Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-03
ELDERH,J .CAN " \ J n {: !.
TALK TO TOURISTS |i|
morr,onism and It's! Fruits the
Topic Of Address in
Tabernacle.
~
GOOD MUSICAL PROGRAM |l''
GOOD MUSICAL PROGRAM.
o.uon Recital for the Visitors Up TO
The s,andard--sIany Listen
TO Discourse.

,f uormonsm be Judged by its fruits,
!. !, ,ro-,hv of the serious considern-
zion Of al! the world. Extolling the re-
.,,,ts az a new Gospel dispensation, ana
,,si,t,nr that If any man live up to
~. n-inciples of Christianity as taught
-. ,be Latter-day Saints he will know
If himself whether or not 1t be true IT e,
.,I,der Hugh ]. cannon spoke ilucnt,y
~ .,Jormonism' at the tourist specinl
services at the Tabernacle Sunday att
ernoon
The organ recital by Prof. J. j. Nc
Cie,lan was so excellent that unstinted
nraise VAS the result. Especially inter-
+ os,np was the imitation of human
voices brought out in Widor's Andante,
ipai,s,e's Communion and the old mel
nd,. arranged by the performer. Other
selections included an excerpt from
Rpcthoyen arranged tor the organ by
Batistc. and the Pilgrims Chorus from
Elder Cannon spoke in part as fol-
,ows after prayer was offered by Elder
Chas. III. Wilckcn:.
,"rn me Mormonsm is the biggest
thing inrall the world: and one IS al
most appalled, to attempt 70 explain
any pllase OF ii IN the brief time allot.
tod TO me. We believe that the gospel
in its funess was restored to the earth
through Joseph Smith whom we beliefe
to.havc been a prophet, Mormonism
presents sufllciant reason why every
man should investigate the claims IL
makes.
Men and women are seeking after
t.truth more than ever before. both
scientific and religious truths. We
believe that any man who lives up to
the principles of Christianity VIII be
able to discern truth when he en-
counters it. This is one key that was
given by. the Savior.
.'The other key that Jesus gave. and
the one upon which desire to dwell
today is contained In the words BY
their fruits We shall know them
AFTER 20 or so years experience. we
find that the most dcvout men In our
number are they who have compared
the truths of the Gospel With the DEM
unstrated truths of science. They have
seen its fruits and know 1t to be true.
ALL BEAR SAME TESTIMONY.
Since the inception of this Church
young men have gone out into the
world to preach the Gospel. | have
frequently observed that the unanim!ty
/: among them is lnarvelous:. they all bear
! Jhc same Testimony end explain the
Gospel In Il the same way. This unity
proves to me that there is something
divine behind this system.
We are accused OF being priest
ridden, Of following one man. Per-
haps we are:s but is it not remarkable
that so many thousands are willing to
follow the counscls of one man? Good
advice should be acceptable no mat
ter from what source 1t comes.
~ never yet have heard of n Mormon
missionary being converted to another
creed: yet thousands OF the worlds
most enlightened men leave other re-
iglons to join the ranks of Mormon
Ism. l,s
Thc, personal lives of the members
Of the Church. think, Is another
proof OF the fruits of the gospel. Some
may wonder that we should extol our
own virtues; but we are proud OF this
& gospel and its teaching. we are not
egotistical. not proud in our own
strength: but proud Of the great work
z In which we are engaged. Our work Is
too important to hesitate because men
think us boastful. We believe that the
lives of tho Latter-day Saints consid-l
4 SiEp 'o'lHNt'NtlS COnlPdTe IaNOTaDly
Z with those Of any people In the world.
Mormon parents teach their children
y that they would rather follow them
TO their graves than see them lose
their virtue.
TESTIMONY OF THOUSANDS.
Il believe that there are men on this
earth with authority from God, and
Efthat tho, earth Is being prepared for
iihc coming of the millennium This
n IS my solemn testimony unto you. II
E several hundred thousand people testl-
d ned that n scientific discovery was so,
4&lhc world would believe 1t, yet there
are thousands who can bear the same
testimony as TO the truthfulness OF
ne sosFel. have never met a man
( VINO could say that he knew this gospel
z Is not trne: they merely say they don't
KNOW. Thus we have thousands who
Il say that the gospel Is true and none
VINO can say 1t Ia not true.
Inc testimony of thousands who
l,ve upright llvta should merit consi-
y deratiOn," d u ~.
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