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Show FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL j CONFERENCE. I six oNU n.w. Friday, May 8, 10 A. M. Conference called to of Jer by 1'ic-s 1'ic-s dent J'). JJ.. Wells. Choir sang " An angel from on high," and pray or by Elder Albert Cnnington; choir sang "Since 'tis the work my God, my king," &c. Elder W i i.koi, n Wooi m-i " ' said the text had been given upon which the Elders were to sneak; they had been rcuuested by the J'resident to speak on tho siihrei ot tho United Order of -ion. both lor and agauist. He would bo but a weak opponent of tho principle. He pointed out some ol 'the-cvits eo prevalent in society with which the order might interfere. Hut tho advantage of such an order of union would gi eatly preponderate overall trilling objections. The suicidal suici-dal policy of importing everything , we used and sending all tho money 1 out of the Territory had already con- , .turned too long, and unless it was speedily stopped it would prove the ruin of tho whole people. lieasoned upon the great advantages of union and co-operation, both in tern porn 1 and spiritual affairs. He saw no evil that could arise from the people becoming be-coming united and working for the upbuilding of the ion of our God. Thought tho alacrity with which the people wort receiving this principle showed that the time for its adoption had arrived. It had always been dillieult to control the people in their temporal at lairs .far more dillieult than in the things that pertain to their eternal welfare. Spoke upon the blessings in store for the Saints in tho eternal world ami the necessity of being prepared to inherit the same, compared with which the consideration of temioral tilings were of small moment. The Lord reouired obedience of his people, who should bo willing to have their aflairs controlled con-trolled for their own good, for this was the will oi the Lorn. Thought, in consideration of the signs of the times, that the people should be willing to become united, and enter into this holy order before the judgments descended de-scended upon the ungodly, and let all work for the purilication and ro-denlption ro-denlption ot Zion. Ei.i'EK Eka.-iis Snow wiid the United i rder of .ion proposed for our runs ide rat ion is a gianl comprehensive comprehen-sive co-operative .-.ystem, tvkich is calculated to benefit us temporally, socially and spiritually asystem that will enable us to educate our children sensibly, to iinpiuve our social condition, condi-tion, establish and n-gula'.o iop-ular iop-ular and sensihln fashions, . and control ail tno affairs of ' life. I he co-operation which, had. heretofore here-tofore been introduced was but a combination com-bination of capital. One great argument argu-ment in favor of oo-opcratiou in mercantile mer-cantile arfiirs was that it returned lar.:e dividend?; Iliis argument appealed ap-pealed only to tho cupidity of the investor, in-vestor, and was not productive of good. This uw order contemplated a co-optjmtion of labor, in which even' one should laUjr for the whole and God for us ail. ll was a mutual education edu-cation svstuni, not for the lsry and the imlifunt, but fur the indite trious and frugal. All the details of the order could not lie explained in one meeting like this, nor could the people peo-ple comprehend it all once, but they would have to grow in it by degrees. No one hould leauxioin aUit the matter, nor try to cross tho bridge bo-fore bo-fore they reached it. Our property and nil that wc had we received from the Ixird, and he required us to be faithful steward thereof; and if the people had any idols the sooner they got rid of them the better. it was the will of the Lord that the saints should pOffseso the wealth of the world, not for their own aggrandiomeiit.but for the benelit of the whole. Their intercourse would continue with tiie outside world, but it would be regulated regulat-ed by the korder and tho articles purchased pur-chased would be bought of lirst hands and at tho lowest rates, and as for credit it any were needed, or if capital capi-tal was needed to lorwaitl (any enterprise enter-prise there was the property of the whole oilier as security, and all these thiiiL'.s would be regulated bv wisdom and prudence. Elder Snow's address was full and explicit, and our brief avnopMB does not dojusticc to the speaker nor the ideas advanced. j'KHSinK.vr JosKi'i! You.vo said that what he heard yesterday and to-day on tho text which was given, he most fully and unqualifiedly endorsed. The order spoken of did not contemplate that people gave up their agency, it was uimply tho surrender of a portion por-tion of their individual rights for the benefit of their fellow-men. lie spoke upon the principle of union and co-operation, and the benefits which would arise by tho adoption of the principle ol united labor, in all things among tho people. In conclusion con-clusion ho prayed that the spirit of union mightrest upon tho people and that they might be enabled to see and understand. J'besident Biuoiiam YoUMi said ho wanted to say a word upon the subject sub-ject of yielding up their agency to another. This was an impossibility; this principle was placed in man to exercise his own manhood man-hood and freedom, ami no power on earth could deprive him of it. This principle could be directed tintl guided, but it could not bo takm from any man, and no man yielded up his manhood in obeying tho principles of tho Gospel, no more than did men in indulging in gambling, drinking or swearing. This was a principle which it was not in the power of any man to deprive him of, but it could be directed and guidetl in mercy, truth and justice. Choir sang "J 'raise God in His Holine.