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1 T HE GE N E R AL CON FE R EN CE.

‘ P E IN D A D OT H S GIV E ADV ICE R S IDE N TQ J OHN R . W ER N ER

R E A l IN M A R R IA GE T E M PE R A N b E E T . G G ” , C

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The and e H t Mo ril 6 1 0 . . nday, Ap , a m choir congr gation sang, ail o the ffe E to . . Prophet, ascended heaven Prayer was o red by lder George Teasdale “ ” d " sin s The choir sang the hymn, Great God, atten while ion g . W IN D PR ES IDEN T J OHN R . ER to was the first speaker of the morning session . He began by referring the w o i he events that have occurred during the last ten years . T pres dents of t

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Chu rch and several Apostles have passed away, all this during the time since t h The he dedication ofthe Temple in t is city. ordinances that are performed e c r e s ther ontribute to , make bette husbands and wives, bett r father and '

nd o n o . mothers, a better citizens fthe state and ati n The speaker regretted that some of ou r young people do n ot enter into the e o order ofmarriage according to the plan which the Lord has reveal d, and als

that others intermarry with those outside ofthe Church . Such things are a n ot in harmony with the truth that God has revealed . Such marri ges are o n seldom happy. The Bish ps should take special care that the you g people are discouraged from marrying improperly. He desired to en dorse What the brethren had said during the conference ' ' - 3 0 6 LATT ER DA" sa mrs MILLEN N IAL su n.

to about entering into debt . Those who mortgage their homes are very likely “ r b be without any for the future . Much of this had been done du ing the oom, and this result followed in a great many instances . We should profit by our ou r i experiences and the experiences of others, and take care of financ al

matters, keeping out of bondage .

He spoke of the privilege he had of addressing the Saints in conference . to He did not know how much longer the Lord would permit him live, for he

- tw o ears . was now eighty _ y old But he felt like praising Him for the great l length ofhis life . He felt to b ess the Saints and encourage them in remain ste adfas t ' to ing the work of the Lord . L IL L IA D W M A . H"D E ER E , to a president of the Pocatello stake, was next called upon report. This st ke

might, he said, be termed composite of other stakes, since there were many

problems confronting the presidency that had been spoken of by others . Among these w as one that concerned the bringing of large tracts of land under

n . e tw o hi cultivatio The stake had b en organized about five years, of w ch n to Elder Hyde had been president . There were in this stake many thi gs

contend with . But the Saints were endeavoring to do their part in advancing

the truth . He felt that the day of our triumph is at hand . L D DA V ID CA M ON E ER ER ,

a . a president of the Panguitch stake, was next c lled upon to report He st ted that during the past four months this part ofthe country had b ee n covered

e th e k . with snow, a circumstance almost unprecedent d in the history of sta e

Hence, the people felt hopeful for the coming year. The presidency and the a e u f High Council r nited in the conduct of the stake af airs . There were a

h . n great many children in his stake of sc ool age This stake had sent, duri g All the past year, about fifty of them to the Beaver branch of the academy. n the organizations of the Church in the Pa guitch stake were in good order.

L D A GU S M . CA O E ER N NN N,

- president of the Salt Lake stake, was the next speaker . It was twenty seven a o years g when he was called to the presidency of this stake . During this n E i time many cha ges had occurred . He wondered if the lders wh le the Saints dwelt at Winter Quarters could have conceived the scene which is witnessed he . m t during our conferences There had never been a disagree ent between , l i presidency of the stake or the H gh Council . They met regularly in the

w as . Temple . The High Council composed of faithful intelligent brethren He stated also that it had not been necessary to w ait a minute to organize the E a i High Council . The High Priests and the lders h ve improved in their dil n n gence and faithfulness . Ma y of the latter had been sent o missions . He was gratifie d w ith the way in which the young men laid aside their occupations n and went on missio s . He felt that it was a great evil for so many ofthe

poor to come to the city. The Church had to be called u pon to sustain the no poor. He thought that many of these might, to good advantage, go i t the As n i u . co ntry. a rule , the Saints are prosperi g The auxiliary organizat ons are doing good work notwithstanding the great difficulty encountered in the s city. He prayed that God would ble s the Saints everywhere . L D L W IS A N D S ON E ER E ER , t an ete to president of the Sou h S p stake, was called upon report. It is only a ' ' Lam a- DA" samrs MILLENNIAL su n 0 7

fe “ w months since he had been appointed president of this stake, succeeding th a h u e late Canute Peterson . The st ke has a population of more than six t o ll z sand . A the quorums of the Priesthood are well organi ed ; the auxiliary associations are active and progressing ; the presidencyof the stake and the r High Council are united ; and the Saints generally a e prosperous . The people . f had recently contributed towards the erection o a stake academy. This part of the country had suffered from a scarcity ofwater and from a

- N grass hopper plague . evertheless the tithing of the people had fallen but a little .

o . The choir sang the anthem, 0 come, let us sing unt the Lord L D T A W A DDOU S E ER . . P ,

. 1 s president of the Iosepa colony, next addressed the conference This colony situated in Skull valley, Tooele county. The organizations are doing well .

The , e people are especially strong in their faith and, as a general rule g t as

a. ne r the Lord as any other class of Saints . They are especially conspicuous i in being gifted n the healing of the sick . He knew of nothing existing in the o n c lony with which he had a y reason to find fault . M CM U IN L D J OS E PH W . E ER RR ,

