The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-08

wished TO impress such confidence on his
! hearers
| Like Apostle Smoot. who spoke Fri
/ daNs he saw ominous signs In the preg-
| ent condition of the country "A condi-
! lion confronts us IN the nation" he said.
Cod has given rs q wonderful country In
| which TO I've ard In which we have our
freedom so long as We obey the law.
But a spirit OF unrest pervadcs the land
scripture and prophecy have told OF wars
! and runlorS OF wars rs portendng some
great changes. and these We find In the
daily bulletins Of the press. We must
| reJolco In our country, in Its liberty and
obeN It's laws. AS long as we obey the
laws Of God and OF our country this lib
| eriS shall continue.
we must ever lift our voices In de-
,ense OF The laws and institutions OF the
land. IL IS NOT for TN" people OF Cod
10 associate wlth men who would vilifv
VINO seek TO tear down and destroy and
who hold mp 10 ridiculc these nsritu-
uons. We must no, he among those
Wno breathe the spirit Of treason. who
are stceped in anarchy. Our only hope
is IN standing by the constitution OF our
irountri. which is inspired by God. God
| house Is one OF order and cur lives and
conduct must he orderly. We must -,
round beneath tho folds ot the nag march
Ing on steadily with faces TO the front
ana IN our hearts desire OF blessings
10 al! Let II be known to the world
that in these valleys Of the mountains
! there stands a body OF men true TO The
Gountrys institutions, DO this and an
we arc their friends. brethren and sis
tcrs."
President Adds Word.
President Joseph F Smith added a
word concerning the duties Of tho teach
crs and their authority The sneakors
had omitted 10 say that Tho teachers whn
VISITED the homes did not do so as elders
nish priests. seventies or APOSTLES but as
! teachers. having authority over church
! members and coming to vlsi; members as
Silch. Ii VAS The duty lie said of those
visited TO dlycst themselves OF all office
cEcopt their church membcrship and an
sWer the questions put BY the teachers
as members of the church
Ihc afternoon gathering opened with
,ne snIsinE OF tho hymn 20 Say What
IS true, followed by prayer by David
pic O.
Apostle Charles W Penrose. the frsi
spcaker took his hearers through the
en''re line OF church theology. especially
% pertaining to the future life For
many centuries. he said tho world had
heen in comparative darkness concern
,iiS,o ,nS inc true God and even now knows
some day the faithful VIII see him IN, IN
al ms glory. Then The saints viii en-
Ter INTO the blessing OF eternal life lie
treated OF The Christ as all instrument
as the prophet Joseph was an inetr,,.
ment In the hands Of Christ To hrinr
lofth glorious truths. Too much. he said
S was often attributed 10 the man Joseph
p"' ~ never claimed that he WAS nor
spnally responsible for these truths. but
ai"ays spoke OF himself as a mere In.
stumcnt. e'e III
Much Still Unknown.
:. Evcn nov said Apostle penrose. much
&c Gilsnown. ir Inc truths revealed arc
power To come when the world will en-
tcr INTO the eternal life The present
II linz one yrs yGrlsspensat ton Of 'ruthfullncss OF
h'Dl Il10Gn from fhr hco
world will be revealed. - VIZ
me apostle argued that the ia ather and
@ snn aPpoarcd IN reality to Joseph Smith
ana t1at Their description as a vision
""s pu, manner OF phrasing. He went
on 10 describe at length tho various dc
SnrfSo, SnrHS OF sa; eternal NE assigning to the
lhose not so valiant In tho service of
me Lord. terrestiaI exaltat!on: Ia hon
or9bIe men from whom tho light was
n,naen' he assigned what nc termed te-
dition, for, they we're the sons of per
dition. followers OF satan. Who vere
cast into outer da arkness
For the first three degrees Of nara
disc was given eternal life and an end
less Increase. Here Elder Penros. went
on to describe ihe marriage covenant
To Joseph. with eternal life. endless in
crease: Vitality The body and spirit
would be Joined end there would he a
PHYSICAL body, AS Christ passed through
father. so SAID Elder Penrose. the saints
viii be like unto him,
David Reese sang "A solo. 30. Divine
Re6eemer.' ~
APOSTLE George +. Richards did not
speak long. and the chief feature OF his
discourse was an eXhortation TO the
saints not to forget the old hymns. He
deprecated tendency in some places to
discard the old songs and Substitute
modern verses. which. in some instances.
were not In harmony with ine truth as
laNs oil Int L. l.,
was impossible for the brethren and
sisters TO pour out their souls and sing
with all their hearts 10 the Lord. He
urged. further. that the rbjshops shouid
look to this and that they should also
spend some time In cultivatipc dormant
musical talent in their congregations He |
closed with counsel 10 the saints to
strictly observe the sacramentai mze,-
ingS.
"a Peculiar People,
Apostle David O. Mckay took up the
phrase. "a peculiar people, and dwelt !
upon the l.ailcr-pay Saints as sucn- 10
their chief duty. and particular care
should be taken 10 guard against the
microscopic temptations The unseen in
fluenccs whcn creep I'm uuavarcs. Their !
best opportunity To defend the church |
and Gods people. the apostle said was
in being faithful In the m,nor, things
always assert itself. The smallest in
significant performance is known TO God |
sven il few of the world know il. a re- |
fusal TO do wrong he considered de- |
fensn Of tho church. If II was posi- |
bic for ono 10 I've unspotted from tne !
world. II was he said, possible for ALL /
The gospel, concluded APOSTLE Maiiay |
could he hest preached by the acts of |
its followers,
The hymn. ''Thc Spirit Of God Like
Fire In the Morning" by the choir and
concluded the days eXcr-
cises.
There was a meeting Of the priest
hood in tho assembly hail in Inc e>cu-
ing at o'clock. In the afternoon !
conference or the seventies was
held in the assembly hall.
The session this morning will be de-
voted To the memory Of Orson Pratt.
one OF the greatest OF the church's po-
ncers Elder Orson +. Whitney will de-
liver The memorial address and the choir