Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-04
AFTERNOON OVERFLOW
IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL

building was full Elder 'Orson D..
whitney was in charge OF the services.
The music was furnished by chorus
from the f. u. T. university and was
particularly meritOriuus. Elder
Hugh j. cannon offered prayer. Tine
Cuurus SANG, Inc Loru o. nay Shcp-
nerd"
Elder David H. Cannon. president of
the ST George temple. was tuc FIRST
speaker. re said tnis gospel with
which we have aligned ourselves De-
power unto salvation To every person
VINO will live %: not only for us. but
for everybody. and for that reason our
elders 40 abroad TO all the world, carr
rying tine word. and calling upon am
10 repent. We do not expect thls -plrlt
to faII uuon AS AN of a sudden, but 30
comes 10 us little by little. here lit-
tie. and there a little, until we have
received . fulncss OF the gospel and
our testimony is strong ] know this
gospel is true. and that Joseph smith
was a prophet of God, and that tine
various servants of God from the time
of Joseph smith to the present time
were called OF God. The affairs OF
this Church have only just begun. ana
10 will continue TO grow until every
knee shall bend and every tongue
shall testify that Jesus is the Christ /
rejoice In these principles. and as We
become more conversant with them
we find that they are applicable to AN
peoples and 10 every condition of life.
ELDER FRANK Y. TAYLOR.
Elder Frank Y. Taylor said ia part.
have thought much of what Pres
idcnt smith said TO us iu the taoer-
nable this morning relative to more
dollars and cents, and better homes
coming to us, and the keeping of our
children closer around as 10y the cm-
ployment Of an intcnser system of Cul-
tivation OF our farms and gardens. ana
the dividing up OF our businesses
among our children, giving home
work to our own families / believe
there are few farms I'm this inter-
mountain region but what can be
made 60 produce larger crops hy the
intenser methods Of cultivation, ana
thereby we can keep our boys and
girls at home instead Of sending them
out from under our control no is one
Of the most important duties Of faith
ers and mothers to see that their
children find home employment. The
bows should be sent TO the agricultural
colleges for instructions To- NJ them
the better TO M such positions. 7
know men in this county who are do
ing splendidly on small portions ~
ground. and what they can do. others
can do. Here we have thousands Of
acres Of the best fruit lands len the
country. vet the best is not gotten out
Of them and our children go 20 the
smelters, or elsewhere. when they
might be kept right at home on these
lands 4 small tract Intensely grown
to garden truck, orchards or other
products will give employment 20
many more than at present We do
not keep quite close enough TO our
BOYS and girls. we neglect them too
much. we permit them TO go away
when We should keep them close by
where we may teach them the princi-
pies Of the gospel Of Jesus Christ
Miss Winnlfred Smith sang. "Hark
ye, O Israel
ELDER RODNEY C.. BADGER
Elder Rodney c. Badger said ia
part
know Of no people who take as
broad a view Of the gospel, or what
the world calls religion, as the Lat
ter-day Saints. II we are not in har-
mony with the gospel at All times,
then We may know there IL something
wrong-or something left undone. The
true spirit Of the gospel brings with II
peace, JOY. and satisfaction. To have
this, we must be in harmony with the
spirit OF truth. A great responsibility
is placed upon Us In the carrying out
OF TINS bIOdQ 6tutlle OF UIluklnE the
message Of salvation to the knowledge
Of the children of men The more we
investigate this work, the more We are
impressed with its broadncss l was
born I'm the Church, was reared in the
Church. and still / am learning, lit
tie here and little there. as Elder
Cannon said. We are fast becoming a
large people. we are scattering out
and spreading abroad; building up the
r.1un.a. an an
colonizers: they say the Nlormons are
not afraid Of any proposition. making
successes Of the most disCOuraging
undertakings. And many people mar
vel at these things. / remember not
long ago all the people I'm Salt Lake
could get into this building, and an
listen to the word of the Lord. but
now only occasionally we have the or
portunity TO listen 20 those in author
ity but must depend more upon our
selves and the Spirit OF the Lord with
In us. but that will always lead us
right. People come here from an
parts Of the earth. speaking numerous
languages yet with the same gospel,
the same spirit Of Instruction, they all
understand alike.
ELDER J. GOLDEN KIMBALL.
Elder j. Golden Kimball said In part.
/ come 90 you today as one with au-
thority, bearing the office Of one OF the
council OF the seventies. / was never
afraid OF people while 1 possessed the
Spirit OF God, and ! have faced mobs
In the Southern States. and did not
fear them, but when the Spirit left me
/ was frightened unto death The
speaker then read an extract on reveIa-
tions from the Doctrine and Covenants
and a paper bearing on the subject
comparing ancient revelations with
those Of the last days. / believe that
Joseph Smith was "a prophet OF God
Brigham Young was a great builder
and one Of the reasons OF his wonder
full success was because he had great
men behind him. Their hearts We're
tried sorely but they never faltered. [
krfcw President John Taylor too. and
he was one OF the most magnificent
specimens OF manhood. he looked 10
me like a giant the first time / went
into his presence. / knew President
Wuford Woodruff. and have sat by his
side and talked to him; he was "a most
Iovable man. / knew President Lorenzo
Snow, and the same spirit was with
him. and Just before he died he told
me he needed my help and blessed me
to feel Ike a full grown man, to be
And now we have a living prophet in
President Joseph f. Smith. and when
God has Instructions for his people nc
will give them through President
smith And there are his counselors
and the quorum OF the twelve, all
men OF God