. s of wa . the first council of Seventies , the concluding speaker He had been deeply 1 mpre sse d by the numerous testimonies that have been borne dur ing the conference . Some very remarkable . statements had been made by s f some ofthe president of the stakes . Two o these had reported that there A w were no saloons in their stakes . nother stated that there ere but three in An d saloons in his stake, two of which were located mining towns . still another had declared that only one saloon could be found in a district where

a . there were ten large w rds This is a very remarkable condition to report, a thing that he believed could not be said of many communities in the world . The Saints in these various stakes had been gathered from the nations of e the earth . They are growing and prospering on ev ry hand . Some people are

becoming anxious over the spread of the - _ Gospel and the people into other states . He asked what harm could come to anyone by the spreading of the conditions spoken ofby these presidents of stakes . The Gospel teaches men to become better ; it makes them hate the works of evil. He had rejoiced in the statement of another president to the effect that in twenty years twenty thousand Saints had established homes in what w as once the Bannock stake . The people had been taught by good and wise men how “ An d to redeem the desert places ofthe earth. this is the result of Mormon “ ” is m of . , the result the teachings of the leaders of the Church Surely there is r not a g eat deal of harm in this . " ‘ The statement has been made that the Mormon s are controlled by a few f c men, and that the rest o the people are in bondage. Elder M Mu rrin wondered if the enemies ofthe truth could derive any consolation from the evidences that have been manifested. here, showing that there are a great many t c w ho men, situa ed in all parts of the Chur h, are as firm and independent in their faith as it is possible for men to be . This conference has clearly shown — that the Church is led by many men men of intelligence and integrity, whom it is not easy to move in their opinions Elder McMu rrin read from the Scriptures to show the blessings which the ' ' - 0 8 LAM B DA" S AINTS MILLEN N IAL sraa.

com Lord has promised the Saints . We are realizing these blessings, in the An d e mu nities that have been established in this western country. all thes things testify that the source is good from which this people has drawn their to hi inspiration . He hoped that the Saints would prove true the Gospel w ch had done so much for them . e The choir and congregation sang the hymn, Come, come ye Saints . B ne diction by Elder Hyrum M . Smith . [T O BE CON T IN UED "

N A " F HE S A N S W HA T M E S OF T HE CIT Y O T I T .

As forlorn a hope as men could well entertain seemed to be that which in “ ” N o on du ced the Mormon Pioneers to settle in Salt Lake valley. e who w has passed his life in this damp climate, where verdure appears every here, can conceive of the conditions that confronted President Young and his followers as they descended from the Wasatch mountains into the parched 24 th valley. It was at the height of summer, July , and the treeless ground, the gray, withered sage brush, the absence of animal life, the desert heat, all made it seem the most inhospitable place for permanent homes that could n a well be found . It was i spiration alone that enabled the sick le der, when the wagon was turned so he could glance over the valley for the first time, to “ exclaim, The very place . He beheld, with the power of a seer, cities and of villages springing up in the desolate places, and the spires the house of the

God ofJacob exalted above the hills . u It was a terrible struggle that the Saints waged again st dro ght, mountain f ul crickets, famine, savages, the thousand hardships o settling and making fruitf a barren land, but they succeeded against all expectation of their enemies . f of N ow the world acknowledges their success . The wisdom o the location Salt Lake City and the prosperity which has come to the people of Utah through the blessing of the Lord and their own industry is ' clearly shown by the statements of prominent men of the United States who have recently paid

‘ the T he alt T ribwne e visits to the City of Saints . S Lake published lett rs lately from public men who know whereof they speak .

Senator William A. Clark of Montana the railroad financier and mine owner “ of says : This city has the advantage a central location, which is superior to that ofany of the intermountain states ; and its being surrounded by an extensive region of rich mineral deposits, which are only recently being d properly and extensively develope , will make it a mining center of all that n R regio west of the ocky mountains and south of Montana . It possesses a u winter climate of un sual mildness for a mountain region, which will make it very attractive as a winter resort for those who are unable to enjoy the sun I shine of southern California . think that we may reasonably expect ’ that the population of Salt Lake City may reach double its pre sen t propor ” tions within ten years . ‘ J effre R io n m f President y of the Grande railroad systems, speaki g for hi sel and the railroad magnate, Mr. George Gould, says among other things : “ of R Between the eastern slope the ockies and the Pacific coast, Salt Lake ’ ’ LATTER DA" samrs MILLEN N IAL su n. 3 0 9

- a l of c City n ow stands pre eminent, and must incre se large y as a center p pu lation, industry, trade and banking. The great mineral districts in close of proximity, the nearness high grade coal fields, supplemented by a large, ”

. beautiful and fertile valley, assure beyond question the future of the city “ : 0 u Hon . Mark A. Hanna writes I note by the census reports that the p p s lation ofSalt Lake City has more than doubled in the pa t ten years, and it would seem to me that this is only a beginning of greater prosperity, which e naturally follows the enterprize and thrift of its p ople, and the natural and artificial advantages ofits soil, to say nothing about undeveloped mineral ”

h I for . wealt . prophecy great things the state “ H n : o . R . C . "erens of St . Louis, railroad financier, says It is the Gem

n ow . City ofthe Far West . Its growth will be by strides, leaps and bounds ' There is every resource for the making and maintaining ofan immense I of metropolis in Salt Lake City, and shall give substantial evidence my faith ” in what I say by investing further in Salt Lake property.

Ex - Senator John M . Thurston, whose acquaintance with Utah is inti

“ m v - of ate, ha ing been for twenty years solicitor general the Union Pacific “ r to on e rail oad, says : Salt Lake City, in my judgment, is destined be

r I ofn o a - ofthe greatest inland cities ofthe count y. know other tr ns Missis

e . sippi stat , which has such extensive and varied resources as Utah possesses of In addition to great mineral wealth, there is an extensive area valleys, n w of much of it o under irrigation, and millions acres more capable of irriga I v of . tion, and all of it the most fertile any agricultural country have e er seen

Utah possesses all the elements of natural wealth . Every thing can be raised v that is necessary to human comfort. With rich mines of all kinds, ast cattle

and sheep ranges, and agricultural territory not only enough to supply any t con prospective population of U ah, but also the surrounding country, I fide ntly look for a rapid and permanent increase in population and in enhance e of f a an d m nt values o all kinds . Salt L ke City is the railroad distributing of ni center this great domi on, and, as stated at the outset, is destined to ” become a great inland metropolis . ’ ni o a U ted States Senator Clark of Wyoming, Utah s neighb r st te, speaks of having made frequent visits to Salt Lake City and ofhis surpris e at the rapid “ : of growth he has observed. He says The next years are full promise, and it f a of cannot fail to become a city o great import nce . There must be necessity the f on e D and in natural order o things, great city between enver and San F f now or . rancisco, and Salt Lake, every reason apparent, must be that place

