin God
dard at Bureau.
ADVICE GIVEN BY SPEAKERS.
4 Brocd brotherhood 60 Embrace All
Mankind - Advocated In
Sermons Yesterday.

A real ola fashioned assembly was
that which cared for the overflow meet
ing on the porch of the Information
bureau In the temple square yester-
day afternoon. Several hundreds of
those who were unable 10 attend the
meetings in the tabernacle and Assem-
bly, han met In front of the bureau and
listened to a number OF splendid adj
dresses.
Benjamin Goddard presided at the
meeting The first speaker was $. q.
Bennion. president OF the Central
states mission. ln his talk he came out
strongly with tho proofs that persons
who truly believe in the principles OF
Mormonism can never get away from
them.
u think no apostate can say that
he knows he was wrong. The gospel
Is so simple and so plain that we cannot
help hut understood it,"
He told Of the great work that WAS
being accomplished among the railroad
men I'M the Southern States mission and
advised the people 10 preach the gospel
20 the missionaries when writing 10
thcm. He declared that no one should
write anything that would detract or
hinder thu missionary In his cause.
mere " AlfN III irNAtiAif AAf A'hANAANAr NAN
prayed for the elders OF Israel.
The next speaker to be introduced
was John l.. Herrick. president OF the
Western states mission. His plea was
along broad lines and the fraternal
stress upon the training OF children by
brotherhood of man. He placed great
setting them good examples. He said:
sour children should be so trained by
our own good examples that they viii
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the world. We should not look for our
good and omit our neighors. We
should not become so contracted and
narrow that we only look out for those
around hs but for the good and saliva
ton of the human family. That Is the
spirit OF this work and il must go as
such to all the world.
I'VE are held accountable for our
children and the examples they set. We
should so watch them and care for
them that when they go to other cities
thev will set examples that will speak
well Of us n they do not carry this
gospel and this spirit, the condemna-
ton will rest upon us as sure as the
world"
In conclusion Elder Herrick spoke
fecdngly OF the life of 4. A. Robertson
and the sufferlngs he must have en-
dured In endeavoring to live down the
odium Of being n convict Robertson,
he said. after falling into disgrace as
a Banker. serving time and even there
fnwarting a general outbreak OF pris-
oucrs. came back 10 the people whore
/ be had lived and endeavored TO begin
| lie over again He spoke Of Robert
sons last message to the world In
| which he said. MY competitors would
not let me live"
| prsPONsIRTrITY FOR HIS DEATH
THAT mans death is chargeable TO
some individual In this world" de-
/ ciared the speaker. 1t il Just that
| principle OF saying unkind things OF our
| neighbors that l appeal 10 you 20 over
| come II was the unlind words that
man heard OF himself that caused him
| 20 take his life. We should give aid TO
| AL who need our help. Our help should
not be extended to our neighbor alone,
| but to every man who Is in distress, to
every man IN the world.
Al the conclusion OF Elder Herrlck
| address Oscar Kirkham sang, Il know
mat my Redeemer liveth
ELDER CHARLES II. HART.
Elder Charles II. Hart. one OF the
| first presidents Of the seventies, was
the next speaker He declared that
as the poet Bryant has said, the
woods were Gods first temples II
was most fitting that the meeting
should be held I'm the open. His ad-
| dress was devoted mostly to the re-
| sponsibilitv that rests on us for the
| care or the soul and what we should
/ do for a human soul when II is mem
aced He declared that Il was such
a feeling as this that Is responsible for
the missionaries going into the field.
1T Is the welfare OF our fellow man