Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-06

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the sunday school. one-fourth of whom
are not pa mbers OF the Church. and the
latter condition is true OF other organ
cations The influence thus exertcd is
very beneficial. and the seed sown viii
eventually result 60 much good
The officials treat the elders very
cautiously and funerals OF Churcn
members are often held in churches Of
/ other scots. Services at the graves are
especially impressive upon the people.
This is true OF Denmark as well aa OF
Sweden. Brother Samuelson is O mem
Der Of the rcichtag, and other pr1mi-
{ ncnt people belong TO tho Church
There are over $50 islands and many
of these are hard 20 reach. yet reports
were recently made that every family
on 40 Islands had been visited By the
elders.
ELDER HEBER J. GRANT
Elder Grant said ne had but one
desire and that was 90 say that which
Us for the best good OF the people.
He spoke of the pleasure he derived
Ia listing TO tho testimonies OF the
returned elders, and referred To- the
long periods several Of the presidents
of missions have spent In the mission
Held. including Serge BaliT. Alma
Taylor. MILFORD Booth. and Fred
Caine. He spoke Of tho ioy he had
experienced In attending the priest
hood meetings in the world In COM
were present
He referred 20 the remarks Of Bishop
q. w. Nibley as being very interesting.
The works OF the people are what the
world VIII be judged by. Reference
was made TO the revelation that God
y not pound when men do not keep
the commandments. They will not re-
ceive the blessing SO they do not obey
the law upon which the blessings is
predlcateu. IT people do not teach their
children the sin will be upon the
parents These words show the necessi-
ty Of the people living their religion.
The foes of the Church have never
done IL any harm The better oppon-
ents OF Missouri and Illinois and later
such as r. b. r. Stenhouse OF this
CITY, have never hurt the work No
man can hurt the people but them
selves. IL they do right all win elt
be well with them.
He spoke of the beauty of the
fourth verse Of the hymn beginning
with Come, Come Ne Saints" and
said il made him reflect ar 20 wheth-
en- he is doiug all he can do and
whether he is shining light in his
calling.
The success OF the Sunday school
union meeting was mentioned, where
the burden Of an the speakers was a
plea to the workers 90 get more Of the
Spirit Of the Lord in their labors. He
~, ICED that tho elders are doing such
a good work In the world and that the
Spirit Of God attends them He does
not find obstacles I'm the way of believ-
ing the truth, and spoke Of Book Of
Mormon evidences and OF an Invitation
given him 90 meet a gentleman I'm Eng
land, who h8d been a great trave or
I'm the holy land. The gentleman ex-
pressed his surprise at meeting ORR
entail patterns among the Indians la
Canada when travelling there. How
they came there, exactly resembl ne
oriental patterns as they do. was
matter of surprise 20 him until he
! learned that according 20 the Book OF
| Mormon the origin on the American In
dams was IN the east
He spoke in praise Of the circulation
Of the Young Ladies' journal and the
Era, from 1900 TO $1,000 Of which are
entering the homes of the people every
month. The manuals are also being
studied by from 10000 90 25.O0O. all Of
which indicates intellectual growth
among the people
There is scarcely boy or girl IN their
teens but can stand up and speak
/ Is or 20 minutes on the principles n the
I gospel, so strongly is the spirit OF
| study and of public speaking incul-
Elder Grant read from n work en-
I titled Great Truths" and recon-
/ Wended that as many as possible Sc
cure the work which could be done by
/ writing 20 President Charles w. Pen
/ rose, Liverpool
The Latter-day Saints DO not believe
( IN nor cOuutcnanCe evil doing iu any
| way. Column after column is written
I against the Latter-day Saints, but not
I often will the publishers Of such per-
l init a word 10 De said iu refutation.
I A certain local paper delights In uub-
4 fishing the words OF President BrI CHAM
{ Young that his people had among them
men Of as bad habits as could he
I found anywhere; that same paper, how
| ever, has persisteutly refused 20 add
( that President Young said. But with
the help Of God We viii ria ourselves OF
/ them"
This people has truth on it's side. God
I lives. His Son Jesus Christ is the Sa-
I VlOr or the world. and Joseph Smith is
/ a prophet OF God. and an hts success
sors have been and are mouthpieCes OF
! God to this people.
ELDER JOHN HENRY SMITH.
Elder Smith referred 20 the fact that
/ while God hos the power 90 pour out
/ his judgments yet things are general
/ ly so overruled by Providence as
] 10 NNHN NNNnN NNI AN IANNN JUS nc Tue
P ferrc1 90 the PASSING out of office Of
Theodore Roosevelt and the peaceful
inuuyuration OF "a successor Of cxper-
. fence ln the person Of W II. TAFT he
/ desired Go speak upon the subject
/ Of financial Integrity upon which there
/ seemed 10 be "a lack OF proper under
I standing ln many places lie would
! like 20 see an effort made bV the
. hoade 90 schools and faculties on unI-
. versiuns 90 impress the students. with
. tho importance of integrity iu nnau-
/ cIal matters. The same should bf
done. even moro than is being done n
. rossiblc. On the SUNDAY chools a..
/ other organizations OF the Church
| that discredit may never De- brought
| upon tho people
Tho speaker dwolt ur0n the lavitv of
l parents in management or their child
/ ron. and Faid he foarcG that the neo-
/ pic AFRO becoming too much lovers oi
I nle0rfre Ife considered thHt the iu-
/ discriminate 0Heewh'vlur of the Eouue
people of both ervea is menace IN
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f'r' 'tr no --ro of their lives may
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