A rifle - f Her natural advantages are unsurpassed . lmost within shot o her gates are found in abundance all ofthe necessaries and not a few of the u f l xuries of life ; while the great state o Utah, with her wonderful agricultural an l resources d her mar velous stores of coal, iron, go d, silver and other minerals, directly contributes to this capital city ; and what is almost of equal importance Salt Lake has among her citizens a sturdy fearless energetic body of men w ho t have faith in their city and not hesita e to cast their fortunes with her, and _do ” who bank on her future . e x of R G neral Passenger Agent E . L Loma the Union Pacific ailroad says ’ 1 s on e of regarding Utah s capital city . Situated as it , in the center of the s l b a f fe ti e re ions ofthe United State s, backed up y untold we lth o _ mot r g ’ ' - 1 0 LATTER DA" samrs MILLEN N IAL S TAR .

e a a r pr cious and useful metals, h ving exquisite location, pe fect climate, the a o a Great Salt Lake, one of the lowest death rates of any city in the n ti n, soci l conditions and good public schools; its advantages are legion .

DI V E R " S S A N S R H OF B BL S CO U T I T UT I E .

T o all who believe that the truth of Scripture w ill be established by s cien Hil r cht t . e . ific discovery, the work of Professor Herman V p is encouraging f n N i u r His field o i vestigation has been at pp , an ancient Babylonian city E fth situated between the Tigris and uphrates rivers . Under the auspices o e “ ” Hil recht s Uni versity of Pennsylvania, Professor p has made four campaign against N ippur and will begin another next September. The discoveries he has made are wonderful . This city, mentioned in Genesis x : 1 0 as Calneh, fl A is very ancient and ourished at the time of braham . The explorations have resulted in the discovery of a great library. The mound covering this

- - is twenty five feet high and extends over thirteen acres . About on e twelfth part has been opened by excavation up to the present time . It has been said by Bible critics that the Pentateuch could not have bee n w ritin an d n ot ff written in the time of Moses, because g other arts were su i ' Hil recht l . cien t y developed at that time Professor p has found, however, of grammars, multiplication tables, text books, works reference, scientific on s treatises, and technical volumes astronomical and religious subject from ’ ld os s o . long before M s time, some being five thousand years In speaking of “ ” this oldest library in the world the Professor says : “ More than fou r thousand cuneiform tablets had be en discovered in the upper twenty feet of accumulated débris durin g our excavations of

- s 1 889 9 0 . They included several hundred contract tablets and temple list As written at the time of the syrian, Chaldean and Persian rulers "about 700

N eo- 4 00 a few frag ments of the Babylonian hymns, letters and syllabaries, a considerable number of business documents, dated in the reigns of the kings of the first dynastry of Babylon "about 23 00 - 2 1 00 and more than twen t

- Chris tl an l five hundred literary fragments of the third pre millennium, general y ' half efi aced or otherwise damaged . I consequently had reached the conclusion that either there were two distinct libraries buried— an earlier and more im ni l portant, and a later comparatively insig ficant one ying on the top of the former— or the mound concealed the remains of but on e library continuously o t f occupied and repeatedly rest red, which contained documen s o many periods ” in the same room . Professor Hilprecht comes to conclusions regarding the divinity ofthe Bible to of D opposite those Professor elitzsch, whose lectures on Babel and the ow Bible have awakened so much attention lately. The foll ing article, trans Lu theran lated from a German paper, appears in the Philadelphia “ Hil ss recht. High as our expectations were, they have been sur a ed by p ob tal n ed l n thl s il re cht Though he had such great results field, p spoke with

- a modest objectivity, a dignified reserve free from all self complacency and l u conceit, and, what we would particular y emphasize, with the fervent e m f his thu sias o the believer, which at once gained the hearts of audience. It was no small venture to speak in the language of an Isaiah and Jeremiah before a society which recognizes no religious foundation whatever. But

Hilpre cht did this very thing. He introduced his remarks with the confession had that in spite of all the masters in Old Testament interpretation, he never ’ - ' LATTER DA" S AIN rs MILLEN N IAL STAR . 3 1 1 seen such a powerful demonstration of the full and unshaken truth ofits pro ‘ ’ hecies - D p as on the ruins of that great Island of the ead, as we must call

- to day the most ancient civilized country of the earth, situated between the E N t rivers uphrates and Tigris . o only his introduction, however, but his w e o scri tu r S e of hol presentation, was full of the light f p prophecy , The cuD ‘ ‘ O a 0 the the prophet, How art thou fallen from heaven, y star, son morn " ’ ing how art thou cut down to the ground, which did lay low the nations " resounded from those chaotic heaps of ruins which were presented to the b earer in word and picture . But it was even more daring to testify against ti n ecula o s of r. l the windy s D Friedrich Delitzsch, and thereby to chal enge of Hil re cht the fury a l the critical spirits of Germany. But here also p did not hesitate, in the presence of this vast assembly, to express his firm and u n ‘ a As sh ken conviction . the attempt has recently been made to trace the pure to th e monotheism of Israel to Babylonian sources, I am bound declare an ’ on a absolute impossibility, the basis of my fourteen years rese rches in Baby ’ “ cu nel form f e o Is : lonian inscriptions . The faith o God s chosen p is Hear, O ” : ' An d Israel the Lord our God is one Lord . the faith coul never proceed

a - fromthe Babylonian mountain of gods, th t charnel house full of corruption and dead men’s bones

‘ There is no doub t that investigation will at length Confirm from the side of

science much that has long been revealed in the Scriptures . Yet when such

eminent students disagree and come to diametrically opposite conclusions, the

' ' of is em h iz n necessity faith p as ed. We can k ow of the truth of the revelations ofGod by seeking Him in prayer with a “ determination to do His will and

to serve Him .

