Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-20


great work to be done In the future. he
raises up men and fits them for the ao-
| complement OF his purposes. Some
| times through years Of tribulations he
| rounds out the lives OF his servants.
| Thus he prepared Abraham and Moses.
so he has brought up the president OF
the Church. Joseph r. Smith, The
| present leader Of Gods people has al
ways striven to advance the interests
OF the kingdom OF heaven He
has devoted his life 20 the salvation OF
the souls OF men and women. He has
filled missions to the United states. to
Europe, and to the isles OF the Pacific
| ocean, His carly years were en-
shrouded In the sadness and gloom of
! his fathers martydrom. Driven by the
| mobs, he accompanied his widowed
mother over the plains. enduring hard
! ships and narrowly escaping the
| scalping knives of the savage Indians.
| He has helped to build UP this COM
monwealth. lie has served In cts
councils and in the territorial leglsla-
tthe. IL was largely through his et-
| forts that Liberty park and Pioneer
| park were secured for the use OF the
| citizens OF this municipality. Step by
! step he has risen from the condition
| Of n poor fathcrless boy to the honOred
| calling of the leader OF Gods people.
| 1t Is emlnently ftting that we should
honor one whom God has exalted.
Mrs. Ilzzie IhomaS Edward sang
| solo, Fear not. O Israel
Concert recitation, Center ward.
Concert recitation, Twenty-ninth
| ward.
Song. Bethlehem" Twcnty-fourth
ward
President Joseph r Smith addressed
the gathering. He declared that the
| exercises OF the morning had been
| surprise TO him, as he had not known
| that ne was 20 be honored thus by the
children Of the Sunday schools He
| said
Il am thankful for the kindness
manifested to me I'm the services of
this day. l hope that some OF the
good things spoken may have weight
| in helping us all 10 be faithful and dill
gent in the performance Of our duties
and In the accomplishment OF our Wis-
| sion 10 the acceptance OF iof cur
| Father as he has sent our spirits here
| TO accomplish this work In the many
| events Of my life ] do not see any Wis
| dom or any foresight on my part but
| I do see In them the merciful hand ana
| loving providence OF God, that have
| been over me and over this people from
| the incipienoy OF this work
There is one thought that wish to
| Impress upon the minds OF the chh-
| dren. why has God in his providence
| been kind and merciful 60 those who
| degree above their fellows? ac-
| knowledge that the Lord has shown
me great favor and sympathy and
| exceeding kindness. and that he has
| brought me forth and made me some
| what prominent among the Latter-day
Saints and somewhat notorious among
the people Of the world, who do not
| know much about me or about the
| Church OF Jesus Christ of Latter-day
| Saints have asked, Why did the
| Lord favor me. why has he blessed
| me?' The solution OF the question J
think, is this: From my infancy
| have always believed with all my
heart and soul I'm the divinity OF the
| mission OF the Lord Jesus Christ ana
| I'm the divinity OF the calling OF the
| prophet Joseph Smith. Never In all
| the darkest moments through when
I have passed has there been shadow
| of doubt with reference to THESE
truths l believe with all my SOU IN
| the mission of the Son OF God, the
/ savior of the world. ! believe that
| he has opened 10 us the way OF hte
| everlasting, the way TO Ire Wlthous
| death He has revealed the great and
glorious principle Of the resurrection
after death and life again.
| II also believe without question IN
| the divine calling OF the Prophet Joseph
| Smith. But very few men in the woflu
| know him. Few have taken the pains
| "a study his life and character and mis-
| sion. He is not really known TO tne
| world Indeed his doctrines are but
! partially understood by those VINO nave
| embraced tho gospel OF Jesus CHRIST
and have become mem oers OF ms
| church I trust that you little boys
and girls will put your minds upon the
| gospel of Jesus Christ. which mas peen
| restored 10 the earth by Joseph smith
| the Prophet, until you are convinced
| Of It's truth and II shall become part
| OF your very life.
| A little girl, Bathsheba Wilson. OF tho
| seventeenth ward, IN behalf OF the sun
| day school children. presented Presl-
| dent smith with an afmful OF roses.
| President John Henry Smith express
| ed the hope that the strength ana tor-
| titude necessary TO fight the battle OF
| life might be obtained by every one ol
| the bows and girls present, and that
| the life of the noble leader OF Gods
people might impress all present with
| the greatness OF the work entrusted TO
the Latter-day saints
| 1--WE ever pray for thee. our prophet
| dear" was sung by ladies' chorus
conducted by Mrs. Lizzie Thomas ed
| ward
Elder James e Talmage, member
| of the general Sunday School poaru,
| congra tulated the Sunday schools or
| the salt Lake stake on the excellence
OF the program that had been pre-
] sented II is beautiful thing 10 90
| hono, To one who has been valiant In
| the cause OF truth, who has filled with
| integrity the high calling 10 which God
has assigned him.
singing. "Our God. we raise To thee,
| by the combined schools.
| Benediction by Elder George X