Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-20
CONFERENCE OF
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
,,,.,nacIe TastefuIIy Decorated
IN Honor Of President
Joseph F. Smith.
ANNUAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL
,o,nins session Devoted to 'o,i M"s'-
N""" ,ddrc-ses by DIR. Talmagc'
resident smith and Others

mn quartery N'"' .t.,,a,l.,
~. ,rsse was held IN 'ne . .%U hcld
laS s The main session being n .u,
suno''' ns,paele in the afternoon The
IN 'n' - ..sslon was devoted to the an
n0'H, 'ssical festival Of the salt Lake
nu,l s,yen in honor Of President 30,
slss', eri,b. at which a suitable and
s'ph r ,roeram was rendered. n
i .,'',,y Incident Of the festival "as
~ rresentation OF large Do ,'i,,', y,
us 49, ueautv roses 10 Presldehl
| America. snitb by little Miss wilson
Josph ! ..esntn ward, the roses be-
o. the se''t hehalf Of tho Sunday
ing gwen 10 stake For the occa-
sehools ~ festival. following the Gus
son o, s"ysral years past. the Interior
ton OF s,ssracio had been tastefully
Ct ine Each Of the central pulpits
decorse., we're hidden under a
on tns ~ he stars and stripes win
eanoP liners i'm the national colors
long a. left and right over the en-
Iln'nns 18th OF the stand. Running
un ny 'front.' OF the gallery and up
nlnu ,,o,r were long lines OF red
Wv nd biue bunting. Potted plants
vh,'s . a villa vines added TO the at
gu 9'''n.ss of the scene, while from
,,on, ~ the greet organ long
,t ,srs Zen I'm graceful folds. Mid
~ mo organ front and central
wy y. 10 whole hung a life size portrait
!, President Joseph +. Smlth'
"a a,ternoon session convened IN the
1 ,us.scle AT ? o'clock. President Me-
t norris Of Salt Lake stake, pre-
~ The choir sang, "An angel from
tish p" Elder Hamilton q. Park OF
S.,a Inc Invocation. The choir sang
aIsrk listen to the trumpeters.'
DIR. JAMES f TALMAGE.
nr James z. Talmage was the
a., sneaker After expressing his
a,s,,acatlon al the splendid services
~ the morning, when $500 sunday
.,hoot children had been In attend
sncs met 10 do honor to President Jo'
st,h = smith. and reminding his hear
80 mat this was the representation or
hs sunday schools Of but one OF the
sur stakes In the city, the speaker
launched into scholarly discourse
having FOR lie central theme the mani
lest hand Of God In all OF the affairs
N men He spoke IN part as. follows:
I'm thinking Of the great men OF
artb We think continually of those who
have lived long ages past. We forget
sboui the leaders we have with us hero
today Not all ~ the great men have
rassed away. II Is the weakness OF
man TO think that his time is unim-
porant: when We read the history OF
he mast We find that men In those
DAYS were deploring the fact that they
had not lived In some other age, when
they might have had part i'm the great
things that had been done before. SO
IL Is with U.s. This Is the greatest age
the world has ever known, and the
hest time 10 work Ia here and now. The
Scripture Of old Is Of inestimable worth.
but the revelations Of God today must
not BE- ignored Jesus quoted the an
Gent Scriptures hut he also spoke the
things from within himself as a, prophet
Of the Lord.
"Aclose scrutiny ~ the history OF tho
rast emphasized the fact that God had
overruled and shaped the destiny OF
mankind In every age and In every
nation the hand of God had been seen.
Thus is II ever with thee things of
God He deals with the circum-
stances and the times. and the Church
q God must be up TO the times. In
ny judgment there has never been
time since the days Of Adam when
God aid not reveal his will to- some OF
the children u men, and each OF these
ambassadors Of God has had his spe-
clal appointment and no one could
take from the other the labor to which
he was appointed Each Of these proph-
cts has assisted IN blazing the way
for a day Of greater promise; a day
when no, only should the gospel be
restored, but when all the things Of
God as perts TO this earth, should
be c0nsummatcd
The early preparation and training OF
Moses was dwelt upon by the speaker;
how be had been received In the palace
q the king his later experience in the
wilderness. under the tutorship OF the
Lord; receiving his preparation for
MS eNperlnece, yet throughout II all,
mel out Of bondage How varied was
MS experience, wet throughout II all,
No hand of God could be seen. guiding
us course and shaping his circum-
Stances In order that he might attain
% the degree Of perfection necessary
mission.
The speaker read from tho Pearl
y Great Price, the statement that
.nd had chosen his rulers from before
we foundation of the earth. Abraham
NN chosen; Columbus was chosen, his
..,'peelal work being the discovery of
'Ais great land, America.
MoRMoNs ARE LOYAL.
referring to the erroneous impress
on existing IN the minds Of some peo-
-, ua' me Mormon people were not
~ " me constitution Of the Amer
-. government the speaker read
a,,i. w Doctrine and Covenants the
,h ~, az mat the Mormons believe
Ga soVernment Is established OF
80 ana mat II rs the duty of every
IA ~ member 10 lend his hest efforts
honosl upuu,ioinr ~ the country and
ro,nra t and sustaining the laws.
N.unmenting ON the Islander That the
Nltinon neorie were priestriddsr ~
!, tser eluciduted upon the ,oror ~
" PRIESTHOOD "No man ca, boor ~
uhe Priesthood save no docs co 4,
,,sa,l'uusness. and whenover man
Ks 70 bend ihis mower 10 tho o,rros.
w OF his follow or Ia tho s,,hso,,,
49,. NJ his setgah i~.orosts or,o, 90
'"'' n7nn's priesthood. INV" w
rNEsr JOHN HENRY SMITH.
rs,, slaent John Henry smith was the
Latte sah'f lie said In part: "Tbe
y,ies uay Saints have cause 20 -.
ph,ch we greatness OF the work In
boss suoy are engaged" The srca,+
evelt ny, sl9ry Of the present are were
dalton ~ ~ by the speaker. The foun-
coverz 1nls great republic. the ais
along All ',W,huon and general progress
tbs az nnes Nai has characterized
y one ~ nv epoVe all. 20 the convert
. his NC glorious revelation of Goa
robly prophet. Joseph smith " n S,vu
psnS sDino OF tho Character Of hty,or,.
wnhs,o ut from the rest of mnnLtua,
,or ~ me silent. and mis- noble MI,
n. r,aa' a.ind Martin Luther ma
u M eat missionary work We're c,,s nu
toln ana ~, world Washington. lin