AT THIS GENERAL conference tomorrow sunday april 4 there will convene to in this city the sixty seventh eveith annual general conference of the church of jesus jen christ of latter day saints A brief glance at the two third of is a century which has baa passed since inee the he organization of the church reveals a wonderful change in the condition of the world compared with any ay change that has hai been ac c in any like period of the earths history hl etory the only parallel lathat to that offered at the inauguration of the christian Chri atlan sim era at the opening of the latter day dispensation the fjord declared deo doo lared that a marvelous marve loua work was about to come forth among the children of ma meol this was waa revealed through the prophet joseph smith and the general history of the world since that date as ae compared with the ages agea preceded it la in sufficient to establish claim to the divine citrine prophetic Drop betto aki for subsequent to the time when he gave voice to lo that prediction there hos baa been coing on without a marvelous marve louB work and a wonder woud among along mankind mot ot only in the re world but in discovery to commerce oon merce in mechanics and ju in au all development the progress aa of civilization during the put itty sixty seven years yean is i more pro bounced than ban during any other like period jn in history bli tory and there here never has hae been such neb a revolution of ideas in religious matters matten particularly in the came ame time as aa has baa takeo taken place since the year jearl 1880 the past two thirds of a century boa baa been pro preeminently eminently the sige age of a marvelous marve loua work and it la Is yet rolling on when the church was it was waa by express instruction and an of the lord therefore it Is JEW church the conviction of this loot fact has baa not come to all men yet but it ife to la surely stead fly and speedily gain lag ing ground the lord me be church to te tay stay 0 so o he states batea and it to la hla his business buel nee to maintain main taia tsia it ln in violate from lots without and foes within and as ai surely an aa he organ teed ined that church by directing what was waa done dens on the memorable sixth day of april 1880 so ao surely he boo baa main talked that organization intact there could be no lapse no failure in the church organization or progress pro grem for the he lord had bad declared otherwise other w lie there could be no necessity for far another organization or an siss umed re nation for it if there had been then the lord lorda a organization organisation would have been a mistake and a failure which cannot be homes the church an it was waa organized in april 1880 and lo ID the development and growth it has bae made since then has remained intact its ita organization unbroken broken its ita work unceasing and thin church holer holds its ito conference in this city tomorrow and aad succeeding days daya trong strong progressive ive divinely guided organization which has haa come up through much tribulation and stands standa as aa a witness of 0 the almighty power of god in bring to pass his purposes in the early days day of the church the lord thus summarized what had been done in the institution of the church and what its ita work should be the keys of the kingdom of god are committed unto man on the earth and from thence shall the gospel roll firth forth unto the ends enda of the earth as aa the stone atone which is cutout cut out of the mountain without hands shall roll forth until it has filled the whole earth I 1 in its experience the church has baa met many malay very many obstacles to the mission it was waa called to perform and there have been some bome dark days day when naught but the eye of faith could discern the light beyond but even in the gloo gloomiest hours there has hae been felt the gulding hand ot of the lord and the body of the be saints never bever has hae doubted be ahe church never has baa been left to other gui than that of tte itil almighty founer foun er and head he had declared doola md through the prophet joseph that the works borka sod th the dole dele agni sigm and the purposes of god cannot be frustrated neither can they come to baught for god doth not dot walk lo in crooked paths neither doth he turn 0 t the right band nor to the leits leit neither doth he vary from that he bath said aid therefore his paths are straight and his course is ong one eternal round remember remember that it is not the work of god that is s fine grated but bat the work of men s and the ibe progress of ef the church to tn the accomplishment of the great mission minion assigned it never has been fru frustrated 1 at rated but every effort aira inet it that hae run ito course has bai mot met with dismal failure at the time of this general confer ence the saints and the world have still further lo 10 incontrovertible controvertible evidence of the divine power that has baa been with and has upheld the church and will give to it eternal triumph the churche churchs growth la in influence in numbers and in power upon the earth ban bae been wonderful erful even to its ito friends though it to li just juat what they anticipate antici pat ed because they know the source of its power and it has haa been no long IB marvelous marve louB to KB its enemies enem leB whom it bag baa also alia surprised because they have not realized the futility of all efforts effort affa against llast it and as it has been so 0 o will it be in the continued progress of the work zion to is today a mighty power who whose forpe forge to increasing in the earth the condition of the church at this time li Is most gratifying in every minion adilon field home sino and abroad the advancement Is of a marked character the lord has opened the way before the gospel menage manage in a miraculous manner in every direction there to Is cause for re boloing and praise to him at ible don con terence of the church as much so as an at any period in history and while the glorious work is in rolling on OB aud and to in the abe knowledge thereof hereof is to be found encouragement and inspiration for the saints that same knowledge in a warn I 1 ins ng to them of the necessity for jn crossed diligence that bat they may be abreast of the great rest events which the lord Is bringing bringing to pass pan upon the earth and be fully prepared for the duties and blessings that come to hit his people