Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-14
CONFERENCE OF
ENSIGN STAKE
or,rt.ry Gathering Held N TWO
sessions Yesterday Was
Well Attended.
STRONG SERMONS DELIVERED
,-,,,oe of Mormonism ENpo"nd-
'' d in Manner Which Fully An
.wers H. Critics
STRONG SERMONS DELIVERED

,rs tabernacle was well hllea sun
l" ,-,o,B.at the second session OF
o'' Zen stake quarterly conference.
Y, p,ivbam b. Roberts took as his
I. ~, NJ recsht remark Of prom
. ra- that the Mormon doctrine
.' a.ssrve "the cold respect OF
~ a,...nr glance and IN strong CON
..-loe quotations Illustrations and
.-.-a5rs drew q vivid picture OF
.,r-ft sie and grandeur Of the
-, work Elder Richard w.
.g president Of the Ensign stake
iO1 Tho choir sang the hymn,
49, W. tre Lord Prayer was Of
80 \, Elder Joseph q. TAYLOR. Inc
~ ss0g ODE hymn. sweet is the
n,rs ny God. my King
ELDER p p. ROBERTS.
Elder brigham II Roberts said in
W,,ir the year gentleman Of con-
$50, rrsmIrerce iu referring 10
s,ltb said Boo about these words.
.r.., considered as 90 a body Of doc
80 nj well Informed person would
W. his priesthood 0f greed the cold
.,.lt M a passing glance ] have
~. ,,llad upon 90 go back over our
--.-.,is. and our doctrine I'm view Of
t,t etstement Religion has been
S,.,rise,i by one as morality touched
a. ss,tifnent We live in an age that
~ an adult question and we must
- 81, sdpit reply When ] heard that
-,srntuons remark. ] felt 20 show
,sIs Gentleman bis mistake. And to-
a., / shall attempt a passing glance
y, The same. The Prophet Joseph
srib said there are many kingdoms.
IN nj spacp In which there Is no
ti-gs1m.. He had in mind tine great
-i,Tstarv universe. a great scientist
"a scholar has since expressed the
same thought
ne speaker thought a reference TO
ur own little solar system would help
no comprehension OF the systems That
I'M ths great universe re referred to
M eight pianets and their revolution
s,. movements. then showed the dis
s,ess u the planets in millions OF
rtss from the sun Al present the
winter cancellations are just leaving
tbs skies Then the speaker mention
q the vast distances OF the various
rar, fr0m The earth illustrating IL by
reference 90 the time 80 would re-
ol.re light 70 travel from those stars
y he earth THE speaker thought In
t,ns o. these magnificent worlds there
man b. great peoples with wonderful
Intelligence
Woruonisn recognizes certain nee
essary truths 10 believes loo a limit
la.s space. recognizes no limit to dura-
Tia Of tIme-thero is absolutely no be
ginning So In relation 90 matter. the
lera'iy OF matter and spirit-both are
rsraated. thew are eternal The
speaker read several paragraphs on
bis question
"M0rm0nism- Eteru2l'sm; As a phil |
o.ophical system Mormonism may not |
b, eassed under any OF the titles 81 |
bar employed Etarnslism. I should Sc
bet as the word best suited for its |
philosophical conceptions n is dual |
Bite but not in the sense that Il /
Breaks up the universe into two en-
'ey distinct substances. the material /
1Wd and an immaterial God II is /
i.'o monis'ic but not IN tine sense that
b. ihe last analysis of things &c recog-
lies no distinctions In matter. or that
natter tgross matrraD and spirit
mind a finer and thinking kind OF ma
eIaO are fused into one inseparahle
Pole substance which is AZ once Cod