The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-07
UNUSUALLY LARGE ATTENDANCE, AT FIRST
DAY OF THE SAINTS OCTOBER CONFERENCE

which is consistent. and just, ana
! able to the Lord, God Almighty. VINO
/ only accepts OF Us that which IS right
and which is pleasing in Ills sight; Tor
! only that which is right is pleasing IN
10 Him.
No Lengthy Discourse.
Il have not time, neither have 1
/ strength, this morning, TO enter into
details or TO undertake TO preach a
lengthy discourse. L do not reel able
| 10 90 IT. physically. The spirit Is will
/ ing but Just now the flesh is not very
| strong; but / want to Dear my tesu-
mOny TO you Latter-day Saints. ! know
/ that my Redeemer lives. We have all
/ the testimony and all the evidence or
/ this great and glorious truth, that the
whole word has that all the sO-called
| Christian world possess; and IN add
| ton 10 that, We nave the testimony or
/ the inhabitants or this western con-
tinenL 20 whom the Savior appeared,
unto whom He delivered His gospel,
the same as He delivered II 10 the
jews.
in addition to all this testimony
anew. and the-testimOny or the holy
scriptures from the Jews, We have the
testimony OF the modern prophet, JO-
soDh Smith, who saw the Father and
the Son. and who has borne record or
them to the world; whose testimony
was sealed with his blood, and is in
force upon all the world today. We
have the testimony or others VINO VIII
messed the presence of the Son or God
in the Temple Kirkland, when he APP
pearee unto them there, ana the testi-
mony or Joseph and sidney Rigdon,
who declared that they were the last
witnesses OF Jesus Christ.
Knows Redeemer Lives.
Therefore. 1 say again, l know that
my hedeemer lives; Tor in the mouth
or these three or four witnesses this
truth may be established in my mind
Besides these testimonies, L nave re-
eelyed the witness OF the Spirit OF
God In my own heart. which supercedes
ali OIher testimonies, which exceeds all
other evidences for il bears record 10
me, unto my soul, or the existence OF
my Redeemer, Jesus Christ. L know
mat lie lives, and that IN the last day
lie snail stand upon the earth, ana thai
he shall come 10 the people VINO snail
De prepared for Him, as a bride is pre-
pared Tor the bridegroom, when ne
snail come. l believe in the divine
mission OF the Prophet Joseph Smith.
ana l have every evidence that / need
at least enough 10 convince me or
the divinity OF mis- mission.
i bear my testimony 10 you and TO
the world, that Joseph Smith was
raised up by the power of God TO lay
the foundations OF this great latter
day work, TO reveal the fuIlness OF the
gospel 10 the world in this dispense
tlon, 10 restore the priesthood OF Goo
IN the name OF the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost, and II VIII
De accepted OF God; IL will be Gods
authority. L bear my testimony TO II;
L know that il is true.
4 bear my testimony to those who
have succeeded the Prophet Joseph
Smith III the presidency or TINS church
Ihey were men OF God. L knew them:
was intimately associated with them;
ana as one man may know another
through the knowledge that he pos
sesses OF him, so 1 can bear testimony
10 me integrity. 10 the honor 10 the
purity, 10 the intelligence and to the
divinity OF the mission and calling or
Brig nam, and OF John, and or WilrOrd
and or LOIenZO. They were inspired OF
God 10 I'LL the mission TO which they
were called ana l know it; 1 know it!
l thank God for that testimony ana
Tor the spirit that prompts me and i'm
pels-lmpels me toward these men,
toward their mission, toward this peO-
PIE, toward my God and my Redeemer.
l thank the Lord for it, and L pray
earnestly that il may never depart
from me-WOrld without end.
God bless you, is my prayer, in the
name OF Jesus Christ. Amen"
Never Sueh a Gathering.
Never IN the history OF the -4ormOn
church has there been such a gather
ing as was seen al the opening session
OF the October conference YESTERDAY
morning. As a rule, there is little need
for the gallery in the Tabernacle al the
opening services. but yesterday the
main floor was filled early and nearly
every seat upstairs was also filled soon
after the services began. II is est1-
mated that about u 999 persons were
IN the huge building, and almost the
same crowd was present in the after
The services viii be continued this
morning and afternoon, at 10 in tIe
morn ll,, and in the afterne on. bur
there VIII be no services OF tho church
saturday. The last day of the confer
ence, however, will be on SUNDAY
when the members OF the church viii |
sustain the authorities and viii listen /
70 me closing remarks of this church |
officials.
No Public Questions.
There were no questions of great /
pubic import discussed at the meet |
ing yesterday. In yesterdays address |
es, the first presidency and members /
OF the seventies We're the only speak |
cts, as none or the apostles was called 4
upon 10 address the huge crowd To- I
day, however, il is believed that sew /
eral or the twelve viii be called upon. /
because or the wonderful crowd /
when attended the first services YES
Ierday, plans have already been made /
lcr an overflow meeting this afternoon
IN the past there never has been a /
tline when this was necessary, except /
upon the last meeting day of the con-
ference. But il may be that the great /
Ia Dernacle Will be too small for the /
visiting members OF the church TODAY.
IN winch event an overflow meeting
VIII be held in the Assembly hall
All but three OF the general author
tiles or the church We're present AT me
meetings yesterday. Those who were
present were: OF the first presidency.
president Joseph +. Smith, Anthem a
Lund, John Henry Smith; OF the conn
ell OF The twelve, Francis NJ. LYMAN.
president: Heber J. Grant, Reed SmoOt.
hyrum NJ, Smith, Charles W. Penrose,
GEORGE +. Richards, Orson T. Whitney. !
David o. Mckay, Anthony w. WINS and
Joseph r. Smith. jr.; presiding patri-
arch, John Smith; first council OF sew
enty, Seymour b. Young. b. H. Rob
9rts, J. Golden Kimball. Ruion $. Wells. !
Joseph nj. McMurrin, and Charles III
TART; or the presiding bishopric,
Charles W. Nlbley. Orrin p Miller.
David A. Smith.
OF the two apostles not present, Rud-
ger ClaWson is in England presiding
lyer the European mission and George
AlDeft smith was not sufficiently re-
covered from q recent Illness 10 at
END. Levi Edgar Young OF the seven
les was not able TO leave his duties al
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