N E W S OF T HE GR E A E S T W T .

n u r tah E an "Con de sed from o U xch ges ".

AN . in te re stin e n tertain me n t w as re c en t iv e n in th e S e v en te en t w ar S a t La g ly g h d, l ke ’ it it be in th e ro uc tion ofPro or t h n ion r c an a a T h xo C y, g p d fe ss S e p e s s P e e t t . e e dus ofthe S ain ts is re c o n ted in c armin son u h g g . S UPERIN T EN DEN r' HUGH CLA"T ON ofth e Provo w oole n mills has just bought n fo He state s t at th e re c n t Uta c h b pou ds ofw ool r th e fac tory. h e h lip as e e n sold an d hi e a h a abo 4 c n t e r o n s pp d e st . T e pric e w s ut 1 e s p p u d.

T HE S e cretary ofthe In te rior has tak e n ste ps to ac"uire th e n e c e ssary rights an d

" fo the c on t ct on ofirri ation w or on h a t ri r Arizon a ro e rt r s r i s t e S e . T hi i p p y u g k l v , s s the first application ofthe R e clamation act rec e n tly passe d by Con gress to an y irrigation c m in h ari state s he e t e d s .

’ HM D P S w an th M rrimac in th e c an n e of APT AIN R IC ON . B N ho s e i C HO O , k e h l S an t ago

harbor rin th e S an is - Ame ric an w ar e c t re re cen t in the S a t La e t e at r du g p h , l u d ly l k h e . His objec t in le cturin g is to in spire in terest ame n g th e people ofthe U n ite d S tates to i ra se an d main tain a large r n avy .

’ F R T D UGLAS t e o arm ost e ast ofS a t La e Cit is to b e im ro e b the O O , h ld y p l k y, p v d y the ad ition oftw o se ts ofbarrack s an d s ome c an e s ofth e ro n s I t i b d h g g u d . s possi le that w il l b e adde d by th e govern me n t to the already appropriate d for

m r iat th e i T h e w or be in imme e . se p ovme n ts . k g s d ly ’ A PAR T " ofpromin en t Utah pe ople atte n de d th e de dication s e rvic es ofth e World s

air ro n a L i i ri mon the m w r Pr i e n t J ose h F S mit an s t S t . o s M sso A e e es s . d f g u d u , u . g d p h

An th on n o r S en ator T om . L E er J o n e n r S mit G e n or ebe r M . We s s as H u d, ld h H y h, v H ll , h " e arn an d R e th r h a i i s mo t n H n rr ea . T ho a sit fo t e t b n e S o a d o . e e c se e U d , P y H h y h u ld g, whic i to b e ere cte be ore the air o e n s n e xt ear h s d f f p y . ’ THE LATTER - DA" S AIN MILLEN N IAL S T R TS A .

R DA MA" 1 4 1 9 0 31 THU S Y, ,

E D I T O R I A L .

E A R D N G C H R C P N OT ICE R G I U H UBL ICA T ION S . THE following important notice has been issued with the request that it be published in all the journals of the Church t ’ His orian s Office, 4 1 3 Salt Lake City, April 2 , 9 0 .

s i To the Pre idents of Missions, Conferences, Branches, Publ shers and

Authors ofthe Church throughout the World. h Dear Bret ren, a 1 of leafie We are anxious to obt in, if possible, cop es every tract, nd u ll shed pamphlet, book a other work hitherto, or that may be hereafter p E or in any la gua e, m exposition or defense of our faith, by lders friends, n g ’ t r1an s to us for the H1s o office files . Will you please secure and send them and very greatly oblige,

o Your brother in the G spel,

AN T H N L N D s to . O H . U , Hi rian

The MILLEN N IAL ST AR offi ce will comply with this request and urges that all others who issue such publications as are mentioned be careful to do the ’ t tw the same . A least o copies should be sent to the Historian s office as N ot desire is to keep duplicates of all publications regarding the Church . t of alone books, pamphle s and such matter as is written by members the

r ou r - o Church o by friends are desired, but copies of all anti M rmon literature is sought for as well, that they may be preserved. ‘ It is also proper that n o branch or conference in a mis sion do any n publishing ofthis nature without the consent ofthe mission preside t. In if t some cases, where there has been more zeal than wisdom man ested, trac s of au thori hav e been printed at considerable cost, all independent the mission

for i . rs ties, and afterward have been found unsuitable d stribution Of cou e every individual has a right to publish what he pleases so long as he obs erves of the laws the land, but those who have the interest ofthe work at heart and mention the doctrines ofthe Church ofJesus Christ of Latte r- day Saints for the purpose ofexposition or ofdefense shoul d be sure that they are making a of u is fair and proper representation their s bject . It therefore only proper that they submit their matter be fore publication to the president ofthe mis sion t for cri icism. ’ LAM ER - DA" S AIN T S MILLEN N IAL S TAR. 3 1 3

P T R AV E L IN G W IT HOUT PUR S E AN D S CR I . FR OM several parts ofthe mission word has been received that Elders are i a striving to travel without purse and scr p . We are very glad to hear also th t ’ n o they are meeting with success . There is doubt about the Lord s blessing thos e who will labor in harmony with this principle . It does not require that ' they hover about one district and receive their whole sustenance from the f Is to who Saints . One o the objects of this method prove the world and learn who are the disciples ofthe Lord . The blessings that will come to strangers E provide food and shelter for His servants are inestimable . ven if they give of e or o only a cup cold water, if that is the ext nt of the necessity ftheir power A t i h . of o give, the Sav or says they s all not lose their reward nother object this divinely authorized method is that the Elders themselves become better

