| Show Splendid 0 Educational 0 Work Wark of Schools I 0 0 Ad Address by bh b 0 PRESIDENT FRANCIS M LYMAN AI At tho S Annual Conference of or the tho Church Of ct r f Jesus Christ of In tho tito Suit Sot Sll LuIt City Sunday Sundo April Apri 8 6 1906 I 1 I We Vt e re feel Ceel l that our time Is very el pre precious cious when thorn th rt Is he so flO large a I gather Ing hog of lC representatives of the tho various of or the Church Chulch conic conte fluently our discourses ore aro irly brier brief Vo We o have from moon quite lulle ft a n lub r of cf our OU brethren tilts conference ns as to tho the condition con llon of or nf oC among the th tints Saints who are nth In II Zion and Ind also In tn the tho various throughout time Ihn United Staff r Mo Wt So have hearst heard of ot the tho great Brent Rood good that thatIs thatis Is being by iy time the Church anol time the CINt which tho Church hn hR has incurred In pu our OUI Church schools school In 11 Iho Makes of ot Zion Mon A hl work wor 1 II is also br being done dono In our hy by I 11 inn district dl schools tho lion high eliol the tho Agricultural College tho University amid nHI bv bY schools for fist cl tim tho Saints Faints aro not th iii naly olly people leoN who In education Our OUI of ot denominations have rd oil scone homo ClIO ol these together to v Ith lh the tIme Saint urn uro aldinI very much to this thin state in the tho front runic rank educationally As a 3 a n State wo we 0 are en entitled entitled titled to 10 congratulation for 01 the ho educational effort put forUm forth limo Tho he agricultural tural resources re of or time tho Ih tore being b developed the mineral deposits are a 11 lining heln opened up moo and wo we 0 are Otto one 0 of tho tIo ilch Though wi we w not Il GO CO years cus of or aRC age we ve favorably with wih tho the states about tn tin u some 1010 of SOC n era aro and 1111 pome younger The rIme Saints aro UIO am doing dohl their part In this anti and al II aro oro r calving their fair of ot pros iros prosperity and bl They Thc have hn 10 let led out omit particularly In developing the time ag agricultural Q and educations educational I departments of or o tho tile State and aul have done doome consider considerable considerable able ahlo also In developing tho lion mineral resources of ot the country and In corn com common cornmon mon with wih tho thom other people of tho thin State they aio sharing In the th pros prosperity prosperity Our sugar tugar Industry has pos been referred to It I Im has brought mu h wealth to our state stal although It imas hal only been heon running a 1 few rew year years and thin tha prospects ether aro arc altogether favorable for the tho future Vo Wo have led tho tim way tray 1 In this lots Industry In the tho United at ot least we have havo very ver closely co ly followed tho tholo those o that have been heen In tho tim lead The Tho Lord Lorol has blessed this His ls work You have hao heard the limo testimonies of or our brethren In regard to 10 the tho truth of or this thin work Tim Tho ho Lord has imas established It I and will wi maintain It to the end Wo Vo understand Inder that It Is la established never to bo be thrown down Iown ant and nn never noor to be bo Ien to another people The Tho ho Lord Lorel has hns blessed us Individually with a 1 pod tive tivo testimony In regard to 10 fi tho thin truth BO 10 that whatever afflictions arid and trials ennui come upon UK us IA wo we do not fall rai simply because others do If I calamity cornea comes upon one ono It is I not necessary that an another ni another other should fall down tho the Lord will wi every Individual member of or Ills 18 Church Whatever wo we 0 may havo to grapple with wih in this life le whatever losses financial or otherwise time the Lord Lor will viii wil sustain jus JIl if It we will wi but remain montain faithful and true to him Up to this slate date the Lord Ions has hOI not moot forsaken ills His Ils people Ho Ito never noor will forsake thorn beam thel Ho Ito 10 will trill wi care for tor them thel as n a n and In thom the various departments d ot or lila Hla 11 kingdom II I gl om Ho Ito lo bone Ims ordained that In tho tim organization which Is la so 0 perfect In all al its Jo departments there thero shall be bo no breach Thero There shall nothing occur to break tho the force rind power of or this work ron Mon may die men mon may mi and anti turn from the tIme truth families und and large largo numbers of or people may There Thero have havo at nt different times been heen to lo tho tue Church by schisms and other troubles but tho the Church has hal been so 80 trained and end disciplined during Its Is existence of or seventysix years year that today there is I a solid phalanx I of or veter veterans Olin aIm who have seen service and passel passed through trials and tribulations with without wih without out being disturbed So when afflic tons come Caine when difficulties arise und wo aro are threatened from till all ni directions we possess our souls In patient and wait walt upon tho time Lord for wo we 0 do know that this work wok Is la tho time Lords The Tho lo Prophet Joseph Josoph JOSph Smith has baa accomplished his hi mission on oh al the earth the tho th sante with wih President Young Youn dent delit dell Taylor President Woodruff and ant President Snow President P F Smith Is with uH today toda rind and he will wil ac accomplish ac h his hll mission as 11 his hlo predecessors pred ces sore sors rs have done and will 1 go 0 to his hi re me reward reo ward wald So wilt will wi vo Wo all ni in Ito due duo time but We wo will trill not go till ti e get through I and wo w Intend to be b just as long getting through and finishing our work on this earth as us wo we 