Show REMARKS life at the Davit Btako Conference Farmlnyton Sunday Bepton br Oth loco by ELDER JOHN HENRY SMITH = RETORTSD UV ARTHUR WINTER Brethren and sisters I desire to en no the sentiment and leellnjl ex Mini by Brother Grant and President ph F I Smith this morning While bite made some effort lo study and II sought lo comprehend l the doc entertained by religious nuts and views mile that I might know the ground l on which they stood 1 I cannot re rDlber wlen I did l not know that the apcl was correct In the cry earliest tpetiences ol my life I can remember ben the Kid ol tongues was manifest the Church I can remember having abiding filth in the laying on ol lads lot the healing ol Hie lick and l I in remember when I was so certain iill I would be made well by the In anion ol the lane oll gocd l men that ere was no question ol doubt In my dod In rrgard to this matter When Id father tmcr Harris came 10 bless teas a chlldno l matter what the ail Sent might be I never had the least mbl but that health would l be my porn por-n I had seen and realized solidly lie blessings of Cod In conectlon with his that my faith then was fixed And believe It Is I lust as fully and more hcroughly established at the present noment than nl any other period In I ny life I have heard the voice I rophecy uttered and whines + eQ Its lul llment I had l the opportunity In outh lo commune with that Spirit which a Its counsels Is so certain and so sure hat question In regard to the work of be Lord l has never since arisen In my rind I rollll that the white man Is a onderfully t acerlaln man that little hinge unseat our judgment and over urn our ri asoj and that conditions rite In hun experience that It Is I dil cult for ul always to fully comprehend l ul I do fat believe that our Father In leaven v II ever abandon any man or I ny wrnan who find themselves pulling I upon he lugs with their neck In the olla straight and I square for the I I leMingol Ills chlldieu Tim convlc Ira 110 deeply settled l within me In tgard lo this matter that I like my reihren feel that It would be Impose ble for anything to shake Hut feeling nd determination I to be found striving a the advancement and the upbuilding II I God among the chddien ol men The work ol the Lord as It has been I anunlued 1 to us requires i of lr a token heart still a conlni I sphrltTunic I re none rr us in I danger while this con ilionis with us We are only hi dan I cr when ambition I blighting our minds Ilh the tlillery 01 our friends Impels Into the Idea that wo are possessed ol Qlelligcnce of a higher order perchance ban our lellowman that we have been pecially endowed for the accomplish I rm rI i neat I ol some specific purpose and lint e ourselves ale a necessity lu our ather In heaven In accomplishment 1 that purpose Whenever this Sinn rent becomes Imbedded In the mind l f a man then he stands upon dangerous danger-ous ground Not that man may not > comc Imbued with u knowledge of a elision that ho may lute to perform bod may nark upon his mind and write n the litres of his being that there is u nty King before him In the accomplishment accomplish-ment of a life work which he trust struggle to attain But If lie becomes heady ambitious proud l danger lurk In his way When is a litttle child hen he-n come before his Maker and pour oulhls hurt when he can cultivate I within his soul humility tccognUs the dancers ol the higher rounds upon the ladder the misstep or Ihe breaking of one 01 those rounds and the possibility that may come lo him In the mil when he can place his fool upon one round ccking totals Maker lor strength and old In Ihe onward struggle of life and then plant Ids loot upon another round and notices the round to see that it possesses the strength to bear him and step by step motes up that ladder with r ostentation 1 I ami r display 1 I ho will i then be able to fulfill Ihe million hat I Cod his planted In his breast al the nine lime acknowledging Ihe source of his strength and not arrogating to l himself aught that does not belong I to Mm but being as the man who presented I present-ed no the word the great blessing of the electric telegraph and who when thee the-e 1 was flashed forth to the world that men at great distances apart could con I terse with each other exclaimed What hath God wrought1 Morse Drought to light these wonderful pos I I Utilities he mined the Ley but he did flat arrogate to himself greater knowledge i knowl-edge