’ acquainted with the Lord . If they follow it, He can so thoroughly test them

n r . l a d train thei souls He has also a arger opportunity of blessing them. ” to si i Their prayer Him, Give us this day our daily bread, has the same gn fi cance as when taught to the homeless disciples w ho followed Him in His wanderings on earth; Bein g thus dependent the Elders must pray many to l times and with intense earnestness obtain the necessaries of ife, but when to how the Lord gives them in direct answer prayer, sweet they are, though they be only a dry crust and a pallet ofstraw " Another advantage of traveling without purse or scrip is that the" mission aries are brought into such a favorable position to teach the Gospel by precept t n and example; When they spend almos every night I a new home they have o n fireside' a glori us opportunity of preachi g sermons, and about the hearth o 1 S e to t st ne possibly the most suitable plac each the Gospel . The members who ' Of the family, have been moved upon by the Spirit of the Lord to take E r of the lders in, discern very quickly the spi it the strangers, and the in flu ence for the men bring into the household counts more than their words . ’ After the family has opened its home a few times and sheltered the Lord s a serv nts, it is seldom that the friendly feeling departs from the house, even if no on E e joins the Church. very Elder that is doing his duty possesses an in flu e ce for A n good . ssociation and conversation with him draw honest souls . to seek the Lord for a testimony of the Gospel . If he spends his evenings and ow n to mornings in his lodgings his influence is confined his companion . If of he is in the house a stranger who has given him shelter, it extends over at n o eou r least a family. We should more wast spiritual energies than we should our l or physica mental strength . J J C

PR ES IDEN T FR EEMAN TAN N ER announces that hereafter the address ofthe

N 1 1 6 Al R D R N w . orwich conference will be exander oad, ereham oad, or ich

R ES IDEN T EV I " P L E . YOUN G Of the Swiss mission writes from urich that “ ” r m one the p ospects are wonderfully fine all over the ission . He says that f of o E . A the leading ministers ofSt. Gallen is befriending the lders series large meetings is to be held throughout the mission soon .

ARR V A S — I L . The following named missionaries in charge Of Elder Lindquist arr ed s e n h h — J o . iv per . . Com o wealt , May 1 2t , 1 9 03 : For Great Britain hn W ' - 1 4 LATTER DA" S AINTS MILLEN N IAL STAR .

" R . Re x Gailey, aysville ; obert S Smith, Marion , Idaho ; P. Winder, Robert A Frew in R W. Haslam, rthur W . , Clarence L . Gardiner, Joseph B . oden, Orson A F John Hyde, Salt Lake City ; braham M . Hill, Mill Creek ; redrick G . F n Baker, Stirling, Canada ; Cecil Woodward, rankli , Idaho ; Lewis Hughes, F Samaria, Idaho ; James W . Cottam, Snowville Samuel . Leigh, Cedar City ; ffi E m " E . . Brigham Gri ths, Spring City ; phrai Bosworth, aysville W Melvin — A R . For n . . e . ich, Brigham Scandi avia Charles J Lindquist, Ogden ; Pet r W

" R . n . nudsen, upert P Olse , Brigham ; Peter W Harrison, Osmond, Wyoming ;

R . E N iels Madsen, iverton ; Hyrum C Sandberg, Charlie J . rickson , Salt Lake l b ” k e err r . O . Fo City ; Martin L . y, Marion, Idaho Switzerland Joseph S

Richfield . n A. Eanel Thurber, ; James W Thornto , Pinto ; John Mathis, Price ; hn n For N n — ra n r A ne . . T e . G , Loga the etherla ds Jacob H y , Salt Lake City ; D E . d James W. vans, Charles H udley, Magrath, Canada ; Joseph Woodlan , " Oneida, Idaho ; Park enner, Salt Lake City. The following n amed visitors also arrived from Utah in the same company

R . . . . A. . E Col . and Mrs M Bryce Thomas, Mrs Harriet Badge r, Mrs thel

rs . . N . M . Badger, M L Pauley, Salt Lake City ; William . Thomas, Logan ; Mrs

M . Mathison, Miss H . Mathison, Ovid, Idaho .

— E APP IN TM EN T S . O The lders for great Britain, who arrived by S S . Common w ealth 1 2 1 9 0 3 E , May , , were appointed to labor as follows : phraim Bosworth,

Ar Frew in N ' e . m W . L wis Hughes, Manchester ; thur W , ottingha ; R obert N A ll R e x Haslam , Orson John Hyde, ewcastle braham M . Hi , Cecil Woodward, R E e . . m P. Wind r, Leeds ; Joseph B oden, Brigham Griffiths, James W. Cotta ,

F . v R N . . R e Grimsby Samuel Leigh, Irish ; W Mel in ich, orwich ; ob rt S fi F i o n . Smith, Brist l ; John W. Gailey, Shef eld ; redr ck G . Baker, Clare ce L o Gardiner, Scottish c nference .

THE v - 24 1 0 3 Li erpool semi annual conference will be held Sunday, May , 9 , ' - A Co R ofi . e in the Operative ssembly ooms, Hammerton Street, St James Stre t, r a m 2 All Bu nley. Services will commence at , and 6 pm . are cordially invited to attend.

H N FE R E E T E S C O TTIS H C O N C .

- 1 THE semi annual Scottish conference convened in the Masonic Hall, 00 1 0 1 9 03 West R egent street, Glasgow, Sunday, May , , commencing at

of n F . a am . There were present the acti g ministry, President rancis M Lym n of E r E E of the u opean mission, lder Joseph ckersley the Liverpool office, e McD n ld h E f Presid nt James H . o a w o presided, and the following lders o the f n ‘ n m A . co ere ce z . . Scottish George G S ith, lex S Coleman, William Purdie, R N o E Ge A. . . Thomas Taylor, orge Holt, John S Smith, obert Bulloch, rman i D D . McPh e . ahle, John W Cameron, John , James Stirling, John H . Russell,

A A. . John rchibald, John Cooper, and George S Smith . A c fter the usual opening exercises, the sa rament was administe red by Elders McDonald D . t ahle and Taylor President , then greeted the Sain s and friends, and briefly reported the existing condition Of the conference an d the work

ri n t re ' accomplished du g the past six mon hs . He p sente d the authorities ofthe ' - LATTER DA" S AINT S MILI EN NTAL S TAB. 3 15

' a m r h w ere E G. Church and t ey un ni ously sustained . lde George Smith said that

