Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-04
Iaroe Attendance at This Morn
ing's Session Held in the
Tabernacle.
GOOD ADVICE GIVEN SAINTS
Told TO Store Treasures for Next
World Rather. Than Hoard
Wealth Here.
ri.l.t, Year. since the Last DISPENSE
ticn ~ the Fuincss OF Times
Was Ushcrcd In.

ru'fy 5000 people were in attendance
Of che third eession OF the eightleth an
ANAL conference u the church % Jesus
chris, OF Latter-day Saints which was
called 90 order by President Joseph d
Smith iu the tabernacle this morning
uss.les the opening aud closing SONG
D, the choir and congregation, a pleas
irr musical number was the rendition
d, Elder Melvin j. Ballard. president
o. tha Northwestern States mission. Of
t6s song 4 know that my Rede9mer
ne composed by Prof. l.. y. Ed
serbs.
o., speakers were Elder John l..
lIerHta president OF the Western
sate mission. Elder Rudger Clawson.
s.I Elder UgIum NJ smith All three
.r.rF.rs bore powerful testimony 60
Or. ua'h ot the great latter-day work.
pesaIehi Synith presented little
Enu before ihe congregation during
Oh. services ana announced that VII
I'D. UttIo boy himself was not lost. D.
PARENTS apptatod 20 be. In a moment
auus lady came up 10 the stand and
I zoe utue fellow back to his par
c.i.
Tho services this morning we're open
Oh with tlc singing OF the hymn. 20
ys mountains high" Prayer was Of
-.I ty Elder joseph T.. Robinson.
;-d.a, of the California mission.
T. choir and congregation united in
..rng God move In mysterious
as DTS wonders 20 perform
ELDER j. L. HERRICK.
lar J9la l.. Hcrrick, president Of
tIH Western States mission, was
U.DI j0 the speakers stand by Pres
nr smith, elder Herrick, quoting
lam Oh, erstle Of James, said that
aaH- re.isi0p Is IN vain n he bridieth
rt his tongue, and ayaileth him
n.lFht n he feed not the widow and
t atherless and keep himself up
SPOTTED from the world. Religion Is
conforming by ones faith and life 20
the precepts inculcated In the Bible.
The speaker cited incidents from the
lives of such men as T. II. Hartman,
the late railroad magnate. in regard
Go religion being a factor in the COM
position Of the lives Of men who by
their wealth were rendered independ-
ent OF their fellow beings MI Harri-
man Insisted upon his attendants and
employees az his vast estate az Arden
attending the church services held
there every sunday, and he was mucn
oispleased when they did not attend
o. their Sabbath duties. once, too,
when the child Of one Of his laborers
had cen forgotten with n Christmas
present Mr.. Hartman walked out into
the cold night two miles to the home
Of the family whose child had been
forgotten. % assure them that on the
morrow the oversight would be made
good Such traits as these. the speak
er said, showed the religious nature
and humauitarianism of the man. and
Ms faith In religion and the things OF
The history Of other great men bears
o1t tof idea that they were Godfear-
and religious When Columbus
discovered land the FIRST thing he did
vas io kneel down and thank God for
vFt,tlug MN 10 the shores OF this
hd 10 was the same way with
washington, and with Lincoln Both
.'.n were believers in the divine provi-
u'nee or God, and they proved by
toer works that their faith was we'll
founded The speaker bore a strong
Wsumony 20 the truth OF the gospel
bho SAID the sectarian world was awak-
,ulng 10 the realization that God is a
,nsns being and that he has revealed
Ns gospel to the world in this age.
ELDER RUDGER CLAwsoN.
Elder Rudger Ciawson took for his
t-s.ne the tendency OF the people OF the
'sS.nt age 70 acquire and display
g'' 20 the neglect Of the things OF
goo. The spirit Of the age is no Get
n" enu got rich quick Innumerable
-nes are constantly being placed
Vle 'no people with the idea back OF
'' get rich quick. Many who fol-
hese schemes go down to financial
,etfucuon In their mad rush after the
nlngs of this world.
me speaker said that in the early
t'Il or the nineteenth century a mill
,,,,nAlre was rare thing, but that in
49, Gays million dollars was con-
v,-. u only q paltry sum. and that
NV. uou not attained much prominence
~" could not measure hts wealth al
more Than single million. He read a
,.at OFT multl-mlllionaires OF this coun-
wy, H7 compiled by prominent banker
national fame. and among the list
", z. men who owned 81, 205 GOO. 900
"r hst was not by any means com
it.'e' but 10 showed the tendency OF tho
,Ne. 20 centralize great wealth among
an outgrowth Of this desire eor
49, wealth was the cause OF some as.
....-.'-a itNN'tAlhk1 IN the divorce
.ulla OF the country. one wealthy
o1lon who was suing her wealthy
nI.nand for divorce. required sufriclent
,'55'llng. according to the list submit
~, l ny her 20 the court OF her needs Ina
~ direction, 20 provide proper raj
,.,nt ior 100 women But the woman
ba"'sl lots of alimony. and she placed
her hgures high.
M tne matter OF wealth the speaker
u, the Lord and Master was the
'lt eNemplar. He despised wealth.
ne SAID The foxes have holes and the
9A nave nests but the Son Of Man
.atn not where To lay his head. He
t.'e htte attention 10 wealth When
w vas taken upon the high mountaia
guy oucred all the wealth OF the
N'-lq u he would but fall down ana
worship Lucifer. he said. Get thee
uynlhd me, satan" The young man
Nhom the Savior told to sell all his
'aItnly possessions and follow him
,9eid not part with his worldly wealth,
sllhough he had kept the law other
'se' and hereupon the Savior said,
now hardly shall the rich enter into the
Slnsqom Of heaven. He said also, lay