than I those who aloud around him II J Uaiuie forsooth this light rand knowl Idle had come lo him nor did he IhlnL Ut < light was not given lo others as fall as to himself In the development ill ppbuildlni b of society rbl Is It with the Gospel of the Son il rod It was not the wisdom and the > light and the knowledge ol Joseph Smith > > that placed him in the forefront at l the human race in Ihe receiver of toe message from I God U was the Ihl lr noj umlhiy 1 of his I soul I and the strength I that the Lord Implanted within him mat enabled hllll lo raise the standard ol truth and say In I career llcie it has Leon 1 planted r and while 1 live It shall never be lowered 1 Father 1 you set me this work to do yon gave mo Hie spirit I 01 l this mlulon you presented the panorama ol the human race before my mind aid 1 wrote upon Ih11 panorama pano-rama that which ws 101 httjcmiipluh fd I know It was from Thro and knowing U while 1 may be comiiellnl to wad through Irlbuallon while perchance per-chance life Itself and 1 family lies may be fT Ylt woken It Is Thy JIc that I thin Prlncltfesof everlwlln fir shall bo so YandstestablisheShall deeply rooted and citabhshed that In Ihe sacrifice ol my life It shall simply Augment I and magnify Thy purpose and MiiC about Thy designs In regard to the children of men Hy brothers and sisters I rejoice 11 with you in Ihe opportunity of attending this conference and with my brethren who spoke ere you Ibis morning I trust that In the performance ol your duties In the fallli that you rave accepted und In Iho stability ol jour character Ihe II nameol latfft day Saint shall Indeed become a synonym for integrity and for 1nA hie Jr r I honor In the worn There are cases Hut 1 arise In the midst of our business le I experiences wherein men In some i Instances In-stances are seeking la hide that which they possess I and to avoid the result of rrI actions The I IIIII of rl Inlcgrly should be lied among the people so Hut every obllgst on wo assume we pur June to meet 1111 circles vs even be and the pale ol Ibis existence paying rIIo 11h 11 LfI limit ft every debt lo the uttermost limit that our record may be without stain In the experiences ol lime ns well as when we shall stand In the presence of our God and make reckoning for Ihe stewardship thai has been committed la us We I relrolo cannot aflord lobe I frittered about we cannot mioid to be tampered with There may be cond lions of public policy In connection with our lives that may call for us to do our part In seeking lo allay excitements lo restore within with-in ourselves as far as possible the strength and fortitude lo continue In the proper line There may lie very peculiar circumstances arise among us They doubtless will arlse In tho future as they have In the past But I hope sa far nl I am concerned that there shall never occur In the experiences ol my Me u condition that shall In any IIi lh sense Him me array from that whcli I every fibre of my being Is convinced Is correct or In any tense came me to seek lo lower the standard of the cause which Ihe Lord himself established and which lie I Kilt make honorable In Ihe earth even though perchance we nay tall from the ships side cne Ion In the torrent that may sweep ui away The spirit II of the I Gospel li I the spirit of peace of happiness ot love of forbear aneextreme forbearance As his been sutgcsted time Ins been given to our brethren nnd sisters who are not fully meeting the retirements and obligations Ihe Gospel It 110 doubt will continue to be the case The man lint does nol pay his tittles will be found sitting In Ihe church side by side with the man who doc pay his tithes The tnsn who doe not attend to Inc prayers will be found mingling with anu i erjjying the social companionship ol Ms brethren and s sisters Hut were weto bring the principles of government In the Church strictly IIi Squarely in their I application haw many ol us would find ourselves properly within tine limits ol thanghir Let even man ask hlmsell let eelY woman look Into her own soul let every boy and every girl canvass the situation lu their own live and see wherein they have missed llhol measure ol and righteousness I ol charity We of earnestness have been Informed of truth that charily I coveralls a multitude of sins We should cultivate lint spirit ol i thorn and exercise It In wisdom Without Go Is mercy and love without HiilempcrMe use of Justice few of us would have