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Show BIG DAY IT THE g TABLE Bbsepb FM John Henry and Dr. ft. Talmage Speak on Gospel ttf Principles. RESIDENT SMITH FEARS WL PEOPLE ARE DRIFTING Wells Them to Pray in Time of JK' Plenty for Continuation of Peace. ific-it was tho conference of tho Salt iBko stako of Zion that occupied the Htfai at the big tabernacle Sunday af-jMternoon. af-jMternoon. with President Nophi L. Mor-iBfii Mor-iBfii in charge Thero was somo beauti-fttLi beauti-fttLi music by the choir, and the speakers MSrf Dr J- E. Talmaco, John Ilcnry IBfSmith nnd President Joseph 1 Smith, tflmr Talmafjo spoko about present day revelations and their jrcnuinoness; John iMcnry Smith vas platitudinous, and Jo-Hienh Jo-Hienh P. Smith's text miht well be Seined, "Lest W0 Forcot," .becauso ilBiho prophet was afraid that in these NHsimcs of peace and plenty there was a Sanger that the saints were drifting SBiway from the Lord. Tno conference of tho 'stake was teallv dedicated to Joseph R Smith. In -mnpninir his address Dr. Talmage said Btnat nil tlio great mon of tho world iBcoihe, some of them wero yet with us. IBWe were prone to recognize leaders of llK'by'eone times, said lie, and the craze vfnr travel would lead to tho belief that iflbur home is triflinjr, that wo must go Kbroad to meet men who urc of great "Importance. That was a mistake. The Bcrcatcst time of all was the time in "which we live, contended tho speaker, NiBlbat tho best age of the world is the 'iWTJrcsont njje; that the time for work is iliete. Wbilo it was fitting to investigate IrAfon hiBtorv of the characters of the 'ViBreatr men" in the past, they of today I be re not only liviug in the past but in ijtno present. Tho scriptures of tho "jBjinst were uf inestimablo vulue, but "fWh'ov needed the scriptures and revc--latfoiis of the present day. God deals "fcrith tho circumstances and conditions 'Bpf the times and tho church of God h'Khust he up with tho times must be or-Bjanizcd or-Bjanizcd in such a way and prepared IEi receive revelations of tho Any. In J.jMjio judgment of the speaker thero was UKg time since the timo of Adam that the j'tord did not have his prophets on JBMerth; hut he admitted that there was a ilaiiff period of spiritual darkness and JwBinostncy, but nevertheless even in those lmcs tho Lord had his servants on the K; Authority of Mormon Church. fiffTln the present day the rormon church Jfpoke to the world as tho church hav-BnR hav-BnR authority and not as the divines W ana scribes ' spoke who base all they Wuive to say in the long gone past. Tho JJlSIormon church said that God was Sbiving revelations toda3r. "I beliove jEne Lord chooses his servants oven be- Bfore thev arc born." continued the doc-mBtqn doc-mBtqn ''Do you beliovo that we as indi-IllBaduals indi-IllBaduals begin our existence with our JtyHklgth horo? We lived before wo came glHprc. "We were living in tho pnlncc of IHoq king of kings, and after that train- tMnE wo were sent into the wilderness 4Bntil wo shall bo prepared to go to wmelhing yet higher and grander in ;tie great beyond." JBLPr. Tnlniage said he believed Colnm-iBos Colnm-iBos vjis cjiOHcn for his mission and fllKttaV his mission was predicted many iWcnturics before ho was born in the Mesh. He Jbelioved that tho founders l mt this government wero servants of IHiiKod chosen for their work preordained F W? 8nea come and servo in the 'ipiise of human liberty and Mormons Sjoaght thero was nothing incongruous f Bi meeting in tho tabernacle with the Jfctional colors surrounding them. They Micved that patriotism was approved 'ml God and thev expected to stand for jlj!' flint is good and great in the in-HfJWitutions in-HfJWitutions of thr laud. Even the most nfriendlv i iitn', declared the speak-ri speak-ri nnI not been able fo point out an' -MConsistonm in the spirit of the scrip--rcs of the prosont (meaning Mormon-lifiiK1) Mormon-lifiiK1) -iiiil