- a n the Latter day Saints were a peculiar people, their peculi rity existi g from

' accepting and obeying the truths and commandments of the Lord, insomuch w E E that the world will not give us Christian fello ship . lder ckersley spoke o upon the principle of humility, and the positi n we occupy in the world . m Al so mentioned the law of tithing and the Word of Wisdo , and the blessings

' that would accrue to those who obeyed them . President Lyman occupied the remain ing t ime in elaborating Upon the ‘ rinéi les re t to p p ferred to by the previous speakers, and admonished the Sain s

" ff the r f faithfulness in the payment of their tithes and o erings , for eliefO the

Cor ma be - u p and sustenance of the Church, so that each district y self s pport in E s o r g. very per n and organization needs revenues for their suppo t, and so ’

. He E dCe s the Church . advised the lders to join with the Saints and take the Of f lead in the donation fast Of erings . E m e n In the afternoon lder John S . S ith dwelt to some ext nt upo the first ‘ i principles of the Gospel, show ng the harmony of our faith with that Ofthe i n e E e E r o . p imit ve ld r ckersley declared the Gospel to be of divine origin, t f v and according to the prophecies con ained in Holy Writ it will stand ore er. ’ w Micah and Isaiah were quoted, sho ing that the Lord s house shall be estab ” lished ofth e n T v in in the top mou tains . his has been erified the labors of gathered Israel . President Lyman testified t o the beauties of the Gospel and the savmg w r of n po e s the same, includi g the eternal existence of the marriage covenant . t He sta ed that we have received our faith by revelation from heaven, which is in direct accord with the Scriptures . At the evening session Elder Eckersley read the last chapter ofMalachi; n E co cerning the coming of lijah the prophet, and portrayed explicitly the far n ffe reachi g e cts of that glorious plan of salvation for the dead . iv in o President Lyman took for his text I . Peter , support fthe te stimony E E of lder ckersley concerning the larger hope beyond the grave, and said all i " people w ll eventually be saved by obedience to the truth . eal is no evidence

of e . being in poss ssion of truth In proof he cited the case of Paul, he being n as earnest before as after his conversio .

Great credit is due the Saints for the singing, and especially those w ho At rendered special selections . the priesthood meeting held on Saturday t President Lyman gave some valuable and timely instruc ions, which were

“ earnestly listened to by the Elders . E A T R GE . of n G O HOL , Clerk Co ference .

M S S N A R W R " IN DA H I IO Y O I O .

R ITI the W N G to President Lyman from Boise, capital city ofthe state of A r 2 1 st e Idaho, under date of p il , Presid nt Joseph W. McMu rrin o fth e Se venties gives this interestin g information : “ l n I have been aboring for the ten past weeks as a missionary here i Bois e . B l n W rother Me vi J . Ballard of Logan and I ere appointed to take up a mis ‘ ’ sionar w or the a u n rm y k he re while Idaho Legisl t re was in sessio . The Mo on

' memb ers nfthe Legislat ure asked that such a work be taken up and they ' - 16 LATTE R DAr S AIN TS MILLEN N IAL ST AR .

e would h elp by their means and presence to make it successful . The obj ct being to get the testimony of the Gospel before the people of this city. The success that has attended the effort has been very gratifying . We have found during the time we have been here over two hundred souls who belong to the

- l w . o Church, and we have had t enty one baptisms We now have a go d ive E branch ofthe Church presided over by Brother zra J . Merrill "a son of Apostle Merrill"and a Sunday school with an attendance of sixty children and twenty adults. We have been visite d and assisted in our work by Professor A E . R Joshua H . Paul, lders Brigham H oberts, John Henry Smith, and braham ' ' odru fl E D. e u s f. W o O . Woodruf Brother and lder George Pyp r were with fl had o yeste rday. Our hall was filled to over owing, and we a m st glorious ou r time. During the time of meetings we have had the Governor, the

Supreme Judges and many other leading men in occasional attendance . We N o have been splendidly treated by the people and the press . one had any thought offinding members of the Church in Boise when we were appointed . Each member ofthe Church we ha ve found has been greatly surprised to hear that there were other members in the town . We have had a joyful and ” interesting time .

S A S F T HE HE BR E S T TU O W .

T HE Hebrews have recently celebrated the commencement of their new year, “ ” n ow da of . b and are observing the great y l expiation It is a eautiful thought that is expressed in the religious observance which requires a nation to start ou t — every new year with a new record a day of atonement. The significance of the season should invite the devout Hebrew to a con m lation of A te p the status of that people at the present time . fter two thou of of sand years various experiences among all the nations the earth, the Jews r find themselves in the most contradicto y position . Their financiers are r princes to whom kings pay homage ; thei scientists, their literati, orators, and artists, hold places in the front ranks all over the world ; and yet the f people are a hiss and a byword in many countries ; they are the object o envy, hatred and persecution, even in places where freedom has been established a under the egis of refined enlightenment.

" of Then, the people are divided in their views . Some them hold that the

a of ts - only logic l future Judaism is i assimilation with so called Christianity. “ for They have ceased looking a Messiah and a restoration, except in a spirit ” ual sense . They have practically surrendered the strongest ramparts oftheir religion . Others are struggling hard against this surrender. s But above the various phases of modern Judaism rises "ioni m, as the of n r pillar fire and cloud over the ancie t Tabernacle, indicating that the p o r g ess is still onward toward the land of promise. The rise and development of this most remarkable movement is a subject for study and contemplation . Max N ordau in the I n tern ational Qu arterly tells us that this movement can to At be said date back about twenty years . that time the R u ssian outrages o up n the Jews made a deep impression upon the people all over the world, and a Russian Jew wrote a pamphlet in which he set forth that the Jews are not m r i e ely a rel gious community, but a nation . But this movement thus ’ “ mam a"sm s m mu m r. scram. 3 1 7

” 1 89 7 of Der u den staat merely hinted at, took form in , as the result a book, J , A 1 89 7 " written by Dr. Herzl of V ienna . In ugust, , the first ionist congress n was held at Basle . Since then , yearly co gresses have been held, and at the last n o less than one hundred and eighty thousand electors were represented. I t The aim of this movement has been repeatedly stated . is The well regulated promotion of the settlement of Palestine by Jewish agriculturists, artisans and manufacturers . The organization an d knitting together of the whole Jew 1sh com i n W i munity by means of proper local and general institutions, accordance th the law ofthe different countries . The strengthening of the Jewish self- respect an d national con

sol ou sness . of rn ts Preparatory steps for obtaining the consent the gove men , ” which is necessary for the achievement of the aims of "ionism .