been fuund within the loll I IIul lie has tempered the wind to the shorn lamb 1 and I with my weakneuc + can Hand up in the presence of the Saints and may lie Is I a good lather I can say lie Is possessed of divine love 1 can say He has been ol possessed r of charity In my case or I should hate been banlthcd I from the companionship ol the people I love above all other people 1 peo-ple In the world lot my disobedience and Insubordination and for my lack ol a proper comprehension possibly ol lime I relative positions Hut wo occupy In the accomplishment of the work our I rather has set us la do Hut thank Him I that my feeling has been that with my associates I asso-ciates I desire to live with them I de I ol IIIIeib llld 1rledl sire to mingle with lateral I desire la malnlal the standard l He ha planted and sei he uphlling of the human race that Il e1 brightest I and purest examples thai hive been among men shall be magnified and that these Impure and vicious examples I which have I arlien among men may stand for men to look upon and recoil nom them as they would from the gates of hell May Ihe spirit lo do Ito bidding ol our Father govern us In things When the scales of justice must fall let them fall I with a j llf hI leelmg In our breasts that we wish It I couUlbe otherwise that our brothers or our sister drilling away from the path ol lifo could learn Ihe spirit ol humility and tense the operations ol the spirit ol love and 1 charily turning to the old and saying Mam 1 with you heart and hand III the accomplishment the purpose of the Lord 1 am with you determined and fixed tint justice shall be done tempered with that legitimate mercy that shall give each man and each woman wo-man time to relied upon the position In which fifty stand and elect as loo the 111 lnuefte1a course they will pursue 1 believe Hut this spirit has been manliest In the Church by Its leaders from time to lime I believe that It will continue be manifested man-ifested I and that the efforts and l labor ol every man possessed of the I Priesthood 1 JW the boil r nf God shall 1I 1 be for file I salvation of our lathers children My brethren and sisters I feel that language is Inadequate l lo express the feelings el In 1 h my heart nl rrgaidtoyou t and lo llio work In which we are engaged en-gaged It Is I Ihe work ol love committed to us by the Maker Yon men with grey hair and bowed forms have preached It In many lands 1 and climes Von ladle whose forms are bowed down with care have made sacrifices In the separation from your husbands and l bread winners and you have sought to implant within Hie breasts of your children hith In the Supreme Mat I desire lo say before you here today though wayward son and duo htera may arise m our house raIII allny hold 1 do not believe that your prayers I will I be unheard I believe In every homo where men and wonun have ought ta reach their Maker In the form prescribed by Him Ihe wayward l rerun themt They maybe ones wIll return to them They may be scarred l they may bo bruised Ihey city have passed through bitter experiences but they will come and 1 bow at your feet and thank their Heavenly lamer that you were their lathers and their mother ind tint you taught them the principle ol praer While they were disobedient I lo Ihe rules you established In the home and wandered from It and Hiruugh the fire 01 trial they will come to you humbled and say four God l Is I my God your fallli Is I my faith your home Is my home and 1 your hope Is my hope I believe that the promises made to the tders I ol the Church of Christ that they should be permitted In retain and control con-trol their ofliprln will be real red In the limes to come by these men and I wome I who devoted tu the principles 01 right have never shrunk front the path of duly They nny have bhin doted by tho wayside but their Integrity fJl has been unquestioned and Inl puling continually In the collar Humbling perchance per-chance today I eyC gather themselves up and push on that they may resell that place to which the lust desire to go I feel upon this occasion lint the Split of the Lord thoul I be with us Hut Its roner should rest upon rllll being here and that W should go forth from this Slake conference carrying with them the I spirit ol It so thai It dealt tier catcalls the Church and bring to them joy gladness and peace and l renew their determinations lo carry the work forward 10 thin aceJmplthmnl nl its mission Amen |