Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-06
HYRUM M. SMITH
ADVOCATES PROHIBITION
Member Of Quorum of the Apostles Reviews Action of
Senate and House on Temperance and Dissertation Of
The Sabbath Questions-"We Asked for Sunday Law;
We Were Given a Stone" - Yesterday Afternoon,
Session Of Conference.

Kept holy We desire our children %
srow up fearing God and keeping holy
his sabbath day and we dcrlore the
condition that prevails where men viii
arise and make light Of aud ridicula
the honest ana sincere aud dcvout
wish OF a mighty people when they
ASK for relief from this desccrution of
the Lords day And ] viii say to you
Latter-day Saints, do not lose courage;
we have had To- fight these battles for
tfuth an our lives, and Just az the
leaven Is leavening the lump with
reference 20 some OF the doctrines OF
the Church and Kingdom OF God. and
as Il VIII eventually leaven it an. so
this VIII be part of &c. and we viii
live Go see the day when we viii find
men who win not be like Rchoboam.
the king. They win listen To the pco-
pie. When the people say unto them.
Give us relief tighten the burdens that
others have placed upon u.s. save our
children. they will hearl,en unto the
viii OF the people; and IN Gods name.
we win be free from the bondage with
which some Of our brethren would stIl
shackle u.s. Then what shall we do9
Why to your tents, oh Israel. Back To-
your homes and put double vigilance
ana watchfulness around your own
fresdos, and double and re-doubie your
efforts TO preserve your SONS and your
daughters ana your fair name and the
Gospel Of christ from the hands OF
those who would drag from your
thresholds the innocence and purity
Of your children, and sink Dc I'm the
mire for gain.
NOW may God bless the people. and
may the Lord bless His cause. and may
Go continue to grow and work 10 the
wonderment Of the world and In q man
ner that shall cause an men Co stand
and declare. 10. God must have
spoken 20 Joseph Smith. the Prophet.
because his words are fulhued. most
wonderful and marvellous work has
come forth among the children Of men.
God bless Israel in the name Of Jesus,
Amen"
ELDER BUDGER CLAWSON
Elder Budger Clswson referred TO tine
GOODNESS of the weather. ln spite OF
which the interest iu the conference haI
not diminished. He rejoicel Ireatlv 1t
the time of instruction an were having
Reference was made % statements IN
Johns Revelations in the Bible tlat
God would show him things that must
come Co pass. The passage Johu xiv.
c., was then read regarding am am el
coming 70 earth with the eycrlas. ius
gospel He stated the claims Of the
L1tter-day Saints that the aaLcl had
come in the person of MorouL restoring
the Book OF Mormon with the eve. last
ing gospel After the gospel was re-
stored the spirit fell upon tho early
elders and they went into the wo II
preaching the word. 10 has since spread
from country 10 country until there are
n missions In the world, seven Of them
being IA this country, six iu Europe and
eight upon the islands Of the sea md in
other places. At the end OF 1908 there
were 1923 missionaries Goa the field.
Although fl may look impossible that
80 few missionaries. and such a hand
ful of people, should ever degenerate
tho world, a loayeniug effect is talyiug
place b. means OF the elders forts
The power and authority Of the elders
is most significant He ouotei ,he
words Of the Savior regarding gns
following believers, which were mani
tested later as the result OF the apos-
ties, ministratiOns.
The statements Of Elder Bal n in the
morning session were refer. cd to, in
connection with a letter from a son
now on a mission telling of a very re-
markable case OF healing. The cuuI's
parents We're not members OF the
Church and the condition OF the little
one was thought 70 be hopeless. Im-
mediate recovery took place when the
elders administered to IT,
Mention was made OF a man in tho
California mission who read the Book
OF Mormon and who, on lnquiring of
the Lord about its truth, had a vision
In which he saw the temple and other
things. and afterwards applied for hap
tism.
The speaker also told the experience
OF two elders who were ira cling anon /.
the Beers Of South Aria. and who
were able 70 understand the Ian qua 60
Of "a man there who spoke to taein Boa
Dutch, though they did not k.ow The
language. Likewise the Boar under
stood them though he could not s.rlk
English.
The speaker referred 70 statistics
showing the amount OF work done iu
tho world during 1905 The number of
M things In halls were S8,5S2 cottsgc
meetings. 26.96s, open air meetings, 49,
1875; total meetings held, Sl,285
The number OF gospel converse tons
were lfs3.g2s; standard Church works
sold, 37,1l2; other books sold f58,6i5.
tracts, 1862, .2S.
such is the work that s going n
In the world. and iu this manner Tine
message delivered 90 ID, Prophet Joe
seph Smith is hoinE carried ~ the
world, said the speaker Last wear more
than lo,O0O books OF Mormon were sold
IN missions OF the United states. Tho
Book of Mormon is the strongest tract
that can be used Do tho missionary
field, for n contains the fulness OF tho
Gospel Of Jesus Christ Al least 600