' What has been accomplished already for the purpose of carrying ou t these i : A o aims is told by M . N ordau . Th s, in brief, has been done Hebraic sch ol ' established in Jafia ; preparation made for founding factories in the Holy ffi n Land ; nine hundred propaganda societies founded ; a central o cial orga , V ih Die Welt, published in ienna , and forty other periodicals established,

' T he Maccaboean cluding the American journal, negotiations opened with “ ” “ A o t Turkey, through The Great Committee of cti n, for a char er for the colonization of such land in Palestine as can be disposed ofand which at n of a a present is lying waste founding in Lo don the nation l Jewish bank , c lled “ ” ‘ the Jewish Colonial Trust, with an authorized capital of two million pounds and a paid up capital of one - fourth of a million pounds ; the beginning ofa on national fund which is to amount to two hundred thousand pounds, and e of half of which is to be devoted to the purchase lands in Palestine .

fw . Those are great results in a e years M . N ordau thinks that there are about two million Jews who favor assimilation with Gentiles ; but he believes that there are at least eight million Jews w ho fe el unhappy in the Countries \ " o n in which they live, and to whom, therefore, i nism appeals stro gly. ’very Lord Salisbury is Quoted to the effect that if forty per cent - ofthe people become converted to the movement, it can be carried through . There is, then, nothing but encouragement in the present situation for those who are looking f — o . De eret e forward toward the redemption Judah s N ws .

P R A E R Y .

: B th in n ofE d r n Gon lom ofthe S e e con e r n c w b [ y e k d e ss l e He ry R . h ffi ld f e e e pu lish the followin g article writte n by his w ife for the " oun g Ladie s M utual Improveme n t asso iati c on ofth e E e en t W ar S a t La e Cit . It wil in ic at th l v h d, l k y l d e to e S aints an d ou r rie n s re w at i be in on b t o n e o e in "ion f d he h s g d e y he y u g p pl ".

’ a th o i c re e sire tt r o Pr yer is e s ul s S n e d , u e ed r un e xpre sse d .

W en the so is sad an d w e ar s ee relie in ra r h ul y, k f p ye . ’ Th o th e w a b e ar an d re ar sti t r o ugh y d k d y, ll he e s c mfort there . ’ T e re s a ealin ba m that ra e r can a on im a t h h g l , p y l e p r , An d a comfort nt rom ea en to th sin in art se f h v e k g he .

W ho of i us has not at some time during our life, real zed the beauty and force o im res Sive " ho n t fthese p lines W has o kneeled before the throne ofheaven, 3 18 LATTER- DA" su ms MILLEN N IAL su n.

o w when the s ul has been saddened ith the cares, and responsibilities of life, to arise with the burden lessened if not entirely removed " N ot in vain was it “ ” he D Ask S said by t ivine One, and ye hall receive . He Himself to whom d was given all power in heaven and on earth, felt the need of aily prayer to F w s His ather in heaven . It a only through the strength received from on was o a high that He able to drink from the bitter cup, yea even unt de th . If any of my readers have not as yet discovered the necessity of praying to our Father in heaven for every righteous desire of their hearts and in ea order to accomplish everything that is good, let them note the b utiful example of our Savior in praying to His Father for strength to fulfil the s to m w mis ion He had been sent perform . We all have a ission, and ho necessary it is that we perform it in a pleasing and acceptable way unto the " has F the Lord The mode of prayer been ordained by our ather in heaven , as a means by which we can approach Him and obtain the necessary wisdom . “ Ask We are commanded in Holy Writ to pray, , and it shall be given you ; s seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you . Jesus Chri t, a th t meek and lowly One, who was born in a stable, and cradled in a manger, “ ' t taught His disciples how to pray, saying, when thou prayest enter into hy “ u se closet and not vain repetitions as the heathen do, for they think that “ Af they shall be heard for their much speaking but, He says, ter this manner ” therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven , Hallowed be thy N ame . a When we engage in prayer, whether secret or public, it behooves us to p F i proach our Heavenly ather in a humble attitude, feel ng our dependency fl on Him for the guidance of His Spirit. We should re ect beforehand

' n of what we want, and endeavor to realize the solemn ature the act we are to engage in, and the glorious nature, character and position of the Being to ff as whom we are about address, and then o er our petitions we feel led by ou ou r u r the Holy Spirit. Our thoughts should be centered prayer and o _ ‘ Ask God, for words without thoughts to heaven never go . the Lord as a ' i ch ld would ask its parents, simply and sincerely, for those things which we

so m e . uch need and desire, and the fewer words in which we ask the bett r e Our whole soul should be filled with energy, in order that our p tition be of r any avail either to ourselves o others . ’ If it is the Lord s will that our prayer. should be granted, we will receive F what we ask, but we must always remember the words of the Savior, ather ”

m . d of thy will, and not ine be done He knows what things we stand in nee , N o l what to grant, and what to withhold for our benefit . matter what our ot in life may be, we can call upon Him when in sorrow or joy, and ask and ’ receive His blessing if we are sincere . It is said that the good man s prayers ’ will from the deepest dungeon climb to heaven s heights and bring a blessing down . ’ The Prophet Daniel was threatened with the lion s den if he continued to l God n t ca l upon his , but he heeded o. We are all familiar with the story of ’ how D n the Lord still answered aniel s prayers, sent His a gels down and closed ’ t the lions mou hs so that they could do him no harm . m Our beloved Prophet and martyr, Joseph Smith, through ighty prayer and E e F on faith in the t rnal ather received the keys ofthis last dispensati , and te was many times protec d from his enemies . ’ ' LAM B- DA" samrs MILLEN N IAL S TAB. 3 19