the scriptures of the pasl. BI1K Claims Individual Liberty. NIIKf'-Tal'"age then quoted from the lloctrinc and Covenants to the effect iiit the Latter-day Saints do not-bc-M?vo ,n ln'dtng religion with civil jDvornment. They claimed the right to 'M.iP God according to their own t lllt-tl8-eiienccu"'1 allowed all men tho same L t'm?v'Iege, They recognized t he power tho priesthood, but thorn was noth-( noth-( rfjwe m it to indicate that, the priestly Dwer could be exercised for oppression K 10 interfere with individual liberty. Mba power God had given ho was jealous frtJB'.a was careful iu the selection tno men who should exercise it and onian who held the priesthood should "Waker0C 1U llIS T)Iace concluded the jttBs J0hn Henry Teddy. !lohn Henry Smith then secured tho "rum. Ho spoke of the soldiers, Cft.l;nion1n,,d Kcl'obirs who had been 3U " lP. nave tu way and open the imMnJor establishment of tho lU Wdnr i.0-iJcsu? Clirist in tlie Jnnrl. W M40 Smith nmdo a veiled allusion to h i,5nir, 9n,onc KooHevclt, "the Rl'1,'H'1 bccn 5,1 t,ic Ancles of ad opon returning was received -UfttT .e crownoil heads of tho civ-)TWE? civ-)TWE? ?? '0nB of ,,ho world5 said the 11 1 i:fa man who loves liberty and 'K'1? ,n tho hearts of the people -S?1 7osopl Smith, who was JmL ti l,cllk..said there was no time - Th5 n?rR?nifat,10" f UlC C,1UrCl1 "Si Kdrn, nnenlc had enjoyed so much S liEll cnscioiKo to worship God. PIK ovLCXinrCiia tuoir tliouKhta and -PBm iiSi 0rv',,erc as they enjoyed at -UOBt-Tin . lt!JCCV,rrt-'tl 1'im, however, k 'iKaL' '? 11,at froodom nnd liJb- I fiBt'i a Dan8;or ln Liberty. W jjMjjJ101 Icow that I can give Cy prcssion to the thought that has come to my mind in relation to this." said the president, "but I may attempt briolly and perhaps brokenly to illus-trato illus-trato it Today wo arc not facing tho invotorato enemy, the remorseless foe who aro aeekiuir our liberties and our freedom to destroy them and to bring us to bondaco. we arc at poaco and at rest with tne world, with our enemies as well as with each other. Isow in somo instances, at least, could not the result be that we would throw off our armor, lay away our religion, that we rolax our energies and our desires to do good feeling at poaco with tho world and apparently there being no necessity for tho ox-orciso of tho gifts that aro within us 7 Wo have peace. Do wo prize or cherish it? Do wo acknowledge that it is the merciful providence of God that has given uk this poaco, this liberty, this precious freedom that wo enjoy in this beautiful laud that God has "brought to us? Everything in Abundance. "We have an abundauco to cat and raiment to put on. Thero arc none starving. starv-ing. Wo have no paupors in the church. a havo some aged, infirm people- that noed and whoso needs aro looked after, but most of us havo our homes and abundanco of food and raimont; now after the possession of all these bloss-sings bloss-sings is there any danger of us forgetting forget-ting the source from which theso blessings bless-ings havo como? Is it right to ignoro the Sabath dav'l Is it right to go fishing, fish-ing, hunting and excursioning to the resorts on the Sabbath, or shall we still remain tmc to our principles as if we had been denied much of the freedom we enjoy and do our duty every Sabbath Sab-bath day and any onr prayora morning and ovening? So I perceive, looking over this building today, Homo Tcnson, some small degrou of eveuso, if you please, for tho entertaining of the thought that hns como to mo bore that in the day of plouty we forgot the Lord who has given us all. Whon you are sick you say, 'Send for the doctor.' I do not object to sending for the doctor', but whatovor you dot don't forget that faith will prevail with tho Lord to a grout extent. You must exercise thnt faith and perform tho ordinances of tho gospel for the benefit of the afflicted and leave the result in tho hands of God." i |