Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-01
prsst. Nephi |. Morris Of Salt
AXE stake Delivers Force
full Discourse.
TESTIMONIES OF TRUE MEN
r... Given without the Lure OF Any
Revard--Scicntist Also Testifics
The Vision OF Joseph.

p,.sdent Nephi l.. Morris OF Salt
lake stalk was the only speaker at
sardsv afternoons service In the tab
.,rsele. his address being an elaborate
s,s powerful argument In support Of
a.. Authenticity OF the Book Of Nor
mon President Anthem II Lund pre-
,la.d opening the services by announo.
,ny the hymn beginning "Ye simple
,.,d, that stray far from the paths OF
s,.ce This and the other hymns
gs,s well sung by the choir, which APP
"..,ed in numbers somewhat surprls-
.s for a midsummer service. Prof.
Stsciellan presided AZ the organ with
n, usual skill and versatility Elder
u.mllton Park offered the opening
.s,vsr In which he asked that the adj
r,inl,,rators Of the Church might be
i,splred from above, at home and
,hroad, that they might lead this people
sJ,,y The blessings OF Providence
Vere asked FOR the nation, the president
IA his cabinet The Invocation was
allowed by the hymn, Prayer rs the
owls sincere desire"
PRIEST. NEPHI L. MORRIS.
President Neph l.. Morris was then
r,lsd 10 the stand He said that one
N The most conspicuous discoveries I'm
ne worlds history was manifested IN
tba revelation OF tho Book OF Mormon.
me question whether the book was
true or false, never influenced the move
rent spreading from the ropagation
\, This gospel Neither have the at
,aoks made on It by other faiths been
detrimental 10 II, historically or splr-
,ualB The speaker then related AT
length and with much force of address
Tie evidences In support Of the validity
a the revelation and the Book of Nor
mon as the product of that revelation.
M Morris related how one night In
September. 1923, Joseph Smith, then in
his eighteenth year. was lying on his
bed praying 20 heaven for light, IN his
desire 10 know OF the Lord what his
standing might be In heaven above.
suddenly his chamber was filled with
frcnnparable brilliancy, while at some
distance above the floor stood poised
radiant being sent from God He
announced to Joseph that his name was
Noron sent 10 reveal 10 him tho pres
ence NJ stone box hid In the Hill Gu
morah wherein were hidden the gold
on plates containing a history of GER
tain ancient races inhGbting the Amer
lean continents and that power would
he given him 90 translate these records
through the medium Of the Trim and
Thummim. contained also in the box.
After stating what the Lord would re-
qurs n him, Moroni departed, but
rFsstntly returned to repeat the an
nouncsments md Instructions This
Va; followed by third visitation. The
nIt day, the how went as usual 10 HIS
work but the vision had SO unnerved
Mn that he was not ut 10 undertake
his daily tasks and his father who had
Afn niraculously apnriscd that some
hns unusual was In progress. told
hin n return homo and rest The boy.
however, In repairing 10 the house fell
ron a fence unconscious. In which
condition the angel appeared once more.
notifying him to acuuatnt his
father NJ EXISTING conditions This
the YOUNG man did and was told
70 obey the admonitinns of the mrs.
ssnger shortly thereafter. ~ nv In
slrictlons joseph Smith repaired 70 the
Hlll Cumorah. In Manchester. New
fors, where n neculiar shaped stone
IN The surface. as had been stated. In
olontsd where tho treasure Law hld. Re
maze m excavation. and found the
zone box as described by the angel
But for Probationary purposes he was