Show MINIFIES MINUTES L i s i j I 1 new york hau hay yearly conference held at grand street A april the saints in the new york district convened at the above hall an on sunday april 26 there were present on the stand aland elders eldera 11 B clawson W C jos bull H abich J rich ards and ab bhula from utah elder brown returning re from his mission in holland with W H miles president and a great number of the local priesthood the conference was opened at 10 am with prayer by elder bull elder W H miles after a few preliminary remarks presented the authorities ties of the church in zion with those of the elders having charge orthis of this years emigration and those present at the conference who were unanimously sustained Ite reports ports were then given of the new york newark portsmouth philadelphia hyde park and cohoes branc brane branched branches bed bei which were to the effect that income places they were in good standi standing Dg with but a few exceptions and many were bellg beug added by baptism and that they w were ere renting halls to preach in and doing all they could to faithfully warn the people elder bull then arose and said that since his hia arrival two months ago he had bad labored with a great deal of pleasure in this conference he had found fo und the saints a good gene generous roud people eople with but few exceptions he bp had ad but one object in view in laboring amongst them and that was to bless the saints he realized the church was progressing and wid that it had never seen see P a better day than the present in his hia intercourse with merchants and clergy in new york he had been invariably treated with wit kindness and listened to with attention tent lon loD elder hule huic expressed himself happy to meet saints in conference and to speak of the good hood things of the kingdom he 11 had bad some difficulty in converting conver the people I 1 they would treat him kindly but would babeno baveno have nothing to do with mormonism 1 yet hedelt hed hedelt hel elt eit assured some would shortly be added to the church elder brown was then introduced and said he be rejoiced to be with the tui saints today to day and had done so during his mission he had but recently rei turned from his field of labor in the netherlands the people there were a priest t rl ridden ciden olden people and it seemed almost i impossible possible m to penetrate the thick coat of tradition with which they were covered whilst there he be assisted in the translation of the voice of warning and many pamphlets of the church he had conversed with clergy clergymen inen who would listen to him attentively until joseph smiths name was nedi then the bible bibie was closed and they speedily made their exit since then he had labored a short time in england and had visited i many confere conferences where 1 I 1 here hero w was wag a a a complete furore cail cali caused sed about the emigration all ali were anxious to be released from their ahral dom he exhorted the saints to sustain the elders and abd all the them institutions odthe of the church elder W H mile utie after a few verv very appropriate reni remarks arks to the breth brethren ren reh dismissed the meeting with prayer aj H pm the conference was res resumed unfed and opened with prayer by elder brown sacrament was administered when elder brown was requested to speak and he said he felt thankful to speak in defence of the gospel gospe he briefly related his exper experience fende lende an on his mission in holland and england i nd and said baid there was a lively interest felt in england as to the work of the lord numbers were being baptized during his short stay in his last conference about had been added by baptism elder eider clawson said that it was with peculiar interest he met the saints faints in this conference it reminded him blin of the fact that but a few years had bad elapsed since six men met in this state and organized the church he spoke of the rapid progress the church had made recently everything with regard to emigration was was progressing as well weli as could be expected ile he exhorted the saints to unite works with their faith and to assist themselves home to zion those who would not nd be able to emigrate this season were not to feel disappointed but to persevere in accomplishing shing their deliverance the following spring elder staines experienced great pleasure in meeting with the saints and in listen listening ig to the remarks of the brethren he reasoned at length on the necessity of new revelation of the difficulty nicu nieu it 1 in n understanding the scriptures in ade their 1 r present mutilated condition and compared the translations of joseph to the conglomerate mass of uninspired writers he fully endorsed the sentiments of the breth brethren ren Zen in exhorting the saints to gather bome home 1 eldera elder eider W H miles then arose and expressed himself highly edified with the rem remarks arks of the bf ethren brethren and gave the sam saints fifis some same excellent eicel lent instruction As the time was nearly expired for closing the meeting he deferred making further remarks he thel called for a show of the priesthood present when the following numbers were handed in 5 seventies 4 high priests 44 elders 16 priests 15 teachers and lo 10 deacons making a total of meeting was then dismissed with prayer by elder brown 61 6 pm the mee meeting czmil was s called to order by elder W H miles e s and opened with prayer by elder hule huie elder bull arose and said he felt like taking for a text the words by their fruits ye shall shail know them and in fil an elaborate dia dit discourse course gracea traced the rise of the church from the year 1830 to the present showing how from the commencement men cement th the tho enemies sought its overthrow but all their efforts failed As A s the saints were persecuted so also did their faith increase and as they were deprived of one privilege the lord blessed them with athers bobers As one city was destroyed the lord led them where they could build themselves v ea hundreds elder eider miles said sald he be had lit listened ened with cons considerable dera i ble bie fo to the remarks of we the brethren hild and felt like relating some facts that he desired h to the world att at the h tima time of the he martyr dom of joseph and atla hyrum heisl hersi he resided ded in new nev york and william smith was then president preside ht of this mission and was at that time preaching doctrine contrary to the will of joseph they slept together on the evening of the martyrdom in the morning ha her arose and went into the streets and was attracted to a notice on a bulletin board at the corner of chatham and franklin streets of the murder of bf joeph joseph and hyrum smith he hel was very tery much as toni toul shed although it was expected that violence would be used against them to his appe appearance grance grante the whale city geem seemed stricken with awe and astonishment fearing thie the consequence c he returned to the boardinghouse boarding house bouse where he had left lV william illiam smith and said to him they have killed the prophet when william exclaimed I 1 lyly my isly god they have slain my in y two brothers they both bolh then proceeded to the bulletin and before benore they reached it as if momentarily menta rily struck with the idea wllliam william turned and said 1 I know the very course brigham young will takei take taue and thet twelve I 1 know be he will b be e chosen to aresi preside ade over the id church but as gure dure bure sure as asit it is doile dorie I 1 will oppose it for by my patriarchal onni office 1 ce it is my place to preside I deover over the church 1 shortly after this william was ped ed for preaching doctrines contrary to council counell and for commit committing ting acts of great ireat wickedness he then them narrated a few facts in the history Sidney of rigdon and josephs son soya aud qua biso also of tha rise of the so flo called josephites which were equally at interesting I 1 the he con conference conferee feren ce was tb then en adjourned until lb ibe uhe first week 11 lix oct october ober prayer by the meetings throng throughout out the day were well attended and marked attention was paid to the remarks of the brethren a good influence prevailed and all felt edified W H SCOTT reporter |