-'s," Ao. Adjourned fill 2 p. in. Benediction by Elder C-. C. Rich. Electing eantu tooruejny I'resRient JS. Young. Choir sang, " l 'raise ye the Lord my heart shall join,'' etc. I'raycr by Elder B. Young, Jim. Singing by thy Choir, "Sweet is tho peace the gospel brings," etc. J'mM);nt Givo, A. S.mijji read Sec. 12 of a revelation given Jan. 1M, 1 S 1 1 . He then said any one reading this revelation rev-elation would soe that it (placed great responsibility upon tho Saints in Nau-voo, Nau-voo, and that it concerned both the living and thodnad; and one Section said that God bad a.v.optcd the work of tbo (Saints in building the Temple in Jackson County, becauso their enemies ene-mies had hindered thorn and that He would save all who had died in striving striv-ing to obey J lis commandments. The Saints have nsrertaimxl that they are required to build a holy Temple to th e Lord, imd they ore under obligation n to pay one-tenth of their increase to bmld the temple now in progress in tins i ily and to carry on the work ol tho Lord, A great many mechanics have been continually employed, mid rock has been delivered on the ground I'Tgoqiiantities. Thisincurred eon-mUerabk; eon-mUerabk; oxponso, a portion uf which, ;uchai Irnight, etc., has been paid in cash. J'resident Hinith then gavo Kjnif a.rrmi.L ut- t 'jVimplo now in proec ol .'f-xtinu j Ht. Georgo, and slated lhatPr.;Bt. Young personallymi-pciintendril personallymi-pciintendril it, lining nu thn ground five days out of oixdnrinr; bis stay in Ht, George. It Wits designed to puuh tho work forward as rapidly as possible, poss-ible, but it would require other assistance assist-ance than i'i now received from those in the southern mission, to accomplish accom-plish it as soon as desired. It was neccssarv for the. Saints to make a rmited effort in this direction, tor tho workmen would hvo to be discharged discharg-ed unless I hey could be patd. Ho made a direct appeal to alio Bishops and the Sauits to assist m completing this work, and promised all who would do bo should bo blessed; did not think the people would be justified in neglecting this and giving way entirely en-tirely to personal speculations. J f they would have tho Spirit of God in their hearts, the lirst step to be taken was to remember the tithes and ofler-inga ofler-inga for the Temples of the .Most High. President 1). H. Wku,s said he noticed tho Temple in Salt Lake City had progressed fabler since the one, in St. Georgo had been commenced. The question was nsked why .was the United Order not introduced sooner; he would say that the President had been urging the spirit of it upon tho I people for twenty years. The prin- ciplo was correct and necessary. ; The Saints hail drifted in the contrary direction for the last twelve years until it can be borne no longer. They were less self-sustaining to-day than they were several ye. us ago. If they had devoted themselves to the building up of the kingdom, ami been more united, tins organisation, would not have been necessary. He advocated advo-cated the patronage of home manu-fitc'.uro, manu-fitc'.uro, and showed the propriety ol retaining tho money in the country which was yearly expended in sustaining sus-taining labor abroad. Thia would produce pro-duce independence and ultimate wealth. Thc object of this work was to exalt and not to destroy; to buiid up and not to tear down; to make men better and more like heavenly beings. The Gospel was revealed to elevate men and make them lit subjects sub-jects for tho kingdom of heaven. If i the Saints mean what they said when I they asked thn I "the will of God m'iv m hum on i"irtli .n it is done in heaven," let them live in consonance with this prayer and strive to bring it about. If the poor entered into this Order they would havo to bo humble, as well as the rich, and must not suppose sup-pose they wore "going to step Iroui their present condition into palatial resiliences without labor and faithfulness. faithful-ness. The people exneuded too much in teams and wngons US! d in farming, which cost money; hundreds hund-reds ol people went about in thrWin-! thrWin-! tor seeking a chance to earn a liveli-I liveli-I hood. This might be rectified if the j 1 bur were properly superintendid, i and thus a great deal ot dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion among those who come ht re and fail to find work might be prevented. Tuis Order would not deprive them of any of tho comfort they had leathered around them, but would canst! hundreds hund-reds to enjoy similar comfort in a short time. The Saints hud the privilege priv-ilege of electing their own ollh crs, ajid they should strive to put eveiy ;inan in the (irition hel se.iti-d to hU talents and abilities; Ihey hould strive to mkc fie ihdir a MKee.-s-i instead of throwing (tumbling blocks in the way. l'Kt-inKN i Gko. .. Smith ai.-nounccd ai.-nounccd 1iM vofontet rs, active nm-chanieti nm-chanieti and l.tliorers, are required to go down and put up the Temiile walls j in St. George, as it was di-sin u to have thn building incloat d by mwt Winter, j Conference adjourned till Saturday at ten o'clock, a. ni. j Choir sang an aiith-'m. "Daughters "Daugh-ters of Zion," .V Benediction bv I Elder L. tiiiuw. I |