The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-31
VARIED DISCUSSION
At THE TABERNACLE
Son of Prophet and Nephi L.
Norris Are the Principal
Speakers.
GENEAL0GY THE SUBJECT
OF THE YOUNG SMITH
Morris Talks About Inequality
of Wealth and Solution of
Modern Questions.

There were two speakers at the Nor
mon tabernacle Sunday afternoon. Jo-
scph +. Smith. Jr.. son OF the present
president OF the church and Ncphl l..
Morris. president pf salt Lake stake. Tho
!urmcr took as his subject gcnCalogy and
IT'S Importance To the Saints. and Elder
Morrls talked about the acquisition of
wealth. the equality OF men and why
man should eliminate from his life self
Because of sickness President John Il.
Windcr WAS unable to preside. so that
The proceedings were conducted bv Prcsi-
dent Anthon III. Lund. After the choir
had rendered the hymn. "LOs the Mighty
God Appcareth," Seymour =. Young Of
Tered prayer Elder Joseph +; Smith,
u, the first Spcakcr. said that the
Saints believed the Bible so far as il is
correctly translated; but nc was of the
belief that the revelations given To Jo-
people in this the latest dispensation
False EliahS had appeared. and how
:oo'ish II was FOR man 10 rise mp aud
tly 10 take this glory TO themselves.
The Real Elijah,
Elder Smith quoted tho Doctrine aud
Covenants 20 show that the real Elijah
came as predicted by the Prophet Joseph
Smith. He then referred TO baptism for
the, dead as believed In by the Saints.
and said that the gospel would bc
preached not alone IN this world. but in
the spirit world. No man could enter
into The kingdom OF Cod unless he had
y
the speaker. were compiling tho gencalo-
Sirs of their races. They do NOT under
stand why they arc doing this. but we
do" No other people except The Nor
mon people believe In salvation for the
dead. Tho work Of the salvation for the
dead was started by the Latter day
prophecies Of the prophet who declared
that that work WAS the burden Of the
Scriptures.
Morris on Wealth.
Nephi i. Morris. the next speaker,
spoke not only OF the salvation of the
soul but also OF temporal salvation. He
reviewed the condition of society when
The Savior came. TO the world. He re-
fcrrcd 10 such foolish controversies a s
were indulgcd in at that time such as
whether or not IL was good for u man
10 eat an egg laid BY a hen on the Sab
and Inc MG, @ Of Rop and ND aae
tributcd tho fall 10 the fact that the
women of Rome were not a class OF won-
en- who believed in child bearing.
He referred Ia Psulos the woman who
appeared IN society in the old Roman
days earbcu in gown that cost 100000.
embroidered with pearls and cmeralds.
Slavery was the death of Rome. said the
speaker. because Rome had forsakcn the
primitive principles Of labor and the dig
nifty OF labor; At this juncture Christ
was born. and no one was so mean so
poor but that he could administer to them
The power OF salvation.
Exaltation of Womanhood.
Christ In his teachings exalted moth
crhood. lie made woman the queen OF
the home. He exalted labor To its prop
cr place and eliminated from society that
Se]nShncSs which had heretofore governed
il. Elder Morris condemned the acquS-
ton Of wealth. Of greed and avaricc. 4!
modern finance. he said, is shaping IT.
self otward cooperative effort. But lie
condemned the principle through which
mcu are year by year growing richer and
Tie great masses of the people arc year
10y year growing poorer. WHO has wis
dnm enough 10 advise a plan by which
The race shall bc saved. said the speak
or, from temporal inequality and the
grinding OF poverty ] do not know. but
have faith that the Latter-Gay Saints.
together with other good people will
some day solve the problem and learn
TO live in harmony and love together"
Tho Saints. said the speaker. believed
in tithc paving. Some Of their critics
had charged them with commorcialiSm,
but tithcs was an old and ancient Gus
tom and principle. but il Was the very
opposite Of commerCalism. the giving
mp 10 tho Lord of part of ono < in
como. 4 conservation of onc's part 10
tho work of the Lord. Elder Morris con-
dcmnnd trusts aud combinations and in
conclusion expressed the opinion that the
time was not far distant when they
would be brought under the control of
either the nation or tho municipality.