Through the darkness that has prevailed over the earth for hundreds of a m ye rs, some people will say that though there be a Supre e Being it would be impossible for the prayers of man to ascend to heaven through all the con fus ion of countless worlds . Consequently, through this doubt, they have failed to comply with the teachings of our Lord, which He gave while He fl an d ' in ste ad n G F a dwelt here in the esh, of dependi g upon the reat ount in w Head fordivine guidance they have he n themselves out cisterns, and broken n o a cisterns that can hold o water, and worship the creature m re th n the

Creator. Let us think for a moment of some ofthe wonderful achievements of mortal

f of . man . Think o the marvelous and rapid development telegraphy Only a of of thi few years ago, and, perhaps within the memory some my readers, s ‘ t one science was w holly u nk n ow n . Its beginning was humble . A first only on message at a time could be sent the same wire, but later it was dis covered that several messages coul d be sent simu ltaniou sly in opposite . directions . That feat is now no wonder at all, in the light of recent develop a l ments, when dispatches can be sent over mount ins and va leys, and even over ’ the ocean s broad expanse with no wires at all. We might ask, do the messages n of the instrument that sends forth the words on their lo g j ourney, become

' lost in the dark and mighty breakers or in the midst ofthe roaring te mpest "

Wireless telegraphy in its proud triumph can answer this question . n d What fi ite man has done may not the infinite heavens o, and even greater " yea, even unto a million fold . T wo instruments attuned to an exact pitch will exchange impressions to ’ w the earth s remotest ends, and so the soul in tune ith aflinity will not send in vain its cries, or even its unexpressed cravings to the throne of ou r Father n o high . Then let us seek Him

“ b w om w e c ome to God y h ,

' T he Li e th e T r t th e W a f , u h, y . T he path ofpraye r Thyse lf hast trod ; ” Lor t ah u h ow to d . e c s pray .

C R R E N E V E N U T TS .

M E T D HO S OF M ODE R N IN DUS T R Y .

MR . AN DR E W AR N E GIE the e C , as president of Iron and Ste l Institute, made e n a remarkable speech at the annual meeting of the institut at Londo , last

d . i e r h s Thurs ay He told those , present how the great industry wh ch b a s i

’ s n name was made succe sful . The principle followed was to reward intellige t

ir o . ti workmen not only by increased payment for the work, but als by posi on . Th e to e. ablest were raised the rank of partners, and every man that had charg

of a department was given a financial interest in the work . Mr, C arn egie says that all conflicts between capital and laborwill cease when every work

. so man becomes a shareholder This principle, dear to the socialists, is being put into practical Operation by the United St ates Steel Corporation— c om “ monl s l t r At n n of cor y called the tee u st. the begin i g the year that great poration offered to sell preferred stock to its employes at a low price on the

installment plan . “ - ‘ 3 20 LATTER DA" S AINTS MILLENN IAL STAR.

GE N T L E HUM AN IT "

In 1 8 The revolt Morocco again raging, foreigners who can leave are depart an d a s ing, ten thous nd rebels are reported to be inve ting Tetuan . In the S neighborhood of this city three hundred have been lain in a recent battle . e of v to e s The h ads the ictims are fastened gat s and wall . In Macedonia the ' ’ Bulgarian bands have had another serious encounter with the S ultan s troops one of b hundred and fifty the latter were killed, mostly y dynamite . The

B . i n T arnca anao ulgarians lost eighty In a recent battle county, Mind , the A F mericans killed one hundred and fifteen ilipinos, and lost two me n . The report is just received of a battle in northern N igeria between British soldie rs

and P . P ns n Independent agans The aga lost ni ety k illed .

T HE L L L W W L F N D. A I I I W A" .

E W B" D AR D L . S LOAN .

i e me the stron e te rmin ed min d I ov the of o G v g, d , l e soul purp se s ure at w ills w it rmn ess e er ac t S t ron n r i Th h fi v y ; g, e e ge t c in its plan ; T o o t b u t nob er reason b in De te rmi n ed atie n t to en ure ugh l l d, , p d to aim ct It n ever fails cl respe . T he very esse nce ofa man ; T o a e rse b asts b ow e e n c il S tea ast as tr t n c an e b ear h ugh dv l l k ly h l df u h, u h g d y y s, ’ i to w a v T he w av rin g t morous soul s y, E xpan si e as the prairie s trac k fi te rmin e iron w i N ot sw a e b tran si n t o e n o ears—4 The rm, de d ll y d y e h p s r f

W ai to n d a w a . T h w a to do th w a to act . ill n ever f l fi y e y , e y

I oath th w a n stab e so T en i e to me the o t t o t l e e e k, u l ul, h g v l f y h ugh , ’ ’ Whos e e very ac t an d plan is vain S oarin g yon d fickle mortal s k e n ;

r t e ch bre ath wit o t con tro T he so w it n ob e ee in s ra t V e e s wi h a , h u l, ul h l f l g f ugh , th c e an e w r in r m its r o n d In c on stan t as e fi kl v ; Uns e v g f o pu p se d e . ’ t flic k rin i t T o h a erse b asts b ow ee n c il Unsteady as he g l gh , h ug dv l l k ly h l, ‘ ’ i a th hollow win T he w av rin timoro s o to swa U n ce rta n s e d, g, u s ul y,

i n t i the me te or bri t T h e fi rm ete rmin ed iron w ill T ran s e as s gh , d

n aim w it o t a min . W ill n e e r ai to fin d a w a W ithout a , h u d v f l y,

C O N T E N T S

T he Ge nera , l What M e n S ay ofth e City ofthe S ain ts Appoin tmen ts Discovery S ustain s T ruth ofBible T he S cottish Con feren ce N e w s ofthe Great W est M issionary Work in Idaho

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