The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-27
HOLDS WORLD
FIGHTS SAINTS
Apostle George +. Richards
Says Spirit of Persecution
Is Still Prevalent.
REGARDS THIS EVIDENCE
OF THE GOSPELS TRUTH
Apostle A. W. Wins Delivers
DOctrinaI Discourse on
Spirit of Prophecy.

"The world is stirred and arraJ cd
against this handful of people called
Moimons. We would not have II so. but
We consider II a strong evidence Of the
truth OF the gospel which We teach for
the powers OF evil are always opposed
TO the viii of The Lord. Therefore, we
must expect persecution"
This siatcment was emphasized DF
Apostle George +. Richards yesterday AT
tcrnoon In his address In the tabernacle
AT the quarterly conference of the En-.
sign stake. While the discourse OF
ii was llbcrallv sprinklcd with admoni-
tlons To the Latter Day Saints 10 re
member that they had taken obligations
TO count the cost to give up their bad
habits and selfish propensitics and to do
religious work and public service as trey
were directed TO do bv those in autnor-
ity. We glory in our achievements, ne ne
sa Id. land enjoy the success we nave
achieved through the help OF the Lord
The sneaker held that the revelations
Of modern times. as contained IN tne
Book OF Mormon and oIher sacred writings
of his church were In strict conformity
with the revelations OF both the Old and
New iesjaments and made the assertion
that the missionaries who vent out INTO
the world 10 preach the Mormon faith.
even though they might be ignorant IN
matters OF science and not broadly edu :
Gated would be able through study or
the ancient and modern scriptures To
meet in argument and overcome even the
most learned of their opponents. He held
IL to he another evidence OF the truth
of Mormonism that so far as he knew
no missionary had ever been converted
To one OF the other Christian faiths. The
remainder Of his address was mostly doc
trinal and devoted To impressing upon the
hearers the necessity for making Sacrl-
fees in order 10 make sure Of eternal
life. He declared that the same spirit
of persecution which had led Co the mar
jyriom OF the founders OF the Mormon
religion was plainly manifest today and
would be carried into action onIy Tor
lack of opportunity.
Apostle Twins Speaks
Apostle Anthony w. Wins. the other
conference devoted his time TO am eX.
position of the doctrine Of the spirit OF
prophecy. cndeavoring 70 show that it
existed and that IFS predictions had been
fulfilled in these latter days just as
surely as in the days OF old. Ese pointed
ment Of Utah by the Mormon people.
holding that guided by this spirit. eX-
empllhod through Brigham Young, they
had entered a region which scientists. eX-
plorers and statesmen had alike pro-
nounced to be incapable OF reclamation
and sustaining n civilized people He
declared that Brigham Young could have
had no opportunity OF knowing from II
human standpoint that a people could be
established here and that conditions to-
day bore testimony TO the divinity Of his
prophecy.
stake presidency presided at the confer
Mountain TOP Appearing, and two an
therns From Afar Gracious Lord" and
Rouse Ye Mortals." Elder Henry Z.
Richards pronounced the bcnedictlon.