0 possibly con can be In other uther words word II we Intend to 10 live 10 I say siy to the tho Saints that ve wo havo have everything to encourage us to Increase our faith and establish our standing standIng and fellowship In tho favor of ot the tho Lord We Wo have no reason to Und ibid 1111 fault tault or complain We Wo may Itac trials ourselves wo we may ay have with wih our neighbors i various things happen happel that we ire consider very er serious Berlou afflictions at ut times but they provo ben ban beneficial In the thie end to those who art are ai faithful They Th demonstrate the tha strength of ot tho thin fibre of o which we are lira made malle and the measure of or testimony and faith that we have In the Lord The rime Saints can be trusted they thc have 1111 always been beon worthy worth to hi bf trusted They Tho havo hayo be beson n truo trun and faithful and M will 11 ha ho ii to the th end en na ns a it people AV We need have no or 10 tear fear for fOl or wa tm O hove hu ve been bel mado malc 00 by li h tho the I I Truth The Gospel We wo embraced has made midI us tie 18 able 1110 to 10 endur tho the trials and hardships of t life le Wo 0 ore are lag Ins In hum II numbers in wealth In iii nail and 1111 In Iii II power anti and 11 the Lord U Ic I entitled to 10 to tho th credit erot for Cor It I Is I Ho ito HI that enables us to do jo It I W We Ve tIme are lre under loonIer Ilder obligation to to Him for tor our very ery 1 b h being ing Jj as well as ni for rOI or What vs 0 ife ufe i hI I wont to IL tl draw attention 10 to the tho net fact that throughout Ion not only onh Is la thero there material time the of oC agri agriculture n rl culture mining manufacturing and nd Hit thi like Ile but tiler is spiritual prosperity 1 also Our blouses of r tire ore heln proa 11 y Improved ei Cold and Ind vo WO WI tore ore building u v I ilko Iku I lam am not loot sure but w uv 14 have gone a I little to the Ole extreme In iii II that re me mega ga The Tho Ti buildings throughout I the Mt are te very cry nr creditable hi lii Il fuel when yoom ou 01 travel ansi and See sec what has his been auH lu lii II this line hine yuu yoto ou can oils K Covet that lint there timers I I ha filth faith in lu the hearts of or tie the U people Mople nf of t this Ihl state mate iia Ie and Ull a love lova for toe education and they are aie ae generous In tot time the building of at o t academics and II Time The spirit of ot hoot tion has iltis hn taken lalen hold hol of at the th people and wo II are in tm n tho IBI tim front rank that are ore more mol than a I hundred Oar old ohl In JI ioe mutters matters we have nothing to tO b be of or our lo bO s und 1 girls obtain all al the lie education they thoy cat car ID itu II the district schools anti and high reboots here litre ne we occasionally send semi them Ie from morn home bionic h lo into iho I older ohler slates elate and even cen across Ulo til water Itel to lo tint thit tnt I truy mu iota hive hav uv time the advantages of ot the hedt school In ill Ii flu ta III world La n 1 addition to that thoat our people poPi travel largely larGel an LOS II ml time tho Ito thu worM world nail thereby there get and I U in I moH lo t valuable Ibis Ihl late binte mid tutu tha thu stated and nn surrounding us u when Saints ar are In aLl able ore nrc tho the of ot all tills Now O we feel very ey guileful grateful fir rr tnt tat generous attendance of th people nt lit tOol After fter drawing atten attention loot tion to 1111 thinKS things we to tr a u IS und muku us happy harrl and amm joyous nOd anti to 10 thank I Ihu Ih hi Lord Lert for con w wi we have havo hn vo tome seIne me things tu be b very ery sorrowful bout about r U It my lily III duty to nn an to the Church that on 01 the lith day da ur of February In 11 tint city of Richmond Cache Cach County 0 un I our beloved brother President W Mer Ater Merrill IH rill mill toni Irani this ii We lile a II vs a R ac c ncy III In the tile it r tho the Twelve welO Also to 10 tim Un to you time tile Iun tion 1101 of at our beloved John W WT Taylor and K Ir F from thuir I iv Ulo H In n t lal lt I Lucy thoy found th el neil of at harmony with the Presidency of or the Church and the quorum to which they belonged Their you OU inay well BP ap caused eu tsa ims u the Orrow They rh y were accepted by ky l the tho Council of ot this the Twelve huStles A und th l Id l licy lIc nn m n this tha day oisy clr of List October causing ln two to anoro la In the Council On the d dd iy of It December last cur h lov d brother Christian U Fjelsted te a of or the of ot eJ away otway living n II m vacancy Manc In that presiding quorum Hern Her art are four Cour Important vc vu n which will t ill be he filled at It this thin conference tt lilt as vo WI hI nv to 10 do ho h th the thO 1111 l through h our President I dent dont K Ii Smith Pre lre President Ionian then th 11 pie d the Authorities of or the th Church and concluded n follows 1 I pray lira that tho Sprit SNIt it of or tho tue Lord may nitty fro go o with us II to 10 our homes barnes from rom this that wo woo may continuo continua our faithful labor labors that thai our cur to the tho th of tim tho Lord Lorol shall increase nad bo ho Intensified and ond strengthened from tIthe this time tinie forth The TIon Lord Loril l Ie he with Ills His 1 lII and they will from roam this title Mme irne forth more Inore than loan oar ver te terr fr rr Wo Ve W h have heard today lint this i ithe us the hI banner year 1111 In our temporal pros prosperity but bill this will seem email com COl j pared oared with the tho th prosperity that will at attend a alend tend lend ton the boo people hereafter God bIers bless I you OU In lot tho thin name namo of at JesuS Christ Amen I Os 5 |
