Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-13
EIGHT SPEAKERS
THIS MORNING
AT Fourth Meeting Of the Scan
dinavian Jubilee in Assem-
bly, Hall.
PRESIDENT ANTH0N H. LUND
Dwells Upon the Necessity of Keeping
The Light of the Gospel Burning
After Reception.

The Assembly hall was again won
| filled this morning when the fourth
meeting Of the Scandinavian jubilee
was called to order by President An
thon u, Lund. a number of prominent
Scandinavians were on the stand The
speakers We're Mayor Anderson OF I.o-
gan. Martin Christopherson OF this
city Simon Christensen OF RichlelG
fndfeas Peterson OF Logan g. n
Lund cf Mt. Pleasant, Soten Rasmus-
sen j. NJ. Sjodahl and President An
thon H. Lund
The addresses were BRIEF and gen,r-
ally reminiscent Many OF the speak
eFs had presided over the scandinavian
mission, ana they spoke Interestingly
OF their experiences In the mission field
Elder Rasmussen mentioned the fact
that he hid become acquninted with
the American consul general In Chris
tiania, and that this gentleman
had told him he had been thruugn
Utnh. aud that he had expressed him
self L. the effect that he very much
admired the work done here by the
Mormons N tho way OF home building
and cultivation He had also ac<nowl-
edged that according 10 the statistics
there was less crime and more intolli-
gence In Utah than ia many other
states In the Union. He had also mot
clergymen who were perfectly willing
10 admit tho good qualities OF the Lat
ter-day Saints And thus the work had
grown since the day OF It's first intro.
duction in Scandinavia, also In the
estimation of the world
Mr.. Sjodahl spoke Of the two Scandl-
naVian publications, Bikuben and Utah
Poster, and recommended them as ex-
celient publications, worthy Of sup
port and distribution abroad He re-
ferred 10 the power Of the written word
and Illustrated his remarks by the
work done by y. q, Hansen. as "a scribe.
when the gospel was first introduced
into Denmark
PRIEST. ANTHON II LUND
Prest. Anthem H. Lund. In his clos I
ing remarks referred To the opportu-
nifty the people have I'm distributing the
publications OF the Church Through
the instrumentality OF such publica-
lions, he said, many have been led to
accept the Gospel He related the in
stance or a family that had been con
verted by means Of a tract wrapped
around some groceries In a store
The speaker then dwclt upon the
necessity Of keeping the light of the
Gospel burning. after IL had been re-
ceived. This, he said. can be done. on
~ through close attention TO duty selr-
sacrifice and faithful work Many, he
said. are bent upon gathering treas
ures In this life. but that gives no sat
isfaction. There are millionares who
have gained all they set their hearts
upon I'm this world. and yet when they
were about to die they realized that |
they had not even a respected name |
to transmit to their heirs. They lived /
lives of sclfshness; they died dishon-
bred. Not so with those who have gath /
cred the treasures that are for eternity. \
They can take these with them when 1
they die. The question is not so much \
what we earn Of temporal means. as
what use do we make Of what has been
given To us The greatest gift OF God
Is the mercies we receive at His hands
Those We should cherish Let us the
speaker concluded. cherish these gifts.
Let us not be Ike the foolish virgins
but see that our lamps are trimmed
10 give light 70 the world. and that
when the Bridegroom comcth We may
be- prepared to meet Him,
Priest Lund then announced the re-
luion at Wandamere, this afternoon
Ind evening.
Tomorrow. June II. is the anniver-
,ary Of the landing Of EIastus snow
md His companions in Copenhagen. In
$50 The day will be celebrated by a
Meeting In the Assembly hall. at 10
,'clock am.