Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-07

James, and John. appeared to the
| Prophet Joseph Smith. comforting upon
him the priesthood and enabling him to
organize the Church. that organization
by means of which the gospel Is to be
preached and the salvation OF men be
ACCOMPLISHED,
Lastly, consider the doctrine con-
| corning the eternal progress of man.
and the ever-wid ening aycnues OF
growth before him. How splendid all
this Is IL only 1t is true, VI.
1 Now, / might so on to speak In this
way OF a number Of other singular;
truths In 'Nlormonism. ana say the same
thing about them. How. desirable and
glorious they aIe. But the thought I
wish to leave with you concerning it
all is this: Since all these things I
have called attention to are splendid,
and admittedly desirable. why does not
the world institute plan by which tho.
truth of them can be found out Why,
instead of trying. to cover them with
odium by sheer opposition. instead Of
Ignoring them. why not ondeavor to as
certain who ther they mighttnot be true1
And to the Saints let me say, this
Splendid system which Iunifies the pur-
poses of God respecting man and his
mortal existence on the earth, Swill com
pare favorably with the best systems
of Philosophy and religion in the world,
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RESPECT FOR PRIESTHOOD.
Elder Joseph II. Smith. Jr., Of tho
+ quorum of the Twelve next addressed
the conference The subject OF his re-
marks was the seriousness OF dis
respecting the priesthood OF God and
holding 1t In dis esteem. He doubted.
ne said, whether anyone who heard the
First Presidency yesterday morning,
but felt the conviction that they were
honest men and told the truth. 5It
seems to be the mission Of cortainiseIf-
appointed men, he said. to endeavor to
create division between the Church
officials and W. the rest OF the people.
Such persons 1t does not In the lenst
concern what the policy OF the Church
Is. "a y5}l ~ E NJ n iEt $500
t5'But there Is a (, class OF persons. ="
Elder Smith went on, ..who have been
baptized into,ths Church. that take 1t
.ont themselves to find, fault with tho
officers Of the Church. I want to mt
up n voice ofswnrnlng against all such"
And he read from THE Doctrine and
Covenants n 1 passage touching this
point, wherein II is declared that 1t |
We're better for those who "lift up the
heel" against the servants OF the Torn,
TO have had; a milestone tied round. their
necks and be cnst into the sea, than TO |
take upon themselves to say these mon |
have sin when sthcy ,havosnot slnned.
They shall be left without member
ship In the 4Cmirch; their priesthood
shall be cut OFF; and their names be |
no longer held In remembrance. A,
Elder Smith challenged my one; 70
show, where and WHOM tho leading an
thorities Of the Church have tnurlit |
the people anything that would nnt
make them better men andv women and /
better citizens. And 4ifAit cannot ,be
shown insthis Or that respect these lead /
rrs have done wrong, why should thev
be fnlsifed. $50 far'as these fnls,Gers
1.-The speaker said TWIN
DO they not try to show us the. better
yny5?s Why do they mot seek to. build
up instci,d OF tearing down? Nv this
we may know that they are not.
49, a II
YIN ELDER ANTHONY WINS.
I Elder Anthony w. WINS, of, the. Same
luorun,, was tho concluding eaker. ,,f
his session Of tho conference He rcna
rom the Bible d passage to tho effect
hat there shall BIO false 5teanhers
lmong sthes people, by reason OF whom
he way of truth shall be obscured.. \,
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